Tokyo Underground (DVD)

I bought this anime set, because I'd seen the first 8 or so episodes and was curious as to how the rest of he series panned out. The series doesn't follow a very original concept, basically the characters are gifted with certain powers, such as Fire, Water, Gravity and Lightning etc and end up fighting each other, to put it simply!!!

The main character Rumina is a guy who lives with his grandfather and has a reputation at school for being an undefeated champion when it comes to fighting - as such he's viewed as a bit of a delinquent by all the girls. Rumina dreams of having a 'rosy' High School life and getting a girlfriend when he finally moves to high school, but ruins everything when he stops some thugs bullying some fellow classmates and earns a name for himself again!

He returns home in the doldrums with his loyal geek friend Ginnosuke to find a huge hole in his backyard!! Ginnosuke and Rumina then search the place for criminals that may have broken in and Rumina is confronted by a blond-haired girl covered in injuries, named Chelsea. Rumina learns that Chelsea has escaped from 'Underground' along with another girl called Ruri. The two stay at Rumina's place for a short while until the peace is broken when fighters come to take the 'Shrine Maiden' (Ruri) away. Chelsea protects Ruri using her powers of Gravity, but would have failed if not for Ruri awakening Rumina's innate power...

As I say the concept is a tad cliche with a fairly predictable storyline and the ending was a bit strange, but on the whole I found it an enjoyable series to watch!