MAL score of 7.48 from 1.4 million users and IMDb's 7.7 place it in competent but flawed territory; Toonami viewership of over 1.8 million at US premiere confirms strong mainstream pull, while critical assessments consistently flag the shallow moral messaging and abrupt character deaths as narrative shortcuts.
Renewal: A complete 24-episode anime adaptation from White Fox that concluded December 2014. The anime diverged from the manga's ending; the manga concluded separately in 2017. No further anime seasons were produced. (Wikipedia)
Indian OTT platforms do not publish per-title streams. This tracks reception across the run, not viewership.
| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12014 · 24 eps | 7 July 2014 | 7.2 | n/a | 7.7/10 | ONE-TIME WATCH |
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The premiere establishes Tatsumi's naive village-hero setup efficiently, then delivers the series' tonal declaration in its closing minutes. The show announces its willingness to bypass expected safety - and follows through on that promise almost immediately.
The anime-original finale resolves the rebellion with a climax that satisfied viewers who had followed the adaptation's arc - though manga readers noted the departure from source material created a distinctly different emotional landing. The battle animation in the final act represents the series at its technical peak.
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