I'm typing this down in a plead and as a begging to whoever is reading this and wants to try this anime, please try BOTH episode 1 and 2. When you watch episode 2, you'll understand why I'm asking you of this. The difference between episode 1 and episode 2 is like the difference between fire and water.
I will now review this anime from the perspective of someone who just watched episode 2 because I am that someone. If you do not want spoilers STOP READING NOW. I'm even suggesting to you, if you haven't seen the second episode, go watch it. Don't hate me if I spoil things for you, it's your own fault. :P
P.S. Overall rating is to change as this progresses.
Story: It's pretty epic so far. At this point we learn the main character is nothing like he seemed in the first episode. He gave the impression that he's a nice guy and it had harem written all over him. Well.... think again because this guy KNOWS HOW TO FIGHT!. Their first enemy of the series has appeared and she's a nutcase. Fear came from a cube, this lady hates cubes, lady pisses Fear off and Haruaki doesn't take crap from no one. Thus we have one hell of a fight scene.
Art: The art is nice, it's what I call 2011 art. They know how to shift the art colour according to what's happening. The first episode had colour, the second episode was more darker. There is also surprisingly a lot of blood in this anime. The animation is also really good. Fight scene was crystal clear, I never felt lost or put off.
Sound: I haven't heard enough BGM, that or nothing amazing has come out. I find Fear's voice to be a bit irritating at times. But on the second episode, I now love her voice. The voice actor for Haruaki is the same guy who did Subaru in 'Ro-Kyu-Bu!', but don't let that put you off. Because Haruaki is a badass compared to Subaru.
Character: There's nothing to say here besides what I've already said. Also there's not enough episodes for me to type about character growth or learn enough about them. All I can say is everyone is surprisingly acrobatic.
Going to leave the last two out for several reasons.
Anyways, the target audience for this anime may actually shift. The first episode seemed like it was asking for a harem, this may appeal to a certain type of audience. The second episode is more like an action/shounen/supernatural/ genre.
But yeh, I will say this now. If you are someone who watched the first episode and thought it would be all moe, loli, ecchi stuff and got put off. I beg you to try episode 2, you won't regret it. MAL even states that it is an action and shounen. Lets just say the action and shounen begins now.
