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!

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...

The Alt-Earth New York City and it's citizens are fascinating due in large part to their diversity to say nothing of the Laissez faire attitude they share, unfazed by the majority of the insanity going on around them.

"BBB" has engaging characters, a fantastic world and a pretty interesting story, would love to see a 3rd season as it's one of my favorites, and remains so even on the 2nd watch.

Pros:

• Colorful characters with some depth.
• Unique world.
• Higher level of art and imagery than average.
• Quality and consistent animation.
• Engaging story.
• Power comes with a price.
• Good range of emotions, from humor to heartache.
• Above average English dubbing.
• Story arcs have resolution.
• Success is is often bittersweet.
• Every episode feeds into the main Arc in one way or another (1st Season).
• Great soundtrack.

Cons:

• Some of the alternative animations to show emotion etc can be a bit cheesy.
• OVA's a huge pain to find, and don't have dubbed versions at the moment.
• Like many anime's the 2nd season is weaker.

Granted I am going off memory because I watched this around 2 months ago, but it was very good. I haven't heard this talked about which is confusing, but I will say season 2 wasn't as good as 1. Still good and even though I have yet to watch it the vibe is Cowboy bebop somewhat and a has both goofy and serious themes. Not my number 1 recommendation but if someone needs a new anime to watch or asked if i liked it, I would tell them to watch it. I have no real way to explain why I was losing interest, but my attention span wasn't fully invested in the show, and think it may be missing something to be a 9 or 10. Regardless I enjoyed it and am giving it a happy 8/10.

The World and Characters are vibrant and fun with a full blast of supernatural awesomeness.