STORY: I really thought season two was the peak of Scissor Seven but this is the mountain top and it keeps the momentum. Season 3 is the kid with straight As/high marks on their report card. Everything you love about Scissor Seven: the fluidity of its animation the infinite crackhead energy the seamless balance of humor and action and Sevens mysterious past. It all gets developed further or improved. The tone gets slightly darker as well. Dont worry its not an edgefest. Seven is ready to get down to business. Hes gotten back some of the memories of his past life but now theres a steep bounty on his head. The whole first half of the season explore the worldbuilding/different locations but it all leads to a countdown to Sevens destination Xuanwu Kingdom. This is one of my favorite recently animated shows and definitely one of the best Chinese animations. Its lighthearted and easy to bingewatch due to the short run time and digestible storylines. You also dont have to worry about weird fanservice save for some titty shots in ep 5 so yes you can watch this in front of people Also the development of the Seven + Thirteen relationship is so good 3 I hadnt thought too much about them before because gag comedy and all but I want these two together now. He can be serious and goofy with her. As a nitpick this show introduces more questions than it answers. While we do get a nice chunk of Sevens past life the majority of the time is spent introducing new oneoff characters or spending time with side ones. CHARACTERS: I enjoy the cast of characters and I love the little spotlight Dachun gets here. Hes one of my favorites and ohso wholesome. We get to learn a little bit more about some of the other side characters too. ART: If it were possible the animation seems to have gotten even sleeker. The fight scenes are still visuallyappealing and fastpaced. There are a lot more dynamic angles and exploration of locations than before. Character designs are appealing though I wonder when Asian artists will tire of the Sambolooking bloated lips. I adore the design of Qingfeng and the Thumbs Up guy. SOUND: The music has also improved and its presence is more noticeable. A few of the tracks take on a godly orchestra sound and heighten the tension. The ending theme still takes on the same lullaby sound as previous seasons. There was no Japanese dub this time around so I listened to the original Mandarin Chinese. Very good Ive no qualms. Rating: 10 100 : Overall I have high praises all around for Scissor Sevens third season. And episode 9 was just startlingly beautiful. Cant wait for the movie. If youre looking for something quick and enjoyable go start with Season 1