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Cop Craft has me split. With all of these endearing characters, critical social commentaries, and one of the best openings this season, It's such a shame to see the overall package turn out so... mediocre.

Kei and Tilarna work so well together in this buddy cop anime. Their interactions and banter would fit right at home inside your average western film of TV series. This, plus the supporting cast, really paints a realistic depiction of a multidimensional precinct, dealing with all sorts of heinous crimes.

But my lord, is the animation terrible. You'll get those "slide show" moments often, and some animations are drawn out for a ... few seconds too long. The episode with the vampire chick was probably my most frustrating experience, solely due to how dark that episode was. Another problem that arises is the pacing for these episodes. The last arc started in the middle of an episode just purely because the last arc was too long to fit into one episode, but way too short to justify being in two.

I find myself as a optimistic and forgiving viewer, so I can't reccomend this show to anyone. Most people who I know personally wouldn't be as willing to sit shows of this quality all the way through. But at the very least the show knows how to end when it needs to, sans cliffhangers or other sequel baiting techniques. 5/10

To be frank, I was brought onto this anime when I had heard the character designer from Re: Zero was a part of the crew. Twelve weeks later, and I'm left fairly impressed with how this project panned out.

The show is very much divided into two parts; the fights and the spaces of time between said fights. These intermittent periods are the show's bread and butter, as each girl has a fleshed out reason as to why you'd want to root for them. (My favorite would have to go to Nene- the 20 something year old middle schooler). Granbelm is a show with REAL STAKES, ... and REAL CONSEQUENCES; whenever anything happens, its implications and effect remain prevalent all the way until the end. Very reminiscent of Madoka.

Again, the character design is done by none other than Shinichirou Otsuka, who might have very well balanced moe faces onto disturbing places. Big props on that department. As for the mechs, while they may not look all that aesthetically pleasing, they sure do leave an impression. They somehow remind me of the Kirby games, for some reason.

If you're a fan of Re: Zero, Madoka, Battle Royales, and mechs, it wouldn't hurt to pick this show up for an evening binge. 8/10