Kaze no Stigma

Title: Kaze no Stigma Stigma of Wind 風のスティグマ (Japanese) Overall: Buy Keywords: 2007, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic, Supernatural, Swordplay, TV Notables: Animation - GONZO Animation - Madhouse R1 License - FUNimation Ayano is the heir to the house of Kannagi, a house with ties to the spirit of fire whose members are all fire users. All except for her cousin, Kazuma. After he was defeated by Ayano, his father banish him from the house in disgrace. Kazuma runs off and changes his surname to Yagami. He forms a contract with the spirit of wind and becomes a powerful wind user. 4 years later, he returns. Four years ago, Kazuma Kannagi was defeated by his cousin Ayano Kannagi for the right to be the successor of Enraiha, a sword passed down in the Kannagi family. His defeat, along with his lack of talent for En-Jutsu, the fire arts, the Kannagis' specialty, resulted in his banishment from the family. Now, Kazuma returns as Kazuma Yagami, a skilled master of Fū-Jutsu, the wind arts Kaze no Stigma (風の聖痕, lit. Stigma of Wind) is a light novel series written by Takahiro Yamato and illustrated by Hanamaru Nanto. R1 Licensed by Funimation. 24 TV Episodes. Characters in the image - Left - the blond haired Ren (fire mage). Center - the brown haired Kazuma (wind mage). Right - the red haired Ayano (wielder of the Enrai-ha). 1:39min Series Opening -YouTube Video

Overall	Art	Animation	Character Design	Music	Series Story	Episode Story	Reviewer
Buy 4	9	9	10	8	9	8	Ann	#
Kaze no Stigma I have been hooked to this series for a while now, it is funny, action-packed, and the story is easy to understand. Each episode is usually followed by two more episodes relating to the same thing like 1-3, 4-7, etc. Sometimes you just want to skip to the last ep in the "series", but each episode does have some info to keep up, that was the only reason why the episode story rating was given an eight. There isn't alot of music in this show, so just by judging by the opening did I come up with that. For all girls out there who like animated guys, this is one for you! And for anyone who likes fighting, super powers, humor, and you know the rest, this is for you! Last updated Tuesday, January 22 2008. Created Tuesday, January 22 2008.
Unevaluated 4							Jan-Chan	#
Kaze no Stigma (Two episodes watched) A story of a group of teenagers, with strange abilities and born into a very complex (and interlocked) Kannagi family structure. Kazuma Yagami (formerly Kazuma Kannagi) – the alienated defiant loner. Cast out of the family by his overbearing father for not having the En-Jutsu skills, Kazuma has returned after four years with the strong skills of a wind mage. Ayano Kannagi – the cute hot-headed flaming swords-girl. As the inheritor of the Enrai-ha and heir to the main family, she is determined to prove to everyone that she can be a strong and decisive leader. Ren Kannagi – Kazuma’s younger brother and current heir to their father’s title as being the family's strongest En-Jutsushi (or flame mage). A cute young man troubled both the disappearance of older brother and the expectations of success that his father is pressing upon him, Ren would like nothing more than to have his brother back and for everyone to get along. The storyline is fairly complex, mixed with a number of mystical and magical Japanese terms (much like the series - Flame Haze,) but in any case, I am hooked and am looking forward to the next episode. Last updated Thursday, April 26 2007. Created Sunday, April 22 2007.

Other Sites

Name	URL
Japanese Language Web Site	http://pc.webnt.jp/stigma/
Gonzo (Japanese Language) Web Site	http://www.gonzo.co.jp/works/0705.html
Wikipedia entry for this series	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaze_no_Stigma
Contains a good summary of the various mystic terms used in this series