This is the anime series I've been following lately, and I quite enjoyed it. The main character is cool and the action sequences are well-executed.
The story revolves around the mysterious "Hell's Gate" that surrounds an area of Tokyo where a cataclysmic event happened a decade before. Several factions and government agencies are trying to delve into the mysteries of the "gate." One of its strange effects was the emergence of "contractors" - humans who have suddenly developed unique and oftentimes destructive supernatural abilities in exchange for the loss of the human capacity for emotion/compassion. They are now recruited and employed by the rival factions to retrieve/steal information, commit kidnappings or assassinations, and any other dirty deed that needs be done. Hei is one of them. The whole series centers around his relationships with the other characters, his search for his beloved younger sister, and his inner conflicts as he tries to hold on to the humanity he believes to have lost when he became a contractor. As he works to uncover the "gate's" secrets, he discovers more and more about his own person at the same time.
The pace of the series is good; secrets and twists are revealed a little at a time, enough to entice you to keep watching. The characters are also engaging and well-rounded. Their interactions with each other provide human drama elements as well as moments of comic relief. The contractors are cool and vicious, and the action sequences are fast and gripping.
Favorite character: Hei and the cat
Favorite scene: Whenever Hei eats like there's no tomorrow.
Favorite episode: The 26th (special/extra episode)
All-in-all a pretty exciting and interesting sci-fi/action series - worth watching.
I'd give it a 7/10. Give it a try.
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