This show is a huge mixed bag of everything to me. We had a potential fight scene of the year candidate, we had characters that cried A LOT (which isn’t all bad), we had a pretty unique narrative overall, and not to mention a BEST BOY candidate for a lot of you for sure, Bojji! I won’t deny that the show was a bit of an up and down one for me, but I did enjoy this. The great thing about this show is that it hooks you in early, with no hesitation, so even though the show is still quite under-watched, when someone does make the effort to start it, they’ll likely stick with it all the way through, since it had such a good start. All in all, a nice high quality show that should be watched more.

*Very minor spoilers below

My grading criteria: Story: /25 Art: /10 Music: /10 Characters: /20 Enjoyment /15 Thematic Execution /20

STORY: 18.6/25

Bojji’s adventures are indeed quite immersive and fun, and the show isn’t as simple as “Boy that can’t speak becomes a hero”, it’s that, but more. There’s a lot of emotion packed into it as Bojji realizes that actions do speak louder than words, and that people do care about him. His adventures in the small scope of the castle quickly evolve into a journey around the world, getting stronger with a teacher, and really making the most of his abilities. The first half is pretty great, with essentially the intro, and some incredible plot twists that got me really into the story. As I’m sure you have noticed, many people have said the second half kind of fell off, and I would agree. The pacing became incredibly slow, with entire episodes sometimes taking place in just one setting, and backstories being a little long-winded, but necessary in my opinion. As for the plot armour, it’s fine, doesn’t really help or hurt my immersion, so no complaints there. All in all, I’d say this is an above average story that just couldn’t keep its quality up for the entire series.

ART: 9.4/10

Wit Studio doesn’t miss with their animation here. It looks like a kids show at first glance, with may have put some people off, but the action scenes are done spectacularly, very impressive.

MUSIC: 9.4/10

Soundtrack is fitting, and solid, but the real stars of the music aspect have to be the two openings and two endings, because those four songs were just so incredible to listen to, again and again.

CHARACTERS: 13.3/20

Now here is where the interesting takes start. Maybe you think I would bash on Bojji, but that’s it’s not him that’s problematic, that’s for sure. Let me just start by saying, the characters are written quite nicely, with very unique backstories and traits that are quite likeable. However, the problem here is that there are so many characters, but not much development on anyone except Bojji, Kage, and Miranjo, the latter being probably the most interesting character to watch. Everyone else, while I like most of them, are just… good, but they just do a couple cool things and then… exist. Some of them are integral to the story and its plot twists, but other than that one big twist or fight, that’s it. The score I gave the characters overall might not be that low considering all I’ve said, but don’t get me wrong, the characters are still unique and do a whole lot better than a lot of other action-themed shows in terms of their character writing.

ENJOYMENT: 13.5/15

Most episodes were enjoyable to some extent, and I liked the series.

THEMATIC EXECUTION: 17.3/20

The fantasy adventure theme is executed very nicely as the world building was done very well to make the narrative immersive. The combination of the music, art, and characters made for a well constructed atmosphere that’s fun to watch.

OVERALL: 81.5/100

Definitely a high quality show that hooks you into its world early, and maintains a decent standard throughout the show. There are some moments that get a bit questionable, but in the end, it’s a good show that once again tells us, don’t judge a book by its cover.