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This review is of someone who dropped it ~6 episodes in so there's plenty of room for ignorance; guesstimation due to it being a full-series-in-one situation, but nowhere near a full half of it. This reviewer was tempted to stick it out, barely watch, and only pay heed whenever Shouma was on-screen. But then it became unbearable for this reviewer's adult mind unwilling to waste vital wind-down time so here comes a simple "Dropped" review~
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Other than the three things listed above (premise, worldbuilding, designs), this is actually a great series for those who need something to happen, be it legit ADD or folk who developed similar habits. Every 5-10sec there is something different happening contrary to never detracting from whatever story the episode or scene involves. The downside of this is the inability to skim forward lest one has to backtrack to find out what was happening; for those willing to skim through a dull series, this is why it's so easy to give-up.
However, the primary cause to drop this series is the sole dependence of repeats.
Lack of common sense? No sign of shifting attitude. Lack of personal space? No sign of shifting attitude. Came into contact of character growth? No sign of shifting attitude. And to help mask this, the writing forces the fake harem trope;
Why can't Lloyd simply be an adorable country bumpkin unaware of his power, ease into adulthood as a soldier-that-can't-really-soldier-due-to-ancestral-limitations, and do whatever the underlying plot hints? Does he really need to have nearly every (romantically available) woman or teen girl fall for him equally?
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btw this reviewer was totally ready to ship Lloyd/Phyllo, so romance on any scale is *not* the issue with this reviewer or this series. Rather, its delivery and utter disregard for longterm writing is what earned itself all these negative reviews.
