Kazuma Kamachi's first job is not a perfect job, there is no doubt about that. His pacing is somewhat erratic and many of his story arcs could easily be separate stories, were it not for the recurring characters. And speaking of characters, this series has an incredibly high number of characters, but many may disappear to not be mentioned in another 5-10 volumes in the future (Index, for example, when his name is in the title, sometimes he just appears for a brief scene and then forget). However, if everything were bad, I would not be writing about this story, especially that little by littleit is noticeable how the author improves his writing (Volume 3 being when this narrative shows its true colors) and although on more than one occasion almost I'm dying of laughter As ridiculous as the story gets, we get to see some of the more original special abilities within this type of story, for example, not limiting someone with electrical powers to only generating lightning, but also controlling the associated physical phenomena like magnetism. .
In the same way, the strong elements are in how the universe of its story is created and expanded, being narrated from different angles and from the perspective of different characters, since as the story progresses some characters develop little by little, until it reaches its end. for becoming protagonists with their own motivations, either to redeem their crimes or seek to protect someone important. Thus the story acquires different shades of depth, we already have the protagonist who does not hesitate to help others, the antihero trying to leave behind his dark past or the "normal" subject who ends up involved because he wants to protect something.

Following the idea of the nuances of depth, the world that has been built in this narrative carries the idea of duality and the coexistence (not peaceful) of science and magic in equal parts quite well, although normally each arc focuses only in one aspect. Whether it's magic or science, it's not until very late in the story that the two mix to create the big conflict arcs of the story. There are many rather complex explanations for how the powers work in the world of these novels, either from real elements or concepts invented by the author that help build the logic of the entire narrative universe of him.

In general, although as a reading it has several ups and downs, I must admit that I had a lot of fun reading it and it didn't cost me much to read the 41 volumes, so I could recommend it as an easy reading of a fantasy shonen or if you want, watch the anime, without However, as I said before, it's not until the third novel that it really shows its strengths, so if you're interested, you should wait a bit for the story to pick up a fast pace. It won't be especially deep and won't make the most of the elements that available, but the fact that it is a fun experience works in its favor.