Jouran is a phenomenal revenge story. If you enjoy works like Lady Snowblood, Kill Bill, or the films of Park Chan-Wook, then you will adore this anime. It has a fantastically realized roaring '20s/biopunk setting; its characters are all engrossing, each with their own complicated motivations and desires; and the artwork and direction are *clearly* a cut above their peers. The story itself is equally engaging, with enough twists and revelations that it will keep you engrossed until the very end without feeling trite. The only place that this anime fails is in a somewhat unsatisfying ending, but that's purely a matter of taste. Thisshow is 12 episodes well spent, and it deserves way more praise than it gets.