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Take Violet & Daisy (2011) - give them Gun Kata from Equilibrium (2002) - with the setup of Gunslinger Girl - and a relationship akin to Buddy Cop Films - place them in a future Utopian City less incriminated & controlling than Psycho-Pass (so far anyway), think rectify instead of avert - you get Lycoris Recoil.

I wasn't expecting this to be as good as it was. From episode 1 I was locked in and it managed to keep me locked in until the end. The action was great and it was awesome to see it wasn't just added in to attract viewers. ... The slice of life moments were great too, the comedy wasn't forced and seemed natural to the moments/conversations especially by not repeating themselves on that front.

The characters were well thought out as well. Not one-dimensional, parodies or caricatures of cliché "go to" formula's. Are they relatable to other characters that have been seen? of course; such is story telling and humans only have 76 personality types so quantifiably, even people in reality can get a bit familiar after reading/watching many stories along with getting older. Sorry I digress yet what I have just said you can see in the characters in this story, the older characters act like "9 to 5 again!" and the lycoris are giving their all to become what they want to be.

Many people who enjoy deep concepts without having the dialogue being too pretentious and complicated will certainly enjoy it just as much as those who can read between the many contextual lines presented for those who can. And honestly, it makes it realistic, it trusts the audience can comprehend without having the characters explain obvious choices and actions.

Simply awesome and divine. I enjoyed this anime from start to finish. Keep in mind I found out about it only recently and binged it right away. I'm fortunate for not caring about reviews/spoilers or what social media is chirping about until I finish the story. I don't allow "group think psychology" to get in the way of my personal taste and enjoyment of art - not before, during or after the show. That type of thinking belongs at work, at schools, in public because that's the purpose group think serves.

This show was great at showing the duality of each ... character. Whether good or bad as a medium of choice, you are presented with the dichotomy for every character they focused on, obviously not for certain one's because we didn't get there in the story yet. Also for some characters it's subtle yet still well presented; obviously the story isn't complete and people forget that if all questions are answered, the next addition is then a sequel and not a continuation. A first season of an anime is just the beginning of the story and the plot hasn't started rising yet. Sure there's a secondary full plot to clearly have a start and finish... that's writing in a nutshell. But this one is going to get intense and only better with more seasons.

Definitely not a waste of time for most who will watch and I've seen other magical school anime's, this one is great compared to its peers.

You want Harry Potter? watch that... or read it even.
I get it; magic school.
Like every movie with an elf, dwarf, humans and a wizard reminds them of Lord of The Rings.
Pepsi? Coca-Cola? blah blah blah.

This show I enjoy watching despite never being one I loved or favorited. The comedy was great, awesome premise from season 1.

So this is coming from a non fan stand point. They missed the mark in this season. It was blatant and obvious in early episodes. I finished it anyway, laughed sure but where is the sustenance this season. Ouch to those who put a lot of effort in making it. Great ideas executed poorly unfortunately.

I'm not gonna pick apart why because everyone will get their own interpretation and some loved it for sure and we can't blame them, ... tastes are individualistic.

All I'm saying is that if a non avid lover of this show can tell this season was a mismark it speaks volumes. Sure I laughed and all that but everything else... eesh.

Might not be so bad if you know that before going in, maybe, who knows. I can only speak my truth.

Those who despise it, I understand.
Those who are on the fence and still want to give season 4 a chance like me, that's cool.
Those who love it, thank you for giving us the opportunity to get a 4th season.

If you break down all it's aspects it doesn't do much of anything groundbreaking or top tier per say. What it does do well though is how it presents itself with the sum of it's parts compared to it's contemporaries, the very definition of gestalt. Sure I gave it a 9 but that is due to my personal taste of liking something unique and/or wished to stand apart from the oversaturated influx of clones.

In both Sub & Dub they managed to successfully achieve a unique method which honestly is quite refreshing. Not best work ever heard; just more akin to the best ... B-movies, giving it a strong impression. For everything in this series, trying something new paid off.

Crimson is a show stealer; always acting different so you can't pigeon-hold him/her in any way and it's quite delightful when you think about it, especially that it doesn't impede on his/her character progression. I appreciate that difficult writing. Plus Crimson is the one you'll find yourself wanting to know most about and see where her future lies; not out of favoritism, just by how it's presented.

Ragna is the anti-trope; a trope still, just not in the ways we're used to so it's somewhat refreshing. His situation is a trichotomy: 1 - Trying to find out who he is because before he was content being a mutual slave. 2 - His future self gave him all the answers and powers yet discovery/triggers is still needed for effectiveness. 3 - Together with knowing most of everything + discovering who he is, gives him an equal share of perks and disadvantages.

The Main Dragons we're great in their own rite as well. Incredibly written and presented so it makes us think "more amazing enemies are coming in later seasons". It's quite convincing because they weren't just plot devices and had depth.

The banter between characters in this series is magnificent. Makes the light hearted parts shine as much as the rest.

There are so many different fighting styles showcased in anime so in any series some will like it, some won't. Others like a lot of different one's for different reasons, I get that. With that said, the fight's are showcased like it's from a different anime every time; each one is distinct in style, choreography, presentation, etc. Made it fun actually.

I didn't want to pause this show if I didn't have to and I wasn't doing anything else until it was binged entirely... if I didn't have to.

The only 2 good things this show has is comedy and power concepts. The comedy isn't top notch per say, it is decent enough to get some guaranteed laughs though. The power system is a great idea; it wasn't used to it's maximum potential, more ways to use powers than just kissing for example or a longer story could have presented a variety of situations where the powers were more than just a plot device.

The story beats pass by way too quickly; this in turn compromises the mystery aspects and makes everything solvable before the show presents it's ta-dah moments. I think ... you can tell no-one took this project seriously when both sub and dub voice actors sound like they rushed through it and/or just kept their first take.

I'm not suggesting a slow pace like Monster Anime; I'm just saying this story would have benefitted from the plot being taken seriously and more flushed out. Although the aim may have been to use such a serious premise to present it in a more light hearted fashion or the manga may have had a plot that wasn't so rushed.

Oh well; not like it's my demographic anyway, although I do remember being in that demographic and I would have thought the same then.

Betwixt premise conception and concept adaptation lies a philosophical passion which exudes brilliance. With the absence of hell and demons it becomes clear that anathema can coincide with peace in empyrean domains; duality itself is part of any form of existence, creation and creators... divine or not. It can be said that this series is the most beautiful Shakespearean tragedy to ever grace a visual format. Keep in mind I haven't read the manga though, so I may not know what changes were possibly made or if anything was missing or taken out. So from this perspective my disposition is that ... of a naive spoiled audience with lack of knowledge on the source material. Despite that it isn't fair to say my opinion is not valid as that would be a foolish claim of privileged self congratulatory backslappers who selfishly believe their experience would be the only way to understand this material.

Also, keeping the "power system" basic worked for this type of story telling. Going in depth with it would simply deter the audiences' focus from philosophizing about the various concepts this story presents in every moment. Instead it's like rock paper scissors; seems basic until you analyze the psychological trichotomy of choices that are imposed within it's modus operandi, in my opinion it eliminated a simplistic dualistic concept like heaven vs hell which always places humanity in the middle as a casualty.

Bottom line, A modern day allegorical masterpiece pervaded in metaphorical parables akin to an eye/mind opening documentary. If the audience decides to interpret it straightfowardly without dissecting & analyzing the narrative, they will be left with askew interpretations of the exposé. Alternatively if they descry the diegesis which exhibits perfect exemplum to any prospect; then it has fulfilled it's role, which is in service to the people. Genius incarnations are seldom bestowed upon our fickle existence which presents edification from a performance of artistic entertainment.

At the very least exercise this while watching: what your thoughts think, what your thoughts feel, what your feelings think, what your feelings feel, and remember that the characters are trying to do the same. Although it may be impossible to ignore the negative consequences of positive sound decisions which most humans never realize even exists - it will all be clear once you reach the end credits of episode 24.

To start off: Season 1 was great in its own right yet compared to season 2 - this season is on another level. Don't get me wrong I like season 1 yet it's pace and style is totally a set up for season 2 which is a masterpiece.

It's made in a way that seems like a live action movie director had a camera in his hands with his presence in the editing room post-production. Understand; the magnitude of this season's delivery makes me question if other anime's will keep up. I know; it's quite the wrong thing to say in a ... medium that offers many styles compared to their contemporaries, yet it feels right to state it as such.

Nothing fell flat here, I can name the list of categories like visuals / music / scenes / characters / etc. Yet it would be long winded and pretentious. Plus it is unneeded because most of you understand what I mean anyway.

What I will say is the way it was executed to convey the characters' plethora of situations "camera angles" "shots" etc, is expert level. It's a shame if anyone turned away from this series after not enjoying season 1 because they will be missing out big time.

2nd season was so great that I cannot find better words than I have to describe it. I don't fall for hype or clout. I don't care about manga opinions because when I read I educate myself, preferring my stories in visual format. When I watch a season; I wait until it's completely released so I can actually enjoy what is being presented in a cohesive way. I don't watch, read or poke around the internet for details or spoilers, I go in blind.

I wasn't particularly anticipating this release as other anime's / season's are filling that bill for me. I'm just happy I enjoyed season 1 enough to check out what was going to happen next. This will forever be a rewatch for me.

The first time I watched this series; to be honest, once I got into Shippuden it was so great that I ended up underestimating the original 220 episodes. After a long time since then I'm realizing how much foreshadowing the first show sets up for Shippuden's greatness, things I totally forgot were introduced so early in the story and now I appreciate the original show much much more. The first time I had my sights set on action before anything else in anime and that made me blind to everything else this show has to offer and immediately compared the sequel to it ... claiming to myself that the sequel was better. They are great together as one unit, believe it!

MOTTO?
Why do people get so annoyed by Naruto's believe it motto, it's better than Sakura's chaa! At least believe it means something. Point is, a lot of characters have their repeated catch phrases so stop the nonsense about this.

SUB or DUB?
First time I watched this show was subbed, this time around I'm doing dubbed. It just happened that way. I like both honestly. A great way to find out which you'd prefer without someone else's opinion - just pick one, when you get to a sequence of scenes that you really like rewatch it in the other language then pick the one you prefer. At the end of the day it doesn't really matter - I read really fast when there's subtitles, I don't read them to myself in my mind, as quickly as I skim with my eyes I have absorbed the context and dialog and yet still you miss some visuals that way so it's up to you.

FILLER?
Honestly in any long running show not every cannon episode is something so great. Some filler episodes are crappy, some cannon episodes are crappy. The only reason that is is because our minds are constantly comparing things, so you just have to shut it off and let the story consume your attention.

The story is lackluster at best and lets be honest, it takes a backseat to the hip-hop/rap performances. Nothing about the story was interesting; I know I'm not familiar with Japanese hip-hop culture, even though I do listen to a lot of rappers (artists & battle rappers) from that area. Maybe that's why it didn't jive with me like it should have.

The odd hip-hop segment will have 1 character with awesome rap flow but that's it. The beats are terrible; well written on their own, just not good enough to freestyle or rap to. I suggest someone remix it - I ... don't care enough about the show to do it myself.

The lyrics are the point of how powerful their attack is and I challenge anyone to find good bars in any lyric of this show. Japanese battle rap leagues have great f*ckin' bars so a little more research from the creators or collab would have benefitted that aspect greatly.

A few characters are cool, most are meh... I don't suggest watching this if it's only for hip-hop/rap purposes.

I gave it a 4, it's bad.

Although it's one of my favorites; there is one big reason it's not a 10, too many flash backs. Get ready for that before starting this series. The flashbacks themselves are written in great fashion; it just always ruins the momentum of the main story, like getting a commercial when the show is just about to get to the good part. It got to a point where it would make me curse out loud sometimes.

It's still a favorite because of it's unique premise and great characters. You're on Mars with them most of the time and as episodes pass you realize ... things aren't much better on Earth either. There's politics involved yet for those who don't like that sort of thing it doesn't get too much into it as you may think. Just enough for context and added pressure on the stakes.

You won't get the impact of season 1 in season 2 as much; I can see why season 2 isn't as beloved, it does however provide resolution for how season 1 ended on a cliffhanger. The prequel to season 1 has intense moments it just lacks proper pacing, it felt mashed together to cover the important plot points. I can't find the 2 sequel episodes of season 2 anywhere yet I heard it could only be understood with references covered in the manga. Basically season 2 ends on a cliffhanger as well.

So it's up to you if it's worth watching or not. I recommend highly because it's a great sci-fi that legitimately keeps you guessing what will happen next, no plot armor in this story. At least not even close to how much others have.