I've sat through and watched all 203 episodes, recaps, the Dangerous Interviews, the cute commentaries the whole walnut. The more I watched it, the more I thought there was going to be a pay off in story or at least a satisfying denouement, not at all, but there were some interesting Mangaroos (yes, you read that right) and other such silliness.

As the show started out, it was flashy and weird, typical of a Japanese style Anime that seats itself, close to but just enough off real life. As the story progressed more whimsical things happened, for example; a high ranking Mafia Hit Squad shows up made of predominately Adults who instead of assassinating their targets, set up elaborate bouts to determine what side would be true successors of "The Family".

This kind of thing happened constantly thoughout the series. Half of, if not 3/4 of the show itself could be skipped with the amount of "catch up" practically EACH episode had at the start.

At some points in the later seasons, the recaps lasted 5-10 minutes of the entire episode, IN A ROW. I understand having a recap once in a while is nice for new viewers who are not looking to invest the hours I have, but there is a limit to this. The recaps made it seam like the producers didn't think the audience had the mental capacity to remember what happened 7 days ago (for those who didn't have to wait, that's how long the original release dates were in Japan and Crunchy Roll for later seasons). It's almost insulting.

Now I'm not going to spoil anything with this review and I understand that the target audience is not for the 20+ area, but to say this show is pedantic would be an understatement. A lot of things feel like they are slapping you in the face with a fish, but they tell you it's not (sorry, weird metaphor).

I would say you can skip a MAJORITY of the show, literally skip 10 - 15 episodes and watch the Recap, bam, I just saved you about 230 minutes of your life. The show itself, for the fans it great. I imagine there is a big following for the show to have 203 episodes (Those counting that's roughly 4669 Minutes or 77.5 Hours or 3.24 Days...hot chaos I spent a lot of time watching this....) and I wouldn't say DON'T watch this series. I would say, as I already have SKIP FREQUENTLY. Watch the first 5 Episodes, if you like it keep going. But trust me, skip often. It's the only good part about the Recaps.

I don't score shows in my review, but Crunchy Roll asks that we put one. So I give it 3 out of 5, as this show is Average at it's worst (barely watchable, seriously) and pretty good at it's best. The "powers" they get later in the series are pretty cool, but EXTREMELY (pun for the Riohi Fans) not needed to be there, as it detracts from the story as it becomes a Dragon Ball Z without any real resolution. : p

I just completed the anime and let me tell you I loved it. As with any anime the storyline and characters take time to develop. As you watch each episode you can't help but watch the next one to see what happens. Yes some of the characters are annoying but that is with anything you watch. There are many parts that I laughed so much that I had to rewind just to see it again. I will be getting the manga for this so that I can see what happens and I will be watching this again.

Also, there are fillers and recaps but what anime does not have them? If you think about it and in some cases the recaps help you to remember what happened previously unless you are a person that is watching the series back to back. Then if that is you then just look at the comment section and one of your fellow watchers will tell you when the recaps end. (that helped out with bleach, which has way more fillers and recaps than this).

Anyway if you want to laugh a lot then give this a try. I am going to watch it again. Hopefully they will come out with a new season! Happy watching!!

Katekyo Hitman Reborn, or Reborn! for short, climbed its way to a 3 way tie on my list of number one anime!

Starting off a tad slow at first, the plot moves gradually and steadfast until you're on a runaway train of epicness. The story mixes action, comedy, mafia, and supernatural settings together to make an anime Al Capone would be proud of.

The animation quality is gorgeous too, especially during fight scenes. The plot is unique, interesting, and overall well done. One may find the starting plot to be somewhat childish and carefree at first but I assure you, it gets much more serious and darker later on.

Sound wise, much of the battle music is inspirational and cool and sets the mood for serious moments or carefree moments.

My only complaint for KHR would be that the animation isn't ongoing and it ends at 203 episodes. It's still a fulfilling, long series but I would have loved to watch more. I highly recommend checking this anime out. If you don't, we'll send the Mafia after you!

Final Verdict:
Plot: 5/5
Animation: 5/5
Soundtrack: 4/5
Personal Enjoyment: 5/5

First review, thanks for reading! Cheers!

This show was very good, but it lacked something that would of made it excellent. I cant put my finger on what exactly it but if you watch you will notice it to. I wanted to know more about the Arcobaleno in the show, But it was more explained in the manga... Tsuna also stayed true to his 'timid' personality but he did make some development when needed... Other Characters like the Mist Ring bearer... She left a memory in me because i cant even remember her name, She needed more screen time entirely and her 1 episode seemed forced.... over all good, wish it would of continued to try to make up for something things it didn't explain.

The story starts out with your average school wimp/idiot, and a clumsy comedy show. I was like; "oh great. another anime where the main character's a wimp.", but this COMPLETELY changes! The character development for the main character and other people are just expressed incredibly! The characters are just love-able and cute, while there is some dark, cool characters as well. The selection is well thought out, and well played throughout the series.

My only complaint, is probably the length. I originally though I would like the show for only the first 50 episodes at most, but I made it to like episode 170, and then I kinda got bored of the series. I still finished it, and it was a beautiful ending, but I still think they coulda cut down the episode length...

This anime is great for anyone! The character development is AMAZING, the best I've seen in any anime. The creators definitely knew what aspects of the characters to change and what to keep. The main character, Tsunayoshi Sawada, is at first a weak, wimpy kid, when the Acrobaleno baby Reborn comes along. And, as not only his name and the title of the show suggests, Tsuna (what most people call him, if not Sawada) is reborn into one of the best anime characters I have ever seen. His resolve in this anime stays the same is VERY important to the way Tsuna thinks and acts. His resolve is I am leaving this anime in my queue in case any more episodes come up. I HIGHLY recommend this anime to anyone. The different arcs are all amazing and pertain to the story in every way, no matter what. Even after the arcs, the events in the previous Arcs are very important The only issue with this anime is that you must get into the first arc before it gets very good. Also, there are often 1-6 minute recaps (look in the comment secctions once they begin and people will tell you when they end).

My word of advice: DO NOT DROP THIS ANIME AFTER THE FIRST EPISODE. In fact, keep watching until the 25th episode. I almost made the mistake of dropping it, but since I had nothing better to do, I kept watching. Even though to some, the first 15 episodes may not be exciting to watch, you have to watch it since there are many important characters introduced. Personally, I hate gag animes, and the boy running around in his boxers like a psycho was not very appealing to me. Upon finishing the anime, I discovered that this manga started out as a gag manga and transitioned into a mainstream shounen manga. The main character's growth throughout the show is very noticeable, and the deep bonds between the characters are very touching. I loved this anime so much that writing this review is making me want to watch it all over again. You will not regret watching this, trust me.