The good
The world has a very complex magical system that the characters will tell you all about in an extremely boring, unhelpful way. But I guess it's consistant and thoroughly explained, so there's that. The art also wasn't terrible, however I have to say I found the use of 3D modeling a little jarring. It didn't fit in with the style of the art at all, and all I can chalk it up to was either laziness or lack of funding. It looked sloppy, clunky, and just...bad. Sorry, this was supposed to be "the good" section. Spoiler alert: the best thing about this is the art, and even that isn't very good.
The bad
I suppose the worst part about this is that there was never any suspense. It's very clear by episode 2 that Gary Stu Wonder Boy (aka Tatsuya) is going to get everything he wants without even having to work very hard. He makes a big show of "not wanting to be in the spotlight" at all ever, and yet somehow he always always always ends up not only involved, but right in the center of it all. There's an unfair discriminatory policy towards course 2 students? Well, now that Tatsuya is here, suddenly everyone is against that unfairness. Secretly, the student council has been against it all along! There's an amazing CAD engineer who can make the impossible possible? Jeez, I WONDER who it could be???? What, our entire team got wiped out right before the finals of Generically Important Sports Competition?? But they don't usually allow replacements?? But this time they will??? And guess who it's going to be??? Tatsuya?!?! Whhaaaat?? Crazy.
This show is ridiculous, honestly. It was almost laughable in how predictable it was. The last arc was by far the worst. The MC is OP, yes. But honestly, he's not the only one. Let me summarize something that happened with not one character, but two (at least): "Hey Dad. Yeah, we got caught up in a terrorist attack...again. Could you send over some helicopters? Sweet. thanks, Dad! You're the best!" Seriously. That happened. TWICE. There's also this weird incestual overtone that is played for jokes...kind of. I really don't get why it was included. It added nothing to this story. Not to mention that OPMC gets a harem for...no reason in particular? He regularly expresses opinions that are unfeminist at best and misogynistic at worst. He never hesitates to tell a girl that what she is wearing is "inappropriate". Even one of his teachers! To be fair, the design of this particular teacher is pretty much "talking boobs". She, like all of the characters on this show, is given no character development. This anime is set in 2095! Are gender problems still that bad??? How depressing.
The final nail in the coffin of this show is that there is literally no point. There's no overarching goal the MCs are trying to accomplish. No Big Bad to defeat. No internal struggle to overcome. The last episode heavily indicates that there's more to the story. So maybe there's a lot of context missing that the Light Novels go into. I'm not sure; I have literally no desire to spend any more time with this franchise.
If you want to watch a MUCH BETTER show about a clueless bodyguard high school aged soldier, go watch Full Metal Panic. Don't waste your time on this anime. Just...don't.
