A Chivalry of A Failed Knight

I know it's common in Anime but I couldn't continue watching this one because the perverted jokes just got too weird and much for my taste

Don't get me wrong, I liked this anime, but it's nothing original. If you have watched many animes, then this will feel like 'been there, done that' kinda stuff. If you're new to anime, then you may really enjoy this one...

Ikki Kurogane is 'the worst' magical knight ranked F in a school of magical knights. All his peers have better magical abilities than he does and even his father has always treated him with contempt due to his lack of magical aptitude and he only got into his school by having some strings pulled for him. There he meets Stella Vermilion, a foreign princess ranked A at their school. He ends up dueling her and wins and people begin to realise his F ranking is not necessarily justified...

The story is interesting enough, the characters likable and the animation is great. However, it just seems generic to me but maybe that's because it's probably aimed at a mid-teen audience and I prefer more adult anime. Anyway, worth a watch if you're into magical anime.

The relationship between Ikki and Stella is surprisingly well portrayed. The show plays with some cliches like sister love, jealousy and thick-guy-who-doesn't-get-it, but it never does so ad nauseam. I am also surprised by how natural characters react in comparison to many other animes. I found that refreshing.

The show has several subplots, which are interesting, but they also have terrible character obsolescence, meaning the characters of those subplots will never be mentioned again. There is some vague grander plot going on, but it's weak and it doesn't really get resolved.

The fight scenes are visually impressive and well choreographed.

Apart from Ikki, we don't learn much about the other characters. The biggest weakness of the show is its short length. There is also some tedious monologuing going on.

Chivalry of a Failed Knight for me was a pleasant surprise. This is one that I hopes gets a season 2, as I think there is a lot to work with. The main characters all have interesting things going on and great chemistry with each other. This makes for almost every scene being fun and attention grabbing. It's also a nice change of pace to have a main protagonist who is more down to Earth in an anime like this, and it makes him a lot easier to connect to and root for. The plot is well done and well paced, but unfortunately ends on a cliffhanger, at no fault of this season. The universe and world building is also great and leaves me wanting more. Overall I would highly recommend Chivalry of a Failed Knight to anime fans!

This anime has a lot in common with others but so does every movie you watch you can just about predict what's gonna happen in every scene especially horror movies but every episode in this show keys you in more and more and with this show being such a low budget yet a great anime could mean huge results in maybe upcoming season