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So, maid + former assassin. Well, I selected this anime based on the poster and then I lightly read the synopsis. My first hope was we'd hear someone say something like "I once saw her kill three men in a bar... with a pencil. With a fookin'... pencil!". This show is anything but that. Here it goes.

The designs are amazings. She looks a bit like Komi-san (thats the vibe I get). Actually other than that loser MC, all the designs are somethat decent-> nice -> gorgeous. It feels like posing. They went somewhat mid/bland for the most part and for the "special" scenes: BAM! insert ... super-amazing graphic.
And thats it. Thats all the nice parts about this series. I praise the designs, the graphics, the coloring. Some of those at least. And I downvote the recycling of scenes. Too much copy/paste.
The story is meh at best. MAL has it tagged as "Comedy, Romance". It might be, if you're braindead. In the beginning I thought this is some kind of slice of life. But it is even more boring. In a slice of life genre, stuff happens. Even if I don't like it, I'd rather have had some scenes where troubles arise (or should I say "ARISE!"? can't wait for the next season...) because she doesn't know how to be "normal" (as the show states over and over and over and over). You know, she does something assassin-like, or wanting to protect her new master. I guess I should say there is one such scene. ONE. Involving chalk. And thats just to move the plot forward. The comedy is meh, like I said. The romance is... none. They remembered it should have some romance and it was shoved in the last episodes. And no, those 1-2 scenes every episode before? That doesn't count. I don't know the source material and I don't care. This show, this anime shouldn't have neither Comedy, nor Romance tags.
Next, character development. What character? Ok, she does have some bit. Just a little bit. Because they needed it for the plot. And funnily enough, she was more interesting BEFORE we knew her backstory. And we find about it in a dream. That exposition there, brilliant writing! Like I said, I think she would've been more interesting without all that expo, or the "sad sad sad stuff happened in her life, bro! You should feel sorry for her!" thing shoved in our face. Him. Well, he has a bland design and persona. And it gets worse in the last episodes, with so much unnecessary drama packed full in 2 episodes. Omg, I just remembered. SO much filler!!!
"So, we need some drama. We need to make it look like he's going through some stuff. How do we do that? Lets say he has some past trauma about being rejected. How do we do that? Maybe we can use his mother cause shes not in the picture anymore? Or maybe an old gf or something? Yes. Yes, what? Yes all the above. Something in it must click and make ppl feel sad and sympathetic. Ok, and next? What do you mean? Well, what else? You can't make him have only this thing for a couple of days, without talking about it. He's not a 5 yrs old. Or can we....?"
Yes, I had a little bit of fun. Btw, the girl might be her? What about their age? I don't think they care anymore.
Back on track. And I feel this lousy show takes too much of my time. So, fast:
The OP and ED are meh, at best. Nothing wow visual or audio. The ED is a bit interesting visually, but not THAT much. The production value looks ok. The soundtrack is meh at most. Too much "quirky" music. You know, that "check it out, funny scene incoming" music. The VAs do their job with that they have. Which, as I've already said, lacks in story, in dialogue or even for character development.

And thats about it. I hope. A romantic comedy show about an assassin maid (btw, knives-only, she's useless with firearms.... :| ) who is shy and a klutz and tries to be "normal" (even though "normal" usually equals slice of life...). Without the romantic or the comedy, with people mostly sad, with misunderstandings because they can't have a proper discussion, no full sentences talk.
Oh, I almost forgot. Not even ecchi scenes!!! She's flying over rooftops and we won't even get some nice shots. Yes, we get to see her in a swimsuit and in her underwear, dressing (with light rays censoring). For a couple of seconds... In a show with a maid...
Yes, I know this isn't an ecchi anime , but that would've saved this series. Maybe.
Anyway, thats that. A 4 from me, mostly for the (too few) amazing graphics. Happy holidays.

Don't do it!
I was about to go with "normal story" but halfway through it got so bad I couldn't take it anymore. I wasn't hoping for a great story, not ever for something special, I was just hoping for it to not be boring. As you can see my bar was pretty low. Guess what? It subverted my expectations :))
The season begins with some nice ideas. The story, some designs... I was getting what I wanted. Then a lamia drops in. Is she gonna be some love interest? Meh, but ok. Then a new girl, so it must be a triangle or something, right? Yes? ... No? It doesn't really matter, I continue watching. (As you can see, my bar is still on "low" settings.) Halfway season though, a "big" battle starts. And this is when all goes apesh*t. "So you are powerful enough to hurt me?" "You will fail, evil demon". *insert blank face* Yes, this kind of generic dialogue. Those are not actual the quotes but I don't remember them and I can't be bothered to watch it again! So, you don't have an amazing setting, or some nice graphics, or VA, or dialogue, or plot progression, but then you drop even lower??? Oh, I almost forgot. The soundtrack. While that battle is on, an orchestra goes nuts in the background. Im not joking. Full volume "lord of the rings"-like music (not same quality) blaring in the background while you also hear diegetic sounds and "Never, evil demon!" Like I said, expectations: subverted.
It doesn't even matter what happens next (again, things just to move the plot forward) it felt like that was a special thing.
Pfew, thats all. Happy holidays!

Don't.
The plot is ok. I mean the idea behind it. Realistic? Nope. But I was looking forward to see how they'll fall in love "for real" cause thats how this kind of story ends. Well, the first episodes were meh. Or maybe even ok. Nothing great but maybe they needed time to set it up. The characters are... I don't know, bland? Weird? Without a backbone? So thats like a blank paper. Endless possibilities to write. You can make them grow nicely. And here's where the problems start. The show doesn't do that. Like I said, the first episodes were merely ok. Because of ... their interactions, because of their colleagues, whatever. Starting halfway season, the quality drops heavily. Episodes full of monologues. The same inner discussion for an entire episode(s)!!! FFS! Do you remember "I parry everything"? Not that bad, but in the same way. Assuming what others think, self doubting etc. For an entire episode. And while those endless monologues, stuff happens. Not important stuff, just things to "move" the plot forward. So, imagine hearing inner thoughts while things without importance happen on screen.
So thats that. If you came here for the romance, hoping to see sweet things and funny situations, big mistake. The only good thing are the VAs (bruh, Saori!) but still not enough. You're better off watching a diff anime with your preffered VA.
Happy holidays!

Spoiler free.
This anime is sht. Ok, now spoiler free.
Yes, it starts somewhat nicely. Yes, you get some interesting characters. Yes, the story is interesting. Yes, the art is quite nice. Yes to a lot of those. But halfway through the story gets messed up. And then the episodes become "lets run around in circles, just to fill the assigned time". I don't know the source material and i don't care. This anime feels incomplete. Like they need to pass time so that it meets a certain mark for the last episode, like the season must end with X event. And because of that, they ... started to "destroy" characters. Have you watched a couple of first episodes and you went "Wow, nice this Nina person"? Get ready for "wtf are you doing?" in the last ones :))) And the story keeps getting sh****er because they need for stuff to happen just to move the plot forward. You know, the CW's end-season drama/cliffhanger. To make you go "Oh, no. Whats going to happen now?" Yes, I already know what the last episode will be like.
You wanna watch it for the art or for the OP/ED? Ok, sure, go for it. But don't get attached. This won't get a second season. Luckily.

PS: just now, while thinking about what to write, about what happened, made me realize I was being too generous with the 4. The art and the beginning shouldn't save this mess.

Oh, man. I writing this just because I can't stand it anymore.
Yes, the anime is nice. In fact, really nice. Kongming is awesome. The story is great and funny. The art, for most part, outstanding. I mean I even said "whoa" out loud and I never do that. Or rarely. I'm talking about the dance from the episode 11. The choreography was bad (or meh), but the moves were smooth and realistic looking. And now fast-forward to the part why I'm writing this.
The music is lousy. That OP is trashy. I know people have different tastes and it should not be a subject for disscusion ... but cmon... It is catchy, it is entertaining, it is enjoyable, fine, whatever floats your boat. But don't call it amazing! I get it. These 1 summer Ibiza hits are all the rave for young people with fleeting feelings. This "life is short, I must live it to the fullest" and go the extra-mile because they don't know any other way. In fact, the ED was decent. I don't remember it, but I know it was better than the OP :))) Ok, moving on. Next, the bland Eiko. Both visually and singing. Fine, not really bland when you go for blond hair and blue eyes, yet still... bland. I can't think of her any other way. And the songs too. Especially the episode 8. Or was it 9? Next, lets talk about "Dreamer", the song that was supposed to be the "whoa". Man, what a let down. I mean I rather enjoyed the "Underworld" one. That one was really good. Not the bits where the singing voice was trying to put extra-feeling in order to make it sound more powerful. But even so, it was good.
Honestly, this felt like a promoting anime for some up-and-coming idols. I don't know, I won't check. If we could separate/eliminate the singings parts, like I said, the anime is awesome. The art, the story, the voice acting. Up until they tried to put the singing the main dish. Lousy songs, lousy singing. Not even the rapping was good. But I've seen rapping of same level in other anime, so I think thats how it is in Japan.
So, yes. Overall you will enjoy this anime.

Because it is about ballet, I'm sure the snobs will acclaim this anime with standing ovations (see what I did there?).
The anime is oki. Definitely above mediocre, it is about personal tastes I guess. I grew up in the world of arts, so I've found some enjoyable parts, but just some. I watch anime because I like watching anime and I don't care if it is isekai or not, harem or not, slow pace or not, overpowered MC or not. It is all about "how good the story is".
Well, the story is meh. I mean it is decent but with a couple of needless complications, ... just for the sake to keep the story rolling. And that made the whole thing less enjoyable. The art is good, but sometimes with some weird drawings, like their eyes or the super long neck. And I hate that overused "sparkle-sparkle, boom!". I understand that you need something like that to make the scenes stand out but c'mon... The soundtrack is nice, obviously. Let's see, what else? Well, like I've said, it is an oki anime. The only thing that annoys me, as in any other anime (and/or its source), is the coupling. Be it the wrong ones, or the lack of. The story is progressing nicely until the last 2 episodes, when they fk it up. I'm sure its for the additional drama, for new things to talk about in the second season/volume, for character's development or whatever. Well, for me, those last 2 episodes destroyed the whole experience. The chemistry, the funny bits, all of it down the drain. I'm sure they still are into eachother and that sometime later they will rediscover "themselves" (lets go with that), but when the story is destroyed just for the sake to make it look more interesting, to keep the readers/viewers hooked, hoping for the "right" couple to be "together, at least"... Well, then "fk u"! I don't care how good a story is, the potential or whatever. These cheep tricks make the difference between a good or a lousy writer. And I personally hope these authors get sent to jail or fined, I dunno, something to get them in pain. Or hit by truck-kun.

So, lets go for some scores:
Story: 8/10 I guess. Most of the times, it is ok.
Art: 8/10 I guess. Again. You keep focusing on those eyes and that means you'll not see the whole picture. I don't know if thats a trademark from the source material but they could've made it less noticeable for the anime. Also, those long necks. Being a dance (or rather an art) related anime, I know why they went for that, but still. And I hate the overused "sparkle-sparkle" thing. What else? No fan service. Not even while jumping, in a skirt, with wind around? Cmon... I don't think THAT would've dropped the anime's level they were aiming for...
Characters: 7/10. I understand what makes every character perform in an certain way. For the most part. The last 2 episodes made their motives and way of thinking unrealistic.
Music: 8/10. The OP and ED are likable. The classical bits were gorgeous, obviously. While I'm not a ballet fan, I do listen to classical music on a day by day basis. Ok, maybe less. Fine, a couple a times per year. But I do enjoy it.
Return value: 4/10. Knowing what will happen in the last 2 episodes, I don't know. Maybe I would force myself to watch until the end of the episode 8 (for the doki-doki part) and then I'd stop, starting to get angry because I'd remember how the writer destroyed the story. Sorry but I can't get over it.

And thats about it. A nice anime, some nice art, mostly when trying to express the grace of movements. And the feather visuals. Fine, the decorum and the characters were also nicely colored. If you wish to watch this anime, keep a low bar. Maybe you won't be put off by its ending, in which case, great! And if you'll feel like me, you were warned so you won't feel too dejected.
Have a nice day.

"OMG! Finally someone succeeded in creating something good!"
That was my first thought when i saw the anime. The art, the story, the dialogue, the world... All of them were something I've always longed for but never found.

This is one of those times when the anime is better than the source material. You might want to check that out. Don't do it! After the 3rd volume it messes the things completely. Especially the couples. Sometimes I wish there were some tags like "wrong couples" or "annoying white-haired main heroine" (or am I the only one who thought that about Akashic Records or Ansatsu Kizoku, huh?). But ... I digress.

The world, the art, the storytelling... They are all top-notch. 10/10.
I don't care if it is isekai or not, if it is harem or not, if the chars are overpowered or not, if the pace is slow or not, it is all about "how good is the story". Like I've said, the world of Grimgar is fantastic. It is something any RPG lover would feel like home. And then they went higher and gave us one of the most amazing art styles. Again, better than whats in the LN (some "cute" distorted characters, no world view). And there's the pace, the struggles, the fight scenes. It's all good.
The soundtrack it nice. I don't know what more to say about it. Not really something to remember, but definitely didn't bother.
I've enjoyed this series a lot. I was hoping for a 2nd season but after reading the source, I hope we'll never get it. Unless they change the story. Oki, one more season would be ok. I think. maybe. If the stop right after Volume 3. Otherwise its a hard "NO, ty".

From time to time I keep re-watching this show, even 2 times per year, because I miss the story and the graphics. The art, man! Until I remember how the author fked it up and robbed us of something that could've been the foundation of a new era. And the worst part is that this anime helped him make more money. He "lied" to us with those beautiful 3 volumes.

Anyway, yes, it is a must watch show. Don't read the LN. Just enjoy the anime. Thats all. Have a nice evening.

"OMG! Finally someone succeeded in creating something good!"
That was my first thought when i saw the anime. The art, the story, the dialogue, the world... All of them were something I've always longed for but never found.
So, after the anime ended, of course I had to read the source material to find out what happens next.

Like I've said, the world of Grimgar is fantastic. It is something any RPG lover would feel like home. And after reading the 1st volume "Afterword", I was like "huh, this author sounds like me". I was reading volume 3 and I was imagining how the anime would look like. ... "oh, nice. Oh, so this is the perfect way to end the season. And the next one can start like this.. I can already see it. Uuuuuhhh, its gonna be great!" Well, all I can say spoiler-free, is that the books go downhill after volume 3. Or starting with volume 4. And the reason is: the couples. At a first glance it might look like something that shouldn't impact the story too much. Wrong! You can have dragons, a normal guy or a genius doing heroic feats, you can kill some dear characters and still it will work itself out. But if you put the wrong people together, well, that's the part that makes or breaks a masterpiece. Or should. These days its all about forums and novel clubs and whatnot. "OMG! You watched the anime but you haven't read the source?" And the "tricked" person will praise the same bad things of the novel to other persons and so on, and so on. By volume 6 I was almost shouting "Oh, c'mon! How could you screw it up that hard? WTF?!?". And I won't even start with the whole inner monologue. Some people might say that's for character development. Those people would be wrong. Very wrong! I usually don't care if is isekai or not, if it is harem or not, if the chars are overpowered or not, if the pace is slow or not, but when you copy/paste the same damn inner monologue over and over again, well, that's where I draw the line. Again. It was cute for the first volumes. Even understandable. I mean I could see the struggles and understand why. I was oki even with the very slow pace. The changes don't happen overnight. I get it. But changes do happen, even for a mediocre person. The way the MC is described as. So when you get to the final arc and and the inner monologue is the same... But hey, the author made some quick buck with every new volume, even if the story is s**t. "Hmm... Should I make him a bit smarter? Learning from his past mistakes? Well the deadline its too soon I can't be bothered to think about that now. Lets copy/paste the same thing over and over, but in a new decorum. I really need that money to keep flowing in until I figure it out..."

By the end, the loser (author) starts to pick up the pace of the events, but the "writing" is the same (horrible), tries to manipulate the reader's feelings with some nonsense character killings, the art is more and more on the way to ecchi (not a bad thing, obviously, but why now? You've finally figured it out that you can't attract readers with the story anymore?). Anyway, you get the gist.

World: 10/10. Spectacular!
Art: 6/10. Meh. Its only about characters. And even that is not top-grade. I mean, if you went for "lets draw some cute characters and hope it will attract readers", you could at least make sure the drawings/proportions are the same. The last volumes are even worse, trying to keep the readers hooked with sexier drawings (if the writings sucks, what else can you do?)
Couples: 2/10. The author messed up big time.
Return value: only if you can stop to Volume 3. It is better to just watch the anime.

In the end, all I can say is that I had high hopes and unfortunately it feels like I was robbed of something precious. It would be nice if authors could get sent to jail.
You know, it is funny. I keep writing this review and I keep breaking down 'cause I remember how he destroyed something that could've been the foundation of a new era for this genre. I've never did this, but he's the first person I'd spit in his face and then look at him with utter disgust.
Anyway, do yourself a favor and watch the anime, read the first volumes and then stop. I know we want an ending, some closure, but don't. What I mostly regret is that the author made money after me. He tricked me (and probably many more) with his first volumes. For the first time in my life I wish some fanfic would appear, canon the first 3 volumes and correct this mess.
With a bit of luck, we'll never get a new season. But if we do, lets hope they change the story.

Great potential, wasted. I think this is the first anime that gave me headaches. I am a bit conflicted as to whether this is a nice or a bad anime. I guess it depends on your past experience. Or maybe its a marketing thing: a wrong ending to make us check the original source. If you wanna know what this anime is about, read the synopsis. I wont copy/paste it just to make the review feel bigger.
Story: __. Well, this is the part that troubles me. I wont be able to go into specifics because spoilers. I loved this anime since first episode. Lots ... of funny scenes. But also, here is where the "weird" part starts. As the story unfolds, you start to like this anime more and more. And at the same time you'll start feeling angry. You can't fully enjoy it because of the periodic brakes. Or at least thats how it went for me. And I think thats because they shipped the wrong girl. I would say that the story was oki for the most part. I mean the idea behind it. The pacing, too, for the most part. But if you try shipping a lousy girl, thats a no-no for me. What else? Its a story about mental trauma i guess. I'm sure they meant it as a character's background, but c'mon... Depending on the level of intensity you could say there are 7 characters having some kind of a mental distress. Sure, by the end all of them are "cured", but still..

Art: 7. The visuals are oki, with the usual bright colors. The animation and the 3D spacing are a bit off (you know, like talking to the MC but the eyes are watching somewhere behind him), but it wont impact the viewing experience.

Sound: 7. It was oki, I guess. The voice acting was pretty good. It delivered the scenes. I don't remember the OP or ED, but nothing out-of-place. I'd say the average OP, ED, background musical pieces you'd expect from this kind of anime.

Character: 8. Apart from the annoying loli and the annoying tsundere childhood friend, the characters were pretty much oki. As a bonus, you even get a beer drinking hot young teacher. Or is it the extremely funny yaoi? Take your pick :) Even if the motives are retarded, the characters' developments are well done. I may not agree with what they do, but I can understand where it comes from. And I'd say thats an important trait.

Enjoyment: 5. The story is really nice for the first eight episodes. Or nine, if you wanna include a panties-shot. I'm saying "nice", but don't forget about the equally growing shit-storm for every passing episode. It helped me understand where that "flipping table" meme comes from.

Overall: 3. It all boils down to your life experience: if you were in the same situation, then you'll click with its ending, you'll be rooting for them. Maybe. Eight nice episodes and then the pacing gets rushed, the story starts to fail, idiotic logic just for the sake of closing the plot.

So: will you stop watching after 8 episodes? Then this is a nice anime. Are you the kind of person (like we all are) that needs to see it to the end? Too bad then.. Disappointment on the way.

I came here to warn people about this hoax, but after reading some reviews of my fellow companions, I've decided to keep it short. Shorter..
Don't waste your time. You know that "you should watch it and decide for yourself"? It doesn't apply here. Seriously. I've seen reviews with ratings of 7, 9. even 10!?! WTF?!? It made me think we haven't all watched the same anime. Fortunately, most of the reviewers got it right: 1. And that was a mercy. I gave a rating of 2 'cause I'm a sucker for visuals.(And some of it really caught my eye). But ... still not worth watching. Plus, I really hate these kind of stories: annoying af (loli) nun with "powers", mc starts to care (or even falls) for her, even though there are better girls around. Yeah, I'm looking at you, Toaru Majutsu no Index.
Still here? Fine.
Lousy plot. In the sense that there isn't one. Not a viable one. Yeah, sure, some funny scenes, but still not good enough or a lot of them to help a lil' bit.
Visuals? Sure, some.
Soundtrack? OP, ED? I came here after watching it 20 min ago and, I kid you not, I can't remember those. Oh, and that lousy piano part in the 3rd episode? Or was it 4th? Trying to get the feelings moving. And failing. Oh, and speaking of the author trying to trick you, the scenes collage of Kyouko and her mom... I'm sure it was meant to get at least a tear out of my/our eyes. All it got was me, looking mentally drained. Oh, there was a photo there that caught my eye: them both at the beach, i think. And I was thinking "Really? You couldn't even draw her mom without the t-shirt on?? Because the story is so good that it doesn't need an eye refresher, right?" Lets see, what else?
Character. Yeah, right. :))) You know Bella, Twilight? Thats better than this. I know! It is saying a lot about this... this... Oh, nevermind.
Overall, if you watched everything else and you have nothing better to do, still DON'T watch this! Better re-watch some fav anime. Cya.