Normally I don’t bother with harem animes since I pretty much know they’re not my thing. However, working at the Anime USA convention as a video ops staff member this year, one of my assignments was to sit in the video rooms and make sure nobody stole the equipment. That also meant I had to watch whatever was playing, and it just so happens one of those titles was Maburaho.

I’ll just get it off my chest right now, I didn’t like the show. Mostly because harem animes aren’t my thing and also because the gags were just plain stupid. Never-the-less, looking at the show objectively (or as objectively as possible), there were a few things about it I found rather inspired.

Firstly, here’s the plot: Maburaho takes place in a world just likes ours, save for the fact that everyone is born with the ability to use magic. A person’s magic is limited, however, and physical examinations can determine exactly how many times in your life you will be able to use your magic abilities. Most people have the numbers somewhere in the thousands, and your social status is based on how high your magic-count is. If you use your magic more than your allotted count, you turn to ash and disappear. Kazuki Shikimori, sadly, has a magic count of eight. He is the laughing stock of his high school, with no real friends to speak of, routinely skips class and is deeply depressed about how much he sucks. But that’s all about to change

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