Gakusen Toshi Asterisk

In my opinion is a good anime so far....but the plot characters and the drawing style is almost the same with Rakudai kishi no cavlry which is far better than it....but yeah i enjoyed it and i recommend it^^is not long ....no complicated a bit echi ....i like the idea even it is not unique though...but you can watch it why not...The idea about a man who doesn t have almost any magic and win every match is too exagerated....i know the final need to be good and things but why he win everytime?i know he work hard but.....it s too much...in my opinion

The Asterisk War is not an online battle over who can use the most expletives in a sentence, but rather a series of battles fought on Asterisk Island, where the victor can claim virtually anything they want as a prize. Here we find our protagonist, Ayato, a purple-haired Genestellar, empowered by some sort of magical rip-off of Charlotte who is looking for purpose in his life after his doting sister vanishes from the island. Here, he soon meets a princess, much like that in Chivalry of a Failed Knight, and is soon subject to having to pay his life for accidentally walking in on her ... getting dressed, much like Chivalry as well as Testament.

This is one season where deja vu is the norm in the action-based harem genre. Asterisk is ridiculously close in plot progression to what I'll call its sister show Chivalry. As I'm too lazy to list out the enormous list of similarities, I'll try to instead point out the few differences as we go through the paces of the review. Overall, as mentioned elsewhere, though the harems of the season are a little too similar for comfort, each is pretty good in its own right and above average in general. That said, this particular is rather weak in the romantic aspect so if that's what you want in your harems, look elsewhere.

Animation:
Whereas Chivalry attempts a unique style and flair, Asterisk utilizes a clean and futuristic setting. The entire show is bathed in light blues, pinks, and purples - nothing stands out as overly-harsh or saturated. Likewise, there is a futuristic feel to everything as holographics pop up everywhere and weapons materialize as lightsaber-like instruments. Backgrounds are often blurred, but when they're not they show a super-modern city complete with lots of greenery and cobble-stoned streets. The characters are pretty good, I'd say even one step up from Chivalry in terms of style and facial animation. The show gets extra props from me as well for making the student uniforms match the feel of the city and for actually drawing robots rather than relying on ugly CGI; though it's not entirely free of CGI and some of it is really terrible early on when animating unimportant students. The show also uses visual-novel style episode previews, which is rather unique.

There is plenty of fighting in this show, and like Chivalry, you'll see a good mix of close ranged melee as well as ranged magic spamming. Effects are nicely done and attacks are varied and well choreographed. Expect a bit of blood though nothing as serious as either Chivalry or Testament. As for ecchi, this is by far the lightest of the genre. There are scenes of accidental exposure but otherwise it's all rather innocent. You won't even get too much in the kissing department relative to other shows in the season.

Sound:
The sound is quite good and appropriate for the setting. The show opens with an energetic, electric-infused OP and ends with a mesmerizing and melodic piece by Maaya Sakamoto who unfortunately doesn't have a voice role. The show often uses a theatric-style fade in to the ED, which readers of my reviews know is a major weakness of mine. The BGM honestly could be better in terms of theme, but does have a few electronic-infused pieces that fit the bill, some of which are pretty recognizable after a few episodes. Expect a lot of sound effects to go with all the technology in the show, though I do believe the lightsaber sounds are a bit over the top.

The voice talent is pretty strong here with Ai Kakuma voicing the lead heroine, a bit more personality compared to her role in Amagi Brilliant Park. Ari Ozawa is still growing in terms of experience but her voice is a great fit for Kirin's shy personality. Nao Touyama is probably the most famous of the VAs here though at least for this season she's more of a tease character; she demonstrates great range here, a strong departure from her voice as Chitoge in Nisekoi. I do find it funny that she also voices a main role in Chivalry concurrently and wonder if she noticed the plot similarity. Last but not least, Chinatsu Akasaki plays a minor role but as a very playful character, and her interpretation definitely elevates the character above what one would expect. Overall, expect a strong sound presentation from this show.

Story:
Whereas Chivalry has an almost desperate air with the protagonist at risk of being kicked out at any moment, the pacing in Asterisk is a lot less tense. There's ample room for comedic moments as well as very light romantic tension. I do feel that the exposition of the setting is a tad weak compared to the other harems of the season, not much is explained about the Strike The Blood-like island and only hints are given about why the world now revolves around a bunch of teenagers fighting each other in some tournament.

In any case, the story is divided roughly into three arcs where Ayato encounters a different adversary. First up is our tsundere princess, who doesn't lose outright to Ayato unlike in Chivalry. The second arc revolves around the school's number one fighter, Kirin- who happens to still be thirteen despite her ridiculous proportions. The last arc is the actual tournament and focuses on the vampire scythe user Urzaiz. Mixed in with all of this are pieces surrounding Ayato's blue-haired childhood friend Yuki Nonaka er... Saya Sasamiya. Each arc has its own rising action and climax and some even have semi-filler episodes to cool off (see the ones titled "A Holiday for Two"). The final arc's tournament climax is a bit too similar to that in Chivalry for my taste; to further the parallel, both shows also don't actually finish the tournament. In this case, the show heaps anticipation about the next season with all parties hinting on how to expect great surprises.

Compared to Chivalry, I think this story played it rather safe. There isn't as much tension with the characters and relationships are pretty bare minimum. The show differentiates itself by building on the technological aspect despite not actually explaining how anything works. Nonetheless, it is still an interesting show in its own right with lots of engaging battles and a few good laughs.

Character:
This is probably where this show differs the most from Chivalry. Whereas Chivalry had a great primary herione and junk supporting characters, this show has an average protagonist pair with some outstanding additional supporting characters.

Let's start with our protagonist, Ayato. Unlike Ikki in Chivalry, he is gifted with unfathomable power at the onset and is only restricted by some unexplained curse cast by his sister. He is by far the weakest of the harem protagonists in the season, I mean come on he can't even properly turn down the multiple approaches by the student council president. Our princess Riessfeld doesn't fare much better either. She's proud and arrogant but is virtually unable to make any progress with Ayato throughout the show, a complete disappointment from a romance perspective and a far cry from what you see in the other harems in the season.

However, the show does make up some ground with the large yet strong group of supporting characters. Saya is a rather low-energy childhood friend who specializes in weapons, her attacks remind me humorously of Virtue Gundam and its slow yet overwhelming attacks. Kirin is in my mind the strongest character in the show, having both a thorough development and a strong personality. The semi-harem is rounded out by the student council president Claudia, who emits both powerful and mysterious auras that draws the viewer in.

The show has a fairly extensive list of supporting characters, not surprising given that there are six separate factions in the tournaments. What makes this show stand out here is its development of these antagonist forces; significant development time is given to antagonists to give encounters deeper meaning. This is a fair improvement over Chivalry and a huge positive over the joke tournament in Testament Burst. This will hopefully pay dividends in the sequel, as they don't have to spend as much development time there.

Value:
Asterisk definitely has a unique style, despite being a virtual mirror image of other harems in terms of certain plot elements. While the plot was a bit too safe to be anything close to innovative, the unique setting, strong sound presentation, and strong supporting characters help to keep the viewer interested. Despite the disappointingly weak protagonist pair, I think the show still came across as entertaining and am looking forwards to the next season. Reiterating from my other reviews for the seasons' action-based harems, they're all similar but all above average, you can't go wrong with either of them. Testament is the one for those looking for the greatest ecchi, Chivalry for the strongest heroine and most angst, and Asterisk for strongest supporting cast and most unique setting.

Honestly, I was blown away by this show. After reading reviews describing it as derivative and generic, I had very low expectations and almost didn't watch it at all, but when I decided to give it a try I found it actually managed to achieve being pretty enjoyable in spite of its excessive and oblivious use of sad tired tropes.

First things first, in many ways at its heart this show is nothing more than a very very poor imitation of Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry, although I'm unclear on which actually came first. Everything from the setting and drive, to a large portion of the cast, ... right down to the opening scene are virtually indistinguishable (although in this there's somewhat less colour both literally and metaphorically). Where they deviate drastically, however, is in the fact that Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry is self-aware of its own positioning within the genre and uses that to both poignant and comedic effect, while Gakusen Toshi Asterisk takes itself seriously even in its most pitifully uninspired moments. This is not a good thing.

That being said, despite this show's depressing lack of self-awareness, judged on its own merits it manages to rise up and deliver an experience that is actually not half bad. The story is uninspired but well executed, and the pacing is spot on, but both are really just padding for the action scenes which absolutely do not disappointment.

While it is a harem, it quickly dodges those shackles by establishing a primary romance that is solid and secure and enjoyable to watch, relegating the other women surrounding the main male to the status of thankfully uninvolved side characters: the main male doesn't explicitly make a choice, sadly, but over the short duration of the story that's pretty forgivable.

The characters, artwork, music, and voice acting are all at the lower end of utterly average. However, despite their lack of distinguishing features, several of the characters are still pretty enjoyable to watch, and it is easy to be drawn in to their struggles and achievements. Though it is established early and often that the main characters are utterly overpowered, the threats they face still manage to be exciting, and that is quite an achievement.

Yet again, made by the same people that did SAO. This review will contain spoilers so read at your own risk.

Story: Highly generic, unoriginal and cliche all the way through. This show's story was the exact same as Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry which aired at the same time. Read my review about that for in terms of the story. But this one was much more generic and poorly done.

Art: Artwork was the same as SAO, not spectacular or amazing yet not horrible.

Sound: The intro to the show has to be one of my favorites. However that is where it ends. Most of the ... voice acting makes me regret this show.

Characters: Just like SAO the downfall is the characters. I understand after 12 episodes it is hard to develop good characters. But at the same time, the author could have created characters I actually could struggle to give two fucks about. But no you have two overpowered MC (one male and one female) with absolutely zero chemistry between them. The interactions between them is like watching Brittney Spears in 2007; it is a train wreck waiting to happen yet you still watch.

Enjoyment: While I have seen much worse, I expected something better from the same people that did SAO. Yet at the same time, I should have expected this piece of shit to come out of that studio. A show with so much potential to be very good ends up getting butchered because the studio gives up halfway through. They poorly develop the characters. The story goes off on random ass, useless, pointless tangents that it can't come back from. And of course the MC has to be Captain Save a Hoe, and he can't even redeem himself from that.

When I get around to doing my review for Season 2, expect it to be about the same but more brutal. This show had me at points, when the MC would do something, I would ask myself why is he so stupid? Is this a joke? Let that dumb bitch die. You can't save everyone. Maybe I might die from how terrible this show gets. But that is all season 2.

Note to self, siblings that want to surpress your power in order to protect you should be swifty kicked in the teeth. It will only hold you back in the end.

So now that that little piece, that only people who watched the show already would understand completely, is out of the way let's think up an opening statement for The Asterisk War......


I got nothing. Let's just hit it.

Story: 7

Lightsaber dueling academies duking it out in a massive tournament. Sounds like my kind of town. This is the scene of our main protagonist Ayato (I-ya-toe). You knew exactly what these guys had in store when the ... first thing he does on screen is go to do a gentlemanly act and ends up catching a female lead in the middle of getting dressed and staring for three seconds too long. Said female lead is named Julis (U-lis) and she immediately wants him dead while at the same time owes him for his good deed. One would think the two cancel out but who am I to suggest logic. They have a quick duel that proves they are both strong but get interrupted by the student council prez Claudia. She takes him to her office where to admits there was really no reason to stop the match, but she wanted him alone anyways. Sounds like my kind of chick. From there Ayato plans on partnering with Julis in this big lightsaber, tag-team, duel tournament.

I mean there is something to this anime that keep me invested story wise. It may just be me wanting to see this tournament and the aftermath of it all or maybe it is just the characters and how they react to each other, like in most ecchi/harem animes. Either way, I watched most of this show on a binge night of insomnia and came out satisfied thus far so I have no major complaints. One thing that was always on my mind during the whole thing was who the antagonist was since the show just loved playing stage magician and tried to make us guess between the shady characters lined up before us. In the end, in it ended up being weakness itself. I'll let you figure it out from there or just watch the anime. It doesn't really have too much that brings it down but then again it doesn't really break any new ground either. It also re-affirms my earlier statement. As a whole, it is a good story, but not one that really draws people in. I just chose it as a random title selection. I'm sure that's the only way people are finding this show now-a-days.

Art and Sound: 6 & 8

One thing I appreciate about the art in this anime is how they didn't force down your throat that this is a futuristic anime. You know what I mean, when the detail in how futuristic the world is is panned over more times then the fingers on your hand. When it takes every opportunity to show how the environment is so advanced in comparison to the one the person watching is currently in. They keep it down in terms of future shit. They will show off their nice toys but they don't make it a main focus of the show. They show us early on that A. weapons can condense into simple handles/grips and will materialize when needed and B. the schools, as well as the island city they are attached to, are all connected on one big mainframe and that duels between peers and rival alike can be announced automatically. Aside from that, holographic signs, AI robots, and integrated web and phone usage is now down SAO style. You know the whole wave hand to call up a menu and what not. Everything else is simply normal anime design. Which is good because it looks smooth and doesn't have anything that looks out of place.

Sound did better compared to art though. The opening, adequately named A Brand New, is really catchy and has made it's way onto my favorite openings list. It's that pump up jam that gets you excited for the episode to come and that's good. I normally skip over the opening when I binge to save time, but this was one of those times where I didn't care because of how great it was. The ending was also really nice, finishing each episode with what can really only be described as a dream send off. I could fall asleep to it anytime. The song is called Waiting for the Rain and it is so light-hearted it really doesn't matter what happened in the episode, you will feel better about yourself when you listen to it. Voice acting wasn't as good as the OP and ED but they weren't cringe worthy either. Everyone has a voice actor or actress whose voice fit the personality of the character, which is good because it would feel weird otherwise. Sound effects are also good but can we take a moment to talk about how the beam sword on and off sound effect sounds strangely, and almost copy-right worthy, to that of the lightsaber? I not saying we should make a thing out of it, I'm just saying that it is pretty close. It just has that feeling, like when you hear the door opening sound from Doom. In the end, I thought the sound was really good.

Character: 6

Ah dammit, another mid range score. Yes the archetypes are back once again. Let's rattle them off real quick. Ayato is a dense male who is surrounded by Tsundere Julis, Big chest flirt Claudia, numb feeling flat chest girl, and shy klutz girl. I say that they put a nice twist on them but honestly that would be lying and I honestly don't have the energy to provide enough BS to cover that lie up. To be fair, Ayato does decide by episode 3 who he will stay beside and will be ignorant to the rest. Except for Claudia; he will do the embarrassed run motion every time it gets good. Julis does warm up to the main protagonist quicker than most Tsunderes. Aside from that, pretty typical stuff. I will praise the fact that they gave the AI's personality here. Too many times have I seen AI with the flat tone voice. It honesty gets old and this is a nice change of pace. But main character-wise, you know what you are getting as soon as you see it.

Enjoyment: 7

I can't say I was totally impressed here, but I will say I was entertained. I would add it onto my list of worlds I would love to take part in, but then again lists like those are already long enough as is. The show does it's best to make the world feel fun as well as intense and does a pretty good job of it. Although the lack in character variety leaves a little bit to be desired and the climax at the end kind of acts like a bottle rocket type of bang. Which is again sad since we were shown many different sets of grand finale packages. At the time of this review, I am watching through season two, so the show is good enough that you will want to finish it completely at least.

Overall: 7

Author update: I actually didn't go through season 2 after writing this. Kinda stopped because I got really bored. I also have a re-review for this season as well as season 2 in the season 2 review. I correct my thoughts on this season and give it a new score so check it out.

*review may contain minor spoilers*

Action-harem based anime, and I do not see where all the hate is coming from.
This review will be my review of season 1 and 2 combined.

Story 6/10
Young boy joins a school.. from here on out, all the girls will love him and he happens to be quite strong. trying to win the phoenix festa so they can have 1 wish fulfilled.

Art 8/10
I really liked the art on this one, it was nice, stayed consistent and some really nice special effects here and there.
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Sound 10/10
The voice acting is really good, and for the actual sounds/songs itself. in season 2 there was 1 song that really gave me the shivers, and to do that it must be really something special. (The song at the rooftop you will notice what I mean)

Character 7/10
Well, how do you explain this? it is a harem anime... just the typical. Mc doesn't know whats happening around him/ wishes to not react to it. While all the girls fall in love with him and want hes attention.
However i do like the background and the story around him and the girls, it is not just some filler girls with oppai.

Enjoyment 8/10
To be honest I actually really enjoyed it, usually a harem has no story line, weak comedy etc. But this one actually had some nice fights, and some kind of story behind it.

Overall 7.8/10
Definitely give it a watch if u like harem/action. If you like to binge watch it i recommend to wait for season 3 to Finnish and possibly even a s4/5

Compared to others...MANY OTHERS i should add, i went into this anime blind. this was the first anime i watched to learn about seasonal anime. before hand i only knew the major or classics ex.(naruto, bleach, one piece, rurouni kenshin, etc.) after i finished it i watched a guy called digibro on youtube rant on this show. And many of the stuff he said was right. but i felt like he really over did it. but once this vid came up everyone started rampaging on this anime. So, here we are 3 years later, does it deserve all the hate its received? well lets look ... at it.

the story is....uhh...well it sucks. But it IS trying to get your attention. and at CERTAIN points it does that. Not very often, but it does occasionaly, the story felt to me a little rushed and was very predictable. it is a story and the fact that it can be intersting somewhat gives it a 4.

Now, if there is one thing i absolutley loved about this anime, it is the next two categories.

First off the art is AMAZING! i loved the designs and art of many of the buildings, character designs, weapons, animation, and effects. many of them were beautiful and made my jaw drop a few times. the animation is smooth and fluid, the art is crisp, clear and exciting, the fight scenes were beautiful, and some well executed (some better than others) i guess i should not be suprised on that note since A1 did the art and adaptaion of the light novel. still, for an anime, it's pretty awesome!

Sound wise i'm just gonna say it. GODDAMN EPIC AND BEAUTIFUL AND TECHY AND JUST AAAAHHHHHHH all at the same time. I'm a musician, a drummer, saxophonist, flutist and bassist. i know good music and sound when i hear it. And the opening and ending of this anime represent that better than anything else. the sound effects are also very nice IMO. these are definitly the shows strong points. what isn't however, is the characters.

The characters in this show are some of the cheesiest, boring, and cliche around. i mean, i can't even describe some oof the characters some of em are just awful! look, you have Ayato(overpowered main), Julis(the most bland tsundere on earth) Kirin( loli but i actually kinda like her charecter) and many other non notable ones. the ones who ARE interesting hardly get any screen time and its a bismal.

Overall do i think the show deserves all the hate? all the anger it has received?

NO ABSOLUTLEY NOT!

yes alot of the arguments are valid, and they all have a reason, but i feel like it was handled too much. the show has it's flaws and there are plenty, but it does have it's ups. the art is beautiful, the sound is superb, the story heck isnt bad in a weird way. if you are one who hates the story, you probably got confused from it. so what did you hate?

THE PLOT PROGRESSION

yes the story was mangled and screwed from how the story progressed if they had changed certain aspects or lines in the story...it may have not been that bad. the series has potential it truly does. if it was just slightly edited or saved certain parts for the story later, it would be easier to follow.

overall i liked the asterisk war. yes it was cliche ( very cliche) but it doesnt mean it is immidiatley the worst one in exsistance. of course it aint perfect or not for everyone. every anime is like that. there are others far worse than this show. (eromanga sensei, umaru chan, highschool dxd season 4, any hentai with a plot) i hated how this show was turned to a "harem" but i don't see a harem here. i see a promising anime with tons of potential that was not handled correctly and it paid for it and then received too much hate a show could handle. many of the issues in season 1 get fixed next season and i'll review that one too.

but in short the asterisk war is an underrated missused anime that suffered from A1's greed. the story progression was handled in the wrong way and made many confused, but the art and sound of the show with it's combined potential made something rather nice to watch if i was bored. and thats the anime it is for me. i only wish people would stop treating it like it's the absolute worst anime when there others IMO out there. it just needs to find it

This show has some aspects are trash but I couldn't stop watching it. It legit took me a 3 day weekend to finish all 24 episodes. I love the trash characters the decent fights, boring characters, relatively interesting story and the harem. I really enjoy the music in the show, and the world that the show takes place in in a-lot. Saying that I like it so much I actually read the light novel now. Since I have watch this show I have watch all the shows that are compared to this and I always end them thinking about how the asterisk war is better ... and then I go back and watch it.

At first, I didn't think I was going to enjoy this anime. But, as the series progressed I actually found it quite enjoyable. Definitely not a masterpiece but it's a fun series to watch. I only wish they had finished it. Oh well, guess I'll just have to find and read the manga.

Overall, the story was fairly interesting and I really enjoyed the battles. I found the music nice to listen to. The artwork was really nice and the colors were really cool to look at but, the CGI was just a bit bland. Reminded a bit of the CGI found in Miria Nikki ... and, the previews at the end of each episode were such a bad CGI job that I found myself chuckling a bit every time I watched them. I think that was probably intentional on the part of the animators and I got a laugh out of it so all is well. Didn't really care for the whole harem thing in this particular anime but, that being said, it's not right up in your face like most others are.

Overall, I'd say it's definitely worth a watch if you're looking to kill some time and watch a good bit of action.

Its another SAO just in the future. You got one guy who is the protagonist with amazing god like sword skills, a heroin with abit of Tsundere character, a few other characters which are mainly girls. Yep its similar to SAO only with slightly better plot.

Overall if you are looking at something similar to SAO which has a good amount of action and some romance here and there then this anime is perfect for you. The action is really good to be honest. The plot is quite interesting and makes you want to know more. The graphics are nice which is expected from A-1 Pictures. ... Its a good anime that doesnt follow to much of SAO but its still similar to SAO

I wrote a review just because I don't see the reason to hate this anime that much. And I've watched the Season 2, so...

Story: First off, are you okay watching an adaptation of a generic harem LN/manga/whatever? Because this is generic. I didn't expect for a plot at all, but there is... if you look closely enough. I merely watched it for girls, fighting and the harem genre, so I was like, why not? Sadly,the plot lacked so much explanation and background. I didn't read the source for this anime and maybe there's more explanation there. The plot, from what I understand, is that a ... group of rich and influential corporations that makes students fight each other for a chance to get what they wish. The 12 episodes don't really tell much plot-wise, so I suggest binge watching this to S2 like I did. There are a lot of weird things in the story like when Lester tries for the same weapon on the same day as Ayato when Lester is a long time student compared to Ayato who just recently transferred. It seems like it was shown just to make fun of him. There are a lot of these things that will just stress you out if you think about it. And it would be best to just take them at face value and enjoy the fights.

Art: One of the main factors watched this anime is for the cute female characters, particularly Claudia. The colors are okay. The fights are awesome. There's also a Live2D of Claudia at the end.

Sound: Okay as well, not that memorable but not terrible. Oh yeah, I forgot... I DISLIKE Flora's voice. Who's Flora? She's in S2.

Character: They're kind of generic. I didn't like Julis as Ayato's partner because tsundere partners are a bit overused plus... CLAUDIA IS BEST GIRL, DON'T @ ME. Claudia likes Ayato and asserts himself ever since the start. SO WHY IS AYATO PICKING JULIS? I have no idea. Plus, she has assets man, unlike Julis. Heck, I'd even pick Kirin over her since she is also adorable, but given that she's 13... we might have problems. I feel neutral with Saya in terms of romance and I see her as a model to advertise her dad's guns. Dirk looks like a mafia boss. Lester is swole, but I hate how they made him look so weak when he could've been a really nice ally after a few episodes.

Enjoyment: Girls + fighting + magic/science/ability/whatever = Enjoyable to me

Overall: 7.

Do you like girls?
Do you like fighting?
Do you not care much of plot?
Do you have spare time to watch generic stuff?
Do you want to use your spare time to watch generic stuff?
If you say yes to most of those, you would like this.

No big spoilers:

If you have to much free time, and have no better anime to watch, yes go for it...
I watched both seasons in 2 days, animations, skills and etc. was solid, at some point I would said really good. But story is for sure weakest part of this anime, every character have somehow their own story, but you will never find their story tho, story of different character, also a main one are just short flashbacks without any strong feelings, so at all this anime is clearly just a decent anime to watch in free time without any drama.

If I had one word to describe this show, it would be "Typical". Its a typical harem anime, but the story is a little different from most so its not extraordinary or poor, just plain typical. I went back and forth between fair and good for this show but went with good and I'll explain. It doesn't really have to much fan service and focuses on telling a story, and the story is actually pretty good and they do a good job of moving it along forward with good timing. Its not choppy or slow or moves away from the plot and the character progression ... is pretty good too. Battle scenes are okay and there is sub plots a plenty, I liked it and thought they did a good job of balance and recommend anyone who is on the fence, just go ahead and watch it.

To be honest i was recommended 3 anime's and I'm starting to feel it was a joke since all 3 of them felt exactly the same. many would agree since this anime felt like I was watching an adaptation of chivalry of a failed knight and absolute duo once again. It was ok I suppose but after watching an anime for what felt like the 3rd time kinda made me feel uninterested and bored. If I had watched this before the other 2 I may have enjoyed this. But to say that it was a great anime would just be pure rubbish. The anime itself ... was pretty good but for something that did not feel all that original just kinda took the fun out of watching it. Isekais sometimes have these problems since its the usual boop im in a new world and i gotta kill a demon lord or what not but the thing about it is that they usually have a different way of doing it ya know? same concepts but overall entirely different.

This anime ended up being more than I initially thought. On the surface, there seems to be a lot to uncover and in many ways there is.

The story is very interesting, but the pacing is what throws it off for me. The first few episodes are slow and painfully generic, and really resembles other animes of the same genre. However, with the later episodes, the story begins to pick up rather quickly, and it becomes more enjoyable and interesting. There are common cliches and tropes that are used in this anime, but they are usually used in the beginning.

The characters are all lovable, albeit ... a bit cliche as well. They are all what you'd expect from a harem fantasy academy anime like this one, but they do have their own twists and styles. However, this isn't enough to make them feel less bland than they are now. Personally, I feel like the female characters are more fleshed out and interesting than our MC, which is a bit unofrtunate.

The animation is as standart as it gets. It's fine, but the animation is more focused on the fight scenes, but even those as standard. The art is good enough to pass, but is nothing to praise.

Overall, it's a good and passable anime. It started slow at first, but really does improve later on, but because of this the pacing feels a bit off. However, it is a enjoyable experience nontheless. Would recommend if your interested.