Review of Love of Kill

I read the manga before I watched the anime, but I will try to give try to give this an unbiased review despite the fact that I prefer the manga. This anime version, to my memory, is mostly a copy/paste of the manga in terms of loyalty to the plot, though it somehow falters to adapt it to a screenplay that isn't awkward. I don't understand how most of the details from the manga can be included, but the tension (sexual and otherwise) is totally lost. I was bored while watching this, which is not what I should be feeling while I'm watchingan action anime. I think the uninspired musical score contributed to this. If the score had been more driven, it would have added tension. If I hadn't read the manga first, I would have dropped the anime during the second episode because the pacing is slow and lacks the same driving force.

The animation was good, the voice acting was great (I watched in dub), and I liked how the anime took liberties to make Jim a more involved and less offensive character (in the manga he is called only by Indian-kun, which I dislike). There are several cool fight scenes that I wish they could make last longer because those were the best parts, but each fight only lasted maybe 30 seconds. I feel like they could have milked those scenes more. The characters are enjoyable and dynamic, and ultimately that's why I stayed.

Overall, I found the anime on the disappointing side, but I still watched the entire thing. I think it's worth trying at least the first three episodes to see if you would like it.