@~Ayashi no Ceres~@

Review:
Aya and Aki Mikage are twin siblings who've finally reached their sixteenth birthday. As the twins excitedly go off to their grandpa's house for a celebration, something else greets them - a longstanding family curse that would change their lives forever. In every generation of the Mikage family, a female member awakens as a powerful tennyo (celestial maiden) called Ceres when she turns sixteen. Ceres has a score to settle with the Mikage patriarch, and so she does everything in her power to wreak havoc for the family. As a result, the Mikages have been killing all their female descendants who've turned into Ceres. Aya escapes... but she'll have to get to the bottom of things and make things right if she wants to get her life back.

Many years ago, a lone fisherman,Mikage, witnessed a beautiful tennyo bathing in a stream. He hid her celestial robe, without which she could not return to the heavens. They married and had 4 kids. Everything was fine and joyful for everyone until Ceres agreed to grant Mikage abit of her power as Mikage was always being hit. But mMkage abused the power given to him!! He went around defeating other villages just to show how powerful he is, frightening Ceres and their children. One day, Mikage threw the Hagoromo (feathered robe) into the sea, wanting her to stay with him forever, never returning to the heaven. Both of them died, but Ceres' soul can never be at peace because she still wants her robe back... and she's not going to stop tormenting the Mikages until she gets it. It's just Aya's luck that in this generation, she's the one who's inheriting Ceres' legacy. Aya is the direct descendant of Ceres, which means that she is most powerful decendant among all girls that turned sixteen!!

As it goes, Aya has to find the robe in order to appease Ceres and get things back to the way they were. In the midst of all the challenges however, Aya still finds the time to fall in love. She becomes involved with Touya, an agent working for one of her relatives. But is Touya a friend or a foe? What's more, Aya's twin brother Aki is slowly being possessed by the spirit of the Mikage patriarch.


My Thought:
Ayashi no Ceres is so intriguing and involving that I can almost guarantee that you won't be able to stop won't be able to stop watching once you finish the first episode. If it were a book, it would definitely be a page-turner because you can't help but want to find out what happens next right away.

The art and animation are beautifully done. Character designs are attractive. I love the way Ceres was drawn because she really stands out amongst all the characters. Aya was drawn with a pair of big eyes, that makes her looks cute.

The lovely opening theme "Scarlet", which is sung by Iwao Junko, is a soft ballad that's so captivating and dreamy that i never fail to listen to it everytime.

Overall, I enjoyed Ayashi no Ceres. Altough there's abit of confusions in me, as in the Hagoromo is not feathered, niether is it a robe..why is it called it the feathered robe then? But it's still undoubtedly an excellent series of 24 episodes on its own merits.