Mahou Senshi Louie

Maybe back in the day it was something to go gya gya over (according to the person who rated it a 10) but to me it was cliche after cliche. Some of the scenes are cute, but there's nothing new or surprising in the story. The episodes are very skippable, I'd compare it to saiyuki where there is really nothing to tie all the series together except for the same characters that keep appearing in them with a couple attempts at humour. So, you can skip a bunch of the episodes as I did and still not miss a thing. I guess, most of the ... part that you could call a "plot" appeared in the last couple episodes of the series and even that was soooooooo predictable that you can just skip through it. So, I recommend that you watch this if you are really bored, or in the mood for watching something really predictable and bla.
Also, as another personal rant comment, the guy is supposed to be a crappy magician so why is he practicing with swords??!!! shouldn't he be training to become a better magician???

Ive only seen two episodes of this Anime and already its appearing to be really bad, as mentioned just one Cliché after another American voice actors Japanese with subs, its not really that good plus there doesn't seem to be a plot

I watched the whole series. It falls mostly in the realm of a magical fantasy that takes place in a stone age civilization. There are several female main characters, but it is definitely not a harem-style anime. It took me several episodes to really begin liking it, but by the 4th or 5th episode I was hooked. Overall it is pretty good. I wanted there to be more romance in it among the characters, but there wasn't too much of that.

This anime is often compared to "slayers", and for good reason - it belongs to the "based fantasy" genre. In other words, generic. And this means that here we will meet goblins, adventurers, medieval cities, magic and other indecency. And with the "slayers" he is related by similar characters and humor.

Many will think that this is a cheap copy and they will be partially right. But when viewing, I felt that the author still wanted to make it better. Using a single template, he added / changed those elements that he considered missing. I think you often had the feeling that you want to change ... something in the work so that you like it. And "Mahou Senshi Louie" is probably such an example.

One of the interesting elements is the approach to the development of the main characters (this applies mainly to the main character - Louis.) - they are more good not in character, but in their "image", since it is built from many remarkable components. Simply put - the characters have a "background" - their past, a place in this world. Their elaboration goes beyond the archetypes, and personally I'm glad about it.

But perhaps the most important advantage of this anime will be its humor and a fair amount of parody. I actually smiled quite often, and even laughed while watching. From this follows the main advantage for the target viewer - it is easy to watch, regardless of your condition.

It's time to talk about a couple of shortcomings - firstly, this is too straightforward behavior of the main characters, in particular the same female trio from the cover - every time Louis does something wrong (and he does it all the time), they call him names and blame for everything, and in general their attitude towards him is negative. Moreover, they constantly repeat the same thing, which is already very annoying for the third time. Apparently the author wanted to create the impression of an anti-harem, but obviously overdid it.

And the second drawback is the ill-fated grotesqueness. I know it's VERY weird to blame comedy for this. But the fact is that the series does not balance well between seriousness and complete absurdity. Because of this, you have to make some efforts to continue to believe in what is happening on the screen. 50% of jokes come down to how stupid the main character is

To sum it up: "Mahou Senshi Louie" is a fun and easy to watch comedy with interesting characters. But due to excessive absurdity, it loses its integrity. But nevertheless, it has its own charm and atmosphere based fantasy, which is not boring to watch.

7/10