Right Blassreiter. I didnt really expect much going into this and I have to say that was a good thing. Dont take me wrong there were a few times where this show actually shined but aside from those times it felt mostly boring. Many characters felt somewhat predictable with the exception of Amanda but thats mostly because after a bit of development she remains the same for the entirety of the show.... As a positive note they did focus on many characters which is nice if you like a diverse cast. While watching the episodes youll soon notice something quite annoying which may be a minor point to some of you but it may also make you sigh because theres no point to it. There are some intervals during each half of an episode its just a splash scene with some of the characters and some sound however the music played here is bad specially during the 2nd half of the series and this also servers no point. Its just a useless gimmick. Something I thought I should say I usually have a very high tolerance to the shows I pick to watch even if they are bad and I usually marathon them. However with Blassreiter I found myself wanting to do other things and simply not come back to it. One last thing before I continue there is gore on this anime and the general theme is grim. Now that I got that out of the way let me go over some specific points art sound etc. Sound: 4/10 The music is mediocre IMO. The OP and ED are forgettable and I found myself skipping over them after the very first episode. This is not to mention the 2nd OP/ED which are even worse. Sound effects are okaysih nothing to praise or hate. I have to mention yet again the cringey splash screen which youll be seeing every episode not too bad during the first 12 episodes but gets ridiculous later on. Art: 5/10 This is the first thing youll notice and if youre like me this will bother you a lot BAD CGI. Now when I say bad its really bad. The art assets animated through CGI seem like something youd see in a 1998s movie or so its glaring and annoying. Of course art isnt the end all be all of anime many more seasoned anime viewers know this but for a show that doesnt really deliver anything special on many fronts this is a big problem. Id much have preferred traditional animation here but ah well... The only good thing I can say about the art is what I already said earlier theres very diverse set of characters so youll most likely find one you can identify with. Story: 7/10 Im giving this a 7/10 for creativity the premise is something I hadnt seen before even though youll find some cliches here and there. The problem is there isnt anything new in the way it was executed in fact it was quite predictable who would turn out to be a bad/good guy when someone would sacrifice him/herself etc. Also the ending felt rushed in some ways but I dont want to go into much detail because Im not really sure how to convey what I mean with this without spoiling it so Ill leave it at that. Enjoyment: 5/10 I didnt enjoy this that much. It was soso but there were times when I wasnt really sure I could endure it for much longer and I just wanted to play games/study do something else instead of watching it. Overall this wasnt horrible but it also wasnt good. Which is why Im giving it an overall score of 5/10. If you have nothing else to watch then maybe you should pick this up given that you are willing to deal with bad soundtracks/CGI/gore if not then dont even come close to this one. I hope this review was helpful to you thanks for reading and sorry about any grammar mistakes