# Black Bullet (2014)

> In a near future where humanity has been pushed into a small exiled territory by viral Gastrea parasites, a young Civil Security operative and his partner take on a top secret mission to save Tokyo.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/54277

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 13
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, science fiction, action
- Network: AT-X
- Cast: Yuki Kaji, Rina Hidaka, Yui Horie, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Rikiya Koyama, Aki Toyosaki, Yuhko Kaida, Tamio Ohki
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3257166/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Tone: grim, despairing, tense, heroic, melancholic

## What critics say

Viewers find the animation strong and the premise intriguing, but feel the single season is cramped and rushed, with a bleak foundation that is hard to enjoy.

## Synopsis

Black Bullet (2014) is a Japanese anime action series created as a single season of thirteen episodes and aired on AT-X, produced by Kinema Citrus and Orange. Set in a near future where humanity has been defeated by viral Gastrea parasites and confined to a small territory near Tokyo, the story follows Rentaro Satomi (Yuki Kaji), a boy who serves as a member of the Civil Security organization that hunts the monsters. He works alongside Enju Aihara (Rina Hidaka), a precocious young girl whose peculiar powers make them an effective pair on dangerous assignments. Their routine missions shift when they receive a special government order to prevent the destruction of Tokyo. Each episode is built around combat sorties and pursuit of Gastrea threats, with an emphasis on the emotional toll of living in a world trapped in darkness. The tone is grim and despairing, with heroic action sitting against a backdrop of terror and discrimination. Viewers who enjoy Attack on Titan and Knights of Sidonia will find a similar sense of walled-off human survival and young fighters facing monstrous enemies. The series is a compact, fast-moving action anime with a sad, heavy atmosphere that rewards patient viewers.

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