Not without spoilers This is a bit different from most of my reviews because its really just not that great and I highly recommend reading the manga instead. If you havent read my other reviews dont mind. Koroshi Ai or Love of Kill is supposed to be a daring romance between two assassins who meet in the middle of their bounty hunting. Ryangha Song a topclass assassin who has taken out whole organizations meets Chateau Dankworth a professional bounty hunter and thus should be the start of a thrilling love story. However the reality is quite disappointing. Instead of risque dating life there is only backstory. Plot 6/10 Despite not actually focusing on the romantic aspect as advertised there still is some substantial plot that is actually interesting. Warning its really just about the backstories of Ryangha and Chateau. Ryangha is a powerful intelligent guy and he has wiped out an entire mafia organization. Now thats a pretty interesting story to hear about when his former colleague from said organization seeks revenge. While not that impressive this is really the first arc of the story and shows off our powerful ML. Its a plot point its there and you might enjoy it. The next arc is surprise more of the past but this time its about Chateaus life. After a puzzling incident where young Chateau is found in a car with a dead boy sitting in the drivers seat she is adopted by a detective and his wife. Throughout the last 7 episodes things are slowly revealed about this incident as she fights and escapes with Ryangha. It turns out they both knew the dead boy and how they knew him is up for you to watch. The romance isnt there its really just Ryangha doing things for Chateau like killing her bounties for her because hes interested in her existence. The only real romance in this show is between Chateaus boss and his wife of which we see a brief cute scene of them together. I really wanted to see how Ryangha and Chateau would fall in love but I was very disappointed. Character Development 3/10 Its just not there. In fact what we see is a degradation in many characters over the course of the story especially with Chateau. At first shes seen as a competent bounty hunter who keeps her personal life and feelings very separate from work. But then she becomes weak in comparison to Ryangha loses her confidence in herself and pretty much turns into dead weight. I dont like saying this about what is supposed to be a strong lethal woman but its what I saw happen. Ryangha just doesnt have any character development. Hes a strong killing machine with an odd obsession with our FL and doesnt change. The only character to have grown a little is Jim despite his infuriating lack of a mouth and really odd way of speaking. He grows a pair in order to save Chateau. And thats really it. I personally hate his character so I cant speak too fondly of him. Animation and Music 6/10 Theres just not enough depth and contrast to the characters or the scenery and it really kills the show. I havent read the manga but I hear that it does a much better job of detailing the right moods and expressions. I had hoped because of the epic opening that it would have been a lot darker more expressive and defined. But its really not there isnt that pop to the show that there should have been and it feels like not a lot of effort was put into the making of this show. The music was good though and the OP was a banger. It really grew on me even though I had initially liked it. Theres a lot of classical music that gives you the feel of real espionage and professional killing that sort of vibe. If only the art/animation used in the opening and ending was kept up in the actual anime. Overall 5/10 Its not great theres little to no romance and the only real plot is the backstories of our main characters. The animation isnt true to the feelings of the story which makes this score even lower. Koroshi Ai could have really been something if it had stuck with the initial romance instead of a connected past that brings trouble. I didnt enjoy this and I definitely wont be watching the second season. The first season ended right in the middle of a big fight so I just cant bring myself to justify another season that might do the same.