After watching the first episode I thought; oh man, not another cool-paranormal-man-defeating-zombies-anime. It looked very similar to Vampire Hunter D., Trigun and Hellsing. But at the second episode I discovered that this story begins with how our hero became an undead superhero. It takes about 10 to 15 episodes to tell the story of two young friends building up a career in the mob that's controlling their hometown. They start off as petty thieves and end as the chief-executives of the gang. At a certain point the story takes a dramatic twist that shapes the undead character ''Beyond the grave'', wanting to take revenge on those that deceived him in the past.
The strength of this show is that it gives all of its characters a tremendous depth by building up their story on a slow pace. It creates a certain emotional involvement with the characters and their (mis-)fortune. They could've just chosen to tell this story in far less episodes and focus more on the action than on the dramatic sequences, but that would most likely lead to a lesser end result. As it is now, it's perfect for my taste.
I really adored this impressive story about friendship, deceit, love and loyalty. It may contain some clichés, but that doesn't withhold it from being a very powerful piece of anime.
The strength of this show is that it gives all of its characters a tremendous depth by building up their story on a slow pace. It creates a certain emotional involvement with the characters and their (mis-)fortune. They could've just chosen to tell this story in far less episodes and focus more on the action than on the dramatic sequences, but that would most likely lead to a lesser end result. As it is now, it's perfect for my taste.
I really adored this impressive story about friendship, deceit, love and loyalty. It may contain some clichés, but that doesn't withhold it from being a very powerful piece of anime.