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I was pleasantly surprised by this one and it's quite a shame that it seems like it won't be getting a second season as lots of plot points are left unresolved. If you really value having closure and you are not willing to read on I would avoid this one, you will find no closure here.

What we have seen so far of the plot is not particularly complicated. Kamito Kazehaya is a boy who can utilise magical powers that usually only girls can use. He attends an otherwise all female school and has a shady past.

This one is another good example of how to properly ... execute having a story alongside being an ecchi show. Lots of shows usually can’t get the balance between these factors down and end up being heavily weighted in one direction or another. This is not the case here and I can safely say that it's got the mix of Comedy, Action and Ecchi down almost perfectly as none of the aforementioned elements spent long enough in the spotlight for me to tire of them.

I'm aware that there has been a little disagreement over the quality of the characterisation and voice acting when it comes to certain characters but as someone who has not read the LN, I feel as if they pull it off. I personally don't particularly enjoy fanservice of characters I'm not invested in but as far as I am concerned Blade Dance succeeds in giving the cast proper backstories / does not fall into the trap of having them be cutouts with slightly different bust sizes. A clear victory for those who like a little plot to go along with the 'plot'.

As far as characters go, special mention must be made to Ai Kakuma as Terminus Est who was just perfect / really stole the show. Easily my favourite character from this as nearly every moment Est was on screen was comedy gold. Having long silver hair, knee socks and that amazing voice helped a little as well.

It's not all roses however as certain sections of exposition can get a little cliché at times. I'd like to spotlight the scenes with the headmistress as these where about as subtle as a chainsaw. I was half expecting her to break out the Dr Evil pinky laugh whenever the show sloppily attempted to foreshadow her 'mysterious' plans. Keep in mind however that this is an action-comedy harem; cheesy moments and unintentional comedy are part of what you are signing up for!

The actual world that the story is set in could have done with a bit of fleshing out but it's sufficient. The majority of the story takes place in a small number of locations that, while nothing new, are well drawn and detailed.

The music compliments the show well, the incidentals are a little forgettable but they work well in context and the fight music is usually intense. (You get a pass despite blatantly ripping off the Pirates of the Caribbean theme for your main battle theme.)

Speaking of, the action scenes are really impressive when you take into account the budget. They aren’t treading any new ground with the effects or battle style but it executes all the old tropes well enough that you should still enjoy it.

Overall this is a short, enjoyable romp through a rather basic setting with funny and interesting characters. Yes, it's walking the path well travelled as far as the plot goes but it walks it well.

Highschooler Subaru Hasegawa has lost his passion for basketball. His aunt sets him up as a coach for a young schoolgirls team in an attempt to get him out of his funk.

Are you are looking for a hilarious, overly cutesy, slightly risqué show with an actual story? Congratz, you can stop as this is the absolute pinnacle of that. The main characters are really endearing and while the story is not exactly complicated, it does a really good job of somehow getting you invested in small girls playing basketball.

The voice cast in this show is simply amazing. Highlight has to be everyone's favourites Yuki Kaji ... and Kana Hanazawa who provide the voices for MC Subaru and main girl Tomoka Minato respectively. The music is superb, Kaigan is a great "shit is going down" theme and the incidental music is all very nice.

I don't think you have to be a Lolicon to enjoy this show but it does pander so this is your forewarning.

This was nice but it's nothing to write home about, just your standard slightly above average show.

Kouta Shibaki is your cliché hormonal teen who only thinks about girls and Rurumo is your cliché outsider who has hardly any idea of how the world works. Premise is Kouta summons the witch Rurumo and accidentally strikes a bargain where in he is given a pair of girls pants in exchange for his immortal soul.

After warming up to him a bit Rurumo refuses to take his soul and is punished by being forced to grant any wish Kouta desires.

Now I wouldn't blame you if you thought this sounded ... like the build up to a really perverted anime but it's really tame with a focus on the characters and not on fanservice, it's on AT-X but it's totally PG-13.

Rurumo and her familiar Chiro are the best part of the show. I love Rurumo's totally deadpan persona and Chiro is a great comic relief side character. A few of the episodes fall flat but the character interactions are good enough to carry the show.

If they make more I will watch it but I'm not exactly waiting with baited breath.

Seikoku no Dragonar is an average anime with an average plot, average characters and one of 'those' endings. I don't mind ecchi shows in general but the premise was interesting so I was hoping that this one would maintain a better balance between having a plot and finding excuses to show everyone's boobs.

Positives
- The OST is quite nice.
- The opening is quite nice.
- Eco is cute.
- Character interactions are quite funny most of the time.

Negatives
- As the show went on the art choice for how characters hair and eyes interact really got on my nerves.
- 100% needless inclusion of tentacle enemies and dedicating lots of ... time to scenes with tentacles whenever they show up. (bleh)
- It was like half way through the show before they realised they didn't have enough time to wrap it up so they rushed it.
- Absolutely pointless side characters.
- That damn tease ending.

Overall not something you should go out of your way to watch but I don't regret giving it a go.