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I don't usually write reviews, but after reading many of the reviews for this manga, I felt the need to address a couple of things. This may contain minor spoilers in regards to the mindset of the characters and their specific actions. Also, there might be a slight rant.

Story (6/10):

The story is of one about a modern girl getting sent back in time by an evil queen hoping to take her body for a ritual. The MC finds herself surrounded by many physically strong men of high social status. The story is definitely a harem romance type.

Art (8/10):

I actually liked the art. Though the art ... progressively got messier, it fit the ambiance of the series in a sense. It is hard to describe unless you read the manga. As someone that does not mind different types of art and how bad it can get, I can still read the series. This does not mean that everyone can tolerate the art though. However, I can say that the art in the beginning is fantastic. The details are there and the clothes designs, specifically, are elegant.

Characters (4/10):

This is where I believe the manga lacks significantly in, where it is also the reason why I did not enjoy the series very much. Many reviewers constantly bring up how the MC is different from the typical female, weak character. However, I see the MC as a stereotypical magical girl. As a "magical girl," she has a special ability that none others have. This makes her special, but as someone who has read many manga in the shoujo genre, she fits the pattern of one that uses that power to gain attention in order to secure her spot next to her loved ones (I know its a "duh" that's what the main character with super powers should do, but you will see later on how she carries herself in the series). In other words, she gains the praise of other male characters to stay where she is, but in the end, still relies heavily on them to save her.

Furthermore, though people say she is strong-willed and smart, she may be this way in some instances, but she continuously lets male characters take advantage of her. IT'S RIDICULOUS. You see that she has gained powers, but she STILL let's herself stand weak against men! For a majority of the series, she makes it acceptable for the men to manipulate her to the point where she realizes too late that she will be raped! In MANY instances, she is on the verge of getting raped until another male character or other side characters jump in to save her. That is also another thing I would like to bring up.

She saves some people with her powers is some nonchalant way where everyone is overly joyed and is unnecessarily surprised by, but she is always saved by some male character! Whether it is against enemies or whether she is being sexually assaulted, she is almost always saved by men. I see her special ability as a facade that many readers do not uncover and see that she is the weak girl always being saved.

There is also little character development in the male characters. They do become nicer to the MC, where in the beginning, they only saw her as a helpless female. They started to have more respect for her, but in the end, they constantly showed their sexual desires for her. There was little development in their outlook on her as a sex toy, though they do start to let her have more of a say in what goes on.

The evil characters also have a great lacking in character development. The queen specifically, does not learn from her own actions. It is actually sad because you barely learn much about her. She has the same level of development as she did in the beginning of the manga.

Enjoyment (5/10):

I honestly did not enjoy the manga very much. The art was good, not consistent, but good, however, the characters really downplayed the series; the characters are supposed to be the main point of focus to make a series great and I did not see great character development. There were poor messages portrayed in the manga where sexual harassment was an acceptable occurrence from both genders, though obviously, not as acceptable from the female side than the male side. The opinions of other readers saying that the female character was "different" from others because she was smart and strong really made me sad in which it just showed that other readers did not see depth in the psychological mindset of the characters. I may be reading into the characters too much, but it was just too obvious for me not to point out (I am absolutely not saying everyone does not read into characters at all, I just see a different side of the story). Though I did find myself wanting to read it to pass times. There were some instances where I just kind of mindless-read for the plot to continue, with the tolerance of some degrading actions from some of the characters.

Overall (5/10):

If you like to pass by time and just read about the epic adventures a girl traveling through time who experiences a constant danger of evil, it is an interesting series to read. So those that enjoy shoujo, romance, some smut, and historical manga, would be assumed to like the manga. If you also like to read something very light-hearted (mindless, but not extremely mindless reading), then read this. However, if you like true character development and are looking for true female main characters that are strong and smart, do not read this because you will see that the female character is only praised for her powers and doings by the male population in the series, not necessarily praised for her true independence.

Personally, I liked how you could mindless-read and understand the plot without problem. It was the character development that I was hoping for that let me down. I get that the manga is historical so some of the actions are shown to be more acceptable according to the time period, however in my opinion, if there was more character development all around, then the actions of some would not be criticized as mindless and sporadic. Also, if the female character did grow into one of more significant independence and more self-reliance in her own capabilities, then the actions brought upon her would have been seen as more sympathetic.

Thank you for taking the time to read this! (:

This is my first ever review and i decided to give this anime my first reciew. i know this review will suck, but please, bare with me!(:

Honestly, I'm giving this anime series a 10 out of 10. I've been looking for an anime that would make me feel excited about anime again. I happened to bump into this one and I just can't get over how great it was. I even went through the trouble of looking at the background of the anime characters and found it fascinating that some of the characters were real life people and that the battles actually did take ... place.

The first season gave the strong connections between all the main characters which helped in understanding the character's actions and feelings in the second season. The historical stories behind this series is incredible as well, though some of it is a bit inaccurate, it still follows the main plot.

The whole series basically made me feel all emotions; sadness, happiness, excitement, fear... At some parts it put me at the edge of my seat! I found the characters of the anime fairly realistic too. They weren't too sweet like most anime characters now adays. Chizuru annoyed me at times when she couldn't defend herself, but I guess it made sense because most women back in those days were looked at as defenseless and didn't know how to actually fight. In this season, I found that her character developed more than in the first season as well as Hijikara. I also loved how the characters westernized in this season, but they still kept their "samurai spirit"... Saito! Anyways, this anime is the first anime to make me feel actually depressed... in a good way... I'm not going to spoil anything, but it's just...! I can't. You'll just have to watch it and this season seriously made me cry inside and out. I absolutely loved how throughout the series you think someone is evil (if you've already watched this, you'll know who I mean) and in the end find out that you were fooled! This whole anime series was full of suprises.

The artwork was gorgeous and the men... were hot hah, but I just loved each and every one of their personalities. I'm sorry, I'm all over the place. I mean, this is my very first review ever and I'm just excited over this anime. If you haven't watched this anime, you've got to. The story is great; it makes sense, it actually educates you about Japanese history (because of course you want to know about history!), and seriously the story is awesome and action packed and the ending was not that bad... I actually loved the ending, but it was... Quite tragic. Really, I seriously recommend this anime to anyone who likes to see a good fight with an awesome story and moral to it. This anime is serious at a lot of moments, but can be heart warming and fun. So, if you haven't watched this series yet, watch it. It's definitely NOT a waste of time, in fact I thoroughly enjoyed it and there were absolutely no parts that were unnecessary. WATCH IT!(: