Jul 2, 2014
It seems that many reviews this season on countless shows; seem to show a lot of negativity towards them. Black bullet was an example of this were people bagged a show due to over-analysing. It even seems that at some point all that these reviewers seem to do is sit down and review a tv show based off memory rather than how they enjoyed the show. There seems to be next to no positive points about shows nowadays. Too many people have tried to compare these to great shows or different genres, and neglect to look at the fact this show is one in
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its own. You also can't say they stole from other shows as those shows most likely stole from other shows. It's a never ending cycle.
To start off i'll analyse some negative points about the show and the positives
Although it may not appeal to everyone, the opening and ending to this show was very good. It showed each of the characters like one usually does and puts some good music behind it (later on you would come to realise that this opening theme of this show would show key points to this show).
Story -7
When we focus on the story and how it was portrayed, it was an okay plotline that focused on different aspects of the human conscience, including things such as racism, greed, despair and courage. Examples in the tv show are but not limited to: the young girls with powers, seitenshi sama's (leader of tokyo) bodyguards, the Gastrea's attacks and finally the final sacrifice. As any show though it has its failings. It tried to focus on too many aspects of the show rather than certain themes.
Art - 7
The art was quite good for this show and matched the themes quite nicely. Rentaro's varanium leg, arm and eye was well created and made him look "cooler". The rest of the show had some very neat art styling and during fight scenes it was easy to follow what was happening compared to other shows. It was made so you could clearly see each and every aspect of the fight without too much confusion.
Sound - 6
The sound during the show was moderately good. The only saving grace for the music was the opening and ending themes. There were parts littered here and there that didn't suite the theme at all. At other times there was no music or next to no music at all. I'm not talking about parts were they are talking but some action scenes were missing a cool theme behind them. If they make a OST I wouldn't mind listening to it to make sure that this was completely fair.
Character - 7
Fairly straighforward characters, I was feeling generous when writing this review. They were okay and had their parts to them, although things such as the final fight between Kisara and.....(you'll have to find out ;)) was not really explained well and how she snapped but other than that it is fine. Typical of this anime is the lover vs lover genre and we can pretty much tell what is going to happen later on in time. Nevertheless the characters has voices that matched them nicely, they didn't have over the top designs and they added to the story quite well.
Enjoyment - 8
The tv show overall was quite enjoyable, with its many aspects coming together quite well. The other parts of the anime come together and fit quite nicely with each other. There were times that it was really slow but other than that if we focus on all these parts coming together then we can see that this show did quite well as an adaptation of the light novel's.
Overall - 7.5
This show was a good adaptation of the manga and provided the story well at times and the central idea behind it. If we envision what Shiden Kanzaki was trying to aim for when writing the light novels, then we can thoroughly enjoy this story. I will be eagerly awaiting a second season.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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