[Overall enjoyment: 4] Listen. I really REALLY don't know how to go about this show. I initially watched the show weekly when it aired in 2015 but it gets harder and harder to keep up coz it just gets pretty boring and cliche to the point that I just thought 'why am I doing this again'. It's honestly a pain. I dropped it and finally picked it up 3 years later coz I just realized that 'wth there's only 3 episodes left so why not' so I tried to watch it again coz I wanna REMEMBER why I dropped it. And I guess I kinda found out why. Yea sure some stuff made me doki doki and the notion about friendship and their love for the survival game are cool but... the only word that came up to mind after finishing everything was: pointless. Which I think is a REALLY harsh word to describe the show but idk what else to say coz even the good stuff doesn't made me feel better about the show.
[Sound: 7] I like Hotaru's voice-acting. The opening & credit scene were alright. But again, just like many other animes I've watched, I can't seem to be blown away by the OST or SFX. Nothing really stood out for the sound except for Hotaru's voice and (sometimes) Yukimura's cute voice.
[Characters: 4] I have a REALLY mixed feeling about this part. I like the characters. But I think I like them because they're MEANT to be likened by someone like me: a young-adult bisexual fujoshi. And honestly IMO these characters might not only appeal bisexuals or fujoshi. Probably women, in general, will find it easy to fangirl to them so I'm REALLY surprised that MAL would tag this as shounen as opposed to shoujo. I mean, we have a cool female MC who disguised herself as a guy and have this dangerous alter ego that's actually useful for her team in the survival game; one ikemen who's sociable & cool & popular; one ikemen who's a bit weird, quiet, and sometimes interact with the other ikemen in a way that'll make woman squeal; one yandere ikemen who's (despite being an enemy) is taking an 'interest' in the MC; and said enemy's ikemen male teammate who's absolutely devoted to said enemy even after getting harsh responses. I mean... I really don't know what to say. It seems like I SHOULD like them but they came off pretty shallow to me as if their only purpose is to serve as material to fangirl to and it's pretty sad. I DO, however, like some of the moments where they kinda develop a bond and build trust... then there's also the drama, pushing the other away, getting rid of trauma, etc etc... my heart pounds most of the time because yea I dig that shit but I cringed SO hard at the same time because goddamit HELLO CAN YOU BE MORE PREDICTABLE! Idk, I completely lost it at this point, really.
[Plot: 4] I don't learn much about the sport but I guess that's my own fault because I thought it's gonna be more sports-heavy but it seems like the softgun is only an excuse for the show to throw in some cool action scenes and have something else at stake. The main concept was pretty unique but idk, just like how the characters are predictable, the story is predictable too.
[Animation & art: 7] At least I can't deny that the art is really pretty. The character designs, the overall visual, the art in OP & ED. The animation was... okay if not better than average BUT the animation during the fighting scene is so so. There's no problem with it but there's DEFINITELY nothing special or groundbreaking in it. So I can't give it more than 8.
[Average: 5] rounded from 5.2