Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de

Witty, hilarious, and utterly ridiculous are just a few of many terms that can be used to describe this anime. Honestly, it's not often a show comes along that captivates an audience so thoroughly that one can't help but rewind and re-watch the same scene over and over again. This is rather surprising as I typically don't enjoy anime that contain little to no story line and a massive lack of character development. That being said, the way the cast interacts with one another, the animation, and adult humour left me wanting for much much more. I won't spoil this for anyone who has yet to watch it, but will encourage you to sit through all twelve episodes; I guarantee you won't be disappointed. I give Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de a 10 out of 10. If you like it and end up looking for something similar in humour, check out Devils a Part Timer.

TL;DR Review This anime is so average, it's funny. If I could explain this anime very shortly, I would say, "f(x)=cos(x)" on a graph. It starts off pretty well, but then it dips to the point of torture, but then it rises up pretty high, only to fall on its ass once again. Firstly, the synopsis isn't really what it is. It's about 75% of what it really is. The other 25% is about a fucking fairy war that is happening at the moment and nobody knows about it, only to be introduced in ep 8 and then forgotten about until it comes back in ep 12. Huh? Then it focused on a love/harem story with the main character, and remember,one of the girls is a MIDDLE SCHOOLER... Either focus on the love aspect of this anime, or the war. Please not both. So I don't believe this should be a 12 ep anime; it should be a 24 ep anime. There is so much more to cover and I think they're just milking it for season 2. Nonetheless, this is just my opinion, and if you think you would enjoy something like this, go ahead and watch it. - Spacecraft555 UwU

(possible spoiler) okay, so here my review about this. Firstly, this is the real content of the anine : 15% Supernatural power 15% Chuunibyo 10% Club and school 60% Love drama harem competition Story and plot - 4 There is no plot. The anime is really episodic in the half end, the main story is actually only competition of the girls winning jurai love. Really ? I expect something more comedic or entertaining about club activity. But they prioritise romance drama over thing i expect above. And they bring something called 'war' or some shit that actually not the story. Visual 6 The art is ok, but so much fail drawing and animation on the half end of the anime that really noticeable Voice sfx bgm ost 6 The VA is good enough, but not consistent at some point, especially about Jurai. The SFX is only on some comedic and chuunibyo things. I didnt notice about any bgm in this. OP and ED is nothing special. Its gonna be good if they improce about the sfx and bgm. Character 4 This a romance drama anime in the end. So all the development is only make the viewers choose who is the best heroine. But seriously, thats nothing important about them beside the background story and their past. They really show us who and what actually he/she are. And they make Jurai is one sided, self insert and perfect person for all the girls like really ? Girls really want Jurai's deek Enjoyment and directing 4 Yeah, this is actually a love drama about who get Jurai love. Theres nothing interesting about supernatural power or some shit. Nothing really special about the chuunibyo things. They just put all development about the girls and this anime is changed to a hatem building anime. Good job. This is a harem romance drama anime. But its ok to watch harem anime like this, its entertaining but nothing good about this. Overall 5

(first review pls dont hurt me) When I think of Inou-Battle, one specific number pops into my head. 7. Exactly 7. Nothing more, nothing less. The MOST 7 anime I have ever watched. Is that good, is that bad, and what does that even mean. Keep on reading to find that out, I guess. Story: 7 The overall story in Inou Battle was pleasant, but nothing groundbreaking. To sum all of it up, it is a supernatural slice of life type anime, somewhat similar to Charlotte. The story is fairly lighthearted, but if you are looking for a show with loads of substance, Inou Battle would probably leave you craving more. However, the show can get fairly deep and personal, and when it does happen it doesnt feel out of place. Like I said, the story is pleasant as a whole. There is a point where I thought it would follow the tracks of Charlotte and derail itself within the last few episodes, but it didnt affect the story as much as I thought it would have. Art & Sound: 7 I consider these two factors to be very similar in an anime like this. The art and sound are just good. Really, honestly, just pretty solid as a whole. Vivid colors, decent soundtrack, all of that jazz. It was made in 2014, so you can expect it. It's not like these factors are particularly notable and exponentially boost the show, but they are fine. Characters: 7 The characters, like many other things in this show, are good. I originally thought the male MC was going to be awful, but he actually ended up as very tolerable and likable (sort of). The side characters really shone through as well, as none of the four main "love" interests felt shallow or disposable, they each had their own somewhat unique effect on the show. They werent too deep, but they were substantial enough. Enjoyment: 7 Now I guess you can see why I call this a true 7 anime. I genuinely thought everything was good about Inou-Battle. There wasnt anything that particularly annoyed me (despite the MC for the first couple of episodes), and I really want to say that everything fell into place very well. However, even through there really wasnt anything "wrong" with the show, there also wasnt a particular factor that stood out as superb, or anywhere near it. I would compare Inou-Battle to a burger from Five Guys. Is it a damn good burger? Absolutely. If I wanted another burger, would I go to Five Guys? Yeah, sure! But was it the best burger I have ever had? No, not even close. All together, Inou-Battle was just a good wholesome experience through and through, and I definitely enjoyed it.

Inou-Battle is an anime that I believed had a unique concept at first. I can see many people think positively of it, but if you want a genuine review of this anime from a longtime anime watcher, rather than a fresh one, then please stay and read. Keep in mind this review is not solely based around my pessimistic experiences, but it will sound a bit overly negative at times. Be warned, minor spoilers are ahead. Firstly, the concept. The anime kind of throws you into it rather abruptly, as if you hadn't done any prior research, you'd assume it's just another generic school council harem anime; of which, many exist in this genre. And, just like the many others before it, the goal is the same: all the girls constantly tease the main guy. Here is where I will note my few positives with this anime. But, this time, they have superpowers! More on that later. Firstly, the main character, Jurai Andou. He is the reason why I watched this in the first place. I saw a funny clip on YouTube that came off as a shock to me at how rich the humor was. Firstly, it reeled itself into what I believed was going to be another generic case of all the girls hating him (taking place in the second episode) and I was scared, but his reactions were unusually optimistic and his retorts were genuinely rich (his retort to the "Why don't you ask yourself?" line, which I expected to be the most negative part of the scene, was the funniest part). Seeing this, I had high expectations that this anime wouldn't fail to entertain me and would be wholly unique. And, most of the time, it truly did make me laugh a lot due to how funny he reacts to everything around him. And speaking of reactions, this is one of the few anime you are going to watch that actually has a rich amount of fluidity involved in its presentation. In some comedy scenes, the characters whip around like it's one of those old cartoons and their reaction scenes are quite humorous. Jurai, of course, steals the show with this, but some of the other characters such as Hatoko and Tomoyo also had some hilarious reactions to things. Truly, you look forward to the comedy in this anime more than anything. Unfortunately, for the moments that are funny, we have to come across the moments that are...well, heartless, so to say. Beginning my negative opinions here, my first problem with the anime was, once again, a trope I hate in most school council anime I watch: the main guy is treated very poorly. It's a trope mainly because nearly all anime taking place in a school council setting is typically a harem. Thanks to Jurai's unique schizophrenic, yet joyful nature, you could never genuinely feel depressed during the infamous "girl power" scenes that simply aim to make him feel depressed, however. But, later on in the anime, when it suddenly tries to throw a story at you (which it fails to really deliver on), some of the things get out of hand. Okay, I'm sure you're curious by now about my ending sentiment on my opening lines. Superpowers?! Yes, they have superpowers! Seemingly out of nowhere, that's the "abrupt" plot they throw at you. It's actually...pretty cool, to say the least. It would have been more cool if it wasn't for the fact that their powers are purely situational for the most part and they never even had one of those fun episodes where they all use them to their advantage or things like that, if not multiple episodes where this was done during the comedy scenes. As such, their purpose is simply overshadowed by more generic school council anime humor in its place, with the girls using them every now and then. (MODERATE SPOILER START) Oh, and one thing I would like to call bull on, for those that have seen this, is the infamous pool episode the anime had. As you know, Sayumi has the power to restore things to their original state, and Tomoyo would be the one that you'd think would be the fastest in the anime due to her power to freeze time. However, in that one scene where Sayumi was trying to avoid water, she suddenly possessed superhuman speed. I know damn well her power doesn't grant her any other attributes, so you'd think the super speed would mean she had the power to stop time, as Tomoyo could give off the impression that she could move at supersonic speeds due to her ability to slow time for herself to move around and change things. (MODERATE SPOILER END) The main guy himself has, of course, the most useless power in the anime, just cause of the whole "girl power" thing (literally) I'm sure. He has a development with it later on, but it's (basically) exclusively for the ending of the anime, so I won't say what that is. But, let's just say his power is essentially worthless throughout the whole anime otherwise and it's nothing to look forward to, other than his humorously long chant that he does before he uses it. Honestly, well I know it's primarily a comedy anime and I normally love those, the story, usual "girl power" trope being rather oppressive this time around and many other things can't warrant a high rating. Though, I did enjoy its soundtrack a little, it's nothing memorable. It's probably the only thing I gave a decently high rating on here, though. (REVIEW ENDS HERE, BONUS PARAGRAPH CONTAINS MODERATE SPOILERS) Also, one last thing, the oppressive nature actually took it up a notch at one point. They legitimately had one scene where Jurai joked about using his awakened power and everyone else being HORRIBLY oppressive to him during it all, despite how much he joked about it. Now, considering the nature of his character, the fact that he knew how harmful his awakened power was to him and a few other things, he obviously wasn't serious in the slightest. And yet, he had to face some rather harsh words, which struck a real nerve to me. Sayumi's extremely cold lines after her "shut up" to him took a turn for the worst and that alone shaved off two whole points in my overall rating because of it. And, believe me, this was not an overreaction on my part. Once you watch the scene yourself, and by this point in the anime you'll be familiar with Jurai's character, you also feel bad for the way they gnaw at him. I honestly wanted to punch Sayumi in the damn face, and I normally don't feel that strongly about this kind of thing since I know it's commonplace in most harem anime. It just annoyed me a lot for some reason. But, that's just me. For those that ignored the spoilers and read my other things concerning Sayumi, I hope you don't feel similarly to me, if not stronger. I still liked the comedy myself, but it was rather painful that one, single scene could change my opinion. It's rather bipolar, though, cause as I said earlier, one comedy scene gave me an overly optimistic view on the anime, well this one gave me a despondent pessimistic view on it as a whole. Pretty sad, wouldn't you agree? Give this one a go if you want a good comedy, but try not to take it too seriously.

Story: 7 It’s another slice of life that takes place in yet another High school. It follows the going ons of the literature club which is composed of five members. In the first episode, they suddenly acquire super powers of varying kinds. Despite its title, there are no major battles for the majority of the series. The most they use their powers for is to deal with mundane activities in some dramatic way. It regularly makes fun the tropes that come with this type of show through this fashion. It also has a harem plotline with our male mc at the center Art: 8 The art is generic for these types of shows. Sound: 8 There is not much music aside from the opening and ending. However, both of them are quite entertaining and catchy. They are worth experiencing alongside the actual episode each time you watch it. Character: 8 The characters and their relationships are the real meat of the show. Our main character, Andou is a chibuni. As such, most the antics that occur often start with Andou. Everyone else more or less comes off as the strait people, reacting to these antics. The way they deal with each other is very humorous and cute. These interactions’ influence the relationships between all of them in an interesting manner. Enjoyment: 8 I enjoyed this series a lot. It made me laugh regularly at its antics and look forward to the next episode. Overall: 8/10 As a slice of life high school show, it really doesn’t stand out. What it does do exceptionally is its characters and their interactions. If you are looking for a funny, action packed show with a charming cast and catchy opening, this is for you.

~Story~ 8 Okay so this story is pretty basic, a bunch of kids are granted superpowers that they have no idea what to do with. Then there are the opposing forces that are trying to get their powers and some who are trying to protect them. Just how do they get these powers well that’s still a mystery, but it begins during a Literature Club meeting, the four club members—along with their faculty adviser's niece—suddenly find themselves with supernatural powers. Now capable of fabricating black flames, resident chuunibyou Jurai Andou is the most ecstatic about their new abilities; unfortunately, his own is only for show. Moreover, he is completely outclassed by those around him: fellow club member Tomoyo Kanzaki manipulates time, Jurai's childhood friend Hatoko Kushikawa wields control over the five elements, club president Sayumi Takanashi can repair both inanimate objects and living things, and their adviser's niece Chifuyu Himeki is able to create objects out of thin air. Even thought they have these totally wicked abilities they don’t do much with them, they pretty much act like regular high school students and just hang out. ~Art~ 7 The animation in this was beautiful don’t get me wrong but, there were moments when the animation did not match up with what the character was saying. Other than that and it being a typical high school building background for most of it, the animation was not too bad. ~Sound~ 7.8 Opening song: 8 I think that the opening song was cute and catchy and I really liked the beat of it Ending song: 7 Its upbeat and its sort of catchy but I'm not as fond of it as I am the opening song mainly because of the lyrics. Voice acting: 8 Everyone fit well with their characters and I enjoyed how they all sounded together as a group. Sometimes you find that you like voice actor and how they sound individually but in this case they all sounded very good together ~Character~ 8 I like the characters and found them to be an entertaining bunch. Although they didn’t really change much, other than the gaining of superpowers, they pretty much stayed the same. Mind you that is just my view. I'm sure you could say that Tomoyo changes because she becomes a bit more open about her dreams and they all change, spoiler warning, they all fall for the main male character Jurai, even little chifuyu. ~Enjoyment~ 9 Even though it’s a typical anime that involves super powers I found it to be an interesting anime. It had a lot of good laughs in it and moments where even I was like oh my gosh Jurai just stop talking. It had me laughing so hard that I had to pause the anime so that I didn’t miss anything. ~Overall~ 8.2 I would recommend this to anyone who likes dramatics and weird superpowers, or even if you just want to laugh at a drama queen boy.

I went into this expecting a fun rom-com and although it delivers on that part, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it does a whole lot more too. I won't say that this is the best rom-com out there, but it is quite unique in its own way. Despite what the name of the show suggests, this is not an action heavy show. It's more apt to describe it as a slice of life romantic comedy with sprinkles of action here and there. There is an overarching story behind the rom-com of it all that gradually unravels as the episodes go by, and that is quite fun and interesting as well. There is some fanservice, but it doesn't detract from the story at all. I'm sure some people would feel like dropping the show in the early episodes due to various reasons, but I do assure you that it gets better as the show progresses. Art style and Character Design : The art style is vibrant and dynamic. Character designs are slightly generic, but some characters are rather unique looking in their attire. There are several extended gag scenes where the use of good color combinations, shading and clever use of art styles, give off an entirely different feel to the show. Animation : The studio didn't cheap out on the budget in this as the animation is overall very fluid and pretty to look at. Voice Acting : Voice acting is just brilliant. The general voice acting is overall great, but the chūnibyō parts are especially hilarious. Minor spoiler that is more like a point of appreciation rather than a spoiler - Look out for the episode where the VA just kills it with a monologue. My jaw dropped while hearing it, it was that good. Direction : The direction and pacing of the show is just right. It's not too fast and not too slow. There are episodes where they approach non-linear storytelling and it might seem confusing at first, but everything falls into place when more information gets revealed over time. Story : I'd say the rom-com story is pretty good with some unique elements to it, but the overarching story that lies at the back end is interesting and what makes it even more unique. Overall, this was a good show to watch. I'm sad that this doesn't have more seasons as I would've liked to see more shenanigans of the main and supporting cast.

Inou Battle is an anime that caught me by surprise. The first episode makes you think you're in for some kind of superhero action series with a mixture of comedy, drama and romance. What you get is... Mostly just fanservice. When I say fanservice I don't mean lewd scenes. There aren't really any lewd scenes in this anime. When I say fanservice I mean romantic fanservice. This is a harem anime and so throughout the episodes, Ando takes turns going on dates with all of the different girls in his harem. All of it feels cheap, rushed and pointless, like you're just taking a tour of the harem while they tick all the romance boxes. The plot is all but ignored for the majority of the show. What starts out as an interesting premise (the superpowers) ends up immediately sidelined after a couple of gags early on. You would THINK that a girl capable of stopping and slowing time would have some interesting interactions, especially since it's a romantic anime. But nope, she barely uses her power at all. Pretty much all of the plot progression is rushed out at the final few episodes, and none of it is especially interesting. The plot is basically an afterthought, the romance and drama is all the writers seemed to care about. The characters weren't super badly written but they also weren't incredibly memorable. Andou is at least not super awkward with women like your average main character. He's also not a complete doormat and speaks his mind, which is a nice change of pace. There's not a lot to write about the female cast, they tick all of the cliché trope boxes and that's about it. I didn't find myself laughing all that much, there were maybe one or two memorable scenes where the comedy got a smirk or chuckle out of me. They definitely avoided plot progression and comedy and went all in on the romance. Art and sound were fine, nothing exceptional anyhow. Ultimately, Inou Battle wasn't really that memorable to me. There's a lot of wasted potential, they could have done so much with the superpowers but instead chose to just make this another bland romance. If you're fine with watching a generic harem romance with in-your-face romantic fanservice and a small side dose of supernatural stuff, you might enjoy this anime.

when i first tried to watch this show i did not make it past the first episode on the second disk (episode 9 i think) and now looking back at it. it was probably because i tried to watch this show in two days which is something i never do because of burnout. however when i watched it again recently i found it kinda crappy still. which is why i now know that the initial boardem that i experienced was not biased on how i watched the show. this show is a harem threw and threw. with all of the girls falling for the main character by the mid point of the show. and this is where the main problem is. the show really starts after the pre opening of the first episode. where our main character July Ando gets a superpower. this happens completely out of left fields. and then they all have them. now you would expect this show to be packed to the brim with fun battles but from the beginning the show menages to make SUPERPOWERS so fucking boring. some of the characters are fun and have multi developed layers which leads to some fun interactions. this strange plot with the lucifirst guy happens way to late in the run time which causes a strange middle ground in the first 8 episodes where nothing of any merit happens aside from some fun interactions. i don't dislike the show because of bad characters but slow and mediocre story telling. this show has a weird thing where they want to portray the characters struggling with what they can and can't logically do with their powers but this almost never has anything to do with the story. when the powers are only ever used to unwrite the characters out of a corner you know when it will happen. and it gets quite tedious. in the end the biggest problem with this show is slow and uninteresting story telling and the baseless magic "gimmicky" toy that the writers posses. this show is only saved by quite a few enjoyable moments and characters. with the best episode being the pool one where the purple haired girl gets her best girl titties out. good times. of course trigger pulls out some really nice animation on the side. the show is fun enough that i could Finnish it but it is going back in the collection to never come back out.

~Spoiler Free~ SO this series is clearly light hearted and that is a strong point, there are times you will want to root for the girls of the series because the main can get a bit distracted and surround himself with his imagination to hide emotions. There are a lot of good quality's in this series and its very creative with its gags and the voice actors bring a lot to the table and without them this meal just wouldn't be served right -Sound is pretty good -Characters get better the more you learn about them, especially when a certain things happens ;) -Overall you should watch this, its a good series and I'd watch it again

To be frank, I don't see any redeeming features in this anime. 1. This anime has the absolute worst MC from all the animes I've seen. There isn't anything special about him at all! Sure, you might say that he has a goofy personality but that lasts for only while before you start getting ticked off. It gets really irritating, moreover, I've never laughed once.(-1) 2. This is basically a slice of life anime - no other genres included. Not even comedy itself, it feels like they just included superpowers for the sake of this being called a supernatural anime. They barely use their powers in the first place and when they do it's for something minor like transporting somewhere.(-1) 3. The characters are really overpowered, no -infact really is an understatement. One can stop time, one can create anything, one can control all the elements and one is basically invincible as she has the ability to restore anything to its original state including severed arms. And, where might our MC be amongst this chaos? Standing tall on the other side of the ring is the stupid, incredibly weak MC. The biggest joke is that after his power evolves, it becomes even more useless. It's a double edged sword.(-1) 4. Each episode feels like a therapy session. This characters as this problem, let's devote a whole episode to it, maybe even two! It's really, really boring. It happens to be the skip-type anime where you literally skip episodes or skip parts without missing a single bit of the plot.(-1) 5. For some reason, it feels like the author came with a cliche plot about something like a tournament or a war where people with supernatural powers fight; but, instead thought it would be boring so made it a slice of life theme and hints in at this previous plot as to create a suspenseful atmosphere. This just makes it worse because there are random episodes with random characters doing something completely random while trying to look cool. I have absolutely no idea what's going on, it basically feels like I'm being kept in the dark but I think I've nailed most of the plot down through simple guessing.(-1) 6. In the midst of these therapy like session episodes, there's seems to be little development about the MC at all. There's no change or growth whatsoever.(-1) 7. Very few fight scenes and they all happen to be really boring.(-1) Honestly, this anime is a no-go. Maybe viewers who gave this a high rating thought it was refreshing with the slice of life genre in the mix, but to me, it seems like a cliche plot glittered wrapped in a neat little bow and dusted with glitter to make it look new and different. But, in the end, it's still that same cliched "boring" plot. 3/10 but I'll give it 6/10 - I'm being generous here since I know a lot of hard work goes into making an anime or coming up with a plot in the first place

Hmmm..... where should I even begin from? Let's see. Ah, Inou-battle wa Nichijou no Naka de. I can't even start to express what I truly feel about this series. I feel grateful that I discover this but also disappointed at the same time. What could be great in my opinion was destroyed in front of my eyes. Not saying this is a bad show but I'll let you be the judge. So, the show starts with a bunch of students getting a superpower all of the sudden and they use it to battle each other for fun for over six months (This is just the first 5 minutes into the first episode). With that in mind, you'll get the idea that there will be a lot of action to come. Let me tell you this, there will be nothing for you (The only magic fight you could see after the wonderful show of power in the first episode is in the last episode even though I hardly called that a fight). But, even though it's disappointing in terms of action, they make it up with a brand new theme, friendship. The story will revolve around the character and how they deal with each other and also add some romance spice along the way (even though there's hardly a romance development). With that, the series relies on the character progression and their life even though it promotes action from the start. It's like ordering a burger but you got a sandwich instead. It could be disappointing to some but some just shrug it off and take it as it is, no complaint. I actually enjoy this, though. But I recommend you this if you're expecting a slice-of-life anime with action in between not the other way around. P.S : The VA for Hatoko Kushikawa is the best thing this show could come up with. If you don't understand my reference, watch the show until episode 8. There, you'll know what I'm saying.

Story: so the story is that one day the student of the literature club end up getting super powers but they don't even know how they got them or how it even happened to being with but they just decided to keep the powers while just living there daily life with the powers (ill go more in depth with the people with the powers in the character part) Art: the art is very good also with how the powers when they use them look really good in detail Sound: OP and ED are decent nothing that id download though otherwise the dub for this is really good didn't watch sub well cause they had a dub for it Character: Jurai Andou is the main guy of the anime he has a power called dark and dark that actually cant do anything like at all he is basically a Chuunibyou but not like a extreme one or anything like that hes actually sane but a cool and nice guy. Tomoyo Kanzaki has the power to stop go forward but cant reverse time though otherwise she is a pretty decent and charming girl also i abit rude to ando but a nice way. Hatoko Kushikawa and her powers is well the 5 elements of the world earth, water, fire, wind, and also light other than that she is a pretty happy and also a not really there person but like in a good way . Chifuyu Himeki and her power is basically that she can manifest anything out of the air if she wanted to otherwise she is a really down to earth and just a cute person overall. Sayumi Takanashi and she has the power to basically restore anything to its original state like maybe losing your hand somthing along those lines otherwise she has a hard personality like she gets kinda angered easily but not really she also is a pretty nice person at heart. Enjoyment: i personally REALLY enjoyed this anime the comedy was VERY good the characters were that good aswell i mean the action (for what was there) was good aswell. my only gripe i would say is that i wish there were more battles but thats like a small gripe nothing major also i would also like to say that this could be a harem too some (to me it was towards the last 3 episodes otherwise it really itsnt) but it felt like one when the last 3 episodes happened Overall: will give this a 8 for sure the comedy was hella good the characters were good and the little battles were good and well done go and check this out right away

This show is short and sweet. While it has the typical harem tropes and meta humor that we've come to expect (so if you're tired of that there's no need to watch this), the show gave me one of the most enjoyable surprises that I do not expect from anime: a protagonist with a Roddenberrian ethic. I am referring to Gene Roddenberry, the visionary behind Stark Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation. A recurring theme in his universe is that the average human being is much more philosophically self-aware and more prone to critical thinking than we're used to. The future Roddenberry imagines is full of people who are frequently exposed to new and seemingly unfathomable phenomena, yet have the courage and wisdom to think rationally on the consequences these things have as well as their own actions in response to them. People like Spock, Kirk, Picard, and Data come to mind as easy examples of those who resemble this philosophical futurism. This anime's protagonist, Andou, does not do the usual "let's become superheroes!" or the devious "let's use these for our gain" like most anime characters do in this situation. His chief concern is always with how the abilities of his friends will affect others as well as themselves. While most younger viewers may find it immoral to not use one's superpowers for good (with most americans having grown up on Spiderman), this show does a good job conveying the idea that there is no way to fully understand what kind of consequences will come from using those powers. Without spoiling the great dialogue that explores this Prime-Directive inspired philosophy, I can at least say that Andou makes good arguments convincing his friends that each use of their powers must be carefully considered from all angles even in the direst of life-and-death emergencies. And for the folks who just don't care about philosophy, just watch the show already because it's entertaining and decently animated. It's fun.

If you had told me 3 months ago that I’d actually enjoy a soon-to-be-airing high-school-supernatural-slice-of life-harem light novel adaptation of all things, I’d have told you you’re an idiot. Well against all odds, and much to my surprise, this show has proved to me that good things can come out of that ever-so-overused setting. This is the Fall 2014 anime adaptation of the light novel bearing the same name, and is brought to us by studio Trigger, the more recently founded studio which brought us such anime saving masterpieces as Inferno Cop and Kill la Kill. Our cast of characters is fairly standard, to start it off we have: Jurai Andou, the ever oblivious chuunibyo MC. He follows the general trope of being a somewhat but not exceptionally likeable guy, who seems to always know exactly what to say and when to say it. He seems silly and ignorant on the outside, yet has a deeper more wise side as well. It’s nothing particularly new, but he’s still an enjoyable character and he had some pretty good moments throughout the show. Jurai, unlike most copy-paste harem protagonists, actually manages to have a little bit of a personality. Now of course with the only male main character out of the way, we can move on to the only thing you guys really care about, the laaadiiiesss. We’ve got our resident Tsundere, Tomoyo Kanzaki, who bears a somewhat hidden chunnibyo side as well, which more of is revealed as the show progresses. This aspect of her character makes for some really hilarious moments throughout, and unlike the Tsunderes that infuriate me, she’s not abusive, and simply is easily embarrassed. Watching her actions and character as it was expanded upon throughout was really enjoyable, along with her gradual self-acceptance, which made for a very nice overarching development. There’s our Dandere, the quiet Sayumi Takanashi. To put it simply, there’s not a whole lot I can say about her, as she doesn’t say a whole lot. None of the characters in the cast bear too much depth, but Takanashi especially I found to be rather dull, and out of all the characters, the show tends to objectify her in particular, making her seem even more purposeless. Now we can’t leave out the loli, Chifuyu Himeki, who luckily doesn’t suffer from Sayumi’s latter issue. Simply put, she’s cute. Chifuyu is there to be the cute little girl, stating the obvious and fulfilling her moe role, and that’s what she does. She did get an arc, like all the main characters did to some extent, and it was actually pretty solid, showing her nice relationship with her best friend, though it’s attempts at a sense of drama felt more silly than serious. In this case, I saved the best for last. The clear and obvious best girl Hatoko Kushikawa, and if you disagree with me, you’re wrong. I’ll admit I always tend to prefer the childhood friend character archetypes, as they generally have what I find to be the best chemistry with the characters and also are the most developed. While that’s not always the case, it often is, and Hatoko isn’t an exception. Her character arc was my favorite, and was by far the most engaging and broad in tone. They used some great buildup for her arc’s climax, and while she wasn’t my initial favorite, during her arc I quickly changed my mind. Now these characters are far from special as far as the genre goes, but what makes Inou Battle particularly interesting in this case is the story. We get a fairly generic seeming setup, where our main cast has inexplicably gained powers, from a useless aesthetic fire to the ability to freeze time. I initially was pretty disappointed with this aspect, as it has very little effect on the storytelling at the start, and seemed like it would be yet another pointlessly supernatural harem. As the show progresses, however, the depth of their situation starts to become fully realized. We see there’s a bit more to this world than just their club, and that these powers, and the people using them, are affecting the world on a much more global scale. They introduce some legitimately interesting aspects to the plot, and this mixed it up enough to keep the experience engaging. I respect it for taking at least the first few steps in the right direction, but it really doesn’t go all the way with it, and there were a fair share of issues in it’s deliverance. For example, this is a method that was used to build suspense several times: the episode ends with a cliffhanger, and the start of the next is strangely dark and tonally jarring, but then after throwing plenty of exposition-filled dialogue at us, it very quickly returns to the status quo. It doesn’t entirely ignore the previous events, but the drastic change back to a happy-go-lucky feel, and the seemingly minor effect of these events causes the story to feel, for lack of a better word, “trolly”. And keep in mind it does this more than once. This does keep you on your toes, and stops it from getting repetitive, but also is annoying, as it builds itself up just to let itself fall back down once more. There also is the ending, of which I won’t spoil, but I will discuss. It’s pretty disappointing. To be frank, it doesn’t feel like an ending. It felt like merely another episode in the show, like it abruptly stopped at the halfway point. None of the many, many, unexplained plot points were resolved, explained, or talked about in any real depth either. It wasn’t a poor episode persay, It just wasn’t an ending. Luckily, I wasn’t particularly watching this for the “mystery” of it, so it wasn’t exactly enraging, just dissatisfying. Of course, you can discredit this argument if after the time of this review a second season is released, but for now it stands as a pretty major flaw, and if there is a second season, I still would say that they could have better handled the introduction and pacing of revealing the deeper aspects of the story, as there were a fair amount of things introduced or brought up that felt added just to unnecessarily complicate the story. Now for the animation, which as it was done by Studio Trigger is really the only reason anyone picked this show up anyway. Personally, I think it’s… alright. It’s really nothing particularly special, it’s not out of this world with flow or beauty, and the general aesthetic while not bad, does feel kind of generic, with nothing about it really standing out to me. I did like some of the character designs, and I really enjoyed how they animated the character movements and the flow of their clothing. There were a couple times where you could see the more ‘cartoony’ side come out, where it began to bear a larger similarity to classic western styles of animation, but these were not common enough for me to properly appreciate it. It’s pleasant and a little above average, with some nice facial expressions and movement, but nowhere near exceptional. I have to leave a quick paragraph for the sound, though to be honest there’s not a lot to say. The opening and ending are pleasant in their own right, but nothing struck me as brilliant about them, the voice acting, as far as I could tell was solid but nothing fantastic, and the general OST was entirely forgettable, leaving neither a positive nor negative impression. In conclusion, Inou Battle is above average as far as harems go, with some enjoyable characters, pleasant humor, and a story that at least tries to be different. It could have been much more, but for what it is, it’s not bad. If you’re looking for an amusing, lighthearted show to watch, and don’t mind some unexplained and unnecessary plot points, I’d recommend giving this one a shot. I give When Supernatural Battles Become Commonplace a 6.5/10. (Originally Written January 9th, 2015) https://writtenandwriting.wordpress.com/

This anime for me was kinda all over the place. I don think it did well, mashing different types of genres like supernatural, slice of life, drama, comedy, and romance into one anime. If anything it should have just focused on one and stuck with it. This anime like many animes had to have something unique to it which is very generic because many animes that has something unique in it focuses something entirely different. The story for this anime is all over the place as I said above and the pacing is a bit too fast, but I was used to it. One episode is all drama, and the next episode they bring a whole new plot about some war with a number of factions into the series only to brush off with a beach episode. I don't mind having drama with the supernatural but the anime was just glossing over the supernatural aspects of the anime which just made the show become a harem drama type anime. I did enjoy the drama and comedy of this anime to a degree but the lack of organization of plot just made this show kind of generic for me. The characters all have generic personalities but all were still likable. In episode 6, Hatoko, became my favorite character and was the introduction to the drama of the anime. That scene of Hatoko arguing with the main character that I watched on YouTube was the main reason I watched this anime. Even though it felt like a mess, I still enjoyed this anime because of the drama and comedy it had and the last episode was very interesting and fun to watch.

Most times i don't want to judge an anime from its' cover but 90% of the time my gut is right and when i came accross the title of this anime i should have known what i was going into. But i made the fatal mistake of reading reviews before i went into it, which i rarely do and almost always i end up disappointed not only by the anime itself but by the reviewers themselves and if we were talking amateur reviewers that would be fine(i'm used to easily impressed people by now) but to think that pro reviewers were singing praises like this was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ..You can read any review in here and not give a single fuck but big sites play by other rules altogether and from what i've seen so far the rules seem to be to favor certain genres and the rest of them get shit from top to bottom. I always hated that in the music magazines, when for example Iron Maiden released an album, no matter how bad it was, the reviewers would lick their asses until they were squeaky clean cause of course they would..Cause they're fucking Maiden and the name only strikes fear into hearts of men..This seems to be out of place but to link it back to this anime when a big studio such as Trigger releases any anime apart from a small percentage of "fans" the rest are having actual orgasms leaving a trail of fluids like snails do on the floor. For better or worse my allegiance is to the medium itself not the studios that make them, even the best of them are bound to fuck up in any shape or form. Like this studio made Darling in the Franxx and Kill la Kill among others..Certainly not the best animes by any standards but nevertheless animes that are still talked about even to this day. As for this one i'm not really sure it's gonna be remembered even after 10 mins after you are done watching it. Hell i finished it this morning and by noon i had to resort to my notes to write this review. WSBBC has a school club setting(cause all anime do these days) and most of it takes place there. The male lead, whose name i can't be bothered to remember, apparently has some case of 8th grade syndrome and thinks he has super powers and where have i seen that before?.....And seen before is the rest of the cast which consists of 4 girls, whose names can be found in the internet somewhere, and they are submitted to his antics on a daily basis until some shit goes down and one day they all gain powers beyond their wildest dreams....Apart from the harem king who only produces a black flame that can't even heat some tea..So basically everyone gets the good stuff and he got shit, which some people find very funny indeed...Certainly the writer did find it funny AF and his standards of funny can only impress those with IQ with "-" in front of it...And for 2/3 of this anime we just witness the daily lives of these kids as they go on to fight crime with their newfound powers.....Or do they? And this is the start of my problems with this one..Cause their powers are rarely mentioned or shown in the span of the first 8 eps. A case can be made that it doesn't follow in the tracks of most shows of this genre and true that as it may be for me personally the time they spent showing absolutely nothing could be used in a more productive way..But no here what you get is 8 eps full of establshing the male lead's harem and what do you know....Of course among the high schoolers there is also an elementary kid who for some reason hangs out with them and also develops the hots for our main lead..And this being a harem the male lead doesn't seem to get that every girl around him gets all hot in their underpants about him..Fortunately most of the bad traits of harem animes are not a pert of this one so kudos? But in these eps they get some development right Dion? Nope not even close..They all do get some flashbacks of their time with our MC as there are the necessary "girls arc eps" but that's as far as their development goes. They don't move even an inch of their established role as harem girls..No semblance of character advancement whatsoever, they just wait their turn for something to happen and fall in loive with the MC..So like any other harem then. As for the MC he is 80% harem lead and 20% likable..That 20% of him being somewhat serious, funny and most of all not a hairy pussy like most male leads really took me by surprise but mind you that's not saying much since it's like finding a 0.2 gram gold nugget in a lake of shit. Another problem with this anime is that by episode 8 it takes a drastic turn altogether. It's like they were on a mushroom trip and when it ended they picked up from where they thought they left off. Basically they tried to explain this late into the anime how these powers came to be, something about a fairy war and also we got introduced to some other group with superpowers who are part of this war.....Who these people are or what role do they play is a mystery..Are they friends of the main cast or foes? Don't know and i don't think whoever wrote this crap cared enough for me to know either, cause most of the time they seem to act in a friendly manner and then they became the antagonists and then back again?! If this explanation of mine seemed half assed trust me it's not my fault for not being eloquent enough to word it properly but the anime's fault for doing a speedy half assed job of explaining things..This is why i said that all these eps spent showing us harem shit could be better utilised to actually paint the strory in a much better way. From that point on there is a back and forth between the usual formula and serious plot points up to the last 2 eps where for some reason we change gears AGAIN and if the finale gave us some form of closure i would be totally fine with that but with no closure and no 2nd season in sight the ending was disappointing to say the least..Imagine going out with the girl of your dreams, going to a hotel only to find out that she pees standing up.....Nough said. WSBBC falls into this category i have mentioned tons of times before where an anime wants to be many things at once but fails in all of them spectacularly. It wants to be a romcom SOL,it wants to be school club anime, it wants to be harem, it wants to be serious and comedic at the same time, it wants to have superpowers and secret wars and factions etc. I can't blame solely the studio for that though as an anime can be as good as its' source material and when the material at hand is a mess of mixed genres they did what they could...I mean when even the writer doesn't know where he wants his creation to go... In its' defense it wasn't all bad. Sure it had its' good moments and i had some fun watching it and the animation was good enough to be watchable but ultimately it failed to take advantage of every good aspect to focus on inane things for most of the show and as such i can't reccomend this to anyone..If you do want to watch it go ahead and make your own assumptions but don't say i didn't warn ya.

How do I put this without writing spoilers... It seems to have many elements of a good anime. The characters were pretty endearing and the story kept up the interest, at least for me. The "mechanics" (sound design, art, animation) were all fine, and I enjoyed it. right up until it ended... I really wanted to see where the story was going but I suppose I'll have to read the LN, which I recently started doing after all these years since watching this show. Of course, I would still have to condemn it with the usual anime/manga failings of weird/gross mild pedophilia but, whatcha gonna do. Might be time to give this a rewatch and edit this review.

Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Nake de is a decent show, that seems to have an identity crisis. Episode 1 as the shows title suggests, introduces super-powers to a group of high-school kids, where one might ask, what would a bunch of teenagers do with such power? Would they delight, despair, use them for fun and practical jokes or perhaps the power would go to their head? Well forget all that, we're in episodes 2-5 now, where it's bog-standard slice-of-life school comedy. The whole super-power thing is pushed aside, and personal problems and club-room activities take center-stage. They mention their powers from time to time, one of the girls states that its a burden, but we never see why she thinks this way. They don't do anything with their powers and nothing even remotely suggests why they would see them as a burden. As rarely as they're used, they can use them with ease, with no resource-cost or risk. They have no struggles to deal with, no accidents, no adversaries to face. Its also almost certainly not how any regular person would react to being gifted incredible power, but all doubt is resolved in the matter of a single scene anyway so it doesn't matter. Anyway, forget all that, we're on episode 6 now, lets introduce a bunch of characters we've never seen before and won't see again. Oh and also there's a committee of fairies that have humans fight each other for amusement in an ongoing fairy war...For some reason. ...But forget all that! it's episode 7 now, and from here on it's a harem show - studying in the club room, going to the pool and spending the day at the beach. Everyone is now suddenly completely in love with the clueless MC, including a child, the child's friend and a girl none of whom have ever indicated any romantic feelings up until this point. No mention of powers, the fairy stuff, or the other characters until the final episode - episode 12. But only for the first 10 minutes. It's not that any of this stuff is terrible, or abrasive. It doesn't annoy, bore or insult intelligence the way worse anime might. But it doesn't gel together very well either. Plot threads are introduced and dropped very quickly, and overall seem to lack direction, focus and narrative flow. The better parts of the show are actually the more mundane, romantic drama parts, which makes me think this would have been a better anime had they cut out the other stuff altogether. A couple of the characters are great though, and there's moments of exceptional voice acting, especially from a best-girl that by herself, makes this a show worth at least trying out.