It might sound like I hated this but, honestly, I was fine with it.
I did skip through a lot. I skipped through the fanservice Filo vs Fitoria episode. And prior to that, I was skipping through the first episode as I found the introduction lame, rushed, and very generic. But turns out, it was an intentional set-up for a twist by the end of the episode, which will also be the root of the protagonist's character motivations.
That twist got me interested enough to watch the rest. It got me invested for quite a while until the protagonist started dealing with some cartoonish level of villains. From that point on, I knew the anime was heading into generic action-comedy territory. You could also smell the harem fillers coming from miles away. I kept going since there are only a few episodes left and, it wasn't that bad anyway. Every episode felt like a breeze to watch. It's over in just a few blink of an eye cause there wasn't much to sink in. And then it got to the last arc where everything felt so rushed. They were planting things for the next season even with the current one not concluding yet.
I don't really read Novels and Mangas so I don't know how it went for those. But after watching some videos and some google searches, I'm now aware that there has been some important content that got cut, and that it has been toned down. It was such a shame since it had a pretty interesting concept that could've provided a lot of long-term content. But there's a possibility that the 2nd season can be better if this turned out to be profitable. I'm not getting my hopes up though, nor am I excited for a new season.
I don't dislike it. I was fairly entertained. But I hate that, after 25 episodes, I don't have any takeaway from it.
6 for STORY: Good concept. Nothing concluded.
7 for ART: Character designs are great. Different animation technologies used on some parts blended well enough.
4 for SOUND: Didn't even notice any BGMs. 1st OP fits fine, 2nd OP not so much.
5 for Characters: Aside from the protags (excluding Melty. Generic loli-tsundere :P), Beloukas the Slave Trader is the only one worth mentioning. Myne was consistently an irritating villain but not because she was a well-written antagonist. Just loudly interrupting the protags and say something that every stupid bystander will believe in. Ren and Motoyasu had a chance for some character development but, they seem to have saved it for next season.
