Black Bullet Episode 13 Discussion

MasterMeNL said:
Was expecting a good dark story, especially after the first few episodes. Instead I got pussy loli-festival with cuteness and "horrific" deaths of people I haven't even seen before.

Animefanx3 said:
I'm not saying it's a masterpiece or anything like that but it has plenty of really good and well thought out points and I will fight you on this.

Animefanx3 said:
Seriously what's up with the amount of people hating on the anime? Yes it could've been better and yes the whole loli thing was really unnecessary but I think people are forgetting the good parts way too much.

I personally really liked the "humane" or "real life" like side of the serie.
For example the Cursed Children whom are the saviors of the entire society yet shunned and hated for their power like filth, it's a very realistic situation which could easily happen in our society as well.

Another thing is the corruption and the diplomatic shit that's happening behind doors and the hopelessness Rentarou feels when he hits a wall, just because he doesn't have enough power.

What about the scene where Rentarou finds out about the bombing and asks himself what they're fighting for? That moment really hit me, it's something that I always wonder about in other anime. Do the "heroes" truly think their world is worth saving? In other series the heroes often only encounter great and "nice" people which always is a bit of a stretch for me. I think it's a very powerful and real moment in the serie, Rentarou's world is filled with a few lights but society is trying to take those away from him. Why should he have to save the scum that killed his class in cold blood? Why should he have to risk his life so that they can go on living like that? Why should he and Enju fight if they only get hatred in return? Despite all that he decides he wants to fight, and I think that that debate is a very important moment in the serie, it gives it so much more depth.

How about Rentarou's way of handling the scared and spirit drained Initiators? Enough other anime have shown that dictatorship might be the easiest solution to take control over a hopeless army/situation even though it may leave the person in charge with nasty consequences. Are we not going to talk about the fact that Rentarou is smart enough to act upon that psychological logic and more importantly, willing to do actually act it out? Yes, Rentarou doesn't have enough "balls" to kill someone at some points but that only makes him more human in my eyes. Not wanting to kill someone, despite their fucked up wrong deeds is a very normal action/reaction. Should he be labeled as "wussy" for it? I don't think so. Just because he's not a killing machine/doesn't think lightly about killing others doesn't make him -or any other character- "weak". Killing might be the most satisfying option but it shouldn't be the norm, you can't go around and kill all the scum/everyone who has a different opinion.

How about the fact that at the end of this episode, Rentarou hears that someone had a "fatal accident" and he responds almost annoyed at the fact that they're going to be late . After what he has gone through, death doesn't seem that "special" or "uncommon" anymore. Does that mean it should be disregarded and labeled as "inconvenience" if it hinders your daily life? Rentarou realizes he's becoming indifferent towards others peoples death, something he as kind hearted person definitely doesn't want to happen. I think this is a really great detail the writer has put in the novel. Not is it -unfortunately- a very common response nowadays which makes the anime that much more "real", it's also something that shows how Rentarou has to watch out not to let the constant war affect him to the point where he shuts everything out.

So yes. Long story short, there are a lot of flaws to point out and the execution could've been better for some scenes. But to say that the entire serie was "trash", "badly written", "Renatou's just a wuss" or something like that is just dumb and thoughtlessly posting hate. If you paid attention to the characters actions and the reasoning behind them you'll see that the serie has strong points and some of them are very realistic which only makes them better imho. I'm not saying it's a masterpiece or anything like that but it has plenty of really good and well thought out points and I will fight you on this.

TSM_Flux said:
Understandably the pacing was rather rushed, but what else would you expect from a 13 episode Season 1?

Vongola_cloud said:
I liked the ending and probably this saved the series for me. A couple of things caught me by surprise which I personally liked. First, Shoma came to the rescue and killed the monster boss but also became dead in the process. Usually this should be Rentarou's role instead he became a wuss. Of course the final scene where Kisara sliced the guy's leg which is pretty unusual but slicing him in half. IN HALF!!!!! I still can't get the image off my head. Don't get me wrong I watched a pretty decent amount of gore anime. It's more of a shock really because I never thought she would go that far being tsundere for most of the series. Moreover the thought of she might become the villain if ever there is a future to this series still surprises me.

I understand the disappointment in this series being fast paced leaving some of the story untold. It may or may not be intended but if ever this comes to the attention of the creator or producers of this show I suggest they finish this show with a blast. Maybe a better second season (24 episodes please), some OVAs to explain some of the confusions going on, and a blockbuster ending (maybe something unexpected again).

Hunter95 said:
Ye... it's was alright.
- Story is rushing too much
- All of the death scneen is just emotionaless
- Too many loli death

+ Awesome OST
+ Cool plot
+ Kisara's evil mode
++ Lots of loli

7/10

pakoko said:
Man, the bomb detonation was anticlimactic... all of the characters and the anime itself built up to the fact that only Rentaro can reach the core, but Shoma comes in and handles the detonation with ease. I kinda wished that Rentaro was the one detonating, but without dying (like they usually do with any shounen).

Kisara suddenly turns into a psychopath that goes down the road of becoming evil. Talk about moody. Or maybe it's just bad directing. You don't suddenly break the character and show the audience another side of her at the last episode. You build her up to be a strong, caring woman all these episodes only to have her character be destroyed and become a yandere (sorta). I feel like the "evil" side of her should have been occasionally hinted at throughout the season, but they were too busy cramming other shit into the other episodes... The change in character for me was too sudden

Not a great ending to a very rushed anime adaptation =/

-ZET- said:
This strongly reminded me of "Ga-rei Zero" as the dearest friend in the end become the worst enemy.

Snowiefall said:
Everyone saying Kisara shouldn't have killed Kazumitsu like that etc. Bullshit! And if Kisara ends up becoming Rentarous enemy in the future if they continue this anime, ill drop it off there. Was worth watching for Kagetane, badass.

7/10 for this season.

Tengai said:

This Anime could have been so much much better if it was a 24 episodes :/

lovexLuffy said:
I actually enjoyed the series quite a bit. Marathoning it seems to help.
I really liked the OSTs throughout this series and I felt the end was decent and allowed us a bit of closure. If it gets a second season I will definitely be watching it

Hibiki07 said:
In the end Rentarou remains with Enju (I guess they will be a nice couple ... in like 5 or 6 years, after Enju grows).

Botato said:
I highly doubt she will survive that long.

Sugram22 said:


maybe, anything is possible, but u know anime's, in anime's miracles happen pretty often LOL
so i would not be surprised if Enju is saved somehow

Botato said:
Considering the writer, the inspiration for this series, and how things happened up till now, no there probably won't be any miracles to save Enju.

Sugram22 said:


it can happen if writer or anime creator want's to Troll the watchers :D


@Hibiki07

i doubt that they become couple, i think to him she is more like little sister, anime has not shown that he could have started to develop romantic feelings for her, well its not impossible that he will in future (& i have nothing against them as couple, its anime after all :D), but i have my doubts, well if she starts slowly to die he mite date her out of pity, well not pity, but he will want her to die happy, just for that reason he mite date her

if u look at it as if it would be real life then i would say, she is 2young second at her gae she not mature enough, she probably loves him as sister & confuses that feeling for romantic love, when i look at her that what i see, immature kid who dose not even know what love is, who would confuse some other feelings for love, & i do not consider her looks, i take what she is like inside in count, some would even complain that she looks like a kid, they do not like normal MC & Lolli heroine couples, well the Lolli looks dose not bother me, i'm neutral about it, even Lolli's deserve to be happy with who they want (as far as i know Lolli is some1 who looks younger then he or she is, example 22 years old girl who looks like 12, who looks like Enju but is 18 + or 22 +) that's just a example