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:

harem
super power
anime
based on light novel

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.
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BiankaMalburg
Written 10 month(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.