Full disclosure: this is a first episode review. So lets get right to it. The best primer I can give you is a straight description of the anime's opening moments.

The anime starts with a graphically violent but vague flashback sequence that gives us a glimpse into the main character's shared history with a mysterious young girl. It's strongly insinuated that the girl's destiny is somehow intertwined with that of the dark power the protagonists are fighting. No doubt, as the series progresses, he will encounter this girl, earn her trust and love, and have to rescue her from a terrible fate.

He then ends up at school which trains those who share his type of special abilities. Very quickly, he becomes the subject of wonder from his peers. He doesn't appreciate their admiration, though. Despite being among the strongest people in the school, even as a beginner, he's humble and tries to avoid notice.

The first episode then introduces a number of characters. First, he meets a series of minor supporting female characters who will likely serve as damsels in the early episodes to establish his heroism, and later as "emotional support" cheerleaders in his final battles. He also meets a handsome male protagonist who will possibly alternate between being an ally and a male foil to establish the protagonist's "unwanted" alpha male status. He also meets an awkward but eager girl who he will have to shepherd into emotional resolution with his hackneyed wisdom. And finally, he encounters an angry tsundere who's a leader among the students and among the strongest at the school; she refuses to accept him, challenging him to a duel.

Is it cliche? I don't know; I haven't even started talking about this anime yet. Everything I wrote above is a plot description of the beginning of another anime entirely. Can you guess which one? No, you can't. Somehow, through amazing coincidence, this synopsis not only exactly fits this anime but several others. How many can you think of?

This anime does have some wonderful unique features, though. There's a "male protagonist" who is transparently a girl in disguise, in both her voice acting, hair, demeanor, and facial design. Take a guess as to whether she's the mysterious girl in the opening sequence. In fact, the only reason we even know that we're /supposed/ to think she's a guy is because the series repeatedly states it explicitly via dialogue. Why not just make it less obvious, you ask? There's a reason. It's not an oversight. It's because, like every other series in this genre, narrative consistency is secondary to this being a straight male power fantasy, so they can't add anything remotely resembling a homoerotic note. Don't worry. They probably won't even let him be stupid about it. I'm fairly sure the protagonist will eventually have a, "I've known all along. I was only playing along for your sake," moment.

Final verdict: is this worth watching? Sure, if all you want is moe battle waifus in skintight outfits. But even only by those criteria, frankly, this anime is subpar. The narrative consistency is low even by the low standards of this genre. The animation is mediocre, at best, a pretty serious sin for a genre in which 50% of the draw is the fight sequences. And the character design is hamfisted and tropey, with almost no unique flourishes, another sin if your intended audience (hardcore male otaku, for a series like this) really wants more moe.

I rarely do this, but in the spirit of writing a proper review, if you actually enjoy this genre, just go watch Asterisk War instead. Yes, I rated that series 1 star too. But that show, at the very least, has quality animation in its best moments, has interesting visual design for some of its characters, and the story is not completely transparent. That show is a better example of this genre, and it's actually running its second season during this same season. This show, barring some miraculous reversal in quality over its run, is one of the worse examples.

(Edit 6/20/16: Here's the full version of this review with the show being over!)

Video Version if you feel like watching(copy and paste in a new tab): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KZJZRKX1Bo
Don't mindlessly hate just because you disagree though. If you watch the video, explain your thought process in the comments! Thanks!~~~

The last time I made a “review” of this, it was more like a first impressions… but this time, I’m going to make a full, spoiler free review of the show!
This show is another one of those battle action harem shows that we see every season at this point. It’s been touted as an “Infinite Stratos” clone. I personally haven’t seen Infinite Stratos so I won’t hold that against this show. Let’s see what this show has to offer.

Story (3/10)

It’s hard to talk about the story of this show. Not because it’s a difficult story to wrap your head around, but because it takes a back seat to literally everything else in this show. Beach episode? More important! Idol performance? 3 times more important! We got 3 of them! Harem ecchi scenes? Again, more important.

Here’s what little plot there is. Hayato transfers to a new school where he apparently scored the highest score on the school’s entrance exam in the history of that school. Because he tries to prevent a couple of students from getting expelled, he gets stuck battling the student council president of this school.

She’s the most experienced fighter at this school there’s no way she can los- Oh she lost. The main character is that mc that is overpowered mc that we see in so many shows nowadays, but at least in this show, there are formidable foes and there seems to be a little tension. It just gets stuck so far behind the fanservice of this show that it loses its purpose.

Speaking of the fanservice, it’s bland and overused. There are only a couple things this show does differently in terms of fanservice, and even then it’s just kind of me. The only thing enjoyed with the fanservice was in episode 10. I’m not going to say what happened, but I will give this show the fact that it was a little creative.

Moving on from there, the show doesn’t have a clear antagonist. Every time there’s a conflict, it ends within one or 2 episodes. The only reason it takes more time is because of the slice of life fanservice. The main “conflict” is between the school’s fighters and Savages. Savages are these mechanized robots that came from who knows where and just cause havoc.

These high school students are the ones who fight these monsters instead of adults. This show makes me question a few things. How do they have the money to fight these savages? Where did savages come from? How are there more always coming? Who’s making these savages? Why are they allowing high schoolers to fight?

It doesn’t answer a lot of questions and that leads to wondering if they thought anything through. The show also presents a lot of ideas about its premise. Great! Possible themes that could be made for some semblance of a message to come out of this show. Too bad those ideas don’t really go anywhere. They just get thrown at you and then sit there and rot.

The ending actually DOESN'T leave me wanting more and left me feeling like this was ACTUALLY A COMPLETE STORY! This is something I can't say about many of the other shows like this. The one problem with the ending is that it ends a little TOO well with no consequences. That being said, it's better than a lot of other shows of the light novel genre.

The one way I can describe this show, from how I experienced it is that it’s so bad it’s good. It’s one of those sit back and turn your brain off kind of shows. If it tried to do more differently, I could go back and enjoy turning my brain off when watching this show, but I can’t. I laugh at this show’s attempts at being serious because it can’t keep a mood or tension.

It goes from serious to fanservice to comedic all within 2 minutes of an episode. It’s poorly executed and there’s nothing more to say about the story.

Characters (2/10)

The characters in this show are bland and forgettable. Most of them fall into archetypes and others just don’t have any purpose. The main character is the dense mc self-insert. The scientist is the loli of the series.

The only character to have any actual development is the student council president. This was actually surprising because she started off as the tsundere of the series, then turned into not a tsundere and a member of Hayato’s harem.

The character interactions range from forgettable to cringy. That’s because there’s so much bad writing in this series. Characters state the obvious, there are info dumps even though characters should know what’s going on, and the villains are one dimensional.

The show tries to show off the how the villains are the product of their environment, but it’s so poorly executed and only meant to redeem them that I just don’t care.

These characters are meant for this kind of series and this kind of series alone. You aren’t supposed to take them seriously and you’re just supposed to watch. This show clearly has a target audience, and I’m not part of it.

Music, Art, and Animation (1/10)

For an anime, I expect animation. For this anime, I got scenes of up to 3 minutes in an episode with just still frames and nothing more. How am I supposed to say this show has good animation when it uses an excess amount of still frames, establishing shots, and reuses animation? There are scenes from the show used in the OP and they don’t look impressive.

The art style is also generic and bland with nothing of note. The transformation segments are, just like any other show with transformation segments, reused. There’s little to movement a lot of the times and the lips don’t even get close to syncing up with the animation.

Production IMS must have saw the light novel, threw it in the animation room, and said “you have 2 months to make this even though it should take longer! Go!” This was the result.

Character designs are lazy and forgettable. They look so similar to characters from other shows that I can’t tell them apart at points. I sometimes wonder if this is a bad knockoff anime to some other anime. The amount of fanservice with the character designs alone is annoying.

The music also ranges from forgettable to annoying. Much of the OST gets on my nerves at times because it doesn’t fit the mood or it ruins the mood of the moment. One track of note is the OP, but there are still better OP’s from this season alone. I’m personally just a sucker for shows having 2 singers singing back and forth.

The audio design also doesn’t sound good as, sometimes, I heard the echo from the recording room that the voice actors were performing in. It doesn’t sound good and got on my nerves. One performance was hilarious and annoying at the same time, and once you see it, you’ll know what I’m talking about.

There are 4 ED’s in this show and none of them really stand out. When they switch, I’m just like “Ok” and skip it. Some voices don’t fit the design of the character and others do. The action scenes don’t look very good, for the most part and I don’t get hyped up when one starts.

Final Verdict

This show is a mess. It really is. It’s a hodgepodge of every cliché story line ever and it doesn’t do anything new. There are ideas presented that don’t go anywhere and conflicts that don’t have buildup. It’s a show out there for people who like this kind of show and that’s it. That’s why I give this show a 2/10 on a critical level.

It does a couple things right, but it’s so shrouded under the bad that I had to really dig to get the positives out of this show. On an enjoyment level, I give this a 1/10 from the show itself and a 5/10 from how much fun I had making fun of it while watching. If you want a so bad it’s good show, this is your show.

If you want a better harem show, just watch Monster Musume!

I agree in the fact this anime hits on a well off number of cliches. Anyone on this site would know that after watching a few anime. They take notes from each other and what was successful for a fan base. However this story still intrigues, and the fight scenes from episode two and three were well put together. I wish the anime would strive to find its own unique piece of content, its only that so many of these anime exist that I bet the writers ideas have already been used somewhere. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I enjoy the anime. I hope it can find something unique in the coming episodes to make it a 5/5 rating.

Many people have written one star reviews on this show for multiple reasons the main being that's its full of clichés. That being said if you enjoy them this is a show for I feel its a fun show with some great action scenes and I like the relationship between Hayato and Emile grant it I have not been watching anime nearly as long as other people and probably haven't even seen 2 dozen yet so the clichés don't phase me.

In my opinion its a good show that can bring enjoyment to people.

It's basically every post-apocalyptic magic-knight academy anime. I don't expect anything to be 100% original, but for it to completely lack that was astounding. I mean I was a little surprised that the girl he walked in on in the middle of dressing wasn't the same one who decided to have a pointless battle after giving unreasonable demands. If you've watched Chivalry of a Failed Knight, Anti-Magic Academy, or Asterisk War then you've already seen this anime. It's like they remade Asterisk War but decided to snatch a few design / concepts from Ladies vs Butlers.

Tell me what show that doesn't have cliches or remind you of another show....... To me, I want to see how the story develops. I've watched up to the current show so I can truly determine if I want to watch any more episodes. I do like this show so far and would like to see this develop even more. This show might not be a big deal have seen hundreds of shows that start off like this but a least give the people who are new to anime a chance to find out what they like. I'm just saying.

This was basically your average harem/action anime. If that is your cup of tea and you don't really care about plot too much, you will love this show. The MC isn't stupid about love like a lot of harem MC's are (and he actually develops a real relationship despite the harem quality of the show). It's enjoyable to watch in that respect, but...

The plot is incredibly weak and the characters are not unique at all. Throughout the show they kind of add new plot points here and there, but never really fully explain anything. At the end of the season you are left with no real answers to many many of the questions that arise. Additionally, it felt like the last episode they just completely gave up entirely... They just kind of rushed the "fixing" of all the big problems with what I'll describe as a "cure-all" character moment, and the main villians reason for attacking and putting thousands of innocent lives in danger was literally the most ridiculous thing ever. When I heard it I actually had to rewind and watch it again to make sure I heard it right, and I was dumbfounded... and then the last scene it was just like... why were they even keeping it a secret then...

So, like I said... if you like action, harem, and maybe romance a little bit, then sure... it's not great, but you will probably enjoy it. If no plot or confusing plot bothers you, then you should probably stay away as you will likely be disappointed.

Yes, it has many anime cliches but whats wrong with that? The show shouldn't be rated on a small and stupid thing as a cliche. How would you like it if people started messaging you about your online life or even your IRL(In Real Life) life? And how that stupid thing you did once has been done by many other people and that they did it better. Cliches don't matter so don't listen or read the reviews that attack the cliches they are sad people that have too much on their hands and are trying put something down because they personally hate cliches.