Rental Magica

This is a soooooo average title.
When watching the first episodes, it was still interesting to me and somehow I didn't feel like I wouldn't like the title. I expected that in the worst case it would just be a normal anime.
However, anime of the noughties often has a problem - it's too long.
Unfortunately, I haven't read the original novel yet. There will probably be just as many events, but still... After watching it, I got the feeling that some episodes in this anime are not really necessary, and some have a rather controversial importance.
I wouldn't say that this anime is uninteresting, but the almost identical sequence of events in all the arcs where gg starts a new mission - Ibe is told not to dare use the eye - wizards can't handle the demon - Ibe uses the eye - everyone wins makes watching a little tedious when you get to the middle of the second dozen episodes. Again, this is most likely an injury problem, which could hardly have been changed without damage during the transfer.
The disclosure of heroes... Well, such a thing. Itsuki is probably the only one who somehow tries to develop so as not to be a burden, and some moments allow you to feel into the character when he really begins to understand the burden of responsibility for subordinates and himself.
Honami is a silly tsundere with glasses. That's all that can be said about her. Well, yes, she's also so stupid that she was tricked into betrayal with just a snap of her fingers. As a character, I liked her the least in this title.
Mikan is milota in its purest form.
Kuroha - well... She's a ghost who makes awesome tea... She didn't show more than that in 24 episodes, so at a certain point I forgot that she was in the title.
Nekoyashiki is a funny weirdo with cats. But that's not to say that he means much in the series. Rather, it just comes in handy in some moments.

Adelicia is probably the most interesting female character in this series. She, like Honami, is in love with Itsuki, but at the same time runs a competing company. A blonde beauty with green eyes who wields the magic of summoning demons. These characters are usually portrayed as creepy bitches who can't be tolerated, but she's a surprisingly pleasant character. Despite her infatuation, she does not impose on Itsuki, although she often follows him even on the longest trips, does not behave selfishly and sometimes comes to the rescue when it seems that there is no way out. If you choose which of the heroines Iba should stay with, then it should be her.
The plot here is not very complicated. There are orders for the services of magicians, the office of heroes fulfills them. Apparently, the creators were counting on a sequel, because a lot of things have not been brought to mind. And most likely everything will stay that way because in 6 years this title will be 20 ...
The music is not exactly good, but I did not squander the openings.
Well, yes. You can't hide an elephant in a bag. The release of episodes is a terrible waste. I came across information that due to problems with deadlines or something else, the studio released episodes as they were ready, and not in the right order (if I'm not mistaken, there was something similar in Haruhi Suzumiya. If I'm wrong, please correct me). Because of this, it was not easy to watch, even though the site where I managed to get acquainted with the title tried to arrange the episodes in the right order. But admins are also people, so some episodes still turned out earlier than they should.
Is it worth watching? I honestly don't know. If it was a 12-episode anime, I'd probably say yes, but right now I don't even know. But to be honest, I can't say an unequivocal "no", and I won't say that I regret the time I spent, there are just moments that have bothered me personally.