Let me get this out of the way.The main reason why i can't give this a 10/10 is because I wish the main character,Aya could do more or be more PROactive.
However,her role is well defined and established in this story,never did i feel that she had no reason to do what she did.Which is not something i could say for most anime these days.
And at least she has some real character and personality.Not being made artificially strong just for the sake of the tired 'strong girl"trope,implying girls need bs plot armor to be strong.
The 2 dudes she loved are allright,and do have a meaningful love triangle.
a heroic yuuji and our emo boy Toya.
Fortunately both of them are more complex than they seem.And you kinds get why she choose the one.(hint.Nice guys finish last). Unlike some shows, this nice guy isn't a loser.He makes some tough choices and goes through a lot.
The other guy is tied too well to the plot for me to go too deep into him.
He is a lost dude whose struggle to find himself isn't cringe worthy
This show is very ecchi for a shoujo.There are shonen harems with less service than this.That is because this anime had a source material which was once a PORN manga for GIRLS( Girls like porn too lol)
But the show knows when how to tell a serious story.Or tone it down when it needs too.
The story also has Aya host a spirit called Ceres(Goddess host from TWGOK is the best modern equivalent) .She is the" Diana to the Tenri.She basically is gonna kill if she doesn't get what she needs.
There is a whole mystery surrounding Aya ,Ceres and her family line.Conspiracies and corporations around.One of the best original Conspiracies in anime around.
I love the fantasy in this anime, it has well established rules
so when the fantasy happens, it didn't feel that the author pulled stuff out of nowhere to make stuff happen(unlike madoka).This can get very over the top,but it has a realism to ground the story.
The villans ,I'd say one of them needs a tag team of Keima,lelouch and Kira to take him on.He is a very focused dude who works towards the shows theme,"perfection".He isn't just the bad guy.More is shown rather than said for this dude ,which is what makes him stand out.
The other villan seems so generic at first.However,he has however one of the most realistic motivations out there.
The violence is brutal.and i've seen a lot of violent anime on my day.......
When I say "Is shoujo a dead genre" ,This is the kind of show I am talking about!
