People are refused to watch this show by judging the show from the beginning,saying that it's a rip-off Tokyo Ghoul,Twilight and containing a heavy amount of fan-service,but however I come to realise that this show is not that shallow,it eventually turns out pretty well and worth to expect.
+Overall it feels realistic
+some of the actions are pretty good
+dark atmosphere is presented well
+the conflicts are described pretty well
+strong voice actors base
+It's later revealed that there're some mysteries behind the incident
-Rich story content,but the story presentation can be improved
-characters can be described more,like the round-eye girl,named Tsukasa
-inadequate soundtracks
In general,Devils Line can be summed up within two subjects.
1. The romance among the main characters,Tsukasa and Anzai.
2. Conflicts among the vampires themselves and the relationship between humans and vampires
-The romance
Romance is probably one of the most exciting things in life,probably Tsukasa has the same feeling and she's a kinda shy type of person,who don't have much ideas about vampires and Anzai.Generally,people saying that the romance scenes are kinda awkward,but I think it's kinda realistic,since to a young-hearted girl,who don't have much experience in facing romance,it's pretty sure that she'll feel kinda nervous,like the scenes from the show,so I expected she don't have much feelings during romance moments.In fact,I feel the another way around,which I feel they're kinda realistic.
Among the events happened,the bond between Anzai and Tsukasa become stronger.They wanted to protect each other in several dangerous situations at all costs even though they're being restricted.
The romance is pretty well made and exciting,it doesn't conflict with the events happened and it developed through with the mysteries (which I will go through this later)
-Conflicts
In Devils Line,humans may have bad feelings about vampires,since they can't control themselves when they see blood and may destroy people's life.Others may understand their needs and provide their needs,different people have different opinions about vampires in this show.On the other hand,vampires themselves also know some people have bad impression to them and feel worried,yet for Anzai,he's in love with Tsukasa,a human girl,which is pretty sure will have large conflicts among them.These are the features that this show has to offer.
It's later revealed that there're several mysteries about the settings itself,Anzai's co-workers and his past,(Who's controlling behind the scenes?What's Anzai's real character?),which I'm not going to spoil them,since it's relatively interesting and can't be explained in short.All I can say that it's very entertaining to resolve these questions one by one,especially for mystery anime fans.Devils Line did tried to explain the questions one by one throughout events and romance,an interesting combination indeed.In a nutshell,Devils Line surely has great character and story development,especially on Anzai.I'm surely that you'll find certain amount of enjoyment.
My personal opinions on the endings are pretty positive,although some people may find it unsatisfying,it does feel logical and realistic and I didn't find the ending bad,though it could be better if the mysteries can be resolved more completely at the end.
There're a few things I do think Devils Line can do better,like the story presentation.Although I just mentioned that Devils Line has lots of things to offer,it's in a relatively fast pace in several moments,probably because of the episode limit,it has to be done quickly.Also,at the end,though throughout events,the relationship between Tsukasa and Anzai developed well,I do think that Tsukasa isn't developed pretty well,especially about her personal past and her feelings about vampires before.
The animation and sound are fine in this show.The colour visuals are well made in this show,this show is pretty good in portraying the dark scenes,but it'll be better if some of the actions can be done smoothly,rather than in a weird slow motion.They have a strong voice actors base,which is awesome for voice actors fans,but they don't have put much efforts on soundtracks,the amount of soundtracks in this show is pretty insufficient.Op and Ed are fine though.
I could say that Devils Line isn't a masterpiece,but it did well in many aspects and satisfying the romance,mystery anime fans.Do give it a try for at least finishing half of the whole series and don't judge the book by its cover.Perhaps at the end,you maybe appreciated with this series.
Story:7/10
Animation:6.5/10
Sound:7/10
Characters:7/10
Enjoyment:8/10
Overall:7/10 (B)
