At first, I loved it. Sure, it was cliché but they manage to make it work. I'd been hearing a lot about it, so I watched the anime first and immediately binged the first 5 or so episodes.

Even without reading the source material, it was painfully obvious which parts were filler. This anime really is a classic example of a bad adaptation. Whether it was the lack of people in the background or the unnecessary scenes put in to make the main characters look cooler, it made my love for the show waver quite a bit. At some points, it was as if the main characters were in a ghost town- no police, no bystanders, not even any parents concerned for their children. The way the fillers were done seemed to be in order to pad out the story and make is as long as possible, and they wanted to do so in the quickest way possible (not even one bystander off in the distance?)

After hearing that the manga was better, I decided to give it a try. Thank goodness I did, since it has everything I loved about the first few episodes and more. I was surprised that the mascot character wasn't there at first, but I thought back to the anime and realized that he never really added too much to the story and was probably an easy add-on. I realized after reading it that the anime could only ever be action-adventure or some sort of rom-com school adventure. What made it work in the manga was the combination of both, but I found that the anime was either one or the other.

Since this review is about the anime, I will say that the animation is nice as well as the character designs and voice-acting. If I had remained ignorant and not read the manga my opinion of this may have been higher. The fight scenes are well done which is what made me so confused when some scenes seemed to have not a lot of effort put in (and I don't mean sloppy artwork, I mean things like timing of the fillers and consideration as to whether it seems like it would happen in this universe.)

If you really want to give it a try, I'd at most only recommend the first few episodes since the story then goes off-track, and while I've learned that that can be a good thing, this unfortunately was not the case.

The beginning is promising, but majority of the rest of the show feels repetitive and cliche, besides parts leading up to the ending. 50 episode is too much for a story that could have been told in half the time. This a somewhat unique take, but still a very cliche shounen rom-com.

I feel like some episodes could have been cut out or several could have been condensed into 1-2 episodes instead of taking of multiple. The plot was somewhat original, but towards the end I began to see similarities to other anime. The power scaling in the show, seems to cater to the plot whenever it pleases, which can throw the viewer off. Not to mention the fight scenes can be somewhat annoying and repetitive with the calling out of each move along with text, followed by a battle cry(happens way too often.)

The characters are likable, but can be very annoying at times with their interactions. Some of the plot twist can be easily predicted with a little thought and can be found in other well known anime. If you like rom-coms with some action, then this anime might be for you, but 50 episodes might be a bit much if you prefer story over romance & comedy. I found this painful to watch half way through, but continued anyway, because I hate not finishing a show.

I wanted to enjoy this show, but by the end I couldn't be any more happier that it was finally over. After watching so much anime, this one just felt way too predictable towards the end, even at times during the middle of the show. The romance was very cliche and annoying at times. The action, besides the complaint about announcing every move every single time was ok. The visuals at times were amazing and sometimes they were the opposite.

The entire anime was cliche, but if it was executed better I might have been able to enjoy it more. I got some laughs here and there, but overall this anime was a bust for me. I feel like this show would have been much better with 25-30 episodes as majority of it felt pointless and painful to sit through. If you are new to anime, you might enjoy this, but if you are a experienced anime viewer and have watched more than just shonen anime, I will definitely not recommend this to you.

Twin Star Exorcists has a lot of potential with a hero with a bitter past and a netherworld full of evil spirits. However, it's emphasis on a forced romance feels... forced. With a typical tsundere gag, a lot of episodes are wasted trying to make sparks fly. The comedic relief is also lacking and the jokes aren't unique enough to be refreshing. It does have some badass moments and some badass characters, but the plot as a whole lacks cohesivity and isn't compelling enough to wait for the story to progress.

The manga does a much better job than the anime in progressing the story so if you're really interested in the story I would go ahead and read the manga instead. The anime isn't a bad show to play in the background though.

This anime is really good in my opinion, and i really like how they finally showed us some real connection between Rokuro and Benio. I like the pace at which the story moves and i like how all the characters are some what developed and have a reason too be in the story. The reason why i didnt give it 5 stars is because i do think there are some things they can improve upon but never the less still a good anime

I've only made it about 5 episodes in and I'd like to finish the series, but I just can't watch it anymore.

pros: good animation, battles are interesting and exciting, I like where the story is headed.

cons: The main characters are just too obnoxious. I imagine they might get better as the series goes on, but I just can't watch anymore. I found Asta's voice from Black Clover more enjoyable than the two main characters and that stupid mascot.