If you need something to pass the time and you've watched all the anime classics, B: The Beginning may help you avoid complete boredom. The biggest problem is that B pretends it's something more than it is. It is an OK anime with an interesting story and action that isn't bad. However, it tries to be something intellectual and philosophical and fills too much time with exposition or a character giving a speech explaining a theory or legend or reciting a philosophical rant. B acts like there is a mystery to be solved but never gives us anything coherent to ponder, try to figure out or get stumped by. So the entire time you are just waiting for things to happen or different plot points to be revealed. The main characters Keith and the mythical "B" have some potential. But the show tries to stuff over 10 characters, various subplots, an entirely new science, a mythology into 12 episodes while also giving some minor world building. there's not much room to develop any characters or get you invested in what's happening. So by the end, you're lucky if you care what happens to the main characters (much of which is predictable). So if you need to kill time and want dubbed anime, give it a shot. Otherwise, there is much better out there. All of the characters are standard anime tropes that have been done much better elsewhere. That being said, without revealing any plot, there are some cool characters that I wish were explored and some cool scenes that actually had my attention.

There are numerous plot points, parallel and intersecting story arcs, and murder mysteries to be solved past and present. But the show doesn't slow down to develop the characters, let them breathe, or provide the viewer any puzzles to ponder. Instead, new conflicts are introduced as quickly as they are solved, and nothing feels like it's at stake.

Smart, we'll written, and enticing. Each episode brings a twist and draws curiosity and hunger for what's next. Well developed characters and back story.

It was really good and had a solid story line but they squeezed it into 12 episodes and missed out some important bits that needed to be shown.