There are only two things you need to know about Mikagura.
First, it's complete and utter garbage. I've watched the BD version release and you won't find a single piece of good artwork, fitting voiceovers, honest OP's/ED's or go five minutes without counting so many plotholes you'd think you're reading your cousin's BL homemade doujin.
Second, it takes itself so not-seriously it doesn't just runs with the cringe, it goes on several dates, buys an extremely expensive wedding ring and proceeds to elope to some lost shithole in the Bermuda Triangle where they'll have little cringe-sons and cringe-daughters to populate their cringe-dimension. It's nonsensical fun and lovable characters and cliches so stupidly straight you'd meet them for church service.
Hey, you still reading? Why? Want to know a thing or two about the series before wasting your time on it? Have you decided that even though this anime isn't very popular, the reviews aren't that great and the story's quite short you want to watch it?
Might as well give you some ACTUAL information, i guess.
Tags: Yuri, Vocaloid-based, Highschoolers with Abilities, "Mystery", FUN.
Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku, as you might know already, shows us the life of Eruna Ichinomiya and the adventures she faces in the Mikagura Academy, a strange highschool where students form clubs and gain special abilities to fight with. The real reason why she's there, though, is because she fell in love at first sight with the school beauty, a girl named Seisa Mikagura. However, Seisa belongs to the Going-Home club and, you guessed it, she's almost never at school! Why might this be? And what can Eruna do about it? She doesn't knows for sure, but she's sure to give it her 100% with the help of her friends, all throughout it discovering the secret behind the school and her own powers.
I do disagree with one thing most others say about Mikagura. It's not forgettable nor seasonal. This is a show that has the potential to become your new reference for nearly anything. "As bad as Mikagura?" Damn. "As crazy as Mikagura?" Wow. "As carefree as Mikagura?" Nice! "As many missed opportunities as Mikagura?" Impossible!
For the technical specs at least you can count out Art and Plot. The art's messy as all hell and at best looks standard. Even in the BD release you won't find much quality. Hell, not even QUALITY for laughs and kicks. It's unremarkable.
The plot, on the other hand... Oh, the plot. I wonder if when Last Note relayed the details there was a storm outside or it was windy, because it sure seems like any semblance of "coherence" flew right out the window and they had to make do with two arcs and character development that is somehow LESS complex than what you'll find at their respective music videos.
The VAs weren't what I'd call fitting but at least they gave you the right idea with most characters. The OP and EDs were all over the place in not that bad of a way. The atmosphere and scenario were on point for what they wanted to do and the way they managed the ensemble deserves its own rant (which i won't give because you'll want to do that yourself when it's over).
Finally, the fun you might gain from this show is either very much or very little. Much like the main character, there's no middle ground to stand on. If you manage to hang on until three or four episodes in (by which point i should mention. If you've come so far expecting the gags and hijinks to stop after the plot's settled in, abandon all hope) then you're good. Just let yourself go and enjoy the trainwreck that is Mikagura. Feel the Eruna and fall in love with the Himi. Cry with Yuuto and get awed at Kyouma. Be hopeful with Asuhi and be smooth like Sadamatsu. Fight like Otone and stay true like Shigure. And above all, break down like Seisa once it's all over, because you wasted 10 hours of your life you'll never get back and now you have feels you didn't asked for and questions you'll get no answer for and a sense of wonder over the sheer mounstrosity of missed chances and open doors and plotholes this show's leaving you with.
It's terrible.
Enjoy it.
