Black Bullet

TV-MA

13 episodes1 season

US Release

Overview:

A near future, where humans have been defeated by the viral parasites named Gastrea. They have been exiled into a small territory and live in despair, side-by-side in terror. In this world trapped in darkness— Rentaro, a boy living near Tokyo and member of the "Civil Security"—an organization specializing in fighting against the Gastrea—is used to accomplishing dangerous tasks. His partner is Enju, a precocious young girl. They fight thanks to their peculiar powers until one day, when they receive a special assignment from the government. This top secret mission is to prevent the destruction of Tokyo... Set in a near future, this thrilling heroic-action story... starts now!

Created by:

Status:

Ended

Language:

Japanese

First air date:

4/8/2014

Last air date:

7/1/2014

Key words:

cyborg
gun
infection
harem
giant monster
orphan
fighting
super power
kaiju
discrimination
virus
anime
parasites
near future
duo
found family
organization
monsters
urban fantasy
based on light novel
teen fantasy
dystopian
dystopian future
team

Seasons

Specials

1 Episodes

Season 1

13 Episodes

Cast

Yuki Kaji

~ as ~

Rentarō Satomi (voice)

Rina Hidaka

~ as ~

Enju Aihara (voice)

Yui Horie

~ as ~

Kisara Tendō (voice)

Tomoyo Kurosawa

~ as ~

Tina Sprout (voice)

Rikiya Koyama

~ as ~

Kagetane Hiruko (voice)

Aki Toyosaki

~ as ~

Seitenshi (voice)

Yuhko Kaida

~ as ~

Sumire Muroto (voice)

Tamio Ohki

~ as ~

Kikunojō Tendō (voice)

Ami Koshimizu

~ as ~

Miori Shiba (voice)

Aoi Yuuki

~ as ~

Kohina Hiruko (voice)

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Reviews (2)

ZeBlah
Written 6 year(s) ago
6
Quite good animation but the foundation of the story is just too sad for me. Maybe worth to watch it once.
B
BiankaMalburg
Written 1 year(s) ago
4
"In order for you to have the time to truly decide whether this world is worth saving or not, we need the world to keep existing"

~Please forgive any spelling errors. English is not my native language.

I have my difficulties with "Black Bullet". I started the anime a few years ago, watched two episodes and then stopped again. Now I've seen it finished. So here are my thoughts.

The stucture of Black Bullet:
1. On the one hand, I think that the anime would have benifited from more episodes or a second season. Everything seemed so cramped and rushed to me.
2. On the other hand, I don't know if it was interesting enough to warrant more episodes.
3. Plot points were quickly introduced and rushed through. I was sometimes a bit confused during or at the end of an episode.
The writing of Black Bullet:
1. Either I was mentally absent for a short time and just didn't notice it or we learn almost nothing about Rentarou. Of course, we learn somethings about him (🦾🦿), but nothing really about him in terms of character.
2. Takuto Yasuwaki's "villain arc" is stupid and doesn't change or do anything within the story.
3. This is just a small point that gets on my nerves personally in some anime... Unnecessary conversations about the breasts of female characters.
4. This is now a somewhat bigger point, because I find it ... icky. The strange sexualization of the 'Cursed Children'. And the cursed children are, as the name suggests, children. I noticed it in some places, and I thinks it's well, strange.
~Again, sorry for any possible errors.