BLASSREITER

Decent animation does not excuse a vague and inconsistent story. Constantly we're pulled between the fight to save the innocent from undead-mecha zombies; a bikers depressing dealing with the loss of his legs and the falling apart of his life as a consequence; along with some kid who's being picked on by some other kids. I honestly never understood what was going on, nothing ever felt related in any meaningful way. Every episode felt like it was going no where...slowly. The action isn't even that great to pull this one from the fire in my opinion. Lackluster CGI with some rather stiff looking gun-play; I simply don't recommend this.

I think this anime is pretty awesome. The plot is very detailed; it makes you stop and think about society as it. Themes that this anime touch on are prejudice, salvation, and whether or not mankind can truly be redeemed. It pulls greatly from religion.

I can say that I'm known to ball my eyes out when a character dies (and there are a lot of character deaths) but this is the first time I didn't cry. Instead, I felt a sort of empathy for the characters that died, a feeling that I shouldn't cry for them because they wouldn't want it. So yeah, I did connect with the characters but it was a subtle connection, one that kind of sneaked up on me.

When I first saw this anime, I decided it wasn't worth watching after a few episodes but with my anime list getting shorter and shorter, I decided to watch thing in its entirety. I know quite a few people that the first couple of episodes sucked (I did too) but it's kind of like you have to pay close attention to enjoy it. Those episodes were really setting the stage - it was like letting you know about the world, giving you a preview into the themes it was going to be dealing with (loss, salvation, redemption).

The anime did have one character in there that I thought was pretty darn useless. I mean, she wasn't a damsel in distress type character but at the same time, she didn't do anything all that spectacular. If you're familiar with the "somebody gotta live to tell the story" saying - then I guess that's kinda where she fits in.

The villain of the story was nicely done btw. Yes, he was a ruthless murderer but he was so compassionate at the same time. I couldn't help but feel for the guy and actually agree with him from time to time.

I thought the music was good. It wasn't anything special but it was definitely fitting.

Overall, I think this anime was about salvation as much as it was about runaway technology. To me, the stolen technology that the war centered around was kind of like the subplot. The main focus of this anime is: does mankind deserve salvation in spite of the horrible sins we've committed against each other?

This anime is definitely worth watching. Just bear with the first few episodes and you'll be in for a real treat.

Forget the bad reviews about this anime, some guy down below said this anime was just about an infection that turns people into machines and that people riding motorcycles fight them. WRONG!! These guys have obviously only seen about the first 2-3 episodes, quit watching it, and made a stupid review about it. Here's my Review.
I'd said the first few episodes were thrilling and made you want to know what happens next. (not gonna spoil anything). After a the first 3 or so episodes, the plot really takes an advance. It might confuse you about who the main character is because at first you'd think this one guy is the main character but then it turns out he isn't. Some of the scenes in this anime are true to the real world and deal with real problems like bullying an suicide. yes, i agree with xargin, this world is truly cruel. The first season was just a series of events that lead into the climax, aka, the 2nd season. the action scenes in this anime were done in CGI and looked great. The only thing i didn't like about blassreiter some of the questionable stuff that happened such as malik, when he woke up and instantly knew everything about what was happening after being asleep for several days. LOL it made no sense. Anyways, i'd say this was one of the best and better animes i've watched. it's interesting, compelling, and keeps you hooked until the end.