I will keep the review as short and spoiler free as possible who likes a wall of text?
I marathoned the anime in 2 days and it is one of my favorite anime. I will explain to you why I feel like that.
Story:
The story mostly resolves about Simon and it focuses on how Simon and his friends face adversities in this cruel world. The story was kind of simplistic it's about a hero that's going to save the world. But that doesn't mean it's bad, quite the opposite. The story paces quite well, there aren't really any fillers. It didn't feel like it was rushed or anything, it had enough episodes to work with. Now I will tell some about the themes of the anime. It's packed with enough fights and action, one of the best fights I've seen. It even has some funny parts even during the fights and they were quite enjoyable. Fanservice was also present, but not the annoying kind of fanservice with 24/7 panty shots. The romance in the anime was also present, but quite annoying sometimes. There was also a character in the anime that solves some problems when the characters are in trouble, but he didn't really hurt the plot whatsoever. The ending was great, it had a close or open ending depending on how you view it.
Art:
The art was great it reminded me of KLK a lot. The mechas were pretty well made. Especially the main mecha. The art style was quite fitting for this anime. I think it portrays the view of the author well, it fits well with the epic fights in the anime. The animation was fluid and the style didn't change throughout the show. The backgrounds weren't really breathtaking. They were pretty well drawn during the last few episodes.
Let's talking about character designs. I really liked how the author portrayed Kamina with his signature cape, shades and his swords. It matched Kamina's personality quite well, he is also kind of wild and not tameable. He is one of the manliest anime character I've ever seen.
The author also gave Simon some yellow shades and it fits and protects him well during his digging. It fits his shy and cowardice personality well.
Yoko was quite voluptuous she had her signature weapon and surprise surprise her shades.
Sound:
Not much to say about the sound. The OP/ED/OST songs are great, I still listen to them every day. You really feel the emotion when you listen to the opening song it wants to make you kick some ass and it fits quite well with the anime. The background music and the transition music are also well chosen. It even has some English songs.
Character:
The character growth is great in the anime one of the best I've seen. When you see the shy main character crawl out of his shell and become a man. You will feel the manliness. The characters were well-rounded the important characters all had flaws and strengths, they weren't blatantly overpowered.
Viral was the foil character in the anime. He is quite the opposite of Kamina and Simon and brings their strengths to the surface. The show had a narrator and when you find out who he is, it's a nice bonus to the story. There were many side characters and they added a nice warm feeling to the anime of having a big and cozy family.
Enjoyment:
One of the best shows I've seen. Even if you aren't a big anime fan you will like this. I enjoyed it a lot. I still think of it every single day. I won't forget it. It left a big impact on me. I will definitely re-watch this anime in the future.
I definitely recommend anyone to watch this anime you will not regret it.
