Ragna Crimson

In a world plagued by powerful dragons, young Dragon Hunter Ragna has dedicated his life to protecting his partner, the incredibly talented dragon hunter Leonica. Although Ragna is initially considered weak and relies heavily on Leo, he has one overwhelming desire: to make sure she survives. Unfortunately, Ragna begins having visions of a terrifying future in which Leo is killed by a powerful dragon, leaving him completely alone. When this nightmare eventually becomes reality, Ragna is visited by his future self, who transfers all of his accumulated strength and knowledge to his younger counterpart. Now possessing incredible power, Ragna sets out to change the future and prevent Leo's death, as well as the destruction that awaits humanity.

Along the way, Ragna encounters Crimson, a mysterious and manipulative individual who possesses an intense hatred of dragons and his own reasons for wanting to see them destroyed. Despite their very different personalities, the pair form an unlikely partnership, with Ragna providing overwhelming combat strength while Crimson relies on intelligence, manipulation and strategy. Together, they take on the Blood of the Wings, a group of immensely powerful dragons who serve as some of humanity's greatest threats. As Ragna and Crimson become involved in an increasingly large conflict between humans and dragons, they encounter powerful figures such as Ultimatia, one of the most dangerous dragons, and Starlia Lese, leader of the Silverine Corps. What begins as Ragna's personal mission to save the person he cares about eventually grows into a much larger battle to completely change the future and wipe out the dragons threatening humanity.

My first impressions of Ragna Crimson are pretty mixed so far. The animation is solid, with some good-looking action scenes, and I really like the character designs, particularly the way the dragons and other characters are presented. The premise itself is also really interesting, especially the idea of Ragna being given the power and experience of his future self and essentially being thrown into a completely different version of his life. My main problem at the moment is Ragna himself. At the start, he comes across as a very submissive, almost C-character type of protagonist, spending most of his time in the shadow of Leonica rather than feeling like the main character himself. I understand that this is clearly setting up his eventual transformation, and from what I've heard, the moment he receives his future self's powers is where the series really starts to show what it can do. I haven't reached that point yet, though, so at the moment I'm more interested in the premise and the world than I am in Ragna as a character. Hopefully it picks up.

At Anime Club we watch the first three episodes of a series and see wether we would carry on and complete the series, weeeellll i think i will pass on this series. There just wasnt enough meat on the bone to keep me coming back.

6/10