Story: 9
It's a magical school series where students fight against each other in an elimination round style to prove that they're the best in the school. The Main Character, who always has a crowd of girls around him for some reason, is labeled one of the worst fighters but is actually one of the best. But something that separates Rakudai from every other series is the actual content in the story; the execution of it. Hidden underneath the introduction of the series is a fantastic anime that makes it more than the typical shounen.
Art: 9
It doesn't look like your typical anime art, though that doesn't mean it isn't good. The character design is average; the backgrounds are beautiful, and the way it's overall drawn is pretty nice. And in the last six episodes especially, the colors play a unique feat. The fighting scenes are nicely done.
Sound: 10
The music and overall soundtrack of Rakudai is fantastic. The opening is very catchy and won't leave you disappointed. I should add in that most of the character's voice actors voices really fit their characters.
Character: 9,5
Both the male and female lead, Ikki Kurogane and Stella Vermilion, are both nice characters. They both trained very hard to get to where they are today, and neither of them are dense. They might be annoying in the beginning, but both of them get character development over the series, making them lovable characters.
There's some other characters as well, like Ikki's sister, Shizuku, who can be very, very annoying in the beginning of the series but becomes an enjoyable one, and Ikki's friend, Alice, is mostly there to give him support throughout the show.
Enjoyment: 10
I loved a lot of things about it; the amazing choreographed fight scenes, the lovely soundtrack, the extremely cute romance. I don't have too much to say as to why I liked this anime, but I just know that I was anticipating for the next episode every week as it aired.
Overall: 9
The anime starts as a very standard idea, but I can see that the show tries to differentiate from the rest of the pack without losing the charm. The characters are fun to watch and the romance is great much less a little different from the usual romance. For romance fans, it is established very quickly, far more quickly than normal and develops well over the course of the series.
