Brave 10

Alternative Names: BRAVE10
Also: an ongoing manga (same name)
Genres: Historical, action, adventure, seinen, ninja
Aired: January 8, 2012 – March 24, 2012
Number of episodes: 12
Theme songs:

Opening Theme:

"Shōryō Hirai" (精霊飛来) by Daisuke Ono and Tetsuya Kakihara

Ending Theme:

"En Otoko -adeosu-" (艶男。-adeosu-; "Charming Man -Adiós-") by ADAPTER

Characters: 

•   Isanami: a young priestress who has nowhere to go... she meets Saizo while escaping from Ninja Assasins. Saizo saves her, and so she sticks to him, feeling that he is her savior. Isanami has a special hairpin and a big secret. She makes easily new friends, and cares deeply for them, no matter who they are. She becomes one of the ten braves of Sanada Yukimura
• Saizo: A very skilled ninja, who meets Isanami by accident. He helps her, but then she won't leave... Saizo is very bottered by this, and is therefore very cold to Isanami. He often says that she only bring trouble to him, but meanwhile, he is getting attached to her, and helps her where he can. He is one of the Ten Braves of Sanada Yukimura, and calls Yukimura "old man". He always wanted to be alone, but Isanami and the Ten Braves of Yukimura change that in him. 
• Sanada Yukimura: Gathering the Ten Braves, and has an easy-going personality. But in reality he thinks every move carefully through. 
• Sasuke: One of the Ten Braves, called monkey by Saizo... He likes being in the forest and loves animals. Wears a green costume.
• Anastacia: One of the Ten Braves, and she controls ice. She is foreign and acts ratherly cold to everyone.

Summary: (from wikipedia) The story takes place during the Warring States period, approximately a year before the Battle of Sekigahara. Kirigakure Saizou, a Iga Ninja in search of his life's path, comes across Isanami, an Izumo shrine maiden, being attacked by assassins. Isanami, who survived the burning of Izumo Temple by Tokugawa Ieyasu's forces, is traveling to Shinshuu to seek sanctuary with Sanada Yukimura. At the same time, Sanada Yukimura is in the midst of gathering 10 men of extraordinary valor, the Sanada Ten Braves, whose combined strength will allow them to alter the course of history. During the course of the continuing battles, the mysterious power hidden within Isanami will awaken soon...
My view: I liked this anime a lot, it's a pity there are only twelve episodes. The characters are great, the drawings are great, the voices are great ;D. You also learn a bit about Japanese History, so it's like learning and watching at the same time. I really recommend this anime!
Rating: 8,0
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Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne

The first Anime I'm going to review is Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne.
This anime is one of my favorites :D
So... let's get started ;)

The story is about Maron Kusakabe, who is the reïncarnation of Jeanne d'Arc. Her task is to transform into a phantom thief to collect beautiful pieces where demons in hide. She gets help from a angel (tenshi) named Fin. Her best friend, Miyako Todaiji, tries to hunt her down with her father, who is a detective, for Kaitou Jeanne steals all the precious items in the city and she wants to be a detective, just like her father. Miyako and Maron live in the same apartement complex, which is called Orleans (that's in the story of Jeanne d'Arc a important place xD) but Maron lives alone, and Miyako lives together with her parents. The story begins when a new boy comes to live in the apartment, Chiaki Nagoya, causing Maron anger (he sort of hits on her) and Miyaki to fall in love with him. A short time later Kaitou Jeanne is troubled by Kaitou Sinbad, who tries to capture the demons and art before her...
The story continues by following the personal life of Maron and the demons she captures.

The story has 24 episodes, and the manga has 7 volumes. The Manga has a different ending than the anime, you could say the anime is somewhat more extreme, with more pain and such, and the manga is longer, and has in my opinion a better end, more cute xD

The anime is really drawn well, the expressions are really clear, and the movements don't look unnatural. The voices fit too... I just adore the characters, they're so mystical at times, but you feel like you understand what they're going through :D