Cheating Craft

Blade Fall 2016
ActionComedySchool
5.6
Quality Score
0.07 (Mixed)
Audience Mood
5 / 10
Controversy
25,762
MAL Ratings

Synopsis

In a world where academic success decides your entire future, the exam room becomes a ruthless battlefield. Passing the exams guarantees a successful future. Failing dooms you to live a cruel life, tormented by suffering and despair. Only the most intelligent—or cunning—students make it out alive. These are the two strategies of combat: spend your entire life studying for the test, or perfect your cheating strategy. The students who dedicate themselves to studying are called “Learning Type” students, and they are forced to collaborate with a “Cheating Type” student in order to battle their rivals for the top grades. The cheater Zhuge Mu Ming and studious academic Qiao Yi Huang decide to team up against the exams. However, the allies are soon divided, becoming bitter rivals. Will they be able to make it on their own? And if so, who will survive the challenge and emerge victorious? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Audience Consensus

Audience sentiment is mixed, with some viewers finding the show hilariously bad and enjoyable for its absurdity, while others criticize its nonsensical plot, shallow characters, and overall poor execution. The unique premise and voice acting are appreciated by some, but the majority find the show to be a wasted potential. The show is divisive with many reviews on opposite ends of the spectrum

Strengths

  • Unique and bold concept of using supernatural abilities for cheating
  • Enjoyable for those who like 'switch off your brain' comedies
  • Good animation quality
  • Excellent voice acting

Weaknesses

  • Poorly executed story
  • Characters lack depth
  • Incoherent power system
  • Rushed plot with many holes
  • Filler episodes that don't contribute to the story
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