Episode 1 felt like Sword Art and I hated it. Episode 2 feels like a romcom and it was better.

Iska, the leading male character, could be replaced by a magic kumquat and/or pez dispenser. No motives and little emotion coming through. I would like to know why he set the prisoner free. Maybe he could be less ambivalent about his time in prison.

Alice, the leading female character, has a bit more substance to her. Why does she seem so detached from her role? As royalty, she would have a structured life, but she seems to be more of a bored teenager.

Otherwise, the animation is good. The supporting characters are more like classmates than fellow soldiers.