Kenja no Mago

In the kingdom of Earlshide, Merlin Wolford was once regarded as a national hero, hailed for both his power and achievements. Preferring a quiet life however, he secludes himself deep in the rural woods, dedicating his time to raising an orphan that he saved. This orphan is Shin, a normal salaryman in modern-day Japan who was reincarnated into Merlin's world while still retaining his past memories. As the years pass, Shin displays unparalleled talent in both magic casting and martial arts, much to Merlin's constant amazement.

On his 15th birthday, however, it becomes apparent that Shin only developed his combat skills and nothing else, leaving him with blatant social awkwardness, a lack of common sense, and a middling sense of responsibility. As a result, Shin enrolls in the kingdom's Magic Academy to hone his skills and mature among other teenagers. However, living a normal life is impossible, as he is established as a local celebrity almost as soon as he arrives.

As Shin Wolford adjusts to his high school life in the capital, he makes new friends, learns about the world, and fights off the various forces of evil surrounding him and his city.

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von Claude, Sicily Main

Honizumi, Rina Japanese

Wolford, Shin Main

Kobayashi, Yuusuke Japanese

von Earlshide, August Main

Komatsu, Shouhei Japanese

von Messina, Maria Supporting

Wakai, Yuuki Japanese

Wolford, Merlin Supporting

Yara, Yuusaku Japanese

Corner, Alice Supporting

Kubota, Miyu Japanese

Bowen, Melinda Supporting

Takashima, Gara Japanese

Carlton, Yuri Supporting

Nagatsuma, Juri Japanese

Schtrom, Oliver Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Hayden, Christina Supporting

Koga, Aoi Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Iizuka, Aya Producer

Umeda, Kazusa Producer

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Jun 19, 2024

Glkiri

Recommended

This anime is a masterclass anime and it is worlds beyond any anime that will come in the next thousands of years and it better than the top anime currently such as FMAB, Gintama, Frieren etc... I think that this anime is the pinnacle of anime and will be for hundreds and thousands of years. This anime is a masterclass anime and it is worlds beyond any anime that will come in the next thousands of years and it better than the top anime currently such as FMAB, Gintama, Frieren etc... I think that this anime is the pinnacle of anime and will be for ... hundreds and thousands of years. This anime is a masterclass anime and it is worlds beyond any anime that will come in the next thousands of years and it better than the top anime currently such as FMAB, Gintama, Frieren etc... I think that this anime is the pinnacle of anime and will be for hundreds and thousands of years. This anime is a masterclass anime and it is worlds beyond any anime that will come in the next thousands of years and it better than the top anime currently such as FMAB, Gintama, Frieren etc... I think that this anime is the pinnacle of anime and will be for hundreds and thousands of years.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jul 26, 2023

Toba917

Mixed Feelings

I have never been this type of person. The one to say, " Read the manga." Mostly because I didn't really read enough manga. However, after watching this show, I really wanted to read the manga so know what happens next. Well, after catching up with the manga, I had to re-score this adaptation. Like they really didn't do the manga justice at all. I believe season one covers the first 15 chapters but there is only like four chapters worth of information in this anime. I wouldn't be made except that this whole anime was rushed. ... Like Gus's attendence. In the mange, there's this whole thing about meeting them but in the anime, they just pop out of nowhere. Also, Shin's speech was cut right at the beginning but there is some actual good content in there that gets reference later in the world. I love anime and in all honesty, I don't want this anime to go away but I feel like they need to either redo season one and put some more time into it or let it be produced by another company.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jul 3, 2024

LegatoBlues

Not Recommended

Dry, annoying, irredeemable slop. It started out okay but got progressively more irritating. If there was ever a criticism of an blank slate OP MC you would have to level it at this one. Instead of world building, character building, story building, most of the places are taken up by sappy compliment laden scenes that do nothing but spin its wheels, if that. I had to skim the last 2 episodes because I had given up on any kind of payout. The motivation, if you could call them that, of the antagonist, if you could call him that, were contradictory and meaningless. Considering how OP ... the MC is, you'd think it would have moments where it would be fun. Instead, he'll pose and drag his feet and half-ass it so the baddie can run away for next week's episode. It could have been a series of still pictures, like a visual novel, and produced about the same effect as watching it. Idk about the source material, but this was poorly executed as an anime. There's no resolution to anything other than his love interest (mostly). At the pace it was going, it would take more episodes than one piece has to get anywhere and yet moved too fast to be considered a SoL.

As far as the technical quality, I don't have many complaints. The music, art, animation are all above average for what it is. The characters, story, world-building are not good and nearly soulless. There's not much to cling to, so idk who I could recommend something like this to, but it would have to be a minority. It's not offensively so terrible that it's somehow good, it's simply infuriatingly mediocre in all the ways that count.

Sound, Art, Animation = 7
Character writing = 1
Story = 2
World Building = 3

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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