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If you don't like to feel CONFLICTED, not because of the issues the anime raises, but of the anime itself, DON'T WATCH THIS ONE!

I watched both seasons in like, 3 days! It's pretty engrossing with all the gun fights and the cool background setting. It seems realistic, but don't get too into it, because in the end, it's all fiction.

I was having a hard time understanding why I didn't like it as much as when I first started watching it. The ending, for me, wasn't satisfying at all. It really was underwhelming with all the hype it had built up (especially towards the end ... of season two).

No real character development except for Koko, who isn't even the main character! Wait, it's not even character development, she just simply reveals herself. Jonah, the protagonist went nowhere in the series! Really, Jonah? I honestly liked you so much until the end... And Koko, don't get me started on her. She's cool, yea, real cool, at first. She went real loco later on indeed.

I'm like so UGHHHHH right now...

To be fair, the series has very memorable quotes! The issues are real, but the story was only ok.

"In this world, guns are always within arm's reach, and sadly they are more trustworthy than kindness." --Koko

OVERALL: Started out cool, intense climax, then plunged right down the bottom of the ocean, leaving me hanging: "Wait, what just happened? That was all for nothing? Now we're just at the beginning again? HUHHHHH????"

READ THE MANGA! The movie's only watchable.

Good points:
The art style stays true to the manga's, very "hellish". If the movie stands alone, I would say it's an impressionistic piece of crazy artsy shit.

Not-so-good points:
This is a very concise adaptation of the manga. It's like an animated version with a lot of essential factors taken away. The plot rushes through character development and important relationships, making everyone seems rather flat. Although the manga only has three volumes, the story and the characters are so complex and interesting that a TV series would do more justice than a movie. Cramming all the drama and plot twists ... in just two hours doesn't seem like a good idea.

Overall, meh. Try the manga.