Marinate1016

What do you get when you mix the two best genres of anime, shoujo romance and isekai? An amazing experience like Seijo. I’ll be sweet and short with this one, Seijo was one of the best shows of the season, it’s really a shame it didn’t get much attention. But, for those of us who did get a chance to check it out, week after week we got to see an incredible character driven and grounded fantasy story. Sei’s one of the most loveable characters I’ve come across in an isekai. If you have traditionally struggled to get into isekai because of generic OP MCsand a lot of fan service, which are great btw, this is a departure from that norm. Instead, we have a female MC who gradually works her way up the social hierarchy and becomes the “Saint” or highest level magician in the land. It’s a slower paced story, but what it lacks in action, it makes up for in character interactions. The story is written so well that you can’t help but become attached to the characters and want to see them do well. Stories like this, with small character pools, allow you to get an intimate feel with them and I loved that. If you have ever seen Honzuki, or “Ascendance of a Bookworm”, this is a very similar story and similarly paced. If you enjoyed that, I think you’ll find seijo to be great as well. Myne and Sei have a lot in common as well. I thought the romance was subtle enough to not be overly dramatic, but also obvious enough that you couldn’t miss it. Really nice balance to strike. All the character interactions feel unique and organic which is always a plus in these types of stories. Obviously, there’s not much action in this show, but there’s a few times, particularly in episode 8 that the staff deliver some phenomenal animation. Character models are really attractive and the background art was gorgeous. No complaints artistically. I have to say, I knew nothing about this series coming into the anime and instantly fell in love with the world and characters. It’s been such an enjoyable experience over the past few months, I am certainly sad to see it end. I just ordered the first LN recently and am looking forward to diving deeper into this interesting world. Seijo gets 10 spells out of 10.

askGleb

The low score is based on the lack of: antagonist, plot twists, suspense, character dev, quality dialogue, and etc that a good story should have. I found this series from recommendations of another shoujo anime that I watched, Akagami no Shirayuki-hime. Some 8 people recommended watching this series... What a mistake! Generally, I enjoy shoujo and the like with sentimental stories even if it's a harem. Sadly, Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou Desu failed my expectations. Story 2/10: The plot is super basic, predictable, and therefore boring. There is no antagonist in the story, no real conflict or anything that can cause emotions, characters just exist. Thedialogues are boring. Either character say what will happen next and it happens, or its just a filler talk. I have not seen an anime with filler talk before. Who do they think will like this?? Art 4/10: You can feel the cut corners in the plain basic backgrounds and characters don't carry any unique designs. At least they use a normal modern anime style and it helps to make the story more bearable. Sound 5/10: No complaints, no annoying music, but no masterpieces or even catchy tunes. Mostly elevator music that is good enough for this show. In some scenes, voice actors were a bit hurried and didn't get enough time to perfect their lines. I attribute that to the low budget. Character 3/10: Little to no character development, effortless magic. Love from first sight. Enjoyment 2/10: I would say for a certain demographic (12 and under) this will be an okay show to watch. I did not find it enjoyable at all, it feels like a Disney fairy tale written through the eyes of a Japanese salaryman. Not a true shoujo.