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So this is my first serious review, and the only reason I'm doing it is because this show was so good it drove me to write one as I feel like none of the other present reviews quite explain or appreciate the depth of this show.

Story: 9/10
So I know that the videogame-turns-real-life idea has been used quite a bit but never in this way, btooom uses several unorthodox things to develop character and storyline. I'm going to say something that is going to sound very strange. The rape in btooom is amazing. Now I sound like a psycho but I mean it in a ... different way, what I mean is that the social stigma we call rape is displayed amazingly in btooom, it is brought about by male sexual urges and instincts, in an environment where no rules exist males are shown oppressing the weaker females in the show, this develops a strong character with Himiko (one of the main characters) as her life even prior to the game was destroyed by sexual assault and male lust. Now my favourite part about this is that Himiko has become fearful of all males and cannot trust anyone, but our trusty protagonist is the absolute image of what is just even among chaos, he stands out above the rest as a shining example of humanity and morality. The juxtaposition of the protagonist and his environment is drastic and constantly displayed. Other things to note about this plot is that it is certainly unfinished and it is absolutely FULL of cliffhangers and it is quite possible for you to dislike the ending because it leaves so much for the second season (which I really want).

Art: 9/10
The art in this show is really good, only thing I would complain about would be the digital painting on some of the bush backdrops, I'm a digital painter myself and I can tell that they didn't spend enough time on them. Other than that, high framerate, cute girls, good breasts and good explosions.

Sound: 10/10
Sound is where this show stands out again, amazing OP and good ED with really upbeat and hyper drum and bass tracks for the fights. Also the sounds of the explosions are done really well. As far as voice acting goes I think they did a great job as the protagonist sounds great along with the girl and the scenes of crazy people spouting mental stuff sounds like they're actually mental.

Character: 10/10
The characters in this show are VERY complex, mainly concerning the protagonist and the girl. The girl's side is riddled with her past experiences of sexual assault while the protagonist's is more to do with him being violent and ungrateful nerd who doesn't appreciate what has been done for him. The interactions between these two is what makes the show what it is. I can't think of a more beautiful romance than with a girl who is afraid to open her heart for such reasons, and it being overcome by such a protagonist.

Enjoyment: 10/10
Thoroughly enjoyable. Great plot, amazing characters, deep themes concerning human instinct and modern human values.

This is a show about swords, the title even roughly translates to "Sword Story". And what is a sword? well, a sword is an edge with a handle, and if a sword is an edge and this show is about swords (12 of them in fact), thus we can determine that this show must be reasonably edgy. And it does not dissapoint, this series will have you on the edge of your seat all 12 episodes through, which should I mention, are 50 minutes long instead of the standard 25 minutes, making this show even more unorthodox and edgy. So this guy Shichika lives on ... the island and gril named Togame shows up and they go on a hunt for 12 swords blah blah blah, he ends up falling in love with her and would follow her to the edge of oblivion. Swords get collected in an edgy fashion and the end has a good twist which I really didn't expect; pretty edgy.

Overall Edgy/10
But srsly 9/10 good show, would fuck.

Have you ever had a gril come out of nowhere on a fucking yellow vespa at 150mph and slam you in the cranium with a chainsaw guitar? and then the give you mouth-to-mouth and leave? and then you decide: "fuck it, she's hot" and fall in love with her even though she's like 10 years older than you? and then of course, she starts fucking a robot version of your dad? but it turns out she's an alien space pirate or some shit? and the bump on your head from when she hit you turns into a fucking robot because you're brain is a wormhole ... in space and time?
Yeah me too, happens every day.
This show has badass camera techniques, awesome animation and ridiculous and entertaining characters.
"If anime was sex, FLCL would be a violent handjob from a girl who is jacked up on pills in a portable toilet at a music festival"
Overall 9/10
I'd probably suck Haruko's dick