Dec 9, 2017
Such potential, but it all fell rather flat. Who doesn't like dragons? Who wouldn't love a dragon to call their own? As a male, who wouldn't give their left arm to be bonded to a dragon who was a cute girl especially when you had a pretty good idea how she would grow up? I was surprised this was a ecchi/pseudo-harem, but then I seem to be drawn to them. Meh, it's a living. Everything but one major plot point was resolved by the last episode, but it seemed like they rushed to just throw in the resolution.
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That was rather disappointing. That being said; by the numbers.
Story: The first episode made me want to watch, and I was willing to forgive the rather elementary school presentation in the hopes that it would pick up the gauntlet that it threw down with the premise, and kick some butt. That didn't happen, but I'm a fan of the service, and there was plenty of that. I was surprised by just how ecchi this was, and if there had been a few more pixels revealed it could have been hentai easily. Maybe that would have made the story-lite presentation better, but I was left wanting more in the way of development. 6
Art: It's anime, so I'm a fan of the art, and the vistas were beautiful, the cities fantastic and detailed, as were the outfits, and the girls were sexy. Somebody does need to get the potential warrior males in anime to grab a protein shake, and hit the gym once in a while though. Honestly, The ladies are drawn so I can see each muscle group, and the pleasant hint and jiggle of avoirdupois in all the right places, but I can count the number of male biceps I've seen in almost all anime on one hand. Of course, I'm not counting the super saiyans and monster men out there; just the average warriors in training. Help me artiste; you're our only hope. 8
Sound: I usually like the OP and ED songs in anime, and have downloaded many that I listen to while driving, but these two were pretty forgettable if not nearly unlistenable. I love bubblegum pop, but these songs even embarrassed me. As for the ambience music throughout; there was nothing remarkable, or notable. 4
Character: Yes. Next! Okay, to elucidate; the characters had just enough to prove they were indeed written as human beings except for the dragons; they were written as dragons. At least the dragons had some depth of character. The humans could've been replaced by poster boards with smiley faces on them. In my never to be humble opinion, this is where the genre falls flattest. You can't make a real character truly "real" to the viewer with 23 minutes times 12 episodes even if there were an OVA, or at least it appears fairly rare. 4
Enjoyment: I wanted to, and tried to enjoy this. If it was just for the fan service, I would give this a 9 or 10. All I could say was "what potential". Too formulaic. I would've dropped this, but I loved Eco (the MC's dragon). Cute as a button, and feisty as a fighter pilot just before lighting the afterburner. Just the way I like my tsunderes. She reminds me of my daughter who I love dearly. Not that way; you perv! Which both Eco and my daughter are fond of saying. I'm also a sucker for a poorly written love story. 5
Overall: I could have lowered each rating by one or two points, but there was just so much potential for a good series that I didn't have the heart, and the hope of it improving kept me clicking to the next episode. Pretty much a solid C in execution. 6
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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