Oh hey, you just read the disclaimer and you're in luck, because this anime is one of those bad animes! First of all, this is my first review, so wish me luck, and I'm super late to the party. I apologize :( Anyways, let's get with it!
STORY: 3 - So the main story of this anime is what I consider the generics/commons. There's these unknown enemies known as blahblahblah and select people train to be these fighters to fight them off to save the city. Sounds like a couple animes you probably know right? Yeah, this type of story is bland and boring if you don't modify or throw in some plot twists. While watching this anime, I could see that some of the story was progressing, like training the failing E601 team to become better wizards. However, the plot shifted to a tournament? It's good to have some augments that don't interfere with the main storyline as much but it directly shifted to the point of the tournament and the monsters, known as "beetles" didn't really matter until the couple last episodes. Basically, generic story is generic, and the main plot was stalled. I didn't enjoy that.
ART: 4 - The animation is ehhhhh, but I expected something more better since this is 2015. The animation looks like it was from the 2009s or lower. Heck, I think the animes from that time had even better animation than this! The fighting scenes didn't really leave an impact on me, as everything looked so boring. The CG used looked so bad that my eyes were burning (not literally), and overall didn't provide a smooth experience. Given all this, you could tell that the studio had a low budget, or they were simply lazy. Come on, you guys could've done better.
SOUND: 6 - The sound is the only thing that's good in my opinion. Nothing felt out of place, the sounds matched and blended in the situation given, and I liked Iori Nomizu's performance of the opening. The ending sort of moved me as well.
CHARACTER: 5 - Characters received a 5 because they do variate. You've got the generic main character, Kanata, who is an excellent ace, but also a traitor. Anime like this these days tend to have a main character who is undefeated, or a traitor. We have Lecty, a girl whose shyness gets in the way of her pride and her skills, Misora, a girl who tends to not listen to anybody and has a goal to be like her mother, and Rico, a girl that thinks she is a goddess of beauty. I did see some character development throughout the anime, like Lecty overcoming her shyness and Misora improving herself to be like her mother. All in all, characters were fine, but not great.
ENJOYMENT: 3 - If you have high standards for watching anime, you can immediately forget this. It will not appeal to your expectations at all. If you're a casual or don't really give a crud about any anime you watch, be my guest and take a look!
OVERALL: 2 - So, overall this anime was garbage. I sort of regret giving it a shot. Story was painful and terrible, as well as the animation. The sounds and characters were the only factors that were decent. As I said, if you watch any kind of anime, no matter what it is, feel free to watch this.
That wraps up on my first ever review! I don't know if I did well explaining the pros and cons but whatever xD. Man, that was a pain to type.
