What sets this apart from most shouen battle anime is the amount of strategizing they do in these fights. It's not the typical fight between two alpha males relying on the next power up to win the fight. In fact, almost none of the fights in the series were between two evenly matched foes. Almost every time, they head into a fight where they're heavily outmatched and it's only through strategies and traps do they complete their objectives.
And the story, the arcs are quite varied. Some more entertaining than others. But some of them are very emotional. Some will make you question which side is really the right side. This is not the bright shiny shouen as it seems at first, and present some dark heavy themes in it as it goes along.
Anyways, overall this was a wonderful experience!
