Hidan no Aria

this is a decent anime, but it doesn't compare to some of the real gems around (eg. Berserk, Claymore, Basilisk)...still, its worth checking out if u into this sort of thing...

Kinji goes to a Butei(?) high school that specialises in training kids to be soldiers, and they have to carry a gun and knife all the time (just like the USA! sorry :)), anyway, Kinji doesn't want to be a Butei, and is planning to quit, then he meets Aria and she wants to be his partner. Kinji is not as adept at fighting as Aria, but whenever he gets excited his blood pressure rises and he goes into hysteria mode, making him much more competent. Someone is killing Butei students and Kinji and Aria team up to find and stop this killer...

not a whole lot of action, not particularly ecchi and a bit slapstick, i prefer anime a bit more adult oriented. However, it did have awesome animation, likable characters and was engaging enough to keep me watching all 12 episodes, so its better than average...

So, this is definitely not based in reality. The show was actually pretty good until about halfway through when they decided to add a supernatural touch in in a very half asked way (think someone being able to control their hair), and probably only to tie in the monster at the end. I did really like Kinji's character and quirk though, he's one of only a few reasons I liked the show. Only 3 of the 5 female characters were even likeable, and 2 of them were villains while the other was just a side character not in the harem.

If they had left out the supernatural entity to this show, they really could have done a lot with it. The main disappointment was that they didn't.

Oh, and never watch the spin off with Aria as the actual main character, that thing is just a crime against humanity.