Story:
Where to start with this story... Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance tells the story of a special young man named Kazehaya Kamito (the only reason I know his name is because every freaking character whines his name at least a dozen times every episode).
Kamito lives in a magical world where wealthy members of society send their daughters to some school with other girls to master the art of contracting spirits for some reason. These spirits are used to fight each other for no particular purpose. The contracted spirits come in many forms, from elemental spirits to golems to even the MC, who, by the
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way, also happens to be the successor to the demon lord, because of course he is.
Long story short, and without going into any potential spoilers, a kawaii red-headed animu grill for some reason manages to bind Kamito as her contracted spirit, cuz reasons, and takes him as a kind of servant. The MC is also sent to this special school, because obviously he's the only man with the ability to contract a spirit, i mean he is the successor to the demon lord, after all. Basically, it's zero no tsukaima meets infinite stratos, but with less fan service than the latter and somehow more shit than both.
Anyways, every few years there's an event called the blade dance where all the pretty anime girls take their spirits and battle each other, the winner getting a wish of theirs granted or some shit somehow. Also there's this mystery girl that is shown throughout who seems kind of like an antagonist. The only problem is that for there to be a true antagonist, there has to be an actual story.
In summary, there is basically zero action and literally no plot progression, aside from a rushed and out of the blue conclusion that didn't even address the main plot element that was being built up for the entirety of this slog-fest of a show. Surely this show was made with a season two in mind.
Edit: Oh yeah, and MC also manages to contract the spirit of a sword, who of course is also a small, cute anime girl who appears to be about 8. She obviously is completely subservient to her master and insists on sleeping with her master in the nude, because of course she does.
Art:
The art in this show was pretty solid. The animation was smooth and the picture was strong overall, even great at some points. The backgrounds and background characters were relatively well-done, as has come to be expected of Kadokawa (along with poor plots). The major characters were well-drawn and pretty kawaii imo, but their art styles made them appear to be a little young for my taste. All in all, the art looks quite nice, but it is nothing particularly memorable or that would stand out compared to other shows known for nice artistic flair.
Note: If you are watching this show for the anime nips this is not the show for you. There is not a single nip shown, and i can probably count the number of panty-shots on one hand. This was the biggest letdown of the show, and what I was looking forward to the most when watching.
Sound:
On first hearing the OP, I quite literally wanted to vomit. The song starts with a few English lines that were horrifically distorted by an exaggerated Japanese accent. By the end of the show, however, I had come around to it and actually enjoyed it quite a lot.
The ED wasn't bad, and it contained a multitude of shots of cute anime booties, which is one of my favorite things, second only to cute anime nips. Because of this, I was more than able to enjoy and watch most of the ending without skipping it throughout the show. It wasn't horribly revealing, but hey I'm not complaining, I guess.
Characters:
The show consists of a number of stereotypical anime girls, all vying for the love of the MC.
Clair Rouge - red-headed girl who contracted MC to him for some reason. Sloppy noble who sees MC as a servant. She pretends not to like him, but gets defensive. She is cautious with flirty stuff, but she follows the lead of the bolder characters, because this is anime and of course she does.
Blonde Chick- Sorry I don't remember the names, but I just finished the show last night. She is an upright and proper noble who pretends not to like the MC. Blonde chick is objectively best grill, and I will personally fite anyone who says otherwise. The stereotypes don't stop here.
Blue Hair Chick- Noble with a firm sense of justice, basically the stereotypical equivalent of the "leader of the disciplinary committee" from so many other shows.
White Hair Chick- A girl who is also a sword and is contracted to the MC. She appears to be in about the fourth grade.
Enjoyment:
Despite all my complaints, I was able to watch the show in its entirety. There were times when I didn't want to continue. It's the kind of show that you don't pause when you get up to get dinner from the microwave, and the kind that doesn't really need to be actively watched. I still didn't hate it, but it's not like I enjoyed it or anything... baka.
Jan 12, 2016
Seireitsukai no Blade Dance
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Story:
Where to start with this story... Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance tells the story of a special young man named Kazehaya Kamito (the only reason I know his name is because every freaking character whines his name at least a dozen times every episode). Kamito lives in a magical world where wealthy members of society send their daughters to some school with other girls to master the art of contracting spirits for some reason. These spirits are used to fight each other for no particular purpose. The contracted spirits come in many forms, from elemental spirits to golems to even the MC, who, by the ... |
