Kinsou no Vermeil: Gakeppuchi Majutsushi wa Saikyou no Yakusai to Mahou Sekai wo Tsukisusumu

If you're here for anything other than fanservice, you'll be incredibly disappointed. Also, the fanservice is PG-13, so even if you're here for that, you'll still be somewhat disappointed. Story: Not good. It's not super surprising for an ecchi to have a mediocre story, but nearly the entire storyline feels like they stole the story arcs from filler episodes of much better shows. It's a magic story where the author completely forgot to explain how magic works, thus every major event and fight feel completely meaningless. MC wants to be the best, like no one ever was, but no one can tell exactly what beingthe best means. There's a ranking system, which is never truly explained, yet even the highest ranks are meaningless against plot armor, so they feel completely pointless. Finally, there are plot holes larger than the size of our universe, even in the first episode. In the first episode, MC is shown to be unable to summon a familiar, then summons a demon girl only he has the perfect mana to summon. Due to being an ecchi, she appears completely naked, and immediately tries to fuck MC. MC, of course, denies her and hands her the only female clothes he has on hand, a fucking *virgin killer sweater* that he just had and perfectly fits the demon girl. After this, the two go to his class and MC shows that he succeeded in summoning, though uses magic to make the demon girl look human. The professor is completely unable to detect magic, and is not at all suspicious how a student that couldn't summon anything just became the first person in history to summon a human. There's many more plot holes, but the first episode is so painfully riddled with them that I just had to note it. Art: The entirety of the art budget went towards the fanservice scenes. There are way too many fights in this anime, and all of them look awful. The fanservice looks decent, but not great, and the PG-13 rating means you'll never get anything too lewd. Characters: Generic pussy MC is a generic MC, that due to the laws of ecchi is beloved by every girl in the school, including a generic childhood friend character than confesses episode 1 and he rejects. Also he jumps around from being worthlessly weak to easily defeating people multiple tiers stronger than him due to plot armor. The previously stated demon girl also keeps wearing the plot convenient virgin killer sweater in almost every scene that she's not naked in (which of course there are an absurd amount of). She's also unbelievably strong, famous for nuking a city when she was a little child. Despite this being hundreds of years ago, due to the fact that magic research doesn't exist in this world, she's still the strongest being on the planet. Between her being overpowered and MC having plot armor, there's not a single fight that truly feels like it has stakes. There are also way, way too many side characters, and none of them are very interesting. But is it enjoyable? Not really. Even with all those issues, it still probably could have been just one of those shows you can turn your brain off and enjoy both the fighting and fanservice scenes. However, there is too much of a focus on the unnecessarily large cast of side characters, and those scenes are so boring that turning your brain off and just looking at them without thinking about what's happening isn't enough to make them watchable. And finally, and the issue that really turned me away, is the fact that the villains are so terribly written. Every single villain is edgy for the sake of being edgy, kills children for the fun of it, and is inexplicably attracted to one of the two main characters. None of them feel like actual characters rather than just the author deciding "we need a villain fight here so let's just add one". The "twists" that reveal characters to be villains were poorly written to the point that they genuinely couldn't have been more obvious if the author tried. Overall, it's not very good, and the jumps between a slice-of-life ecchi to children being murdered because the author couldn't think of any other way to show that the villains were evil really didn't help. Thanks for reading.

6/10 Tropes + fanservice + decent animation are the only first thoughts that come to mind while thinking of this anime. Episode 1-3:- Fanservice and character introduction, FMC remains a mystery Episode 2-6:- More fanservice, side characters introduced and we find out MC is "Special" while he steamrolls the existing power system. we also have a Villian working in the shadows, Then he gets rekt and after this, we find out there is bigger fish than him. Episode 3-10:- ofc fanservice Antagonist working in the shadow (Again) then MC resolves to “Become stronger to protect my loved ones” oh god the cringe xD Episode 11-12:- Reveals and a final showdownthat strengthens the bond of the characters I mean it's so formula based that, I can sum it up like this easily xD. Oh, and fanservice. Now, this may actually sound like an adept story, But there is a catch…… There is nothing about this anime that is unique, but what it does is stick to the formula and just execute it, it's like you read the best essay online word to word and write it in your exam and get a 10/10. Hence As far as entertainment value goes, anyone who hasn't seen many magic school animes or power fantasies, or ecchi animes will probably enjoy this anime very much, the fans who are well versed enough with most of these will be bored out of their minds due the sheer formulaic nature of the series. Vermeil is an anime with a cheeky pink-haired lewd childhood friend who is heavily tsundere, A Shota good boi who the ladies want to “Pet” rather than seduce, A big boba Onee san Esque character that constantly tests his uh “Restraint”? A goofy sidekick that makes even this loser of an MC look like Kirito-Kun and the filler character maid who is being saved for plot points and extra waifu later on (I mean we have seen wilder shit happen). I have seen THIS SAME CAST AT LEAST IN 30% OF ALL MAGIC SCHOLL ANIMES. Well coming to the review, the review is, strictly speaking, assuming that you are more trope forgiving, remaining Bias free after having watched 400+ series is a hard thing to do so please remember, some of these may just be PERSONAL opinions but I have TRIED to be bias-free. Plot (6/10) It is not ultra compelling but is a story of regret and mystery, it delivers a cohesive story divided into well-defined phases, and the magic system is standard (immediately relatable to similar shows). The main plot is revealed one bit at a time, most of the fanservice however is of convenience (Having to kiss to get MANA?? XD) or worse, just creepy (the pink hair gives me the chills). The main reveal of FMC's past is actually good and delivers nicely but, it comes a bit too late in episode 11 to be precise. Most of the plot is formulaic and structured based on precious successful shows of a similar kind but it is unique enough to stand out, just a little bit. Characters (5/10) The characters are boring, sometimes alright but mostly insufferably cringe, The MC is a bit of a Goody two shoes but is seen making exceptions and the right choices at times, the FMC is the main highlight, Vermeil changes as the mystery unravels since she was running from the past rather than face it, the changes are handled nicely and it does make for a slightly compelling character drama the antagonists are mostly crazy fucks hence just remembered as the same or just forgotten quite quickly. The rest of the characters mostly serve as comic relief or fan service enhancers(especially pink hair). Art and animation (7/10) For a low-budget production it's done quite well, the art is nice and provides a good setting for the mysterious magical vibe, the animation during fights is inconsistent, some scenes get more love than others, but the ecchi scenes have consistent animation, unlike the fights. The ED art is quite nice and the only standout thing about this series in general. Sound and VA (8/10) I expected a different cast for vermeil since the VA even after trying hard is unable to capture the onee san type of tone, she does quite well for what it's worth but the initial allure of this series was definitely the big boba, ara-ara oneesan but that didn't happen. The other VAs do quite well, especially the pink-haired Tsundere that does an outstanding job during her more uh…. Deranged moments? The ost is reused and repetitive but it is not too bad in general. The OP and ED are really well done and hence the most points this series gets are here. With how packed and hyped next season seems to be this is gonna be a tough sell, the suggestion would be watching the first two episodes and deciding whether to binge or not, since if watched alongside the power hitters of next season, this series would be an instant drop.

From the very first episode of Vermeil, I was hooked. A magical academy setting, a mommy dom waifu and a Mili ED? Can’t ask for much more out of the fantasy genre. While it may not be innovative, it’s a very fun dark fantasy show that I had a blast watching every Tuesday and I hope we’ll see more of it some day. While waifus are a big part of the show, what I liked most was the mystery and world building. This is a surprisingly well-written series that keeps you coming back for answers to cliffhangers or teases. I particularly enjoyed the gradual build upto and reveal of Vermeil’s backstory as well as the student council’s politics behind the scenes. Alto, the MC, started out as really annoying and bland to me. I hate MCs that act like they’re afraid of women and get nosebleeds, etc. etc, but I really did grow to like him as the season went on. He truly shows believable progression that you want to see from your MC and by the end of it I was proud of how far he’d come. Fan-service is on point in this one, the staff definitely know what we’re here for and they kept us fed with plenty of it. The animation isn’t the best for most of the season, but there were some decent fight scenes in the last couple episodes that it seems like the budget was saved up for. The OST also was a perfect compliment to the dark atmosphere of the show. While the show starts out light hearted, you quickly find out there’s some sinister things at play behind the scenes and the soundtrack really helped with that immersion. Not much room for flowery language in this one. Vermeil was a really good show to me, in my top 5 of the season easily. I loved the characters, the story and the world-building. I realise it’s definitely a hit or miss one, though. If you aren’t a fan of the whole mommy-dom trope, you probably won’t like this one. If you’re looking for some really well constructed and elaborate plot, you won’t like this one. If you want a fun show with surprisingly decent character development and narrative intrigue, this is for you. My personal enjoyment of the story is easily a 9 or 10, but because I feel like the story is only really getting started, I can’t give it that highest grade yet. Vermeil gets 8 curses out of 10.

Kinsou no Vermeil a.k.a Vermeil in Gold's the spiritual sequel to Zero no Tsukaima...and truthfully, I would rather just re-watch the former series all over again than hobble over this decent-to-good show, because it's playing with my feelings like a boobs see-saw as the fulcrum. I have a very heavy bias for (Rest In Peace) Noboru Yamaguchi's Zero no Tsukaima a.k.a The Familiar of Zero. Heck, this was the very first anime I've ever watched back in my teenage years of adolescence, and still to this day it's immense classic nostalgia even after a decade and years to come. The reason why I say this isbecause mangaka Kouta Amana's work is just an exact copy of it, save for the gender swap where the male becomes the master, and the female becomes the familiar that's summoned from wherever the magic foretolds creatures to come forth and make a contract between master and familiar. And truth be told, this is just the overarching story that's just copied and pasted from the similar source, from being an undulated harem magnet to fighting evil with good's magic powers, and this concept while groundbreaking at the time (before it was even called Isekai) certainly got stale as time passes, and such stories like these are considered bland now with no room to spare for originality. Honestly, I don't know how the dude got his influence, but there is an inference point, and sad to say that it's kinda a generic, shallow one. The most important focal point is the interactions between the master and the familiar, and I would say that between the genius student Alto Goldfield, whose constant A stars earn the admiration of the entire Ortigia Academy of Magic, and his familiar of a voluptuous boobie succubus female demon named Vermeil that's sealed in a grimoire for 200 years, the fateful moment of rapture with her release certainly brings colour to Alto's life, both externally and sexually with the innuendos. Alto has a harem, and that only exists in the form of his childhood friend Lilia Kudelfeyt, who tries her best to designate herself as his "lover" by surrounding Alto and scaring the other girls off, including Vermeil. Truth to be honest, Zero no Tsukaima does the formula much better by being in the same ecchi, fantasy realm of interest and entertainment, though I'd reckon that this show also done the same tried-and-true, only to end up having a mixed result. Of course, Alto himself is a wimp who does what he does best: being a pushover to the point of edge where he's just like a fanservice character awaiting to expose either Vermeil or Lilia's ecchi moments. But when it comes to the guidance of magic, he becomes a different being altogether, being able to channel all that mana that's thanks to Vermeil's demonic powers that hasn't been seen since the calamity days. And this is not without merit, for Alto turns from the annoying to the selfless character, understanding that he is fighting on Vermeil's side and also loving her like just how a master would to its servant. So, there is both good and bad sides to the MC. And while the motive is just stereotypical for the time given the formula, it's almost insulting now that there's no depth to it. Everybody else seems stereotypical for its premise, even the villains, so it being based on a tried-and-true formula that's actually well-paced to the manga's first 4 volumes, likewise, there's good and bad when you can see it. For a first try at the scale of TV anime production, Staple Entertainment did surprisingly well, and I would say that the decent effort actually rivals many other low-budget studios and pitting against quality that it puts thse low-tier studios to shame, that's speaking volumes for a predominantly Hentai studio for a start. There's actual work being put through its paces, and even if the production staff team are a bunch of no-names, they actually captured the essence of the manga and adapted it to the T, which is great to see. Even when there's sakuga being planted in the action, it doesn't waver, and as I've said before, for a very new studio with only a single Hentai work to its name, the hope that more people will be aware of this studio source exists to request to do more contractual work on anime, please. It's better than what we bargained for in its genericness. Song-wise, this is one of Kaori Ishihara's better efforts, given that she's helming 2 songs this season: this show and Isekai Yakkyoku. Both songs are decent as per her quality of average-to-decent songwriting, and I would take it or leave it. The surprise however is Mili's ED, which comes in a foreboding tone of solemn and relapse of anchoring the torments of Vermeil's life from young till her current days. But I still think that the OST is so-so, so let's just leave it at that. I would say, if you desire the days of Zero no Tsukaima, but don't want to tread through the seasons from start to finish nor want to actually watch it in the first place, this is a somewhat decent alternative that unfortunately doesn't stand out for more than just a guilty pleasure that can make you feel deep at times. It's as if it's trying to bring back a trend that was once popular that with the invigoration of the Isekai genre (that killed this trend) that made it fall. This ain't so much a rarity nowadays, but clustered into the fantasy genre that no longer goes well with the times. It's an acquired taste, I would pretty much summarize it that way.

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