Story (8): The anime has a broad continuing story of "to defeat the demon king" but each episode usually revolves around 1 quest. The quest will usually involve a laughable struggle and a lame, lucky success (lame in their effort, but very enjoyable).
Art (10) and Sound (9): The art, animation, and sound are all first rate
Character (7): This is like a double edged sword, the characters are rather 1-dimensional (except for Kazuma). However, each character is so polished in their dimension that its acceptable. Kazuma is a well-rounded character who has normal self-interested desires and reacts appropriately to his idiotic party and the unbalanced nature of the world.
Enjoyment (10): This show is so funny I've cried and even woken my roommate from laughing so hard, and I tend not to like comedy driven animes. However, outside of comedy the show doesn't really shine, the fights aren't spectacular, but to me they are unpredictable; the characters grow as a party, but they stay trapped in their 1-dimension (and Kazuma only grows more frustrated not more developed).
Overall (9): This show is hilarious and does a good job capturing the fantasy world while being unique. I was expecting a rehash of SAO and Log Horizon, but instead I got a comedy, fantasy, "game" anime that shines in its own light for its own reasons.
