Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry

Dunno, at the begining i thought this is going to be a good series cool fights, i liked the knight system itself, interesting story but the last 2 episodes become so stupid, the plot is so stupid without any reasoning and he just lets them do it, then they offer him a deal which makes no sense at all and he just takes it xD until then i was hoping for a second season but i actually can see why this isnt going to be continued, same issue like the 7 deadly sins, cool anime itself but so much stuff going down that makes no sense at all ruined this anime for me, i still give it a seven

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.

Just when I though I had moved on with the trashy high school battle anime phase of mine until Chivalry of a Failed Knight an anime series from 2015 pull me back in when I found myself enjoyed this anime way more than I expected. Usually with this kind of fast-food anime the story played out like this: A bland and dense as hell MC that no one care about at first step by step win everybody heart and got himself a group of love interest but this anime on the other hand about 5 episodes in the MC Ikki already got in a love relationship with the first girl he bump into Stella and the rest of the series is about those two overcome the hardship from society and that one of the best thing that ever happen to this anime. Ikki the MC is a cliché character but it very hard not to root for him because he always got the short end of the stick in his entire dreadful life and because all the bad stuff people give him so fricking disgusting that the moment he fight back it put a big smile with maximum satisfaction on my face. Too bad that it never got a second season because I would love to see more of Ikki and Stella love progress more in the future

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!