Now this is a show with differing opinions if I've ever seen one. Some people I have asked praise it as the greatest anime of it's season while others want nothing to do with it. If I had to choose then I'd have to classify myself as one of the former. Even if I do have some minor problems with it.
The most glaring weakness of this anime is the length, or lack of it. With only 10 episodes from start to finish it's possibly the shortest 24 minute anime I've ever watched. This gets even more frustrating if you're a light novel reader like me and realize exactly where they decided to cut off in the story. This ties into my other problem.
This problem would be the character development. We see some throughout the show, but nothing truly impressive as a result of the anime ending at the end of volume 2 instead of continuing into volume 3 and beyond where they start fleshing out the backgrounds of the 3 "Problem Children" as well as the rest of their group.
Still, while those are some big problems considering how simple they would have been to fix, they are also the only things I don't like about the show.

The visuals of this show are top notch, the character design and animation are both pure eye candy for me, especially with how they don't stray too far from the original illustrations of the light novel.
The music is also pretty impressive. The composer Shiro Hamaguchi may not be at the level as someone like Yuki Kajiura, but I'm still pleased with the work he did on this show's soundtrack.
The story is another highpoint. It's simple yet enjoyable at the start, but start to get more serious as the Problem Children start getting used to Little Garden and it's laws. It may not be the best part of the anime as a result of it's length but it's still a good plot.
Finally there are the Protagonists. Yes I used plural. Despite what many seem to think, Izayoi is not the only main character, if he was there wouldn't have been a point in introducing Asuka and Yö.
From the very start we get to see that these aren't like other characters we are used to seeing star in an anime. The trio aren't the usual humble or innocent hero. Usually they are the complete opposite and live up to their nickname as the Problem Children and takes a lot of pleasure in the title.
This also happens to be where most of the humor in this show comes from. Watching the trio torment those aroud them for amusement is one of my highlights of this show and it doesn't get old.
Finally there's the action. Another of my highlights. The action scenes of this show are just as great as the rest of the animation, And having Izayoi, Asuka or Yö be the one fighting makes it even better thanks to a combination of the interesting and versatile abilities they have as well as their personalities.

This adaption have some problems but I think they are all tied to the single fact that the show only got 10 episodes. It got a nice plot, solid action, comedy, animation and music. The characters are also great, with special mentions to the three Problem Children, Kurousagi and Shiroyasha.

I'd love nothing more than to give this a 5/5, but I can't bring myself to do it because I know what happens in volume 3 and 4 and I was disappointed when I realized they wouldn't have time to go that far into the story. Instead I will hand the show a 4/5 and advice whoever had the patience to read this whole thing to give it a try. As well as to look up the light novel if you like what you see because there is more epicness ahead!

This anime has all the elements to become a long running, successful, influential, and magnificent show! I'm really hoping this isn't another anime that is simply abandoned even though it has so much room to go. Other anime has a short point but this is like the next one piece, bleach, gintama, or Naruto. Izaiyo the main character is one of those hero types I have wanted to see again for a while. The antihero types are so common now that its refreshing to see a main character who isn't just smart or strong but has a great personality to carry the show. It has villains who aren't just evil but it shows the gray line in the real world while at the same time doesn't make you doubt what the hero(es) are doing. It has murder and death but still manages to keep a light atmosphere and doesn't just have big breasted female anime stereotypes but keeps that to a minimum. Serious with a good but of humor. A fantasy type anime that isn't the norm. I'm really hoping for a season 2 or else I will learn Japanese, travel to Japan, and force the producers to keep it going or have their mothers give them a stern talking. Well the last part isn't really true but I do hope for a season 2. If you haven't seen this anime's first episodes yet then I have no idea why you are reading this or even why I'm typing this because no one will probably see this.....

This series seriously amazed me. Huge kudos to the people that made this...

Characters:
There weren't any characters that were obnoxious or annoying. To a degree you could argue that they were somewhat stereotypical but they interact so flawlessly that i found i didn't even care... Though i did notice that the antagonist, while they were clearly evil, didn't make me hate them with a burning passion like i would have preferred. They seemed to act without a real logical sense or reason, other than to be evil just for the hell of it, that is. However the protagonist are very well done.

Music:
Ending theme is ridiculously addictive, go watch it to see what i mean, overall the music was okay though.

Story:
I will admit that it's really not the most ingeniously written plot ever, but it does keep you interested enough to watch and it does entertain very well. And that's the thing, i cant really find anything that differentiates the plot from other "similar" shows, but for some reason it just work so much better than what I've seen before. The syntax of the show allows it to set up fights very easily, so you're never action deprived. I would argue that the plot is this series weak point though...

Artwork/Animation:
The animation and artwork are okay i guess, not comparable to other things I've seen, but definitely far from being bad. I should also note that i thought some of the attack effects were a bit cheesy.

Overall:
Since entertainment is what it really comes down to, i'll give this show a 4.5/5
It was fun to watch and that's all that matters to me. I recommend this to anybody looking for a good action/comedy show. Reviewed by HG

Originally, I had no intentions on watching Problem Children. It seemed typical and boring, but I couldn't ignore the name. I figured I'd watch one episode and then pan it. I was hooked within the first 2 or 3 minutes. Problem Children is a surprisingly well written and fun anime. It's creative and a little different. The only bad thing about it is that it's too short. It easily could have been 3x longer. Very rarely do I wish I am in an anime or their world, but I wouldn't mind a visit to Little Garden.

Talking to animals, commanding anyone... kicker-of-butts. If those aren't the perfect powers for a trio of humans already, add a bunny-girl and throw them into the gambling ring with gods and monsters! The art style is really amazing too, if not just a little too glowy in some parts, but it definitely fits. I'm already in love with this series on episode one, it's likely to become really popular as more episodes come out. The only downsides so far is that the title's a bit long, and that there's only one episode so far.