Information:
Other Names: ハンドレッド.
Studio: Production IMS
Writer: Hideki Shirane
Director: Tomoki Kobayashi
Music: Shuhei Naruse
Type: TV Series, Light Novel Adaptation
Length: 24 min per episode approx. 12 Episodes.
Genres: Action, Ecchi, Harem, Mecha, Romance, School, Sci-Fi
Rating: PG - 13
Air Dates: 5th April 2016 - 21st June 2016
Alternate Recommendations: "Infinite Stratos" & "Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut".
Synopsis:
"Hundred"—that is the only weapon that can oppose the mysterious life form "Savage" from visiting the earth.
The protagonist, Kisaragi Hayato, aims to become a Martial Arts Master using this Hundred. He managed to get into the battleship university Little Garden.
However—
"I wanted to see you, Hayato!!!"
"H-How do you know my name?"
Around the room-mate, Emil Crossford, who somehow knows him well (?), Hayato gets an uneasy feeling.
What's more, just after the entrance ceremony, he gets asked for a duel by the campus' strongest martial arts master "Queen" Claire Harvey...!?
The ultimate academy battle begins here!
(Source: MAL, Edited)
Review:
Why do I keep coming back? Every time one of these types of
shows’ airs each season, why do I watch these? Well one I make it a point to
try and watch everything in the season and two they are easy to watch, since
they require you to not try and work things out, while also remaining light –
hearted time wasters. This is what Hundred is: a time waster. Though I must say
it’s better than last season’s harem-ecchi anime (Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut), having a romantic plot that feels like it actually
developers but still stays truer to formula by having a predictable plot and
one dimensional characters.
As said the plot is fairly predictable being easy to follow and understand with a fun romance side plot to go alongside it, which as said previously actually develops over the course which is a plus for this type of show but doesn’t actually go anywhere by the end, thanks to the classic “being interrupted at the end by other harem members”. Like the series itself though the setting is fairly boring and feels like a direct copy of another harem series “Infinite Stratos” just like another series that happened to air this year; the setting is based around people known as Slayers who use weapons known as Hundreds (Exoskeleton Mech Suits) to fight against evil creature known as Savages, while also living on a quiet ship and attending high-school; if this isn’t as much of hint as how this turns out, I don’t know what is.
As said the plot is fairly predictable being easy to follow and understand with a fun romance side plot to go alongside it, which as said previously actually develops over the course which is a plus for this type of show but doesn’t actually go anywhere by the end, thanks to the classic “being interrupted at the end by other harem members”. Like the series itself though the setting is fairly boring and feels like a direct copy of another harem series “Infinite Stratos” just like another series that happened to air this year; the setting is based around people known as Slayers who use weapons known as Hundreds (Exoskeleton Mech Suits) to fight against evil creature known as Savages, while also living on a quiet ship and attending high-school; if this isn’t as much of hint as how this turns out, I don’t know what is.
Now for the cream of the crop as fair as harems are concerned the characters: starting with main two characters: Kisaragi Hayato our main male protagonist complete with a tragic past, spikey hair and his very own “badass” mode, he is as plain and generic with a nice personality that all the girls fall for, while the main girl takes on the role of the trap Emaila/Emile Crossfode is similar in that she is fairly obsessive over the main character and also has a tragic power and “badass” mode like the protagonist, also it’s not really a spoiler that she is girl even though she is introduced as male it was plainly obvious, since she look just like “Charlotte from Infinite Stratos”, and just before the introduction there a flash back to girl who looks just like him.
As for the supporting cast I felt like some of the more interesting characters barely got any screen time, while the ones who got plenty didn’t develop and were fairly generic on their own, including harem members plus the antagonist.
As far as character designs go I felt like I had seen them all before in a variety of shows, while I also noticed an increased amount of characters that should have been adults but were instead teenage girls, which was probably to appeal to some sort of fetish like every other character in the series. The art and animation I found to be fairly plain and is nothing you haven’t seen already.
For the soundtrack on another hand I found it passable but it had no real tracks that stood out to me much, though I did find both the opening and ending songs much more enjoyable, with it being one of the only reasons I kept coming back.
In conclusion like all other harem, you should watch this if you’re up for something you can turn your brain of to, as well as if you don’t mind over the top fan-service.
Final Scores:
Setting/Story: 5.2
Characters: 5.0
Art/Animation: 4.7Sound: 5.4
Final Verdict: 5.0/10 (Average)
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