Review of Absolute Duo

Truly outstanding, a completely new level for anime storytelling. Story: 10/10 The plot is truly on a completely new level from any other anime I've seen. All the exposition dumps and deep mechanics never let me down even once, once I saw the truly incredible and unique setting and wonderfully original powers, I was sold. Art: 10/10 Once I was done with Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, I thought that I had reached the peak of art and design in anime, but this simply blew me out of the water! Never have I ever seen such well designed and well-crafted characters anywhere, truly outstanding. I must also complement the veryextensive use of CGI, it fits wonderfully.

Sound: 10/10
The audio was really something different from what I was expecting, exotic and beautiful. I must condone the very humble use of royalty-free sound effects, shedding light on how well the animation studio distributes their valuable time and outstanding talent. As if this wasn't enough the ever persistent screams of embarrassment and agony will surely leave you speechless.

Characters: 10/10
The characters were beautifully presented. Every person in this show had overwhelmingly deep and well thought-out personalities and differences. They really managed to make them blossom and develop to new heights, especially during the beach episodes, I would never rate the characters in this show anywhere under a ten.

Enjoyment: 10/10
I could never have predicted how incredibly invested I got, how delicately overjoyed I felt. Countless times I wanted to scream out of excitement or weep out of pure heartbreaking sorrow at the tragic moments where girls bikinis suddenly fly off over a cliff. I must say I'm speechless, never once have I felt so satisfied!

Overall: 4/10
But for real though..
The show was pretty mediocre. It has very bland and shallow characters, very cliché setting and plot, an intense focus on fan service and some persistent annoyances (certain characters or plot devices). If your goal is to watch anime to laugh at it, not for it's actual humor but at its obvious lack of quality, then go ahead, that's what I did and I enjoyed it. If you want to watch it seriously, then maybe consider watching the 4000+ anime rated higher first. ~