This ends and Mahouka continues. There's no justice in the anime business.

In the beginning I feared this was a cheap clone of some past shows (Mondaijitachi in particular), which is why I was happy indeed I was proven wrong. This established itself in a grand fashion and I don't think this owes anything to any other shows in an adverse fashion. In fact I have no complaints whatsoever, other than the show ending right in the middle of the ascent. While we saw good games and good characters, I feel like the best was yet to come, which is always a good feeling. Even if some of the games were a bit dodgy or too convenient, the atmosphere worked wonderfully and it did have its moments of sharp intelligence. The character interactions weren't bad, even if they didn't quite reach the level of tormenting Kuro Usagi in Mondaijitachi. On the other hand, the characters were more varied in this one and they certainly had stronger agendas of their own.

A good show, all in all. I hope it'll get a second season, but unfortunately I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for it.