To put it simply, the problem lies with the fact that the anime adapts the first ~110 chapters of the webtoon into a mere 13 episode season. I don't think I really need to go into much detail on how this is problem, but let's just say that "pacing issues" is a massive understatement when we're talking about the narrative continuity and character development. Just to give one small example, the anime COMPLETLELY cut the scenes showing why the main protagonist, Jin Mori, even decides to participate in the God of Highschool tournament which is funny because these scenes are literally THE FIRST SCENES YOU READ IN THE WEBTOON. So, if they're skipping out on fully explaining the main character's backstory and motivations, then you can damn well expect that they do the same with every other character.
That being said, there are two reasons that webtoon-readers might enjoy this: the sound/music, and the animation. The music is pretty awesome, and at times it can give off some similar vibes to Samurai Champloo's soundtrack. Furthermore, the animation is extremely on point for some of the fights that you see. Granted, a good portion of the fights from the webtoon are either skipped or rushed, BUT the ones that aren't are pretty dope to watch. So there's that I guess.
Just to re-iterate, I really don't recommend this anime. It might sound like a meme at this point, but anyone considering watching this should just read the webtoon. It can come off as some generic shounen story-telling, but there's nothing necessarily wrong with that especially when you just want to chill and turn off your brain from all the serious shit going on in the world.
Story: 3
Art: 8
Sound: 9
Character: 2
Enjoyment: 4
Overall (average): 5.2
