Synopsis:
A "living with an astral fox and a sentinel with lots of occult things happening" type. A few arcs in there too.
Slice of life: 8 (more in 1st half of series)
Supernatural: 9 (Well every ep have it i rmb)
Romance: 2 (This is one series with a lot of platonic relationships)
Comedy:8 (Seriously... same studio as Macademi Wasshoi!)
Story plot and progression: 6 (Overall plot seemed good at beginning, but weakened over the series)
Story:9
Pros
-To be honest this is one superb slice of life series. It has a lot of unique circumstances and was pretty steady until some last episodes.
-The arcs were nicely done, pity for the fact most were solved too easily, and the arcs usually do not affect the main family as much as it should have.
-Most episodes are entertaining and have a quite a light mood (so it's pretty relaxing)
Cons
-A lot of concepts were dropped: Reverse circle mechanism, strengths and weaknesses to kis (heavily emphasised in first few eps), Deima creator etc.
-Romance was very weak, there was one started right from ep1, and didn't progress much by the end still
-Some stuff created out of nowhere and doesn't have a proper conclusion (eg. harem)
-Didn't like some 2x eps, seem a little different from usual
-Storyline is not very spectecular, although it had the potential to be
Art:8
Art for eps1-12 is good throughout episodes. Art for 13-24 seem to be weaker during the short cutscenes introducing sponsors and previews too (from 1x-23).
Special effects were of similar quality.
Sound:9
Voice acting was good, but not spectecular. Some bgm during first few eps were a little too bright for the circumstances, but I guess it was to make the mood lighter. After all, this series is mostly quite light in terms of mood. Some special effects were a little soft, but most were good.
Kudos to the bgm (soem were OSTs I believe). They really really made the series much better. The bgm defined the epic-ness of this series.
[OP]
Animation- Perfect. In the beginning one would not fully appreciate its meaningfulness. But as time go on one would be awed. An OP animation is supposed to introduce the characters, and very well it has done.
Music- Excellent. The music went very well with the animation , as this was a song of perseverance and determination. Stirs the heart.
Overall-10/10 Best OP I've seen.I watched the OP in all 24 eps. An OP is supposed to start off the mood for the series, and sure it did.
[1st ED]-ep 1-18
Animation-Ok-ok. But it goes quite well with the music.
Music-Lyrics is good, same as OP, it is a song about perseverance, but it is a much slower and soothing song. Calms the heart.
Overall-8/10 Animation could be better. An ED is supposed to bring a closing to the ep. And sure it did. Watched all 18 eps' ED.
[2nd ED]-ep19-24
Animation- Cute. Fan-service. First few secs was a bit excessive for an ED.
Music- Energetic, fast-paced song. Cute voices too. Fun song.
Overall-4/10 Good song+ animation. But I dun think it should be an ED. Can go look up the song, can relieve stress. Some parts remind me of Lucky Star's OP.
Character:9
Most characters were good, or at least balanced. Some had swaying personalities, and others were just impossible to figure out.
The 1st half of this series (i think) has very good focus on its main characters. This is one reason why the character score is so good: It has a good foundation.
The 4 main characters were given similar amounts of attention, which is very unlike several series, which tend to only put its focus on 1 or 2 characters.
But this deteriorated slowly over the 2nd half of the series. Especially Kou.
Character development could have been done much better, it wasn't really deep even for the main characters, much less the side characters. But personalities and unique traits were very well done for some characters, esp the 4 main characters.
Kou deserved much more character development, but one concept was taken out after a while. Same for all the characters that appeared in the arcs.
Enjoyment:9.68
I really enjoy the light-medium mood throughout the series. It helps the series to relieve stress. Comedy is commonplace. But one negative point is the removal of concepts planted early in the series. Kind of disappointed they didn't construct more story about some characters like Kuugen and its sibling.
Overall:9
Started off very well, but the arcs that came seemed to distract it from its original plot.Ended ok, but it seemed rushed and a cliffhanger exists.
A good production from ZEXCS, I watched this show cause it was the same studio that produced Macademi Wasshoi! and wow I am glad I did that. For a 24-ep series it lacked some storyline but its slice of life and supernatural elements compensated for it.
