Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja

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Synonyms: Kendeshi

Japanese: 賢者の弟子を名乗る賢者

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 12, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022

Premiered: Winter 2022

Broadcast: Wednesdays at 00:30 (JST)

Producers: DAX Production, MAGES., Kadokawa, Micro Magazine Publishing, MAGNET, Micro House

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: Studio A-CAT

Source: Light novel

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Themes: Isekai, Magical Sex Shift

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.33¹ (scored by 50,637 users)

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Ranked: #7983²

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Popularity: #1799

Members: 122,430

Favorites: 644

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Ranked #7983Popularity #1799Members 122,430

Winter 2022TVStudio A-CAT

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With a dignified veteran's body and a long white beard, summoner mage Dunbalf was one of the strongest player characters in the virtual reality online multiplayer roleplaying game Ark Earth Online, even heralded as a one-man army. Together with the "Nine Wise Mages" and King Solomon, they formed the mage player Kingdom of Alcait. But one day, Dunbalf and the other Nine Wise Mages suddenly go missing, leaving no trace behind.

In an effort to spend his expiring credits, Dunbalf had purchased a cosmetic kit and tinkered with his character; however, he accidentally fell asleep during the customization process. Upon waking up, Dunbalf not only notices that the world of Ark Earth Online has become more realistic, but also discovers that he has turned into a cute girl! After reaching Alcait, he learns it has been 30 years since he supposedly disappeared.

Now tasked with finding the other missing mages by King Solomon, the avid role player proclaims his new identity as Mira—the Pupil of the Wise Man Dunbalf—and ventures forth to prove his legacy.

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Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja was set to premiere in Fall 2021 but was delayed until January 2022.

The series was released on Blu-ray and DVD in three volumes from April 27, 2022 to June 24, 2022.

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Mira

Main

Oomori, Nichika
Japanese

Luminaria

Supporting

Hinata, Minami
Japanese

Solomon

Supporting

Murase, Ayumu
Japanese

Zeph

Supporting

Saitou, Junichi
Japanese

Pam

Supporting

Kino, Hina
Japanese

Tact

Supporting

Izawa, Kanomi
Japanese

Fricka

Supporting

Sakura, Yae
Japanese

Asval

Supporting

Yasumoto, Hiroki
Japanese

Emera

Supporting

Natsuyoshi, Yuuko
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Mariana

Supporting

Horie, Yui
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Yoshida, Kento

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Shimosato, Satoru

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Arai, Kousuke

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Kotaka, Tatsuya

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"Ready Set Go!!" by Asaka

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"Ambitious" by Erabareshi

Reviews

Mar 4, 2024

kchakrak

Recommended

This is a forgettable but fun anime. It's like Land of Leadale with the VRMMO setting and overpowered protagonist who develops a close network on this game they're trapped in. The plot is largely irrelevant but it's simple, fun trash that I highly recommend for those who like relaxing shows, or something simple while your tired and laying on the sofa because you don't have the energy for anything else. No prizes for guessing which category I was in.

If you like mid-tier Isekai that's designed to be simple relaxing fun with no romance nonsense or edgelord garbage then this is for you. Bofuri is the ...

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Dec 21, 2023

Szandor

Mixed Feelings

So I watched five episodes and wrote this review. Now I've seen all of it and while I at first I thought that writing a review after only seeing five episodes that perhaps it was a bit early to make a review of the series I have retained most of the old one.
Why is that, you ask? Well...

-- Story & Writing
The premise is pretty good and has the quality of being the kind of premise you can do quite a lot with. Not much is actually done with it, however. The writing is cookie cutter and bland with a bunch of the usual tropes. Not ... enough to be off putting, but also not enough to be engaging. Most of the time we either see characters talking about things that don't really further the plot or build upon relationships in any interesting way or we see the main character using powerful magic and techniques to quickly take out bad guys. Most of what is happening seem more like low level side quests, stuff someone would do when playing a game just to clean up some side quests they missed since the game was patched. And having an OP main character takes away a lot of the suspension and drama, leaving very little stuff left for a good story. Even the main battle at the end is kinda blasé with only a single moment where there is actual danger. It quickly passes though and then the MC just pulls out her ultimate attack and it's over. The premise that the MC has been turned into a girl is really only used for a few very low effort jokes and a handful of near-ecchi scenes.

-- Characters & Setting
The characters are pretty one-dimensional and forgettable. A lot of the time that should have been spent on developing the story is spent on character interaction, but the relationships don't really seem to evolve or deepen much. I get the feeling that there is a lot of potential in the characters and the world, but so far the show doesn't really use the good things it has going for it. It's as if the creators worked hard on making an interesting world and some template characters and then went to lunch and let the unpaid interns write the rest. Some characters work a bit better, but then again they're side characters that don't get a lot to do.

-- Animation & Style
Nothing to fault here, but also nothing of note. It's good enough, but nothing to remember. I quickly found myself forgetting about it, with one exception. At times there is some obvious 3D rendering being done and the clash between that style and the usual one is weird. For the most part the visuals are uninspired general fantasy stuff that could be inserted into any generic fantasy anime. It lacks identity, but it's servicable. Some summons and other magic are kinda nice, but that's as far as I'll go.

-- Music & Sound
Like the animation the sound and music department is also generic and forgettable. The opening and closing themes do what they should, but not one bit more. Not much to add more than that.

-- Conclusion
Episodes 1-5 could have been shortened down to one, same for episodes 4-10. This is pretty impressive for a show about being in a game where noone actually really develops or grows. The pacing is all over the place and as soon as something seems to become interesting the tension is relieved within a minute. Many scenes are complettely needless as then neither further the story nor build characters very well.
This isn't a bad anime by any means, but it fails to make me feel anything and I have the feeling I'll forget about it pretty quickly. If you like isekai anime with an OP main character than this is OK I suppose, but I think you need to be a fan of the genre to really enjoy it. After watching all 12 episodes I have decided I'll keep my rating at "average".

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Jul 12, 2022

Snowtime4K

Not Recommended

Why am I even reviewing this?

I have to say that this is a prime example of one of the worst shows I have ever seen to this day, and I purposely watch shows that are the lowest rated on MAL from time to time.
First I’ll go over the one redeeming factor for this entire show. The main character is cute, and they make a point to force the story to dress her up in as many ways as they can in a short timeframe.
Outside of that, I cannot think of a single thing that someone would really enjoy about it. If you like power ...

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