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This is not the perfect anime, but it a very enjoyable one. This is a spoiler free review that I hope can help you decide if this anime is what you are looking for or not.

THIS IS A GOOD ANIME IF YOU LIKE:
Fantasy: Action / Magic: If your focus is JUST action or JUST magic there are better anime out there. But if you like the combination of both this is an interesting one. The action is mostly focused on battles, not on one-on-one fights but there are plenty of battles and even some nice one-on-one that will keep you invested in each character fight ... style. The magic aspect is interesting, but it is not a universe in which people with magic are almighty and can do whatever they want to – which was a plus for me. It is a nice balance between characters with different fight styles, some with more magic involved than others but all with nice attributes.

Politics / Strategy: There is quite a bit of politics involved, with characters talking about their strategy not only in the battles but also in the overall war. You can follow this strategy talks in all sides of the war, which was quite interesting to me and makes you doubt if there really is “bad guys” and “good guys” because you can understand the point of view of everyone.

Romance: The romance is not one of the main plot points, BUT it does play a huge role in the plot – can’t say more without spoilers. I can only say that if you like romance, this is an anime for you, but if you don’t care for romance this is also a good anime for you (unless you hate it). It is a satisfying romance plot for most couples, and specially for the main one.

Friendship: One of the things I liked the most was the characters personalities and the friendships between them. This is an anime that you will finish not only loving the main characters but also several of the secondary ones. You will for sure identify with at least one of the side characters and sometimes even wish they would have more screen time.

THIS IS NOT A GOOD ANIME IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR:
Major character development - The characters experience many different situations that show case different sides of them, BUT they mainly keep the same ideas, ideals, and personalities from start to finish. There are some side characters with some interesting moments that you wouldn't expect, but those moments are not plot changing and it is mostly with minor characters.

Hardcore harem - Although there is a bit of fan service, many cute girls and it is centered in one guy that could have most of them, the story has a clear couple since the beginning, and you never think that the protagonist may get involved with any other girl.

Complex plot - The story is in a different universe than ours so in the first episodes you end up having to learn quite a bit about it, but after a while you will find it very easy to follow and without new elements except some new characters.

WHAT WAS REALLY NICE:
Timing: The time from something being a problem to it getting solved was very good (usually 1 to 2 episodes), so you could follow the anime without major angst or anxiety. There were always new challenges ahead, but you would not be holding your breath for many episodes without resolution.

Characters: I absolutely loved many of the characters. The protagonists were both great – with a partnership and not one being better than the other – and the side characters had all a very well-defined personality.

Overall Enjoyment: Overall I really enjoyed watching the anime. Although it has 24 episodes it is quite binge worthy because you can find different subplots to always keep your interest up and it never gets too boring or too anxiety-inducing, so it is the perfect balance.

WHAT WAS OK:
Music & Art: The music and art were ok. They are not great to the point it is something memorable that everyone will be talking about it after watching the anime, but they are not bad at all.

Comedy: There are good elements of comedy that keep the mood light, but you won’t find yourself laughing out loud and almost crying from laughing so much (as you do in other animes)

Angst: I do hate anime with too much angst that make you cry the entire time. This one does have 1 moment that led me to tears (those “WHY??” moments), but it was not something that throw me off or made me dislike the series. I understand not everything can go well to the characters you love, so you must deal with a couple of sad bits, so it was ok.

WHAT I REALLY HATED:
Characters that go missing: There are plenty of characters that are introduced through the episodes – which is a nice thing – but that would be impossible to keep them all during all the episodes. There are some characters that appear and became part of the main group but that after a while just disappear and are never shown again OR that re-appear a couple of episodes latter and you are left wondering where they were during that time. This made me mad because sometimes the characters are in the same land that the protagonists, their skills would be helpful to solve a situation and they just don’t show up at all. I understand this was a strategy to not have too many characters in one episode or to not solve the issues/challenges too quickly, but it is a bit ridiculous.

Overall: this is a 8/10 for me, mostly for combining genres that I like and for being a enjoyable anime.