Review of Absolute Duo

Absolute duo is about students who have weapons of the soul called blazes. Blazes can only hurt the soul..... At this point you already wonder how bad the show is going to be with such childish characteristics. Story: The plot is average. It isn't very well developped and it doesn't feel smooth at all, rather it sometimes feels a bit far-fetched. We have a bunch of kids getting involved into dangerous scenarios with adults which are close to non-existant. Moreover, you get a sort of dramatic feel on the first episode since everyone has to sacrifice something but that gets shattered to pieces later on because whynot make it worse? Of course, just as expected there is still a plot line left undevelopped even though you'd have a good idea concerning it at the end.
I haven't got much to say to defend the plot except from the fact that blazes can actually hurt people which is a very little consolation.
4/10

Art:
This is where this anime lacks the most. The characters are beatifully drawn but the action scenes feel like role battles where each character attacks one at a time. There are a billion errors in every fight and all of them are easily noticeable. If you pay attention you can even see some oddness in the drawings during the fights and the pictures feel off every so often. Overall, I think it doesn't really deserve its Action tag.
2/10

Sound:
The background music is well-made. It serves to add some tension when everything else fails at doing so. The ED is above average, and the OP is good.
7/10

Character:
This is where this show should have some worth. The character are well-made altough a tad generic and sometimes gullible and weak. The strength of this anime lies within the interactions in between the charactes. Dialogues that feel akward or out of place don't show themselves much unlike in most anime.
Then a character was introduced and we inherited the classical interactions that you would except for a very low tier anime. This anime's qualities weren't numerous but it still managed to destroy most of them.
Lastly, let's talk about the boobsy HAREM. As we all know, 90% of boobsy harems are completly crappy animes. Absolute Duo does a good job at hiding the harem aspect of it but it jumps in your face when the previously mentioned character appears.
3/10

Enjoyment:
This show is hard to watch. I think it could have been a good show if there was less drama. It feels out of place. Though the drama isn't the only thing that needs to be fixed I think it'd be a good start.
3/10

Overall: 3/10
This show isn't half bad but still lacks a lot in term of action and plot. I think most people would be able to watch it but it won't ever be considered good. Maybe if it was focused on them growing and ranking up in the academy with more character developpement it would have been much better. Also, if you are looking for an Action anime Absolute Duo doesn't fit the bill.
Overall, you should probably avoid this show and try to find another one that is not this bad. This has reach the point of non return. If a second season were to be aired which I highly doubt, I would Absolutely watch it just so I could spit some more on it with another review.