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Here we have a new contender to beat Isekai Cheat Magician and Skeleton Knight in Another World to the bottom of the power fantasy barrel. I like me some trashy power fantasies even if they do have a self-insert MC, but it's clear to me that nobody who worked on this show enjoyed doing so.

Animation/Art: 1/10.
Look up a list of synonyms for "dull", then pair them with synonyms for "inconsistent". There are scenes where the MC is simply walking down a path. This type of scene doesn't need any sort of complex animation. It can be done with a waist-up shot and only a ... few frames if absolutely necessary. But in this show some scenes are done as I said, while practically identical scenes go even cheaper and use a 3D model of the MC walking on top of a 2D background. It is jarringly and inconsistently ugly, almost as though the show didn't have a director.

Characters: 1/10.
There is nothing going on here. Evil = evil. Good = good. All characters are either a clean slate, or they're some level of extreme. There's no grey areas, no complexities, no detail, no reason, no development. The dialogue could have helped here, but no, it is as stiff as a board and written with the assumption that the viewers won't be able to figure anything out themselves.

Plot: 4/10
I managed to get 4 episodes in, so I'll give it a 4. When you can predict what's gonna happen it can be satisfying to see it play out, and for that reason I believe this show will appeal to some people. That's all I have to say here.

In conclusion I'm giving this show a 2/10 for the same reason I almost never award a 10/10. There's always a bigger fish in the sea. Though at this point we're competing with the bottom 2%.

A complex manga that remains immersive and interesting throughout. The slow pacing works well, as the author clearly wanted to include many details and connect the plots as all sub-factions converge to find meaning and bridge the gap between man and machine. In this sense it is kind of a mix between Ghost in the Shell and Kancolle with a bit more flair.

Art:
So first off, the art is amazing. Since it is mostly set at sea the artist must have had a fair amount of time to add detail to the ships. They manage to capture the historic grit of WWII ships and merge that ... with a sort of cyber-neon interpretation of AI if it had a physical form.The effects and battle scenes are pretty easy to follow while keeping the detail of the ships and occasional landscapes and facilities. Of course the mental models themselves are expressive and pretty nice to look at too.

Plot/Setting:
The beauty of this manga is in the details as it is essentially a simulation of how 2 different main plot lines intersect and the consequences on the world.

The 1st plot line follows our human heroes as they attempt to help breach the blockade of the Fog and reunite human nations to stand against a seemingly impossible enemy.

The 2nd plot line is a consequence of the 1st and follows the Fog in their attempts to understand human adaptability and motivations, and in doing so they become more human and want to find purpose beyond their programmed objective.

This style and setting creates a good mix of thrilling action, political drama, peaceful character exploration/development, and a hint of mystery that still has me hooked and waiting for volume 20 to release.

Characters:
You could call this a deep manga, but I feel "fleshed-out" is a better term. There are many on-going characters introduced, some not so important, some that aren't important till later, and some that remain important throughout. They all get some level of development that feels natural within the story and sub-plots, and there are no instances of sudden, direct character growth. Growth is gradual and tied to actions and consequences rather than off-panel events and backstory. This is why the overarching plots take so long to tell and can be both very immersive as well as frustrating at times due to slow plot progression, but tends to work in favour of the manga.

Enjoyment:
I thoroughly enjoy reading this manga. It is immersive with the characters, and they learn from events that the reader sees. Everything matters, and in manga format this style works well given we can read at whatever pace we desire. That said sub-plots might not come together for several volumes, so you probably won't enjoy this one if you prefer short sharp and to the point styles of storytelling.

Anime vs Manga notes:
The anime adaptations are vastly different to the manga in plot and characters. The anime starts diverging from the manga near the end of episode 1, and the finale is equivalent to volume 13 of the manga... but you might as well read from the beginning.

The anime has significantly more fanservice and the drastically changed plot allows for a beach episode which could not happen in the manga. It is a more fun and focused man against the world sort of story that excludes many details, events, and characters in order to be more generally appealing.

The manga is far more complex as it imagines how the consequences of various events and actions affect the world instead of just Japan, as well as how events from around the world might affect Japanese politics. As a result it introduces characters from around the world, including other Fog fleets.

This is the worst Isekai of the season, and not by a small margin. The best thing I can say about this show is that the art is mediocre and uninspired.

Art:
Locations in general are completely lifeless with the bare minimum of detail, but I feel like that's an optimistic description after what I saw in episodes 10 and 11.

Most battle scenes don't have backgrounds OR animation, just pictures of monsters with 3 effects... 1. a screen shake effect. 2. a slicing effect. And 3. a blood splatter effect.

Fanservice.There's plenty of it I'm sure, I just can't remember any because the art was so dull ... and lifeless.

Characters:
Um.. They don't meet the minimum criteria to be called characters.

Plot:
I mean, it has one. But just as the plot uses Arc's teleportation to skip past any event that could count as character development or world building, you can copy Arc and teleport to a wiki description as it will be less boring than watching the show.

The title is perfect. It is short and to the point. It gives an idea of what this series will be like and leaves you wondering. Basically it is a good hook.

Unfortunately it also perfectly describes the series and it's writing. Learning implies progression and "We Never Learn" is a fitting title considering both the characters and story. It is a pure gag show.

But you'd think that being a pure gag show it might actually be a nice light and entertaining series perhaps for when you get back from work?
Much like work this show is a routine. It is a near perfect summary of ... cliches used in high-school harem series, and while they may be done a little differently none of the gags or events left me with any satisfaction. The outcome was always predictable, and the journey was never original or inspired. Same old story with different scenery. Beyond a couple of moments suitable for memes there is nothing memorable about the comedy/events/gags.

How about fan-service? Well I'll put it this way; the amount of actual fan-service content is somewhat small compared to the amount of fan-service-quality writing.

Let's be honest here, it doesn't take much effort or creativity to be more entertaining than this show, and the problems with this show are almost entirely related to the source material. The manga might actually be better due to being a more suitable format, but there are plenty of gag mangas out there and I don't see myself reading the "We Never Learn" manga anytime soon.

If you're looking for a similar plot that sees actual development and characters that are not blank slates then watch "The Quintessential Quintuplets" instead.

This is a manga I really, really want to like. It's got some great and nicely detailed art - at least for the main characters - interesting characters and development, and the story arcs are reasonably interesting in and of themselves.

The problem is the pacing. This could have been a really satisfying short love story if it was paced to end after say 50 chapters. The main premise inserts a level of tension unsuited to a long on-going story and I'm tired of reading the same cycle of drama over and over. it really does seems like the author is being forced to stretch ... it out with meaningless drama and character introductions just to fill a slot in the publication, and it's truly unfortunate.