This is really good. Imagine a combination of Harry Potter, Iruma-kun and One-Punch man and you get something like Mashle. The gag is repeated often, but never gets tiring. Some of the fights are very nicely choreographed, like the one against the second fang. The animation quality in general is fairly good, though the character designs are a bit generic. The music is also surprisingly good. When Mash begins to fight, there is this sort of rap music that is played that works really well for the scene.
Now for the bad: This anime does a poor job with its female characters; to the point that I wish this had been set in an all-boys school instead. There are only three notable female characters. All of them are obsessed with love and relationships, and two of them decide to seduce and deceive the boys instead of fight them upfront. Even by the standards of shounen manga, this is pretty poor. All of them add next to nothing in value and could easily have been made male characters instead.
One more point of contention is the various factions in this world. I know the manga will probably explicate this in better detail, but at the moment, this series has introduced me to a primary government-led force and a secondary rebel-led force. Both are abhorrent. It is VERY hard for me to side with the government over the terrorists when many of their members casually and enthusiastically support the murder (or perhaps even genocide?). The terrorists are little better. And of course, when the MC does the Naruto trick of making friends out of his enemies, I am not convinced that this is a good thing. Have they really reformed? I doubt it.
But overall, this remains a good show. It is a great introduction to the series. It is fast-paced and has no filler content. I could recommend it on that basis alone. But beyond that, it is fun and interesting. I don't think I will remember this a few weeks from now. It doesn't really make that strong an impression on viewing. Had it had moments like that, I would have given it a 9.
