Story: 9
Gastrea. Gastreas are freakishly-oversized-insects. They inject their viruses on humans to turn them into one of them. Faced with the threat of being annihilated by these abominations, Civil Securities are made to combat Gastreas. Satomi Rentaro is an initiator and is a member of Tendo Civil Security. Along with his Promoter, Aihara Enju our main Loli, one of the many “cursed child” (I don’t need to explain this, you’ll be introduced to them early in the show). Together, they are tasked with completing missions given by the higher-ups. That’s basically the gist of the show. Further explanations will result to spoilers, and you don’t want that, right?
You might think it’s quite high, no? But 9 is a reasonable score for Black Bullet’s plot, and plot twists, lots of it!
Art: 9
Like I’ve been saying with my past reviews, “We rarely, most likely, not see any art that’ll disappoint us these days.” Primarily, because of the technology today. It is not a bad thing at all. Most of the shows today are crappy, to tell ya the truth. And guess what their redeeming point is? It’s the effin’ art. A shitty-show with great art will still attract lots of viewers. After all, most of us “Judge the book by its cover”. Well enough with my shitty-ass lecture. Black Bullet deserves a nine in art on every aspect. It has great details on everything. Enough said.
Characters: 9
Loli(s)!? Loli(s)!? Loli(s)!? LOLITAS EVERYWHERE!!! Yep, 80% of Black Bullet’s world is composed with lolitas. Jk. Although, there are “a LOT” lolitas in the show, which makes me happy! Don’t get me wrong! I am not a lolicon! I swear on me mum (guilty).
Jokes aside, Black Bullet’s a harem show. So Rentaro will be flocked on by girls (mostly, little ones). Every character in the show compliments Rentaro’s personality, which is a great thing. Each one of them are drawn perfectly, to supporting casts, to the main characters. No character has been short of personality.
Enjoyment: 9
I absolutely enjoyed Black Bullet, no sarcasm intended. Or maybe I just enjoyed it because I’ve watched it after watching Neon Genesis Evangelion, I wonder? I enjoyed watching the show. Although, it’s a bit short, it was able to portray where its plot headed to. No episode disappointed me, everything was placed well. The “calm before the storm” episodes were quite heart-warming. Black Bullet’s story telling impacted a lot on me. I mean, it can make you smile at one episode and it’ll make you feel devastated at the very next one.
Overall: 9
The fact that Black Bullet is not your typical shounen show which consists only of cliché-one-liners is damn great. Although, a lot might say the show's a bit grim. Reality's fairly grim, too, no? Black Bullet exceeded my expectations. With the way the plot has turned to, with all the plot twists. It fairly deserves a 9! Overall, Black Bullet is a great show. The balance of heart-warming episodes to action-packed scenes are totally great.
Ok, I break my promise right here. I’m about to write where I think the plot is heading to. *WARNING* *DO NOT READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO GET SPOILED*
With all the deaths and plot twist that happened in this season, a season two is inevitable, I guess?
Black Bullet’s brimming with potential. Yes, I just love protagonists turning into antagonists! With Tendo Kisara’s dark side awakening, I can imagine something big is happening! I just hope Kadokawa won’t make us wait any longer!
