although not the best anime i have ever see but i enjoy lady death . i have never read the comic book and just saw this at the video store and decide to give it a chance . the animation be ok and i get the sense of the 80 anime from it which be what set it off for me . why everyone else hat that be beyond me . character development be fine . i like how they bring the transition from hope to lady death around . for you who do not like it and obviously wasn not pay attention . lucifer tell you how it happen and and she use his word . creamtor be a nice mentor or soldier for her . his dark bruiting style be perfect for this kind of movie . i think everyone here who have bash this need to take another look at it and reconsider . cause everything people have bash this can be say about everyones favorite anime vampire hunter d .