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Bayron City is a Mega-Float city in the Pacific Ocean; Shu is a young man living in the city who runs a Private Military Company being supported by the demon Kisara.

This anime series is set floating mega city in the Pacific called Bayron City. It comes under the jurisdiction of no country and is the centre for the mining of Orgonium; a newly discovered energy source. There are problems though; demons known as D-Hazards have been causing trouble and they appear to be increasing. Various private companies hunt these demons and this series is centred on a small outfit led by Shu Ogata; he is helped by Kisara; a school girl who is also a demon. Every season there are shows that look promising and while you watch them you think are okay but then you forget about them as soon as they are over; occasionally one is forgettable in the week between episodes... sadly I found this to be one of those. It isn&#39;t a bad show, it just doesn&#39;t stand out... hopefully things will be better for new viewers who no longer have to wait between episodes. One the plus side the character designs are solid, the animation is pretty good and there is some decent action. Overall I can&#39;t recommend it but would say if you like the genre watch a few episodes and see what you feel about it. These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.

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Engage Kiss

A run-of-the-mill demon-hunting and cliched storyline, Engage Kiss is a series produced in 2022 that demonstrates romance, action and even comedy at points. It features a growing cast of characters, deuteragonists and side/background characters that all work together to fend their city from the demon infestation they recently found themselves in. One particular recurrent character, the protagonist, also catches himself associating relationally with a demon himself, making his involvement and collusion with the police force conflicting and complicated. Another recurrent character would be the demon aforementioned, the protagonist&#39;s partner. They find themselves in a situationship with each other due to having business interests while also fighting towards more personal goals as well. Though the deuteragonist is a demon herself, the protagonist decides to allow her to help him in the consistent and undying fight against demons while also (possibly) incurring damages to the city itself. The main issue I have with the show is the storyline. It is an amazing storyline if they had removed the more sentimental moments to work on them more. While I do feel that the overarching idea of this show has been done maybe a million times over by now, I also do feel that there is potential to be had within this storyline. The main backbone of the story (spoilers ahead!) is that the protagonist had his family killed by demons, and works with a demon business partner in attempts to get his family back, or at least avenge their deaths. There is more to the story&#39;s backbone, but that alone is already a great storyline to have. The story&#39;s tangents, however, and most of the character&#39;s dialogues, could have been written far better. During the more dramatic moments, such as during a fight scene where a villain or the hero wants to insert some sort of short monologue, their speeches are entirely predictable and it&#39;s likely that if you are at least somewhat familiar with this genre, you won&#39;t even react to most of the monologues here. They&#39;re not only cliched, but sometimes dramatised. Even during some of the more sentimental and depressing moments of the show, I cringe at some of the shared dialogue between characters.

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Engage Kiss

Fairly forgettable demon hunting anime

Run-of-the-Mill

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