A world where art becomes magic. In this world, people who can inspire passion with their Magic Arts are called Artistas, and are employed in show business. In Hoshinomori Private Magical Arts High School, where Artistas are taught, a strange new student named Kohana Aigasaki transfers into the school.
Kohana is placed on the planning committee for the school's yearly Hoshinomori Summer Festa cultural festival. She spends her romantic school life with six other boys who aim to become entertainers in the future. Each of the boys specializes in his own Arts, and aims to make Hoshi Fes a success. In addition, the boys also aim to be chosen alongside Kohana as the school's Artista Prince and Princess, only chosen once a year.
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phyakul
I LOVE this Anime so much! The art is exceptional. I enjoy the colors, the character design and the overall art to the fullest. I feel happy and light hearted while watching it. The story revolves around the main female character. Like other anime, story follows her build up friendship with the other male characters while she has a goal and tried her best to follow her mother's footstep. The story is slow pace, not so serious, but full with joy. All the characters are lovable and this anime helps you improve your mood. I hope they add more romance and excitement to the story.
jRad522
Magic-Kyun! Renaissance is what you would get if you crossed Harry Potter with Ouran Highschool Host Club. A bunch of kids with artistic talent which is somehow also magic are brought together at a school where pretty much anything goes. When their art is sufficiently artistic it emits bishy sparkles, which is more or less the extent of the magic. It is also a reverse harem of the most basic type. Story: Kohana, our main character, is selected to be on a committee that is planning their school's summer cultural festival along with 6 incredibly bishy and angsty male students who each specialize in a differentfine art. She has to convince them one by one that life is worth enjoying, with each character's episode culminating in an over the top music video that I chose to interpret as a metaphor for a sexual encounter. Along the way they all learn several things, for example that being adorable solves all your problems and that having a talent show is the best way to pull somebody out of a deep coma.
Art: Breathtaking. The show is a celebration of the fine arts, and as such pays close attention to all details of its presentation. The art is crisp and colorful, and the character designs are distinct and strong.
Sound: Also great. A mix of J-Pop and classical performance, with both being presented well.
Characters: Exactly as one-dimensional as you would expect from a harem. We have, more or less in order of prominence, Ginger Flower arranger main girl Kohana, black hair grumpy singer male lead, blue hair calligraphy shut in guy, blonde fabulous dance guy, red hair jock cello guy, other ginger sculpture/cooking guy with no personality whatsoever, and sad sack lavender hair painter guy. They all have exactly one character trait, and also they all want to bone Kohana. Cello guy is best girl, closely followed by calligraphy guy. They all produce magical sparkles with their art, and that is about all they do.
I must add in the negative that it was unfortunate that they couldn't find someone who could sing to voice the main singer grump guy. Not only did he sound like he was doing karaoke, but most of his songs were also in flowery (literally, he excretes magical sparkle flowers when he sings) and stilted broken English. He probably could sing pretty well in his native Japanese. Wish they had given him a chance to. As it was he kinda sounded like twink William Shatner.
Enjoyment: I did enjoy this show. It wasn't anything deep, and none of the characters had an arc in particular with the possible exception of calligraphy guy. Kohana was a total Pollyanna and was kind of annoying beside but you guyyys she makes the best flower arrangements so nobody seems to mind. The rest were kind of just there, although calligraphy guy actually kind of learns something and grows a bit. The show was fun and shiny and entertaining; if you have nothing else to watch it is basic but inoffensive.
ironspy
A bit disappointing, to be honest. I really was looking forward to giving this show a try, as I had heard fairly positive reviews going into it. However, there were quite a few things that held me back from really getting into Magic Kyun. Perhaps the largest problem I had with the show is how bland the lead heroine is. I know a common complaint about several reverse harems is that the lead has no personality for the sake of self insertion, and I don't think this show is an exception. She's vaguely pretty, vaguely nice, and vaguely friendly with every single character. No real definingcharacteristics other than her commitment to ~never give up~. This poses a problem both for the story and for the escapist fantasy, because any interaction she has with her romantic interests fall completely flat on their face.
The male cast is so-so, kind of a mixed bag. I don't think any of the guys were especially poorly written, but neither do I think any of them were incredibly well crafted characters. They were just sort of...there. To fill one spot or another. But what I did appreciate was they all treated the Kohana with respect (no grabbing, non consensual kisses, etc). It's a low bar, but I'll take it at this point.
I'm not even sure what to say about the story. This show sure had one. I guess. It was very tacked on.
All of this being said, I did enjoy certain aspects of Magic Kyun. I loved how bright the colors of the character designs and the overall color palette were. I think that the soundtrack was fun in its own way, if a bit unintentionally hilarious at some points. And I think it goes without saying that Juri is the MVP of the show. I was sort of hoping that the show would flip into a same sex romance, because she genuinely had a lot more charm than the other contenders.
What can I say.... it's harmless, a bit boring, and full of montages.
RoyalSoul
I should mentioned this is my first review. When I saw the cover of this anime I was skeptical. But anyway, I love shoujo/romance animes so I gave it a try. I like the cliches of shoujo animes, I like having 1 girl and lots of boys falling in love with the girl. So, this anime is about a girl named Kohana, who wants to follow her mother's steps. In order to do so, Kohana attends the same Magic School has her mother, doing flower arrangements. She meets a lot of students, being the other 6 main characters (boys) that have their own ways of doing magic (sparkles). Onthis anime we have the cliches and on the first episodes what happens is what the viewer is expecting. But, towards the end of the anime there are some events that happen that the viewer is not expecting, that make the anime thrilling.
If you are looking for a shoujo anime that gives you enjoyment, this is the one, it does not have the romance like others, it does not have affection shown. It is truly a 1 girl - 6 boys friends (that also have different kinds of love towards the girl) anime. It is fun and a good anime to chill and if you love the cliches it is perfect for you.
Lilviscious
TLDR: I can recommend this anime to any anime fan who enjoys to be taken by surprise, but who can stick through a few slow-paced, predictable episodes first. Hang on, it will be worth your time! Story Let's be completely honest and not act like the first few episodes of the anime were spectacular. It went as expected, with many different characters to introduce it is hard not to focus on 'heroin/one guy' until everyone has met and some bonds have been created. I must admit however, that the plottwist near end had me completely surprised and thrilled until the very end! This truly made up for theclichés used in the first half of the series. Therefore I'm giving the story a 7/10.
Art
If anything is absolutely stunning about this series, it's the art. With the magic element that flows through the story I had a high expectation of the art and the representation of talents. Needless to say, I wasn't disappointed one bit! 10/10
Sound
The variety of voices were a great combination in the songs sung throughout the series and suited their characters well. I must especially compliment the voice actor KENN who voiced Suminomiya Aoi for his portrayol of the character as opposed to his singing voice. Also, the English singing in this series was quite impressive. It was not of English native level, but one can not expect such a thing from Japanese voice actors. Giving sound a 8/10.
Character
In this reverse-harem of course there should be a variation of different personalities as to appeal to a broad audience of spectators. I for one was not impressed by the selection of typical characters such as the 'king', the 'playboy', the 'gloomy lonesome guy' and so on. However, the sincere and mostly realistic dialogues in which the characters portrayed their feelings for the heroin and gave a little more information on their background so we could relate more, balances my score to a 6/10.
Enjoyment
There was a mixture of feelings that took hold of me while watching the series. I cringed, quite a bit, to be honest. But other than that minor negative feeling, I enjoyed myself quite a bit. I laughed and appreciated the light-heartedness of the first half of the series, while also holding my breath and feeling a pang of sadness in my heart at the plottwist near the end. It wasn't a rollercoaster, but I had suspected a ride of glee, laughter and sensation, and got exactly what I came for - and more! 10/10 for this one!
Overall
I was a tad biased when starting this series. Having watched a ton of reverse-harem series and music themed series, there's only so much that can surprise me at this point. The story, albeit a bit cliché, hides a secret spike of excitement that makes for a enjoyable series with at least one if not more characters to root for in their journey to romancing the herion. This series get's a 8/10 from me. Now, go watch it!
citycat
To understand Magic-kyun! Renaissance, let's use a metaphor. Picture an ice cream sundae that's topped with your favourite syrup. Now pour another serving of syrup on top and add whipped cream (or marshmallows, sprinkles, chocolate chips; your choice of something sweet). That's what makes Magic-kyun! Renaissance. Yes, that's exactly how I would describe this show. Like a sundae, it's not a new invention. It meets all the standard criteria of a typical shoujo anime. The extra syrup represents how sweet and cheesy it is. All the while as you savour this sundae, you know you're risking cavities. You know there won't be any surprises and it'sgoing to go as predicted, yet you can't stop watching. You watch this show purely to satisfy your sweet tooth. Nothing more. If you start this series hoping for anything more or something different, you'll be sorely disappointed.
That said, I still give this a solid 7 for the Story because those who appreciate art would understand the "sparkles" that art brings to the world. Some people may complain about the lack of romantic story developing, but you need to treat this like an otome. If you approach it with the right mindset, you'll be happy that the show doesn't force a pairing on you. Plus, every character is delectable in their own right, so that's why this show gets 8 for Characters and the Story is good as is without the explicit pairing.
Almost forgot about the extra toppings (whipped cream/marshmallows/whatever you picked). As if the rest of the sundae won't give you sugar overload, this anime packs in musical numbers sporadically like Glee. Yes, you read that right. (I also wasn't prepared for that when I first started watching.) For some people, this might just be a downright turn-off. I almost dropped it myself, but then the singing isn't horrible. It kind of fits with the show. Personally, I don't think it would've detracted from the show to remove said toppings, but it doesn't completely ruin it either. It's just more (unnecessary) sugar in the end. But, now you've been warned.
Takeaway: Enjoyable anime for those with a sweet tooth who enjoys shoujo anime with otome flair. (NOT for the romantic at heart who needs a definite end game pairing).
Side note: If anyone reads the manga for this show, can you message me to tell me the ending? They didn't publish this in English and I am curious to know how the manga ends.
AkiraShinren
Magic-Kyun! Renaissance, to summarize, is an enjoyable piece of art. I had fun watching it, regardless of all the flaws it provided. To begin with, Magic-Kyun! Renaissance has a fairly interesting base story, about a school for artists who're able to make their art "glitter" in unique ways, using their magic. Personally I think this idea and basic setting is pretty interesting, as "magic" is neither used as a weapon nor anything else majorly important in everyday lifes. No, it simply serves the sole purpose of enjoyment. Which is in fact something I doubt I have ever seen in any anime. The very simple usage ofmagic makes it that much simpler to understand what's going on.
Usually, Anime based on Magic have to explain the laws they follow, which is why it's sometimes hard to understand.
The lack of such necessity made Magic-Kyun! Renaissance a lot more light-hearted, which is it's strong point.
The whole thing altogether is basically like a piece of art you are viewing to make you smile.
However, Magic-Kyun! Renaissance has a lot of flaws or weaknesses which make this anime rather bland. Other than the beautiful things, there's actually not much content.
The characters are unique enough to differenciate them, but that's about it. Aside from the "sexy dancer" Anjo, they mostly seemed very similiar to each other. They were all nice and friendly to the Heroine Kohana, they all loved her.. Not much substance to be found here.
They do differ a bit, but I'd have liked a few more stronger personalities, Maybe some sorta Tsundere or something a lot harsher than what Georgie was.
The Story wasn't really much either. I basically grasped the background of an otome-game within minutes of the anime, and that's usually a killer for deep stories.
Because Otome-Game based Animes tend to only scratch the deepness of each characters stroy due to time-issues. They usually have to avoid favouring one character too much, which makes the story fairly bland.
Magic-Kyun! Renaissance is no exception to this, even though it's not based on an Otome game, but rather a Multimedia Project consisting of one.
It was fun to watch, nonetheless. The beauty of the world, the art created by the characters, the happiness achieved and all the bonds having been made, was something light heartedly and happy to watch.
Actually I enjoyed the colors the most, because it was sparkling everywhere.. I still feel like giggling at all the sparkles.
My recommendation thus goes like this:
If you need something lighthearted, enjoyable to view with fun music to accompany it, then this is an anime you should definitely watch. It's easy to understand, fun to watch and will most likely make you smile.
If you crave a good story with character diversity and strong development, solid backgrounds and something to be enthralled by.. This might not be your best choice to watch.
catsighs
a harem anime! it's not that often that I watch or review these things, but Magic-Kyun was something that I picked up purely because it looked tropey enough to have a laugh at, and actually ended up enjoying! STORY (4/10) mehh. I had fun with it myself, but in the end the actual interesting parts of the story and worldbuilding were really poorly paced. the origins, cultural impact and uses of magical arts should really have really been explored more, but this exposition was almost entirely sacrificed in the end to allow more screentime for the interpersonal bits and pieces between the characters. with the setting beinga prestigious school, there is no shortage of varying stories of high-achieving kids struggling to meet expectations, so I did at least enjoy that and in my opinion it does still pull it off well enough to be enjoyable overall.
another series I had this problem with was AoKana, and that did not have the slice of life/romance aspects down well enough to get away with neglecting worldbuilding in the way that Magic-Kyun has.
ART (7.5/10)
the art has its weaknesses (the female characters in particular can veer off model or look a bit lopsided at times) but the style is overall really bright and charming. the boys were all drawn beautifully and fairly consistently, the scenery is colourful and well-designed, and the magic sparkles are truly gorgeous.. I've heard a lot of other people compliment the sparkles and I'm totally here to join that chorus. the 2D animation for them is incredibly smooth, in some cases 3D is used and that works nicely as well!
SOUND (5/10)
with there being a relatively nice insert song per episode early in the anime, I can't exactly rate this lower than a 5. however, the music is absolutely not to my personal tastes.. the OP is energetic, very typical anime OP. the ED I enjoyed slightly more, very corny lyrics but again, fun and energetic with a more lively beat and a little catchier. something that soured my enjoyment of the vocals is that Teika, the character who is supposed to be Amazing At Singing, is not in any way notably better sounding than the other boys.. in fact I actually prefer some of their voices over his. not a huge deal, but a little immersion-breaking that the group songs are better-sounding than his solos.
CHARACTER (7/10)
probably a rating that many will disagree with but I actually found the side characters to be really endearing in this series! while they are obviously tropey, I really enjoyed that the boys not only got along, but also seemed to genuinely care for and support one another. it's refreshing to have a harem setup where the suitors aren't all at each others throats constantly. the rivalry is played for laughs a couple of times but it doesn't really get in the way of anything else and isn't there so often that you get tired of it. there are plenty of other
add to that the presence of Juri, Kohana's best friend (who I totally chose to read into as lesbian/bisexual) and you have a winning cast of characters for me.
coming back to the poor pacing.. due to the focus on the boys at the start of the anime, it's actually a while before Juri or Kohana see any character development, but when they do, it was pretty good. Juri is a charismatic wingman for Kohana throughout the series, really coming into her own towards the very end of the series where her love (platonic or otherwise) for Kohana, emotional side and jokester nature become apparent.
Kohana herself is what you'd expect from a reverse harem protagonist: kind, hard-working, a little naïve, self-conscious, with big dreams. she spends the early part of the anime changing the lives of others just by being so darn sweet and supportive, and... sees all of her own character development crammed in at the end. what was touched on was pretty good, sticking with the series until the end rewards you with a closer look at Kohana's personal insecurities and distrust in both her own abilities and the compliments from other people. while she's far from a well-written character, she's a refreshing take on an otherwise cheerful girl suffering from impostor syndrome.
ENJOYMENT (7/10)
I'll be honest. I got hooked on this extremely corny anime. I feel shame. but I accept the shame and would absolutely do it all again if by some miracle this anime gets a second season.
OVERALL (6/10)
this is an extremely situational overall score. if you're a reverse harem connoisseur, you'll probably find this enjoyable enough but it's perhaps not something that will stand out. if you hate reverse harem anime, this show likely isn't good enough to change your mind about it.
if you're apathetic, give it a try for a couple of episodes, it could be a fun way to kill some time and for me it sits right on the boundary of 'so bad it's good' and 'a genuine - if slightly guilty - pleasure'.
B-FOUR
I was going to give this anime a rating of 6 but the last few episodes made me appreciate the story more so now it's an 8. In my opinion, it would be best to view it as an anime that talks about (creating) art and the struggles that come along with it. The last few episodes really emphasized what a messed up thinking (mindset) could do to an artist or a person in general and the anime included some good basic principles that should not be dismissed when creating art. (You should be able to spot one almost every episode.) If you're hoping for a romance(like I was), I wouldn't recommend this. There are six love interests and she ends up with none of them, which was kind of disappointing because the show made it clear that the love interests had feelings for her but it stayed at that.
The songs were catchy and the Engrish was surprisingly okay. Since it's a short anime (13 episodes), the character development felt a bit unsatisfying. The characters easily changed their views/attitude almost in an instant when in reality it would have taken much much longer.
At first the story was predictable, but towards the end it became more interesting as the story progressed in a way that I wasn't expecting (considering the build up).
It's not an anime I would re-watch any time soon (or ever) but I liked the lightness of it. It was fun and easy to watch and didn't leave any lingering emotions.
In conclusion, it has its flaws, but if you are an artistic person or like creating things in general, I think you would appreciate or enjoy Magic-Kyun! Renaissance.
LGalaxy
OMG! I loves this anime so much especially concidering I love the arts! it has such a great storyline and more people should watch it. I totally am going to re - watch this anime in the future. It made me so happy and the characters I really liked esspecially the hedgehod. Magic Kyun Renaissance is one of the best arts focused anime's I have ever watched! If you have not watched it and are reading the comments go watch it! You hopefully won't regret watching this anime in the end. I mean like I benged watched the entire thing at like 11:30pm to like1am so....
CurryxSake
Magic-Kyun! Renaissance is a simple and sweet reverse harem that makes me can't help but love everyone. Story-wise, the world building is fun yet vague. While I would wish that they flesh out the magic arts and their spiral staircase, I'm nonetheless happy with the anime's main focus: the interactions of the Hoshinomori Summer Festival Committee members. Kohana Aigasaki is such a sweet girl and while many heroines of otomes stick to this trope, Kohana executed it very well and it suits her background as a person. Her portrayal of this trope also justifies why everyone else in the committee likes her very much. The male leadsmay seem unremarkable in terms of common reverse harem archetypes on paper, but they are so well done in practice. They also sing which is fun! The best part is that this show balances shipping scenes with actual interactions between friends.
The artwork and animation are stunning. The OST is spectacular.
Magic-Kyun! Renaissance is a brilliant example on how to execute common reverse harem tropes in an enjoyable way. Everyone is loveable and there's almost no doubt that you will end up loving them too!
amandar1na
Magic-kyun features the life of Kohana and 6 others dudes in Hoshinomori, a school where each student practices a different form of "Magic Arts". It's a short but nice story, though the pacing is not so great and I would rearrange some of the events. There are some plotlines introduced early on that are never developed properly too?? which is weird given the fact they are portrayed as really important stuff but then they kinda forget about it. Major props to this work for giving the heroine a proper storyline that isn't just her meeting 6 cute boys, though I can't say that's the sametreatment the guys got.
The animation is wonky at times but the chara designs and overall "aesthetic" of the anime is pretty nice and well done. Voice acting is good, and the cast is great.
I give it a 6, maybe 6,5 mainly because it is nothing new within the genre but It makes for a cute story to watch
RESOLVING_POWER
I watched Magic-Kyun! Renaissance. Here are my thoughts. Positive aspects: >setting and atmosphere >art style >decent character insert songs with enjoyable scenes to accompany them >sometimes romantic Negative aspects: >mediocre direction>bland and somewhat unlikable characters
>bland plot
There are aspects of this anime that I really liked and appreciated, but my average level of enjoyment over time was moderate at best. Overall rating: 6/10
More detailed thoughts are provided below.
I thought this was an all-male idol anime prior to watching (did zero research before watching -- had modest expectations because I usually like boy idols). The main character is actually an awesome girl who is sort of a 'manager' for a group of male artists (i.e. it's a reverse harem show). I didn't realize she was a girl until I heard the voices because her character design relative to the male cast is so androgynous. It's good that there's a female manager though because boys are REALLY DUMB, especially when they don't have a confident talented girl to lead them.
I like most of the character designs. One petty complaint I have though is that the MC has this 'dopey' resting facial expression that makes her difficult to take seriously at times.
The setting is CUTE CUTE CUTE. Everything is super sparkly and amazing! The setting is like a girly fantasy world with lots of jewels and spirally staircases and stuff. A lot of detail went into it and it looked great. I definitely like the vibrant colour palette used in this anime.
If I were giving this series genre tags I would definitely classify this as shoujo. The tone of the series is quite girly, even moreso than the average boy idol anime. The MC is also very 'self-inserty', if that makes sense.
Okay animation quality.
I liked the music at first but unfortunately they play the exact same piano melody over and over again. There are character insert songs added into most episodes which are good and have pretty scenes to go with them. OP and ED songs are good too.
Mediocre direction. Moments that should be more emotional are underplayed, which is strange for a shoujo anime like this. Screentime also feels like it is often wasted on totally mundane and boring material. There were a lot of scenes revolving around preparing for the summer festival thing that felt like a drag to me.
Both the characters and plot are kind of bland and cliche.
There are romantic moments at times but it's difficult to get into due to the lackluster characterization. It's a cheap shallow kind of romance, like one would expect from a harem show. Most of the male cast is pretty cute, with some exceptions. Some of the male cast have kind of unlikable personalities as well (looking at you especially, MONET). That said, one aspect of the story is that the MC helps the boys with their flaws, so maybe it's unfair of me to fault the male cast for having personality issues.
The MC's jaw looks like she could literally crush boulders with it. Seriously I have no idea what they were thinking with her character design besides intentionally making her kind of homely so the intended audience can more easily self-insert. At least her hair is kind of pretty. She looks like an ogre got sent to a hair salon.
Despite all my criticisms of the anime, I think the overall franchise had promise and was underappreciated. The musical content is pretty good and the seiyuus even held a live concert, the previews of which look pretty good.
Lastly, I unfortunately have not seen the OVA because I could not find it anywhere.
