Reviews

There's a lot of elements that go into creating a truly spectacular anime, at least from a critical standpoint. An interesting story, excellent writing, fluid pacing, an appealing art style, a good soundtrack, and character development just to name a few. This, as you can imagine, is really difficult to do; that's why there's not that many "great" anime titles out there. But even if a show isn't "great" by critical standards, that doesn't mean it can't be incredibly fun and satisfying to watch. Black Bullet is one of these shows - I'll be the first to admit that the writing isn't the best. Many of the plot points are hopelessly contrived and at times while watching you'll just kind of throw your hands up in the air while mouthing, "Really?"

But… that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy the hell out of this series. Which I did. I laughed and I cried (the feels - oh did I cry), cheered, yelled, frowned and ultimately smiled. In that way I feel like Black Bullet is on the same level of (if not slightly higher than) shows like Strike the Blood, Tokyo Ravens and Guilty Crown: if you enjoyed those you'll probably enjoy this one. Black Bullet has a lot of things going for it - the music is amazing and the art is beautiful, especially the character designs.

Just a word of warning though - you WILL shed some tears during the course of this series. Black Bullet is a decidedly dark show and the darkness is dealt with in a very real way. This isn't your typical loli fighting anime. Everyone will enjoy watching this anime