Audience reviews
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Schase
I super duper enjoyed the overall plot of the story, even the voice actors are totally outstanding by the way how they voiced out the characters, it really portrays the personalities and characteristics of the voice to the characters very well. I really loved the series. I cannot believe that I searched this on google and it is one of the underrated anime series. People really needs to pay attention to this. And I am expecting for season two. I hope they could create a second season for this, and I am rooting for Konoha and Teika and please on the second season I want to see them kiss as real lovers not just on stage. Pretty Pleeeeeeeeaaaaseeeeee. Sending love from Philippines to Japan. Minna san Ganbatte Kudasai!!!
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Magic-kyun features the life of Kohana and 6 others dudes in Hoshinomori, a school where each student practices a different form of "Magic Arts".
It's a short but nice story, though the pacing is not so great and I would rearrange some of the events. There are some plotlines introduced early on that are never developed properly too?? which is weird given the fact they are portrayed as really important stuff but then they kinda forget about it. Major props to this work for giving the heroine a proper storyline that isn't just her meeting 6 cute boys, though I can't say that's the same treatment the guys got.
The animation is wonky at times but the chara designs and overall "aesthetic" of the anime is pretty nice and well done. Voice acting is good, and the cast is great.
I give it a 6…
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I watched Magic-Kyun! Renaissance. Here are my thoughts.
Positive aspects:
>setting and atmosphere
>art style
>decent character insert songs with enjoyable scenes to accompany them
>sometimes romantic
Negative aspects:
>mediocre direction >bland and somewhat unlikable characters
>bland plot
There are aspects of this anime that I really liked and appreciated, but my average level of enjoyment over time was moderate at best. Overall rating: 6/10
More detailed thoughts are provided below.
I thought this was an all-male idol anime prior to watching (did zero research before watching -- had modest expectations because I usually like boy idols). The main character is actually an awesome girl who is sort of a 'manager' for a group of male artists (i.e. it's a reverse harem show). I didn't re…
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I was going to give this anime a rating of 6 but the last few episodes made me appreciate the story more so now it's an 8.
In my opinion, it would be best to view it as an anime that talks about (creating) art and the struggles that come along with it. The last few episodes really emphasized what a messed up thinking (mindset) could do to an artist or a person in general and the anime included some good basic principles that should not be dismissed when creating art. (You should be able to spot one almost every episode.)
If you're hoping for a romance (like I was), I wouldn't recommend this. There are six love interests and she ends up with none of them, which was kind of disappointing because the show made it clear that the love interests had feelings for her but it stayed at that.
The…
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Magic-Kyun! Renaissance is a simple and sweet reverse harem that makes me can't help but love everyone.
Story-wise, the world building is fun yet vague. While I would wish that they flesh out the magic arts and their spiral staircase, I'm nonetheless happy with the anime's main focus: the interactions of the Hoshinomori Summer Festival Committee members.
Kohana Aigasaki is such a sweet girl and while many heroines of otomes stick to this trope, Kohana executed it very well and it suits her background as a person. Her portrayal of this trope also justifies why everyone else in the committee likes her very much. The male leads may seem unremarkable in terms of common reverse harem archetypes on paper, but they are so well done in practice. They also sing which is fun! The best part is that…
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OMG! I loves this anime so much especially concidering I love the arts! it has such a great storyline and more people should watch it. I totally am going to re - watch this anime in the future. It made me so happy and the characters I really liked esspecially the hedgehod. Magic Kyun Renaissance is one of the best arts focused anime's I have ever watched! If you have not watched it and are reading the comments go watch it! You hopefully won't regret watching this anime in the end. I mean like I benged watched the entire thing at like 11:30pm to like 1am so....
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To understand Magic-kyun! Renaissance, let's use a metaphor. Picture an ice cream sundae that's topped with your favourite syrup. Now pour another serving of syrup on top and add whipped cream (or marshmallows, sprinkles, chocolate chips; your choice of something sweet). That's what makes Magic-kyun! Renaissance.
Yes, that's exactly how I would describe this show. Like a sundae, it's not a new invention. It meets all the standard criteria of a typical shoujo anime. The extra syrup represents how sweet and cheesy it is. All the while as you savour this sundae, you know you're risking cavities. You know there won't be any surprises and it's going to go as predicted, yet you can't stop watching. You watch this show purely to satisfy your sweet tooth. Nothing more. If you start this series ho…
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Magic-Kyun! Renaissance, to summarize, is an enjoyable piece of art.
I had fun watching it, regardless of all the flaws it provided.
To begin with, Magic-Kyun! Renaissance has a fairly interesting base story, about a school for artists who're able to make their art "glitter" in unique ways, using their magic.
Personally I think this idea and basic setting is pretty interesting, as "magic" is neither used as a weapon nor anything else majorly important in everyday lifes. No, it simply serves the sole purpose of enjoyment. Which is in fact something I doubt I have ever seen in any anime.
The very simple usage of magic makes it that much simpler to understand what's going on.
Usually, Anime based on Magic have to explain the laws they follow, which is why it's sometimes hard to understa…
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A bit disappointing, to be honest. I really was looking forward to giving this show a try, as I had heard fairly positive reviews going into it. However, there were quite a few things that held me back from really getting into Magic Kyun.
Perhaps the largest problem I had with the show is how bland the lead heroine is. I know a common complaint about several reverse harems is that the lead has no personality for the sake of self insertion, and I don't think this show is an exception. She's vaguely pretty, vaguely nice, and vaguely friendly with every single character. No real defining characteristics other than her commitment to ~never give up~. This poses a problem both for the story and for the escapist fantasy, because any interaction she has with her romantic interests fall completely…
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I LOVE this Anime so much!
The art is exceptional. I enjoy the colors, the character design and the overall art to the fullest. I feel happy and light hearted while watching it.
The story revolves around the main female character. Like other anime, story follows her build up friendship with the other male characters while she has a goal and tried her best to follow her mother's footstep. The story is slow pace, not so serious, but full with joy. All the characters are lovable and this anime helps you improve your mood.
I hope they add more romance and excitement to the story.
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a harem anime! it's not that often that I watch or review these things, but Magic-Kyun was something that I picked up purely because it looked tropey enough to have a laugh at, and actually ended up enjoying!
STORY (4/10)
mehh. I had fun with it myself, but in the end the actual interesting parts of the story and worldbuilding were really poorly paced. the origins, cultural impact and uses of magical arts should really have really been explored more, but this exposition was almost entirely sacrificed in the end to allow more screentime for the interpersonal bits and pieces between the characters. with the setting being a prestigious school, there is no shortage of varying stories of high-achieving kids struggling to meet expectations, so I did at least enjoy that and in my opinion it do…
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TLDR:
I can recommend this anime to any anime fan who enjoys to be taken by surprise, but who can stick through a few slow-paced, predictable episodes first. Hang on, it will be worth your time!
Story
Let's be completely honest and not act like the first few episodes of the anime were spectacular. It went as expected, with many different characters to introduce it is hard not to focus on 'heroin/one guy' until everyone has met and some bonds have been created. I must admit however, that the plottwist near end had me completely surprised and thrilled until the very end! This truly made up for the clichés used in the first half of the series. Therefore I'm giving the story a 7/10.
Art
If anything is absolutely stunning about this series, it's the art. With the magic element that flows thro…
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I should mentioned this is my first review.
When I saw the cover of this anime I was skeptical. But anyway, I love shoujo/romance animes so I gave it a try.
I like the cliches of shoujo animes, I like having 1 girl and lots of boys falling in love with the girl.
So, this anime is about a girl named Kohana, who wants to follow her mother's steps. In order to do so, Kohana attends the same Magic School has her mother, doing flower arrangements. She meets a lot of students, being the other 6 main characters (boys) that have their own ways of doing magic (sparkles).
On this anime we have the cliches and on the first episodes what happens is what the viewer is expecting. But, towards the end of the anime there are some events that happen that the viewer is not expecting, that make the anime…
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Magic-Kyun! Renaissance is what you would get if you crossed Harry Potter with Ouran Highschool Host Club. A bunch of kids with artistic talent which is somehow also magic are brought together at a school where pretty much anything goes. When their art is sufficiently artistic it emits bishy sparkles, which is more or less the extent of the magic. It is also a reverse harem of the most basic type.
Story: Kohana, our main character, is selected to be on a committee that is planning their school's summer cultural festival along with 6 incredibly bishy and angsty male students who each specialize in a different fine art. She has to convince them one by one that life is worth enjoying, with each character's episode culminating in an over the top music video that I chose to interpret as a meta…
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