


faces against both extremes, organisations that are determined to create a world ONLY for espers, and those who want a world without espers. The scene is where a government organisation called B.A.B.E.L is responsible for policing and looking after espers, with their objective to show the world that both espers and non-espers can peacefully co-exist. However, the time constraints per episode may have compromised depth. The style is standalone episodes with quick action and conclusions, but they follow a logical and linear timeline and the way they made it so episodic, yet so continueous in a smooth manner is commendable. It is known in the story that these Children have an almost equal chance of becoming "good" or "evil" when they grow up and I liked the latter episodes where the events may greatly influence their mindset. Thus the events, missions, conversations and the experiences that the Children face are crucial in influencing the way that these children grow as characters. The story follows the daily lives and missions of 3 children who are exposed to events that usually, only grown-ups can comprehend mentally. So where exactly does this series want itself to be placed? While I thankfully do not know the tastes of a hardcore Japanese Otaku, I found my attention span dropping in the scenes that are meant for kids. Over-action of the BABEL boss, and the limiter de-activation scenes have certainly been created to make kids laugh and enjoy. targeted at Japanese Otakus) with the constant perv/service/loli references, to be suitable for kids. I feel things are still too hardcore (i.e. This has all to do with the series airing at 10am on a Sunday. While I have not read the source material, I can already sense in the anime that things have been watered down to an extent. A fairly enjoyable series which has either been watered down too much, or not enough.įrom the Animesuki thread, I read that the manga is more hardcore with blood and depth in comparison with the anime.
