Kaleido Star - Welcome to the Kaleido Star (Vol. 1)

Rating:
Summary: Very cute series, though maybe too cute for some.
Review: This is a very cute anime series. It is about a girl named Sora, who travels from Japan to America to live out her dream of being a performer in the famous Kaleido Stage!

The thing that stands out to me the most in this series is the art and animation. All the scenes are brightly colored, and the performances are amazing. Also, the characters are fun, each with their own unique personality and strange habits and quirks.

The story itslef is the only thing really keeping this series from getting 5 stars, in my opinion. On a whole it's wonderful, but the individual episodes sometimes end up feeling very much like a soap opera. Fans of dramatic shows or action might be put off by just how cute this show is.

Art: 9/10 Animation: 8/10 Story: 7/10 Characters: 8/10 Overall: 8/10 Trying to get a friend or family member into anime? This might be good for people who enjoy Cirque du Solei type shows. Swearing, violence, and sex are virtually nowhere, so this would be okay for kids ages 8 and up.

Rating:
Summary: Very funny, cute, not just for girls Anime.
Review: This is one of my favorite Anime's. I've read alot of negative reviews on this and I think those people are just nit-picking. Okay, Ken's voice is a little odd. So what if the dubbed version doesn't match perfectly to the Japanese subtitled. It's extremely hard to translate and match up what the characters are saying. I think our American voice actors/actresses do a marvelous job and I commend them on their work. This is a great story with cute characters. It's also very funny. The goals and aspirations of the characters are relatable to problems we may face. (Of not the same actual problems, obviously.) It's a great story for the kiddies as well as people as old as I am-23. My husband also enjoyed this series. So it's not so cute guys will hate it!