I would be giving this anime a perfect ten if only the development as a whole was as steady as the phrasing of the plot. What I mean is that it almost seemed inconsistent on the amount of attention every character got. It was very bland in terms of the roles the characters played. Sora and Shiro was the good guys, Kurami was the tsundere, Steph/Jibril were the fanservice etc.
Another problem about the show (at least from my perspective) was the overemphasis of the fanservice. Now I'm not saying fanservice is a bad thing, but is it really appropriate to put so much of it in No Game No Life to the point where it distracts the viewer from the main plot?
My last problem I had with NGNL was the fact that the show itself treated the viewers like they were stupid. Although I have to admit that I couldn't keep up with everything going on, I at least would feel better if Sora had stopped using monologues/Steph as a 3rd party device for the viewer to understand what was going on.
So overall, NGNL gets a solid 9 from me. The major overarching problem is just that it wasn't very sure of it's audience. From my point of view, I can't really tell if NGNL was supposed to be an ecchi fantasy harem or a brilliant show for people who want to put their minds to the test a bit.
Well, thanks for reading! I know my arguments were slightly inconsistent, but I'm still very happy that you took the time to read my review!
