Rideback

Rideback

Rideback to me is one of those unique animes you never see all the time. This anime doesn't focus on fighting demons or high school teenagers or even sappy romance. Nope. This anime focuses on a girl and a motorcycle. Rideback is composed of action, racing and some science fiction.

The Global Government Plan, or GGP, has taken control of the world with their evil plans dictatorship during the time-frame in this anime. While this is going on, Rin Ogata has visioned of becoming the best ballet dancer. During a performance one night, she suddenly injures herself and is forced to give up ballet. Years pass and she goes onto college. In college, she stumbles upon the Rideback club. Ridebacks are transforming robotic motorcycle-like vehicles. When she gives it a try, her ballet skills come in handy making her seem like a pro on the Rideback. Rin decides to join the Rideback club while meeting new friends along the way and staying out of trouble with the government.

Rideback is pretty good anime. Good choice of voice actors, storyline is great and the graphics are very well drawn.

Rating: 8.5/10

Check out my last review on Fruits Basket

Fruits Basket

Fruits Basket

Fruits Basket has to be one of the best animes I've ever seen. This plot is so much more unique than any other anime there is. The plot is what drew me into seeing this anime. That and my best friend showed me this. This anime is school-life, a little romance, and a little drama as well.


Tohru Honda is a regular school girl, but she lives in a tent in the middle of the woods after her mom died in a car accident. One day, she stumbles upon a small house in the woods that is owned by one of her classmates Yuki Sohma. She also meets Yuki's cousin, Shigure Sohma. After finding out she lives in a tent, they ask her to live with them and agrees to. But suddenly, Yuki's other cousin drops by to battle him, Kyo Sohma. When Tohru tries to break up the fight, she accidentally hugs Kyo, Yuki, and Shigure suddenly turning them into animals. Yuki as a rat; Kyo as a cat; and Shigure as a dog.


The situation is, the Sohmas live with a curse. When they are hugged by the opposite gender, are under stress or are weak, they turn into one of the 12 animals from the Chinese Zodiac: Dog, rat, dragon (in anime - sea horse), tiger, horse, ox (in anime - cow), rabbit, snake, sheep (in anime - ram), monkey, rooster, and pig. As Tohru finds out their secret, she swears to not tell anyone. During the anime, she goes along her days with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure meeting the other Sohmas and finding out their Zodiac form.



I highly recommend this anime to anyone. The voice actors are great, the graphics are pretty well, and the storyline is amazing!


Rating: 9.3/10

Check out my last review on Baka and Test Summon the Beasts