Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism

I'm not gonna lie, seeing all these old ass reviews going all critic on the show. like it's supposed to be some massive hit film or something, sure the story is mediocre at best and the characters are pretty cookie cutter (aside from a couple) I still enjoyed it. Ending was pretty decent main climax was mediocre but overall I still liked watching. Don't know why people rate it so low though. From a specific angle, and in the right light, I get it kinda but it's just sad to see so many people disliking it. Not to say it's gold, there are plenty of ... shows better than this, but it's still not as bad as you might presume. For a harem anime anyways.

In many respects this show is nothing we haven't seen before. Even the "first boy to enter a previously 'all girls' school" gimmick has been tried and I have to be honest, although i've watched my fair share of harem as something of a guilty pleasure i still consider it to be the lowest common denominator out of all of the genres short of maybe "magical girls".

But all that said and out of the way, this show is not as it would appear by its cover alone. Ironically, despite the above being major pet peeves of mine, another is what i have come to dub ... the "Satsuki Kiryuin" (Antagonist from Kill la Kill) Syndrome of high school plots. That in which the school president is always a female and controls more power than most mafioso bosses would care to brag about in public. Under which of course, all the boys are powerless to defend themselves or their dignity. I'm all for strong female characters, but this trope is so exhausted at this point it completely lacks any mental flavour. Fortunately, we're given hints to the humanity Satsuki Kiryuin of Busou Shoujo' a lot sooner than is typical of this character archetype, making her feel much more like a person.

Thankfully, this show's main character comes from the Kazi no Stigma school of thought; where not only is he also a competent badass himself, but is also not afraid to duke it out with the ladies. A welcome tangent from the tired cliché's of contemporary chivalry we're saturated with these days. That's not to say he isn't a gentlemen when he feels like it, but the mix of minor narcissism and ego is a welcome ingredient we don't get enough of from our average MC's.

Unfortunately, beyond the primary protagonist and antagonist the show unashamedly falls into some expected tropes, you could literally cut and paste the supporting characters from "Hundred" and been none the wiser. It is sad when a character exists purely on the merit of their cuteness, but this is part and parcel of a harem plot i suppose and i can only say it doesn't exactly fail in its intentions so i can't mark it down too much.

There's really not too much to be said about the story itself, it's a fair foundation for the concept, i suppose "if it aint broke, don't fix it" applies here. Starting fresh in a new school environment is a common fantasy of many of us, even if it isn't original it is universally relatable; as is, for guys, getting into lewd situations with the ladies.

One certainly can't really complain about the art either, it is more than sufficient with a pleasant attention to detail. In a way that is a skill in and of itself for the artist. Knowing where to invest your time and talents, the detail is exactly where it's needed, when it's needed and i can really appreciate that as a viewer.

There is a certain element of parody/irony involved as far as the humour is concerned which i can also fondly appreciate. It's not really a part of the story per se and frankly speaking the story could be a lot better if it really wanted to to make the show a real piece of art, but it's doing an adequite job of supporting the characters to get the basics in and the humour is just a bonus for enjoyment.

So I decided to watch this show mainly because action oriented anime intrigue me, I watched all of it because I was determined to write an informed review of a show which I think sends a dangerous message and encourages unintelligent gender based stereotyping

**Some spoilers ahead**

Story 3

The story is set in an all-girls school which hs recently started taking in male students. In order to "protect" the girls from the boys, they are all allowed to carry weapons and there is a council of sorts which distributes punishments to boys who steps out of line or don't submit by feminising themselves. In comes the MC ... who refuses to bow down and is a saviour to "all men". Honestly this show is like the wet dream of anyone who frequently uses the terms "feminazi" or "SJW" or "whiteknighting".

Anyway my first crtiicism is why is it set in a school? It makes no sense, the characters never go to classes or anything, it just seems like a poor excuse to have teenagers get into awkward erotically charged situations. This could have been easily set in a world outside of a school where women are the dominating gender and it would have had the same effect. Actually that would have made more sense as it feels abit stupid that the council has some weird judicial authority over the other students. But that's never explained to any extent. The school is just a backdrop that could be any location.

My second criticism is that ultimately the show has a shallow core plot. We have basic motivations to propel the story but they wring hollow when there is such terrible world building because honestly what the anime does is set the stage and then it's the MC fighting one girl after the other.

My third criticism and subsequently what annoyed me the most are why are the girls on this show so fearful and hateful of the boys? It makes no sense for teenagers of that age. It is literally a way to make the girls seem irrational in their beliefs and ripe for "correction" and "submission" by the MC.

Art 5

The show is animated passibly enough. It won't wow you in any way or make you cringe at how terrible it is. And that extends to the art direction which for a show that prides itself on it's ridiculousness is disappointing. I mean the show isn't really stylised or anything so it stands out like for example "Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls", neither are the action sequences aimated with any panache like "High School DxD", nor are the character designs anything out of the ordinary aside from possibly the cross-dressing side character. I mean I guess for me the ultimate test would be, imagine you saw someone cosplaying as a main character in this show some months down the line after seeing this. Would you instantly recognise who they were? And my honest answer would be no because they all kind of look like any other derivative character.

Everything just feels so bland.

Sound 5

I usually skip the Opening and Ending but I went back and listened ot them for this review. They're both alright, catchy tunes but don't seem to stand out or I guess "fit" the show but since the show is so generic, I guess it's kinda appropriate.

The VA's's do a pretty good job considering the quality of the rest of the show, but there's only so much you can do with a paper thin script.

Character 3

Well the fact that even having seen all the episodes I only really knew the names of 2 characters off the top of my head should tell you how invested I am in them. But let's look at each of them in abit more detail

Firstly Nomora Fudou is our typical hgihchool MC for this type of show. He is cocky, powerful, carefree, noble and lewd... oh you say the last two contradict each other... well yeah they really do, see the thing is Nomura as a character doesn't make much sense. His motivation in the anime is something along the lines of gaining some freedom and the shows creators are content with that being that, it's the basic catalyst for him to challenge the girls to a fight but it does nothing to advance his character in any way or give him any depth. Going back to his nobility/lewdness contradiction, the personality conflict ususally plays out with his interactions with the girls, he will outright flirt with the or make creepy remarks but yet will act all noble and such when they reciporcate or offer themselves (ugh) to him. And it''s not presented in a way where he's playing with them, rather it's a genuine contradiction in his character making his intentions truly hard to follow.

It has to be said, being a harem show, all of the girls will to different extents gain some kind of feelings for the MC, he will 'break the ice' around their hearts so to speak. The problem comes where all that is truly required is that he beats them in a fight (aka tames them) which does nothing to make them truly intriguing and that's their collective main trait alongside being women who want to subjugate men. But they all have their secondary traits to distinguish them I guess:

Onigawara Rin - The first girl is the stereotypical tsundere character... you've seen them in a number of shows, nothing different. She has a little backstory but it's so transparent that it's just there to show why she is interested in Nomura.

Kikakujou Mary - arrogant, rich girl who is half french... again you've seen her hundreds of time and when they come to her focus episode you know where things are going.

Hanasaka Warabi - One of two loli characters. Probably the most interesting because of her replationship with her pet bear and is kinda bratty I guess, her moivations aren't made very clear except that she feels the first two didn't do their jobs properly, after she loses she's just kinda there. She is really just the child with the bear.

Tamaba Satori - Your first Yandere like character... erm psycho airhead, again nothing much to be said about her. She has some backstory regarding her sister but it's just there to emphasise how unhinged she is.

Tsukuyo Inaba - Your second loli character. They imply that shes really powerful throughout the whole show and then in the end she still plays a semi damsel in distres role.

Amou Kirukiru - Your second Yandere character. She's the main antagonist but she barely has a presence in the whole show and only really appears at the end. Typical psycho with only the basic of motivations all centered around Nomura.

There are some side characters but honestly they're just there, there's nothing worth writing about them.

So there you have it, basic character tropes with motivations purely centred around the MC..

Enjoyment 5

In spite of my criticisms, the show has it's moments. I don't mind the ecchi content and the type of humor that can come with it. Whilst alot of jokes fall flat, it had a few laugh out loud moments such as a hallway scene where Nomura has to hide behind the pet bear so not to be seen.

The fight scenes were passable but never truly exciting or engaging. I never felt a sense of danger for the MC because ultimately for a harem show about "correcting" women you knew he was going to come out on top so they fell flat. I think the best fight scene was likely the first one when you're still assessing the show and learning about the characters. When the second fight scene ends almost the same as the first than you realise the rest of them are likely to follow the same trend and thus they lose all their excitement

Overall 4 (Honestly I don't know how 4 can be "decent" and be between poor and mediocre)

Really what can I say? This show will likely please the viewers who see "feminism" as the ultimate evil and that women need putting in their place or something. But for everyone else they should avoid it. It does nothing to stand out from the crowd. The "Plot" is contrived, the characters are walking stereotypes,the animation is passable though not offensive, the fight scenes won't keep you at the edge of your seat, the jokes can be hit-or-miss depending on your sense of humour. This show tries to combine alot of elements of better anime and ultimately doesn't excel at any of them. Your time could be better spent watching something of a higher quality.

Last little tidbit... be wary of the shows message and really think critically about what it's saying. This show isn't a "hurrah" for male gender rights all it is doing is enforcing existing stereotypes for both sexes.

This anime is so weird but so average that there might honestly be something for watching it.

Story: 2/10

The premise is that an all girl school now allows boys but the girls are scared so they asked to be allowed weapons for self defence. The school has the 5 swords which are 5 of the best girl fighters and the empress. These 5 swords force boys to act feminine or leave the school.
Our protagonist Nomura is a new transfer student and he is like "No way freedom for all" and then for some reason he has to fight all of the 5 swords.

The story is ... dumb, really dumb. It honestly makes no sense why he is even fighting the 5 swords but each arc is based on fighting one of the fight swords. Every time he wins the 5 sword member joins his side for some reason...

Except near the end where they are just rushing to try and end the series so the last member just joins him without any logical sense.

Art: 5/10
It's okay but nothing special. The fight animation isn't that special either and neither is the art style. But it ain't terrible.

Sound: 5/10
The OST does it's job but it ain't memorable whatsoever. The sound effects are decent as well.

Characters: 3/10
The characters feel different from one another. However, the characters just side with the MC after being beaten and some fall for him for no logical reason. The side characters also support him because???
The only potentially interesting character was Amou the Empress who only properly does something at the end but it was rushed so it just gets resolved in a poor fight. The abilities don't make too much sense either like auto counter but it's a shounen so whatever.

Enjoyment: 5/10
It was okay and that is really it

So guys... how should I explain this? Do you remember when you were a kid and you had to eat those veggies your mom cooked for you? Well I do and I seriously always hated it but the meal always came with veggies and some meat. You see, i would always take a bite from the meat and then from the veggies. The veggies tasted like fcking crap compared to the meat. And it would go on like this, every single meal.
And the same thing is happening to this anime here. I mean honestly this isnt anything good, mediocre at best. But the thing ... is, when you always watch good anime, like anime with the score of 8 or higher, then at some point you dont realize how awesome it is. You gotta watch the anime thats a bit "shittier" after the good ones or else you (or maybe just I) wont be able to enjoy the good ones. And i took a long time to realize that. To realize that the veggies made the meat taste so awesome. And to realize that the veggies tasted like shit because they were made by my mom.

Story - 5

-little spoilers (only the first few episodes)-

It isnt anything special. A dude comes to a school that has recently become coed after being a girls only school for a long time. And the girls were terrorized from the guy so they began to wield weapons. The dude is a typical guy who seems weak af at the start but then has some hidden tricks and skills and starts beating the girls who wield those weapons. They then fall in love with him and stuff like that, so generic.... but not really bad because its a safe plot i guess...

Art - 8

Art is probably where they can score the most. Characters are looking good and the background and scenes as well. The anime earned itself a praise here *hurray*

Character - 5

Like i said, the guy seems weak but then has hidden skills. So nothing special about the dude. The girls (black hair and blondie) who fall in love with him are basically the same character but with different appearances. Both highly tsundere, both in love with MC... The only difference may be their fighting styles.

Enjoyment - 7

I actually quite enjoyed the fights. The MC has his special hand to hand combat skills whilst fighting against swords. Here perhaps we have something original.

Overall - 6

They go with a plot and character which were already used in many other animes. The result is that the anime isnt particularly bad but isnt anything special. As an anime you watch whilst eating your meal or something i can probably recommand it. But if you are looking for deep plot or something mind breaking, this definitely is the wrong thing for you.

P.S. pls dont hate me for my opinion >.<

Prevailing any plots can be skeptical but that's not the point,

Even The story are involves where every girls can depend themselves through trouble by going all around devastating the not so routine gimmick to serious targeting the prey within glory.

If you can tell the the whole pointless of the story? because it's plain and generic (Heck I'm also agree in my statement) well it's not
Pointing out The scenarios are clear, setbacks can interior every spaces,
and a co-ed school filled with dangerous group council.

Huge Point :

... Awaiting the last standing of a rival you dare to defeat, through ages
Any flashbacks are within possible good even though it's quite episodic if you compare every episodes.

Misconcepts :

(All "Unrelated fight scenes to Goofing off session about girl related stuff )
-That's the whole point-

Don't be bother about any scenarios which irrelevant, as long as the story began to serious in the meantime.

Totally a worth watch

In short note:
Battle Comedy Harem School. You know, the usual shit.

Story: 6
Usual school setting, with MC being surrounded by girls and "girls". MC starts as a transfer student, and works up his position as he conquers one girl after another. Episodic pacing with a new foe appearing on every episode, which ends with one goal, defeating the final boss. At least it has commentaries on martial art and sword-style on every battle scene.

Art: 7
Heroines design was fine, but MC design a bit derpy, and the "girls" too, I suppose it was intentional so the Heroines will look much better. The battle scene and the blade ... movement were fluid, so this one may pass as a battle show. The only downer is that MC finishing move animation that keep getting used every single episode. I guess it can't be avoided, with this episodic structure something will get used again for several times.

Sound: 6
Standard bgm during fights and daily live scenes, Op-Ed was ok. Overall, not that noteworthy.

Character: 9
This is a very common genre, with a lot of characters appear on a single show. Many characters appear in them are so bland and forgetful like overused templates. But in this show at least, they are not. Since it has episodic structure, every heroine only have 1 episode focusing on them save the last boss. But even so, the uniqueness of the character stick to the very end of the show. Something that somehow rare in shows with this kind of genre. And the MC is not that wimpy either. Again, something that somewhat rare.

Enjoyment: 7
The battle scene alone is something to look forward for every episode. And the character uniqueness won't make you get bored with daily life scene.

Overall: 7
The usual shit genre with some unique Characters and decent fight scenes. Worthy to be watched once at least.

TL;DR Section at the end of the review. This review may or may not contain minor spoilers.

Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism (referred to as BSM from here on out) is surprisingly enough not a show about Machiavelli, but of a student named Nomura. Nomura has transferred into a formerly all girls school, but is now what is essentially a correctional facility. Either you be corrected into being a drag queen, or you get stabbed by some girls. Interesting story, right?

While BSM is at the end of the day just another one of your action/harem shows, it's enjoyable enough. Nomura's "I give zero fucks" attitude is refreshing compared ... to the "I'm dumb as hell and can't figure out 6 girls like me" harem MC. From day one at school, he's already getting attacked in the form of being corrected by Rin, the first of six harem girls. Of course, Nomura ends up showing his badass-ness and wins the battle... and ends up kissing her due to a sidekick hitting him which forced the kiss situation. *sigh*

On the other hand, you have a pure french girl who secretly wants to be dominated, an emotionless but insanely cute girl who while is okay with being nude herself whilst fighting, can't focus if the male MC is at the same time. Following up is a girl who owns bears for a living (bonus point for being the "Kyohohohoho" of the season), an insanely dangerous loli, and the main antagonist Amou. Amou was made to be this untouchable godlike fighter, but of course falls to Nomura's badass tactics in what started as a somewhat interesting fight that inevitably degraded into a match of fisticuffs. Excellent. Did I mention that Amou secretly wanted Nomura['s dick] super badly?

Hardly worth mentioning, but Silver Link. gave us some nice animation and art, along with some rather okay music. The OP is insanely fun to listen to for the first 15 seconds.

TL;DR: BSM is another action/harem show but is surprisingly enjoyable due to the MC's "not giving a fuck" attitude. The nonsensical way the fights play out are fun to watch, as well as playing "best girl of the show" simulator (it's Satori, by the way). Overall, a fun watch even if it does get boring from time to time.

Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism (Bloody long ass name, gonna call it Busou for convenient reviewing) is an anime trying to combine and revolutionize the shounen action genre along with harem romance but fails miserably. However, it does manage to do a few stuffs right, even though trivial. The theme may seem catchy and innovative at first, but once dwelling into the show it eventually exposes itself as a self-repetitive formula that grows predictable really quickly.

Story (5/10)
The story starts off fairly cliche; A male character is thrusted forcibly into an all-girls high school... pretty sure I've seen this plot trope somewhere. (/s) Anyways, instead of starting off ... as a beta male indulging in the unrequited, unexplainable and unreasonable love from all the female cast out of nowhere (Basically all the old school harem genres), the MC, Nomura Fudou, is forced to take on the girls in an action-packed swordfight... only that the male MC uses "guns". Not sure how is that fair, but whatever. Even though the story did well differentiating from oldschool repetitive harems, viewers will soon realise the fact that it does in fact offer little to no difference to the newer magical school harem genres (Looking at you Rakudai and Akashic records etc), which is basically having the unbelievably badass main character beat the girls into submission. Are all the female cast masochists or something? Not to mention the formula is used several times, first on the mask girl, then the british trope girl, then a bear riding girl, then Satori (Sorry, shes the only girl I remember in this series) then the auto-counter girl. Everything repeats, not to mention the characters seemingly set up to die always ended up not dying in the end. Oh the suspense, but guess character death shouldn't be expected or else this anime will probably venture into a different genre altogether.

In short, unique setting, trashbag repetitive execution that disappoints and fails to use the setting into its full potential.

Characters (3/10)
Firstly we have Nomura, the badass main MC. Oh well, at least this is not some Yuuki Rito so at least hes plenty bearable, but the fact that he never even falters a single bit or breaks down shows little to no character development and character depth whatsoever. Then we have the mask girl, which I reckon to be of the generic tsundere trope present in almost every single anime in the recent years. No idea why she wears a mask all day since her actual face looks much better, but I guess its just a lazy effort to make the character more special? Of course we also have the british blonde, almost mistook it for the Cecilia something from Infinite Stratos since they're exactly alike and the creators literally made no effort to differentiate anyway. The bear riding girl is slightly more bearable since she does not show obvious feelings against Nomura and is plenty more badass than the first two female cast, but forgettable nonetheless. (Also what the hell is that fashion sense?) Then we have Satori who has at least decent depth as the reasons why she became "emotionless" and her past are at least explored and touched upon, not to mention she doesn't fit existing anime tropes. After that we have the twintail middle-school girl who is somehow in high-school (Hey its anime, logic doesn't apply here) and then we have the auto-counter girl who obsess with Nomura over a reason normal humans should not find as a reason to obsess over with, but guess hyperbole is the only way to go when the writers cannot think of a decent reason for her to go over the male MC.

Also, they introduced lots of side characters, but apart from the ugly ladyboy no one is even close to rememberable because they are fucking irrelevant anyway.

Art (7/10)
The fighting scenes doesn't really flop in animation, and the art are generally okay compared to recent animes so not much of an issue there. The detail in the twintail girl's eyes are nice to see at least.

Sound (5/10)
The opening theme is quite catchy, I've always find myself listening to the first part of the OP but right after the dedededededede sound finishes I skip to the main show anyway. ED is forgettable. I've not noticed any outstanding OSTs as well, but nothing unbearable.

Enjoyment (6/10)
Despite being a repetitive formula, the show still manages to bring me some enjoyment. Once you shut your brain off, ignore the details and the obvious predictions that this and that are going to happen (And it definitely does), at least the fighting scenes are quite enjoyable and the suspense brought to the brink of death of some characters kept me slightly on edge (BUT THEY DIDN'T DIE IN THE END WHAT A SURPRISE. COME ON.)

Overall (5/10)
In short, if you are expecting quality or innovative material / plot, look away. However if you are looking for something random and ridiculous to fill your time this can be an okay choice, considering its much more bearable compared to dirty copypasta harems like Hundred and the likes, but generally you shouldn't come in bearing expectations for anything spectacular.

This was an interesting take on the genre. Fairly standard combat scenes. Fairly standard characters. Nothing really special about the show to make it stand out.

The story is fairly basic.. guy has to fight 5 girls who after winning become thirsty for him then has to fight the big baddie who was thirsty the whole time. so he can get a pass to leave the school for reasons. that may sound a bit over simplistic but it is the throughline for the show.. not an entirely compelling story but not the worst I've seen.

The characters of the show are fairly standard they some characters ... pretend to be from other cultures but fail.. two i think..I assume the "french" girl was supposed to be putting on an act. The MC was fairly solid not as pushover as some but still fell into the normal accident happens wamen walk in and freak out cliche. There was one that was different though she had the feel of Luck from Black clover..

The sound in it was fairly good. proper timing and decent picks. The art was solid too no noticeable drops in quality and the fights flowed well.

Overall I would recommend watching this show though don't expect a masterpiece it is a good time burner though if you have some to spare.

This anime is decent anime you can watch especially if you like school based anime with fighting and cute girls. The story does not get too deep as it is purely focused around the fighting and the struggle of the main character. In my opinion it is a nice anime to watch and the only reason someone would say that it is crap is because they hate themselves inside and want to ruin the lives of everyone around them. The characters are nice and while you do not learn a lot about them it is fine since that is not the point of this ... anime. This anime is meant to be a simple story without too much depth and i find animes like this nice to watch every once in a while.

So many pedantic box-ticking judgements just ring hollow.

I thoroughly enjoyed this, warts and all - which is to say, the critical can bite me.

This was great fun, and quite unique in fact. Loved this title. Funny and even touching when it wanted.

Anyone hating this hasn't got a soul.

This "make an uber long review" stuff is one of the reasons that MAL has such a terrible reputation these days - that and the completely self-indulgent, holier-than-all purveyors of Anime value and quality are why the general consensus is that MAL is a twisted piece of garbage. I wonder if those elitist dbags understand ... that. Casting their vicious hate far from the genres which they personally hold on high - trying to put down the individual tastes of any who do not kaotao and conform to their bias. Waging campaigns with mega manipulative voting as evangelists of "good taste" in Anime. These vitriolic, poisonous individuals are the reason MAL is a false measure of any Anime, no matter the genre.

How grand if those poseurs went out and got a life. Well - Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism got my 10 because I thoroughly loved it. And - I don't revenge-vote their favorites down, even when they seem so completely overrated IMO. I will leave such pettiness to them - they can have it.

MAL is doomed already, it's rep permanently soiled.

I'm more into romance anime. I saw this, I already said "pass". Again, a friend recommended it to me. I regret saying "pass" today. It's a very good anime if you're into bad-ass main characters.

At first, I didn't like the anime because I don't like delinquents that much, I'm into intelligent gentlemen. But I didn't hesitate to continue. Continuing to watch this series, it has caught my attention. I realized there was a bit of romance and the anime is action-packed, which is really good.

Story - Unique story but it is somehow strange. I don't understand why the boys have to cross-dress. Just punishing ... them is fine. I think it's a stupid idea, don't get me wrong. Aside from that, the main character is opposed to cross-dressing, well, he wants freedom. Not gonna post spoilers, but it's really good, a bit rushed, but it has a unique, beautiful concept. 7/10.

Art - The animation is good, hands down. The animators put a lot of time creating the action scenes. The character designs are pretty nice, but I don't understand why the main heroine was told to be ugly, when she is heavenly cute. I've got only a few to say here so I'll just rate 8/10.

Sound - The voice acting is cute in this one. Again, the voice acting is filled with effort, and I like it. Oh and I don't skip the OP's of this anime, it's beautiful. 8/10

Character - Unique characters. A delinquent, a girl who isn't self-confident about her own face, a girl who is emotionless, and a whole lot more. The chemistry of the main character to all those girls almost make a harem, it's good. The likability of the main character is really high, even those who are opposed to his characteristics will like him. 8/10

Enjoyment - I'd say I enjoyed it. Though in some episodes, I fast forwarded a bit because it bores me. But aside from that, it is really enjoyable. 7/10

Overall - 8/10. Surprisingly good. I highly recommend this to those people who like action-romance anime that doesn't involve intense amount of magic.

This anime is the definition of "meh". It's just another "seen one, seen them all" harem anime. It's the exact same plot as always: Rebellious, highly skilled male enters a world of hostile females and conquers their hearts one by one until the climax comes and is the usual, cop-out finish. This one however, tended to have more logic holes than most. For example: (Spoilers):

The goal of Nomura was to get all the stamps of all the 5 swords girls. But, the point of this was never explained and once he got them, he used them for a ... reason that he didn't even know he would need it for until the final 5 minutes of the episode. So, what was his actual purpose in attaining them? Not explained.

The relationship between Nomura and Amou is based off of a 10 minute interaction. You go the whole anime thinking there was something deeper between the two and their history, but it was literally a handshake, a brushed off tour and some little pink haired trap getting punched.

And of course, there was the nonsensical "joke" the Headmistress decided to play at the end, all to build up tension in an anti-climatic, cliched anime.

The plus side of the anime is that Nomura was kind of cool for an MC. Cocksure, rebellious, not a "nose-bleeder" in the face of sexuality, but not pervy, either. The rest of the cast however, was your cut and dry harem. The rigid rule-keeper, the western influenced character, the really out there one, the quiet one, and the arrogant one. About the only mild difference here was Amou the Yandere final boss. But, the connection was so weak with her and Nomura, it just kind of fell flat.

The action was interesting, but not anything particularly amazing. I hate animes that talk about "killing" in a setting where you already know no one is going to actually die. It's just stupid. That took away from some of the action, as I spent more time thinking like: "Yeah, sure they're dead.".

It wasn't a total borefest, obviously, because I watched it all. It has some moments of humor in there and watching Nomura is interesting. But, overall, this was a completely mediocre harem anime and you don't really need to waste your time watching it.

Story: 5
Art: 5
Sound: 5
Character: 7
Enjoyment: 6
Overall: 5

the most enjoyment anime spring 2017 with absurb story every week watch this anime i've never bored :)
this plot like shonen fight win become nakama (friend) repeat again > but every episode do new unique technique it's make me not bored for watch this series and a lot of funny mc.
i'll say pretty good as usual silver link with standar quality but some charcter look likes bad.
intersting lame bgm when mc do some technique still good, opening i dont like but the ending is better.
overall 7 for Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism this recomended for u search some funny shonen anime with absurb fight, for ... u like cute girls and badass action i willl not recomended :)
thaks :)
p.s : mc best, i dont like every girls in this anime -3-
Story 6
Art 7
Sound 7
Character 8
Enjoyment 8
Overall 7

Hoo boy, this is a weird show.
Let's keep this review short

Woah, what a ride. Started out pretty generic with it's "oops I kissed this girl, now she's in love with me but also a huge tsundere" and kind of kept pushing tropes until like, episode eight or nine when things start getting real crazy. Like, woah, I think I just watched someone die. What kind of school is this? Like, forget the whole dudes cross dressing, that chick just straight up murdered like five people (except not, because anime magic makes for happy ends)

If this show was more than one season, then maybe it ... could've fleshed out the tiny glimpses of interesting character development that we saw. It wasn't, and therefore didn't.

Overall, a guilty pleasure show that's definitely below average. Don't let that stop you from watching though, there's a fight scene with a naked chick and a couple good "oh snap" moments.

This is an anime that seems like it's based off a visual novel,
And that visual novel would be very fun to play, but it's not, and sadly because the lack of world building or actual consequences, render this anime extremely paper thin.


That being said, it doesn't take itself too seriously and manages to keep itself going at a steady clip with virtually no filler, which is more than I can say for most single season 13 episode anime. It was an enjoyable watch, with a consistent story. While that story wasn't very good, I can at least appreciate that they didn't try to make ... it bigger than it was, this started as a guy taking on 5 chicks with swords and varying social statuses, and ended with that same plot.

6/10 an enjoyable watch but forgettable.

Surprisingly better than I thought it would be. I mainly picked up this show because I saw clips of the English dub's handling of the various gap moe laughs present. It looked awful, so naturally I added it to my list right away.

The setup is your typical all-girls school letting boys in because of declining birth-rates or whatever, and the lengths the girls side will go to keep the status quo and keep the boys from "ruining" their school. Turns out the most effective way to do that is to turn them all gay through BDSM torture. Pretty sure I've seen at least one eroge ... with that exact plot.

Aside from the unintentional kind, there wasn't a whole lot of humor that landed. It's the kind of show that's really only funny when you're watching it with friends and riffing on it the whole time. The 5 swords girls started out as an interesting idea but by the end they had all basically become the same character, a trashy tsundere lusting after protagonist-kun's every whim, but it's not like that or anything b- baka. The oujo girl who laughs like goofy and fights by controlling a bear using her sword like a conductor's wand is the sort of bonkers thing you're signing up for if you decide to watch this, but trust me, that makes it sound way funnier than it is.

Anyway I'm feeling a weak to strong 7 on this one, since it has a little something for everyone.

Many reviewers have said this is just your typical boring harem comedy action anime. As such, with being categorized as a harem type, I was very reluctant to even watch it. IMO, harems are too arrogant, presumptuous, fantasy since they involve several females interested in the one MC.

Anyways, I gave it a shot and was pleasantly surprised. There were 5+1 main females so you know the story will somehow progress thru one of them at a time. There personalities and backstories though were quite interesting. As well, it was refreshing, to me, that not all but only 2+1 of them had a romantic angle with ... the male MC. Also, I liked the fact that the male MC had a clear preference for one girl (not a bad choice) ..... not the common theme where he likes all of them "equally". Finally, it surely has been done before, but the one intense/weird love that the "+1" female had for the male MC was also quite an attractive/hot relationship explored in this story.

So I am on episode 7, and all I can say is if I had to pay to watch this, I would be asking for a refund and compensation for brain cells lost watching this. I may be generously giving it a 2, but so far has been repeated, a guy comes to girl school, and all girls hate him, so the girls in charge, with no real teaching authority do as they please even if they want to kill people. The guy even if he wins of course, holds no malicious feelings, which makes it more retarded.

The protagonist goes ... for the typical tropey clueless male who has no idea on how to talk to women, or who likes him, as is not a trope we have seen 1000000 times before. This just seems your usual crappy end harem/ecchi anime where people didn't want to think, and just copy a similar from previous animes.

The stupidest part is even if you come to a school and behave, you are still punished for past actions or rumors that the sort of shitty anime we have here. The fact is, if you're looking for a decent harem, this isn't it. If you're looking for great ecchi, again this isn't it, especially with the mediocre artwork. Hell if you're looking for a story, you lose again.

Across the board so far I give it 2 for the story, 5 for art, 5 for sound, 1 character, 1 for enjoyment, and 2 overall. It just sucks and am at the stage where thinking of hitting the button a few times to skim the episode to know the outcome, without the pain of having to watch the show