The adaptation strives toward the sublime yet falters in unity. Its moral inquiries into duty and desire show promise, but the execution suffers from fractured pacing and uneven clarity. While beauty emerges in fleeting scenes, reason demands coherence that the work cannot wholly provide. Thus, admiration remains tempered, respect partial. - Full Review

Probably one of the most vapid animes I've watched. It blows my mind that Nasu even has a huge fanbase. It's riddled with plot holes, idiotic characters and consistent ass pulls. Shiro is quite possibly one of the most idiotic protagonists I've seen in any medium, the fact that we're suppose to believe that he's capable of defeating other mages who've practice magic for years after some ridiculous contrivances is completely laughable. It has a good premise, but good god that execution.