Alright people! Next up is one of my favorite anime/manga! No, I won't bore you with reviews of widely known anime like Naruto or One Piece, even though both are pretty awesome. No, this anime that I'm talking about is called Katekyo Hitman Reborn! It's also known as "Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn!", KHR, and just plain "Reborn!" I love this anime mostly because of the weird characters. The entire plot and the characters themselves are very complex, and it would take such a long time just to explain all of this to you, my hopefully loyal reader. But I'll take the time to explain the basics.
The boy above is Tsunayoshi Sawada, also known as Tsuna, Vongola Decimo, and Vongola Juudaimei. (He's the Guardian of Sky, the boss, and the Guardian of Sky is supposed to be harmony itself, governing the other guardians.) You see, this anime is about the mafia. Tsuna, who is called Loser Tsuna, is pretty much a below average middle schooler. One day, a baby in a suit, Reborn, shows up and tells him that he is the descendant of the Vongola. Tsuna is the many times Great-grandson of Vongola Primo, the first boss of a very large mafia corporation. Incidentally, Reborn will also be Tsuna's katekyo, his tutor.
That's Reborn.
Reborn. Also has these weird bullets that can help Tsuna fight. They're called Deathperation Bullets that only work if you feel any regrets. Reborn is a super duper extra-ordinary baby. He's also part of the seven arcobaleno, the strongest mafia babies, but that's a different story for a different time. I don't want to spoil anything until you actually watch this. Now continuing. Ever since Reborn comes, all sorts of people start befriending Tsuna, and Reborn sees it as people joining Tsuna's mafia family.
First, we have Hayato Gokudera!
This guy is crazy loyal to Tsuna, and calls himself Juudaimei's (Juudaimei means 10th boss) right hand man. Gokudera is also called Hurricane Bomb Hayato. He received this nickname because he can hide explosives anywhere on his body and he's an expert with them. Gokudera is granted the title as Vongola Decimo's Guardian of Storm, but that's another story for another time. The Guardian of Storm never stops attacking and keeps on like the storm. Gokudera is pretty fierce and has quite a temper. He's also a child prodigy and genius. And he's pretty weird. He's a huge fan of mystical creatures. And no, I'm not talking about unicorns. He likes creatures like aliens, the Lochness Monster, and Bigfoot. His stomach hurts whenever he sees his older sister's face and then he collapses. But he has good reason! Watch the anime and find out why.
Next is Takeshi Yamamoto!
This guy is pretty dense, but sooner or later he understands that the mafia isn't just a game that Reborn has made up. Yamamoto is an amazing baseball player and a great athlete. Yamamoto doesn't get good grades in class, but if he actually tried, he could ace it. Later on, Yamamoto will master the sword as his weapon. That weapon will be quite useful when he becomes Tsuna's Guardian of Rain. The Guardian of Rain is supposed to be tranquil, calm, and composed. There's not much that's really weird about Yamamoto. Other than the fact that he has crazy strength, smiles a lot, and his family owns a sushi shop.
Next in the line up is Ryohei Sasagawa!
Tsuna has a crush on Kyouko Sasagawa, which happens to be Ryohei's little sister. Fortunate for Tsuna, Ryohei has no idea that Tsuna likes Kyouko. He's also Tsuna's Guardian of Sun. I don't think I have to explain that one. Ryohei is pretty strange. Other than the fact that he is an awesome boxer, he uses the word "extreme" too much, but it's his motto, so let's leave it at that. Ryohei is like a monster, with his crazy strength. He fights with his bare hands! It's a pretty big feat when a gigantic snake tries to eat you...
Fourth (Ha! Didn't think I was keeping count, were you?) is Kyouya Hibari.
Hibari is the president of the discipline committee. He's really overprotective of Namimori, the town that all of them are living in. He's so overprotective, it's borderline to an obsession. Btw, Hibari is the Guardian of Cloud, alone and solitary, fighting with the other Guardians by fighting far away as the strongest Guardian. But Hibari isn't crazy weird like the rest. He's just plain scary. And he always says "Kami korosu" which means he's going to "bite you to death". Sounds pretty wrong, but I'm not the one making it up. Hibari is pretty much a loaner and doesn't like people interrupting his alone time. The only people he doesn't try to kill are animals. He likes small animals, though. For example, Hibird!
Yep, that's Hibird.
Next is Mukuro Rokudo and Chrome Dokuro.
This one is pretty hard to explain without giving away the plot. Let's just say Mukuro (the guy) is a bad guy turned good and Chrome really admires him. Btw, if you take apart Mukuro's name: Mu-ku-ro Ro-ku-do. And then you rearrange them you get Ku-ro-mu Do-ku-ro. Yep, I think Chrome's name used to be Nagi. Both of them are Guardian of Mist. Whoever is mist factor, is an illusionist.
Who's left? Ah yes. Rambo.
I'm not a big fan of Rambo, but he can be funny and helpful at times. Most of the time he's pretty noisy. And it doesn't hurt that his voice actor is the voice actor of Naruto. How does Rambo fight? Well, before the Byakuran arc, Rambo fought by using the 10-year-bazooka. I'll leave you with a cliffhanger. Rambo is the Guardian of lightning, and his body is impervious to huge doses of lightning. He's a human lightning rod.
There are so many characters that I'd like to explain, but this post is getting pretty long.
But I'd love some feedback from my readers. Are people actually reading this? If you are, I'm impressed by your fandom of anime.
Ciao ciao!
P.S. This is what happens when Tsuna goes into hyper mode:
I just want to leave you in wonder. ;)
