Every so often a special type of show airs. It's full of soul, heart, and questionable production values and an off-kilter setting, but it always earns a place in my heart. It often stars an incompetent all girl cast and always features a dark setting that is brushed under the rug. Previously this show was called "Estab Life", "Arsnotoria", and "Hanabi-chan". This season, that show is called "Alice Gear Aegis". I don't play mobages so I have no idea about this coming in, but it doesn't matter, the majority of the show is damedame slice of life with a bunch of idiots that make for somesurprisingly good watching sessions. Strange weird subversive humor is abound all the time, which keeps jokes from getting stale. I like that the show keeps you guessing at what kind of punchline it'll throw at you. I do wish other characters get more of a focus, it's usually just the Narukozaka crew most of the time with occasional guest spots from other characters from the game. Some additional spotlight episodes would have been nice.

The final two episodes do spoil the show somewhat. I don't get the deal with evil Chihaya at all, and it feels like it was written by someone else for a totally different iteration of the show what with the 180-change in characterization or how it just begins and ends abruptly with no fanfare. Do yourself a favor and pretend episode 10 is the finale.

Still, Alice Gear Aegis manages to be a fun romp for most of its runtime. Cute girls doing weird things is always a great genre to fall back on, and the show certainly knows how to have fun.

7/10