Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu

After many attempts, Diomedea got it right. Finally we have an anime that we can rate the studio for its progress and execution in adapting a show based on a Light Novel. Honestly, since the demise of Domestic at Kanojo, I've had no hope of a studio that has been known to significantly damage the original material and which has consequently crippled the entire franchise. But now it's an exception, this time we have to recognize a good job!

Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou Desu is the kind of show that arrived in 2021 with an idea that was often questioned about its own functionality, even ... more so by those responsible for the show. Diomedéa's staff, as mentioned above, does not have a positive reputation, as their latest projects were weak and didn't even present quality or exclusivity. This is not the case with this anime. Of course, Sei is the protagonist who enters and is summoned into another world, more specifically, the Kingdom of Salutania, along with another character, Aira. One of the two aims to save the kingdom from the evils of a miasma, which strengthens and attracts monsters against unprepared people. Unlike the more common isekais, where the main character automatically fits into a group of strong heroes and mages, Sei starts out in the world as another civilian who is unaware even of the concept of magic and potions.

She, like us, arrives in this world without many expectations of consolidation and positivity, considering that the universe is classic for being boring and uninteresting. Sei even expresses at the beginning of the episodes her breaking of expectations, until curiosity takes her to formidable places. After meeting Jude, one of the employees of the Research Institute, who use herbs and other plants to create medicines and healing potions, Sei becomes interested in a new branch in his life, while his powers and his supposed qualification like Saint are still kept secret and in rumors throughout the kingdom. Sei develops from the beginning the practice and techniques of magic and begins to stand out within the Institute, attracting the interest of Johan, one of those responsible for the place. Along with this, the protagonist begins her shy adventures with responsibility and caution, while she forms good friendships and relationships throughout the kingdom.

Her evolution as an important character is remarkable, in fact, the universe and the natural environment work positively and create a perspective very close to Sei, where she builds strong bonds and wants to help as much as possible. Well, even though Prince Kyle had segregated her and ignored her during her summoning, Sei wasn't shaken at all. In fact, the setbacks made her more mature and decisive in relation to her actions and honors, which made the character popularly known. Even though he had an internal responsibility not to expose himself too much for being the real Saint, if an emergency could be resolved by her, Sei wouldn't hesitate to help. Part of this makes her a miraculous person in the lives of the citizens of Salutania.

But it's not just Sei who stands out during the show. Like Jude and Johan, other characters who come into her life promote her well-being and support her in the simple moments of her research. Ashley, her first friend, sees Sei as a modest girl, but recognizes her incredible potential to save many lives, Drewes is the strongest wizard in the entire kingdom, becoming a teacher and a support for research and improvement. Aira is a character constantly subdued by being considered a farce by the students of the magic school, but Sei supports her, even though the title of Saint has already been used by both of them, by others. Finally, Hawke. He is the head of the third order of knights and is always with Sei, just as a prince accompanies the princess on her tours of the realm (and beyond). I must say that the coolest and most relaxed moments come from their conversations and the relationship that can become a very prosperous love.

Although the show has a greater dedication to the characters, the universe is not harmed during the adventures. Sei is basically the catalyst that promotes future adventures and discovery, like the Klausner region, the herb land of the Kingdom of Salutania. Sei's desire to discover new things during the episodes is conveyed by the audience with competence and dedication. Even though some episodes are sometimes tiring at first glance, episode composition and direction help sustain the show as he connects Sei with his new receptions and events. This promotes a very good show in character and world building. In fact, it's the biggest highlight of the entire show. Without that, we would possibly not have a charming potential within the anime.

Finally, Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou Desu is an anime that really deserves greater prominence, as it consolidated well in 2021. I didn't imagine I would find a strong show that was interesting in so many ways at the same time, especially in the last moments, where good stories are lost, or in shows that dedicate more to the universe and forget to incorporate good characters. Seijo is an example of an anime that did very well and united these two audiovisual construction elements in a dynamic and promising way. It's a show that I look forward to a sequel as soon as possible. And again, congratulations to Estúdio Diomedéa, even with a low expectation about this project, the staff was very important to keep the qualities visibly high. If you haven't seen this show yet, give it a try, it sure is better conducted than countless recent isekais.

Don't be fooled by the high score this one got, The Saint's Magic Is Omnipotent lacks what makes an anime good, it is a failed slice-of-life hiding under the shell of Shoujo Isekai.

When Sei Takanashi went home after an exhausting day at work, she got summoned to another world by a ritual. Lost and Confused, there's another girl summoned with her. Without knowing anything, she's not considered a Saint and get tossed aside. And there our story of a overpowered saint begins.

To be honest, the anime is pretty boring. Set in an Isekai settings, I expected everything to be more intense than this, ... In fact, the most interesting episode of this anime is episode 7, when we got to see another side of the story. I mean the other girl and the problems she encountered when being summoned. I found it a lot more realistic and heart-warming. But sadly, later she's got fused into the rest of the cast and kinda lost her identity.

There's no stakes going on with Sei, she's loved and adored by everyone around her. She's got amazing power that's seemingly solved every minor problems she has if she has any at all. And for a grown-ass woman, she's extremely annoying, I almost thought I was watching a cringe high-school romance at some point. They could handle her character a bit better than just running away from everything. No one ever questions her or put her in her place so she just keep acting that way through the whole show and never got any character development.

And don't get me started about the male cast, they're so bland that the only thing that stand out about them is their looks. They're there to help the main character feel as ease as possible.

The Animation is nothing special cause this anime don't require it to be. The designs are quite nice. It has alright op and ed. Ost is forgettable.

Overall, not a very interesting show. I don't hate it or anything, it's just not worth the watch.

Let me get this out of the way. This can be enjoyed, whether you'll enjoy it or not is not something I can say, however, there ARE better things out there to watch than what I have seen and I hate I continued it for so long and left disappointed. Some spoilers will be mentioned.

First off, I want to say this really isn't anything too different from your standard Isekai SoL anime. However the faults of this one outweigh any chance to truly enjoy it, or for me they did anyway. I've never seen an anime where magic looked so... unmagical. Its next to non ... existent here and by that I mean, people just put their hands over or on something and concentrate with their eyes closed. Thats really it. Healing spells just have them say heal or something along those liens to heal. Lightning attacks were the best since they LOOKED like magic and we saw it like once out of the 9 episodes I saw. Ice magic is also disappointing. Anything else is just them going about their lives touching/making stuff without their eyes closed and somehow the magic is just used...

The setting... not bad, but I find it insulting as a woman to see that Sei and the other girl are basically forced to conform to the living standards where women have to be careful with boys they interact with and have to be polite, and other victory times stuff that women had to put up with. If this were the past that'd be more acceptable (as it was the time but this isn't the past, its a different world they were summoned too! So it comes off pretty insulting especially when one of the girls who may be the Saint is being isolated, shunned and almost picked on by other girls when again, she is being called the Saint and they know this! (They also know she's not from their world)

Let's also address the prince, the jerk who shunned Sei and looked down on her just because of her attire. The anime explains why later so he's not as bad as he initially comes off, but all the same, he is still a jerk for how he treated Sei and he was making the other girl's life harder too even if he thought he was helping her. I also found it offensive he dismissed Sei when he talked so much about wanting to help the other girl. Again, all because he looked down on her for her appearance. Its also this that made Sei very angry at him, however, this gets played off and handled poorly in the 9 episodes I saw... which brings me to another issue I have with the story, any part that COULD be used to make the anime better, gets handled poorly so the anime doesn't get better as it should. Instead am left with disappointment as I said. Lastly, the title is misleading. The Saint's power is not limitless and it certainly isn't god like either.

As I said, this anime can be enjoyed, and it certainly has some episodes where you wanna know how this sitch is handled and what happens next, but it ends in disappointment and I don't need to see the last few episodes to know I won't change my mind. One final thing, Sei looked better WITH her glasses than without. I rate this anime a 6.0 out of 10.0, what an offensive disappointment.

Story: It's ehh. There were some parts in the beginning where I'm like Yeah prove those people wrong! But then after all that was settle like halfway through the series it kinda went stale. Like by no means is it horrible, but it's not that great. Main character seemed more like a Mary sue. It's mainly just a wholesome take in some areas. Like she's just a girl that wants to help, but nothing drastic really happens because she's OP. Couldn't really tell if it was trying to be slice of life or an actual Isekai with a plot to go somewhere, or even world ... building. Maybe theirs more interesting story if they make a season 2. Like it has possible potential to bring the story somewhere, and the excuse as to why this season was so ehh was she was just figuring out her powers. Maybe bring out enemies that want her? I mean she is a powerful being after all.

Art: I mean it's good like any other regular anime. Nothing that stands out, but sometimes that's a good thing

Sound: The OP and ED, don't really bop. They're calm and relaxing which is alright. Though even compared to other anime that have calm and relaxing music, this was more skip able to me.

Character: They're all pretty bland to be honest

Enjoyment: I mean it's cool to see her prove her OP powers, but after she did that it's like well. What now?

Overall: Its eh. Nothing really funny. Nothing really story wise besides proving her OPness but afterwards it doesn't really have anything going for it. I'd say it's not really worth the watch. Probably more or something to play in the background.

This show has a simple and predictable plot. Young viewers who enjoy the shoujo genre may find it show easy to follow and the MC's interactions with her love interest Hawke cute.

I do like watching shows with a basic plotline. However, this show was a drag to watch due to the main cast's personalities being as charming as a piece of cardboard. After 12 episodes, we barely know any non-superficial information about the characters, especially the male cast. The only character that managed to make me feel some emotions was Aira, and she's a side character.


Animation: 7/10
Sound: 7/10
Character: 3/10
Story: 5/10

It is above average but not without flaws.

As far as I can tell, this anime is shoujo/josei type, meaning it is targeting female audience, and that affects the story/plot, and might not be everybody's cup of tea.

In general, it is slower paced, calmer, character are typically more life like without exaggerated actions you'd encounter in, say, shounen, and there's focus on relationships, some of which are implied. On other hand it also means that heroine is likely to be shy, act reserved, be somewhat awkward in social situations, get embarassed often and might be wearing glasses. Oh, and there will be a lot of beautiful ... men around the heroine for some reason (It is not bad, mind you. This isn't Saiunkoku Monogatari) .

Basically, what I'm trying to say that this is not a power trip with omnipotent destroyer of worlds as MC, but a more or less lifelike character in not very threatening situation.

Now, this setup can be done poorly (Sainkoku Monogatari comes to mind), or it can be done decently. This is the case of it being decently done.

Now, about those flaws. The animation quality fluctuates. The first episode was visually amazing, with every single thing animated with great care and attention to detail. The opening is the same. However, as the show progresses, the quality gets slightly worse, and only occasionally bounces back to the quality of the intro and first episode. In the worst cases they switch from animated frames to nearly storyboard format (meaning unmoving stills), and in the last episode I've noticed footage review. However, I've seen worse animation than this.

One other thing - I almost got bored with it and almost dropped it at 5th episode, but was amazed by 6th episode, and continued watching because of it. That's something worth bringing up.

Overall, the characters are believable, interactions are sufficiently entertaining, and slower pace is tolerable. It is worth checking out if you want something calmer and are not looking for action packed title.

6/10 story, 5/10 art, 6/10 sound, 6/10 character, 6/10 enjoyment, 6/10 overall.

As you can guess from the synopsis,this is your average sol focused isekai.

For the most part is the character getting used to the new world and getting a better variety of skills till a little action happens with occasional focus on romance(also she is surrounded by handsome men),not harem but romance.

The art is good for what its trying to do(the handsome men)but obviously you should not expect anything but mediocrity from the animation considering its sol heavy,the VA's are okay and the music is mostly relaxing and fitting for the slow pace of the show.

The characters are decent,again we learn the essentials mostly about the ... majority of them(1 side character got fleshed out more than you would expect)and thats fine in this case since again it has a mostly relexing tone and not much action.

I found it okay,nothing special,just the kind you would watch to relax a little,if you like your average SOL isekai with a little dose of romance then this is the series for you.

This show is thoroughly inoffensive. It has a good opening, its female characters are fairly cute and charming, and it has a main character that loves pharmaceuticals, much like one of my favorite manga, Akagami no Shirayukihime.

But unlike one of my favorites, which features politics, conflicts of interest, intriguing events and goals, and well written, complex characters... this show seems wholeheartedly dedicated to being about as bland as imaginable.

The prime offenders are in the secondary cast. The protagonist herself seeks out interesting things fairly often and is comprehensible, and is about as flavorless as a protagonist might be expected to be. However, every person she ... comes across is more tasteless than the last. The other summon, Aira, is placed in a perfect position for excellent storytelling, but she is completely marginalized in the show. The love interest for Sei, commander Hawke, is possibly more bland than prince charming himself, a tool to tell the wilting love story the main character needs to use her powers. The institute's director is the most interesting character in terms of complex motivations plays a sort of guardian role for Sei, but even he fades over time as she leans on the commander more and more.

As for the rest... it's safe, and totally forgettable. Somehow making potions and learning magic is instantaneously boring. They just put leaves in water and boil it and put magic in it. The topic that Sei cares most about is simmered down to the complete bare minimum by the writers, lending precisely zero intrigue to the objectives she seeks out every episode, both as an alchemist and even as the saint.

Don't bother. If you want to fall asleep watching an anime, this one might be the ticket. Otherwise, I would say that even the overused isekai genre tag is wasted on this show.

Both isekai and iyashikei, this show is a nice 4 hour long movie about a girl summoned to another world to save it who ends up being one of two. There's not a lot happening in each episode, and no real antagonists, but there sure are a lot of pretty, pretty boys going out of their way to be nice to the main character.

Happily, the show avoids a lot of the dumber cliches that can weigh down these shows; the main character seems decently smart, and there's no "too dumb to clear up a misunderstanding" clogging up the plot, such as ... it is, other than the main romance.

All in all, a nice, well produced, slightly bland show. I enjoyed it, it made me smile and gave me some feels, but I'm sure it's not for everybody.

The series starts off flinging Sei into another world almost immediately after the first episode begun, leaving no time for any background information or character build up to leave us invested. They then skipped the scene when she was summoned and the events that occurred, only referring to it a few episodes later, which seemed to hold some valuable connections. The fact they were only referencing to it then felt off and made me check to see if i didn't start on the second episode by mistake.


The plot was rushed and felt like it didn't go anywhere and could use a second ... season for that purpose. The animation was decent, it fit the style of the show and the peaceful vibe it gave. I found the actions seemed looked kinda out of place. The characters were all pretty enjoyable, but i did dislike aira and how a lot of general interactions were shown that added nothing. The whole show felt like a filler and didn't have much depth to it but it was done well and i have hopes for the second season.

Okay so I gave this a 5 because it's not like the worst thing I've ever watched but I didn't think it was good either. To write this review I'll look at the story, characters and how much I enjoyed it.

Story: The story felt like the plot of every other Isekai at its most basic form, the main character gets summoned, she needs to save the kingdom and to absolutely no one's surprise she's the strongest person in the world and that's it. I guess the only thing that could be counted as different would be the romance but even that seemed underwhelming because it ... barely developed as the story proceeded. In relations to conflict there was actually none and this made the story even flatter.

Art: So there was this one running scene that seemed really weirdly done to me but for the most part I didn't really mind the art so I have no other comments about it.

Characters: With the exception of one character the characters never really grew or developed, they were all very plain and 2 dimensional from the beginning to the end of the show. The one character that did show some depth still failed to be compelling in my opinion so not only did the story rarely develop the characters failed to be compelling enough to at least slightly carry it.

Enjoyment: At first I was really excited for the anime and I think this excitement lasted like the first four episodes then I just ended up forcing myself to the end because I had already started watching it.

Here's the thing though, I feel like people who like slow paced easy going shows might actually like this as there's no over complicated plot twist or magic system you need to wrap your head round when you want to relax. The story was also funny in some areas so that's also a positive. Overall though I'd say the anime was mediocre at best.

This Anime is neither really good or really bad. And it is honestly a bit funny how the reviews vary in that from being either good or bad.

It is somethig in the middle, there isn't really much of a point in the Anime where it gets super exciting but is more relaxed and I see potential of a continuation of the series as well which might be better.

Otherwise the Isekai-Concept is pretty average, I would think this one is just more for a girls-audience (aka Shojo) considering the pretty bishounen and Romance in this (It is not very strong so everyone should be fine with ... it) even though i really also like the message behind the magic's power it doesn't difference very much from others, but the idea of all this could have indeed had more potential than what was shown to us and I think that's kinda a bit of a missed opportunity, the series lacks Characteristics.

If you are good with a casual show to watch for once, you can watch it. But it is definetly not an must-watch and not that great, but like i said at the beginning, also not too bad either.

I say it is Decent/Mediocre

tl;dr. "ikemensekai"

Other reviews said: "No plot, no antagonist, no character development."
Some genres don't need anything of that sort though.

All that's also true for a lot of male-targeted harem ecchi isekai out there. If we can enjoy a slow life show with mindless feasts of big anime tiddies, op mc, story and enemies that just serve as fodder "for the PLOT", why shouldn't girls get the corresponding gender-swapped equivalent too?

If anything, the gender reversal vs other typical shows that at least I personally see for the first time makes it interesting enough to score a 6. Probably more if I were a girl ;)

On that ... topic, should MAL have a tag for that? "Ikemensekai"? Or is "shoujo"+"harem"+"isekai" basically the same thing? Actually, it's not tagged with any of these either... MAL, get a grip!

The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent is a female power fantasy romance that has nice production values, but does very little with them. Taking as few risks as possible.


Animation / Art / General Visuals - 7/10
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There's a notable lack of action scenes which seems to have given more space for higher base art and animations, which are quite nice across the board, though not overly noteworthy.


Sound / Music / Voice Acting - 7/10
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Nothing outstanding, just generally solid across the board.


Story - 5/10
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The story is exactly what you'd expect from a power fantasy isekai that's made for women.

Our protagonist is a young woman working in an office. One day she gets teleported to a fantasy land as a saint that's supposed to help the kingdom fend off monsters.

That in itself is a pretty standard isekai formula. But unlike those focused for a male audience, in this story there are no women crowding the hero, but instead countless men crowding the heroine. In fact, I dare say they go way more overboard with it than in male fantasies. There's an insane lack of other women. Every single notable character is a pretty man. There are no women except servants, and a "rival" basically. Even the heroine in the story is taken aback by how there's a pretty guy around every corner, all vying for her attention. Guess the notion of having girl friends is overrated in female power fantasies.

The story itself goes nowhere. Our heroine is basically spending all day every day just slowly improving her special powers under the tutelage of an army of hot dudes. She has almost no ambitions or desires of any kind herself, just wanting to be a nice girl that helps others here and there, and that's about it.

The story really feels like a missed opportunity because the foundations are solid, but nothing really happens except endless slice of life and very non-consequential political and nobility intrigue.


Characters - 5/10
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Our protagonist is a nice enough, competent woman, but her personality is all but non-existent. She has no real hobbies or interests, no real aspirations, deciding to latch onto the first pretty man that offers her a place in the new world and just rolls with it.

Similarly, the first hot dude to actually pursue her romantically is the one she automatically responds do, but in a very awkward manner as if she has never been in a relationship before. For a character that's supposed to be an adult, this is a tad weird. Why even make her to be an adult when she acts like a highschooler?

Secondary characters feature a whole army of pretty guys, all in their early 20's but already masters in their respective fields. Apparently everyone is a genius. All so that our heroine would be stuck in a perpetual state of mild confusion, surrounded by too many pretty faces, all of whom can be potential love interests.

There are no real villains or even proper antagonists of any kind. Nobody gets in our heroine's way, making it feel like nothing she does or does not do has any meaning.


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Total - 6/10

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The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent is a solid looking female power fantasy story, but does precious little with itself. The heroine isn't particularly interested in chasing power, the romance feels lackluster, there are no villains to fight against, and nothing really at stake.

But if you enjoy fantasy slice of life and want to watch a girl be granted immense power and be fawned over by a bunch of pretty guys, this will be the show for you.

The show is basically if an average Japanese woman got transported to morrowind. It's not something with video game mechanics, and it's not similar environmentally to morrowind. It's just more of a slow paced thing where she's making potions and learning magic, but of course her potions and magic are powerful because she's the saintess that was summoned.

This show is more aimed at women as far as the love interests go, but it's not heavy on it, and it's not an ecchi or anything, It's very wholesome. The art's pretty good and the main character isn't boring or obnoxious. It's a pretty solid isekai.

At the ... beginning of the show, two women are summoned, and the main character is ignored by the prince. The rest of the kingdom isn't stupid though, so they take care of her and try to stay in her good graces. So rather than doing this for the sake of the main character being able to get back at people, it's more a device to allow her to more freely discover things in the world rather than being on some set course.

Rather than needing some speech or fight to prove her worth or her title, just her ability with magic is enough to make it more and more undeniable that she's the saintess. It's a refreshing change of pace from certain other shows.

TLDR; watch if you like shojo reverse harem. Skip if you don't.



I saw a snip on tiktok and decided to give it a try, I imagine those will be a commonality with a lot of reviews going forward. Anyhow, it was interesting enough of a concept to begin with; where it started to loose my interest was with the constant introduction of new love interest. She even stats our right tat ses surrounded by beautiful boys. It quickly became apparent this was women oriented, which is not in itself a disqualifier, but I can into this wanting to dive into the world and history so ... the constant chunks of suave dialog and Sai (MC) iner dialog about dudes biceps where a turn off. By the end I just found myself fast-forwarding half the episodes.