While some franchises are guilty of being drawn out for as long as their creators can milk them, the viability of an idea can be measured by how long you can keep writing about it before it starts getting stale. As such, it's very telling that Magical Sempai doesn't even finish a 12-Episode Anime (with episodes at half the usual length) before running out of steam.
The anime is about an unnamed student, known only as "Assistant" who joins a magic club with a sole member- the eponymous Sempai. Sempai is good at magic, but only when no one's watching. When she performs in front of others, she fails spectacularly, and often ends up in compromising positions. Will she ever overcome this and become a good magician?
The answer, unfortunately, is no. Since these comedic mishaps are the source of much of the anime's comedy, if Sempai ever got over her stage fright, the source of jokes would promptly dry up. As such, the characters are not allowed to develop or grow in any meaningful fashion.
This wouldn't be so much of a problem if the characters were at all likeable. Sempai's immaturity and bullheaded drive to prove herself end up making her fairly obnoxious, while Assistant's apathy does little to make him sympathetic. A sibling duo of recurring characters adds little to the cast, since they don't have all that much synergy with the leads. Out of the main cast, Sempai's older sister and the chemistry club president seem like the best characters, with the former being a loving but embarrassing big sister, and the latter being a well-adjusted science nerd who knows about magic-like science tricks, but aren't utilized very much.
Another downside is that the fanservice is rather excessive and in-your-face, particularly whenever Sempai's latest mistake results in a panty shot, her clothes getting wet, her ending up naked or all sorts of other things.
In short, there is very little reason to watch Magical Sempai, not when there are many far more appealing comedy anime out there, so I would not recommend doing so.
Bog-standard comedy anime
While some franchises are guilty of being drawn out for as long as their creators can milk them, the viability of an idea can be measured by how long you can keep writing about it before it starts getting stale. As such, it's very telling that Magical Sempai doesn't even finish a 12-Episode Anime (with episodes at half the usual length) before running out of steam.
The anime is about an unnamed student, known only as "Assistant" who joins a magic club with a sole member- the eponymous Sempai. Sempai is good at magic, but only when no one's watching. When she performs in front of others, she fails spectacularly, and often ends up in compromising positions. Will she ever overcome this and become a good magician?
The answer, unfortunately, is no. Since these comedic mishaps are the source of much of the anime's comedy, if Sempai ever got over her stage fright, the source of jokes would promptly dry up. As such, the characters are not allowed to develop or grow in any meaningful fashion.
This wouldn't be so much of a problem if the characters were at all likeable. Sempai's immaturity and bullheaded drive to prove herself end up making her fairly obnoxious, while Assistant's apathy does little to make him sympathetic. A sibling duo of recurring characters adds little to the cast, since they don't have all that much synergy with the leads. Out of the main cast, Sempai's older sister and the chemistry club president seem like the best characters, with the former being a loving but embarrassing big sister, and the latter being a well-adjusted science nerd who knows about magic-like science tricks, but aren't utilized very much.
Another downside is that the fanservice is rather excessive and in-your-face, particularly whenever Sempai's latest mistake results in a panty shot, her clothes getting wet, her ending up naked or all sorts of other things.
In short, there is very little reason to watch Magical Sempai, not when there are many far more appealing comedy anime out there, so I would not recommend doing so.