Story - bland story about the typical underrated protagonist starting at a new school with underlying hidden power waiting to be unleashed. He forms an early friendship with a new student who happens to be highly rated, with minor romantic elements. The setting however is interesting and is similar to Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei with a mix of technology powering somewhat magical powers (note that the director is the same as Mahouka - Manobu Ono)
Art - The character design is par for the course for 2015. I did enjoy the few fight scenes.
Sound - I think the OP and ED sequences are done well but the soundtrack doesnt stick in my mind.
Character/Enjoyment - after 5 episodes the series is at a crossroads in my mind. For the current season, it is being compared heavily with Rakudai Kishi no Calvary, since both started in similar fashion. However currently Gakusen is falling behind the former in that development is slow and the absence of significant 'hooks' in the story, either comedy, romance or tension is quite noticeable, compared to Rakudai which after episode 3 is really powering on.
Overall - I will probably keep going for at least 2 more episodes and will post an update. The story is run of the mill, but the show has good production values and an interesting setting so I'm hoping that they do something with it. Above all, there needs to be some sort of viewer involvement in the story, so I'm hoping they at least advance either romance, more twists or some character development. I'm still hoping they can salvage this series which seemed interesting in the first 2 episodes.
