Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria

If you're looking for a sleeper hit, look no further than Wistoria, the new addition of this Summer. You might find this anime quite surprising, as it serves as a mark that having good staff can often make a difference in making a good adaptation.

Why you might enjoy Wistoria:
1. Good animation
- If you're familiar with the director of this anime, you'd also know he served as the director of Black Clover. This show had many instances of great animation (unless you're looking for constant quality). In Wistoria however, you are seeing the director's prowess to his fullest, the staff he managed to garner to work ... on this anime is astonishing, so you're blessed with good visuals and characters making multiple expressions.

2. Main character just throwing hands
- An odd character who gains an unlikely power that betrays the foundation of the anime's setting and proceeds to use it to fight against every obstacle he finds? You had me on the word 'odd' because it is precisely that anime. In exchange for superhuman strength, his restriction is to never be able to use magic and have to rely on tools that can pierce through magic itself (reference intended). If you're a huge fan of Black Clover or even JJK, you're going to enjoy this MC throwing hands on his foes anytime.

Flaws found in Wistoria:
1. A formulaic process
- I'm not exactly the person to say that cliche = bad anime, but if you want to resort to familiar premises, you need to spice things up a bit or make the story a bit different for a shot of identity. To me, Wistoria feels like a fan-fiction that was done to commemorate the other great things that have been created before its own, so it means you're going to see plenty of common cliches without twists in them.

2. Tropes confirmed
- Classmate girl who just supports the main character? Check. Headmaster somehow allowing the main character to enroll in a supreme magic school? Check. The main character has a big dream to achieve? Check. So clearly, it further cements the point you're not going to watch something out of the ordinary in plot and originality, it's just an anime that has good animation going for it. Typically like Jujutsu Kaisen in general.

In the end, you should give it a shot if you're a big fan of spicy animation and choreography, which the anime does exactly. I think the story and characters have way more to go than just having animation in its book of merits, but it is the ideal example of what an adaptation should be done. It scores a perfect 10/10 in adaptation in my book.

Yet another show with school setting and competition as main event. Yet another character who is blue eyed angel working five jobs, is loved by everyone, making no mistakes what so ever, living his life without a speck of anger even though he's bullied daily. Yet another blatant and obvious love interest for our ever-so-blind main character who is secretly overpowered but people don't know that because they are all judging fish by its ability to climb a tree.

Problem is, this fish is stale and it's starting to smell bad. Same idea regurgitated thousands of times with slightly better execution which is not a result ... of talent but repetition. From episode to episode nothing will happen. We will see a speck of daily life, our main protagonist will get bullied in every episode guaranteed, then we'll get some glimmer of his power and thirst for revenge but he'll once again bend over and make yet another rage inducing cliff hanger.

Art is the biggest trait here. Everything indeed is pretty to look at, but that's about it. The rest is not bad, but it's uninspired and uninteresting. Even predictable because this story has been told hundreds of times. It's "Mashle" but without good humor and self-awareness, it's "The Irregular at Magic High School" but without actual action, it's many shows without their actually interesting parts. It's boring and stale.

Only reason am giving this a mixed feelings review is that show keeps promising something will happen, but then it never does. Who knows if this ends up being 24 episodes and suddenly becomes not boring. Unlikely but possible.

Every anime that exists has an "Artistic Style" in its production, while some often copy others, there are rare animes that try to become unique.
If I had to say something that Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria has of "unique artistic style", it would be the composition present in the animation, with a certain fluidity in moments of action and along with a striking soundtrack, the anime in itself becomes pleasurable to watch, even though the plot is average at best, If you're not picky enough, this anime is the one for you.


Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria is an anime that has a generic plot, the ... story focuses mainly on Will and his goal of reaching the person he loves, while he does not have the same requirements as the other characters of this magical world (he can't use magic), ends up being neglected by some students and teachers, with its potential being underestimated for much of history.

This type of plot is something quite typical in shounen animes, it's almost as if it were a "copy" of some other animes, where there is always a protagonist who suffers from not having the same requirements that most of the characters have, so the others decide to intimidate the main character, but he surprises them later in the story showing that training can make them strong, and soon after this type of protagonist would surprise everyone... Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria it's that kind of anime, only in a fantasy world. This type of story is so common in isekais and fantasy anime, that honestly when this type of story comes out as an anime adaptation I'm like: why? Again this?

I just made it clear what type of story you will watch and as justification for my rating later to of read this in full. In short, the story is boring, it seems like a copy, there is no originality in the plot, and if it weren't for the animation, soundtrack and direction, this would be a terrible anime in all.

The characters could save this...but that doesn't happen in this anime. From dialogues aimed only at belittling the protagonist, or in interactions that are shameful to follow, the characters They can't hook you in any way. Basically the interactions between the characters are: one character hates Will, so intimidates him, wants to fight against him or simply wants to get in the way of his goal(reach the person she has loved since childhood), Soon after this the fight occurs, and Will proves that he is strong leaving that character who wanted to harm him speechless; already others, those who accept Will, act with sympathy and do their best to help him in his goal.And that's it, there's not much more to say about other characters besides Will, none of them deserve to even be mentioned here, as they don't have much importance to the point of you liking them, I read the manga a little, and given the current chapter I'm in, I can say,no secondary character is explored enough to be "interesting", basically they exist only to help or hinder Will, there is no clear development in these characters. The only "notable" character among them in the story, in terms of development, is Will, the author simply doesn't care much about exploring other characters' writing.

Now talking about the animation style,I personally like the visuals of this anime, from the fights that have an above average level in their composition in the fight scenes, with a constant movement of the characters in scenes like the one described, as well as in moments where the angle of characters while talking gives the anime a visually beautiful style, and also what I liked most about the animation: the shading style, I like how the studio at times in the anime, there is shading in the character design, giving them a sophisticated appearance, basically the animation mixes light and dark tones in the characters with a certain polished animation during the process which made it, for me, something visually beautiful and unique. In general, the animation is great, the studio involved put excellent effort into composing the artistic style of this anime, being the main highlight of Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria, its animation being fluid and exotic.

About the sounds:Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria also stands out in its sound composition, from the soundtrack played during fights or in tense moments, placing emphasis on precise moments like these, making, for example, fights in epic moments.The dubbing is average, personally I didn't really like the voice of some characters, like Will's voice, which sounds like a child's, even though he's a teenager, but overall it's not something that is terrible. The opening song I also don't think is very striking, even though the visuals are beautiful, as for the closing song, I found it more "good" compared to the opening. Talking about anime sounds, whether they are bad or good, is It's something personal, it depends on each person, but in general the sounds of Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria are acceptable, especially the soundtrack, which is beautiful.

In general, When I think about the positive and negative points of this anime, I think that this anime, even though it is generic, with bad characters, the artistic style of the anime makes it worth watching, It's more like a "pass time". I recommend this for people who like fighting anime with above average animation. but in writing value, if you're expecting something intellectually interesting, this isn't for you, it's a good anime to watch because of the animation and fights, just that and nothing more.

If I were to over-simplify this anime, I would call it a non-funny version of Mashable.

MC goes to a magic school but is magically inept, however
People look down on the Mc Because he cannot use magic.
MC is extremely OP without the use of magic. This time, instead of punching things, he slashes things.

What drives the MC is to find a way to graduate to be with his love interest, who already graduated at a young age. Thus, he must endure the humiliation and struggle of not having magic, and of course, he gains the girls' interest along the way.

Overall, this anime is like many ... this season, average.

What stands out is that I enjoy the art and the combat scenes. They are very well done, and I wish the story could help carry them.
The story is what I would call.. "playing it safe." It is nothing unique, nothing controversial, just a standard anime with nothing to get excited about. I would like to see where it goes later; maybe there are some dark twists and turns that bring it to life.

For now, it's okay. It might jump up in my ratings or stay in the average world.

MID Season update: Actually no real update, the plots and twists are predictable and nothing has yet to keep me excited to watch the next episode. I suffer so you do not have to, my friends.

Oh! A simp driven story, here it goes.

Story: Will Simp Serfort, a magic less 16 year old boy dreams to become a great magician (magia vander) with a sword instead of a wand, just so he could reunite and be lovey-dovey with his childhood friend/crush AND WATCH THE SUNSET TOGETHER!!!! WTF!?

No wonder the professors and the other students who have actual dreams of becoming something meaningful in their pathetic lives are mad at him. Naruto and Asta would be ashamed.

His actions would be understandable if the female protagonist is in grave danger waiting to be saved, but no, she's sitting pretty atop a ... tower like a princess waiting for her simp knight on a date!

The author could learn a thing or two from Subaru Natsuki or Guts.

The set-up is good; underdog mc, the childhood friend, the childhood promise, the academy, the bullying, the looming danger, antagonists that you would actually hate, friends, etc., but, the only concern is the main character's drive ~ he's a certified simp. 🤦‍♂️

It hurts to watch female side characters who has more character development, who will give their all, who would sacrifice for a simp that won't even look their way. At least our virgin boy Bell Cranel is a ladies man.

Hopefully, still, the story would turn into something good, given that it's not finished yet, if he could just change his dreams and aspirations to be more meaningful as he grows older.

For now, lets give him the benefit of a doubt because he's still quite young.

2/10 depends on the outcome.

Characters: the story is too early for me to judge, except for simp mc.

Art: loved it, the character designs, the background, the fluidity, it's good in it's own way.

8/10

Music: So so..

7/10

Overall: Meh, enjoyed the first episode, but after his declaration that he's a certified simp in the second episode, I suddenly lost interest.

3/10. I don't even know if I'll continue this.

*Wistoria: Wand and Sword* has a pretty generic plot where the main character is on a quest to catch up with a girl. The story is straightforward and simple, which might not appeal to everyone.

The anime's strong point is its action sequences. The animation quality is impressive, which is a bit surprising considering some other shows with great plots, like *Tower of God*, didn't receive as much studio attention.

The art style, character designs, and scenery are all fantastic. The studio did a great job with the presentation, and the action scenes are some of the best this season. If you're into action-packed and fantasy-themed anime, ... this show is worth watching.

However, the story and premise aren't very strong. The main character feels quite generic, and I didn't find him particularly interesting. The side characters also don't feel very connected or engaging. Compared to other anime like Kaiju No. 8, which has a similar premise but manages to connect better with its characters, Wistoria falls short.

Overall, I have mixed feelings about *Wistoria: Wand and Sword*. It’s good for action fans, but not for those seeking a compelling story. I'll continue watching because I enjoy action-based anime, but I'll update my review as the season progresses.

This show is painfully generic, to the point where it feels like a project designed purely for an animation house to flex its muscles, without any thought given to substance. The characters are boring, the plot is boring, it's just Mashle mixed with Black Clover, played 100% straight. There are occasional moments where the plot shows a few signs of life, but it's almost instantly buried under a mountain of insipid dialogue. I really cannot imagine why more thought was not given to how to make this show interesting, given how much love and care clearly went into the animation, which brings ... me to the basis of my tacit recommendation-

The animation is truly gorgeous, to the point where I would recommend anyone watch the first 3 or so episodes purely for the animation if they care even a little bit about that kind of thing. The animation quality dips very hard at episode 4 anyway, with a modest return to form in 5.

The cat is also very cute. I will probably finish this show based on the animation alone, which is impressive given that I'm usually a story and character first kind of guy. I'm mostly just sad that so much love and care didn't get poured into better material.