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I didnt saw the original series or the 2006 remake so i had nothing to compare it. I saw this show with no expectations at all and i think that best way to watch it in an objective way. SPOILERS

Story: The story is a mess... The show introduces 3 main characters Bem, Bela and Belo anthropomorfic monsters with the long to be humans that live in Libra City, a city that symbolize classism, and that summarize the whole show. The way that was written and directed are the main problem, the show tried to be a social criticism about the classism, humans being the real ... monsters and corruption in goverments. Because of that the anime doesnt explain a thing... we dont know the origin of the main trio, how they met, why they live in that city and the secondary characters like Sonia or Vega "the main villain" are only plot devices to continue the story.
The final battle is rushed and the purpose of it didnt make any sense. I attribute all the to the low budget that the show had. (5/10)

Art: Despite the low budget the anime doesnt abuse of the 3D animation, the action scenes are very fluid, the monster designs are very generic and without personality. (5/10)

Sound: The only good thing about the show, the selection of jazzy jams for the OST and the opening were an excellent choice. The anime ending is a very good song as well (7/10)

Characters: The anime doesnt explain anything of the main trio so we cant relate to them, their personality, decisions etc are only to make the story continue (3/10)

BEM could have been a great anime but the director and the writter decisions combined with low budget made it a mediocre and forgettable anime. Overall the only thing retrievable about this anime is the OST and the OP/ED. (5/10)

Hero mask is an anime that doesnt feel like an anime. Hero mask is like watching a good sci-fi action movie thriller, besides the anime is really entertaining to watch it has major plot holes and i would like to split the anime in two parts to review it easily.

First Season (First 15 episodes)
The first season is an immersive thriller that hook you from the first episode. The developing of the story and the mistery is very well paced, the cast introduction and their motivations is well presented, but i have a major problem with one character: Harry Creighton, we only see few flashbacks of ... his backstory and his motivations but we never see how Harry and James how their relationship worked or how their "friendship" was built and for me that relationship was wasted. The final episode was only an excuse to take out 2 side characters from the main story, also for me 2 wasted characters. Overall the flaws and the plot holes the action scenes, the animation, the sound mixing were great and made it very entertaining to watch (7/10)

Second Season (Last 9 episodes)
The second season continues with the mask mistery and introduces new characters to the story. The problem with this season is that doesnt answers all the questions presented in the first season, the pace is rushed, some characters were forgotten (*cough Sarah Sinclair *cough) we dont know anything about some characters like the conspiracy man behind all the problems or the new director of the SEC or even the professor (how he escaped from the asylum?). This season has major plot holes, characters were killed just for the cause, characters personality changed just for the cause made a very disappointing second season. Besides the many downfalls the action scenes and the "conclussion" of the masks mystery is worth watching (6/10)

In conclussion besides all its flaws and not being based on a manga, Hero Mask is a decent anime with good action sequences, very aesthetic and a good mystery plot. So if you are looking for a decent police sci-fi thriller give Hero Mask a try. I hope they released a movie or an OVA explaining in a better way the ending but after all i give Hero Mask a solid 7/10