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Title: Glub glub...I'm drowning in cliches
Review: I'm a little bit surprised to see these high scores, though I'll chalk it up to show's pedigree; this is more work from the sometimes brilliant Clamp. On a visual front, the style is likeable. Characters have height to width proportions a la Jack Skellington, which makes for some interesting movement.The story, however, you've seen a million times in better anime. Spirit world...check. Clueless boy...check. Worldly girl...check. Annoying sidekick characters (and I mean REALLY annoying)...check. I'm willing to tolerate all of the above, however, if a show demonstrates the capability to pull together a nice central arc complete with effective cliffhangers and pacing. I didn't get the impression that that was happening. Perhaps it's too early to judge the show...I just know that I'm too bored now to care whether it does pick up. Next...
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