She glides over the ground just like you would expect someone controlling wind to do. And I have never seen fire so well animated as Recca's flame is. I could rant forever about the animation in this show. One more thing, anime is known for its character's eyes, but this show goes above and beyond. You can read the character's emotions in just the eyes.
American cartoons have a lot of catching up to do.
I love fighting shows but just can't take ones without plot. This plot stands it's own. If Flame of Recca were a book, I would read it. Not as mind blowing as other shows, but this show pulls out such cool, unique ideas and weaponry that it crosses my eyes. Kurei, the character that takes over as bad guy after Kage Houshi, is almost the creepiest every.