I liked the idea of a masked knight saving people being chivalrous. I enjoyed the concept of the knight island and the hierchy of the knights and different types of lances.

The anime started to lose me when the harem concept really dug in and the 6 year old child romance plot they seem to be pushing on us.

There seemed to be a lot of other plot and sub plots that could of been better explored but mostly ignored. I find that Makio is basically reliving her mothers life to be incredibly weird as well.

I give it a 3/5 because it has great potential.

I initially checked out Lance N' Masques because I love the concept of knights and people wearing masks. While this series did indeed having both those things, it also had a few things I didn't enjoy.
Being that this is a light novel adaptation, it's a harem series with a main character who isn't always the most interesting person in the world. Yotaro did have an interesting background, but I feel like his character could have been explored more than just meeting the next female character.
Next is Makio, who I feel like was way too young for this series. I get that she's supposed to be naive, innocent, and fond of heroes, but her age makes the interactions between her and Yotaro rather squicky at times. While she isn't outright said to be his love interest, one can't help but wonder what happens after the last episode. Scratch that, I don't want to know. I just feel like she could have easily have been written as the same age as Yotaro or at least closer to him in age.
The other characters could have greatly been expanded on. Alice had little focus herself despite being a main character. Several of the other girls get little focus before another is introduced. Heck, I don't even remember the pink-haired girl's name or why she even appeared in this series.
The plot itself had some holes. While it moved rather quickly and took little time to take off, the ending was very rushed and confusing. I have to wonder if the light novel's pacing is much different.
In the end, if you're looking for something with knights and girls and are able to look past any unfortunate implications between the characters, then you should check this out. Otherwise, there are better shows.

Alright, so i know there are a lot of bad reviews kinda right. Well, give this a chance okay. This is a weird anime that has this feel like it should be for kids, but at the same time grownups can watch it to. The art style looks like someone in middle school/a child made it and the story is something a kid thought up, but its nice and i enjoyed ever minute of it. im still waiting for more...if they come out with more.

I watched the whole season and to be honest I was disappointed. There wasn't much of a story and it felt like it jumped all over the place. The characters were interesting enough and I do not mind the style that was used (I'm open minded about that). The fight scenes are pretty nonexistent. The fight scenes are pretty much the lances colliding and them pushing it back and forth. It could of been done a lot better then what was shown. It would have been given a one star but I gave it two because I do enjoy the openinng song and the music throughout the show.

If you like action, fight scenes, a harem, cute little girls, and chivalrous knights in your anime you'll love this! This new show is unlike any others, there are a ton of characters in this anime with many different personalities. You'll be on the edge of your seats with all the heroic, silly, cute, and cliche moments but you'll end up loving the overall plot!

So to start out all those people that reviewed this show after 1 episode need to get a life and stop forming opinions on something before they have seen ALL of it. This is also the reason why I am writing this review before the show is over and giving it more than I think it deserves.

The show isn't as bad as people try to make it out to be, and as someone that looks at a show then drops it after one episode at times, I get what people are thinking, but don't review it. Reviewing it after one episode is like driving a car 2 feet and saying that it is the worst car you ever drove. how does that make sense? It doesn't and your review should be disregarded.

Like I said the show itself is not as bad as people make it out to be. It is lolicon fanservice that at times makes some one that has seen and loved Astarotte's Toy uncomfortable. does that mean it is bad? No, the plot itself takes a while to be kickstarted but it does pick up and it does start to go somewhere interesting. Are the characters unique? I would not say they are that unique but they are rather interesting. They don't appear to be unique until you actually get into the actual story, then you start to see their quarks and there faults. I would have to say that this show has some of the more "interesting" characters I have seen. As far as the animation... the style looks like it is from a children's series, which fits and almost makes it satirical on that part alone, as this is not a children's series. The animation doesn't do anything spectacular or new, which I don't expect. We are in 2015 people what do you expect in animation anyway? It to be as fluid and effect driven as the GI Joe Movie? No, don't think so. I would actually think the animation was 100 times better if every single frame of it was done by hand. but you know what? We are in 2015. This was probably done on a computer in PhotoShop.

Edit: Now that I have seen the entire thing, I will have to say it is a great show with wonderful characters and story, towards the end it gets pretty stupid but episode 12's end is pretty satisfying. This is still not the best show in the world, and will never be. what it is however is cute, heart warming fun, featuring likable characters and an interesting plot. It takes a few episodes to get going but it is worth it. The end leaves much to be desired and feels rushed/forced at times, but leaves you satisfied, but with enough loose ends to continue.

The characters are unique. I have not seen any characters with most of the defining quarks these characters have. The horse is adorable as all get out. Yufeng has some real issues, Makio is the most noble kid her age i have seen in a show yet, while still being adorable. Yotaro... while yes he is pretty generic with only one defining trait, he does get some massive development over the 12 episodes this show has, some of his development while it remains common, is unique in its own right.

The show its self is about "being true to one's self" and "protecting the one's you love." Typical shonen junk, but the way it goes about telling it is better than most. It doesn't dodge around character development just to prolong the story, what happens to the characters are actually reflected in their development. and if a character gets injured they stay that way for a realistic time frame. Not sure for what time period this show takes place, but it has to be at least a few months. enough time to break some bones early on then have them heal by the 8th episode. This is one thing i do wish more shows did, actually show the passage of time and healing in a realistic time frame.

This show does not deserve a 5/5 but it also does not deserve the hate it gets. personally if i had to rate this the most true to what it is worth, it would be around a 4/5. It's not anywhere near my favorites, but definitely above average.

TL;DR:

Is this show worth your time?
Yes, if you have nothing better to watch or have the time to spare, but if you do decide to watch it, watch at least 3 episodes before you call it quits.

Is this show a show for lolicons?
Yeah kind of, while it features characters that definitely fall into the shota and loli category outside of episode 6, there is not much fan service to speak of. If you have an issue with shota or loli's in general, don't watch it. If episode 6 makes you uncomfortable, skip it, not much happens outside of the last few minutes.

Is this show as generic as a brick?
No, but I would say it is not the most unique pebble in the bunch, It sure isn't a snowflake nor is it a brick.

Is the show cheesy/campy?
Yes, and that is the reason why you shouldn't and the show doesn't take itself seriously. It would be a disaster if the show tried to be serious. The show knows what it is, and takes full advantage of that fact. Most things are pretty overtly ridiculous, and stupid. Somethings if you try to take seriously... will just make you hate it quite quickly.

Would you recommend that i watch it?
Yeah, like I said, it is not the best show in the world but a good one to kill time with. I would not recommend it if you have better things to do with your life. It is a good time waster, and that is about it.