First off I'll say that if you're expecting some kind of sappy, easily predictable story then this isnt the anime for you. Right off the bat i was instantly captured by the outstanding art work done not only for the characters, but also for the landscape as well. The story isnt bad at all either, i constantly found myself being surprised and then saddened by the events, its just like actual warfare, you never know what is going to happen next. I also liked the character development, and some of the character's reasoning for why they did what they did. It wasn't like most battle style anime where the main character is overly happy, this anime has heartbreak, pain, fear and so much more wrapped up into one. But its not all gore and guts, there were many scenes where i found myself laughing or smiling, which is a much needed break after certain scenes.
I liked the anime because its such a break away from what many people are used to, even the opening songs aren't some overly happy thing either, its raw, its real, its perfection. I also enjoyed the fact that the characters actually looked like normal people, instead of having those overly used multi colored hair designs. Finally i have to say the way the characters interacted together not only with each other but the world around them was wonderful, i'd definitely recommend this anime to anyone looking for a good watch
