Get Backers Review

[Demon_Skeith]

Get backers, a 49 episode 2 season anime that centers on two best of pals which they have formed a recovery service that promises to get back anything with a 100 percent success rating. At first they seem like normal people but with time they are revealed to be very strong with deep dark pasts and on top of that bad luck with money.

The first season goes well as it mainly centers on the lightening emperor Ginji Amano and by the end pretty much everything is revealed with him which leaves us to explore his other partner Ban Midou which the second season doesn't deliver. The second season shows what I believe is filler for each important character and continues to develop Ginji. By the time the anime is done nothing is known about Ban or his past. Which if you want the full story you will have to read the manga as I don't see this series getting more seasons.

Over all the anime was decent and enjoying to watch, but unless you like any of the unique characters the second season is going to be a waste of your time till the last 5 episodes. It had good OST and animation but I felt the battles and voice work could have been better.


Description:

The series tells the story of Ginji Amano and Ban Mido, a pair of super powered individuals known as the "GetBackers". The duo operates a freelance repossession service out of one of the seedier areas of Shinjuku, Tokyo. For a fee, they will recover any lost or stolen item for a client with "an almost 100% success rate". The GetBackers' job often leads them into bizarre and dangerous situations in order to "get back what shouldn't be gone". Their targets range from lost video games to misplaced components of an atomic bomb. The plot mostly revolves around their adventures, often complicated by the pair's convoluted, individual pasts and a mysterious place known as the Infinity (limitless) Fortress.

Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Vlrv1jVpo

I only recommend watching this series if you got a lot of time to kill.