bel Blatt Review Why Did I Choose To Watch This: bel Blatt seemingly had the perfect synopsis. With the promise of a dark fantasy and with revenge as the leading theme it was exactly the type of anime that I was craving to watch. Revenge stories are a niche that I absolutely love so how could I pass up on this. Not to mention the main character had such a sick looking character design. There was no way this anime was going to flop right? Plot Mechanics: Quick Summary: The story is set in a dark fantasy world where 14 knights were chosen to partake in a dangerous quest in order to save a kingdom. Unfortunately three of these heroes died before even reaching the final stage of their mission. This is where the plot starts to get interesting. Seven of the eleven remaining warriors wanted to turn back and abandon their mission in fear for their lives. Meanwhile the other four including the main character decided to go through with their kings orders and ended up successfully fulfilling their mission. Now heres where it turns into a revenge story. The seven knights who decided to turn tail slaughtered the four knights that completed the mission including the main character returned home and claimed the glory for themselves. They were celebrated and eventually given the title of Seven Heroes. To add insult to injury they slandered the four knights who actually completed the mission. In turn those four deceased knights were given the title Lances Of Betrayal. Twenty years later the main character is seemingly reincarnated. Although we dont know how and why hes back he has a new body a new name and the intention to carry out the deadly mission of slaughtering the Seven Heroes and exacting his revenge. Plot Execution: Heres where Im going to get real. Outside of the first two episodes I had no idea what was going on. The pacing was horrific and it felt like things were happening in the story for no reason. The flashbacks came out of nowhere and it was extremely hard to put the pieces together. Things went from point A to point B with no fluidity and it just kept getting worse. Plot : 7/10 Flaws Challenges Deficiencies: Firstly the pacing was atrocious. There wasnt really a time where the viewer had a second to process what was going on. There were too many significant things happening in the story that werent portrayed very well. This left me completely lost. By the time I was on the third or fourth episode I was completely lost. Secondly the biggest challenge for me was the German names used in the story. Im an anime fan from America and have never had problems with Japanese names. But this was extremely difficult. This may be due to my own personal language barrier struggles however it definitely was a struggle for me. Part of the struggle was because of the fast pace but the other part was that these names were being thrown at us without any context behind them. This made it that much more difficult to follow what was going on in the story. Again this is probably a personal problem with me rather than the anime. Lastly the battles really didnt satisfy. Upon actually encountering the main antagonists in the story we didnt get much build up. We also got even less of a finish. It didnt deliver when these antagonists were defeated. In a revenge story the best part is seeing the main character have a satisfying victory but that didnt happen at all. It all sort of felt blagh for a lack of a better word. Flaws Challenges Deficiencies: points Art/Animation: The art and animation werent all that bad. The characters art looked crisp. The night sky and the overall world that this story took place in looked beautiful. The signature double moon looked sick too. The animation wasnt the best however. Not only were the battles unfulling but they were also dull when it came to the animation. It wasnt bad just not great. Art/Animation: 7/10 Character Character Designs: The main character Kinzell looks like a badass. A demihuman similar to an elf with a scar across his eye. With white/silverish hair. Kinzells character design is easily a top tier design for a main character in a dark fantasy. The other characters looked pretty cool too nothing in comparison to Kinzell but they still perfected the dark fantasy theme. Kinzells character wasnt anything that would put this series over the top. Yes this is a revenge story and the characters in these series typically have no mercy and are lethal. Kinzell clearly had a good heart and was soft but when push came to shove he delivered without hesitation. Other than that we didnt see a lot of his personality. Im assuming most of the character development is left for future seasons if there are any developments at all. Character Character Designs: 8.5/10 Overall Rating/Recommendation: Would I recommend bel Blatt? Hell no. Going into the anime for the first time the plot seemed nearly perfect. The backstory and the build up felt so hype. However this was an easy let down for me. I would truly only recommend this to people that have time to read the manga or watch the show after completing the manga. I havent read it personally but Ive been told that the manga adaptation is a lot better. It would probably be easier to reread the manga compared to the extremely fast pacing of the anime. Overall Rating/Recommendation: 5/10