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Jun 24, 2020
Note: I watched this with no previous knowledge of the game that it is adapted from, only knew its adapted from a game. I am also judging this show as a 12 episode anime -- this means keeping in mind what 12 episodes can accomplish, and not expecting the depth, character development, writing and literary techniques that can be employed with 24 episode, or, what some people have shown to do, expect the standards of a 50 episode piece in 12 episodes.

Art: 6/10
It's nothing special. It isn't horrific, I've seen anime where the art was just bad. It isn't a masterpiece for its time, its just ok. The cast could have been color themed better.

Sound: 7/10
TM Revolution/Takanori Nishikawa helping with the OP theme is nice and all, but there isn't really any pieces from this show that I would really miss. It's on the good side just because of a few good fitting pieces music scores at the end really fit the scene they were with.

Character: 7/10
The biggest downside of this show is that it is full of cliches. 12 episodes gives very little time to explore or grow characters. I've seen other 12 or 24 episode anime try to do it, and sadly it just looks half-assed when you try to squeeze in character development that needs more time to do than what the show has to draw on (I know someone will misinterpret this sentence so for clarity, I'll note that there are 12-24 episode anime that do it well too!). On this note, I'm glad this show didn't try too hard at character depth. Most of them won't be memorable for the next decades, but the characters played their role well. Obviously this won't propel a show's character writing to god tier levels, but I find this better than trying and ending up with a literary spilled trash can.

Story: 8/10
Again, this show's biggest downfall is the cliches. And again, that's ok, especially since it's literally a 12 episode gig, meant to be short and sweet, and in this case act as a promo for the bigger franchise (games). The reason I gave this an 8 is because it did its tropes well, no matter how common or well known (cliche) the trope is. What makes a story enjoyable is not how novel it is; this can be good but only if done right. This show's story is pretty much a budget Romeo and Juliet -- and THAT'S ALRIGHT!

Enjoyment --
So did I enjoy these 12 episodes? Sure. This isn't meant to be the next Code Geass, this isn't meant to be the Greek tragedy that was Fate/Zero. Heck, this show was created for the purpose of promoting some games and giving the existing fanbase of the games some fanservice. Did they keep this simple? Yes. Did they get me, someone completely new to the franchise, interested in checking out the games? Yes. My overall rating? 8/10. It did it's designated job well.

Who this is for:
-people who don't have a lot of time and just want to watch something longer than a standard movie, but not a full blown 24+ episode thing
-romance genre fans
-star-crossed lovers fans
-fantasy fans

Who this is not for:
-people looking for the plot twists and inter-trope weaving that was Code Geass in 12 episodes
-people looking for the ideological/philosophical deconstruction that made Fate/Zero and Psycho-Pass good in 12 episodes
-people who only enjoy serious works aimed at being an intellectual discussion
-people looking for a shounen adventure story, of which this is not
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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