(L) Kaze no Stigma

[DJ_RockmanX]

Originally Posted by myopius

I had a question I hope someone can field. I just noticed that, in addition to T2's subs, SHS and Mendoi just put out their own individual subs as well. For those of you who've watched T2's subs as well as either of those--is the audio better?

Shinsen's version has better audio. Can't say anything 'bout Mendoi's having not seen it.

[DwArD]

Alright...just seen this anime. Its pretty decent...the plot and all and I love those supernatural stuffs. But there's one thing that's really bugging me...I just hate Ayano for some reason. Maybe its 'cause I pity Kazuma but that girl is seriously pissing me off. She's too arrogant and...ignorant? I don't know...I'll see how the show goes on and hopefully she'll be more likable in the future.

As for which power is more powerful....I used to think fire is more powerful but....it all depends now. Wind can be used to fuel fire in a sense but...wind is about air movement right? What if a fuujutsushi is powerful enough to control air to such a point that it'll be able to create a vacuum? Fire can't light up in a vacuum right? Or maybe he can make use of the air/wind to cause a enjutsushi's power to go backfire? It can go either way so I'm not going to debate about it. Just thought its interesting to point out a few stuffs.

Oh yeah...another thing....I hate Kazuma's dad. More than Ayano.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by LCeh

Speaking about Kazuma's VA, it's interesting. Initially, I thought his voice really didn't fit his look, cause he sounded way too mature. But then as more is shown about his character, he is not the type to have an immature voice. So yes, initially I was very surprised by his voice, but then I think I got used to it.

Its Ono Daisuke --- he's done a collection of roles over the years, and with his awesome voice, does the job perfectly.

Here's a list of his work over at ANN, my fav' being Yukito from AIR.

[passenger]

first of all i can say i liked this show by just watching first episode. it is above average and i will stick with it for the time. it starts with saying "the king of the wind spirits entrusted the control of all air to that person". it seems that he is like a chosen one and thats why he is the edge over fire users whether wind>fire or not. another thing i felt from the episode is that he is immune to fire to some extent because of his lineage. because of these two reasons i don't expect him to be taken down by his ex-clan.
there is still one thing that i can not understand. is being an elemental user comes naturally with the lineage or is it something anyone that made a contact with spirits can be? i believe the situation of kazuma being a wind user changes depending of the answer.

[Deathkillz]

well here comes shana 2 *cough* i mean kaze no stigma XD
the first ep was pretty decent ~ i like the wind effects and chopping up bodies? awesome
the story seems interesting enough...elemental spirits? weve all heard it before so i how some twists are introduced...but seeing that hidden entity doing the dirty work is already something nice starting :3

[usagijen]

this is a bit late, but for anyone who still wants to read the summary (with screenshots I'm trying to lessen to about 30... but ended up not being able to do so) here

hopefully, I can make the summary of episode 2 much faster this time x___x

I really found this an interesting show~ especially with the air of mystery and intrigue it has... :3 I like Kazuma's cockiness and sarcasticness, for some reason... lol... XD And despite the fact that I found Daisuke Ono's voice as Kazuma "not quite right" at first, I realized that it was because I was expecting a different kind of voice. But the more I got to watch the episode, I found Kazuma's CV quite fitting, in terms of portraying his "cockiness" ^^'''

[ccardoso]

Wasn't episode 2 supposed to be aired today?

[Shinji103]

Originally Posted by ccardoso

Wasn't episode 2 supposed to be aired today?

Yup. Raws are slow, and/or this show is getting a low priority with raw-ers.

[BatAttack]

This show seems a little simplistic in its presentation, but I don't mind so much, since they are so straight to the point. I'd much rather see this level of bloody-mindedness than protracted emo angst.

It's interesting too, that as far a internal clan affairs go, the clan considers themselves judge, jury and executioner. The police don't even come into it.


Ayano's character seems quite reasonable to me.
She is 16 years old, and is being raised as the next leader of a ruthless, power obsessed warrior clan.

Most people in the clan would treat her like she is special, and she would hear about how great she is often enough that she would come to believe it.

Besides, for character development to take place, the character has to start well short of their eventual personality. She needs to be humbled, and I'm sure she will be, soon enough.

Whether fire is stronger than wind - the fire clan certainly seem to think so.
But since they are obsessed with pride and power, that might just be something they tell themselves to feel better...

Even so, ultimately it comes to skill and technique, as well as power.
Even if fire is more powerful generally, a strong wind user can clearly beat a weaker fire user.

And, after beating Ayano, Kazuma told her that if that's all she's got, there is not much hope for the fire clan's future.
Since he seems totally unimpressed by her level of skill, it does not seem strange that he was able to dodge and disarm her so easily.

Someone a few pages ago was really hung up on that, but I'm not sure why.
There is no reason to believe her melee skills are even close to his.
He is 6 years older, and it looks like he has been up to some serious training while he was exiled.

[ccardoso]

Originally Posted by BatAttack

This show seems a little simplistic in its presentation, but I don't mind so much, since they are so straight to the point. I'd much rather see this level of bloody-mindedness than protracted emo angst.

Well we've seen only one episode so far, so it's not very much to form a proper opinion IMHO.

Most people in the clan would treat her like she is special, and she would hear about how great she is often enough that she would come to believe it.

Just to get owned by someone who she considers a failure. Regarding that aspect I think that fire clan is quite arrogant and is going to learn an hard lesson in the future.

Whether fire is stronger than wind - the fire clan certainly seem to think so.
But since they are obsessed with pride and power, that might just be something they tell themselves to feel better...

If I remember correctly there was a chapter in Naruto in which there were the scheme of elemental forces relations and Wind was superior to Fire.

He is 6 years older, and it looks like he has been up to some serious training while he was exiled.

The clan dropped Kazuma because he was without talent: leaving a part that it isn't true, but being told that by his own father is quite shocking.
Now the clan dare to consider Kazuma the one who is guilty without any proof: I hope Kazuka crush them for well and this anime won't develop in a lame and cheesy "I hate the clan, but I'll protect Ayano because I like her" thing. Well I'll know soon enough: as soon as that happens I will drop the show.

[iwubanime]

Originally Posted by ccardoso

Now the clan dare to consider Kazuma the one who is guilty without any proof: I hope Kazuka crush them for well and this anime won't develop in a lame and cheesy "I hate the clan, but I'll protect Ayano because I like her" thing. Well I'll know soon enough: as soon as that happens I will drop the show.

as of episode one, i don't think the "i'll crush you" is really a good portrayal of his character

from his battle with ayano (unless he was flirting) he seemed more playful, letting the other know he had power and yet he wasn't abusing it

seems to me like he wants to prove his innocence, but he also seems pretty easy going... toward the end of the first episode he was like "i know i'm being manipulated but let's see what i can make out of it"

i hope they keep his character up like that, i really enjoy characters like him

i also expect the fire vs wind thing to (hopefully) be a small piece of the bigger story, but i don't know anything about the original story

[ccardoso]

Originally Posted by iwubanime

as of episode one, i don't think the "i'll crush you" is really a good portrayal of his character

from his battle with ayano (unless he was flirting) he seemed more playful, letting the other know he had power and yet he wasn't abusing it

seems to me like he wants to prove his innocence, but he also seems pretty easy going... toward the end of the first episode he was like "i know i'm being manipulated but let's see what i can make out of it"

i hope they keep his character up like that, i really enjoy characters like him

i also expect the fire vs wind thing to (hopefully) be a small piece of the bigger story, but i don't know anything about the original story

For "crushing them" I meant Kazuma owns his father, not that he exterminate the entire fire clan.

[Susanou]

I'll join the discussion here after I've seen episode 2 I guess :P It's weird, the RAW is up for download but no blog has blogged it so far

[Guppy]

Spoiler for ep. 2:

Well... it looks like Kazuma's pretty much settled his remaining personal grudges after beating down his father. From what he said during the fight, it sounds like Wind definitely outclasses Fire in speed.

Although he made it clear that he has no intention of going back to the family, the preview indicates that he's going to be forced to make contact anyway for Ren's sake - and he's going to end up working with Ayano.

Ayano's eating binge with her friends was mildly entertaining, but she gets zero points for intelligence in this episode. She seriously thinks Kazuma saw her coming and then chopped an entire hotel in half - including his own room - in the hope of dropping it on her? Being spirited is one thing, but stupid is another.

And was Ayano seriously planning on running through the entire hotel brandishing a sword while she looked for Kazuma's room?

[usagijen]

Originally Posted by Susanou

I'll join the discussion here after I've seen episode 2 I guess :P It's weird, the RAW is up for download but no blog has blogged it so far

I plan to blog it, but I'm still waiting for the chinese subs... >.<
sigh... looks like I'll have to wait tomorrow before I get to watch it... x__x

[usagijen]

Originally Posted by iwubanime

as of episode one, i don't think the "i'll crush you" is really a good portrayal of his character

from his battle with ayano (unless he was flirting) he seemed more playful, letting the other know he had power and yet he wasn't abusing it

seems to me like he wants to prove his innocence, but he also seems pretty easy going... toward the end of the first episode he was like "i know i'm being manipulated but let's see what i can make out of it"

i hope they keep his character up like that, i really enjoy characters like him

i also expect the fire vs wind thing to (hopefully) be a small piece of the bigger story, but i don't know anything about the original story

yeah, I also like that obnoxious and sarcastic personality he has XD He may be arrogant, but he's not at it over his head, and simply brags as a way of teasing people, especially in the case of Ayano. I find that part of him quite like Ranma, hehe ^^''

[Susanou]

Well I've watched episode 2 and there are quite some things to speculate about. First, I'll start with

Spoiler for Episode2:

the fact Kazuma battles his father in this episode, and his wind powers actually overcome his dad's powers and knock him unconscious. He has some evil laugh then, but soon he stops already with that. Also, he meets his younger brother Ren and they go to Kazuma's house. They discuss some and later on, as his brother is asleep he smiles, but then the Wind Spirit appears in the sky and cuts the building in half, causing Kazuma to jump with his brother out of the window and using his wind power to land safely. Ayano arrives just in time to see Kazuma flee and the building falling to her, but she manages to activate Enrai-ha and charge it. Kazuma lands down, but soon he tells his brother to run and suddenly some kind of shady attack comes Kazuma's way, but he manages to evade it. The attack seems to come from some shady person who appeared by now, with vains across his face and his face covered in a shadow and who has some lifeless appearing. This new person doesn't say a thing but stands like a zombie. Kazuma lands several wind attacks towards him, but suprisingly they all break apart as they touch the guy. Kazuma suddenly hears his brother screaming, but as he turns around to see what happened the guy launches another energy attack at him. Kazuma manages to jump and evade it, but the other guy also jumps and they both launch a hit on each other in the air. Both Kazuma and the guy manage to block it, but the shady person only shows a weak smile, and then vanishes into some kind dark energy. Kazuma by now is suspecting something, but he flies up as Ayano uses her fire sword to create an way to escape the building.

Ok, that was my crappy summary on episode 2, but it hopefully gives you an idea of how the episode looks like I personally enjoyed it and can't wait for next week's episode

[zalem]

Animation isn't superb, but it seems like it could be a fun series to watch. I like the main character Kazuma. He has attitude, without being obnoxious about it. Ayano, on the other hand, is annoying. Really hope she gets better or that the series focuses on Kazuma's point of view more than hers. But it's still really early in the series so I won't write her off just yet.

[guiltygearxt]

its a decent anime nothing 2 special, hot chick tho but 2 weak

and idk why do ppl keep comparing it 2 shana?

i mean the 2 series r completely different, just both girls use fire and thats it

[DwArD]

Getting the raw now but speed is kinda slow and I gotta go to school soon.

So Kazuma did beat his own father? Interesting.....you know, I've been thinking somewhere along the series, they're going to explain why Kazuma is a wind-user despite being borned into a fire-wielding clan. And it'll be a lot more interesting if Kazuma one day develops fire power as well . So Ayano's still acting all almighty and arrogant in ep 2? And is it just me or I have a feeling Ayano will have a thing or two for Kazuma in the future?