At first I had thought they would clear all 100 levels of the tower and I thought, "O god no not one of this dumb quest with a stupid repetitive fight anime's again," well I was happily mistaken. The story bounces around a lot, which for me is fine but for others is a huge hang up. The story does sort of even out a bit in the later episodes which I do prefer to be honest.
Of course another complaint is that the characters are sue's or some shit, look, not all main characters need to be dark and brooding and have super secret pasts. Sometimes it’s nice to see a nice good guy get ahead, and in this anime that happens. Does he sort of glitch the game? Sure, but even the beloved dragon ball Z had the super long charge up world ending attacks. I happen to like it. I also enjoyed the romance. Of course people who hate the characters would disagree, but I thought it was well played out, and I am also a sap so that helped.
I would say give this show a try. I feel that a lot of the hate comes from people who just love to hate things that lots of people enjoy, to be blunt, the wonderful world of hipsters. I’m not saying everyone who dislikes that show doesn’t have good reasons, but many of the folks I’ve talked too seem to dislike the fact that an anime that doesn’t totally redefine the genera could be so popular. If this show floors your boat, great! If not fine, but the amount of time people put into hating this show is funny, it’s an anime, no one is forcing you to watch it, and your not changing minds by being a dick on the internet.
Final word: Well before I got a little butt hurt there I said something important. Give this show a try. You might like it, you might not, but I think it is good enough to be given a chance.
