Ore dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon

It’s nice when a show knows it’s a meme and embraces it. One of my only gripes with an anime is when it takes itself too serious for what it is. Ore Dake is aware that it’s an ecchi fantasy full of waifus and an OP MC, but it embraces it and brings everything together in a way that still allows you to enjoy it.

Simply put, Ore Dake is a good time. There’s no real plot here other than rather shallow excuses for fan service-y interactions between the MC and the girls, but you know what? That’s ok, because they’re great and hilarious. Every anime ... doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel to be great. This is the type of show that you shut your brain off for and sit back for some mindless fun. Week after week I was amazed at the ridiculousness of the antics and just had a blast with this show. It’s actually quite funny, if you asked me to give you a story recap of the show, I honestly couldn’t. All I can say is that I loved it.

The art is really nice in the show, the fight animations were a bit on the meh side, but let’s be real. No one is watching this for the fights. You’re here to laugh and for waifus, and the art is more than good enough on that front.

I don’t think Ore Dake is a must watch, per se, but it is a very enjoyable show that I loved and think many will enjoy. If you’re like me and don’t think every anime needs to be a Monster, Monogatari or Geass in terms of writing, you’ll love this show. Ore Dake gets 9 kisses out of 10.

*BOING* *BOING* *BOING*

What’s that sound? It’s the sound of another average harem and ecchi anime.

What else did you think the sound was???

Basically teenage boy has the power to know anything. Boy gets headache from using that power. Boy uses headache to get kiss from girl. Boy gets Minecraft creative mode from knowledge power and chained lady. Boy attract many girls with that power. Boy can die if use creative mode too much. Boy gets pleasure to restore power. Boy repeats process again and again.

Basically boy cheat at life. But too innocent to use power.

Damn I am jealous of the protagonist. I think it's every ... Weeb’s dream to have OP powers and especially my male viewers. THE HAREM. Okay… Enough of my side thoughts...

Yeah so basically this is your very typical harem/ecchi anime where the protagonist is a total SIMP and is absolutely timid and scared when it comes to the opposite sex. The only exception is that he’s got a “stacked” childhood friend that he can basically kiss on command. WOW that’s a first. But, alas here come your typical anime harem tropes. Typical girl vs girl fighting. Girls stepping or sitting on the protagonist’s face. The clingy younger sister. And of course the boring and redundant plot that a regular series of this type of genre has.

The quality of artwork is average for a harem anime. Nothing really special about it. If you are a fan of the harem genre this is a fair show to watch if you have nothing else on your list. For my more casual anime watchers, I would skip this series. There are better shows to watch. But ultimately it's your choice if you want to have many girls constantly saying “Norn” stuck in your head after each episode.

Ore dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon has its good and okay moments. But most times the show feels dry and just uninspiring. The characters are somewhat lacking for a Harem anime and we don’t really see a whole lot of character development. The story itself feels random and unstructured. I feel like every episode it just jumps from random to random. It leaves me all confused. If there was more work into characters and story I would have ranked this higher. But, again I am not surprised about its quality given that it's intended to be an ecchi/harem title and nothing more than that.

But after watching all 12 episodes, I give this anime nothing more than a score of 4 for being lackluster.

Overall: 4/10

**This review contains minor spoilers**

Another action, adventure, comedy, fantasy anime? Well…why not although we had a lot of those in the past already. It has lots of Ecchi scenes and the fanservice is god-like? REVOLUTIONARY. Count me in.

The studio "Okuruto Noboru" enters a “dangerous dungeon” for the first time with the anime "Ore dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon". Previously only worked in a few OVAs, they venture into the fantasy, adventure world. Although this genre is nothing new in itself, they managed to do it in a way which doesn't make us bored and asking for more.

Our adventure begins with Noir, the third son of a ... “beggar noble” (the lowest position for a noble). Because of his position, he didn't get his job in the library. Thereupon he decides to go to the "Hero Academy" in order to become stronger and to get a secure job as an adventurer after graduation. Noir was very nice to his fellow men, but he was never particularly strong. One day he discovers a secret dungeon that only he can enter with a secret spell. This is where he started his secret training to get stronger and stronger…

There is a beautiful woman with a large bust and hips in this dungeon: Olivia. She was one of the S-class adventurers and thus one of the strongest at the time. She entered this dungeon, but after defeating a monster, she was handcuffed in death shackles. When Noir met Olivia by chance and appointed her as his master, she decided to pass on her special skills to Noir.

LP (life points) are required to use the special skills. How do you get this? Noir's childhood friend Emma is the main contributor to all of his LPs. Emma has laaaaarge breasts and is very popular with the opposite sex because of her cuteness but she is only interested in Noir and really loves him. She is willing to do anything for Noir and to get him the necessary LPs with kisses and well… “other things” like that. Everything that is "fun" for a simple man increases the LPs. Noir and Emma has a very close relationship since childhood. They did everything together. Both of them also decided to take on the job in the library. But after Noir was rejected, Emma decided to follow him to the Academy. She really is the vital supporter for Noir.

Let’s take a look at the other two main characters and their role in this little “Noir-clan”. First, we have the Odin Guild receptionist Lola. She is a beauty of the calm and collected sort with an air of maturity around her. Lola was the one who welcomed Noir when he joined the guild, she was always on good terms with him and Noir also helped Lola in receptionist battles. She is clever and knows how to motivate her guild and especially Noir.

Lola's best friend Luna is the last girl in the “Noir-troupe”. All in all, she’s a super beauty and has a good personality. Luna is convinced that it is her mission to save people and make them smile. But whenever she heals someone, it uses up her life energy and this shortens her lifespan. Noir managed to edit her skill in a way not consuming her life-force. Since that point, she fell victim to his charm and decided to stick with Noir as well. Even if all the female characters certainly love their hero Noir, it must be mentioned that they also support each other.

In addition to our main characters, we have the teacher Elna who rewards her male students by sitting on their faces. Maria, a real beauty who really has her heart in the right place as a duke. Her loyal bodyguard Amane, who always takes care of her. Of course, we cannot forget Alice, Noir's younger sister, who has a brother complex and adores her brother above all else. She has a special power which allow her to sense when her brother is getting intimate with other girls. Besides these girls, there are a few more who play a minor role. But one thing is certain: All of these girls are top tier!

It cannot be denied that the art really stands out. All the girls are shown amiable and the fanservice is of high quality. The surroundings are also very beautiful and detailed. Everything fits together perfectly.
The adventure of our group begins with the OP "Pyramid Dai Gyakuten" which tell us to be ready for some action. Prepare yourself for a new adventure that will come your way! The ED “Nemophila”, on the other hand, is about the deep relationship between Noir and Emma. Watching the animation during this song is particularly nice. Each picture tells a little story from their past together. They are a perfect couple. Besides the music, the Seiyuus did a great job performing their role. Their voice and all the emotions go very well with the character.

As someone who generally likes this genre and also watched similar anime like "Konosuba", "Shachou, Battle no Jikan Desu!" or “Princess Connect! Re:Dive “ before, I am also very enthusiastic about "Ore Dungeon". It's a typical anime where you can just switch off for a bit and enjoy the things. Don't think too much about it, just follow the adventure with our characters. The fan service part is very successful and I mean we already experience more kisses in the first episode than in many romance anime. Sure, it's not the same, but it's certainly not a bad thing in my opinion. Noir is surely a lucky guy. I agree that the plot is uncreative and we have had such things before already. Still, I don't see any reason not to like "Ore Dungeon" just because of this point. If you enjoyed other similar anime, you will like “Ore Dungeon” as well.

In the end, I can only say: Just enjoy the adventures and all the S-tier waifus. Let's hope for a second season with even more adventures from our little group!

This anime is on the top worst anime of the season list. And let me tell you why. But before that, let me give a quick pro and cons:

Pro:
+Good fantasy setting
+Good art with 99% Ecchi oriented

Con:
-Really cliche story
-Broken powers with even worse power explanations
-No, or Negative character Development!
...
First off, let me talk about his powers that most people consider as unique. So yeah, it is one-of-a-kind in Fantasy theme. Unlike all the OP Isekai/Fantasy heroes, who can absorb skills and boundlessly level up by slaying enemies, this guy, the protagonist of this anime, can create his OWN personalized powers. So, it's "Ability Creation". He can also Modify Abilities of others, both friends and foes. Now this makes it really dynamic, and paves way for Limitless possibilities.

However, he only uses it for the most obvious/foolish creations. And that power itself has so may loopholes, in concept as well as usage. And totally spoils the enjoyment in the anime.

Next most annoying part of this anime is the character development. On the very start of the anime, you'd notice how he's very grateful and loyal to the 1st heroine, aka childhood friend. But for some reason, he keeps pushing her feelings off and only keeps using her for the most lewdest of plays. And she also seems perfectly fine with it.

I've already read it's source material and dropped it half way. I can say, the story will only get worse and worse after this. But I gave the anime a go, hoping the art and animation would make up for it's brain cell killing story. But it was mediocre and definitely not worth the time. I'd not recommend this anime to anyone, unless if you are a hardcore ecchi fan, or looking for some softcore H.

||Spoiler Free Review|| TLDR - 9/10 It looks great and it's entertaining. Worth a shot if you don't mind some ecchi. Sequels aside, i'd say it's the hidden gem of winter 2021.

Art:
The art is fantastic. You have beautiful thick lines of shading, well drawn art and above average production values. Ep1 showcases 2D hand animated background sequences which are rare these days considering their immense difficulty to animate.

Sound:
It's professional and the music is slightly above average.

Story & Characters:
As of writing this review only 4 episodes are out and i can say it has been very interesting following the main character's adventures. Characters are memorable ... and their designs are lovely.

Enjoyment:
The show is lighthearted and funny. Very enjoyable. Fans of RPGs will especially like it.

Imagine obtaining a god-like power after being ostracized by your peers. Then, imagine that power can change reality itself. Meet Noir Starga, the young man who obtained such a power and along the way, his own personal harem.

Brace yourself. If ecchi and harem scenes are not your cup of tea, then it’s best to head out and watch something else. I don’t know how high the author was when they wrote the story but let’s just say that the anime is a lot more than just entering a hidden dungeon. Well yes, it does begin with Noir discovering a dungeon and a chained entity ... by the name of Olivia. It’s from her that he obtained such a power with the drawback that he needs life points to sustain his survival. And guess how does he maintain those life points? By engaging in lewd activates with the female cast! With that premise, buckle up because there’s going to be a lot of mouthwatering moments.

I’ll be honest here. The show itself isn’t shy to being what it really is. It never attempts to hide the fan service and really, every episode has Noir engaging in some form of sexual activity with the female cast. From sharing baths to ass stuffed into his face, you name it. It seems Noir is practically a chick magnet for the girls especially at his school, the Hero Academy. The most prominent girl among them is Emma, Noir’s childhood friend who just happens to very popular with great looks. Guess who she has interest in the most? That’s right, it’s the main protagonist and the show takes every opportunity to get the two together in some form of compromising moment. The first episode had them kissing to restore life points and there’s more than where that comes from. Emma kisses Noir not just to ensure he gets those life points. She enjoys and savors those moments. As more and more episode progresses, Emma uses it more as an excuse to give him life points. And as more female characters are introduced, you can imagine how jealous she can get when others gets close to Noir. It’s harem 101 that anyone with a brain can come up with in writing standards.

However, I will excuse the writing of the show since you really shouldn’t expect much from a fantasy-harem. The question to ask yourself is…does the writing actually improve? The short answer is no and the longer answer is, no chance in hell. Every member of the character roster is presented like a sex object for Noir to enjoy. These include Lola, Luna, Maria, and even their teacher, Elna. Practically, every relevant female character at Hero Academy lusts for him. Mind you, these girls aren’t damsel in distress. They can actually be described as a ‘battle harem’ as each of them can fight. Imagine that. Not only does Noir have a group of beauties trying to earn his affections but also they can fight during adventures. That’s like striking the lottery for any young man.

But unfortunately, this show doesn’t care to develop any member of Noir’s harem. They pretty much serve as walking beauties to provide life points for him. And no one really is safe from his attractive appeal. Even his sister Alice seems to be have a brother complex although the anime refrains from going too far. After all, this had to be approved to air on television and having an incest relationship would perhaps cross the line. However, when it comes to ecchi, the anime knows no bounds. Let me just say that kissing isn’t the only way to gain life points. Basically, for Noir to sustain himself, he needs to be aroused. Whether this includes being sat on his face, stepped on, or other lewd actions, it gets the job done. Kissing is just one sexual action that gets him aroused and trust me, there’s plenty of moments in the show that Noir gets turned on. Even as the primary love interest, Emma doesn’t hog all the fun. As I said before, any relevant female member tries to have their way with him, even those with naïve knowledge about sexual activities. In one particular episode, Noir meets Dryade, a peculiar girl with a lack of common sense. With a look similar to Emma, it doesn’t take long for her tongue to connect to Noir’s mouth.

Let me also say that I’m not familiar with studio Okuruto Noboru, they definitely understood the word ‘ecchi’. While the show isn’t borderline hentai, the amount of fan service takes plenty of TV time. When we do get the actual fighting in dungeons and during adventures, it come out dry and empty. But for the fan service scenes, the show goes all out to get both Noboru and the viewers aroused. So let me give you a safety advice and don’t watch this show with your little brother or sister around. They might see something they’re not supposed to and your parents will have to give you a long lecture.

Guilty pleasure is the easiest way to describe this show because that’s what the anime aims to do: give pleasure. It’s how Noir gets his life points and how his harem satisfy his needs. Let’s be real here. Do we actually watch this show for the “plot”? It’s a recurring joke in the anime community. Unfortunately, this show itself is an awful joke.

this is one of the worst anime's i have ever watched
don't waste your time with this anime it is so cliché and cringe
i thought oh it might get better but it didn't they shldnt even bother making a season 2 not once was i ever exited about the next episode the echhi is also so disgusting honestly it has no good plot or story line and characters aren't any better srsly don't waste your time unless u want to see some disgusting echhi with a poor story line and plot with no good development with the characters.
i 99% percent do not recommend.

Story- It had some really solid potential how the overview was written out and I was fairly hype, however no buildup and episode 1 oriented this whole thing to a standard ecchi/harem style.

Art- Well drawn and animated.

Sound- Good audio quality characters sound good, sfx good.

Character(s)- I would give it a 0, the standard blank slate MC. secondary characters have no life to them, world feels dead.

Enjoyment- Will continue watching hoping for a turnaround , not optimistic , not particularly enjoyable, some OK scenes.

... Overall 3/10 would not currently recommend.

You may like this anime more if you're into an anime being excessively ecchi for no real reason.

"Eminence in shadow" but replace dark and edgy with sweet and mellow. Trashy, cheesy, steamy, light-hearted, earnest, a wonderful piece of lightweight 'guilty pleasure', shamelessly indulgent and surprisingly competently done.
Interesting variation of the 'ridiculously OP skill', the victories feel well earned, the protagonist is likeable, the indulgences are properly justified by lore, the girls know what they want and deliver with only token amounts of blushing and stammering, and protag-kun doesn't pretend it's anything else than it is.
In the "Overpowered protagonist with a harem" genre, this is my second-favorite (after Eminence in Shadow), and probably the most underrated show of the genre. Five golden dumpsters!

tl:dr if you want to watch an echi harem anime with an op protagonist watch peter grill or interspecies reviewers, at least they have the decency to actually show the reason you came to the anime.

This is lowest score I have ever given to an anime's story. The opening explains that he has the ability to gain the answers to ANY question he has by asking the great sage, even questions that might seem impossible to gain the answers to. However he doesn't use this power because it gives him migraines. "Well if that's the case why doesn't he just ask the great sage how ... to get rid of his migraines?" you might ask. That question really is the 1st sign of why this show is so terrible, the entire plot of it revolves around a bland MC with no personality or individuality accumulating overpowered ability after overpowered ability and then never using them correctly because he is fundamentally a smooth brain.

This isn't the only problem though as he never makes a good decision by himself, everything is always a suggestion from someone else. He is like a disposable bag being carried away by the wind which is truly a fitting metaphor because he is trash.

There is truly no reason to recommend this anime as everything it does is done better by another anime. The genres listed are Action, Adventure, Harem, Ecchi, and Fantasy. Peter Grill has better action and adventure in it, a better harem and the ecchi scenes are more ecchi, not only this but in a fantasy world there seems to be a lack of fantasy races with the only one existing outside of the mobs the MC fights is a single elf.

The hidden dungeon only I can enter is without a doubt the worst execution of an anime which had a great sounding plot and synopsis that I have ever seen. It starts out with a really cool sounding idea, living in a regular world where people have to work really hard to obtain skills, beat monsters climb ranks in guilds etc... and someone can create, modify or delete skills, however this was entirely ruined for me after the first few episodes when I realized just how poor of an execution this anime was. I haven't read the manga so I don't know how good / ... bad the source material was if there was any but nothing can excuse the sheer disappointment, cringe and discomfort I felt from this whilst watching. I only gave it a 2/10 which is still quite a generous rating in my opinion and it was only above a 1 because of the mediocre at best art and a decent twist on a classic genre.

Art: 3 / 10
The art was probably the most redeeming quality of this show and it still looked cheap and choppy most of the time. There was no interesting use of colors, character designs or really anything, it looked as if someone had taken the most generic features of background characters and cheaply glued them to a 2010 anime character drawing template and said "looks good enough". Not a single scene made me feel any excitement for any fights (which there were few of) and the lack of any movement for characters who aren't in focus amazed me. Want a cool fight scene well here are 3 average camera angles, no effects, nothing to make it stand out from anything else but it will still be the "highlight" for this past 3 episodes. Most anime I have seen have had better quality drawings and far far better use of angles, character designs etc.

Characters: 1 / 10
It completely baffles me how someone has managed to write such uninteresting and bad characters. While watching, I would be eagerly awaiting the end because a plain black frame with absolutely nothing happening had more personality than these excuses for characters. Character development? What's that? Original characters? Forget it. Calling them 2D characters exaggerates their depth so it would be more fair to call them 1D although I would argue that even a single dimension is wasted on them. Our main character, the star of the show, supposed to be likeable and well thought out, is really just a combination of the most common and predictable tropes of low budget anime. He has no special outstanding characteristics, his design consists of about 5 colors and there is absolutely nothing except screen time separating him from a background character. The other supporting characters are similar embodiments of classic tropes somehow done wrong.

Plot: 2 / 10
There is a singular reason why I would rate the plot a 2 rather than a 1 and that is because of the general theme. The idea of being able to create, modify and delete skills in a world where skills are everything sounds quite appealing and exciting on the surface and it would be if the plot wasn't so loosely connected and poorly made that a toddlers stories look as inspirational as Martin Luther King's speeches. Most episodes feel like their substance was thought up on the spot with little to no prior planning as to how it would all play out. What was that, some advanced level grim reaper monster is in front of me, hmm, lets toss a rock at it and it is dead. How on earth would anyone ever find something as uninspiring as that even slightly entertaining. Near to everything was predictable with the only exceptions being worse than my expectations and it is honestly insulting how I need to check a spoiler warning because I could describe the entire plot in detail and it would be more surprising than if you hadn't read it because I can't even put into words how boring and unexciting this is. You would get more surprise from the lack of words in the English language which can describe this dumpster fire of a plot (no offense meant to dumpster fires).

Conclusion:
I could rant on about how much of a waste of time this anime is to watch and I think that it is quite obvious how much I dislike it. A part of me is convinced that this was made as torture for criminals to get them to talk and it would probably be quite effective if you just started to play it. If you disregard my warnings about the horror of this show then you best be mentally prepared for the eons that each episode feels like. It would be no exaggeration to say that this anime has left me permanently scarred and despite my love for anime, it has managed to significantly fall after watching hidden dungeon. In short, this is without a doubt the worst piece of "entertainment" I have ever consumed and it left me with a void of regret for watching all 12 episodes, I would never watch this again in my current life or any future reincarnations I might have and I give my sincerest apologies to everyone who has suffered through this with me.

As a isekai, the MC suffers from genericness syndrome.
1.Undeserved love from all around. Why are all woman so unrealisticly horny? It just make the story jarring and unbeliveable.
2.Overpowered in a uninteresting and random way. So he just happen to get the luck to get the most overpowered skill, how original. Power fantasy done well is really good (overlord, slime...), but this is just cringe as hell. The power system should be feathered in as the story progresses. You like the character and the world first, then you want to find out about the way the world works. This show just shows you all the stuff ... at first as if you are playing a real game. I don't want to learn a bunch of stuff when I don't even like the game yet.
As for the other stuff, the npc in this 'game' is also very boring, all the trope archetype is here. I find myself cringing and rolling my eyes through a lot of the scenes.
All in all, average. Not desperately bad but not good either. Would not recommand.

UPDATE: dropped at episode 5

The only reason I even touched Ore dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon
is because my friends were watching it in a discord call. If that wasn't the case then I would never have even given this show a passing glance. I had heard about it in /a/ threads but beyond that it didn't interest me. I've already seen enough derivative cash-grab fantasy anime to last me a lifetime. And I now know that it's the most stock standard, directionless filler put to screen. I'm going to put about as much effort into writing this review as the people who wrote this series did ... into making it unique or engaging. Also it's 12:00 PM and I'm tired and just want to crank this one out so I can have my first review done.

The "plot" centers around the MC going about doing missions and trying to find a way to free his mentor from chains that can't be broken because the plot says so. He joins a guild (think Fairy Tail but not charmingly silly, just boring) gets every girl to thirst over him and starts tongue-kissing one (with saliva) in the first episode. He fights a giant rabbit in like episode 3 or 4 (I already forgot) and the enemy stat screen says "Big Rabbit" because the writer couldn't even think of a real name for the big chungus. Of the five episodes we watched only the first felt like it had a story. (Funny thing to note, one of the main girls looks exactly like Darkness from Konosuba, and her name is Lightness. lmao?)

Calling the characters "characters" doesn't feel right because they can all be boiled down to the basic archetypes. There's nothing to them beyond "the main guy who every girl thirsts over" "the girl with boobs" or "the shy girl". They all act stupid and buffoonish to advance the plot. I'd rather have a series where the main cast doesn't have the emotional maturity of toddlers.

You might be asking, "Did you enjoy anything about the series?" Yeah, as a matter of fact, some of the shot composition and lighting was above average. I'd also say the series was actually pretty humorous as times in all its absurdity. The MC's power set is kinda quirky too if a bit derivative.

Episode 5 was actually quite funny, where the MC and his harem visit what one of my friends called "the volcel tournament" inside a giant coliseum. The purpose of the tournament was supposed to be a harem competition, but it ended up being hundreds of guys in masks roasting the absolute FUCK out of random female characters and giving them ratings. The main girls are just so pretty and waifu-able that they end up appreciating women again. It's absurd. If I could recommend any episode from this series to watch out of context it would probably be that episode, because it makes this series look actually pretty bearable without knowledge of the rest of it.

The only enjoyment I got from watching each episode was laughing at the nonsense with my friends as it unfolded before us. Will we be watching the rest? Probably. Will it be good? Probably not.

Story: 2
Art: 5
Sound: 6
Character: 3
Enjoyment: 4
Overall: 3

It is a very cliché anime only that it has a lot of echi so I really liked if you like echi in fantasy worlds it is your anime. The main character is half fag but his harem gathers so we respect him apart from the maester who has a beast. What I did not like is that he does not kiss him at the end, personally I liked him a lot for the garbage, which is I recommend it if you like echi or if you do not see it.



En español:
Es un anime muy cliché solo que tiene mucho echi así me gusto la ... verdad si te gusta el echi en mundos de fantasía es tu anime. El personaje principal es medio maricón pero se junta su harem así que lo respetamos aparte la maestre que tiene una bestia. Lo que no me gusto que no le da un beso al final, personalmente me gusto bastante para las basura que es te la recomiendo si te gusta el echi o sino no la veas.

So honest opinions, I kinda enjoyed the show. Did I enjoy it too much? No.

It has an incredibly cliche concept. Guy who gets kind of overpowered abilities, gets more powerful through sexual arousal, anything dungeon related is supposed to become rpg related too, and of course the harem.

Yet I enjoyed it, why? Because I'm a degenerate. I don't like harem shows in particular although this one hits different. The MC isn't a dunce, He's aware that everybody loves him romantically so he takes advantage of that. The Harem is particularly unique too, it's pretty unusual to see the girls of the harem sharing ... the MC. I would like to give props to the jiggle physics in this show too, Apparently the melons are too lightweight to just have small movement make them jiggle like crazy.

For the plot, the first episodes were done well. The characters were introduced in a way that it won't make you overwhelmed. Moving on you might've just noticed something, there's no particular direction for the plot. Everything are just more or less filler events, some may introduce new characters but some unnecessary to the main objective. Although If there's a second season of the show, then it should just be made up of the plot taking a now direct course.

So is the show good?

Short Answer No, Long answer watch it for yourself. Its kinda weird saying that for a review but sometimes a show just finds its audience. Taking into account Enjoyment, it may appeal a minority of an audience. I didn't have much to say here and honestly I can describe it on a few sentences.

P.S.
Olivia looks like FFNF Champagne from azur lane which is one of my favorite characters from the game

TL;DR: It's not outstanding, but enjoyable "Gameworld"-Fantasy.


Do you enjoy Ecchi Fantasy Trash? Because if you don't just watch something else.

For the average Ecchi Trash connoisseur this is an easy 9/10 for enjoyment. It's a guilty pleasure, because the story is as basic as it gets and the main character is so bland that you can self insert easily.

Our protagonist is your average goody twoshoes boyscout who is going for the harem speedrun. He starts out with a power called "great sage" that's like a guidebook for his world.

"Hey, great sage, how do I get gud?" - "Go to the hidden dungeon only you can enter" ... <- Namedrop


It initially comes with a downside tho: It gives him great headaches. But not to worry, the main girl has just found a solution for that: Kissing. If he makes out with her, the pain will go away.

Story starts, Our MC Noir Stargazer (cool name btw) goes into that Dungeon that feels like a randomizer Dungeon from your average dungeon crawler and finds a chained woman that gives him OP powers for free. The downside? It's cast from Hitpoints.

But do not worry! He can regain the Hitpoints by doing Hedonistic stuff like eating yummy food, spending a lot of money and... sexy things. And you can guess what the main source of his Lifereg will be.



The story is pretty generic, a goal exists, goal will be reached, next goal comes... a lot of fanservice that increases in saucyness over time and is plot relevant. So far there weren't many huge twists, but it's stil an enjoyable read.


Since the story is not that great i can't rate this higher than 6/10 overall

You can argue that Ore Dake is yet another generic fantasy anime with an ecchi harem plot, and you’ll be right, because it never pretends to be something else than a generic fantasy anime with an ecchi harem plot. Ore Dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon centres on Noir Starga, who is an ostracized noble because of his low peerage; however, Noir has the unique power of consulting a Sage to help him in varied circumstances, but severely draining his energy as an after effect. One day, after wandering about in the land, he got lost in a dungeon and met a young immobile woman called Olivia, ... who only communicates by mental waves, and gives him new powers to survive. And with the help of de facto girlfriend Emma, sensual receptionist Lola and eccentric half-elf Luna, Noir will try to become a Hero and your average merchant.

Please take in account that entering this dungeon review will show you spoilers.

Story (8/10):
Noir Starga is a low level noble who has the access to unlimited knowledge to a sage, only to drain his life for using it, so he uses on restricted occasions to avoid fatal consequences. He only has a normal dream of becoming a librarian, along with his childhood friend and arguably girlfriend Emma Brightness.

The same Noir, while exploring the land, gets into a mysterious dungeon where he enters a secret chamber only to meet a vegetative girl bound by chains called Olivia Servant; this young woman offers rare powers to the young adventurer by telematics. After acquiring those new abilities, Noir returned to the town, and then he decided, against the wishes of his family, to enter the Hero Academy, along with Emma.

In order to enter the academy, Noir and Emma need to do certain things to reach a passing grade, this in spite of the massive hate he receives from the students with higher peerages because of Noir’s baronet peerage. Despite their entire negative comments during the gradings, both easily passed the admission test in the first place.

Much to the chagrin of Emma, Noir starts getting along with the academy girls by using his charms and the creative powers he keeps acquiring, specially the frail Maria, and even his main teacher, and this not only applies to the school. That’s when they go to the adventure guild to earn some coins, they meet Lola, a pretty girl who is the receptionist, and clearly falls in love with Noir, even considering his total inexperience on adventuring. Maria’s ever worsening health prompts all three to reach Lola’s healer best friend, the half-elf Luna.

Initially, Luna totally rejects the job due to her also ever decreasing lifespan due to habitual healing and Maria’s extremely demanding curse; then Noir intervenes to overwrite her attributes to neutralize the curse with a reducing wealth instead of a reducing lifespan, forcing the three to enter a contest to get a harem. Finally, after earning so much geld to amortize possible debts, Luna finally cures Maria.

With the worst already behind, Noir and his harem, decided to start focusing in creating a shop about rare items they’ve gotten during their adventures. Alongside, Noir and Emma keep getting closer and closer, to the point that the Brightness family invited him to be Emma’s guardian to prevent her for being kidnapped; their close physical contact and kissing became a constant, evolving from only kissing Noir to alleviate his draining, to being a sign of mutual trust.

Their increasing relationship pushes Emma and Noir to travel the hidden dungeon to search for Olivia in order to save her, only to be attacked by an Olivia clone that was bound to Death Chains and severely hurting Noir in the way. No matter how much the Starga primogenitor tried to attack Death Chained Olivia while sacrificing almost all his acquired powers, she always one upped him, even with the help of his harem, Emma, Lola, Luna and Lelia. Noir, reaching a breaking point and sacrificing almost all his creative powers, finally destroys the Death Chains and saves Olivia without killing her.

Art and animation (7/10):
The animation seem too standard and nothing inventive, the characters look distinguishable and well-drawn, highlighting Emma Brightness (yes, I do like big breasted blonde girls, and I’m not ashamed at all) and the sensei Elna; however, the studio Oku Noboru is completely new, and Ore Dake is one of its first forages onto TV anime, the next one will be another generic fantasy anime with an ecchi harem plot, Isekai Maou.

Backgrounds seem decent, relatively well detailed; the colour panels are pretty colourful, but never getting too oversaturated like in fellow Winter 2021 anime Wonder Egg Priority.

Sound (9/10):
The sound is pretty tranquil and happy, the seiyuus are pretty serviceable, but already established, Ryouta Osaka has already got experience on harem leads like Nariyuki Yuiga (Bokuben), Miyu Tomita voicing Gabriel White (Gabriel Dropout), Rumi Okubo in doing annoying girls like Chinatsu Yoshikawa (Yuru Yuri); and the more well-known voice actress like Akari Kitou doing Luna, Sora Amamiya as Master Elna and Yui Horie hanekawazing Olivia Servant.

The opening Pyramid Dai Gyakuten, sung by Spira Spice is quite upbeat, who also sang in the controversial anime Okaasan Online; Coala Mode sings the more depressive Nemophila. The background music is well written, never too loud and never too quiet.

Characters (8/10):
The characters are pretty generic, but all of them serve a determined purpose, I’ll only talk about Noir, Emma, Lola and Luna:

Noir Starga is your typical generic adventure hero, gets all the girls without any effort at all, but I would highlight that he doesn’t shy away of girls and he’s very protective of them, and has a very positive relationship with Emma, even considering the initial kissing motives.

Emma Brightness is the classical childhood friend who becomes too well endowed and gets all eyes put on her, but breaking the traditional and always negative ending of osananajimis, by finally being the de facto girlfriend and much needed companion of Noir.

Lola is clearly the traditional oneesan-like receptionist who after questioning heavily Noir abilities gets too infatuated on him. Competitive by nature, she always tries to get Noir to her side without withholding any barrels, and trying to be the best receptionist of her guild.

Luna is the all too well-known half-elf who is helpful with anybody by curing their aliments, even putting her life in risk, a master on healing, she too became enamoured on Noir, but gives him the right space and doesn’t pressure him.

Enjoyment (10/10):
How can I enjoy an anime that is way too generic and doesn’t add anything new to the genre? It’s simple, the simplicity and the amicable character of the anime, never going too overboard on fanservice, maintaining all the tropes that characterize the generic fantasy anime with ecchi harem plot.

The show is no magnum opus, nor nothing highly venerable, it just works well within the limitations of the genre, only trying to break the mold of the osananajimi finally getting the ultimate prize (if she didn’t already got it).

Those who see nothing valuable in Ore Dake are the same overly purist to never like something generic or unimpressive, I do find valuable Hidden Dungeon for the sole purpose of entertaining and giving us a nice big breasted blonde girl who can stand up on her own. And yes, I’m partial to Emma.

Final Score: 9/10.

Seriously feel good anime. Its better to go in with no expectations, you'll enjoy it for what it is. First its a parody, and its corny but endearing. Forget shounen, this is a slice of life with comedic elements and some very tastefully handled ecchi.
Everyone's in on it, and that makes it work. There is a point where the MC is putting one of the characters to sleep or something, and she says "make me your slave", but then changes it to something else. The viewer and the characters know what she meant, but it gets played off in a way it makes you chuckle. ... There are moments like that throughout the show. The only bummer is that its not longer. I'm rooting for a second season.

Story: 5

OK let's not pretend here. The tunnel is a euphemism for vijayjay.. And the thing that is deceiving about the title is that it makes you think there is only one vijayjay that only he can enter. But it's not the case. There are plenty tunnels that he can enter besides the actual tunnel.

Story is very cliched but has good comedic elements here and there.

Art: 7

Art is surprisingly good. Tongue movements during kissing are very life-like but kinda gross.

... Sound: 6

Nothing to complain about. But with all the lines the voice actors had to run, I felt like they did their best.

OSTs are fine I suppose, I don't pay much attention to them, pretty forgettable.

Character: 6

There are interesting concepts. For instance, a healer that is afraid of healing too much. A quest receptionist who is in competition with others. They add flair a little to the story. Overall, it's just OK.

Main character is lame.

Enjoyment: 5

Not sure if I was always engaged throughout, so I think it's not good enough for enjoyment purposes.

Overall, it's just fair.. but if you are a busy person, don't watch it.

This is a super easy anime to review. This is purely dumb fantasy harem where you must throw out all logic and reason to enjoy.

Plot
Basically, MC gains a skill to create skills, grant them to anyone/anything, modify them and even remove them. but it drains his life points for doing. He can gain life points by doing happy things like eating tasty food, earning money or **doing ecchi stuff**. the anime is mostly him farming waifus, while trying to become stronger smh.There's not much of an overarching goal/plot or anything. Story arc starts, MC uses his god tier skill to solve it, but he ... needs to earn the required points. so, anime gets an ecchi tag :).

Now, ignore everything above. because the plot is just there for convenience. Most of it doesn't make any sense if you use more than one braincell. But that's why you do not use your brain when you watch this anime. Just enjoy the fan service and energetic waifus. There's lots of cleavage, panty shots and rubbing MC with their bodies etc.. going on.

Characters
My favorite characters are his sister who is a huge brocon and his father who always get berated. The harem itself is also made up of lovely characters who each have their own place. None of them are like really "memorable", But pretty much all characters in the main story that get introduced have lots of energy. So, you rarely ever get bored at any moment.

Art/Music
Pretty basic. but they are not so bad as to ruin the anime either.

Enjoyment
This is where this anime shines. Although most of it is just a basic harem template, the anime manages to do that properly. It never takes too long to resolve the serious stuff, because it has a weird self awareness of how long it should spend before moving back to the regular ecchi/comedy parts.

Trigger Warning
MC gets all the happiness in this world for barely any effort at all. All he does is do ecchi stuff with ladies to gain points and spend them to resolve any problems. obvious plot holes will get ignored and magically things will fall into place for MC smh. So, prepare yourself to accept any direction the plot goes. You will be rage baiting yourself if you take this too seriously.