The biggest problem I have is that the interesting characters that steal the spotlight, namely Alucard and Sir Integra are given a back seat to show the struggle of a Mary Sue "Police Girl," with, you guessed it, massive breasts. This is an Anime with production quality that lets you know it's trying it's absolute hardest to be "deep" but in the end focuses on everything you shouldn't like instead of the things that are actually good. Leaving you to, big surprise, not like it.
The other problem I have is not so much that the anime goes away from the manga. Again we aren't comparing it to the manga. But that the story they did decide to do is mind numbingly slow and boring. Unless one of the aforementioned "Well done characters" is on the screen you'll fall asleep to the dull plot twists, the blandness of the focus character's motivations and the dated animation.
Yep, I said it. Unlike shows like Cowboy Bebop, where even though the animation is obviously dated the style of the animation creates a timeless quality, this anime did not age well at all. With the exception of the first few scenes you watch this and it just feels, old. I suppose a lot of it had to do with the plot boring me to tears.
This is an Anime that focuses on style over substance. Which has worked before. But here there is so little substance and so little keeping you watching that the style looses it's flair. Which is a real shame because the opening for this show it fantastic!
However the opening writes a check that this show, unfortunately, couldn't cash. It's boring, has massive plot holes, and the characters they choose to give focus to are the characters nobody cares about. The lack of substance completely sank this show and if you're looking for anything but a good music soundtrack you're going to be greatly disappointed.
