ichiban ushiro no daimaou

Written by sleepyrounin on August 22, 2012 at 6:17 AM

pros
+ fine concept playing on extreme ironies
+ good start and development, of both story and characters
+ animation is up-to-date
cons
- none of the characters and ideas feel developed enough (clichéd characters, some of which have no role at all; end gets out of hand and leaves no room for any explanation whatsoever)
- fanservice is everywhere and tends to get in the way of the story
- typical dialogue

conclusion: and another harem anime... one that honestly doesn't look like it at first. the concept plays on extreme ironies and is quite well-done, and for two thirds of it, the anime honestly develops well with good development in characters and even the fanservice not too annoying. it can get into the way of the story here or there, but that's that. but then it goes downhill, with a few episodes being entirely rushed, marginal characters playing no more role and the fanservice entirely overriding the story purpose. don't get me wrong, i like eye candy, but when it starts being everywhere, it gets annoying. in the end? there's plot holes, none of the amazing ideas from the beginning feel developed enough, and the characters haven't gone beyond clichéd. i honestly loved the beginning, but after about episode 6-8, it's not worth the time anymore imo.

peace.