If what you are looking for is an anime with an interesting cast and you dont mind a somewhat predictable development for its genre this is for you. 1. Originality: 8 Personally I consider that any sports anime that moves away from the overexploited baseball basketball and soccer already acquires a higher level of originality. However the idea that the show tries to capture to recognize cheerleading as a current sport is something that I consider quite new. That and the fact that cheerleading is not really a sport for men normally. Thats why although the story is inspired by a team of cheerleaders of real life I cant help feeling that Cheer Danshi is a sports anime with one of the most original plots that I have seen in this genre in a while. However of course some things in its development look somewhat generic so I cant allow a 10. 2. Story Development: 8 Although it seems impossible to develop a good sports anime in 12 episodes Cheer Danshi is the exception. Fortunately this is an anime that could be said to have almost no filler. Each episode although it may seem a filler episode at the beginning ends up showing how important it is in the main plot and in the development of its characters. In addition I have to rescue how all sixteen members of Breakers receive development or at least a background story that allows us to empathize with them and keeps them away from being simple extras. 3. Characters: 9 Its diverse cast and the different points of view on why to be in the group makes you get interested in the characters both inside and outside the training for the routines. If there is something that managed to get my attention as the episodes progressed its how the new personalities that were adhered to the team affected it as a whole both positively and negatively. Although at the beginning our seven original members may seem a bit simple we can recognize their peculiarities later when we meet the other nine members and their varied personalities. 4. Enjoyment: 10 Although its a little obvious at this point I think its worth emphasizing again that I really enjoyed this show in its entirety. If there is something to highlight about this show as the most enjoyable thing that it has it has to be the characters and their development not only as a team but as people. Obviously watching them strive to follow their new dream is exciting but its even more so to see them strive to improve in their personal lives. I decided to watch Cheer Danshi thinking it would be bad and that I could laugh at it. Obviously I didnt expected to come across a catching story and interesting characters who you want to know more about after every episode.