Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica

The show basically has its good aspects and bad aspects. The bad aspects would definitely be that the animation and sound were mediocre, the voice acting however was good. For an anime in 2012, and an action anime at that, the animation could have been MUCH better....more colorful, better fluid movements of the characters and so on, instead, it looked pretty much like a "normal anime" from 2006, especially when you compare the fact that 2006 brought out some good graphical animes (if i remember correctly). Another ridiculous aspect of the show was the nudity....the sheer amount of nudity was COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. Even the fanservice ... and ecchi scenes were overkill, yet at times important. I mean I get Akatsuki building character and relationships based on his EXTREME YET COOL pervertedness, but the nude scenes were not necessary for any of them.

Thing is though, despite the fact that the animation and sound sucked, the story was REALLY DEEP. It was INSANELY INTERESTING, whereby there is not only room for a prequel; but a sequel is ALMOST A MUST. I mean the reason this show MAY get a bad score by other reviewers is simply for the fact that "IT ENDED WAY TOO EARLY FOR ANY RECOGNITION". Its basically like watching one piece or naruto and ending it in the first 13 episodes.....with ONLY that much it basically crap. I'm pretty sure that if this show continued, more people would see the worth of it; its story gives room for a BUNCH of arcs while centering around the main plot of well....real earth with its superpowered organizations. All in all, the story has a 10 point (out of 10) potential, which 12 episodes alone CAN NEVER BRING OUT. So despite the fact that the 12 episodes were NOT THAT GREAT, the potential WAS EPIC. That attributes to the high score that I gave this show.

In terms of characters, well the class president was interesting, so was the lesbian though she wasn't THAT interesting, MIU was a typical idiot when she was ready but other than that there was potential for her, and the vice president was okay I guess, though she was USUALLY annoying throughout. The blonde hair guy (can't remember his name) was REALLY COOL and mysterious, and I really wanted to see more of him. AND THEN THERE'S AKATSUKI........two words "EPIC BADASS". ON EVERY CONCEIVABLE LEVEL this guy was EPIC; in fighting he was SUPREME, in planning/strategizing/reading people he was EPIC, in his way to attract people was ALSO EPIC. This is the HERO WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. I mean he is UNPREDICTABLY PREDICTABLE....what I mean by this is YOU KNOW HE IS GOING TO WIN IN THE END, BUT HOW HE DOES IT IS LIKE "DAMN DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING". He is simply EPIC and FOR him alone, the score for this show went up higher due to "THE RULE OF COOL". The "RULE OF COOL" states that when a main character is SO BADASS despite the show being.....okay.....the show gets a higher rating (past shows were cowboy bebop and trigun.....they were great shows but were even greater due to the main characters).....that said Hagure Yuusha is definately a WATCH, BUT only a BUY if the series actually continues, because if it does it would be MEMORABLE IF THE STORY IS TOLD RIGHT!

Great series, but canned after first season.

1. Story - The episodes are full of action, with plenty of funny moments and few dull ones. There is a little bit too much fan service in the show for me personally, but I'm sure others will love all the boob and panty shots. I think they expected this to go for several seasons, so much of the overall story is an unknown.

2. Art - Okay, I thought some of the characters faces looked a bit too round and for some reason, whenever faces are like this, they seem lacking in detail. They also use hair colours like ... pink and green.

3. Characters - The protagonist Akatsuki is a cocky jerk, but still comes off as cool rather than a perverted creep. The lead female, Miu is a little whiny at times and she has ridiculous sized breasts. She doesn't seem to do much besides provide fanservice and need rescuing. Even so, I grew to like her character more towards then end of the story. The only other character of note is Haruka. Haruka came across as a bit of a bitch at first, which made it more fun watching Akatsuki mess with her. I grew to like her character quite a bit though.

4. Overall - An enjoyable action comedy, marred by the fact it got cancelled after the first season.
You will probably enjoy this if you liked High School DxD, Testament of New Sister Devil, Sekirei or Maken Ki.

Its definitely a breath of fresh air in many aspects from your typical action/fantasy series. Definitely a strong male lead who isn't afraid of harassing the nearby girls. However, it shoots itself in the foot as it feels like we've been shoe horned into a confusing plot line which is described as vaguely as possible to try and make the show look cool.

The characters are definitely the shows most redeeming feature as the protagonist is the complete opposite of the shy ecchi harems you normally see. He is portrayed as a panty snatcher, molester, and peeper in a good light. ... Its kinda hard to describe but the girl victims do the kya screams while believing that he isn't really a bad guy at heart. However its merely a fresh twist on an old cliche to be honest. As the show goes on you get somewhat tired of his antics. Its like an original idea that was really poorly done to be honest.

As far as the harem and ecchi bits go, its the picture perfect cliche of the harem/ecchi genres. However like I said, the daring protagonist who openly gropes his harem girls to their chagrin does add a fresh twist to it.

The art and sound is pretty standard. Nothing particularly high tech, but nothing particularly bad either. Basically very little is animated in each of the scenes. Its an ecchi thrown out their because people will buy ecchis no matter what.

The story is by far the worst part of the show. The entire time I watched it I felt like they just threw out one half explained idea after another. They throw in new characters who's back stories are left a complete mystery but they are treated like front row side characters. They add in all kinds of weird plot elements which are never explained past being introduced. The whole thing felt so sloppy I was tempted to drop it half way even though I consider myself to be a part of the niche audience this show was aimed at....

The scripting and voice acting for the dub are good, except for stretches in later episodes where a turn of phrase is used in nearly every line for every character, no matter how out of place. Still, one of the reasons to watch is the perky, comedic writing of the English dub over. Other reasons would be the genre fusion, random sex scenes, funny sketches, and self-insert chadly main character doing all the things you wish your virgin main character from those other anime shows you watch in your Mom's basement would do instead of being virgins.

The premise starts with Akki the rogue hero who ... has been Isekai'd, saved that world from the demon lord, and is now actually coming back because he has "responsibilities" he can't just neglect despite the protests of his gf there. He enrolls in military hogwarts and begins to collect bra straps. His crew is a lesbian, a baby (okay she's probably 8, but skipped at least that many grades), and his sister who is actually the daughter of the demon lord he killed in the other realm. He seems to have a respect for and relationship to the demon lord he killed that motivates his actions. At military hogwarts, he sexually assaults women including the lesbian, little sister, and little girl in his posse nearly as often as they are on screen together. Can remove bras and panties by looking in their general direction, roughly 2000 bras and maybe ~500 panties are removed in total by the end of the show's run.

As you can see, this show has a certain "rogue aesthetica". What if I was the main character in all my favorite Anime at once and had a hot little sister that wasn't really my sister and I didn't even have to use magic because I use special magic that is better than magic and cancels your magic? This show is what. Add to that, I always do the manliest thing in every situation and am peerless in all regards and I've lived a full life and reached the pinnacle of my heroic profession and retired to clamoring protests that I not - but I'm still only a teenager. It is a self-insert fantasy to an extent that is actually rare, which says a lot for an anime.

More on the aesthetics - there's tits, ass, sex, and sexual assualt - but the girls like it, because it's not wrong if they like it right? Watching the one well endowed girl freak out over what to do with her enormous rack is hilarious. The gags are quite funny, the general level of the dialogue and open minded character interactions is high enough. The character designs and artwork are both passable. There is some mystery and grand narrative, the ending is fun. Really it's watchable, and even has potential if it ever got picked up again (it won't) and developed a reason to exist other than watching Akki be the alpha.

It's not even good, but the ways in which it is better than similar shows to itself are some of the better ways to be better. For example characters seem to have a personality and trajectory of their own, rather than showing up to interact with the main character and returning to frozen carbonite until needed again. Emphasis on the words "seem to". Next, it isn't stereotypical of any of the genres (action/magic/highshcool/isekai/etchi/comedy) that it slaps together - all the parts are there but the design is original enough to watch without triggering our immune systems. Also, he steals all the bras and all the hearts and rides a supersonic motorcycle that would kill and has killed lesser men on contact. I prefer this to virgin protagonist, loser protagonist, boring protagonist, naruto protagonist, and so on. That's what the show is, watch an OP protagonist play the role like he earned it - almost everything else is just "OK". The lesbian is cool though.

This was a surprisingly hilarious anime.

The overpowered main protagonist is nothing short of a sleezy dude, and while he is a sleezeball he does show good potential and is a man of his word. Obviously, this is a pretty trash anime, but I went into it expecting nothing less, and so maybe since my expectations were exceedingly low, it allowed me to enjoy the anime for what it is. It does attempt at being serious from time to time, but does a overall good job at breaking up the dramatic monotony by adding in some fun comedic breaks. Obviously there is some ecchi in ... this anime, and so be warned.

The plot mostly centers around main-protag-kun so if you are looking for more depth and development from other side characters, this is not the anime for that. Most of the other characters are used for exposition or comedic breaks. That said, once again, if you are just looking for something mindlessly entertaining with good humor and fan service, then this is probably for you.

i did not watch beyond the 3rd episode so i can't tell how good the full season is, but the fact i couldn't watch further says enough.
i like to watch trash isekai every now and then as a guilty pleasure yet even still i've never dropped an anime before.
i don't like ecchi and i'm sure that's a big part of why i didn't like it but even beyond that the story didn't manage to captivate me and i came out of every episode feeling bored, and actively insulted.
it was predictable through and through, a single scene got dragged out way too long and the other ... scenes just felt like recreations of the same.
i did like the idea of powers being earned in another world instead of being born with, however they seemed to abandon all that made this show unique and i couldn't bring myself to watch further and see if they pick them up again.

if you enjoy this, nothing against you at all and i'm happy you found something to enjoy, i however didn't enjoy this one at all

Hey folks, this will be a review for Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica. This is one of those shows that seems like it would be an example of "why anime is crap". However the show is pretty enjoyable.

The story is jumpy and rather simple feeling for how long they drag it out. People sometimes disappear into another dimension, which seems to be a fantasy world with demon lords and heroes. Sometimes the people that disappear return and are admitted into a special school to train them up to be used by the military. Our main character returns from this other world along side the demon lords ... daughter and enrolls into this academy.

From here the story seems to be mostly guess work. Hints are dropped about our main character. Side characters intervene and elude to some hidden and secretive society. The good news is that none of this really matters to what makes this show a fun one to watch.

The art isn't bad, but not outstanding. There are echhi bits and breasts. Some of the soundtrack was actually pretty engaging but not much else to write home about.

The characters are simply fodder for our main character to show off with. The demon lords daughter is a busty shy and simple girl, the class president is the smart grade school loli, and the lesbian tomboy girl is the third main side character. Most of these characters will have situations develop around them in which the main character can swoop in and save them from. Most of the saving I should point out is talking and being kind and bringing everyone together, with some naughty things thrown in the mix.

Now I enjoyed this anime the first time I saw it and this time was also enjoyable. It wont win awards for story, or deep characters. People get to wrapped up in that stuff and don't allow for these simple shows to be entertaining. Akatsuki(the main character), is the definition of OP, and manliness. Throw a situation at him and he will knock it out of the park in the simplest and most envy inducing way. Tsundere Vice president making your life difficult, steal her panties and shut her up. School bully making a fuss and interrupting your conversation, kick his ass and bully him for the rest of the show. Someone poisons you, heal yourself with chi. The list goes on.

I like intelligent story and thought provoking characters as much as the next person. However its really nice to shut off your brain and have a show present itself without the normal tedious interruptions. A typical weaker MC would take 2 or 3 episodes to deal with a situation that might not even take Akatsuki 5 minutes. This show does suffer some big drawbacks. The dialog, pacing and general story telling are completely awful. However as mentioned above this show isn't about that. If your unsure about the show, simply watch the first episode and see what you think of the initial fight.

TLDR: Stupid but fun show. One of the most op main characters of all time, doing things like an op main character should. Poor story, and pacing.

This was a pretty good anime. I really love the characters and the story is decent. It has epic powers and fights. The nudity in it was very sexy also. Another thing I like about it is some of the characters were voiced by some of the people that voiced characters from anime that I really love. The main character is such a bad ass especially with his fists. The anime has a good amount of comedy scenes. The only bad thing about it is how they ended it

If you want a great action anime with sexy ecchi scenes then this is the anime for ... you.

As various others have mentioned, this anime has a main character who isn't wimpy, which is a great change from the usual. It's also the opposite of some fantasy stories where someone is thrown into another world and has to gain powers to save it. Instead, Akatsuki has already been through this, and is ready to return home after defeating a demon lord. What is more interesting is that this is a common event, and there is a school, aptly called Babel where people hone their skills from other worlds.
The main character can't use magic, but can manipulate the "energy" of his opponents bodies, ... which is also something new. He also doesn't give the speeches about friendship etc that other shounen heroes tend to give. He stands up for the weak, is a pervert and has power.
The anime itself has elements of fantasy/magical/supernatural, ecchi, and harem. The harem part I usually hate, but it's not so bad here, if predictable. The ecchi is a bit pathetic in how they bring it up in most episodes. I usually love fantasy/magic anime, but I'm still unsure about this one.
I'm beginning to think I'll be disappointed in the second half of the series.

Story- 6
After 7 episodes there still isn't much of one, but there seem to be some interesting developments thus far. It will either turn out grossly predictable, or will have some sort of interesting twist, hard to say so far. There has been some interesting foreshadowing of events to come, and some characters who may not be all they seem, but the story thus far seems more "how can we get Miu naked?"... I don't care about fan service most of the time, but to dedicate an entire episode to her picking out a bra and getting her breasts fondled by a shopkeeper and the guy who is posing has her brother... yeah, it's just pathetic. The most recent episode I stopped watching after the girls entered a contest of tag that results in removing someones bathing suit. It's just stupid to dedicate 2 episodes (thus far) out of 12 to fanservice. You have an interesting story, develop it! If you want fanservice, fine, but you can include it while developing a story...

Character- 7
The main character is a welcome change from similar guys in his position. However, he tends to rub me the wrong way sometimes. I still like him though, it's nice to see a main male character that's tough and has elements of fanservice. Little is known about him, thus far he has been revealed to be arrogant, strong, perverted and with some intelligence. But he has to be the one to save the day, which is a little too predictable. Like in a recent episode where I thought we would get so see some different characters kick ass, out he comes, completely out of nowhere to save the day. You're allowed to have more than one kick ass character! He's the "bad boy" type, who secretly has a kind heart.
Haruka is perhaps the most predictable of female characters. She's the bitchy annoying one that gets in embarrassing situations while having it in for the main character, but then will eventually develop feelings for him.
The characters just aren't that great. I like the new blonde guy, because he seems to have his own agenda, but otherwise they are all pretty predictable.

Art and sound are fine, the art isn't as good as many I've seen, but not too bad either. As for enjoyment, thus far I'd give it a 6, but I'm hoping it will be able to change that in the second half!

I mean.. I love borderline hentai as much as the next weeb but I mean.. I think the backstory would have been way more enjoyable to watch than the main plot. I'd have much rather watched how he defeated the demon lord, why he had to, the dynamic between the demon lord and his daughter.. all that good stuff. But we were just thrown into the plot, no sense of what kinda power system they got.. I mean, I know its a type of magic but like.. cmon, a little bit more context would have been nice. anyway, overall, I was confused 2 thirds of ... the time and the only times I wasn't confused was when they got their dirty-dirty freak-freak on which I mean, I'm not complaining about at all (nicely done and much appreciated). Also, I absolutely loved the dialogs in it. Brilliant world views, ideologies. Very relatable. Which is why I'd have loved to see it fleshed out a little bit more. Overall it was a decent anime

umm well i might be in the minority here but hagure yuusha no asthetica is undoubtedly on of the best eechi/shounen anime to ever exist. If you are like me and enjoy the occasional partial nudity with overpowered mc then this anime might be right up your alley. It has great art and your average perverted mc (such as issei from dxd) so if you like such mcs then this anime is a recommended. I unlike most of them personally thought the plot wasnt that bad but it wasnt extremely good either. Also one good thing about this that unlike most anime the mc ... isnt some dumb generic mc (who somehow magically makes a girl fall for him just by giving a tissue for that one time she sneezed) but actually handsome and smart so i personally find this type more relatable so if any what you are looking for in the anime meets the above conditions then this anime is right up you alley. Definitely recommended it for your average eechi lover with cool op mcs.

If anime could be rated as food, then this show would be the fastest, greasiest fast food in the industry.

Featuring an MC who can only be described as Chad Chaddington, a manly man of manliness who decides to flex on everyone in order to have a good time.


Animation / Art / General Visuals - 7/10
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Eh, pretty average. Standard anime fare. Nothing stands out, other than female face design being a little "off" to my tastes.

... There's some solid boob action, including some nice fondling, but nothing more than that.


Sound / Music / Voice Acting - 7/10
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Average again. Sound and music exists. Characters have voices.


Story - 5/10
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Mr. Chad Chaddington is one of the few people summoned to another world to be a hero. And a hero he does become. When he finishes his job, he takes the daughter of his final enemy and returns to his own world to be Chad Chaddington the student, with Demon Lord Daughter as his little sister.

The entire anime is just the usual shounen "school arc", except the MC is in god mode and does whatever he wants, so we mostly just get slice of life with random action.

There is an underlying grand story that is hinted, but effectively zero progress is made towards revealing it. Which definitely hurts the show as a whole, because it hints greatness but all it gives us is mediocrity.

The final episodes try to establish some advanced story lines, but it just doesn't get enough time to go anywhere. Though I guess the anime did its job of trying to establish some interest in the source material. I just wish more anime shows would actually go all the way instead of being bare bones attempts of temporarily spiking source material popularity..


Characters - 6/10
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The entire show is basically on the manly shoulders of mr. Chad Chaddington. He's a competent MC who showcases a pretty amazing balance of being a "nice guy" and being a total "I do whatever the fuck I want" delinquent.

He's unbelievably strong and doesn't for a moment hesitate to show it off. The first bully in school that tries to mouth off, gets blasted through the nearest wall. The student council who tries to discipline him get similarly blasted. Chad Chaddington does not give a fuck.

At the same time he is incredibly smart and thoughtful, and even sorta kind where needed. He's an absolute sexual stud not even slightly concerned about helping her fake sister find a perfect pair of bras and panties, flexing perfect knowledge of female anatomy and lingerie use. Similarly, dealing with her embarrassment by spreading it around amongst her friends, so that nobody is singled out.

He'll run around having fun stealing bras off of girls, but never going further to harass them. It's all fun and games to him. He even helps a few of the girls deal with their emotional issues caused by the school system. And if a girl happens to shed a tear anywhere, he'll show up to save the day, because that's what being a Chad is all about.

The rest of the cast unfortunately doesn't live up to his standard. It's cliche after cliche and trope after trope. Fake sister is a complete damsel in distress, other girls aren't really even worth mentioning, their personalities far too unexplored.

It's simply a story about Chad.

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Total - 6/10

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It was a nice, short, fairly fun, action packed romp. But it's hard to take anything else away other than a greasy aftertaste of having eaten the weekly special offer at your local fast food joint.

been stuck on ep 5 for the longest time and need to finish it lol but i think i was finnding it okay it just has a lot of fanservice which is anoying but anyways. I usually like romance animes but not so muhc the ones that combine it w action themes so i. might end up dropping who knnows.

anayways my ain motivation for watching this was to hear the v.a of the ML (blue head guy)'s voice in this tone again lol, i miss his usui voice smmm from maid sama and legit after the early 2000s anime it was really hard to find ... works that would sound liket he voice acting he did in maid sama.

really like how similar ml is to usui in terms of flirtiness and aloofness but at the same time has actual good abilities.

liike my main reason fro starting this ssries was how muhc it reminded me of kaze no stigma/no game no life, like i miss that vibe early 2000s romance animes and animes in general had so bad

Animated by Studio Arms, and directed by Kujou Rion, both of which have made nothing but porn-related works. This show is no exception; it is heavy on fan service, has "aesthetic" in its title, and the main picture shows one guy and many chicks. Plus it is the adaptation of a light novel, so it doesn’t take a genius to tell it won’t be a mature show about the meaning of life.

Let’s start by something easy; the production values are average to bad for their time. Half the time I felt like I was watching a low budget hentai; with dull animation and cookie cutter ... characters defined only by hair colour and boob size. The soundtrack is also nothing but forgettable songs. There are supposed to be some famous voice actors in it but I sure don’t give a damn if they all sound like retards in this type of show.

The story is about this guy who was magically transported to another world, where he became an RPG hero and defeated the king of demons even before the show begins. He finds a portal to return home but decides to take with him the demon’s daughter in order to protect her from all the people who would hold a grudge against her. Back in his world he is enrolled in the special school for all kids with superpowers and has the girl pretending to be his sister. And since this is a no-brainer show we are not supposed to ask why his parents didn’t run to see their son safe and sound or why is transportation to other worlds taken so lightly. As I said, it is a heavy on fan service show, so you must enjoy it just for that and not for anything else. All I have described above are just the excuse; they barely elaborate or flesh out the whole transport to other worlds theme. The plot is BS and all you get is basically excuses for the protagonist to look awesome while dealing with high-schoolers who are too high on hormones and keep looking for excuses to molest or fight.

The protagonist is memorable for being a parody of RPG heroes. He has reached epic levels from his fight with the demon king and has learned some really ridiculous powerful skills, such as removing underwear from girls in a fraction of a second or making them pee for the lulz. He is not a wuss like most protagonists these days and treats women only as f**k holes. Other than that he is blunt, uninteresting, and named after the villains in that gay show called Naruto. The demon’s daughter is supposed to be a tragic character for having to hide her identity and rebuild her life, but as I said the show barely tries to flesh out the theme of the story. Thus she is treated mostly as a sperm bucket with a rack that never seems to fit in clothes. Thus it’s impossible to sympathize her; plus her name is like the sound of a cat. The rest of the characters are nothing much; the girls are treated as cosplaying whores, while the boys are just jerks who want nothing else but to fight. Literally, there is nothing memorable about them, despite the occasional sloppy attempts at drama and fleshing out.

In a similar way every single thing that is going on in this show is just a poor excuse for fan service. Trust me when I say they are learning nothing in that school, the teachers are useless, and it’s just a bunch of horny teenagers finding pitiful excuses to blow shit up and molest others just for the heck of it. So basically every episode is about the protagonist shamelessly molesting girls who instead of reporting him literally fall for him, and boys who want to compare their peckers with the protagonist. Any drama or plot that sometimes tries to come through is forgotten as soon as the next underwear flies off in the air. And the ending is not even an ending but rather a warm-up for a second season.

Nothing much to see here; just another forgettable no-brainer show. I must admit that it’s at least good for its fan service. It is bordering a softcore hentai at times, with a protagonist who is one step away from a rapist, and that makes it more interesting that the usual crap we get in ero shows. The boobs are never censored and there are even some scenes of sexual foreplay. Other than that of course it’s total garbage and if you try to watch it for any other reason you are going to hate it.

And now for some excused scorings.
ART SECTION: 6/10
General Artwork 1/2 (generic)
Character Figures 1/2 (generic)
Backgrounds 1/2 (basic)
Animation 1/2 (basic)
Visual Effects 2/2 (lots of pretty colours)

SOUND SECTION: 6/10
Voice Acting 2/3 (corny but fitting with the feeling of the series)
Music Themes 2/4 (not great but fitting with the feeling of the series)
Sound Effects 2/3 (ok I guess)

STORY SECTION: 2/10
Premise 1/2 (typical)
Pacing 0/2 (loose)
Complexity 1/2 (not much)
Plausibility 0/2 (none)
Conclusion 0/2 (doesn’t exist)

CHARACTER SECTION: 4/10
Presence 1/2 (only the protagonist is memorable and even he not much)
Personality 1/2 (cheesy)
Backdrop 1/2 (generic and simplistic but it’s there)
Development 1/2 (overblown but it’s there)
Catharsis 0/2 (doesn’t exist)

VALUE SECTION: 2/10
Historical Value 0/3 (none)
Rewatchability 0/3 (no reason to rewatch)
Memorability 2/4 (the bold protagonist is somewhat memorable for his boldness but that is all)

ENJOYMENT SECTION: 2/10
Art 0/1 (looks lazy)
Sound 0/2 (sounds meh)
Story 0/3 (just an excuse)
Characters 2/4 (the bold protagonist is somewhat memorable for his boldness but that is all)

VERDICT: 3.5/10

So, Hagure Yuusha no Estetica/Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero is such an interesting case study in anime. It has all the clichés, tropes, all the fan-service imaginable, it is made in a colour the dots kind of way, and yet you still want to continue watching it.
Overpowered hero who is somewhat lacking in magical abilities? Check.
Said hero being very cheeky and ecchi? Check.
Two worlds co-existing in a strange manner? Check.
Completely dumb and useless heir to the Dark Lord who falls for the hero in an instant? Check.
Academy for gifted? Check.
Delicate worldbuilding and world explanation made at times and then nothing to come off of it ... during the rest of the series? Check.
Main male and female leads jump-starting the academy at the second best ranking surpassing hundreds who spent years to get to that level, or even worse, who couldn't even come close to that level at all? Check.
Useless teaching staff who cannot do anything at times of danger but are employed at the academy to instruct the crème de la crème of talented mage kids? Check.
Worldwide organization that exists to fight anomalies due to multiverse interactions but doesn’t do anything at all in the direst of dire moments? Check.
Lots of fan service with unnecessary exposure of female -and somewhat male- body parts? Check, check, check.
Mysterious student/s with over the top abilities who is introduced but is absent whenever his powers/abilities are needed very badly? Check.
All the interesting threads that are abandoned during the series (mysterious organization, otherworld politics and international relations, the big scary omniscient evil organization, impossibly powerful motorbike, the Dark Clan, important secondary characters joining the two main characters) given a dose or revival at the very last minutes of the season finale so people might be interested in a season two? Check. Also, no-one interested in a Season Two despite these cliffhangers? Check.
So, it’s an anime series based on all the classic clichés and tropes and yet it has one or two very good, nearly philosophical discussions, a few very good scenes in it as well as an endearing main character.
At the end, it is an anime series that can be watched to kill time, have some fun, but there is surely nothing to be gained off of the experience. I wonder why it was and still is quite famous. To sum up, I have mixed feelings for it because I still sat down and finished its 12 episodes and didn't drop it.

To be perfectly honest this is not that great a story. It's very strange that score is higher than the author's later show Shinmai Maou no Testament.

The Male MC is pretty much a Mary Sue. He has no real character progression. He has Goku like power right from the beginning. And in only one spot in the entire 12 episodes was he even hurt.

The female characters were, unfortunately, only there so that he could protect them. This is a contrast from Shinmai Maou no Testament where is of the female leads actually had skills that were needed and contributed to ... the harem as a whole.

If you've not seen Shinmai Maou no Testament yet, just skip this one and go watch the better story.

Hagure Yuusha no Estetica
selling points=OVERPOWERED HERO and FUN
, This anime is an enigma... the story was bad, the fan service was dreadful and the art was nothing special in fact i didn't like how some faces were depicted.
BUT I HAD A F******* BLAST!
this anime has been tailored to all the needs of a dude, although i resent all the fat otakus drawling and faping over the characters i must say i enjoyed each and everyone of them. The main charater is STUPIDLY over powered and i like that i don't know its jsut fun for a change, he doesn't care much for anything so he ... just has fun 24/7 he may be a pervert but in this world he makes it work.

The cliff hanger at the end makes me cry at night i want a second season but i dont think its coming BUT if you want fun then this is the anime for you,!

Whenever I watch a new ecchi anime, I always wonder how much fanservice there will be, and how much the story, pacing, and characters will suffer for it, if there will be a balance. The balance in this anime is bad. I guess to be able to enjoy it you have to see it as a comedy, or even a parody.

Setting:
Most of the setting takes place on modern Earth. At random moments, young men and women are randomly spirited away to the fantasy world of Alayzard. It’s never explained how or why this happens, because reasons I guess. Eventually, the spirited people return to Earth ... with magical abilities. This isn’t explained either. Academies have been built around the world to allow these people to train and hone their new abilities. The setting, despite the lack of explanations, could hold potential, but fails due to poor pacing, horrible characters, plot holes, boring fight scenes, and bad story development.

Characters:

Akatsuki:
The main male lead. He was spirited away from Earth and became the most powerful person ever. So powerful that he singlehandedly defeated the Dark Lord prior to the beginning of the anime. You know how shounen main protagonists tend to start off as weak and awkward, and then slowly and steadily become increasingly stronger and self-sure until they are ready for the final fight against the main antagonist? That’s not the case here. Akatsuki starts off with endgame powers and absurd amounts of confidence. He’s overpowered and cocky as hell, and that ruins both the character and the anime itself. He’s a boring Gary-Stu.

Thanks to his ability “energy manipulation”, Akatsuki can do almost whatever he wants, such as getting superspeed, super durability, put up shields, cling to surfaces, walk on water, heal wounds, and make any girls instantly orgasm with a mere touch. No, I’m not joking. He’s like Superman except he can’t fly and has no weakness for kryptonite.

He can’t be deceived or tricked. He can instantly see whenever someone is lying or withholding information. Whenever there’s a problem at the school or in town, he’s there to solve it. At one point there’s even a hostage situation in the city where a terrorist holds a gun against a hostage’s head. Akatsuki literally appears out of nowhere with a flying kick and defeats the terrorist, with no explanation at all of how he even got there. Someone criticizes Akatsuki for his reckless plan, as the hostage could have been killed. Does he care about what they say? Of course not, he just casually shrugs and maintains his cocky expression, saying that they shouldn’t complain because he saved the day. Akatsuki is reckless and breaks many rules at the academy, but he’s never punished for it. Actually, he can’t be punished, because there's no one at the academy powerful enough to do so! Whenever anyone try they just end up humiliated.

His overpowered skills and abilities is one reason why he’s a boring and annoying main character. The other reason is his personality. He’s always seen with a cocky smirk. He never doubts himself and always knows what to do. He has no character arc or development at all. He’s the same character throughout the entire season. It’s hard, or impossible to relate to someone who is so overpowered and has no flaws.

Miu:
Miu is the second main character. As the daughter of the Dark Lord (Who Akatsuki defeated), you would think that should be something to give her some interesting character depth. That’s not correct. The anime makes it really hard to believe that she’s the daughter of the most evil person to have ever existed. For about 80% of her screentime, Miu’s purpose is fanservice. There are many scenes, camera closeups, and jokes regarding her large breasts.

She’s the only girl who has big breasts at the academy. Her breasts are even so big that there are no school uniforms that fit her. If she breathes too deeply, she pops buttons and seams. Thus, she has to walk around with a massive cleavage window. Her personality is onesided. She’s timid and shy about her breasts. In nearly every episode, something happens or is said about her breasts that makes her feel embarrassed, usually making her yell “Kyaaaaaa!”

As she comes from a fantasy world, you would think that she would have trouble fitting in and adjusting to a modern one in a whole different world. But no, there are no problems at all.

Other characters:
There’s a bunch of other characters, most of them being academy students. You never really learn anything about them or their backgrounds. The girls are pretty shallow and meant mostly for fanserivce, and to be groped, teased, and be given forced orgasms by Akatsuki’s magical touch. A group of characters from Alayzard are named and introduced, but they are completely irrelevant and a waste of screentime. There’s also a mysterious group on Earth, whose faces and names are never revealed. Their motives are never revealed either, only that they have evil plans and that it involves Akatsuki somehow.

Pacing & story:
A lot of scenes and entire episodes are spent on fanservice and to show off how awesome and powerful Akatsuki is. You don’t learn much new in each episode. Occasionally you get small glimpses of what’s going on in Alayzard and the mysterious villain group on Earth, but that doesn’t lead to anything. It’s only in the last three episodes that the anime starts to get a bit a little interesting, meaning you can pretty much skip the first eight or so episodes and not really miss out on much.

Action:
I found the action scenes to be disappointing, as they’re so short and few that they can barely be called “action scenes”. Akatsuki is in many of these. As you may remember, he’s so overpowered that there’s no tension or danger at all. No matter what attacks the enemies throw against him, he either casually dodges or shrugs the attacks off. His “aura” alone is so overwhelming that others abilities just stop working. Even when the main villain unleashes their most powerful attack, Akatsuki just takes it without causing him any injury or pain! All this happens while he maintains the same stupid, cocky expression. Sometimes he lets the enemies hit him and feigns damage just to play with them. At one point, an enemy manages to poison Akatsuki, and I thought that he was finally going to struggle a bit. But no, a couple of minutes later he’s restored, thanks to his self-healing.

The only real fight is at the end, and it gets ruined by Akatsuki never getting hurt, always being so confident and cocky. Most other characters barely get a chance to show off their weapons and abilities. Some fights happen offscreen. For example, a few, elite Academy students draw their weapons and attack terrorists. You hear them slash (and probably kill) the terrorists, but you never see this.

Music:
Not much stood out for me. There were some cozy and soft piano soundtracks. The opening was kind of catchy and cool.