If you're looking for a show with action, keep it moving. I will admit that the action scenes in the show are amazing and really good, but god are they far and few between. I came into this show expecting action, and I think it is fair to say, probably within the first six episodes, there were maybe sporadic fight scenes that lasted less than a minute.
The lack of action would not be so bad if the show was not so god damn boring. Episodes 12 and 13 are really good and action packed, and the 2 or so episodes leading up to them are pretty good too. The show finally gets a plot, and when the show knows what it wants to do, it is really good, but when it doesn't this show is almost painful to watch.
I think the show suffers from the same problem as Cowboy Bebop in that the show is just too long for it's own good. Similarly to Cowboy Bebop, there are good and phenomenal episodes, but for every good episode, there are far too many bad and boring ones, that just don't justify the series being as long as it is. I literally skipped about 10-12 episodes of a 24 episode season and feel that I missed nothing, which is pretty similar to what I experienced with Cowboy Bebop. Maybe i am just not into these "character driven" anime.
I think the show also suffers from the problem of the character development not naturally flowing from the plot (well if a plot existed) of the story, What I mean by this is rather than having an overall plot for 24 episodes, having events happen, and having character development flow from those events/flashbacks, the show has a very different formula. The show instead has 6 stand alone slice of life episodes meant to develop characters, 3 episodes of plot, 6 more episodes of stand alone, slice of life, character development, and then 3 more episodes of plot.
The sad part is that there is an episode where the show actually does a good job of having a fight scene with the main villain of the arc, the villain is defeated, and then we see a flashback of what led to the villain's motives, and it all flows and makes the entire episode interesting. However instead of doing this, the show unnecessarily feels the need to give every side character a full episode of development, with absolutely no plot in the episode, no relation to the overall story, and at times, no relation to the whole universe of students with superpowers. The show is just flat.
So if you're into episodic slice of life anime with a sprinkle of supernatural powers, then this is for you, but if you want a show with an actual plot involving things like mystery, action, or literally anything, then do not watch this show. Everyone says season two gets better, so we will see, but my belief is that it shouldn't take over 24 episodes for a show to actually get good and get going. I honestly do not understand how this anime has such a high rating....
