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In a time when most light novels are isekai/reincarnation/transmigration stories with OP protagonists, this is a breath of fresh air.

Story: It's a lighthearted comedy of a girl disguising herself as a boy and becoming a knight. While there are the typical schemes and plot events which can only happen in fiction, it is not weighed down by romantic drivel and cringy angst plots. There is plenty of dramatic irony and funny hijinks.

Characters: The main character, Fie, has a refreshingly optimistic outlook. Actually, the characters in general are extremely likable. There is no specific ML at the moment; though if I had to guess, ... it would be her fellow knight (rather than the King). The King, who one would think they would hate, isn't too bad. He hasn't really done anything to the MC, rather, he is apathetic toward her. Fie's sister, Fielle, is a genuinely great person.

Art: There's not much, but it's great. You can see a few previews on the Amazon page for the book.

Overall: Lighthearted, an altogether fun read.

This show is average to downright bad in looks. The story is boring and hard to follow. The music is forgettable. And, I didn't enjoy this, as evidenced by my never finishing it.

The art has this ugly muted color palette. Yeah, sure, it was going for some "dark and gritty" stuff, but the animation was so lackluster that it didn't work. They try to go for some "popping" scenes, but it uses these all red color palettes, and stays like that for far too long. There were some interesting colors with the weapons, I guess.

The dub is just... bad.

There was this guy who worked ... in the same place as Gai that was extremely predictable and annoying. You will know if you watch the show.

Overall, I didn't enjoy this show at all. They try to go for super edgy; and yes, they got super edgy. Do I like "super edgy"? No.

It should be stated first that I have a bit of bias—I am a big fan of Jin, the creator of Kagerou Project and co-creator of Nirvana. Despite this, I did not go into this story expecting much. And that's exactly what I got—not much.

In the afterward of volume 1, Sayuki says that they set out to make a typical shounen but with one catch—the main character is a girl. So this story is basically an isekai story, except without the harem and less RPG elements. Of course, as with most isekai stories, we have the main character with unique and special powers (bonus isekai ... trope points for being the reincarnation of a literal goddess). Basically, this story is a rehash of many before but with less fanservice. I give this a 6 only due to the art and the somewhat unique setting (also, one plus is that Jin made a song by the same title, and it was sung by Lia in both English and Japanese). The character designs are pretty at least. Subtracted slightly for the random character's death at the beginning, as if I was supposed to care about them in only a chapter.

Read if you are obsessed with isekai. I might continue if Yachiyo ends up having more to her than "caring about others."