Kekkaishi

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At first I thought Kekkaishi was a little too simple. Protagonist, with lame power, and the vow to protect a childhood friend. Sprinkle in a little "I don't want to do this job. I have to." whining, as well as a little "in my brother's shadow" complex.

But I kept watching, cringing every time the guy made a cake castle.

I found myself watching more and more. It's light, the ghost wolf makes it funny, and the different applications of his power make it not so lame. As long as I fast forward through that terribly screechy OP song, I'll be good to go.

The best episode so far for me was the one that had the old friend of the ghost wolf. I'm up to Episode 16.

Recommendations:

• Naruto...young protagonist grows from painful beginnings to an inspiration, ninjas galore
• HunterxHunter...young effervescent protagonist that powers up with a smile
• Inu Yasha...longer series that has plenty of pesky youkai, some romance