Hes this unusual combination of utterly badass and utterly adorable and you cant really go wrong with that.

Now, New York is known as Hellsalems Lot, a strange city where humans live alongside monsters in relative peace with the occasional calamity or bloodbath thrown in the mix.

Libra is an organization that operates in Hellsalems Lot with the intention of maintaining peace amongst its eclectic citizens while also keeping the chaos from spreading to the rest of the world.

Leo travels to Hellsalems Lot in an attempt to find some answers but ends up joining Libra, which may not make his quest all that easier.

On one hand, I had a blast watching it but on the other, none of that stayed with me a second past closing the window on the last episode.

So maybe its not mixed feelings so much as the initial impression diminishing over time.

The characters are quirky, their antics range from amusing to hilarious, there are plenty of funny incidents and the overall atmosphere is very cheerful and uplifting.

The mood constantly shifts from deadly serious to absolutely ridiculous and though its a thin line, this show makes it work in a way that elicits a laugh or at least a smile.

Most of them have only one or two defining traits and many others are just a face and a name but Kekkai Sensen shows that even thats quite enough to make a good story.

Theyre all a bunch of borderline crazy individuals who play off each other in a variety of interesting ways.

Each of these arcs are entertaining on their own and also wildly different in subject matter.

Theres everything from human-monster bonding over burgers to saving the world from vampires.

The finales highly emotional tone does seem jarring compared to the mixed tones of the previous episodes though.

It seems to be a deliberate decision on part of the creators but it still leaves you feeling like you just watched only one half of a Durarara arc.

In other words, it leaves you blinking at the screen and questioning all existence.

For instance, the story cuts off at pivotal instances and the aftermath is not always shown or even explained later on.

Theres no clarification given for a lot of the odd incidents that Libra deals with even when theyre elements central to the storyline.

And with the second season coming out, maybe the storyline will get more fleshed out.

As I said above, most of them are one-dimensional but that does not in any way detract from the narrative.

Of course, he rallies well because hes the protagonist for a reason but on the whole, hes not really anything special.

Hes very nice but in a way that feels like a natural trait rather than something manufactured.

Hes not the bravest person out there and hes certainly not the strongest but he does what he has to do with genuine feeling and conviction.

He is exceptionally powerful and visually intimidating but his personality is very gentle, even whens he is beating his enemies to a pulp.

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