Heartwork: Symphony of Destruction

Basically, I'll write what I shared with a friend in an email yesterday when he asked me about this series. To me, it's straight down the middle - a 5/10 (within the hentai genre), mainly because I've seen far worse in animated pornography. Despite the terrible animation outside of the sex scenes, I do appreciate the character designs and the story, at least to some extent. There are moments here that are somewhat interesting too; I found the idea with the hitman, the cursed gun, and the exchange of briefcases intriguing. When it comes to the quality and explicitness of the acts themselves, it actually suits my tastes quite well. I've seen worse ones, even in five-minute clips, which are often just a loop of two or three sequences and positions. Here, it feels like someone actually put some effort in (unlike the rest of the scenes). Unlike some of my peers, this series didn't exactly thrill me, but it didn't offend me either. However, it's clear that it doesn't quite reach the above-average quality of other adaptations of similar games (like Bible Black or Discipline: Record of a Crusade). (04.03.2024)