Leadale no Daichi nite

A simple generic slice of life fantasy comedy, that manages to be well written and well executed.

There is no main story, and it doesnt have anything outstanding to show, but also doesn't have any signs of something poorly made, or that feels flat.

It kinda reminds me of Slime 300 but a more elaborate protagonist that feels more relatable and a with a better developed comedy.

It also sums up with the slice of life aspect of Kami-Tachi, but having better execution. At least for now, its a good show to watch, but nothing that would make me go back to it later

“I gotta say, tearing your own family limb from limb is a bit harsh.”
“Sob. All I wanted was for my children to have a touching first encounter with their grandmother.”

Easily one of the best isekai ever made, a hidden gem of a series that has more meat under its skin than it may look like at a first glance.

Leadale is a slow-life isekai with a female protagonist and a VRMMO world turned real parallel world. I’ve seen about a dozen shows featuring these tropes in various combinations and all of them suck. And they always suck in the same way - either they forget the ... part where they’re supposed to be isekai, turning into a generic CGDCT/shoujo/yuribait, or they forget the female MC + slow life part, turning into a generic SAO-clone dungeon crawler with a generic Kirito for a protagonist. Leadale, on the other hand, manages to succeed where those shows fail, and then raises the bar even higher. What truly makes it stand out is that it’s not an “isekai anime,” it’s a genuine work of dramatic fiction that happens to be in the isekai genre. The best comparison I can offer is with Monogatari - that one is also a genuine work of literature that makes use of anime harem tropes for storytelling, rather than just another harem anime. Here are some things Leadale does right:

Wish-fulfillment.
One of the easiest criticisms to make against an isekai is that it is pandering/power fantasy/wish-fulfillment. Usually, you can’t go wrong with that, but only because most isekai series offer a low-effort trash version of wish-fulfillment, not because the concept is bad in principle. Some basement-dwelling neckbeard getting handed status/power/women he doesn’t deserve and didn’t work for does not make for a very compelling narrative.
Cayna, the MC of Leadale, starts the story as a 17-year-old girl that has been stuck on life support in a hospital bed for most of her life. The first thought she has upon being reincarnated is, “hey, my legs work!” The first thing she does is eat a hearty meal in an inn, and the first words out of her mouth are, “I can’t remember when was the last time I ate not through a plastic tube.” You look at that and think, yeah, I don’t mind watching a story about her getting a second chance to walk around, see places, meet people, get drank celebrating with friends, wake up with a hangover the day after, start a family, and see her grandchildren - that is, have a fulfilling life that she was robbed out of by a tragic accident.

Actual intelligent thought put into isekai tropes.
The paragraph above is just one of the numerous examples of how the typical isekai story elements make a refreshing amount of sense from the logical perspective. The reincarnated Cayna is an elf, and the first natives she meets comment that they’ve never seen an elf before. Just a single line answers the usual glaring question of how come the locals never question the blatant alienness of reincarnators. In fact, a centuries-old elf visiting human settlements for the first time is such an ingenious cover story for a reincarnator, I’m shocked that no one (I know of) did this before. Just think how *perfectly* it fits the portrait of someone who lacks common sense and is ignorant about the most obvious things, yet simultaneously possesses absurdly powerful “cheat” abilities and talks about arcane matters beyond common folks’ understanding.
But wait, there is more - Leadale is the only series not just among isekai, but among all the elf-featuring fantasy I know of that does something with the implications of the fact that your world includes an “elder” race of people whose lifespan is counted in centuries and who don’t mind breeding with humans. And that is some mixed-blood characters having an awkward encounter with their great-grandmother that looks younger than them and whose thought process is incomprehensible to them.

The purpose of being an isekai story.
This is something very simple to test - ask yourself if the show would still work if it was just regular fantasy without the opening scene where a Japanese salaryman gets hit by a truck. For a depressingly high percentage of titles, the answer is yes, but Leadale isn’t one of them. There is another common elephant in the isekai room - how come reincarnators never give a fuck about their friends, family, and the entire world they left behind. It would make sense for Cayna to not care much for a life of being a bed-ridden vegetable, yet unexpectedly, she very much does. The only thing she has on her mind is to try and find the way back, or at least find some other people from her original world. There is a poignant scene where it dawns on her that it’s been 200 years, and everyone she knew is likely gone, so she has to hug her knees for a while in order to come to terms with it. This is how you do a reincarnation story.

Female protagonist.
There has been an outcropping of those in the isekai genre, and I’m not sure what for, as it is painfully obvious that most isekai writers have never been in a room with a female that isn’t their mom. Same deal, ask yourself if the story would still work if the MC was replaced by a male, and if the answer is yes, then the author has failed at writing a female protagonist. Take any iconic action heroine like Ellen Ripley from Aliens or Sarah Connor from Terminator 2. They kick ass and chew bubblegum, yet everything in their words and actions screams XX chromosomes, and it would’ve looked incongruous if male characters were saying and doing those things. And that’s how Cayna is, she might come with the standard isekai protag cheat powers package, but she shows very little interest in using those powers to assert her alpha-male dominance the way Kirito does. Her concerns are entirely private and/or interpersonal - helping people that make up her social circle, dealing with her newly-acquired isekai family, looking for clues connecting her to the original VRMMO, etc.
On top of being an actual woman, Cayna’s personality matches her profile as a teen that missed out on living through the formative teen experiences. She’s generally well-meaning, yet also short-tempered, self-conscious, and naive. She has trouble processing complex emotions, and really, really hates surprises, which leads to unreasonable outbursts she later regrets and has to apologize for.

Slow life.
Does a minor side character being catastrophically bad at winking advance the plot in any way? Does the shoujo manga roses background that permanently follows another character do that? A tiny mute fairy mimicking the MC’s facial expressions? No, what those do is being cute. Even with plenty of drama and deaths in the story, it manages to keep a consistent wholesome atmosphere. I don't really need to tell this, I can just let the show speak for itself. Here's an exchange from the second episode:
- Oneechan, you're leaving?
- Yes. But I promise I'll come back to see you again.
- Really?
- I'll let you know something super amazing. But you can't tell anyone, okay?
- O-Okay. I promise I'll keep it a secret.
- You know that silver tower beyond the mountains?
- The place where the bad witch lives, right?
- Believe it or not... I'm that bad witch.
- What?! But you're not a bad person!
- Make sure you keep it a secret, okay? I'm going to come back every once in a while to make sure you didn't tell anyone.
- Okay! But if you don't come back for a really long time, I'm going to tell someone.
- Then I'd better make sure I come back to this village.
It just radiates heart and wit. If I were to recommend this show to myself from a parallel universe, I'd just show this dialogue, that would be all I need to know it’s a well-written story.

The real character and story arcs.
This one is the total of everything said above. As the story begins, Cayna has trouble truly comprehending that the world she is in is not a video game anymore. This isn’t shown through some idiotic exposition, “these NPCs aren’t people, ay lmao.” It is shown subtly with Cayna and other characters’ behavior. She casually suggests crafting attack magic “consumables” and doesn’t even notice that everyone around freaks out over the prospects of freely-circulated weapons of mass destruction. She thinks about rewriting the personalities of her isekai children (originally custom-ordered NPCs) because it hasn’t quite dawned on her that they are people whose personalities are shaped by 200 years' worth of life without her, life in which they’ve played prominent roles in society and created multi-generational extended families. But Cayna doesn’t stay oblivious forever. With every new realization that people die when they are killed, that her combat pokemons have names, consciousness, and culture, etc, etc - her new reality slowly sinks in. Slowly but surely Cayna comes to fully appreciate and embrace the position she occupies in her new world and the responsibilities that come with it. This is what the story of Leadale is about.

The only reason I didn’t rate it 10 is that the adaptation adds some very unsound original scenes which stick out like a sore thumb.

9/10 for “this is how isekai can be like when written by real writers as a real work of literature, not an embarrassing attempt at fanfiction by some hikineet.”

There are several items on the list that I usually check off before diving into a light novel adaptation, especially one in a fantasy realm. Does it have an interesting and balanced world? How does the main protagonist die and end up reborn into such a world? Does it have RPG elements? And most importantly, can I make it through more than three episodes? Don't worry, the last one thankfully doesn't apply to In the Land of Leadale.

To put it into perspective, this is essentially a protagonist who ends up becoming a RPG character set in a world known as Leadale. Like most RPG games, ... there are classes and our protagonist Cayna is an elf, who specalizes in magic. As a spellcaster and elf, she can heal, cast deadly magic, and has rare skills at her arsenal. It's very spellcaster's wet dream when we think about it. But for Cayna, she's not there to level up her character to beat a game. She's there to learn about the world of Leadale.

As a common norm in most RPG games, there are NPCs, towns to visit, places to explore, weapons and gear to unlock, in-game crafting systems, quests, and monsters. If you've ever played a RPG game before, these should be common sense to understand. With Cayna's situation, she finds herself in the role of an adventurer while looking for other Leadale players. Be honest though, what would you do if you were in Cayna's shoes? You'd want to learn about other players as much as possible right? The only problem is that over 200 years has passed since she last played the game. That spells out problems of her familiarizing with the game she once played. And of course, a lot has since changed especially with wars. Cayna spends her days exploring Landale and learning as much as possible.

Watching Land of Leadale was a challenge for me at first, not because of its overused content but because the story pacing. The initial start felt sluggish, with Cayne's adventure having seemingly no set direction. She's there exploring a fantasy world but it's confusing about the true purpose of the show. Is it set up as a fantasy adventure or some sort of mystery with suspense and hidden secrets? Cayna herself is actually an engima because of her circumstances. However, she retains the personailty of a normal girl, without any sort of special trait besides her in-game status and abilities. That being said, you should expect this story to have a mixture of fantasy, adventure, mystery, and sometimes, slice of life. If you've played JRPG games before, then you may be very familar with these genres already.

Because she is the main protagonist, Cayne essentially carries this anime on her shoulders. She gets the most screen time and the majority of the supporting cast is overshadowed by her presence. Characters such as Key, Mai-Mai, Skargo, among others only have minor roles throughout the show. Their character development is very limited, if any. In fact, this anime treats them like side quest NPCs than party members or companions. Cayna's adventure often takes her to meet people and taking on quests that requires her to use in-game skills and knowledge. It's as if you're on the journey with her in the game.

Adapted by Maho Film, this is another addition to their roster of fantasy portfolio. The colorful world of Leadale contains lush lands with old style architectures and towns crafted from RPG asthestics. Cayne is known for her charming figure and personality. Other characters in the show are protrayed with RPG elements. That's not a knockdown to the show but the anime pretty much plays for itself. There's nothing strinkingly unique about the art style at all.

Land of Leadale won't hit different for what the story shows us. In fact, this anime represents some of the most oversatuarted RPG tropes you'll discover. Cayne herself is a character that you may or may not like. But at the end of the day, you're not going to get a showstopper out of this anime. Not at all.

To start off imma rant a little,

Isekai, whether you hate it or not has limitless potential, the ability to have wish fulfillment and escapism to the level that it provides is simply impossible to achieve in any other genre, this success allows it to be a bit more Wild and inventive and has led to various sub-genre to pop up from within isekai, hence calling this or any isekai anime A GENERIC ISEKAI is stupid. Leadale is an isekai anime focused on power fantasy and comedy. so stop stigmatizing and not watching shows since the synopsis indicates Isekai, hell half the time I watch isekai ... shows I forget they're isekai s midway through the shows, please stop jumping into the popular opinion and Anituber bandwagon, You know I and the other reviewers have a better opinion since we actually give every show a chance and not just hate on them on youtube to make money (yes I am calling you out joey).


The only thing an Isekai has to get right however has to be Worldbuilding but that to depends on the case,

Of course, since we don't know shit about this new world in any isekai, we need to have a good and clear understanding of the Working and principles of the world, Naturally, An action Isekai needs to nail this aspect perfectly like mushoku tensei , overlord, and tenshura or they will fail hard. the other isekai this season named Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja failed hard since its an action isekai with zero explanation and the MC is OP and LOLI just because YES xD.

in the case of Leadale however, it does it in a very clean and proper manner, even if in a slice of life Isekai it's not entirely necessary it opens up many more possibilities. The situation is made clear in episode one, A good and proper demonstration is done on the scale and difference of power between MC and inhabitants of the world, And a clear goal of looking for other guardian towers is established without giving too much up (A good excuse to begin fun isekai exploration!). Hence this has much more potential to have great action later on. The character knows only just about enough about the world as we do hence we will mostly never be left in the dark just like Overlord everything is revealed to us and the MC at the same time and it only serves to remind us of their Overpowered nature xD. hence it would much more right to call it a power fantasy isekai like overlord but one with a much lighter tone.

Since it has a lighter tone, Comedy is much more light-hearted than the more profanity and DANK type we see in overlord, The faces the MC makes are pretty damn good and original and will induce a good laugh and lead to the creation of many GIFs or at least I am hoping for the same.

There is also the interesting element of some of the old summons of the MC becoming her KIDS which lead to some awkward, hilarious situations which is a nice touch and will not disappoint the Slice of life and comedy lovers.

The MC is pretty cool does not hold back and will definitely appease the Power fantasy lovers, however, do not expect great actions scenes since that appears to be not the primary focus here.


I have already made this review a bit too long so let me go through the scores a little more briefly.

Story 8/10
Pretty well done, just enough is revealed at just the right times, the past of the MC is made pretty clear through clever dialogue and a good initial cutscene, and hence not a lot of time is wasted on making them look pathetic but still enough to gain our respect and love for all they have been through(no more opening of “hey I am loner no 78 I had a shit life, etc”). the world exploration and the addition of the Children who have been present since before the isekai can add many interesting plot and comedy bits later on and hence I am genuinely excited to see where this will go from here.


Characters 8/10
MC is cute and protecc worthy, The children have a very funny yet heartwarming relationship with their mother and all the other side characters are also a joy to watch.


Sound 7/10
Nicely done VA work especially the eldest son, daughter, and MC. The rest sound okay too. The majority of the Gags are delivered by VA s really well. The OST is pretty generic and nothing to be really excited about but does an okay job. the OP music or the art in it isn't that good. The ED is quite nice and the art is cutesy but not very inventive tbh.

Art and animation 7/10

Standard fantasy isekai level art which isn't bad but considering the quality of art this season it is certainly not up to the level but is definitely really good and has good enough immersion. animation isn't the strongest 2D animation is alright and can ramp up during important scenes but generally, only average. CGI usage is pretty competent, however, and not hard to look at, unlike many other examples.



A very good Power fantasy comedy isekai anime with a much more open-ended scope can get very exciting in the long run. so far has done a solid job of setting things up. All my power fantasy and isekai BROS are sure to love this, the comedy aspect will depend on taste but I find it pretty funny hence to the audience that is looking for more comedy and SOL do give this a three-episode rule.

Here we go, yet another isekai, and there’s not much to say about this one, aside from the fact that I’ve played the ED theme for this show like a hundred times, it’s a generic plot line of “Person dies because of this reason, and is completely overpowered in another world”. It’s a slice of life isekai more so than action, and is just ok. Wish they expanded on the game mechanics and why Leadale shut down in the first place a bit more.

My grading criteria: Story: /25 Art: /10 Music: /10 Characters: /20 Enjoyment /15 Thematic Execution /20

STORY: 10/25

The story is basic and inoffensive, ... but rather uninteresting. Cayna is reincarnated in another world and goes on an adventure, helping people, having fun times with her quirky family, and meeting a whole bunch of people. Again, I wished they went more in depth about the game mechanics and why the game shut down in a more in depth way as well. There was much more they could have done with the story for sure.

ART: 7.3/10

Fine art, nothing much to say here. The creatures lot a bit ugly, but the fights are alright, and it’s ok to look at.

MUSIC: 8/10

The ED is awesome! One of my favourites of the season! Soundtrack otherwise is fine.

CHARACTERS: 9.7/20

Quite forgettable, but pleasant. We have Cayna, our pleasant overpowered MC that’s probably pretty old inside the world of Leadale, we have her kids, and her grandkids, and they’re kinda quirky and provide comedic relief. If anything, the comedic aspect of these characters were enjoyable at times, but forgettable at most.

ENJOYMENT: 9/15

It was decently enjoyable most of the time, the characters were fun to watch.

THEMATIC EXECUTION: 10.5/20

The theme is a bit muddled, is it a slice of life, or action? I suppose it’s both, but to me, the slice of life elements were handled well. Wish there was more world-building to create the fantasy atmosphere in a more interesting way.

OVERALL: 54.5/100

A simple generic isekai that was bland, but fine to watch. In a weaker anime season, this is definitely not the worst show, but also this is far from the best. Watch it if you want some nice comedy and simplistic story! Wish Lytt showed up more…

Leadale no Daichi nite is an isekai series where a girl dies due to x thing and is reincarnated in a world where she is a super strong aunt. Many will say, what about grace? Well, you'll see, my dear mortal, the funny thing is that he has children that he should know... Ah, so that was it, of course, of course, I'm sorry I didn't think of that.
Now completely out of jokes, I hate isekai, but I feel that with this one I can have enough willpower to finish it.

Speaking about the characteristics of the series, I can say that the animation is not ... bad, although the drawing seems to be taken from an H (I don't need to explain that).

The CGI is good compared to what can be seen in other isekai.

The story is weird, I really don't even know what it's about, I could say it's a slice of life, I think this because chapter 1 is a bit of a pain to swallow whole.

For me, feeling very sorry, it stays at a 5, I don't see what's interesting about it and I don't like isekai, and since it's still boring for me, I'll be forced to require the dropped.
I am starting in this and I would be glad if you support me, thank you very much for reading my review and I hope you have a good day.

I wanna start this review by saying that this show has a certain style and charm to it. While it's not super action packed, or the sort. But what it is, is a fun little Isekai adventure. An Isekai that makes you feel happy watching it vibe. A nice and chill kind. While I understand that might not be everyone's cup of tea, but in terms for these kinds of shows, they're a blast. You'll enjoy it.

Art and sound are the main best factors of this show. The sound is fit for purpose, along with the art style being that typical fresh and colourful kind. ... A style that is not only pleasing on the eyes, but is fitting in any kind of scene that this anime produces. You can go from bright and colourful. To the next, seemingly a more toned down kind of style. Depending the scene of course. It's what a good anime should have. A pleasing sound design, and a pleasing to look at artstyle. Along with the animation being great too.

Now let's talk about the next part. While it's nothing to stand out against. But more that there are elements of cuteness. As I'll state further in this review, this type of Isekai is nice, casual, relaxing to a tee. With an ideal premise that'll carry the show forward, and make you more and more curious when it comes to the world it presents.

The story is in proper isekai fashion. With someone being trapped, or moved into a different world. In this case, trapped inside a video game. To which our main character seems to have done a lot in said game. It'll remind you of Slime 300 in a sense, but with her being more famous, but not so famous. The story continues with us learning more about this world, along with the experiences she's had, like her children who are each quite the catch in their own right. Depending your enjoyment too, it might provide a few laughs here or there.

But they're not the only set of characters. A lot of these seem to have a rather nice feel to them. As if everything feels and seems happy. Which really fits into the themes of this show. It's not the kind of super intense action Isekai. More just the relaxing kind. Which can be a hit or miss. But it does make for a decent product, that isn't bad by any stretch. It's why I say this show depends your tastes. If you like a more relaxed and seemingly happy Isekai, then this is the show for you.

I'd give this show a watch for sure. Wile it's not super entertaining, it is at least a good show to pick up on.

It's began with a pair of Cayna's eyes that slowly opened and caught unfamiliar sights flashed her mind.. Cayna, with a little confusion wondered to her half-conscious self "is this the usual hospital ceiling where I always stayed in, ehh?".

Okay, let's understand the reason why I wrote a little fragment of the paragraph above into this review.

The paragraph I meant earlier was the incident where the story had begun. The problem is, the starting scene of the story which should be interesting and keep my confidences in order to enjoy this adaptation, really let me down.
Well, what can I do, because it happens quicky ... with no essence at all (still about the opening scene).. It's completely different from what I expected regarding to this adaptation.
Just like when I tried to open my eyes in my real life, and I found it was mediocre without any particular hue. Likewise, there is no differs with the results of this anime.

I'll be honest, "Leadale No Daichi Nite" has a unique story and bear more deeper essences than what you've witnessed. Seriously, I can guarantee it, because long before this story being adapted, I've been read the LN version.
Unfortunately, the studio didn't seem serious about working on this adaptation in favor of slightly increase a meaningful story, so they left so much ratios afterward. As a result, many of viewers probably miss or even not realize the true potential of the story concept behind it.

----Characters Development, Plot & A little about Cayna (MC).---
Cayna is a character who had tragic accident in her past's world.. as consequences, she completely lost the opportunity to be able to control most of her physical limbs (paralyzed), not only that, her parents also deceased at the accident. This means that Cayna grew up as a child without a fraught happiness since the tragedy occured (lost of family grace). However, Cayna, in her current isekai's world, she plays the role as a Mother of 3 children and several grandchildren whom she tries to love in earnest slowly.
(I mean at this point, Cayna vaguely teaching the viewers the meaning of pouring out affection, even though that Cayna's self was never fully loved as a daughter because she lost of her parents too early. But Cayna indirectly implies to you, that she also learns many things through the love she gives as a mother from now on).

"this is a compound advantage of Cayna's character that's totally unseen in this adaptation".

Instead of being a character who can convey it all, Cayna's character in the anime series described in more flat without the slightest struggle and clash of hearts complexcity where it needs to be presented. This is closely related to the plot of the story which got trimmed extremely, caused the displacement per scene that feels bland, or even rather to say it confusing. There's no resolution of any situations that she has completed, Cayna's journey as an adventurer means nothing to remember (too easy to forget) which also devoid of the tantalizing adrenaline rush.
The adventures of Cayna was completely replaced by a trivial story of a cheerful girl with limited unnatural emotion that can't make you flutter when you watch it..

I also ensure that it doesn't promise you anything, including the background art in every moment that looks so desert and lifeless. They didn't even have the slightest intention of producing art that gave support to the lightning plot they had corrupted. Also the CGI quality is ~~ blah blah~~, coupled with awkward and not optimal animation movements.
The only thing that satisfies me is the art appearances of Cayna's character which kinda made me fall in love with her, SHE IS INDEED A GOOD WAIFUS, although that she actually more than this in her origin.

There's no need to go in further detail about Cayna tbh, her warm touches, her acts in loving her children, also her noble character in thickness of the taste to return the favor to the people she deems meaningful was also completely erased.

Again, Cayna already described as a character who looks clumsy and strange in changes of her behavior and emotions now. I cried for Cayna, it's too bad that many people will probably misunderstood and think of Cayna as a middling character from now on T__T. I want to convey to you all that she is actually more than just a simply great character, unfortunately it would never be proven in the anime version..

Welcome to the grand world of Leadale! Watch as you see our MC, Cayna, explores the vast new world with limitless oppurtunities.
Except, not really. Leadale no Daichi nite is a rehash of isekai genres, and does not really try to do anything new. Whether it be the comedy, combat, or storyline, Leadale no Daichi nite is a jack of all things that tries to implement every trope, and fails to do any of them justice.
Animation is nothing special, perhaps below average, but that's not the reason why the show is bad.
First off, we have Cayna trying to recover the "guardian towers," which is essentially a ... macguffin, since I mean, what exactly do these towers function? Cayna's goal has been to recover them so far, yet other than the little cutscene of Cayna regenerating the tower's MP, I haven't seen any relevance in them. They don't seem all that important, huh?
Next is the other characters and of course, slice of life. They kind of go hand in hand. Having a "slow, fluffy life" in the other world isn't terribly unique, but there have been standouts here and there, perhaps. Too bad this show doesn't really care about their characters. You have a perfect setup for some fun slice of life, but all you get are repeated comedic sequences that get really old. Cayna actually does have family living in the world, yet these family members are just a single trait and always repeat the same thing over and over again. Skargo is a mom-con that is over the top, Mai-mai is a respected woman, but also fawns over Cayna, and Kartatz might be the only person in the family that's normal, but of course, he's relegated to Cayna just giving him head pats and him being embarrassed. On another note: really? Skargo is Jojo's voice actor, Sugita Tomokazu, and Kartatz is Gintoki's VA, Ono, Daisuke. What a lineup.
Anyways, you kind of get the idea. the family members that Cayna regularly interacts are over the top and don't have an actual personality other than their fawning over Cayna. Or, Cayna just treats them like pets like Kartatz. There's no variety in their interactions, and the general sequence events is as follows: Skargo or Maimai does something stupid, and Cayna hits them in a slapstick fashion in annoyance and anger. Not really funny, and definitely does not contribute to a well balanced slice of life.

Then comes the other portion of the story: other players from the VRMMORPG, Leadale. This is a more difficult way to navigate and execute well in an isekai. There's a reason why most isekai stories with transported to a game world tend to steer away from this concept. I wouldn't really say that Leadale no Daichi nite butchers the concept, but it also is only a shallow execution. These characters don't act any different from actual people living in the world. There also isn't any conflict, which you would generally expect from other players, since all of the characters seem to be still, much weaker than Cayna. Much worse, despite there being at least a decent number of players -we never actually know how many-they never really seem to gather together or form a guild, something that you'd expect other players to be doing. Instead, they immerse themselves in their role in the game world turned real. Essentially, the players don't bring ANYTHING to the table that you would normally expect.
This is highlighted with the only hostile player to Cayna: he gets caught and tried by the kingdom, despite being a player. I wouldn't know about you, but if there was a player with a potential to level up and take revenge on me, I surely wouldn't spare him. If I were to spare him, I probably wouldn't put him in jail for him rot for years on end, solidifying his plan for revenge on me. Either way, the situation was dealt with in a surface level and never mentioned again in the story.
Other players that are friendly are just also, again, random encounters that don't impact the story as much as you'd think. Cayna and the players have a small reunion, and that's it. This goes for players that Cayna actually knows from real life, before the isekai happened. That's crazy, considering that she cherishes her in-game family
Then are the other lazy staples of isekai stories, such as Cayna handling her "first kill." Sure, she says she's disgusted and that the act took out a lot of her, but 5 minutes later, and it's never mentioned again. Other annoying things is how the other characters react to Cayna. Despite Cayna doing unbelievably superhuman feats that no one has ever done before, the characters' reactions to her are extremely mild. Even this portion of the story is bland and uninventive. None of the characters really perform the role of tsukkomi, and I think Cayna is left unchecked. For the show to have been comedic, I think there had to be have had some sort of familiar, pet, or just character that keeps Cayna in check, making snarky comments here and there.

Of course, these bad points is all appended by how Cayna is OP in the isekai, and no one is stronger than her. It's sort of wish-fulfillment story that tries to incorporate a story, comedy, and slice of life all in one package, which doesn't really make any sense. Even other players are much weaker than her. Cayna even ends up adopting a kid, really trying to milk the "slow life" sort of novel, but it's already too late. The story tried to diversify its genres so much that it feels fragmented, and more importantly, nothing stands out.

A wholesome Video Game Fantasy Isekai that makes you feel like you're watching a hug.


Animation / Art / General Visuals - 7/10
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Animations aren't noteworthy, but the overall art style is nice and detailed enough. As the show focuses a lot on Slice of Life, there's less need for complex animations. The spell effects are quite pretty though.


Sound / Music / Voice Acting - 7/10
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Solid production values across the board. Nothing to complain about.


Story - 6/10
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There isn't much of a story. It's a mostly generic fantasy isekai featuring a video game world. The MC dies, gets sucked into a game they were crushing as an OP character, becomes that character and now they can pretty much do whatever they want as they explore the world in their new form.

Once NPC characters are now normal beings and so the MC spends most of her time interacting with the various characters, including her NPC children, who are now regular people with their own personalities.

There's no real overarching story to talk about, so an epic world of fantasy with great adventures this is not.

The entire show is extremely wholesome, and you won't have to worry about much tragedy and stuff.


Characters - 7/10
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A pretty likeable bunch. The MC is a capable woman who's also quite confident and intelligent. She fully understands her own overpowered status and will happily utilize her skills to get stuff done.

The various characters she meets are all nice enough, and some even have a decent personality. But that's all there is really. A bunch of wholesome characters that will bring a smile to your face but won't really make you feel much beyond that.


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Total - 7/10

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This show reminds me of the early seasons of Slime with its wholesomeness. It's a very nice "feel-good" anime that isn't going to wow you with anything specific, but will likely put a smile on your face and help your relax after a hard day's work.

This is another one of the generic isekai series about a girl who slipped into the video game she was playing. The plot is similar to Overlord, where the girl is the most OP entity in the world and she has a ton of servants following her. She goes around the world taking quests, killing bandits, meeting npcs created by former comrades, etc.

Pros:
+Good ed song
+Good art

Cons:
-Story is absurd and illogical
-Lack of seriousness
-MC is unmotivated and characterless
... -MC's action are so illogical

I started watching this series casually with no expectation. The starting plot was good and hoped it would get better as the series progressed. But it only got worse and worse. I'm finally dropping it at the 6th episode, because of a very illogical action taken by MC.

*Spoiler*
So, after 6 episodes, the MC finally meets another player in the world. The player is a kid (boy) who also got trapped in this world. But the kid thinks this is still a game and continues to level up by attacking city soldiers. And our illogical MC, without any consideration for his age and immaturity, and without any warning, goes to kill him. Even the city soldiers took mercy on the boy and requests the MC to capture him instead. So, finally, the kid ends up in a dark dungeon, fully tied up and restrained (like that of those torture setups). And the MC goes on with her aimless adventure like nothing happened.

TLDR: This is one of the worse isekai series. Don't watch it unless you want to downgrade your IQ.

Leadale is the kind of show that did it's homework on how to not make your anime a trainwreck. But it forgot it's homework on how to make an anime interesting.

It isn't by any means the worst isekai of the season. There isn't anything fundamentally bad with this show, that makes it absolute trash. But... there isn't anything good about it either. Honestly i don't think i would recommend watching this one. Even a really bad show with a lot of issues would be more interesting, as trash shows can be amusing to some people.

By the last episode it was a chore to keep watching. ... Overall, leadale isn't anything new for the genre, and it doesn't try to be, or make you think it is. Whether you think this is good or not, depends on you.

This is a light hearted comfy anime.

There is nothing amazing about it, it's pretty generic, it's pretty silly, there is not much in the way of story, it is easy to dismiss this and call it mediocre.

But this is the anime equivalent of comfort food, and it really leans into that, it is relaxing to watch, it doesn't try to do anything special, it instead focuses on the characters, the world, on being light hearted, and that is what makes this a good solid series.

In short this anime has personality, so much so that they even remembered to give the characters themselves personalities.

This is not ... for everyone, but if you liked series like "I killed 300 slimes and maxed my level" or the first half of "Banished From The Hero's Party" then you will probably like this

2025 edit
This series is guilty of bad CGI on some scenes, but at the period it was released that was common for anime of this type
The pacing is also rushed and it would have benefited from the series being longer so it could take its time and embrace its relaxed nature more.
More isekai anime now are hitting the same vibe that this one has, but back when this series was released it was a diamond in the rough

Leadale No Daichi Nite is, IMO, utterly average to the point that it feels like several weeks old, stale bread with nothing on top. It is not good by any stretch of imagination, and yet it isn't bad enough to laugh at either. Just a dry, stale and un-imaginative show.
The show has a pretty generic description, but could still have had promise, if not for a few things:
1. The MC is too op. There are many shows that can get away with OP MCs, but they always have to find a way to challenge that MC, or make them interesting, forcing them to find interesting, ... cool or funny solutions to problems. Leadale don't do this. Instead this show just makes the MC the most OP thing in the whole world. Even "event monsters" that "requires at least 400 players of over lvl 300" get one shot by her. She takes no damage from enemy attacks, and she "knows every existing skill". All solutions in this show is just the MC dragging another OP spell out of her ass, which instantly solves any problem.
2. The comedy. Shows with OP main characters usually have to find a way of making it fun to watch, coming with jokes and scenarios that become so ridiculous that the viewer have to laugh. In Leadale all the comedy is "Caina is OP and scary. Now, Caina angry. Get ready for Caina ass-whooping everyone." rinse and repeat. Not funny, not interesting.
3. The Plot and Characters. A good plot is not strictly necessary in comedy, though it is often good. What's most important is the characters the plot revolves around. In Leadale it all falls flat. Basically all the character are one-sided and puddle-deep, with no other purpose than to be propped up saying "see! character!". None of the characters have any depth or story to them, not even the main character, and the story is non-existent outside of the premise of "girl dies while playing. girl gets trapped in game. others in game. girl gives mana to tower guardians". Nothing...
When it comes to the sound and visuals, Leadale shows that it has some nice enough scenes, but many animations feel lazy, and the sound, though not bad, is just mediocre.

Ultimately I cannot recommend Leadale No Daichi Nite. It is an utter pointless show, and there are so many shows that does everything this one does, and far better.

It was flowing through the story decently up till the last episode. It appears that they've "shelved" the ending that gives this anime a thoughtful conclusion, and replaced it with unnecessary closures for secondary plot points. It's not conclusive at all.

The MC is a walking hokey-pokey stick that feels hard to attach to, and it doesn't support the fundamental story of this anime. The part in which it says, it says.

The art style isn't that bad but it's definitely not distracting from viewing.

In short, it's an average anime. Not that much bells & whistles, but it gets the job done; till the end of course.

"Leadale no Daichi nite" is surprisingly wholesome with alot of comedy to boot. I am a bit speechless because of how happy this show made me feel. I was either laughing or surprisingly enjoying the exposition. It's been awhile since I've watched a decent Isekai, and this one has to be among my top Isekai on the account of how wholesome and funny it is. Guess I can relate because I'm a family person, but ultimately This show is great. I can't really name off any discrepancies that could make this show bad. I guess if you're not into certain types of comedy, then maybe ... that'd bore you easily.

Regardless, I highly recommend this show. With how much I love the MC and supporting characters, I'm looking forward to a season 2.

I am not going to lie, what captured my interest about this was the clip art from the episode summaries. What has now kept me here is also largely the art. is modern, not too bubbly, and has interesting and unique elements. The series is done by Maho, a relatively new studio, who has done a really great job on the overall execution. Due to this alone I will see this series through completion.

The storyline is too kawaii for being a Seinen. To me it reads like a Shojo because of the feminine focus, sweet sort of wholesomeness, and is sort of juvenile. I ... couldn't find much about the author but I would be interested in their backstory to understand the headspace of the writing style.

Personally I think the writing is underdeveloped and does not match up to the maturity that the stage sets or the audience type calls for. The isekai plot is interesting enough but nothing new. And the overpowered lead character basically makes for no real realistic adversary growth, along with having some weirdly written character flaws. It almost feels like watching a 16 yo girl's daydream about becoming a character she plays in an mmorpg (yes, I would consider myself a bit of an expert on this lol). Or maybe a man's take on what woman's life experience would be like.

It will be interesting to track development from here but so far it is an enjoyable watch.

“In the Land of Leadale” is what happens when You’re a fan of SAO but can’t write for shit.

Welcome to Leadale - the most generic fantasy world You can imagine. There isn’t one original thought in it. If I told You to imagine a fantasy world You would probably think of 99% of things that You find here. Demi-humans? Check. Green plains? Check. Medieval style architecture? Check. Magic? Check. Seriously the world is so bland it makes Baldur’s Gate feel fresh.
In this bland cutout of a world we follow a cardboard cutout of an OP main heroine on her… quest (?) to experience the ... world, awaken towers (why? I have no idea it never is addressed) and once in a while be a nuisance for her kids.

Our MC is Cayna - a blue eyed, blond haired (Adolf would be proud), overpowered to oblivion, dead girl turned high elf. Yes. It’s as dumb as You think. While being hospitalised, and plugged into life support in our world, she’s a full time player in a VRMMORPG (Yes… basically Yuuki Konno from Sword Art Online), she dies during a power outage and wakes up in the world of the game she played (but 200 years in the future from what she knew). Talk about a ghost in the machine. She’s kind, helpful, overpowered and has anger issues. To be fair, the anger issues make her interesting. Repetitive but interesting and it can be funny. She has 3 children who she cares about and has a thing to instigate fear in them. Pretty funny thing.

The rest of the cast doesn’t really matter. Despite being her children, they are treated 90% of the time like background NPC. She talks to them about non essential stuff, gets angry, leaves and rarely speaks of them. Mother of the year. The only interesting (and I use this term loosely) aspect of the supporting cast is that some of them are isekaied players like her. Unlike her, there doesn’t seem to be anyone else who died to get here.

The plot itself is just terrible. It seems like the writers didn’t know what kind of show they wanted to make. It’s not an action show, the action sequences are short, badly written and choreographed and are mostly boring. I guess You could call it a fantasy, slice of life comedy but towards the end You get slapped in the face with a heavy handed childcare theme that’s so bad that even the later parts of “Usagi drop” manga seems better… somehow.

In the beginning Cayna seems to have a goal - Reawaken the towers. Yes, it’s dumb, not explained properly and the towers themselves don’t have much screen time so we don’t even know what their purpose is. It is hinted that they are challenges for adventurers to overcome to get new skills but it’s never stated properly.
The most enjoyable thing in the show are the interactions between Cayna and her family. This alone could carry the whole show. But instead of showing how their children grew up during the changing of the world, without a mother for 200 years and how Cayna deals with them and the world, we just get some glorified NPC dialogue that mostly does nothing. It’s such a wasted potential it actually irritates me. There was a chance to show a different side of the isekai genre and have a strong family oriented theme but instead we got a cheap SAO knockoff.

Usually I try to find good things in any show I watch. This time it’s hard. Really hard. The jumping from the themes, the lazy comedy, the lazy MC and plot so bland You won’t even remember it at the end kills my good will. Well… there is one thing this show does extremely well. It makes SAO seem like a competently written show in comparison.

Don’t. Just. Don’t.

I honestly was intrigued at first but, the show has no direction, no plot, no drama whatsoever. I gave it a few more episodes but just simply couldn't enjoy the show, especially when MC's life is basically easy mode and everyone was revering her like some kind of god / aunt.

I watched up to episode 5 and just simply couldn't watch any more. 90% of the show was just chit-chat and I surprised myself that I watched that far. I really tried to enjoy it and watch but it was extremely boring.

The animation sucked, the story sucked, it was boring and I'm starting ... to hate isekai's with every season that goes by.

Even if I looked at the show from a "slice of life" lens, it was still bad.

The genre of Slice-of-Life in anime is often utilized to create normal, mundane, every-day activities, have appeal, in order to create a sense of relatability within the film or show it is used in. There are many good examples of Slice of Life in anime being used to it's fullest to create something simple yet engaging and relatable, yet In The Land of Leadale, despite production value, fails to do any of this.

The main genres listed for the show 'In The Land of Leadale' are adventure and fantasy, while these genres are apparent when watching, it's commonly debated that the show executes a strong sense ... of Slice-of-Life as well, which I agree is the case. However this doesn't mean Leadale did this properly. The writer of Leadale, Ceez, has a very apparent history of writing just by watching this show, as his only published novel on any site I can find is Leadale. Probably the one of the worst case of beginners luck, having their first work praised and even adapted to an anime, to support this kind of writing, which lacks progression, and proper execution of genre; While I definitely agree action is NOT needed to create an engaging work, or even a Shounen, it doesn't mean you can't do a bad job at executing something that doesn't have action. This form of Slice-of-Life is painfully lacklustre and pointless, with no engaging or new elements, in-fact, this show removes one of the only good factors of Slice-of-Life, which is relatability, as the main character is a piece of shit character who cares about no one despite how clear it is people care about them, and the writing goes off and makes the main character the good guy in all aspect.

The lack of engagement in this show, in both forms of interesting action, and relatable Slice-of-Life, feeds to the show being one of the most boring shows I think I have ever sat through, each episode feeling like a chore, just to continuously give it a chance to improve, and it just doesn't. In addition, the amount of generic, disposable, isekai tropes used in this show are innumerable, only emphasizing the blandness of the show, things such as the main character spawning in with no prior development, with overpowered abilities, being extremely old but looking like a teenager, medieval RPG setting, magic magic, MP, more magic, monsters, players, game tropes, and more magic. I think the only good comment I can make out of this is that even if the writer tried to do something new with it, it wouldn't go well or combine well no matter what they did, as they already has a terrible story plot to begin with, no amount of world building or art can make up for a boring story.

In conclusion, while I think Slice-of-Life as a genre has a lot of potential, and can definitely be engaging when executed correctly, like March Comes in like a Lion, or even mixed with action, Violet Evergarden, it is used to it's minimum in this show, and turns the Slice-of-Life genre into everything that the Slice-of-Life haters have come to know.