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This series is a fascinating world to dive into and research. The story, characters, music, voice acting, animation, and writing are all done well, but the world building and competing magic systems are what set this series apart from everything else in the fantasy and science fiction genres. Everything involving the world is given meticulous thought and detail. The way Academy City is laid out, its standing in world politics, the magic vs science story, the ranking of the level 5s, everything has a great amount of thought behind it.

Nothing exemplifies this more than both magic systems. The first is a magic system that falls ... square in the middle of the soft/hard magic system spectrum. The harder a magic system is, the more definition the abilities of its users are. The first set of magic users use a form of magic set in the rules of world religions. It offers a wide variety of abilities, but every user has some sort of catalyst, "wand", to cast their magic. This system is mostly used by those who are trying to bring down Academy City.

The other magic system might be the hardest magic system ever written. It must have taken the author a great deal of time to learn all the scientific and mathematical definitions used in this franchise to flesh out its science based magic system. They way it works is a thing a beauty.

This series holds a very special place in my heart. It is the anime that got me to start watching anime. It is also the story I can most credit for giving me the inspiration to try and write my own story.

This series is not what people make it out to be, for the most part. What this show does well, it does in spades. When this show does something poorly, you need a thesaurus to describe how poorly the few bad scenes are handled. This is the only aspect of the series people get correct.

This show gets heralded as the isekai that started the isekai boom that has swept the industry for the last 10 years. The problem is that this show features a group of friends that play multiple virtual reality games across the series. This gives the show an element of drama involving ... the characters real selves and their escapism into the various games. A theme not found in other titles in the genre.

The other aspect people get wrong is the "harem" Kazuto builds. A true harem requires all girls to have an equal chance to date the main love interest at the start of the story. The reality is that Kazuto falls for one of the girls, before the others even join the group. This is a story about Kazuto, Asuna, and the friends they make along the way.

86 is a show that needs to be experienced. This show is a great starting point for people wanting to start watching titles in the science fiction genre. It takes place on an alternate Earth and doesn't ask you to remember the particulars of multiple planets and cultures like most shows in this genre. The animation is both beautiful and heavy when it needs to be. The voice actors do an amazing job in their various roles.

There is one aspect of all science fiction titles that one needs to be considered amongst the best, and that is a killer soundtrack. The creators of this ... show got the best man in Japan for that role, Hiroyuki Sawano. The man is a genius with music and the pieces written for this show are amongst the best in the genre.

This show chooses to follow in the footsteps of giants of the science fiction genre like Star Wars, Star Trek, Dune, and Gundam. It does everything well and should be given a seat at the table of these giants.

Fans of the romance genre will be pleased with this show in its entirety. The show takes its time building up each of the 5 sisters throughout both seasons. The sequel movie then delivers a satisfying ending. Quintessential Quintuplets gets a recommendation because the story doesn't just end with Fuutarou picking one of the five to be his girlfriend but actually marries her. The world needs more stories that promote marriage as a good thing to seek.

Another standout aspect of this show are the voice actors for the five sisters and Fuutarou. These six stars make this show what it is and carries it beyond ... the capabilities of the story and animation.

This story is not what you expect. The synopsis given only works for the feature length first episode. Like the first opening, this show has many different styles and requires you to watch it in order to have a chance at understanding what it is. That is what makes this show amazing though. Everything is beautifully blended together for a captivating experience. The real standout for this show is Doga Kobo's work on the animation. You will breeze through the episodes until you reach that one scene, that the studio spent more time on, and be blown away by what was just witnessed.