▁times ▁in ▁Tak ar aj im asha ' s ▁light ▁novel ▁guide ▁book ▁K ono ▁Light ▁Nov el ▁ga ▁Sug oi ! ▁published ▁year ly : ▁e ighth ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁fifth ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁third ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Ther on ▁Martin ▁of ▁An ime ▁News ▁Network ▁gave ▁the ▁series ▁an ▁overall ▁A − ▁rating . ▁Despite ▁finding ▁some ▁incons isten cies ▁with ▁the ▁animation ▁in ▁places , ▁Martin ▁pra ised ▁the ▁series ▁for ▁its ▁action ▁scenes , ▁sound track ▁and ▁humor , ▁con cluding ▁that , ▁" Watch ing ▁Ben - To ▁definitely ▁will ▁not ▁stra in ▁your ▁brain , ▁and ▁doesn ' t ▁del ve ▁into ▁them es ▁any ▁more ▁complicated ▁than ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁integrity , ▁or ▁fost ering ▁a ▁passion ▁for ▁life . ▁Reg ard less , ▁it ' s ▁a ▁pretty ▁fun ▁little ▁show ." ▁A iden ▁Fo ote , ▁writing ▁for ▁THE M ▁An ime ▁Re views , ▁saw ▁potential ▁in ▁the ▁prem ise ▁but ▁found ▁the ▁fight ▁scenes ▁and ▁humor ▁lack ing ▁and ▁gave ▁way ▁to ▁characters ▁r anging ▁from ▁ob no x ious ▁( U me ▁and ▁the ▁K yo ▁sister s ) ▁to ▁point less ▁( H ana ▁and ▁Sh aga ), ▁saying ▁that ▁" U lt imately , ▁my ▁dis ple asure ▁towards ▁the ▁show ▁lies ▁deeply ▁in ▁disappoint ment , ▁not ▁because ▁it ▁isn ' t ▁great ▁( I ▁never ▁expected ▁that ) ▁but ▁that ▁it ' s