Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou deshita? (Am I Actually the Strongest?)

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Japanese: 実は俺、最強でした?

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 2, 2023 to Oct 1, 2023

Premiered: Summer 2023

Broadcast: Sundays at 02:00 (JST)

Producers: Kodansha, DAX Production, Avex Pictures, Crunchyroll, ABC Animation, MAGNET, ADK Marketing Solutions

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Staple Entertainment

Source: Light novel

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Themes: Isekai, Reincarnation

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.50¹ (scored by 72,109 users)

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Ranked: #6989²

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Popularity: #1548

Members: 148,275

Favorites: 531

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A 20-year-old shut-in is suddenly transported from his apartment, only to appear in front of a goddess who offers him a second chance at life. Although she grants him overpowered magical abilities in this new world, when he awakes as the newborn Prince Reinhardt, his talents are only measured at Level 2. Thinking their child to be an abysmal failure, his royal parents abandon him in the woods. There, the prince, who names himself Haruto, encounters Flay, a Flame Fenrir who decides to devote her life in service to him. Haruto's relative, Gold Zenfis, meets them both in the woods and decides to adopt the child as his own.

Nine years pass with Haruto under the care of the Zenfis family. His mastery over his overpowered barrier magic increases by the day, though Haruto would rather not use it to help others. He practices his magic in secret, preferring to have his family believe that he is weak. However, his younger sister, Charlotte, discovers his strength, and with the assistance of Flay, Haruto protects her and the rest of the Zenfis family from harm. With a shifty plot stirring in the kingdom, Haruto only wishes to stay inside and watch anime, but it seems he will have to use his magic to keep the family that took him in safe.

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Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou deshita? was released on Blu-ray in two volumes from September 29, 2023, to October 27, 2023.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Zenfis, Charlotte

Main

Tanezaki, Atsumi
Japanese

Flay

Main

Shimizu, Ayaka
Japanese

Zenfis, Haruto

Main

Murase, Ayumu
Japanese

Liza

Supporting

Kuramochi, Wakana
Japanese

Luseiannel, Tearietta

Supporting

Kuno, Misaki
Japanese

Irisphilia

Supporting

Koshimizu, Ami
Japanese

Zenfis, Natalia

Supporting

Gotou, Yuuko
Japanese

Belgam, Oratoria

Supporting

Kaida, Yuuko
Japanese

Orteus, Gizelotte

Supporting

Kobayashi, Yuu
Japanese

Polkos

Supporting

Ihara, Masaaki
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Kurosu, Nobuhiko

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Yoshida, Kento

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Ueda, Shinya

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Shioya, Yoshiyuki

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Opening Theme

"Reset Life? (リセットライフ？)" by Lezel

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Ending Theme

"Himi CHU★Pre-love Magic (ひみCHU★プリラブマジック)" by Star★Shiμ'ne!!!

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Sep 30, 2023

KANLen09

Recommended

Funny

"An Isekai with the same reincarnation themes...that's damn boring. Oh, I know! Let's change it up to an OP MC who, for all intents and purposes, wants to be a NEET and spread the Otaku love so that he does not need to get involved with all of the usual kingdom political bootlicking and BS? That'll be good."

If you ask me, we've gotten used to the same old, tried-and-true Isekai reincarnation shitshows that have come out every season that try to sell their "differing" narratives for years now. But to bet on what is "actually" good (though "good" is calling it a bit of a ... stretch here), it's no longer the premise nor its setting, but how it's executed, and for one certain author by the name of Sai Sumimori, the work-turned-anime that is Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou deshita? a.k.a Am I Actually the Strongest?, has some peculiarities that make it stand out, though in my opinion, in a good way.

A NEET in his real life to then only be reincarnated in another world where he wants to continue lavishing his NEET lifestyle — this is the crux objective for Haruto Zenfis. As a baby, once abandoned by the family he came from, he was adopted by a lowly family simply because he didn't fit the usual kingdom requirement of competent magical abilities. That, and how his magic was measured, meant that due to some faulty assessment, he was deemed a failure, but in retrospect, he's the same OP-ness of an MC, and of course, how would people know unless he unleashed this exact power? So then, the lowly Zenfis family accepted him into their household, where, as Haruto grows up, he just wants a life of relaxation and navigates all troubles to ensure he maintains his NEET lifestyle. And in this case, it kind of feels refreshing that the typical OP MC is not summoned and tasked to defeating some Demon Lord or King by gathering a dream team of a harem party and growing stronger; we don't need crap like that.

I've got to say that Haruto is an unhinged character. Aside from his usual typical OP stuff that he has magic powers to prove, all he wants to do is lie on the bed, read manga, and laze in the house day in and day out. Whoever the characters that come popping into his life, from the young female Fenrir of Flay, who, because of her tendency to go ham, Haruto essentially has to treat her like a dog; to his own adopted lil' sister of Charlotte, who, despite her young age, is quite the intelligent and curious child that finds her adopted older brother being somewhat of an oddity. Even worse, because of Haruto's tendency for the NEET life, he introduces her to the otherworldly magic called the internet, and soon, she becomes the anime otaku chuunibyou to gather like-minded people and perform acts that only anime can do. Char's love for Haruto may be there, but her dedication to anime is just so over-the-top that in regard to Haruto clearing out the usual "big bad" trash, he has to brandish himself as the mysterious Dark Knight hero from time to time, which, if you know that design, good on you. The way that Haruto "obtains" his harem group may look like one, but it's a helper team that involves Char, Flay, and yet another blue dragon who has a NEET life like Haruto, for which he gave her the name Liza. And that's what I like about the characters here: they may be so much like the typical people who adore Haruto (and I'm not gonna lie, they do), but they are saved out of necessity because of the common inklings towards him, which, take it or leave it, is a recipe for madness...in a rather comical way.

This is Staple Entertainment's 2nd full-fledged series, and it doesn't look all that different from the newbie studio's debut work of last Summer's Kinsou no Vermeil a.k.a Vermeil in Gold in regard to animation quality. It's just decent and nothing noteworthy, despite the fact that the anime is actually following the manga adaptation of the LN to almost a 1-to-1 degree. Same with the OST; it's just there, but nothing worth remembering outside of the show.

In the average Joe's eyes, Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou deshita? a.k.a Am I Actually the Strongest? is a show that does nothing different than the usual generic Isekai reincarnation fantasy shitshow that the AniManga industry has been tainted with for years now. But I oblige to argue, because this is a show that's not meant to be taken seriously (hence the "comedy is subjective" argument) and watching Haruto's exploits for the Otaku NEET lifestyle and how hard he tries to avoid stepping out of the house gives me the chuckles for a show that has no right to be this good.

Yeah, it's an average, typical Isekai, but a fun comedy gag-infused reference to pass the time.

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Oct 5, 2023

TheDiv

Mixed Feelings

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This is without a doubt an anime to "pass the time", one of those animes where you turn off your brain and don't worry about understanding the story or the character development, one of those animes that you put in the background while you do homework or clean .

It's actually not bad, it's just mediocre, just another isekai to kill some time.

You will like it if:
◼ Do you like isekai
◼ You don't like to think, or you don't want to do it
◼ If you just want something to kill some time

You will not like it:
◼ If you are looking for a deep story with development ...

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Oct 1, 2023

veganismo

Not Recommended

English: My experience was bad. Despite not reaching the point of abandoning it, the plot and the main character contributed to a constant feeling of boredom. The protagonist, far from embodying the desired qualities in an isekai, seems to resent every aspect of the adventure, from fighting to simple work or study. The plot, which promised a lot with typical elements of reincarnation, broken powers, and difficult missions, failed to fulfill any of its promises.
One of the few redeeming aspects was the occasional entertainment provided by images during pauses. However, the overall humor left much to be desired. Secondary characters, on the other hand, lacked ...

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