Following Agent 009-1 as she showed compassion at the cost of the mission to those who needed it, mingled with multiple love interests and at the same time ruthlessly executed anyone who stood in her way, the departure of a story where a female character has no complexity to it was a great success for me. I enjoyed the many emotions 009-1 has to endure as she makes her journey across both sides of the country, the Western and Eastern Blocs to achieve her goals. There's moments of intense intrigue as well as levity, which makes the story stand out even more. Mylene Hoffman is the main, and practically only, reason to even watch this show in the first place which is both a boon and a bane at the same time.
The unfortunate side of things rears its head when the realization is made that 009-1 really IS the only reason to watch this show for, as every other character is either one-note, insignificant or irrelevant to the episodic nature of the show and outside of 009-1's interaction with others, there isn't a lot of bone to sink one's teeth into when watching this anime. It was still enjoyable to watch but not something I'd recommend if one is looking for a more story-driven show that breaks any unexplored territory. At the very end of it all, it's a run-of-the-mill show about an attractive spy lady doing expected things from a spy, though the occasional unexpected plot twist acts as a nice surprise whenever they do happen.
