I am convinced this is someones favorite anime. I can see people completely vibing with this. It has good characters good worldbuilding a good score not even close to her best but a Yoko Kanno score is still a Yoko Kanno score. The show looks like a Yoshitoshi ABe show animated by Bones. Clean and clear but still has that darkish tone. This show is EXACTLY what I want out of adult animation. Its about a vigilante who takes down organizations of people with superpowers and everything is given a down to earth tone. A realistic show with adult themes that is well dark. Also I respect a show that isnt afraid to show blood while also not wanting to have Hellsing levels of violence. However being down to earth and going for an adultsonly crowd not in its content mostly but in the way it tells its story comes at a cost and that is that this show is boring. I thought it was going to be an ongoing plot about Heis life living in that apartment complex while also living a doublelife as a vigilante. Heads up do not get attached to characters in this show. Not because its like Danganronpa where your favorite character can just up and die at a moments notice but because this show is primarily episodic where every week or actually every 2 weeks Ill get to that in a bit Hei goes against another part of the overall crime syndicate in Tokyo. This show is more about themes than an actual ongoing plot. I couldnt get attached to any of the characters and I dont think I have a favorite episode. This might sound like a petty thing and trust me it didnt factor into my score but I dont think this show should have been halfhour episodes. I get that with anime your show cant be composed entirely of hour long episodes but the first 22 episodes of this show are all 2part episodes. So I essentially watched 11 hour long episodes plus 4 more bonus episodes yes I watched the OVA. Honestly I think it would have helped the show if every episode was an hour long. It sure would be daring and also more similar to how liveaction dramas are structured. Id say give the first two episodes a watch dont watch this show in odd numbered chunks thats weird and if you are REALLY into it I highly recommend that you keep watching. As for me? Ill struggle to even consider watching the second season.
74 /100
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