Review of Terra Formars

Now this is a gore anime that you should watch! Summary: Akari Hizamaru did anything he could to help his sick childhood friend, even participating in an underground cage fight against a wild bear! The reason behind this is that his friend is dying of a mysterious virus and to take the procedure Akari needs the money. At first it seemed as if he had reached the end of his strength against the animal but this battle reveals that Akari may have some strange abilities. After he had watched his match he was given some dreadful news of his friend who is beyond help. He met two people partof an organization who intend to send a group to Mars. There had been expeditions to Mars which have all ended in disasters due to mutant cockroaches. There had been suspicions the mutant cockroaches and the virus had some sort of connection.
So the question is:
Why are there giant cockroaches on Mars? And why does Akari have mysterious abilities that make him well-suited to fight these mutants?

I would recommend you to watch the OVA which explains exactly what is happening in this anime, if you go straight to the series you might be a little lost on the aim of the characters and not fully understand some of the characters relation to the enemy.

Overall, I really really REALLY like this anime.
Minus all the gore that is seen in it, the plot is amazing!
As you keep on watching, you keep questioning what is happening and why it's happening.
You end up wanting more and more.
To avoid any spoilers, I would recommend you just watch the OVA first and see if you're interested in the series.
There is currently a second season for this anime and the artwork is superb!

Recommend for people who enjoy gore or for people interested in realistic story lines (so a story line similar to Akame Ga Kill)