Sakugan · review
Personally, this is my pick for the show of it's season, granted, it was a rough season (outside of Mushoku Tensei's 2nd outing) full of subpar rinse and repeat concepts. So to be honest, there are some flaws with characters not being as fleshed out as I would hope along with the main hook for season 2 coming somewhat abruptly but with basically a 4 hour story in total I think it did it's job. The VAs did a fantastic job with the series and came off like they had fun in their roles with the bombastic soundtrack really helping to elevate their performances andwhile the CG is passable by anime CG standards, the art style is vibrant and when it needs to shine it doesn't disappoint.
As a Mecha series I don't think it scratches the same itch people who enjoy the genre will enjoy, but as an overall story I think it offers flawed (and to some annoying) yet human characters with a promising setting that if given more time to explore and flesh out will hit some of the loftier expectations the series fell short of.
Overall highly enjoyed the show, definitely looking forward to a second season and if you are hesitant of shows with the Mecha tag I would give the show a watch.