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Gakusen Toshi Asterisk
Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Fantasy, Harem, Romance, School, Sci-Fi, Supernatural

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What is it about?
The plot focuses on Amagiri Ayato and how he transfers to Seidoukan Academy to find his missing sister, or it was supposed to focus on that. The anime quickly crosses out that storyline for the sake of focusing on Ayato teaming with with Julis, a rapier-wielding love interest for the protagonist, and together they compete in the Phoenix Festa. Along the way, Ayato meets other competitors such as Saya and Kirin, who are all just here to be added in Ayato’s harem list. And… that’s it! It’s as generic as it sounds. As obvious as it is, Gakusen Toshi Asterisk’s story isn’t its strong points. It would have been a lot better if the story focused on Ayato’s lost sister rather than the festival, as the festival storyline is filled with “seen this, done that” type of stuff. However it’s not terrible, as it still works. However this is just the first half of what they will present to us, so hopefully its second half ends up breaking its generic storyline in half.

Why do you recommend it?
The anime is enjoyable at times, but mostly it gets irritating as it feels like as if I’m already seen this before. The cliché-driven presentation, the story being unfocused at time, and characters being rehashes of what we’ve seen before make me disinterested about this anime. However it’s high production value pull me back in. And even if it’s typical, it’s typical for a reason; because people still find these entertaining. Luckily it was well paced, even with some episodes there just do waste time.

Overall, Gakusen Toshi Asterisk is a decent anime that gets to be entertaining enough, even with its rehashed presentation because of its production values and animation quality. However, we only got to see half of what Gakusen Toshi Asterisk has to offer, we’ll get the rest on spring. And hopefully it will be better, more enjoyable and will make this season look like more of a buildup of what it has to offer.

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What is my rating of this anime?
(3.1★/5★)
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