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One word sums up this entire anime: unfulfilling.

*Spoilers are present to a degree*

It’s literally just 13 episodes of recycled content with the three MCs just vacillating about what to do and it ends with literally no conclusion. The antithesis of satisfying. I understand why it is rated so poorly for many reasons, but this is the largest for me by far. The lack of any real substance to the anime justifies the poor score alone. The only real aspect of the show that has substance was the clearly unrequited and never broached love between the MCs male friend and himself.

If you are tired of isekais I understand. If that is the case maybe stray from the genre a bit, but if you find some of them enjoyable that don't take to the standard mold, this one may be for you.


which isekai has a 40 year-old as the main protagonist? This one. That alone makes it more appealing IMO. However, beyond that it takes a minimal look at the battle-type isekai and instead focuses on micro and macro-management. Rather than destroying and dominating by force the MC wants to establish a rapport and build.

I find it enjoyable and I ... am a little surprised by such a harsh reception. If this came out as one of the first isekais I think the reception would have been much different. I think most of the reviewers are excessively bombing it due to it being another isekai, but if that is the case, why not just ignore it an move on?

If another "into another world" anime does not dissuade you, I suggest giving it a watch as I believe it is a refreshing take to an otherwise pervasive genre.

Oh man. This show was decent despite its flaws, but after this 9th episode it just got super cringe and hit turbo-mode in a really bad way. Too cheesy of dialogue and characters, combat progression is too fast and not elaborated well (combat scenes are limited and meh tbh). I was going with a 5, but after contemplating it I think a 4 is more appropriate to be honest. It just isn't very good, pacing is poor, and character development is weak besides like two or three characters out of the two dozen mains it tries to maintain in the story. ... It is also moving far too slowly for three episodes to end the season without a hanger or rushed finished in my opinion.

Lot of loose ends and squandered potential, but I think the 1 ratings are unfounded as almost nothing deserves that poor of a rating. I'm going to finish it, but I have a feeling it won't be memorable for me in the long run.

This show was a decent little ride. It has enough wit to entertain and the MC is not as annoying as you'd expect from a self proclaimed otaku. The rest of the cast isn't too bad, but a lot of the characters introduced in certain episodes aren't all too memorable.

The last episode.... them banging on the door and the woman yelling "WE NEED TO DO SCIENCE!" absolutely killed me. I don't know if it was supposed to be that funny, but that alone honestly bumped this up from a 6 to 7 for me as well as the other one liner ... "Just YD me then fly away, huh?". The last episode of this show was probably the funniest and a good finisher. Don't know if they saved all their best joke/one-liners for the last episode, but they pulled out all the stops for the finale humor-wise.

In all seriousness though it is a goofy show with a decent plot that is rather enjoyable when all is said and done.

This is a phenomenal show, especially considering it is a harem-based anime. The harem portion of it is relaxed and well constructed, which is hard to say for the vast majority. The main protagonist is kind and considerate, albeit slightly dense (per usual of a kind protagonist), but not annoying like the majority of MCs in the genre.

Week to week I am constantly surprised by the entertaining additions and writing for such a seemingly mundane topic--studying/school. All of the characters have unique personalities and not a single one annoys me which is very rare for anime characters ESPECIALLY in this genre. ... Needless to say, I am a fan, and I am sure the last three episodes will not disappoint, as my interest has only increased with each episode.

I just finished the 10th episode and I am liking the show more and more each time I watch it. Rarely have I yearned to watch the next episode of an anime as much, and not to over-reiterate my opinion, but that feeling is especially rare when it comes to a harem-based anime. The show is great, go in looking for a good time and you will probably find it. I certainly have.

(dororo and rising of the shield hero are two other shows I've really enjoyed this "season" if that helps hone my interest and general preference for anyone reading this review and still sitting on the fence about giving this show a shot.)

I knew what type of show this was going in, but I was honestly expecting more, even despite the middling reviews. I know shobitch is essentially based around dirty jokes, but dirty jokes with 0 wit to them are just predictable and shallow. I know we are talking about a rather pedestrian sense of humor, but that kind of humor can still be quite funny.

The problem with shobitch is the attempted humor is all poorly executed sexual jokes and no other jokes of substance hit, or get anywhere close. However, humor, as with all media, is subjective. I believe baka ... to test and Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Comedy wo Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru are two examples that include more timely and humorous dirty jokes, yet execute the rest of the shows humor much better as well.

Shobitch is a mediocre show that can be afforded one watch, but I'll never watch it again.

I am going to go ahead and be the dissenting opinion on this one, and I am usually quite a lenient judge, maybe too much so.

One word describes this show: slow. Everything in this show is drawn out and made to take excessively long despite knowing the conclusion minutes before it happening. The ogres for example... That just bored me to tears because the plot was so overwhelmingly predictable.

If the pace of this show was doubled and the filler removed it could be excellent, but when so many episodes are wasted on camp time and there isn't enough intelligent plot to keep the ... show entertaining with the lack of combat, for example, the show just comes up feeling like something integral is missing.

I thought surely with over an 8 average I would be dying to watch each episode, but as it is now, I wonder how slow and uneventful this next episode will be, and it usually is as bad or worse than I think.

Some complain about a show moving too fast, I am complaining that this show moves too slow, is painfully obvious, and is just rather boring compared to the latent potential it showed within the first few episodes. It's still only 10 episodes in, but so far I'm underwhelmed. I look forward to the next episode of goblin slayer much more than this show, despite starting it later and it's early and rather distasteful shock value of the first episode.

If I could say anything that seems to sum up my final thoughts, it is merely this—full of itself. The anime is like a stuck up piece of trash that sees itself as something greater than it is. All this show is, is one shitty attempted plot-twist after another. They even throw in a little pathetic attempt at "love?" and draw it out for a couple episodes, for no real reason. That also sums up this show to a tee—no reasoning. Everything that happens in this show is merely a convoluted fucking mess and the last two or three episodes ... really, really epitomize this.

Funny enough, even when they were droning on about the three episode cut in the third episode, I thought that this show may have potential and maybe the poor reviews were undeserved. Goddamn was I wrong. This shit is a travesty and a blatant try hard at being more complex and meta than it actually is. Know how to guarantee you have found yourself a conceited piece of shit anime? They use the word meta in the actual dialogue....

Everything about this anime is amplified garbage in the fact that the series starts reasonably enough and slowly devolves into an unfathomable nightmare full of cringe worthy attempts at humor, plot, and "meta" worthy anime.... Each time I thought the score I had given was low enough, I thought more about it, and had to make it lower. In fact, from the beginning of the last episode until its end, I went from a 5 to a 3.

Shitty convoluted, try-hard story; bad parody attempts; whiny terrible dub voice acting; and so much more makes the thought of watching this anime ever again make me feel nauseated.

Animegataris is like an affliction you hope to distance yourself from the second you finish it—if you can manage to do so.

Disclaimer: This is a harem anime.

I don't know what a lot of these reviewers were expecting. What harem besides maybe clannad can you look at through a microscope and not expect to find flaws when you search for them? To each their own I suppose.

I went in expecting very little tbh, but despite what I considered a pretty low score (I am starting to understand even ratings in the 6's have potential) I enjoyed the show. Does it utilize the traditional tropes? Yes. Is the main character a bit OP? Yeah. Did I go in expecting code geass? Hell ... no. I expected a goofy ass harem anime with magic, and that is what I was presented.

Now let me actually detail what I considered flaws despite low expectations:

1) The amount and variance of magic used was redundant and unexplorative despite great opportunities with the vast elements illustrated.

2) The usual harem issue of naive main character and immature relationship developments (but at least one character was straightforward).

3) Typically anticlimactic ending, but that is expected with harem anime as well.

There are more flaws, but I believe going in looking to enjoy it rather than scrutinize every blatant failed bit of potential would ruin nearly any anime. Same applies here.

In the end, I've seen worse, I've seen better, but I enjoyed it.

Seeing as there is no review for the second season, I felt it obligatory to write one. I am doing so on a shoddy laptop, so forgive me for any grammatical errors.

The second season continues where the last left off. I will admit that the final girl shown causes a little confusion as to how she was doing what she was doing at the end of the first season, considering her position in the second, but it is a harem anime about magic, so I got over it. The biggest difference between the first season and the second is probably the tone. ... The first is a little more slapstick (despite having some serious situations), but the second immediately gets heavy, but in a good way.

What separates this from just another harem anime is the way Jiang handles himself and the situations around him. Despite slightly lacking subs, I am constantly waiting for the next episode. Hao Yi is not only relatable, but intelligent and hard-working (when he chooses to be) as well. I get so fed up with the same character tropes in harem animes, especially for the main protagonist! The girls all have unique personalities and their own quirks and less than ideal situations of their own that leads to interesting viewing. There are many things to praise this anime on, and in my opinion, not too much to be overly critical about.

Add the fact that this is a Chinese anime, and it gains more appeal, personally. I enjoy hearing the different names, accents, and language compared to the rather stale, ubiquitous Japanese voice acting and dialogue.

If you have seen the first season and are even remotely questioning seeing this one, please do give it a watch. If you liked the first even a little you surely will like the second just as much if not much more (like myself).