REBORN!

If you like goofy slice of life anime that don't seem to be going anywhere the first 36 episodes of this show are for you. This great anime loses 1 star for the extremely slow and sometimes quite frustrating takeoff and the insanely long recaps.

If you are any form of adult you are going to at best find those first episodes entertaining but not super great. But...Stick with it because this show takes a steep upward curve in both action and character/story-line development and just keeps getting better right through episode 202. Each arc just gets better and by the end you will keep this qued in the hopes of another season all logic tells you aint coming.

You will simply begin to devour this show. Some of the episodes are very low on new content with 6 minute recaps, Some have 5 minutes of absolute stupidity at the end AND a 4 minute recap....some are all recap!, but even that wont deter you from loving reborn.

The plot is interesting, the characters are interesting, and it certainly keeps you on your toes; however, if you're looking for something where the main character is boss status 24/7 this is not the anime for you. I give it a 4/5 simply because it takes so long for the main character to do something... Yes, character development is important, but they totally killed my desire to watch this after all those episodes of sheer nonsense. (I've stopped watching just after a little more than 100 episodes.)

I believe this series is a very good one so far, since I have not finished watching this series, yet. At first the plot line progresses slowly with the usual comedy that'll make you laugh if you find it funny. Afterwards there are a few battles that are quite interesting to watch, but I won't go into detail if you haven't watched it yet, but if you have I'm sure you know what happens. I recommend watching this series to anyone really because I think this series has a good plot line and characters that make this series fun to watch.

idea
Tsuna Sawada, a loser (that's what they call him), found himself in an odd situation—he is the next heir to a group of mafia called Vongola family. Reborn (The baby in a black mafia attire) was handed the responsibility to train Tsuna.

Strenght
Reborn!'s action can be describe as exciting and bad-ass. Its action applies combat strategy and involves fictional physics regarding how powers work in the world of Reborn! The powers are also quite creative because of its mafia-based theme. Although the powers are unrealistic, it fits right home with Reborn!

The protagonist is a real bad-ass when he finally develops his power later on the series. In fact, you will want to avoid blinking when Tsuna is on fire (literally). It just get's better when his theme music "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DawIbXJ4W6s" plays while he is in his bad-ass mode.

Weakness
The comedy and drama of Reborn! are its weakest link. Do people still laugh at jokes about people slipping on stairs? In my analysis, the anime is to blame, as jokes are more about timing and execution than the joke itself. E.g. If you give the same joke to different people, some can deliver it really funny. Unfortunately, the anime fails on timing and executing most of the joke of Reborn!. I won't be surprise if you skip straight to arcs where its focus is on action than comedy.

Episode 20 is where the good stuff begins. I watched 1-19 because I thought "just in case." I regretted that decision because those episodes were very painful to watch. The good thing, The next arc after that, Episode 34, is the arc where you will regret calling Tsuna a "wimp" and a "lame" character as he is definitely a bad-ass boss.

Speaking of lame, Tsuna is lame at the beginning of the series. He is a coward who just want to run at every bad situation. It will get to a point where he's annoying more than being a comedic relief. You could either bare with it or jump straight to arcs depending on how much patience you have.

Who is it for?
If you are looking for great action that involves strategical concept applied to it, Reborn! has it. If you like bad-ass protagonist, Reborn! has it. Although, you have to dig in 50 freaking episode to get to that point where Tsuna finally master his powers. Don't expect laugh out loud comedy where you will be choking on your food nor expect drama that will make you reflect on life. The comedy of Reborn! is more of a cutesy-type-that-makes-you-smile-of-a-comedy. It's hard to care for its drama either.

Amazing and stunning anime
I have seen many different animes of different genres, and I thought that most of the animes that I have watched is amazing. When I first he heard of Reborn, I did not think that it was not going to be a extremely good anime, in fact it will be a very common anime. However, when I finally decided to watch Reborn, I was immediately hooked up with it, the plot and story line is amazing. Although some parts of the animes did not make sense, but still, this anime contains everything that an anime lover will find. I do not write reviews, since I do not think that the animes that i had watch were very epic, even though they are awesome. However, this anime had motivated me to write a review for this since it is just too good. Overall, this anime is one of the best animes that i had watched, and I would never forget watching this anime, its stuck in my brain. To all those who did not watch this anime yet, WATCH IT!!! It will amaze you. I would rewatch it over and over again. This anime gave me an unforgettable memory.

I would give this anime a 9.5/10, due to the fact that some parts were confusing and all the recaps, but to sum everything up, this anime deserves a very high rating