Good solid anime
Kaze no stigma, mark of the wind, is an anime set in modern Japan and follows the adventures of the Kannagi family. The quality of the animation is good, the normal quality you'd expect but the writing and pacing of the series is what makes it really work.
Members of the family are all supposed to be able to use fire magic and on occasion are called in to help the police with hiding occult menaces from the general public. The series starts with the return of lost son Kazuma who was cast out from the family for not being able to cast fire magic. On his return it is revealed he is one of the most powerful users of wind magic in the world with a personal in to the ruler of air magic. Although it would seem he is out for revenge on the family that disowned him Kazuma is really from the school of `living well is the best revenge' and seems like a nice guy. Kannagi family elders want him to develop a relationship with his cousin, the fiery tempered Ayanno, who is slated to take...
Fire and wind must work together in Kaze no Stigma
Kaze no Stigma: The Complete Series is a four-disc set that contains all twenty-four episodes of the series. The box contains two slimline boxes, and each slimline box holds two DVDs. The first slimline is labeled as "Volume 1 - Wind," and the second slimline is labeled as "Volume 2 - Fire." The first disc of each set contains seven episodes, while the second disc in each set contains five episodes and the extras.
The second disc in the first slimline has three extras. The first is labeled as "Ayano's House Call: All-You-Can Eat Cakes." There are three parts to this extra, which are videos that run for approximately ten minutes each. The videos feature the Japanese voice actors for the characters of Ayano, Yukari, and Nanase. During these videos, you see them at a fan event and dinner, traveling through the streets of Kobe, and an "early morning ambush" at their hotel. These videos include Japanese audio with English subtitles. It appears that these three voice...
Kazuma Kannagi is out for revenge
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In this anime is Kazuma Kannagi is out for revenge. Due to past events, he lost his lover and when he did he pledged his allegiance to gain power. Kazuma was originally a son of the Kannagi family of who had strong powers connected to "Enjutsu" but which he was lacking in. His family wanted him to manifest the Enraiha or Blaze Lightning Supremacy sword but couldn't so he was shunned. This flame has the strangest power. Most manifest the fire power but only a few. Kazuma didn't manifest your average at all. So he was completely helpless when his lover was in danger. Now after he's amassed power he's seeking the person responsible for her death. Just as he's sitting in motion and planning to avenge Tsui-Ling, he encounters Ayano Kannagi who is a distant family relative. Though despises him at first she also seems to slowly get along with him when realizing there is more to than everyone sees. And it...
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