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This fall anime season was just full of bad manga/LN adaptions and unfortunately Black Bullet was a causality of that force too. Well I'm not here to talk about the other crappy adaptions but here to talk about Black Bullet the anime so here we go.

Story: Here we have the story of Satomi Rentarou a young promoter in a civil security agency headed by his childhood friend. A world over run by monsters called gastreas who threaten the world as they know it and want to just kill all the humans cause otherwise there wouldn't be a story. Also we have a bunch of bad ... ass lolis with super powers that help out our young hero and the other promoters that you sometimes see. Don't forget though that everyone but the civil security people despise the lolis because fuck them I don't care that they are constantly saving our world but they have some gastrea blood in them thats slowly melting them away so they are bad guys too so fuck them.
The story all though very rushed in the anime is good but often gets held back and never really gets as dark as it does in the manga and LN possibly because the budget was low so only had 13 episodes which defiently wasn't enough for this story to shine and also is constantly over shadowed by the said lolis and all the other women that flock towards Satomi.

Art: The art in the anime is to say the least is very bright and colorful and really displays the choas and depravity of humanties last stand and is also very moe-y. HAHA but in all seriousness it seems like the artists for this anime didn't even look at the art from the LN or manga and just decided to go with what they saw would make all the cute girls and lolis look good.

Sound: I can say that the OP and ED were good but the sounds of the guns and everything else seemed like they just copied and pasted the same sounds and were like yes no one will notice how low this budget was and that we spent it all on the OP and ED.

Character: I'm only going to talk about Satomi Rentarou here because he seems to be the only character that the staff really cared about in this anime and the only one who got in character put into them. So we have Satomi Rentarou who at the very beginning of this story as any typical shonen protag would have it had his parent killed by the gastrea and then shouts out that hes going to kill them all (not really was just poking fun because of same VA as SnK's Eren) then he sets of to become a promoter for this company that his childhood friend and sweet heart set up and teams up with very own loli who he tries not to touch throughout the series. He learns that the world isn't all that great as it used to be and that everyone seems to be an asshole and wants to kill his loli sidekick and all her friends and that the world his is protecting might not even be worth protecting and all that typical shonen stuff that protags seem to go through. All that said I find him to be interesting to say the least but just typical and but better than all the other characters in this anime.
Also to say it here he and everyone else gets better development in the LN and manga so go read them.

Enjoyment: I got some enjoyment out of watching this slaying of a favorite series of mine just cause I kind of forced myself not to hate it in case one day by the grace of the anime lords they decide to re boot it and do it correctly I would say that I stuck by it and enjoyed it.

Overall I know it seems like I bashed it throughout this review but in all honesty I feel like as a fan of this series I was betrayed that the animators and staff just threw this half assed work at me and were like enjoy it and cut out a bunch of interesting characters and cut out major fight scenes and just expected everyone to roll with it. I'm giving it an 8 only because I feel like even though it was a pretty bad adaption it wasn't the worst and certainly wasn't terrible but could have been 20 times better if done correctly.

In saying the least I would say watch this but don't expect anything ground breaking and if you read the LN and or manga then be prepared to be disapointed.

Peace out and enjoy all the anime there is to watch.

This will be a review over Ausura Cryin' as a series including both seasons.

Asura Cryin' in short is a story of love, despair, and sacrifice. What one is willing to do to accomplish their goals and the price you pay for those goals and the power you use.

Story: The story in season one is kind of convoluted to say the least it mostly is their for setting up the main story that happens in the second season and for you to know all the terminology they use throughout the series. It mostly is about the main character Tomoharu learning who he is and ... his importance to the world and why his best friend Misao is haunting him as a ghost. Kind of silly at first with all the crazy stuff that happens at the beginning but don't worry by the later half of the second season all should make since by then. If you can get by the first seasons convolutedness and are still interested I can guarantee that you will like the second season a lot more.

Art: The art in the story is pretty good but not the best compared to other animes that came out around the time this anime aired but still good and the fighting scenes are also done fairly well too.

Sound: I didn't really listen to much to the op and ed other than the first time they came on and the music they used was ok but not really memorable so don't come in excepting anything exceptional.

Characters: The main characters of Asura Cryin' are mainly just the science club members even though they all aren't said to be main on the MAL list but that is who the story mainly goes around is their group. But in a whole the mains are Tomoharu, Misao, and Kanade. All three mains don't really change who they are throughout the series they generally stay the same.

Tomoharu is the main male lead who is almost literally thrown into the chaos of the world without really knowing what the hell is going on and why he needs to be involved while everyone else tends to keep him in the dark the whole time till they find it necessary to tell him what the hell is going on so I kinda feel bad for him at times and understand his reasoning of why he sometimes throughout the series decides to fight and sometimes wavers to the not fighting side to protect things he thinks others don't know about.

Misao, the main female lead is Tomoharu's best friend that died in a plane crash and now "haunts" him but for the most part she is their for comedic relief and pushing Tomoharu when he starts to act like Shinji from Evangelion and also their for when the tension is high and settles everyone down mainly Tomoharu and makes them act rationally.

Kanade is the other lead who is like the team mom pretty much. Everyone kind of just goes to her because she is nice and somehow always seems to shoulder the wait of what ever no one else wants too and is their to listen to everyone elses problems and give them advice.

Other than the 3 mains being kind of normal and not all that exciting the supporting characters are where the story thrives not only do you see how they change somewhat throughout the story you get to see their backstories and what their resolve is made out of. The sometimes sad back stories will make you realize why they are the way they are and feel some empathy for them even so for the bad guys too. I don't want to say to much about them because I feel like you should watch for yourself and also it would take a long ass time.

Enjoyment: I got a lot of enjoyment out of watching this series. Being kind of wacky at times and also pulling some fan service that wasn't over bearing made it good too but the characters, setting, and story made it interesting to watch and once you get into it you almost don't want to stop.

Overall I can say that if you find the story interesting and remember all the terminology they use I can say that you will like this series it isn't too ground breaking but is defiently underrated even though kind of typical in the way the story goes but overall a fun watch I recommend it to those who want to see a action/romance/comedy series that has a somewhat serious plot to it.

I hope you found this review helpful and I hope you consider giving this anime a try.

Watch anime and keep it chill my friends.- MrLief 2014 Bokurano review

This is my first review so stay with me on this please.

Before I start I would like to say I will admit that it is an anime that is probably not for everyone and is a little weird at times but if you can get past the first 2 or 3 episodes then I can say that you will probably enjoy it.

Mysterious Girlfriend X holds a special place in my heart. Why you may ask, because of the story it tells and how much I think people who have been in a relationship for the first time can relate to it and find it ... relatable.

Story- 10 : The story follows Akira Tsubaki a normal high school boy who finds himself in a relationship with the strange and peculiar Mikoto Urabe who has just transferred into his class and is a loner for the most part. One day he has a weird dream that prompts him to taste Mikoto's drool and making him fall in love with her and need her drool to keep going. After tasting her drool and forming a strange pact with Mikoto, Tsubaki decides that his feelings for Mikoto are real and asks her to go out with him making her his girlfriend and the story then follows the struggles and un-knownigness of a first time relationship and how bonds no matter how strange they may be keep people together and show how important some special people are to us.

Art - 8 : The art style is unusual for me but I still enjoyed it. It was easy for the eyes and even though there wasn't that much need for major animation or artistic need it did a good job and creating a easy and relaxable feeling while watching which I enjoyed a lot

Sound - 10 : The sound and Op and Ed songs were really well done. I found myself watching and listening to the Op and Ed songs on each episode which for me is a rarity. The sound and voice acting throughout the series I found to be perfect for it and made me enjoy it so much more than I was already enjoying it.

Characters - 10 : Now this is where the story thrives at the main characters Akira Tsubaki and Mikoto Urabe both share a strange bond and throughout the series you learn no matter how strange the two may have seemed at the beginning they both have real world problems they deal with and the problems that arise and anxiety of being in a relationship for the first time.

Akira Tsubaki is more over a normal high school boy who doesn't have that many friends other than Ueno, Kouhei. He isn't all that popular and just seems average which I find relatable and the plites that he has in past and present crushes and relationships that he has had.

Mikoto Urabe for the most part throughout the series is as the title says a mysterious girlfriend. Not much is revealed about her unless I talk about spoilers which I refuse to do. Anyways for the most part she is a very loner type of girl who doesn't seem to have any friends at all and doesn't make any attempt to make any either. And even goes as far to say to Tsubaki that he is the only person she needs. Even though she seems like a inscrutable person and hard to approach she is still a girl and has normal feelings as one even if she doesn't act all the time like a regular girl.

Enjoyment - 10 : The enjoyment I got out of watching this series is unfathomable; even though I had class early the next morning when I started this series I stayed awake just to finish it because of how much I enjoyed watching it and how I just didn't want it to end and even took up reading the manga even though I don't really read manga all that much.

Overall - 10 : Overall if you are looking for a good romance story and one with the unknowngness that comes with being in a relationship for the first time I highly recommend this anime. If you are a romance and or drama lover then this is also a very good anime to watch. All I have to say even though it has a weird synopsis about tasting drool all I can say is if you can get past the first 2 or 3 episodes then you should be able to get through this anime and I can almost guarantee that you will enjoy this anime as much as I have. I highly recommend that you give this a watch if you are even thinking about watching it.