Gangsta

Ergastulum is a place filled with gangsters loyal to four main families. A violent city filled with hookers, thugs, drugs and Twilights. Twilights are humans born with extraordinary strength and speed, but who live short lives and generally have a handicap to 'compensate' for their abilities. The Twilights are ranked according to their skill level and wear dog tags, and are often referred to as 'tags'.

Nicholas is a high level tag and life-long friend of Worick (a 'normal') and together they're the Handymen. They do odd jobs around town (kill people, act as gigolos, etc) and are not loyal to any of the main families. Occasionally they help the cops solve particularly nasty crimes. The story mainly revolves around Worick and Nicholas as they try to keep the streets safe for their friends in an increasing violent turf war and as anti-Twilight factions try to kill off all the remaining Twilights.

This show was definitely my kinda thing. The character development was good (for only a 12 episode series), the animation was good and the violence factor was high. Not a show for kids though or anyone looking for light-hearted entertainment. As for why I only gave it a 7/10, well without spoiling the ending, I'm thinking they already have a second season planned, or otherwise just dropped it due to budget constraints or a lack of interest, because it seemed very abrupt. Well worth a watch anyway.

It is what it is and it is not so bad. Almost like Black Lagoon - but Gangsta is unfinished. It is not an open end or something, it just ends at a random point in the story due to lack of money or something.

So, as it is so similar to Black Lagoon or even Cowboy Bebop: Go watch these! They are also way better in my opinion.

In Ergastulum, crime is almost part of the daily routine. Corruption, theft and prostitution plague the city while the police can only look on helplessly. In this seedy town, deaf Nic and part-time gigolo Worick work as 'garbage men' and 'handy men', taking care of the town's trash and doing the dirty behind-the-scenes work that everyone else is too good to do .

The anime manages to present interesting characters in a good setting with nice animations.

The anime really grabbed me and I devoured it in one piece.

Unfortunately, the anime will not be continued, which I personally think is a pity, because I think you can make a lot out of it.

For some reason, this Gangsta is on the recommended list for those who like Black Lagoon series. What a joke!

Yes, it has a few interesting ideas but that's all it has. Cardboard characters, boring and messy story (with no conclusion btw) subpar visuals and lazy directing.. what tedious watch it was.

Short anime series but with amazing stuff,good story with gangsta characters