BlazBlue: Alter Memory

If I had to sum up this anime, it'd be good supplemental material, not so good on it's own.

BlazBlue as a series draws it's strength from it's infinite possibilities and multiple timelines. However, this anime doesn't really take note of that and feels more of a rush to get the main story beats crammed into 12 episodes. A lot of the characters who aren't the main four or so probably feel like strange one-offs to anyone who's going into this anime without knowing anything about this series.

Personally, I've played this series, so I understand the intricacies of the plot outside of this anime. However, I ... think this anime works if you've at least played the first 2 games and would like to see additional material/additional tellings of it. Without the full scope of every detail you'd get in the games, the anime feels hollow in comparison and is just a bad introduction to anyone who's heard of the series, but isn't sure if they want to play the games or not.

For anyone who's interested in this anime, it'd be best to play the first two games and then watch it. Watching this alone will more than likely cause confusion rather than interest.