Was one reason I rewatched the dub, because I couldn't keep the subtitled names straight. Let's check some of the character names: Musubi, Matsu, Minato, Miya, Minaka, Mitshua, Mutsu, yeah, ENOUGH WITH THE DAMN 'M's! And a fair amount of them are important characters, the primary Sekirei, the Main Character, and the Main Villain all have 'M' names. Here's where one of my big rubs comes in, especially in the subbed version, but remains annoying in the dub: names. Most of them are shown as being defeated and some of them don't even get their numbers mentioned, leaving us with a far more manageable number of cast members. Obviously this would be a LONG show if every single one of them got any focus or screen time at all. Now since Japan has a long standing history with the number 108 (the stars of destiny, so on) there are 108 Sekirei. But in best terms, Sekirei are supposed to find their 'destined ones.' There are a few humans (ashikabi they are termed) that go around kissing every unclaimed Sekirei they can find, and I cannot believe all of those Sekirei have 'feelings' for this 'collector'.
Though it is shown in the series that it does NOT have to be the case, these humans are supposed to be special to the Sekirei and inspire feelings in them. Oh, and that's another alien caveat, these Sekirei, to develop their superpowers fully, must be kissed by a human. For reasons not explained, the guy that found them is given authority over them to the point he devises a game where they must all fight each other to the death and the one winner is allowed to stay with her human partner. Let's get this pact in motion!īasically the titular Sekirei are aliens/special humans/something *else* that are found in a spaceship like place on a secret island.
Some of the concepts are a little convoluted, and with the potential of 108 characters, some cast members get the metaphorical shaft, but it's still alright. I found the title mildly entertaining with some interesting characters, enough for a 'well if you've got nothing better' recommendation, but far from a 'Must Watch Anime' ranking. Primarily though, we're rolling off the dub.