TV series

Kekkaishi

2006–2008 · 1 season

A lively, comfortingly familiar supernatural coming-of-age where schoolyard rivalry and monster-fighting blend into easy weekly adventure.

Overview: Yoshimori Sumimura is a 14-year-old student at Karasumori School. Following in the tradition that's come down through the generations, he is the twenty-second Kekkaishi of the Sumimura clan. But he’s constantly fighting with his rival, Tokine Yukimura—his childhood friend and also a Kekkaishi—about who is the rightful heir to the magical barrier arts. Protecting people from danger while growing stronger himself, Yoshimori will battle the forces of evil again tonight!
How it feels: Warm, light, tense and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Coming-of-age, family, identity, friendship
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
identity
friendship
survival
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none