Based on the video-game of the same name, this action-packed anime begins with violent scenes of a Frankenstein-like gunfighter battling a horde of giant one-eyed monsters. The story switches gears abruptly in the second episode as we meet the gunslinger when he was a soft-spoken human named Brandon Heat working his way up the ladder of the local mob. The shift in tone is a bit disconcerting, but the stories grow in intensity and complexity as we see what happened to Heat to make him the monster of that first episode. The voice work is strong throughout, as is the use of music to heighten the drama, and underscore the action throughout the series. The artwork is detailed and impressive.
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