#SOUL HUNTERS TIER LIST 2018 SERIES#
None.īased on Ryu Fugisaki’s epic manga series Houshin Engi, Soul Hunter had all the potential to be a master piece in itself. Okay, before I get into the nitty gritty, I’ll make it clear that I won’t be wasting time by recounting the series, so if you were hoping to get a better squint into the plot- sorry but there’s no juice. And for those who have ever played Shonen Jump Super Stars on their DS and never learned the name of that bunny eared character you've just learned now. There are complete DVD box sets of the whole series at Best Buy or FYE for like $29.99. The series is also 26 episodes long so you won't get your fill, and trust me there is no continued storyline either.Īll in all its worth watching. The show has a lot of political intrigue so prepare yourself for half hours of war and economic strategies (feels like I'm watching the news). Even though the series was made near the turn of a new millennium, but it still looks like it came from the late 80s or early 90s. With many pros there are also a few cons. Another good mention is that there many awesome battles where they use the natural elements as their weapons, so action junkies will get their fill. Along with a mythical or fantasy like storyline, many characters have some futuristic looking weapons like lightsabers, laser cannons, with a splash of some panda looking robots. The characters are all likeable, and you'll eventually pick your favorite character since the story also revolves many of Taikobou's companions. Though he seems to get himself into near death situations, he always proves victorious in the end, while accompanied by fellow mortals, Senin, Doshin, and even Yokai that wish to make the world a better place. Taikoubou doesn't like fighting but uses his sear wits to out smart his enemies. Our main character is a lazy Senin named Taikoubou, basically he's training to become a Doshin, who is sent on a quest to capture over a 1000 Yokai (aka Demons) that plague the Mortal world.
Doshin are like immortal spirits or demi gods in the Chinese folklore. The world is split into two planes, the plane of mortals and the plane of Doshin. The story is also based on a Chinese folklore, just like The Great Journey West (which is the basis of the Dragon Ball story line). The story takes place in Ancient China, when the five great Kingdoms come into power. That's enough History let's get into the details. Fortunately the series was a big hit with European and South American audiences, along with other popular Shonen series such as Saint Seiya, Ranma 1/2, and uncut versions of Dragon Ball Z. So the series was left to collect dust at video stores. Major Television channels in US refused to air the Anime since it didn't have enough marketing potential like Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball which had season after season of shows. But the series quickly fell short into a VHS format due to its short 26 episode line up. the series traveled overseas to the US it was meeting a market that was just being introduced to Anime: Animes like Akira, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, etc. The show had good audience and was pretty successful.
Which soon became an Anime in 1999, one year prior to the end of the manga series. Soul Hunter was a popular manga series from the very renown Shonen Jump Magazine, and lasted for a good 4 years (1996 to 2000) and won a best Manga award. It sounds like I'm contradicting myself but listen to this tid bit of history. Hello, it's been a while since I've wrote a review, so I decided to write an article on one of my favorites, the famous but yet not so famous Soul Hunter (aka Hoshin Engi).
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