I’ve had a complicated relationship with "Black Bullet." I began watching the anime several years back, but after only two episodes, I put it aside. Now I’ve finished the entire series, and these are my impressions. The pacing of “Black Bullet” felt off. It seems like more time could have been devoted to exploring things—it all appeared very compressed and hurried. However, I'm not sure if the story was engaging e…

The animation itself is really well done, but the underlying narrative felt excessively depressing. I'm not sure I’d want to see it again, though it might be okay to view one time.