This is based on a light novel series of the same name by Masaki Okayu. It's directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, who also directed one of my favorite anime, Jungle wa Itsumo Hare Nochi Goo. It's got the snappy humor, the motormouth protagonist, and most importantly the hilarious ugly faces. So yeah, I like it a lot. Enough to even type a little story info!

The story is about Dokuro, a loli faced angel with a nice body that was sent from the future to kill our protagonist, Sakura Kusakabe (yes, boys can be named Sakura too). In the future, Sakura discovers the technology to allow everlasting youth. He discovered it by accident while researching on how to create a world full of lolis. So now in the near future, everyone can live forever, and all the women look like 12 year olds. Dokuro belongs to a group that seem to be under God's orders called Shiniki Kaigen Kaigi, or Rurutiè (loo-loo-tee-è) for short. God apparently doesn't like the idea of everlasting youth, which is why Dokuro was sent for the assassination. Fortunately for Sakura, Dokuro took a liking to him and decided that the future could be changed withOUT killing him. So since she's now considered a traitor to Rurutiè, Dokuro lives with Sakura.

This is where the anime begins. Dokuro has been with Sakura for a while now, but Sakura still has no idea why she originally came. To him, she's just some angel from the future that showed up one day and started living with him. In these first two episodes however, Rurutiè sends another angel, Sabato, to finish what Dokuro couldn't. And from her, Sakura finds out about everything I typed in the previous paragraph.

That's basically it for the story so far. The blood and gore enters the picture whenever Sakura does anything to embarrass or piss Dokuro off. She'll take out her spiked club Escaliborg and beat him to death, like the name of the show says (bokusatsu means beat-to-death). Sakura doesn't stay dead for long though, as she brings him right back to life with her magic (using the chant "pipiru piru piru pipiru pi~").

Aside from the aforementioned comedy elements from Hare Nochi Goo, the show also has excellent animation by Hal Film Maker and a strong vocal cast. You have Saeko Chiba using her sugary voice as Dokuro, Reiko Takagi as Sakura, Rie Kugimiya as Sabato, and Ayako Kawasumi as Sakura's childhood friend Shizuki. Chiba horribly sings the OP too, but since she tries so hard and the animation is cute I can't help but enjoy it anyway.

Honestly, if future episodes (scheduled for 8 total) keep up the same quality as these first two, this has the potential to become another favorite of mine. I look forward to May 15th (eps 3 & 4) with much anticipation.