Review of Gangsta.

Watching Gangsta is like taking drugs, yet you are clean. I’d like Worrick to be my dad - Gangsta review We’re introduced into Ergastulum, a city free of reign from most of the authority, lead by four figures of different factions. Our main heroes of the series, Nicolas Brown and Worrick Arcangelo, otherwise known as the ‘handymen’, because they will take jobs no one else will do, going through a series of events that reveal bits of their past. While the ending was disappointing for leaving on a cliffhanger, the series as a whole still offers subtle moments of relaxation and enjoyment. Since the first episode, Nicolas andWorrick convey their dynamic through their dialogue and conversation. Though being deaf, Nicolas uses sign language to communicate, and when he speaks it makes it all the more interesting. He has a very subtle coolness to him that makes him all the more lovable. Worrick is quite charming and charismatic the way he is well portrayed in the how. He taught Nicolas sign language and how to speak when they were younger showing that they both need one another even if being a normal doesn’t fit him into the world of Twilights.

Gangsta has an interesting contained story and setting. The Twilights are descendents of those who use the drug ‘celebrer’ in order to stay alive and function, and often of mental and physical disorders. They wear tags to show their level of strength. And normally, there are people who are against them and willing to kill them. That is where the three principles comes in. It’s stated to protect Twilights and the abuse of them but who really listens to the law, right? As the show progresses, we see a number of people who bare hatred against the Twilights for the danger they pose. In the last few episodes we are introduced to Hunters who hunt Twilights. They seem to be normals from what we’re shown in the anime, however highly skilled and trained equal or better than Twilights. I thought this was the weakest part of the show’s narrative as it was left in a poorly done ambiguous way, unintentionally. The 12 episodes restriction hampered the overall narrative which completely disengaged me at times. But it is the characters and the calmness of conversations between characters that help keep the enjoyment there.

The art of the show is well done. There are times where characters look awkward, but for the most part it is good and the style fits with the mature contents of the series. The animation was serviceable. Most of the time it’s peaceful moments and not as much intense action for the animators to go all out. Voice acting is good. It gave me the notion like I was watching a noir film. Worricks charismatic voice just touches the ears very smoothly. Nicolas’s voice nailed it. He sounded very badass and cool when the moments called for him to speak with his mouth. I like it that the show is filled with adults so for the most part I’m not drained out of my mentality by squeaky voices. It is all done in a very mature manner. The opening and ending touched my ears very pleasureful. The opening was way too freaking cool, not for it’s amazing animation or whoa factor, it is just so very chill.

I have a personal bias for this show even for it’s loss of a compelling story in a restricted environment of 12 episodes. But objectively speaking, it has the characters and setting, but the story is weakened greatly because of it’s limited screen time to at least give something meaningful til the end. And that is why Gangsta earns a 7/10. I’m being nice to this show because of my personal story. So for anyone else considering watching this, it would probably be a 6/10. However it still earns my Netflix and Chill seal of approval because of how cool the characters are and the damn soundtrack is just so noir like. I always imagine a scene in the bar drinking with a pal or lady with the music playing in the background. It’s not something I can recommend because of a lack of a complete story for a season. And I hope that season 2 is on its way.