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(half of one episode watched): I created the following generic introduction in last season's review of the mediocre Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry, as an indication of just how unoriginal and predictable the premise was. As I watched episode one of Phantom, the thought occurred to me that perhaps I could use it here as well: At the elite ___ Academy, extraordinary students, called “___”, employ the power of ___ in duels to sharpen their martial art skills. ___ is a new student who gets off to a poor start with an embarrassing incident involving ___, one of the most respected female students at the school. This would be Hosea Academy, I don't recall if the students had a special name, but they were members of a special club which fights 'Phantoms', there were plenty of fancy terms for the powers/abilities that they employ ("Pang Tong' for one), Haruhiko is the guy who gets into embarrassing incidents (two) with girls, and so on. The point is that this is a show with slightly different details but in general the same tired premise as we have seen countless times before. I found this show to be completely uninteresting and quit after half an episode; it was seeming like a harem with a fairy thrown in. After his second physical encounter with a cute girl, Haruhiko exclaims "This is turning into a super-clichéd dating sim encounter!". Yeah it is--and rather than trying to break out of that pattern, it promptly goes back into it. Just because you have admitted it doesn't make it okay. The mention of a 'certain incident' in the ANN synopsis which will lead the cast to an important truth piques my interest a little, but based on what I have seen so far (and the numerous previous incarnations of the premise) I find it hard to believe that anything unusual or intriguing will come of this. I am willing to bet that it will be just another generic show which relies on fanservice rather than talent to attract viewers, and has a plot which is little more than an excuse for all the T&A. Last updated Tuesday, April 26 2016. Created Thursday, January 07 2016. | ||||||||
