Synopsis:
Beautiful and seductive Rei is an assassin with the codename Chimera. But there is more to Rei than meets the eye, for she is both man and woman in one body...

Review:
Chimera is mainly about Rei, a lithe and attractive woman. Killing people is her job because she's an assassin. The first part shows us how Rei exacts her revenge on the person who had maligned her in the past, and the second part features a mission gone wrong. To describe Chimera any further would just reveal all the surprises it has in store.

To its credit, Chimera is rather interesting. The story unfolds in a decent pace, and it's the first time I've encountered a hermaphrodite in the person of Rei (who can have sex both ways -- as a man and as a woman). The scene where Rei finally strips of all her clothes kind of reminded me of the revelation scene in "The Crying Game", except that in Chimera, the other party readily accepted Rei's male organ (the guy in "The Crying Game" puked). There's actually more plot than sex, and that can either be good or bad depending on your preference. Good for me though, as I've never really liked sex-every-other-minute hentai anime.

The art and animation are quite good. Rei is attractive enough, and the men she encounters are rather handsome. Sex is portrayed with mostly upper body nudity. There's also a certain amount of violence and gore. To be honest, I'm left quite speechless by Chimera -- not that it's good, and not that it's bad. It's actually better than most hentai titles I've seen.

Miscellanies:
Chimera is one of the three hentai titles featured in The Best of Kitty Vol. 3. The other two are "My Fair Masseuse" and "Sexorcist".

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