This is an anime about Maple, and her friends in her clan: "Maple's Tree"
But first and foremost. If you're looking for a high quality, unforgettable masterpiece of an anime... turn around now because this is not the show for you... HOWEVERRRR If you're here because you want to have a good laugh and have a fun time with the cute Maple's Tree. This is the anime for you!
I'll be mainly focusing on the 'Character' part of my review. If you don't want to see a breakdown of each section, scroll down to the conclusion part.
Story 6/10: How do I say this... the story is... interesting. It takes the concept of one punch man's 'blatant op-ness' and turns it into something that's a mix between moe and comedy. Though the story is still present somewhat and guides you on a journey, you're definitely not embarking on this journey for the story. (More later in the Character section)
Character 8/10: The characters is definitely the main attraction of this show. The cast slowly grows throughout the series, yet you don't feel like any of the characters have less character development than the other (except for our op friend Maple here). Each character is likable and is tailored to suit a specific personality (not troupe!) to blend and create perfect harmony between characters. And even though this show has a pretty large cast, I don't seem to find myself favoring one character over another... but in a good way. This is the first anime where I was invested in almost every character in the show. May it be Maple, may it be a side character, an enemy, the fucking waitress in that random cafe they went to during one of the episodes, I like all of them. And it's a pretty unique feeling.
Note: There is also one main male character within this group of characters, and usually I'd say it ruins the 'cute anime moe' girls group vibe. But the character doesn't get in the way, and actually supports the girls pretty nicely from a story perspective. I'm not gonna spoil anything but if you were questioning watching this show because of a guy (I know some people are like that) just give it a chance!
Art 6/10: I mean... there's nothing completely special or unique about this show... Its cute moe aesthetics is good enough. The CGI is decently integrated and is smooth. A few of the concepts for the landscape and cities are pretty cool but it's nothing to be at awe at. It's not bad, but not the best either.
Sound 7/10: The sound track and sound effects are sufficient and do what they need to do, the opening and ending songs are decent. Nothing special... Though there is this one sound track I like to call 'the fight song' which comes in at every climax fight scene, it has a very cool western jazz x jpop vibe that I like a lot.
Enjoyment 8/10: I personally loved this show even though from an objective perspective it's not a very good show. So I guess you could call this anime one of those guilty pleasures? Though I haven't felt this great about a stupidly OP protagonist beating people up for a long time now.
Conclusion:
This moe action anime is heavily carried by the above average characters presented in this show. It's a show you will definitely love if you just want to chill out for 20 minutes, but objectively speaking it is not a good show. This could be a show you can consider a 'guilty pleasure'
Overall 7/10
**I'm sorry if the review isn't that good, I'm writing this at 1am**
