Review of Absolute Duo

Absolute duo is a show I really couldn't care much about. It wasn't bad by any means, but if all it's good ideas are done better somewhere else, is that much better? Story:3 The story is a copy paste of the formula we have seen in many action/ecchi settings, although the very beginning gave me hope it might be more. To be honest, I don't have high hopes for the stories of these types of shows (although a few have actually been really good), but even for that absolute duo feels uninspired. Similar to a story written by someone who loves the genre, but has no ideasthemselves.

Art:6
The animation is ok. Nothing bad about it, but nothing stood out. Besides in this genre only two things matter in the art. Ecchi and fight scenes. The ecchi shots have been done before and better. There is nothing really interesting about it. The fight scenes are pretty, but poorly choreographed.

Sound:5
The OP and ED were much the same style as anything that came before this show. The voice acting wasn't bad for the most part. You can't fault the seiyu for poorly written dialogue.

Character:5
I was really torn by this, because there are two characters I really liked, one of whom is almost original. But then the watered down, bland, rip-offs of other characters really put out any affection I had for the other two.

Enjoyment:4
As I stated earlier, the show isn't bad. However, when nothing is really good about it, you tend to pick up on the little annoyances. I never thought "I should stop watching this." but I did think "why am I watching this?" If you don't think about it, or just love the genre, it may be a lot of fun. But for me it was just mind-numbing.

Overall:5
The show is exactly like this review: repetitive, unoriginal, boring, and long winded without saying anything.