https://anilist.co/anime/5356/Canaan/ 330https://i.ur.com/mps7j2v.jpeg Lately Mino has found his time as a reporter to be somewhat unfulfilling. He only ever produced gossip stories which one would read atsunriseand then promptly forget by sunset. So in order to get that huge scoop he made the decision to dig into a certain terrorist group while pretending to be writing an article about the International Conference on Antiterrorism thats going to be held at the capital of the factory of the world Shanghai. He is accompanied by Maria his blond and jovial new photographer. But when Maria unintentionally captures images of the bloodcoughing masked guys at the core of a carnival that everyone appears to be rather passionately involved in things takea sharp turn. And to her amazement Cannan her one and only whitehaired guntoting batman of a friend arrives for her rescue. Mino notices that something strange is happening in the city. What might it be and what other unexpected and frightening facts are awaiting our team? The essential characteristic of Cannan is how well it manages its cast of characters. There are close to 15 of them and while some rapidly recede into the background such as the gunhu old man with his young companion or the masculine Moe cab driver and his favorite idol others have a significant impact on the plot. With the exception of YunYun the girl above everyone in the story is paired: Mino Maria Cannan Alphard Sandy Hakko andLiang Cummings. By the end of the story everyone has undergone a complete transformation but each characters development depends entirely on the pair counterpart they are interacting with because without them you cant really like these characters and you might even detest a fewhttps://anilist.co/character/19814/LiangQi I hated her as much as I felt sorry for her. 330https://ur.com/xUx9fUD.jpeg These two have a lot of similarities with a certain someonehttps://anilist.co/character/3105/ShikiRyougi. I had the distinct impression that these two tomboys were descended from Shikihttps://anilist.co/character/3105/ShikiRyougi. All three of them have a guy or girl they like or look up to and are both cool and strong. However Cannan and Shiki are similar in terms of abilities while Alphard and Shiki are more similar in terms of personalities they even share the same VAhttps://anilist.co/staff/95090/MaayaSakamoto. Although this was more prominent later in the narrative the anime concentrates on their rivalry and how these two overcame their origins. Beginning with some comedy and fan service there is also sporadically brutal action. 330https://i.ur.com/IuL0v8B.jpeg The fundamental issue with Cannan is that it falls short of conveying all of the different themes it set out to do. Themes of terrorization and human experimentation set the stage for a story of acceptance but it was handled rather sloppily because the anime never really engaged emotionally. Additionally despite having so many characters and only 13 episodes none of them really hit the emotional high points they were established for which canleave with an unsatisfying experience. Although it makes every effort it never succeeds in bringing about the progress it promises to bring about in its own characters even if it breaks them in the process. 330https://i.ur.com/wyNCcAJ.gif Its a Gif from OP. It contains some impressive gunfu action scenes one character moment when they elevate a woman who is amusingly strolling by a sparkling fountain and of course those buns bounce is beautiful but regrettably there arent that many action scenes. Considering that both titles have the same creator I suppose it makes sense that the character designs are extremely similar to those in Garden of Sinners. I paid no attention to the soundtrack other than the final song that plays as an insert and I have no interest in looking it up either. However the opening is quite strong. Conclusion Personally I dont think this anime is worth the watch as its shortcomings outweigh its merits. But Watch this if you want to see some gunslinging action or just want to waste some time. However I believe there are far better Anime to waste your time with. 330https://i.ur.com/xWnszrg.jpeg