REBORN!

Just a short review because what I have to say is very simple and concise.

The beginning is great, then it slows down, then just before my interest was lost it picked straight back up again. One of the best anime I've watched, and very subtle humour in places which is good since too many loud and over the top jokes are one of the things that I think ruins an anime personally over time (gets annoying).

I can't recommend this enough.

At first I thought this anime would be boring. The first 19 episodes were all about collecting members. So I gave up on it. Later on, I decided to re-watch this. The first arc really surprised me. Who knew there was something deep in this anime. (And yes I was talking about the mukuro arc)

I got so addicted to this later on. If you look behind the words, u can see a heartwarming friendship/family displayed. Many can say that this anime is just a random fighting-action anime but to me...it's more than that.

Over all, this whole anime is a master piece. First, the characters are super unique. And their catchphrases? EPIC. (Ex. Hibari's "Kamikorosu" or "I will bite you to death")
Second, the plot line is really planned out. The meanings of the rings, the future arc, etc. Everything like...connects.
Third, the animation is just...WOW. No words can describe this anime. So just watch it. "It's an epic family tale"

Daily Life Arc

The plot of the early chapters (Daily Life Arc), is that an infant named Reborn comes to tutor No-Good (Viz:Hapless) Tsuna (Dame-Tsuna) to become the 10th generation Boss of the most powerful Mafia Famiglia in the world, the Vongola Famiglia. Reborn shoots Tsuna with the Dying Will Bullet (Viz:Deathperation Bullet) which remove internal limiters and give Tsuna the "Dying Will" strength to accomplish what he regretted before he "died". The first volumes are episodic chronicles of the different instances that happen after Reborn appears in Tsuna's life, and most are comedic in nature. Tsuna gains more friends, more confidence, and his life all-around improves.


Kokuyo arc


At the near-beginning of volume 8 through the first chapter of volume 10, prison escapees escape from a top-security Mafia prison and are on the loose in Namimori. This is where the plot changes from comedic to a more action-oriented story, as students from Tsuna's middle school are being attacked. Reborn receives orders from the the Ninth Vongola Boss that Tsuna was ordered to defeat them. Tsuna and his Family confront the Prison escapees and win the battle with them. Three of them turn out to be Mukuro Rokudo and two of his friends, who were formerly a part of the destroyed Estraneo Famiglia. At the end, the escapees are taken away by the Vindice.



Varia arc


In this arc, Tsuna and two of his friends meet Basil, a boy about Tsuna's age who is fighting with a Varia member over the Half Vongola Rings that Basil had in his possession. The Varia member gets away with the Rings, but they were revealed to be fakes. Reborn has the real ones, which were mailed to home. This sets into motion a series of 7 battles, each to determine who gets to possess one of the Rings that signify the true core members of Tsuna's 10th generation Vongola Famiglia. Tsuna and his Guardians versus the Xanxus-led Varia. After hard-fought battles, Tsuna and his Guardians emerge holding all seven Rings, making them all official 10th generation Guardians of the Vongola.




Future arc


In this Arc, Tsuna's Family is blasted 10 years into the future. They find out that the Millefiore Famiglia is trying to get rid of everyone with any ties to the Vongola Famiglia. Tsuna's Family at first gathers all of his core members, then they will launch an assault on the Millefiore's Merone Base, resulting in them picking up some new members. Tsuna and his Guardians are competing in an organized battle with Byakuran and his Six Funeral Wreaths, with the exception of Ghost, the Lightning Funeral Wreath. After the battle was over, with Tsuna's Family being the losers, Tsuna's Family run, but are forced once again into a battle with Byakuran and his Six Funeral Wreaths. After some Funeral Wreaths were defeated, Ghost arrives to the battle. Tsuna and his Family battle Ghost, but Tsuna interrupted them, defeated Ghost, and then battled Byakuran and won. After Byakuran lost, Tsuna and the members of his Family who went to the future return to the past.




Inheritance Ceremony Arc


The Inheritance Ceremony Arc follows right after the end of the Future Arc when Tsuna and his Family members who went to the future return to the past. After a while, Reborn receives a letter that announces that Tsuna's Family will inherit the reins of the Vongola Famiglia. They meet seven new transfer students from Shimon Middle School, who are part of a Mafia Famiglia called the Shimon Famiglia, who are invited to Tsuna's Inheritance Ceremony as guests. It later turn out that the Shimon Famiglia hates the Vongola and only came to obtain the Vongola Sin to restore their powers. During the battle at the Inheritance Ceremony, Enma breaks their Original Vongola Rings and the Shimon Famiglia leaves. Later when the broken Rings had been fixed and upgraded into the Vongola Gear by Talbot, which they soon find out that the Shimon had their own island as a base. Appearing at the island, where they meet the Shimon Famiglia; as well as an uninvited guest, the Vindice. The Vindice tells them that when one of the both Famiglia members loses, they will be locked up in the Vendicare Prison forever. During the battle, they found out that Daemon Spade, the first and second generation Vongola Mist Guardian, had manipulated the Shimon Famiglia with his lies to remodel Vongola to his taste. After Daemon's defeat, they found out why Daemon did all these things, as well as a peek into the Vongola and Shimon Primo's past. The Vindice, as a reward for defeating Daemon,

released all of the Shimon and Vongola members that were locked up in the Vendicare Prison.

The Curse of the Rainbow Arc


During this arc, it briefly details the Varia's quest to recruit Flan, whom was a Varia member in the future. Meanwhile, the Arcobaleno all participate in a dream, where the man with an iron hat that was responsible for bringing the Arcobaleno together as the world's strongest "I Prescelti Sette" (Selective Seven) propose to them a deal where all Arcobaleno participate in a battle, the winning Arcobaleno getting their Arcobaleno curse freed from them. The Arcobaleno, in a rush to prepare for the battle, all find their respective representatives, and their representatives commence fighting in the Representative Battle of the Rainbow, a battle royale

This anime is my favorite anime ever. It has great characters and a great plot. The only thing about the storyline is that in the beginning, it was slow, random, and a little bit strange. I almost stopped watching because of that. I really love the openings and endings in REBORN!. They are very catchy and the are really nice too, although they could be better. The characters are well developed, funny, unique, and makes you want to continue watching. The animation was realistic and artistic. Although sometimes, I think Hibari looks a little weird. Overall, this is an excellent anime that I recommend to everyone. Just try not to be too disappointed when you get to the end!