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Radiant is one of the rarest anime adaptations. Recently upon making this review, this I believe is one of the only anime adaptations where the source material does not come from Japan

Radiant is an adaptation of a French manga (manfra) which already is a rare occurrence in anime. Radiant has fantastic world building and storytelling with interesting characters and is one hell of a slow burner anime. Right off the bat, it has a lighthearted tone with its major strong point being comedy and it feels as if it's a slice of life anime at times. The problem with that is it isn't attractive, it's ... not too interesting but it's bearable to watch. The first half though is overshadowed by the series' intense second half, which practically changes almost everything you knew about this show.

This story is not as generic in the first half as you may think, it's simply just too lighthearted and not as intense as you want from a Shonen. Seth doesn't aim to be the best sorcerer unlike many claim, but his motivation is more comparable to the likes of Luffy from One Piece, where in Seth's case he searches for Radiant. He's unlikable to a degree, but to an understandable point. He's been discriminated his entire life due to being an infected person and always on the run with Alma. Seth lacked the proper interaction with other people since he was always feared. The story's strongest points in the first half though is practically hiding how intense the story is with how lighthearted it goes about things.

For the first ten episodes of Radiant, do not expect much. It's a slice of life comedy mixed in with action and world building which becomes every important in the second half of Radiant. The Rumble Town Arc is what makes Radiant good, and the mood completely changes, and it may even shock you a bit. It goes in depth into the injustice for the infected and how they are discriminated. This whole arc is filled to the brim with amazing character development and action. The second half alone makes Radiant a 9/10 story, even if it feels slow in the beginning, I assure you the second half sure as hell makes up for what it lacked.

Radiant does not have the best animation, it's average at best. The animation lacks the intensity and fluidity that you want in a fight scene in anime. The art remains consistent throughout the series, and the animation does as well. The best fight in this season has to be Seth vs Konrad, the choreography was very well done, but it lacked the fluidity it needed to truly shine.