I've started watching Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu (idiots, tests and golems, to be known from this point forward as "Baka Test") today. Decided I'll go with Mochi for subs, since they seem to be keeping some form of schedule on their releases and their group isn't under constant threat of implosion. However, fansubbing groups aren't what I had in mind for this post, so allow me to continue.
Baka Test is centered on a somewhat futuristic school with some pseudo-magical (lol advanced technology) themes. Students
fight for supremacy using some kind of spirit being that gets its power from their latest test scores. Right. It's an easy story to get into, as it has all your favourite characters right from the beginning. We have: Akihisa Yoshii the unremarkable lead (THIS IS YOU LOL), Mizuki Himeji the idiot savant (THIS IS THAT GIRL YOU ALWAYS WISH YOU KNEW), Minami Shimada the tsundere (THIS IS THAT OTHER GIRL), Yuji Sakamoto the "old before his years" friend to the lead, Hideyoshi Kinoshita the cross-dresser/ambiguously non-threatening pretty boy and Kouta Tsuchiya the pervert. You'll feel right at home if you've seen... Well, any Anime in the last 3 years or so.
Read on for a brief synopsis garnished with sarcasm!