Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de

Gazz Short Review: "A chuunibyo guy with a lot of girls surrounding him. Yeah that's a common scenario on anime nowadays. But this one is enjoyable to watch. Mainly because it focus on the romcom thing not on the battle scene or serious stuff. You can finish this anime in one run because it has a simple but entertaining story revolving on their literature club." Summary: +Comedy is very good on this one. +All the main characters had their own episode arc. +Andou Jura is pretty fun as the MC. -The concept of the story is almost similar to Chuunibyo, but still they are different. Inou battle has its own pros and cons when compared to Chuunibyo. -Has a potential to be a good action anime since the Fairy War is pretty cool. But currently, no secquel is yet announced. If you're looking for an anime that has a good romantic comedy plus little bit of action, this anime is for you.

When it comes to the definition and execution of something being "generic" or "cliché", there are certain qualities in a show that people automatically expect. For example, perhaps the characters aren't that deep, or the setting and story are overused. When it comes to "Inou Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de" (sadly translated to English as "When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace"), the label of "generic with a little bit of flair at times" can be sufficiently given. Our story sets up with an average harem, in a general setting (high school -- surprise!). The members of the schools Literature Club are meeting, and before we know it, are bestowed with superpowers (which leads to the first episode having quite a bit of action). Now, based on the title, first episode, and even some of the scenes the show's OP, you might think this is a supernatural-battle action show. Wrong. We follow around these characters and witness their (usually funny) interactions with each other now that they suddenly have magical powers (that are rather generic in themselves). The show starts off with a light tone, and as it progresses tries to take itself more seriously by introducing darker ideas and characters, often ending later episodes with darker cliff-hangers. However, the episode following never fails to return to its roots of lightheartedness, with only a minor nod to the seriousness that had transpired just moments before. In the end, this awkward, unbalanced toss back and forth between slice-of-life and darker action gives the show either a feeling of not knowing where it wants to go, or an inability to take risks and venture out of the "comfort zone" that it has already established. The ending (no spoilers) leaves tons of unanswered questions, and stops the show abruptly. You don't get a feeling of satisfaction or conclusion, and that leaves a bad taste -- at least in my mouth. Characterization is vital for slice-of-life shows -- you need to feel connected with the characters in order to really understand their motivations behind how they act and why. Though they are molded around cliché archetypes, the main cast brings through enough emotion and authenticity to understand what they're going through. While the characters themselves aren't particularly deep, we do see some development to keep us engaged between them all, especially on the part of Hatoko. Jurai is your typical male harem protagonist, who suffers from "chunni" syndrome. While this quality in him makes the first few episodes amusing, it quickly feels overused (because that's all were really given to go off of for him) until he somewhat forms a connection with Tomoyo regarding it in later episodes of the series. Speaking of, Tomoyo is -- surprise -- the generic tsundere, but her ability to be easily embarrassed (instead of just abusing everyone around her) somewhat makes up for it. Hatoko, at least in my opinion, is the only character that really gets fully developed with an interesting personality. Her inner-conflict regarding her feelings for Jurai (which aren't as fully explained or developed) really drive her forward, showing us beyond the quiet and cheerful demeanor she's almost always portrayed to have. While I feel like her actions at the end of the series aren't totally in character, it felt as though she were the most... human. In regards to Sayumi, there really isn't that much to say, because, well... she doesn't say much. At all. Chifuyu is your loli that is cute. Really, that's it. That's her role. So, in short: The generally get the job done, but albeit Hatoko, there's nothing more to them. The animation department pays nice attention to detail at times. While the work itself isn't stunning or phenomenal by any means, it puts-out at above-average quality. Some of the character designs were nice. Sound-wise, the OP and ED are both catchy and alright. The OST, aside for one or two tracks, is forgettable. The voice acting does its job, but I wouldn't say it really deepens or changes these already lack-luster characters. Due to the lack of a focused story and trope-following characters, I can't say I particularly enjoyed watching "Inou Battle." There wasn't anything really good about it that made it stand out, and felt somewhat misshapen and thrown-together in terms of Episodic Value. Had there been more character development (since that's what really drives slice-of-life shows), it could have at least been a little more bearable and fun to watch. "Inou Battle" is built on generic characters and an unbalanced story. If you're looking for standard slice-of-life, look no further.

This show essentially looks to answer the age old question: What would happen if normal people were given superpowers? Well, they'd probably just keep being normal people. In fact, the "supernatural" aspect of this show play little to no actual role. Remove the powers and it's still a highschool romcom. But it's a really good highschool romcom with a likeable main character, even if he is romantically oblivious like every other harem lead. I'm not going to bother giving a summary of the plot, because there barely is one, but I can say that I did not expect to enjoy the show as much as a I did. I'm a firm believer that when the credits roll and the show finishes and I still want more, the show deserves a good score in my book. This show ended with me begging for more because it does exactly what every good SOL romcom should do: focus on the characters. The characters do, ultimately fall into tired cliches, eg. Loli, tsundere, childhood friend, maturity-chan. But they're all great, multi-dimensional characters and I enjoyed every one of them. In the end, they're all best girl, and in a show like this that's the best possible outcome. The MC isn't an idiot, he's actually got some redeeming qualities that would realistically make women fall for him unlike so many harem leads. And if you're not careful you'll be going gay for him so watch out. Overall, the show gets a 9. Sure, the plot was weak, but it's a subversive show. It's meant to showcase a different side of the classic superpowered action show, and it's supposed to subvert your expectations of what your normal high school students would do if suddenly granted powers. The art was good, I love Trigger's animation style, and the sound was phenomenal. In the end, the characters are lovable and left me with an empty feeling when the show finished. That's a 9/10 in my book. If you're looking for something to watch, I'd 100% suggest this show, even if you normally don't like slice of life romcoms set in a high school. It's a mixed bag with a little something for everyone!

Man, was I wrong judging this anime by its first episode. Studio Trigger knows its ways to make this anime enjoyable for me to watch. InoBato, shorten name for this long title, revolves around the lives of a literature club. One day, Andou, the only male student in the club and ‘suffers’ from chuunibyou, suddenly gained a superpower on his own. Few months later, the rest of the club got their own superpowers, yet they didn’t know how they really obtained them. However, you won’t be seeing they finding out more about their powers, and that can disappoint you a lot. This story shows their ‘everyday life’ as a student with superpower. Okay, maybe this isn’t a slice of life where there’s no actual story. While there’s no main objective to drive the story forward, each episode (or two) tells its own story. Some episodes focus mainly on Andou and one of the characters. The rest pieces up what’s left to pick up. I was really impressed over what has been showing after the first episode, but the overall story isn’t an masterpiece or an eye-opener. The comedy in it is alright. There are some funny moments in the story, mainly from characters’ interaction. Andou’s chuunibyou may have been the highlight. There’s also romance in the story. The development isn’t very much, and it isn’t like two-way. In fact, all of the members in the club love Andou. Time and time again, no way will we see one of them girls winning the Andou bowl. In the end, it went to simple harem. And as usual, romance can lead to a bit of drama in the story. It’s good that it doesn’t grab hold over the story, so a little surprise is lovely. One problem about the story is having a new set of characters introduced with an entirely different subplot for no apparent reason in the middle of the story. It messes up and it can be forgettable. In the end, nothing much to see about them since there’s very little development. I see little relation between the two groups, the Literature club and the other, but they fall over this superpower thing. The girls in the Literature club are generic. There’s the tsundere red-haired Tomoyo, polite air-headed Hatoko, calm president Sayumi and cute elementary-school student Chifuyu. Each of them have their own defined powers that help out in certain ways in the story, at least no one is being left out. It’s a good thing that there are not so static as they show different kinds of emotions. However, they are not too dynamic since they did nothing much in different out of their character. I love to watch Andou’s way of thinking. He may have chuunibyou, but he didn’t overuse it and whenever he talks to each of the girls alone, he is calm and understanding. He has a way of words to make the girls feel happy. He’s a cool person to interact to. Of course, he has a useless superpower and we can laugh off over that. Each of the girls have some character development thanks to Andou himself. I don’t have anything to say about it in-depth. Also, remember this ‘new set of characters’ I mentioned. Unfortunately, due to them introduced in the later part of the story, it’s hard to see much development in them because of little screen-time. I feel they are just wasted. The art of InoBato is nothing different out of other similar anime. The sceneries are nice-looking and the atmosphere around them are lively, depending on the scenes portraying. The character designs are adorable and sweet, although it is still as similar to some anime. Some of the characters wear battle costumes which look cool as well. Facial expressions are well done, telling the audience how the characters feel. I like the visual effects of battles taking place between characters using their superpowers, although those aren’t really that important and not having the impact in the story. The opening song, sang by the voice actresses of the four girls, is calm and somewhat catchy. I like it maybe because of the instrumental. It may not feel like what is supposed to portray the anime, and it may be too ‘dramatic’ but hearing this many times is pleasing. The ending has a different take over the opening song. Sang by Emiri Katou and Fukuhara Kaori who also voice-acted as supporting characters, it is more energetic and catchy to listen. No complaints about both songs, but it does not stand out much over the rest of the anime this season. Background music isn’t very noticeable, so it’s hard to recall something memorable with its usage over the scenes used. The voice acting is great, but I have my utmost respects to Hayami Saori, who voiced Hatoko. If you haven’t known already, there’s one episode which impressed a lot of the audience with one long tearful rant. Brilliant acting indeed. Overall, InoBato is one interesting anime to watch, despite its generic setting. I enjoyed as much as how I enjoyed watching Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai, although it had a better story and flow. One of the charms of the anime is not having excess fan-service. It may not be for everyone since the story doesn’t impress them. When I watched the first episode, I was expecting something better. And looking at the title, you wonder ‘are there even battles happening’. Sad to say, battles are never a focus in the series.

I honestly don't understand how so many people give this anime raitings like 8/10 or 9/10. The thing is, when combining multiple genres that usually don't go so well together, you either get something amazing like Mikakunin de Shinkoukei (SoL+RomCom) or JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Adventure+Horror+Comedy), either you get the pile on wank that is InoBato. Story : 3/10 As I said before, combining genres is a hard thing to do. Due to the complete failure of InoBato, the story has an enormous amount of plot holes, undeveloped characters, shitty RomCom transmissions, and Plot Armour, a lot of Plot Armour. [Potential spoilers] Due to the failure of the combination, at episode 8 you get thrown a bunch of new terms and characters, clearly showing that the show was rushed as hell. The show never explains what "F" is, or how the "Fairy Wars" started, or about the rule that when you die with a super power you just become a normal human and lose memory. See? That's the problem with combining. You have a 12 episode show that needs to develop characters, have Harem, RomCom and SoL at the same time. The "well done" parts aren't even good too. The RomCom is cringy, even though the show clearly spent 8/12 episodes on it. [Potential spoilers] You just have characters fall in love, and you have no idea why. The only ok relationship was Tomoyo, as she was developped through out the entire show. Art : 8/10 I like the art style quite a bit. It's not the best looking anime, but it's not bad either. Sound : 8/10 Well, voice acting was on point, thanks to the amazing voice actors. The opening is catchy. Character : 3/10 Alright let's see. I did make a checklist for this. Tsundere? check. Deredere? check. Loli? check. Kuudere? check. Stone Wall? check. "Hey if our show is bad might as well appeal using other ways" is most probably what the directors thought. As I mentioned before, characters lack of development. The entire "antagonist" group, even though they are not really antagonists, but hey, I have no idea who the good guys are, were never explained. The characters are fine up until episode 6-7, but then the mark nosedives to 3/10. Enjoyment : 1/10 The only reason I watched this show, is because I had nothing better to do on the plane. I was very close to dropping it. In all honesty, it's not good. Overall : 3/10 The show had a good start, but thanks to all the reasons I wrote about above, it turned into shit pretty quickly. I would not recommend it. P.S : I have noticed something. This might be a bit farfetched, but I think the show/the light novel took quite a bit of inspiration from JoJo's and Touhou. The power names, the things the powers do, all seem to familiar. Fairy Wars is not a name you can hear often, and I have no idea why that name was chosen. Also some characters resemble some Touhou characters too. Sayumi looks exactly like Utsuho Reiuji, and some other character share resemblances. Not saying this is bad thing, but just pointing it out.

This is a Harem everybody should be clear on that. The fact they have supernatural powers just gives them another reason where they can just play around with. Well at least for most of this series. Andou Jurai the MC and the group of 4 girls all part of the literally club apart from one middle schooler whom is the teacher's niece who likes to hang around with them. All the Characters possess a very unique and a very powerful supernatural power apart from the MC who possesses a useless power of making a dark flame appear from his right arm which isn't even hot! which he calls Dark and Dark. Story: The story is a not just a harem which we've all seen before. Even though it may seem like it the characters having supernatural powers does add new light. Also the damm powers where did they get it form?? How did they get it?? The show does shed some light a very small cheap pocket flash light of a light. and that is the most interesting part of the whole series that mild action that this show gave raised up my rating from a 5/6 to a solid 7 Character: Andou jurai is a chunni and the girls put up with his condition seeing their chemistry is great. The MC is definitely has a key personality of the anime where as in other animes it is concentrated heavily on the females. The females have a good contrast with each other which makes you want to root for every each one of them. Overall the anime was a very fun anime as I do like to watch harems but not the same scenarios over and over which this tried to be original and sor of worked. As a Harem it was okay at best as a supernatural show with them working together it has potential to be a brilliant series.

first of all, the graphics are good. if you would ask me, i'd say it's cute. the OP is cute too and i liked it. the "every girl falls for one boy" part is kinda cliche but added with a twist of supernatural things made it unique and quite interesting to watch. i actually kinda expected a lot of action in this anime series. i just hope for a 2nd season to clear up some mysteries. its fun to watch, especially if you like harem and magic powers. it makes a chuunibyou's dream come true. thats all, thank you.

Okay, so, what to say... This anime is really great. I mean, if you wanted explosions, death, sadness and tears, blood, and this kind of things, of course, you won't like it but... It's one of those stories you just feel like they are stupid and, yeah, they are, but at the same time, they do something great, something that make them very unique. They create a feeling, a memory. It is not the first time I feel like this after watching an anime, but when I do, it is because something really happened. This anime really was a new step, and a big one, in my anime adventure. I will not forget those faces, those feelings. So, the real thing is the graphics are really good, the story may look stupid but actually is deeper than what it seems, the characters are (surprisingly) deeper than they seem to be on first sight (well, they still are stereotypes, but interesting ones), their powers are fun and cool, and the way they use it is fun and cool too, even kawaii every once in a while. The big, big problem in this story is it lacks... Like... 3 episodes I'd say, to dig a bit the War in background, and make it a bit more than just an excuse... Go watch it. Now. Have a good day.

Sorry, SPOILER AHEAD. Read at your own risk sorry for my bad grammar, since English is not my main language. Story 8/10 I gave the story 8/10 because lots of thing still not clear like the fairy war, not all the enemy is introduced in the anime,why sagami know about the fairy war, obviously it need second season. if all of them are introduced clearly, i will definitely gave the story 10/10 score. Art 9/10 The art is very good, especially the battle scene, and the Character design. Sound 9/10 The Opening and Ending song is really good, and the voice of each character just fits the anime really well. character 8/10 i gave the character 8/10 because if an anime have 5 main character, you need at least two cour to fully develop the anime character, since this anime only got 12 episode, every character only get little screen time. Enjoyment 8/10 i enjoy this anime, and its not a bad idea to give this anime a try overall 8/10 every anime is unique this is my motto every time i watch an anime. you shouldn't judge an anime just because the art is bad, or the character is really bland, or when the opening and ending song isn't good, or when the ending of the anime didn't live up to your expectations. but of course, it is your choice to watch or not watch an anime. i recommended this anime for those who wanna watch a light hearted battle, romance, and comedy anime.

My abridged review of *Inou-Battle,* from the creators of *Kill la Kill*, comes a series that follows a high school Literature Club, whose five member receive mysterious new powers without explanation, and with no enemies to fight, the characters live out their daily lives with their newfound powers. *Plot: 7.8/10-* Conceptually, Inou-Battle, aka *When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace,* delivers the most unique twist to a club series since Kokoro Connect by giving the characters powers, yet not giving them superpowered adversaries to fight, at least not at first. The first half of the series tells slice-of-life stories with a superpowered twist. However, after the first few episodes, the series shifts focus from superpowered antics in daily life to almost straight up slice-of-life romantic comedy, and even though it somewhat squanders its fascinating concept, the development given to the characters is rather excellent. While I wish that it have balanced both elements, the heavier focus on the characters made me genuinely care about each one. *Characterization: 8.0/10-* Inou-Battle uses the harem aspect of multiple girls vying for the affection of one guy better than most other harems because it gives specific attention to each individual girl and her story, while providing ample reason for why the girls are interested in the main male protagonist, in this case, Jurai Andō. Andō himself is chuunibyou, roughly translating to "Middle School 2nd Year Syndrome." Chuunibyou generally refers to someone who has delusions that they have magical powers or are someone of great importance, although there are many different varieties of chuunibyou. Andō pretends to have special powers trapped within his hand, and eventually, he does receive a power, albeit a seemingly useless one. However, his previously useless knowledge of what are the morally right and wrong ways to use certain powers that come from reading manga, light novels, ect, is what makes him incredibly useful to the club. As for the girls, each one is surprisingly fleshed out with moments of unexpected emotion. Of course it is nowhere as powerful as top notch drama anime, but for a comedy harem, it will surprise you. *Overall: 7.9/10-* Providing you have the correct expectations going in, Inou-Battle is fun, pleasant, and often sweet anime that uses the harem concept to further develop the characters. Sure, it might not be the over-the-top madness fest that Kill la Kill was, but it is a well executed comedy drama that desperately needs another season.

Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de, an anime that starts of as a normal high school comedy misleads viewers into thinking that this anime is just going to be another run of the mill slice of life. However right after the first half of the first episode it begins to show its true colors as an anime that covers almost every genre. It is a mix of comedy, romance, slice of life, supernatural, harem, ecchi and action. So try not to be deceived by its cute anime art style. What I've enjoyed about this anime is the progressing story that takes its time to develop and doesn't rush into the good parts like some anime. Even though the art is rather generic, it has its own charm that gives the anime its own unique feel which I think the designers did a very good job at. With such bright and vibrant colors, the art style is enough to feed the eyes of the viewers. Before I go on about all the good stuff this anime has to offer, there are some parts that even I have to draw the line at which are the characters. From what I've seen so far, only the male protagonist has his own unique personality whereas the others are just sort of plain. This causes the male protagonist to stand out more leaving his female protagonists in his shadow. I find that throughout the anime, there were times where some of the female protagonists were completely un-noticable. Which I think the producers realized and attempted to counter it by releasing episodes that contained time spent by the male protagonist with each female protagonist and it worked out pretty well. I would say that overall this anime was a good experience and really something that most otakus such as myself would enjoy. I'm really hoping for a season 2 because I haven't had enough of this anime.

A literature club centered around a nerdy manga lover discovering they have powers. As the MC reveals his useless power, so do others leading to them testing out the powers and their limits in private and what they can do with them. At the same time, n underside exists we discover where fairies give these powers out, just to make humans fight each other with the real risk of death, for their entertainment. Though fairies are divided our literature club and the student president, seem to be initially of the radar, before slowly as they discover and develop their powers others come looking for their part in the battle. Defeat the person and the power could be yours. In between is the usual harem-style soap opera as one by one the different girls show feelings for the guy, as other people fight it out in the race for powers. The fact they juggle a few things at once in a disjointed order to fill time, with no real character development and the poor storyline just made me bored, and I ended up watching it as I tidy the room. It felt lazy, overdone for the harem element on what could of fared well even in an oversaturated anime area.

*Possible Spoilers...?* It takes a while to get used to the fact that the superpowers are actually a minor focus (for the main cast at least) of the show, but if "Love, Chunnibyou and Other Things" is among the best when it comes to addressing the Chunny issues in a world where powers don't exist, then this one is the same but in a world where powers DO exist. In short, if you came for the superpowers, I expect you to either drop or stay for the characters instead... I suspect that things MIGHT get a little more serious past this season's stopping point, but to be honest, I hope they won't: this show won me over precisely because it didn't go down like your generic fantasy animes of the season, which I suspect this story might borderline if it gets too serious.

When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace The title itself gives the story. The word battle, it means in the everyday school life of the characters. The story is light, simple, and funny. The author able to portray the harem I think because without Andou Jurai the four heroines are nothing. And Jurai is the one who carries the group. The downside of the anime is it does not portray any action battles even the character's own powers. Although, they have those powers it only uses in everyday life. That's where the problem lies since possessing a power without villains is useless. The art is good and cute, especially Chifuyu Himeki but the design of Andou Jurai in the story is common. I've seen the face of the guy anywhere. The sound of opening and ending even the seiyuu is good. The way the character of Andou would exclaim his right hand is funny, even mentioning the names of the powers, it's like your in the middle of class then shouting nonsense. Overall, I did enjoy watching this anime it will not bore you. You will need a dictionary at your side while watching this because of the protagonist who use difficult words.

Have you ever thought that you want to have an amazing superpower in your daily like flying through the sky every morning to go to work or school or do not having to paying bill electricity since you have unlimited power of electric in your hand? Well in my case, I do want to have it, heck I’m still doing some chuunibyo-thing although not in extreme ways but, it still fun doing things like that once in a while. You might expect some crazy powerful superpower or intense battle with super villain in this anime, but in Inou Battle, it turns out to be different than other supernatural anime series. You can say this anime is not about defeat some villain or watching boss fight, instead showing us a daily life group of students who has superpowers and try to act like normal person. Despite having the story tells us different perspective about having superpower; the character development also playing a big role as the story progress through in each episode. Unlike Gatchaman who has a power and responsibility to protect people, Andou and his friends need to hide their power since the powers itself are destructive means more burden than responsibility since they need to get through daily life within and out school. What I like about Inou Battle is not something like seeing some amazing superpower, but to be understand the name or aliases given by Andou since he is chuunibyo and having great sense of naming each of superpowers are one of his forte. Although our main protagonist does not resemble some other strong characters that we usually see in other generic MC, his other strong points really do show some worthy aspect which saves his friends when they meet some adversaries. Also, the interactions between each character are also one of my favorites in this series. It has some sort of SNAFU-vibe, and some of the scene does portray in real life relationship which you can say, it gives impact that might give you some thinking like episode 7. In my opinion, Studio Trigger did a decent job for quality of animation. It’s not too extravagant but they keep it in low profile although I do expecting some high quality animation since the theme was supernatural. The OST didn’t have much impact in this series although I kind a like the OP and ED. Verdict: Inou Battle is a good anime that has some good genre that you might want to watch. I didn’t expecting it become this good since it not in my main list in Fall 2014, but I’m glad that I have finished it. Also the other strong points are the VA of the series itself. They do have really a great job in portraying in each characters especially Hayami Saori, I can assure you, that’s not your everyday VA doing an amazing job immersing the character itself since you need a lot of experience to become like that. Other than that, you just enjoy some comedy and romantic scene the rest of the series.

I love this Anime. The general consensus on this anime is fairly negative and I really struggle to see why. While most of the MAL reviews are positive, everywhere else, most seem to dislike or even hate this.Again, I can't see why. When supernatural battles became commonplace (one of the 789768 alternate titles for this) may, at first, appear to be a misleading title.Well, it isn't really because while hardly any are shown, it's implied that A LOT are going on. Speaking, of which the story is simple on its surface but it is actually pretty deep. This is more about about the characters interacting and trying to live just a normal life rather doing some epic stuff and saving the world. Speaking of those characters, they are hillarious. That is the main reason you'll wanna watch this, to laugh and it's hillarious. However, their are other reasons to love this, so why so negative?

Ill try my best not to spoil it. I really like this anime and im sure everyone else would like this too because basically it touches almost every genre you can think of. I will complain alittle bit because in the anime (not sure if the manga if different but ill read it soon) they dont really use the powers they are given. So if you are about to watch this, dont expect "battles in common places" as the title would suggest but they surely made up for it with their "battle" of friendship. I came for battles but stayed for friendship.

This anime made me unreasonably angry and I didn’t expect to have such a reaction to an anime like this. One of the main reasons I get angry towards this anime is from the title alone. The English title for this anime is “When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace”. When I and 90% of people who watched this anime saw the title, we were expecting an action-packed anime full of battles that show off supernatural powers. Instead, I got an extremely forced and cliche harem anime that uses the powers as a gimmick rather than a necessary plot point. I’m willing to bet that this anime would be exactly the same with or without supernatural powers, which is incredibly disappointing. ******WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD****** WHAT I LIKED: This anime starts on a high note with episode 1. Episode 1 does a decent job of introducing the characters and their respective powers. We also get to see some supernatural battles, which unfortunately is one of the only times we ever get to see a supernatural battle in an anime called “When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace”. The sound design for the most part was good. It may not have been memorable, but it was pretty good for setting the tone. The art also was fairly good. It was fairly bland looking but it wasn’t physically painful to look at WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE: The romance. For an anime that focused a lot on the romance and harem aspect, it does not do a good job at it. The romance doesn’t feel natural (you could even say it felt supernatural) and as a result, I couldn’t connect with the characters as well as it wanted me to. Here’s what I think about the main 5 characters: Hatoko: Her character is essentially the dumb girl that wants to get closer to Jurai, but feels like she can’t. In episode 7, she yells at him for not being able to understand him. This scene lasted for 2.5 minutes. It’s pretty sad that her whole character revolves around her not being too bright. I literally can’t think of any other character trait for her other than dumb. The rant scene in episode 7 was supposed to make me feel sympathetic towards her, but it honestly made her more unlikeable. Chifuyu: She’s a loli. Tomoyo: She’s the least likeable character out of the entire anime. The way she talks to Jurai and interacts with him almost always conflicts with how she feels towards him. She’s a tsundere, but not a likeable one. An unlikeable tsundere is never a good thing, especially in an anime like this. The way she expects Jurai to understand her feelings despite not having the foresight to express her feelings makes her infuriating. Sayumi: She’s the most forgettable character out of the four despite being the most likeable which is ironic. I don’t really have much to say about her. Jurai: This is yet another harem anime where the main character is oblivious to the other characters’ feelings towards him. I guess it makes sense in context to the anime, but that didn’t take away how annoying it came across. Speaking of annoying, this anime really likes to give Jurai a hard time. When superpowers are brought up, the characters have to consistently remind us that his power is useless and they constantly make fun of him because of it. I get that this was supposed to come across as funny, but in reality it came across as annoying. (Although to be fair, I don’t like when any show unfairly treats one of the main characters for comedy). The second half of the anime introduces a boatload of new characters without any warning. Seriously, they just throw 10+ new characters at you and expect you to care about what’s going on. It was like I was watching an entirely new anime. This could’ve been done a lot better if we got more information on the reasoning behind the supernatural powers. I was insanely bored while watching these new characters talk because I had little clue on what was being said. It felt very rushed and forced. To sum it up, it was confusing, unnecessary, and annoying. All in all, this anime was disappointing and infuriating. I never want to watch this again. I had some fairly high expectations going into it, but then I got this, After the first half of the anime, it got pretty boring honestly. Even the final battle wasn’t very entertaining to me after I had to sit through the other episodes. I do not recommend this anime to anyone unless they want to make themselves angry for some reason. In summary: Story: 2/10 Art: 6/10 Sound: 6/10 Characters: 1/10 Enjoyment: 4/10 Overall: 3/10

First of all, there is almost no supernatural battle, yet why do I rate it so high? Because the presentation of this anime is supernatural good. Okay there are some kids who get super powers which are actually overpowered. And there is this goofy chuunibyou who has the lamest flame there is (it isn’t even hot). Yet he is obsessed over it, because it is his power. The geography of the battles are satisfying to watch as they are built up logically and the way power are used are just neat. The only downside is, there are just 3 battles and that’s it. But the anime strong suit isn’t the battles at all. Andou is not your typical chuunibyou. He acts all that way and he as all the traits of a chuuni, but what made me fall in love with him is his deeper side. Inside of him lies a man at heart. He has the capabilities to watch further than dreams alone. His masculine side of him is what shines brighter than his flame. The way he thinks about others is simply refreshing to see (even for such an old anime). While this anime also involves a bit of romance Andou doesn’t have the typical tropes of that embarrassed mc who can’t handle his emotions/a girl. He is a well balanced character who steals the show Hatako is your lovely airhead. While she has a personality of a green person, calm, collected, easygoing and kind, she has such a good presentation. While I like the airhead in general, we got to see a piece on her mind. That gave such a different dimension to her and the anime. We get to see a resolve, which is followed up and pushed through. Tomoyo is your red tsundere. Just like a tomato, sweet and sour. She has like other series side character dreams she wants to follow, but she also has personality. While she is a tsundere, it is perfectly balanced with common sense and well built conversations. We got to see her support others or struggle through something else. Chifuyu is your cute sweet loli. She is not only there as fanservice factor, but she actually gets some character development. Together with her friend Kuki a.k.a coockie we get to see a more serious loli rather than a generic one. Sayumi feels for me as the most flat character. While it is clear that she is more of a bookworm with some quirks, her personality doesn’t fit as well in this anime as the others. I got the say she got hair fangs and that is more than enough. Mirei is best girl, she deserved better. This anime is set up as character driven story with its own mini arcs to progress a character and their information. The way it is set up is genius. There are actually two sides. There is, without the knowledge of Andou and his friends, a fairy war going on (yes the outer space species) which grant people the powers. This arc coexisting besides the girls their arcs is rather interesting and gives the extra edge of world building. The follow up on the actions and the pre-event scenes fit in nice and seamlessly in the main story. While there is a harem tag, the focus on love is secondary as character development is done first. I like it better this way, because the typical tropes of a harem anime are left out and we got the only the best part left with some supernatural as extra. The conversations when Andou is serious are what is best of this anime. With a misleading synopsis, tags and titles this anime surprised me in a good and pleasant way. I missed the typical Trigger space battles but it is forgiven. If you like rather good character building and some well placed humor, this is your anime.

THIS IS A HIDDEN GEM!!! Also warning there is a very small spoiler that some sentences might very slightly allude to however I am certain that you have already been spoiled it and I think I might have just been slightly confused while watching it. So my overall rating is a 9/10, this anime is absolutely fantastic and is a big fresh breath of air after I have been dredging through some less than quality productions. This is an absolute must watch if you are into the genre and I can't even begin to understand why I have seen no hype for this anime and how I barely managed to stumble across it. As I said it is a must watch for anyone that is into the slice of life romcom genre especially if you enjoy some light fantasy as well, ignore any cliché tropes or unoriginality that appear to be present as I assure you this anime is anything but stale. This anime is practically everything Charlotte wishes it could have been. Now for my one disclaimer which I pray to god doesnt ruin it for you as it was still very highly enjoyable. This whole anime is one big advertisement. This anime is a "free" sample designed to promote the suirce material which I imagine is a light novel. (which I will definitely be checking out since the sample was so good) unfortunately this means that the anime is not complete. The vast majority of plotlines and subplots that simply are not fully explored and completed because that is not the purpose of the anime. Personally this didnt take away any enjoyment from me as much as it leaves me craving more, however I will say that I recognize that being incomplete makes it a lot easier to be so good , as anime tend to make more mistakes the longer and more complex the plot and, by consequence, the resolution become. Keeping this in mind this anime is not a masterpiece from a creation standpoint and cannot be even judged alongside other great anime that I would consider 9's and 10's because it was given a signifigant handicap in not being complete (bowling handicap or advantage not a disadvantage). Anyways still watch it and then just find the source material afterwards and without further ado onto the review. As previously mentioned I give this anime a 9/10 as it has overall very very few flaws and does a lot of things spectacularly. Story: 10 It's hard to judge since a.) it is incomplete and b.) it is technically but not really a slice of life, however I was amazed how well the story was woven together in just 12 episodes. There are many significant connections and revelations to the main storyline that you don't see coming and are quite well crafted. Despite being only 12 episodes you get the sense of a much bigger world/central conflict that would have the potential to be a much longer anime say full metal alchemist length without getting old or worn out. (This is why I don't consider this entirely a true slice of life) overall very well done I just wish we actually got those other 52 episodes with the same quality Art. 7 TBH the art overall was nothing special. Character designs where mostly intriguing and fresh (even the main character isnt too bland) but background and auxillary art where hardly noticable most of the time. Also i'm not necessarily the most skilled critic at this but sometimes the animation was noticibally simple with only the mouths being animated for numerous numerous scenes. However I do believe the animation and art quality did increase a bit during the many fantasy scenes. Overall you are not watching this show for the art but it doesnt hinder your experience whatsoever. Sound: 8 The sound was slightly above average maybe even an 8.5 The opening and ending where not somethign absolutely amazing that I never skipped but they were still well above average for me and I enjoyable listened to them while watching the well made opening and ending sequences quite a few times. The ambient/standard background music is entirely forgettable however towards the end during a few important emotional scenes they have a rework of the opening theme that does well. However the most impressive aspect of the sound category was the voice acting. No character had an annoying voice to me not even the "loli" and there are some hauntingly amazing scenes where the voice actresses/actors really outdid themselves and really made the scene as memorable as it is(those who have seen it already will know which scene in particular I am talking about). Character: 8 This could maybe be and 8.5 as well. The character category has some mixed reviews. I really only have issues with one character that i will adress in a bit. First off one thing that both amazed and dissapointed me was how they used most every character, in fact there were only really two people that can actually be considered characters with names rather than extras that dont see extensive or significant use in the story(sorta). On the flip side they seemed to stuggle to use a lot of these characters at the same time with some characters being heavily focused on only to be completely forgotten moments later or vice versa, and some characters completely failing to interact with eachother other. However I imagine that a lot of this stems from the 12 episode deadline and incomplete nature of the anime. Another thing I would like to adress with characters is tropes. This anime does in fact apply a lot of standard anime character tropes, however most of the characters manage to use this only to a comedic end and grow beyond the archetype not letting it define them. But this is where my single biggest issue with the anime came in. The tsundere doesn't really grow beyond the tsundere trope. It doesn't necessarily ruin her as a character or negatively affect the show as people including me have been shown to still like tsunderes despite there being so many of them, ut it just seems to take away some originality. Actually really the only way the tsundere is developed is as a double tsundere afraid of her true feelings towrds the male lead as well as her feelings about her hobby. Other than what I mentioned characters were all above average. Genre related themes: 9 Being a romcom light fantasy/slice of life the main focuses are of course romance comedy and light fantasy/ slice of life. The romance is quite above average and it is not your typical harem anime. People actually get hurtand there are real strains on chara ters relatiosnhips, the girls actually make a legitimate attempt to express their feelings to the lead character, and he in return is not completely oblivious to their or his own feelings. Unfortunatly seeing as the show is unfinished there was never a true romantic conclusion but hey that means whatever ship you choose wont be completely sunk until you get to the light novel. The comedy gets progressively better as you go along and get more in touch with the characters. It varies a bit in style and while it isnt revolutionary and I never had a seen where I was dying laughing it gave me quite a few chuckles and I always had a smile on my face during the lighter scenes. It balances out serious with humorous very well most everywhere (although actually for me one of the scenes that I for some reason personally found to be one of if not the funniest scene was smack dab in the middle of one of the most serious scenes.) Additionally the anime is frequently very self aware to the viewers comedic delight. Finally one last bit of confused praise that I have for this anime is how it balances out being both a slice of life and fantasy anime at the same time. The anime starts out as and is still at its core a slice of life anime, however while they are never technically the main main focus of any given episode the fantasy aspect permeate the anime, creating as previously mentioned a deeper world/central comflict, giving insight of what to expect in the completed light novel. I will say that I do believe that the slice of life was mainly a tool used in this "promotional …