Blood Blockade Battlefront

This series can be used as a symbol of Japanese animation in all aspects far beyond American animation (and of course all other parts of the world) - IN ALL RESPECTS!

This review will cover both both the first and second season as a whole. This show is comparable to "Men in Black", where New York City has both humans and supernatural beings interacting with each other. The main character, with a useful ability given to him under tragic circumstances, joins a group dedicated to maintaining order and balance in the city by taking down the baddies.

This show to me is the perfect balance of the stereotypes of an over the top shounen with stylistic action, while also grounding the story in a somewhat realistic setting. The action is not the focus of the show, it is the unique characters that make up the group. The action is the icing on the cake done brilliantly by Studio Bones as always. It also features one of the best scores in all of anime, featuring appropriate jazz tunes you would think were straight from Cowboy Bebop.

Every episode expands on the city they inhabit and also the characters' background and motives. It is mostly episodic, but has a feel of linear storytelling as the characters change and evolve. The show goes back and forth between comedy and drama, depending on the situation a character is in. One episode (#5) is one of my favorite stand alone episodes in all of anime.

I wish this show had continued, as this is the type of show that could have 10 seasons worth of material. They set up a world filled with possibilities. However, it's not like the second ends the characters on cliffhangers either.

If you are a fan of shounen, looking for a fun watch, or like bombastic action, you'll likely enjoy this one.

Three years earlier, a gateway to the other world opened in New York. With that, the separation of the two worlds was broken and New York became Hellsalem's Lot. In this infernal melting pot, humans meet monsters, everyday life meets the paranormal. To create a balance between the two sides, the secret society Libra was formed. Through a misunderstanding, the photographer Leonardo Watch ends up in this society. Leonardo received an all-seeing eye from one of the mysterious monsters - at the expense of his sister, who is now blind.

"Blood Blockade Battlefront" has an interesting story lined with impressive battle scenes and is quite funny here and there.

Like others here in the comments, I unfortunately have to say that the story is unfortunately very often ignored, so that you later have problems finding a connection to it again.

Honestly I would've preferred if the whole series wasn't split up into damn 2 seasons that had completely different stories, different themes, different opening/closing songs and different characters. Now the English Dub cast were pretty decent but the sudden shift of the two different seasons just didn't match well to my tastebuds.

This anime series was disappointing in the end to say the least...

Main protagonist gets bullied almost everyday including his guardian/colleague which reflects some of us but use his superpower/non muscle type+a limiter for the greater good but still focusing on importance of teamwork(I'm too tired watching overpowered protagonists growing from an idiot to a champion thanks to hero's journey guidelines). Not much tense watching each episode as no need to cringe what the antagonist would do in the finale. Exciting adventure from a typical everyday routine to places out of the world. It's not depressing watching each episode, sad yes but not depressive for some deaths/goodbyes. unexpected happy endings for victims/friends is a satisfaction (really hate barb's death in stranger things). I almost forget the soundtracks are great, mix very well with the mood. if there's season 3, i hope characters' bios pop up have bigger fonts for non nihongo speakers.