Art: It's clear that Black Bullet has more of a male audience focus because of how techy and dark the anime can get. In fact, everything in atmosphere is just gigantic and bold. The characters may not have as bold of features, but you can tell at every moment exactly how each character is feeling just by looking at them. Plus, just how mechanical Rentaro's metal limbs are just amazes me and makes me remember how cool anime is. Plus, the fact people can tell who the Cursed Children are by their red eyes just reminds you that this is a sci-fi dystopian story. It does get bloody, and you can just know when it's going to happen, too, because the art actually foreshadows everything. But still, I'm in love with it, and I'm a female. I know girls who are obsessed with the show and want a season two of it already. This section gets a full voting score.
Sound: This is the first anime that I've watched in which I love both opening and ending theme songs. The opening is catchy, but it's catchy to the point where it doesn't get so annoying compared to the Ouran opening theme. As the opening explains what goes on in the series, the ending just reminds you that the story is all about Enju in all honesty because the whole war with the monsters vs the humans affects her the most. Putting Enju clips at the end just makes people's hearts sink into their stomaches. I know my heart did that. Overall, this portion also deserves a 10.
Character: There are four characters in the series who stand out to me most of all, two of them being the main characters of the show. When the monsters first attacked Rentaro's country, he was fatally injured and his mentor's doctoral skills saved his life. For those fifteen years, he was only focused on killing those who killed his family. His partner, Enju, is an orphaned Cursed Child and Rentaro was her only friend (and for some strange reason, not really lover. The crush thing? What the fuck is that? I mean I know little girls have crushes on older guys as a more fan base thing, but Enju wants to marry Rentaro and have his children, which is fucking scary to me). After learning of Enju's backstory, you tend to feel very sorry for her since she didn't do anything wrong. Cursed Children in Rentaro's society are the equivalent to the blacks before and during the civil rights movement, the majority just want them gone. Kisara was so badass. She knows what she wants, and no one is going to stand in her way, not even when Rentaro is so appealing. Ever since I saw those two together, I wanted them to get together. Then, realizing that this is a dystopia we are talking about, I found it very unlikely. The end proved me right (You will have to find that out for yourselves because I'm not telling you want happens). The end of the season just made me hate her, and with good reason, too. Though Tina Sprout is not considered a main character, I just felt guilty and hatred for her all at the same time. When I first met her, I thought she just wanted to destroy Rentaro and Kisara all together. No. The more she hung out with Rentaro and Enju, the more she wanted to do good in society, the more she wanted to keep Rentaro and Enju safe. Inside, Tina has a good heart. That's why I love her so much. Just because I don't like some characters, doesn't mean that this portion gets a lower score. To be fair, I drew a 9 out of 10.
Enjoyment: I didn't want to stop watching this show when it was close to midnight. The gut-wrenching events and epic battle scenes just have you glued onto your computer screen. Do I want a second season? Yes, and I hope they make it because I want to see more of Rentaro so bad. Great characters, epic story, and brilliant effects just give this whole thing another perfect 10.
Overall: This anime didn't get a perfect 10, but after doing the math, I had to round it up, so overall, it did by default. This is based off of my opinion. If you don't like it by the end of the day, fine. However, if you're tired of watching shojo or robots fighting each other, Black Bullet is a must see. You will get just as addicted as I did.
