XIV: "Maburaho"

I saw this before ever hearing of Magikano, and let it slip in its review. So this one covers Maburaho, a similar anime which carries a different plot.

In spite of both anime being harem and affiliating with magic, the plots completely differ from one another. In Maburaho, Kazuki Shikimori is a magic user, as is the rest of the students and teachers present. Yet, there's a huge difference with Kazuki: he can only use his magic 8 times, kinda making him the weakest link physically, compared to ordinary users who can use theirs under 100 times, and fellow classmates whose magic uses vary well over 1000 times (in spite of this, it's said that he is powerful, and it shows a few times.) Should anybody use up their magic counts, they turn to ash. Yet, on the flip side of all of this, he learns that he is the descendant of powerful magicians, and carries genes that could possibly give birth to the most powerful magician in history.

All of the sudden, three girls appear towards him, each trying to obtain his genes: Yuna Miyama, the self-proclaimed wife (how this came to be is explained in the anime at some point), Kuriko Kazetsubaki, who will take any opportunity to flirt with Kazuki (she's head of the student council and a wealthy daughter of the Kazetsubaki Family, which has a financial group), and Rin Kamishiro, a reserved student and warrior who couldn't stand much of Kazuki from the beginning (her only reason for coming for him was a family order, another explained in the anime). Over time, additional characters come into play, especially one who shares a similar past to Yuna's. The plots change as well, though you'd be surprised what happens between them, as well as how it ends.

Maburaho gets a 6.5 of 10. On a personal note, I admit I was being too nice with Magikano when I first reviewed it, but I'm sticking by what I'm grading Maburaho. Even with the magic stuff going on, it sort of follows that "loser is the main star" formula I've seen in other titles, not that I'm trying to degrade Kazuki. Note that there is a little fanservice involved, so keep that in mind as you watch. Overall, this anime has met worse reviews, yet I found it worthy at least mentioning, and personally liked it (though others are still superior to this.)