okay so I just finished the first season of kaketgurui and I, like so many other people, have a lot to say about it. This is one of the most divisive modern anime if you ask me, so I think it should be interesting to talk about.
Story: 8- The story is about Yumeko (the main character) enrolling in this school that puts is almost entirely focused on gambling, and about her making a huge breakthrough through this and just being good at gambling. I know that's probably not a very good representation of the actual story but that's the vibe I got from it; and I enjoyed it. the premise is awesome, and the series has multiple twists and turns throughout the plot to keep you interested. my only problem is that the pacing is super slow in like on or two episodes, and not in a good way. But besides that, pretty solid.
Art: 9- Okay this is one of the best parts of the show. The art looks really great. All the character designs are excellent and represent the character as a whole, the school itself looks unique and feels incredibly large, which is a good thing. the op looks incredible and so does the ending... if you catch my drift ;). the animation is good too I'll beat it with a few hiccups here and there but when it hits its incredible. So yeah the art style is great
Sound: 10- The ost is freaking clean. It goes for this, like, electric edgy sort of thing and I love it: I remember thinking about how good the music was in certain scenes, which I rarely do. The op is great, and the ending is... pretty damn erotic ... and on top of that is very great and represent Yumeko as a character perfectly. So yeah, no major complaints.
Characters- 7: Okay this I where the series is at its peak and its lowest. let me get my complaints out of the way: Runa is really fucking annoying and is given no motivation or backstory watch so ever (in the first season idk about the second), so I have no reason to like her: she's not cute she's an annoying little shit. Okay that's harsh I find her annoying but her design is cool there, and she's not even the worst character in the show. That award goes to Tsuki. Tsuki is one of the most selfish anime characters I've ever seen: everything nice she odes is done for her gain, the fact that SHE BETS FOR PEOPLES NAILS IS COMPLETELY SHRUGGED OFF, and you know you're a bad kakegurui character when I like every other character r design except yours. That ends my rant. and uhh, I could care less about the president's assistant: shes just mediocre. Now, I can't talk about the best part of the show: Yumeko. honestly, she is perfect for the main character for the show. She's like the human reincarnation of gambling itself. She never ceases to make me smile, From being just a wholesome person one second to being ABSOULOUTLY INSANE the next, I absolutely loved her and she might be one of my favorite protagonists of any anime now. I liked the president and her outlook on the world was pretty interesting to say the least. And uhhhhh most of the student council members were pretty cool, especially the vice president can wait to find out more about her in the next season hopefully. Ryouta's pretty cool and has a good arc, and HIM AND YUMEKO ARE THE BEST SHIP CMON THEIR PERFECT THEY PLAY OF EACH OTHER SO WELL WE NEED THIS SHIP IM BEGGING HERE PLEASE NEXT SEASON. oh, and marys pretty good. so yeah the characters are rough around the edges but still pretty good overall.
Enjoyment- 9: This was a show I loved and mildly disliked at the same time. I'd say overall tho, I had a blast with the show.
Overall- 8: This show is flawed and is not the best it can be and I more so enjoy the show rather than respect it. but what it does well it does really well and I'd recommend it if you need something a bit more simple