Ayaka

This show is... well... okay. I have to admit that I was interested in how all of the story plays out in the end since dropping any kind of plot that is not a complete garbage makes me anxious (and I can't call this anime a garbage, it's at least not bad).

But in the same time I found myself skipping through the latest episodes just to get the glimpse of what's happening without paying attention to details. A trait of a good story is that you want to immerse yourself into it and read or watch without interruptions it for the sake of getting ... all those different emotions. It's much easier to be interested just in the plot than to be interested in a story as a whole. If you'd prefer to choose reading a short synopsis with all the events over actually reading or watching the story then it's probably not worth it.

And with this anime I feel like it fails to captivate the viewer enough. It has an interesting premise and an interesting setting, the powers used by the characters are very harmonious with the setting and fit very well. But aside from that I found it a bit hard to be interested in any of the characters since all of them are basically bland. Even those who have either tragic backstories or unshakable dedication to something seem to follow the typical cliche archetypes of characters with such traits without anything unique about them.

Also the plot is not that complicated to compensate for it. It's pretty straightforward and you can often guess what will happen next. The final "plot twist" or "grand reveal" of the show is more or less obvious from the start and thus disappointing. I won't spoil it here but the show gets out of its way to help you make a connection between the main character and one plot-important concept as early as you can.

So, overall, if someone asked me to rate this show to know if it's worth watching, I'd tell them 6/10 to not discourage them. But for me personally it's closer to 4.5/10. If you are more or less new to anime or haven't watched many shows with similar premise, it'll probably be a decent way to kill time and get a non-zero amount of positive emotions from it. In other case, it probably isn't worth your time.

(Only on ep 3) Well this anime makes me believe it's inspired by Avatar and Naruto although it has its own uniqueness to it. I'm sorry but as of rn I don't have any emotions towards any characters and main character is giving me no once of attachment although this anime is decent 👌 I wouldn't recommend this too someone who starts off watching anime maybe after there 40th anime then watch this. It does seem like it can get better as it's only ep 3 so don't go off what I say see for yourself!
Story: 6/10
Animation: 8/10
I would give it ... a 7 but not yet atleast let's see where this goes!

Hello to all of the readers around the world in MAL.
STORY: The story is so predictable IMO and disappointing in some manners such as character development and the plot is boring overall. the only characters that I cared about are Jingi and Ibuki. the Main character is ok but he needed more development. There is no villain in this story which makes the stakes lower and ara mitamas are not good villians the most problems with this show is by its story and there are no impactful scene that you will remember in the next few years.
ART/ANIMATION: in this department I ... have to say there are not major problems here. the character designs are cool and ara mitamas are designed decent. in the first two episodes that I watched it reminded me of studio ghibli movies from the mitama designs to the train on the water it reminded me of ponyo and sprited away but as I said the story is not even near this two masterpieces by Hayao Miyazaki.
Sounds: voice actors are good Kenjiro Tsuda is great as always with the voice of Makoto Yanagi. Umehara Yuuichirou also was good like how he was as whether report in JJBA. and soundtracks are nothing special but good for this show. the sound effects are good and nothing else.
as a whole I think if you enjoy simple stories with no complex this is for you but I say this anime had great potential but unfortunately its wasted. 5/10