“Bounty hunter Chateau reluctantly dates assassin Ryang-ha for intel, but their pasts threaten deadly consequences.”
Love of Kill
殺し愛
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Synopsis
Bounty hunter Chateau reluctantly dates assassin Ryang-ha for intel, but their pasts threaten deadly consequences.
Novice bounty hunter Chateau Dankworth never expected to encounter someone capable of overpowering her in combat. Even less so that the mysterious man would take an immediate interest in her—to the point of aiding her missions. However, Chateau makes it clear that she has no plans of entertaining any personal involvement with him. Chateau's company is soon tasked with eliminating Song Ryang-ha—an expert assassin and a former member of a powerful Asian organization. Coincidentally, Ryang-ha is the man that has been pursuing her. Despite his background, Chateau reluctantly agrees to meet with Ryang-ha as part of a deal: in exchange for going out with him, he will provide her with the locations of current targets, dead or alive. But when the past begins to haunt both killers, their arrangement may need to come to an end, as their entanglement puts their lives at grave risk.
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Community consensus
Derived from 20 sampled reviews
What 20 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.56 · some divergence
4.2 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 4.0
↑ 2.85
Running avg · Mar 2022 → Apr 2025
- 8 “This refreshing departure from isekai and harem tropes delivers a slow-burning love story between a professional killer and bounty hunter that never feels tiring despite its deliberate pacing. The...”
- 8 “Love of Kill delivers a knockout blend of assassin action, comedy, and romance, all wrapped in top-tier animation that looks “on another level.” The unique trauma-driven backstory between the...”
- 7 “The anime delivers a good story with solid animation and captures the manga's mysterious vibe, particularly shining in its final episodes. However, the adaptation feels merely average, with early...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2022 – Mar 2022 Winter 2022
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-17815 catalog
Produced by
- Toy's Factory Producer
- Crunchyroll Producer
- Kadokawa Media House Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
- Bit Promotion Producer
- Bit grooove promotion Producer
- A3 Producer