Chivalry of a Failed Knight

CoaGK falls in the action, fantasy and romantic comedy categories and does a pretty job with each.

Pros:

• Typical tropes have some quality "twists".
• Underdog / non-OP protagonist.
• Good balance of action and story.
• Excellent balance of humor and heart.
• "Bad guys" are a little more flushed out than in other series, and same is true if the "Hero's".
• Consistent Animation.
• Good English Dubbing.

Cons:

• Some heavy fan service.
• A few story points are predicable.
• Occasion heavy cheese factor.

All in all it really deserves a second season.

Yes, it is true there is nothing new under the sun - after all, we've kept reading and watching Shakespeare for over 400 years and haven't gotten bored with that yet - but what is interesting about a story is the way they develop it, particularly with plot and drama. The concept of a failed knight who is trying to work his way up is not novel (rags to riches and so forth), but they do it well enough here to be interesting. Stella and Ikki are neat characters and the plot line centers around them and how they develop their lives, their education, and their relationship, problems we all have at one point or another. Add a little magic and the occasional fight for your life, and you have an interesting story. It's humorous at many points, dramatic at others, and altogether an enjoyable feature to watch.

Don't get me wrong, I liked this anime, but it's nothing original. If you have watched many animes, then this will feel like 'been there, done that' kinda stuff. If you're new to anime, then you may really enjoy this one...

Ikki Kurogane is 'the worst' magical knight ranked F in a school of magical knights. All his peers have better magical abilities than he does and even his father has always treated him with contempt due to his lack of magical aptitude and he only got into his school by having some strings pulled for him. There he meets Stella Vermilion, a foreign princess ranked A at their school. He ends up dueling her and wins and people begin to realise his F ranking is not necessarily justified...

The story is interesting enough, the characters likable and the animation is great. However, it just seems generic to me but maybe that's because it's probably aimed at a mid-teen audience and I prefer more adult anime. Anyway, worth a watch if you're into magical anime.

This anime has a lot in common with others but so does every movie you watch you can just about predict what's gonna happen in every scene especially horror movies but every episode in this show keys you in more and more and with this show being such a low budget yet a great anime could mean huge results in maybe upcoming season

Well this series is pretty good than i thought.unique combat style with a beautiful storyline with average romance.this series is obviously incomplete without season 2.i loved this show but why this series rating is so low i cant understand.plz team give us a season 2 of this beautiful series. Thank you.