I got sucked into this anime b/c I made the mistake of trusting the hype train on this one. After watching it, I have no idea why this anime was so hyped.
The story starts off with an interesting premise in the first couple episodes, and then quickly evolves into a shell of what its potential could have been. There are only 2 characters that undergo any type of real character development, and it is shallow at best. Not to mention this guy is thrusted into another world, keeps dying and going back, and b/c of this, it seems like he's known characters for months, but really it has only been a few weeks tops, and already he has formed deep bounds with many of the characters, including the love and admiration of some. I kept watching it hoping the plot would really get going somewhere, but it never did. You are left asking more questions by the end of the anime than when you started, and not in the good way. The whole world he seems to have been transported to is extremely shallow the whole way through the and hardly ANYTHING is ever explained.
Look, this story and world building and character building in this anime was honestly so terribly bad I could go on for a long time on it, but I'm sorry I'm just not one of those people that can write a college paper on an anime that frustrated me to this extent, especially when I'm pretty sure no one will ever read this. I'm not someone who normally rates anime's I have watched extremely low either. Typically b/c usually when an anime is just so bad I can't bear it I will give it up after around 3 episodes usually. The thing that was simply SO frustrating about this anime though, was that it had the formula. It had the setup to really turn into something special, instead, it never delivered. Imagine you wanted a nice car. You see a present in the driveway that looks like a car under the wrappings, and then you tear it open and its a little hotwheels car. The disappointment I feel in this anime can not be overstated.
Art-wise there are a few episodes and scenes that are well done, but as the anime goes on the quality VERY NOTICEABLY DROPS. Really after the first 3 episodes it becomes apparent, but there are some scenes where it gets good again, specifically some ending scenes.
Character Designs. There were honestly so many loli characters it was disgusting. Is this really what anime is becoming? Where the animators really think having 4/5th of the female cast being loli are a good thing? Apparently they are trying to appeal either 10-13 year olds or grown up perverts.
Please don't watch this. Or if you want to watch it, give it a chance, but if at any point you're thinking: "just one more episode and I know something is going to happen that is going to make this anime really good all the sudden"...just stop it there. It never happens.
