A strange environmental phenomenon 22 years ago in the Kanazawa prefecture caused the land to split and protrude upwards reaching unprecedented heights, creating the secluded area known as The Lost Ground. Kazuma is a young mercenary who lives in the Lost Ground, looking for any work he can find to sustain his livelihood within the harsh environment. He is one of the few people that are gifted with the Alter ability, which allows him to plaster his right arm and torso with a metallic alloy. When this mercenary encounters HOLY, an order whose purpose is to suppress and capture what they call Native Alter Users, and one of the elite members of HOLY, Ryuho, an epic rivalry begins.
Alright so, this show is one of my favorite anime of all time. Never before has a show depicted rivalry so perfectly before, not even Goku vs. Vegeta, since ya know... dat power gap. I've probably watched this series about 4 times... Once when it was airing on Adult Swim, twice in japanese, and a fourth time recently, I watched the english dub again. And to be honest, both of them are great. The characters are fucking great, Strait Cougar could possibly be one of the best characters of all time. All the powers are cool, the fight scenes are badass. But the fights between the 2 main characters, Kazuma & Ryuho, are intense as all hell. All in all by episode 25 it was an amazing show, but then...episode 26. Episode 26 is quite possibly... the best way to end a series ever. It went from being amazing, to being one of my all time favorites. Check it out if Your into badass shounen/fighting animes with tons of manly spirit!
