In summary, humanity chooses 13 champions from all of history to battle 13 gods from all the pantheons(though mostly Greek and Norse gods, which is a slight disappointment) so that they don't get exterminated, in an arena filled with all the gods and all the historical figure cameos you can think of.
Important note: if you're getting excited about watching the fights, stop right there! This is much more about the setting, the characters (a lot of backstory flashbacks) and the spectator discussion/reaction, than about the fights themselves.
This is a middle of the road anime, featuring every type of anime cliche, quick and weirdness you can think of(horny grandpa Zeus, ultra-busty Aphrodite, surprising table turns during fights, forced sentimentality, 10 minute fights stretched to 2-3 episodes, on screen character titles, etc), as well as looking like it was born out of a mix and match process from other titles(anime or not).
You get the mythical characters from the Fate series, the arena fighting of many, many series (let's mention Dragon Ball), but given we're talking humans vs. Gods with high stakes, this feels more like Mortal Kombat, I even swear one flashback sequence of an episode was an homage of sorts to Attack on Titan(the imagery is too close to it to be a coincidence), and so on.
The animation is so-so, the story is blah, but there are some nice themes/ideas explored here(one example being the pairing, for a fight, of a god that thinks he's born perfect, with a human that has spent his life and afterlife trying to get better at something), but nothing gets to be expanded, it's all just on the surface.
At times, I felt they specifically tried to do a parody, but a lot of times that feeling gets undercut by other elements. If they had leaned into that aspect more, it would have been a better overall experience. As it stands, this is not a complete waste of time, but if you want something that will thrill you, there are many other, better titles to choose from.
Important note: if you're getting excited about watching the fights, stop right there! This is much more about the setting, the characters (a lot of backstory flashbacks) and the spectator discussion/reaction, than about the fights themselves.
This is a middle of the road anime, featuring every type of anime cliche, quick and weirdness you can think of(horny grandpa Zeus, ultra-busty Aphrodite, surprising table turns during fights, forced sentimentality, 10 minute fights stretched to 2-3 episodes, on screen character titles, etc), as well as looking like it was born out of a mix and match process from other titles(anime or not).
You get the mythical characters from the Fate series, the arena fighting of many, many series (let's mention Dragon Ball), but given we're talking humans vs. Gods with high stakes, this feels more like Mortal Kombat, I even swear one flashback sequence of an episode was an homage of sorts to Attack on Titan(the imagery is too close to it to be a coincidence), and so on.
The animation is so-so, the story is blah, but there are some nice themes/ideas explored here(one example being the pairing, for a fight, of a god that thinks he's born perfect, with a human that has spent his life and afterlife trying to get better at something), but nothing gets to be expanded, it's all just on the surface.
At times, I felt they specifically tried to do a parody, but a lot of times that feeling gets undercut by other elements. If they had leaned into that aspect more, it would have been a better overall experience. As it stands, this is not a complete waste of time, but if you want something that will thrill you, there are many other, better titles to choose from.