It feels extremely repetitive with all the members slowly joining the team one by one, with some event happening before that and those primal beasts getting healed by the two main characters so easily. Because of this, it gets pretty predictable and there's also the fact how there were no plot twists and the story was kind of boring. There are some moments that leave you thinking, "what...".
The slow pacing only picking up towards the end was a good thing in my eyes, and minimal fanservice until the last episode, which is when it's nothing but fanservice and no plot, because Gran has been switched for this girl named Djeeta for those who've played the game, and everyone (including a whole bunch of characters introduced in the penultimate episode) is at the beach.
The music is excellent with very nice theme songs by BUMP OF CHICKEN and HARUHI. Voices are also not bad. Art and animation are decent and somewhat unique, and is very colourful but never too bright.
Character development is not really seen, and characters do not seem to have deep personalities, and this may be because they are from a game. At times I was annoyed by Lyria's personality, being all cheerful, and then that one episode where she was hating on herself and being quite stubborn. Overall they just have bland personalities. However, the character relationships were well-developed and good.
There is some element of mystery that leaves a cliffhanger regarding the Black Knight, Rosetta and Gran's father, which will probably be explored if a second season comes. This is probably the only aspect that makes the watcher think and wonder. However, this was not explored upon much, unfortunately.
It is somewhat enjoyable at most and is not very hard to watch. It should only be watched if you are bored, have played the game, or like fantasy anime.
Overall, I don't recommend it.
