I thought I could handle gore since I'd done so with SNK. I also read all the glowing reviews about this show, so I gave it a go.
Art- 3/10 Poor- The art style and character designs for several characters were so beautifully dramatic. They were probably the best things in this anime. If there there wasn't several characters that were freakishly deformed monstrosities and there wasn't so many close up shots of the nude curvy women (since the guys we see nude are only the freakish characters), I would have given the art style a 8/10.
Characters- 1/10 Pathetic - You don't get to learn much about the characters because there is so much death. Regardless, I didn't want to know about most of them considering how they were almost all ruthless killers.The bonds within each clan is hardly expressed and it seems fake when it is.
Plot- 1/10 Pathetic -This show is much more violent than SNK. Not to mention there's very little lingering/remorse after a character dies. About 90% of it is violent, grotesque, and nightmarish killing/plotting and remaining 10%is about the star-crossed lovers who give the impression that they're actually bad actors pretending to be in love. I watched to the end because I thought there would be a bright ending for this show's Romeo and Juliet... *spoiler alert star* sadly they were just as dumb as Romeo and Juliet *spoiler alert end*. Some characters purposefully get into fights they're obviously not going to win by any means, which is frustrating. There was a "purpose" to the all the murders, but it seemed like blood shed for absolutely no reason other than blood lust. Also, I'm not a fan of rape and attempted rape in shows.
Music & Voice Acting- 4/10 Decent- Nothing really stood out to me, other than the fact that the voice actors and characters matched pretty well. The background music was okay.
Overall enjoyment- 1/10 Pathetic- I didn't enjoy it at all. If someone wanted to torture me with a show, this is is the show they would use. I loathe for myself for ever watching this gruesome and pointless show. I'm probably scarred for life.
