Story : 8/10
I've seen or at least heard about series with super-powered assassins and all that stuff. When I first saw DtB's synopsis I can't say I was very ecstatic on watching it. But, I'm glad I was wrong because the show's story was pretty original.
Contractors, hired assassins who are said to not have almost any emotions,and could kill someone with absolutely no remorse.But, Hei (or Li) is different than the rest of the contractors.
Not a bad start for a story :)
Art : 8/10
Nice art, no real "major flaws" in the character design, or stuff like that. I can't say that the outline of the contractors when using their powers is very appealing though.Other than that little annoyance, everything is okay.
Sound : 7/10
The first opening...didn't like it. The second one was a lot better, but not outstanding. I liked the ending with the beach a little. The voices were good, but nothing special. They just did their job.Sound was ok, but not the series' forte.
Character : 8/10
The characters were pretty interesting and quite original. Like a talking cat, a chinese skinny-glutton or an old "nice but at the same time grouchy" man.
The police lady kinda bugged me a bit, because she was pretty annoying. There were a few other characters that I didn't really like, but the rest were fine.
My favorite DtB character is Havoc.
Enjoyment : 6/10
Well, I kinda dragged myself into watching this show. And at about the half-point of it, I was barely watching one episode a week. So, I can't really say I enjoyed watching it, as I was waiting for the ending to come faster. But, I have to admit that the last couple of episodes really kept me into it.
Overall : 7/10
Overall, it was fine. That's all I have to say. It was a "worth-watching but nothing special"- kind of series.
I recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Black Lagoon or Speed Grapher.Or even Ergo Proxy.
