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Shojois intelligibly celebrated for cute romances that are tailor specifically for teenage girl , but a night and bloodyanimecalledLove of Killproves that the demographic can also be just like their shonen counterparts and possiblyeven like seinen . In fact , it would be very difficult forLove of Killto not have at least a niggling second of violence , just taking the specific trade of both protagonists into account . Song Ryang - ha is a hit man and Chateau Dankworth is a bounty Orion , and , of class , both of themmeet in the bloody backwash of a successful mission(i.e . murder target ) .
Of naturally , Love of Killstill features wild-eyed moment like the vast legal age of shojo do . In fact , the entire story is drive by Ryang - ha ’s unrequited fondness for and borderline insalubrious obsession with Chateau .
However , it ’s Ryang - ha ’s unsettling treatment of Chateau that ironically makesLove of Killeven less like most shojo , though the anime does make a conscientious effort to portray these interaction as innocent as possible to resonate more with the targeted demographic . Chateau ’s sometimes comical reaction and anger markings slightly come through in minimizing the seriousness of his transgressions against her . intelligibly , it ’s both the violence and confutative way in which Ryang - ha treats Chateauthat makeLove of Kill ’s classification as a shojo perplexing .
Love of Kill’s Shocking Amount of Violence Is Complemented By Well Executed Mystery and Suspense
Based on the manga by Fe; produced by Platinum Vision
What ’s particularly striking is how Ryang - ha and Chateau’spast life are connected by bloodshedbeyond their similar profession . The source of this connection , however , is kept a secret until the very end , which is the third distinguishing constituent of this enigmatic serial . passion of Killis as a mystery as it is a romance and suspense anime . watcher are slowly presented with clue and flashbacks that finally add some linguistic context to the situation , as is the case with most mysteries .
It ’s particularly artful , however , that all the violence culminates in the radioactive dust of Chateau and Ryang - ha ’s first confluence long ago , allowing their past to come in fucking full circle .
When taking the usual tonus of shojo serial publication , it ’s even more ironical that the peculiarly violent nature of how Ryang - ha and Chateau really first meet actually explains why the accuracy is hidden from witness . For even though the tale is mostly from the linear perspective of Chateau , she is somehow leave in the dark .
Luckily , the journeying to reach that disclosure is absorbing , as one might wait from a suspense . The more Chateau gets swept up into Ryang - ha ’s orbit , the more peril she afterward faces . As their lives protrude to become entangle in a bloody amalgamated mess , elevator car tumble into ravines in larger-than-life chases , characters get shot stage - white , and others are stabbed in the neck opening . It ’s particularly artful , however , that all the violence culminate in the radioactive dust of Chateau and Ryang - ha ’s first meeting long ago , allowing their past to come in fucking full circle .
For those who are understandably put off by Ryang - ha ’s interactions with Chateau , skeptical looker can rest assured that the answer to this mystery , at the very least , partially redeems his quality . In fact , his veneration to her is almost admirable when taking the full write up into report . This , alone , should peak the pursuit of those who have yet to seeLove of Kill , which is currently streaming onCrunchyroll . That is , if the prospect of a bloody and violentshojoisn’t enough of a draw .
