Tokko - 特公 (2006– ) User Reviews

Humorous and quite fun but don't expect originality.

[jonnyhaynes11 · 6/10 · 3 April 2012]

Tokko is as straightforward as gore splatter anime can get. It takes no risks and as such delivers nothing unique, special or memorable. That said, it is a more or less a sound anime and a good filler if you don't expect too much.

The humour in Tokko stands out greatly because it is genuinely very funny at times. The first couple of episodes are lined with a little slapstick, some dark humour and one or too quite poignant nods to risky subjects.

The main characters in Tokko are standard of this type of anime. In the Tokko faction you've got the tall strong quiet type, the nymph, the brain, the deep thinker and the new guy.

Outside of Tokko you've got the ball busting police chief, infatuated and submissive young women and the main character's best friend who plays the role of comic relief. This guy was actually my personal favourite character in the whole thing, he's surprisingly funny.

The gore is heavy but it's very stylised so you'll become accustomed to it quickly.

It does end abruptly and the series and pacing suffers for a lack of second season, which they obviously intended. Don't worry though by the end of this series you probably won't be screaming for answers or a second season.

I'd give it a shot though, it's not great but it's by no means bad.

this show is cool

[joelherro · 8/10 · 24 March 2010]

Don't know why no-one has bothered to review this, it rocks...its got humour (without being too slapstick like a lot of animes), action, babes and monsters...what more can u ask for?! I'm only hoping for a 2nd series...I wouldn't put it there with Claymore, my all-time favourite anime, but if u dig this kinda thing, u will definitely be into this one...

The animation is good and the characters are interesting...the storyline has been done before, but they keep it interesting with some new ideas...guy and his (almost incestuous seeming) sister have survived a massacre that killed their parents and are now both cops living together...guy gets attacked by strange monsters and is saved by cool cats with powers and wielding swords...eventually guy realises he has some latent powers and wants to join the cool team to get revenge on the things that murdered his parents...

Not the most original plot these days, but there's enough new elements to keep your attention...oh, and there's plenty of violence and swearing, so not one for the kiddies...for the rest of u, check it out, its worth it!

Worst anime of it's type, I've seen.

[Quasiguambo · 1/10 · 28 July 2015]

This will be my first IMDb review, as I remember this being the worst anime I've ever seen, and I've seen so many excellent one's recently, I feel it's time I start leaving reviews for some.

Tokko left an awful impression on me. I wanted to like it, I believe while watching, I gave it the benefit of the doubt, however... to my tastes, Tokko had incredibly average and bland character designs and personalities. Not memorable or worthy of note, at all.

None of them.

On top of that the plot was awful 'cookie cutter' - 'there are monsters, we must slay them' 224,423,423#.

The same as nobody wants to see another Japanese horror film with a dead ghost girl with long hair, I don't think anyone wants to see such a basic and bland plot-line, without some kind of spice surrounding it (and I can't recall having seen an example of this being so poorly done, anywhere).

For context: Tokyo Ghoul, Akame ga kill, Gantz - these would be objectively similar shows, yet the characters and subtle plot variations, and improvements, act as considerable 'spice'. To create vastly superior creative works.

In this day and age, there is no reason to give such crass creators as with Tokko, your money or brain space.

The Demon within

[kosmasp · 8/10 · 28 June 2020]

Monsters - we all have them inside us. Well some may take that literally and run with it. Some may be the ones who did this show. I am not aware of the source material, but I was quite pleasantly surprised by the movie and how far out it went. Sometimes it may have gone a bit too far, but it always made sense in the broader spectrum.

Now while there is more violence than sex, this still has nudity in it and quite the innuendos. Sometimes even "forbidden" ones, like brother and sister "jokes". This may offend you, this may feel bad and go against your morals (although it never plays out). That is something you have to decide and know. And while there's this overly sexuality hanging over it, the movie always stays playful with that, rather than going ... I think balls deep would be the expression, no pun intended or offense meant.

Again this has quite the fantasy and story behind it, which you may or may not like. You should not be squeamish that is for sure ...

Animation is horrendous.....

[Irishchatter · 3/10 · 16 September 2019]

I know it's a mid 2000s anime but I don't care. However I do care that the animation was painfully slow and it feels like I'm looking at an anime as a joke than taking it seriously. Characters are pretty dull and story plot is just dead.

Yeah if you like this anime go ahead but not for moi!