The first immediate standout change this time around is the new studio and new animation style. It doesn't look wildly different, but you can tell it isn't the same. Changing studios, especially after many years, is simply an inevitability in this industry and ultimately you just have to ask yourself 1. Does it look SIMILAR, even if not identical? and 2. Does it look GOOD, even if I like the other way better? and in this case the answer is yes to both. In fact, I may even prefer the new look to the previous! It doesn't hurt that all the ladies are even bustier than before this season...
As seasons have rolled on I feel this anime has moved a bit away from comedy and goofy, over the top gags and more towards focusing on battles and super ultra mega abilities, which is a change I personally don't care for, and certainly this particular season felt story light and battle heavy as a whole, including the final three episodes being almost nothing other than combat. I will never get tired of seeing attractive ladies with big boobs, but towards the end this show started to feel like simply a battle anime with boobies rather than something charming or something with any depth. Perhaps it's simply a consequence of watching all four seasons consecutively, but it did finally start to feel a bit repetitive and like it was wearing out its welcome. It felt like they ran out of places to go with the plot and their solution was simply more enemies, more powers, more combat. As a whole, character development and plot advancement were quite weak and minimal in this fourth season.
My understanding is that there will be a FIFTH season in the coming years. If so, I'll watch it. Nevertheless, my favorite season of this show was the first one and I wish they'd kept it on a smaller scale as it was back then rather than adding more and more characters, more and more bad guys, etc. Overall I enjoyed the series and am glad I watched it, and it should please fans of the genre, but it won't go down as an all time favorite for me.
OBJECTIVE RATING- 7-8
PERSONAL ENJOYMENT RATING- 7-7.5
