Devils Line In 2018 after reading the whole manwha of "Orange Marmalade," I had a strong urge to look for vampire romance dramas with a similar story and drama load. That's how I ended up reading Devils Line and watching its anime, among other manga, when I found out that it had just had an adaptation. Without further ado, let's start with the review! Anzai is half vampire-half human. Tsukasa is a typical college student. In a world where vampires live mixed with humans, the government does not know of their existence because their appearance is the same as humans. They also do not need to drink blood, but when they do, they become terrible uncontrollable monsters who lose their consciousness completely, capable of killing for a few more drops of that crimson liquid. Anzai is part of a police squad that pursues criminal vampires who have killed people, but when he arrests a close friend of Tsukasa's, his life takes a turn he never expected. It is a very complete plot and a little gem. It has romance, gore, politics, and fights. Being set within the police, you have the excitement generated from the cases and murders. In addition, the very existence of vampires gives you that touch of fantasy that makes you want to know more about these creatures. In the same way, we find factions against the coexistence of these vampires and even ask for their eradication. This fact leads to a plot full of deceptions and mysteries between the CCC, a secret organization, and our protagonists. Love in this work is very well written. The feelings Tsukasa and Anzai have for each other are powerful, and they always do their best to understand each other, going through some bumps but never throwing in the towel. The relationships in this work are more mature and show us how from love comes a desire that is very difficult to control, both for humans and vampires. As great as this anime is, a flaw is that this adaptation assumes that the viewer has read the manga before starting with the anime. I mean, it sometimes feels rushed, and many plot points are better explained in the manga. Even its finale is confusing. And an anime adaptation shouldn't be made with the intention that everyone who watches it has to read the manga first. What usually happens is that the anime serves as an advertisement for viewers to read the original material (manga / light novel). Therefore, the anime MUST make things sufficiently clear without having to resort to the work it adapts. The characters that appear in Devils Line are very well constructed. It shows us how humans can be real monsters and how vampires also have their humanity. You get pretty fond of the main cast; each character brings something different, making them enjoyable. I enjoyed the characters though there are some that I wish had more appearances, like Juliana. For starters, Anzai is a pretty deep character as a protagonist that, if I remember correctly, in the manga after what was adapted by the anime was analyzed more in-depth because his past and some minor details are expanded. Tsukasa, on the other hand, is a female co-protagonist that thank god I didn't dislike (and that's something difficult when a central cliché in supernatural romance is that the female protagonists seem to be made of porcelain and the guy has to take care of them from all evil). She's an independent girl and can perfectly manage without Anzai around. I find the couple they form beautiful. They have become one of my favorite OTPs from anime. Lee is the last character that caught my attention. Lee is a somewhat mysterious person (I didn't have a good feeling about him in his first appearance if I tell the truth), but over time he evolved, gained your trust, and is one of the characters I like the most in the anime. I blame not trusting Lee at the beginning to the many times the series plays with the viewer's feelings, making some of its characters undercover agents. You are never quite sure of the intentions of any newly introduced characters. On the other hand, the way the characters evolve is gradual and meaningful, as are the relationships that form between them. Whenever there is a fight between two vampires, the viewers will see exciting and enjoyable action scenes. Except for the fast-moving chase scene, everything else is well-executed, and the action scenes provide plenty of graphic violence without being downright gory. While the action scenes can be impressive at times, the other visual effects in Devil's Line are dull. The background art is elementary; nothing can distinguish them from typical anime. In addition, there are many flaws in the character design. The adaptation of the characters to animation caught my attention but not for the right reasons. I see it as a quirky design when the characters are put in various camera angles. It's just not consistent. Also, the look the vampires take on when they "transform" is not as appealing as I expected. The red eyes, yellow iris, and feline pupil and with the fangs so exaggeratedly long they don't exactly appeal to me. I didn't expect the ending of the anime to end the way it did. It wasn't as happy and typical as I expected and, even though I waited until the scene after the ending, I was really hurt by this kind of ending. Also, I would have liked them to go a little further to know the future of Tsukasa and Anzai and the situation and the type of relationship they have because, with this ending, it wasn't clear to me if they are together or not. As in many other cases, I am convinced that the manga ends up having much better writing and is more recommended for those who are curious to take a look at this incredible story. 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