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Before watching Bastard!! you should probably understand what it is. It's not Berserk, it's not Goblin Slayer and it's not some deep dramatic Dark Fantasy. It's a Dark Fantasy that doesn't take itself too seriously and is self-aware its MC is a bit of an ass. Yet still, if you can accept that you may find it as enjoyable as I did.

I give credit to Lidenfilms who done a great job adapting it. The Animation was solid and at points fantastic throughout, they didn't censor it which I appreciate and were more than willing to include stuff that people may fear is too much. They ... get a lot of flack from the Anime community but this isn't an Anime they should get criticism for, they did a good job.

Lets talk about fanservice. For the most part I feel like people enjoy but it's the vocal minority that like to act as if a sideboob is the end of the world, well if you're one of these people this Anime isn't for you. It is jampacked from beginning to end with in your face fanservice and that's just how the fans of the manga (including me) want it to be. I know what the show is and I don't want it changed because a few weebs want to act like a snowflake, watch Ousama Ranking if that's the case.

With the story and the world, they're good. I felt invested in it and this is one of the few times I've watched more than 3 episodes of a show in one sitting. I had an actual urge to watch the next episode and had to stop myself from completing it because I want to finish it tomorrow. People are going to say it's weak but I assure you it isn't, those people are just treating the Anime too seriously.

Lastly I want to mention the OP. The song and the visuals make it my favourite OP of the year, DO NOT SKIP IT!!! Coldrain are Kings.

Anyway, hope you enjoy the show as much as I did.

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie somehow found a way to be somewhat original, but yet feel incredibly bland and generic.

I've watched a lot of Romances and never have I watched a show that relied so heavily on it's female lead, to a point where everything else in the show is bad. One of the few positives I will say about this show, is the colour pallette is very vibrant and brings light to a what feels like a dull show.

My main issue with this Anime is the message it's trying to portray in the first 3 episodes, 'big tough popular girl wanting to ... protect her cinnamon bun boyfriend who refuses to defend himself'. This is an infuriating concept to watch, as it constantly rehashes the same scenario over and over again with no progression. *I don't care if this stops on chapter 99 of the manga, I'm judging the Anime NOT the manga

The creator could've at least portrayed their relationship in a more wholesome way, but what I seen was not wholesome. What I seen was a relationship closer to a mother and small child to that of a genuine boyfriend and girlfriend, I actually got uncomfortable watching it at some points.

Even still I would give it somewhat of a pass if other characters in the show were entertaining enough to stick around, they're not. Every side-character in this show has about as much personality as a Skyrim NPC, and I'm being generous there because I feel I'm insulting Skyrim with that comparison.

I'll finish it off with a positive, the OP is very good. It's about the only part of the show I enjoyed and had more fun than the entire first 3 episodes combined. So I'm sorry to anyone who genuinely likes this show, but this was a pretty bad watch.