Arata Kangatari

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Alternative title:
Arata the Legend
アラタカンガタリ～革神語～

Genres: fantasy

Synopsis: Every 30 years, a new princess is chosen from the Hime family to serve the Hayagami. The time has come again, but over these past years, records state not a single female has been born, save for one, the 15 year old Arata. The only problem is, Arata is actually a male! Forced to disguise himself and take the place of the princess candidate until a formal one can be found, he attends the festival only to witness the current princess, Kokuri-hime, murdered, and his own life is forfeit as well, by the hands of the princess' personal guard, the 12 Shinshou. As he runs for his life, Kannagi of the 12 convinces everyone that Arata is the one who has murdered the princess instead, and now everyone in the Imperial Court is after his head! -AniDB

Links: AniDB, ANN

[HorribleSubs] Arata Kangatari - 01 [720p].mkv
[HorribleSubs] Arata Kangatari - 02 [720p].mkv
[HorribleSubs] Arata Kangatari - 03 [720p].mkv

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Mid/low tier stuff, but I haven't dropped it yet. The low budget shows and the only thing that's keeping this show going is Kotoha. The plot never intrigued me, but the art and the image of the MC did remind me of Syaoran from CLAMP's Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles, so I'm riding along for now. Chances are I'll be sticking around until they finally reveal what this show is actually going to be about. Then I'll make a proper decision about whether or not to keep watching.