Majo to Yajuu

Ok so this anime was an actual masterpiece to me, awesome animation, awesome story building, very interesting and unique characters. The main problem I see people having is completely because of their preferences.

The start of the show follows a "several short independent stories" approach which don't reslly have any story progression. It is though very clearly buildup to a beautiful story and world but most get bored by then and drop it, while I found those episodes very enjoyable nevertheless. It ends up to people heaving specific preferences that were not met and crying about it. Reminds me a lot of the Journey of Witch ... Elaina that had the same way of storytelling. If you want constant plot twist new major villains or whatever shounen brainrot you probably won't like it, if you can appreciate short stories and world building for what they are, you'll love it.

This is an anime that will feel right at home with the likes of Hellsing and Black Butler. There's a fairly conventional human society that exists alongside a little bit of magic and monsters and secret organizations of magic and monsters fight them to protect humanity. Unlike the other two shows, the magic is a little more central to the way the society operates and people are generally aware that such things exist.

The show itself is basically power fantasy with some tragic backgrounds and an occasional attempt at being vaguely poetic or philosophical (again, like Hellsing and Black Butler). There are a few story arcs ... lasting 1-3 episodes each, and in each case an overpowered protagonist ultimately resolves the arc after goofing off for the sake of "collecting information" (or, more realistically, dramatic tension).

The main character, Gideau, is a mostly one-dimensional thug with a dark past whose only interest seems to be punching things. She stands in stark contrast to the more eloquent and brooding Alucard and Sebastian. Perhaps this character will be developed to have a little more depth in future seasons, but it doesn't seem promising.

There's nothing especially wrong with the anime. It knows what it's trying to be and it does a serviceable job of it. If you like Hellsing and Black Butler and are looking for more of the same, you'll probably like this. I'm not sure it has much to offer anyone else though.

Overall - 6/10
A generic and bland anime with very little to let it stand out.

Story - 6
Episodes are split into 2-3 episode arcs with very little in terms of overall progression or character growth. Some of the individual stories have an interesting premise, but are let down by lackluster execution and bland characters.

Characters - 6
Overall generic characters with very little growth, and almost no depth. There is one somewhat interesting main character with some depth which is never explored, and some side characters who are interesting, but is let down by poor execution.

Animation - 6
For the most part it is fairly bland ... animation and action sequences leave a lot to be desired.

Sound - 6
Sound quality for action sequences is passable and music is forgettable at best.