It's a fun romp.
Liked: Yes
Rewatch: Naah
Notes:
- 01 I cannot stop laughing at the earnestness of it all. And boobies await.
- 06 Easy to recognize Norio Wakamoto as Godwin; harder Daisuke Ono as Bernard; never heard about Takehito Koyasu.
- 06 Awww guys, a cut away from a fight? What is this, A-1?
- 10 Hah, nice cursed sword thing, but still not Akazukin level.
- 13 Hilarious. What about Becky, with oaths like that?
UPDATE: Steven commented at length, with spoilers. Two things:
[Author] mentioned that based on the first couple of episodes he liked Eclair somewhat more than any of the other characters. Now that he's seen the whole thing, I think he'll understand why I am so taken with Ricotta Elmar. She's wonderful!
I know where this comes from.
However, Eclair is still a winner, on the strength of the both the boss fight and the draw-down. Note that she demonstrated a significant deductive power there, just didn't brag about it.
The story is extremely well constructed. I'm very impressed by it. And dammit, it's a place I'd love to visit. Those are people I'd like to know. The director is a really good story teller.
Let's separate the flys from steaks, shall we? It was a good story, with the world creation supporting it in an adequate way. However, visiting the setting is not for me. Firstly, it's a ridiculously phony world. I would rather BAMF into somewhere better fleshed out. But also, there may be an assumption baked into the thesis: the people are certainly interesting, but you aren't getting access to them unless you're summoned as a hero! Everyone involved belongs to the society's elite; a mere visit won't cut it.