Yuusha, Yamemasu

When Demon Queen Echidna begins her invasion of the human realm, the people turn to the hero Leo Demonheart to protect them. Blessed with insurmountable power, Leo easily repels Echidna's army, thereby saving the world. But instead of gratitude or admiration, Leo is met with disdain and scorn from his fellow humans, who fear his overwhelming strength and believe that it may eventually cause humanity's demise.

Banished from the kingdom he once called home, Leo wanders aimlessly throughout the land until, one day, he hears rumors of Echidna's efforts to rebuild her army. Hoping that demonkind might accept him as an ally, he returns to the demon queen's castle and offers Echidna his help.

Naturally, Echidna immediately rejects him. Still, not all hope is lost, as Leo manages to convince Echidna's four generals to let him secretly work under their supervision. Donning the identity of a masked dark knight named Onyx, Leo solves the demon army's problems one by one—gradually improving the quality of life around the castle. Above all else, however, Leo wants to accomplish one goal: to learn why Echidna started the war in the first place.

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Demonheart, Leo Main

Ono, Kensho Japanese

Echidna Main

Hondo, Kaede Japanese

Steina Supporting

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Lili Supporting

Oowada, Hitomi Japanese

Melnes Supporting

Uchiyama, Yumi Japanese

Eibrad Supporting

Hiramatsu, Hirokazu Japanese

Jerietta Supporting

Matsuoka, Misato Japanese

Edwald Supporting

Inada, Tetsu Japanese

Dianette Supporting

Suzuki, Minori Japanese

King Supporting

Fukumatsu, Shinya Japanese

Itou, Shousei Producer

Kawamoto, Sachi Producer

Isogai, Noritomo Producer

Vig, Julien Producer

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Jun 21, 2022

SpRayquaza11

Recommended

“They had us in the first half NGL”
I tend not to rate an anime on “Last episode disaster”, hence this season I pretended that the last episode of Rikekoi and Yuusha yame masu does not exist (For good reason). However, the last few episodes of Yuuyame have much more effect on the overall story hence I don't think We can avoid including this (But I definitely wanted to say this once :D). This last episode in question drives the plot to a significant degree.
The plot twists and it twists hard, it's almost like Re zero episode one but extended to about the first 10 episodes, ... the twist isn't necessarily bad (lots of hints and foreshadowing did give it a bit of context). But certainly, if you are here for your nice laid-back slice of life ride with a bit of harem in the mix, well, the plot does get to a grey point where more serious problems like an existential crisis, suicide, and purpose occur and it’s quite the twist! I liked it, Until…

It doesn't take a genius to smell the shounen within the first 10 but oh boi the last few how do I explain… oh wait I got something. BOOOM, Shounen chart TIME!

Worldbuilding — Not great, a bit of exposition, every magic skill exists to make MC more OP

Power up with screamfest? — none (He doesn't need that)

Plot armor? —more than kirito (Oh trust me it gets too bs in the last episode)

Nakama(friendship) power? — Naruto:- “Please be the next Hokage” (that last episode XD)

Generic power system world and MC starts weak? — yes (then he becomes OP)

Main rival? —Yes and also love interest

Teacher? —yes (doesn't last more than an episode tho)

Waifu? — did you mean Waifu(s) tis probably, harem

The last episode could have been a great pivot point, it achieved great emotional value as well, they were 99% there and then they decided well sike bruh maybe not eh? I won't spoil it , but most would probably cringe a lot xD (Naruto part of chart is a clue)

Let's just talk numbers.

story(7/10)
Hero is too powerful so he gets banished! Welp I do admit I have seen another with the same concept xD. The worldbuilding, commerce, and, management aspect of it was pretty solid and a good surprise. The backstory of the characters is quite good as well, I will admit to many plot conveniences and coincidences do take the fun out of it sometimes.

Characters(8/10)
The strongest point of this anime is, really good characters are actually affected by each other and remain true to themselves at all times. The final 2 were a bit inconsistent with Leon’s character however, he doesn't look nearly as disturbed or depressed as he is supposed to be, and his roundabout “quit hero” stuff is a bit of a facepalm.

Art and animation (6/10)
Generic magic circles and chants most of the time, since it isn't an actio0n anime it's not that bad. The art is pretty bland as well and most of the fantasy animes are completely indistinguishable. the animation of the OP can be misleading since it's pretty good.

Sound and VA (6/10)
Monologues are too long and a bit out there, since they mostly are not accompanied by a good soundtrack. The overall OST is also pretty weak and generic. The OP however is pretty good Ed is also alright.


Well it is quite fun, you can give it a shot if you want some more relaxed slice of life factor with a bit of commercial stuff like Maou yuu or spice and wolf, there is a bit of drama towards the end, but the payoff isn't great, Id say 3 ep rule is a pretty solid option here

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jun 21, 2022

Jaws491

Mixed Feelings

I like to give almost all seasonal animes a chance, but funny enough I immediately dropped this when I first attempted to watch this show. I am so over this recently overused theme of government simulator. I was in no mood to once again learn about supply chain management, so I initially dropped this show because of the beginning plot and meh animation. But I saw people online recommending it, so I gave it another go and I’m glad I did. This show will not wow you by any means, but the characters are likeable and the plot twists are actually well constructed. There’s definitely ... much better anime out there, but this is far from garbage.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 21, 2022

BowlerConspiracy

Not Recommended

"Leo, do you have any regrets?"

-- the following is a brief paragraph or two on my overall thoughts, followed by spoilers about how twists can't always save a show and/or change their predictability. reader discretion advised. --

I have a few regrets in life, I think we all do. As you rack up years and that number since your birth continues to tick upwards linearly, more and more events get stored into your brain as something that could've gone better. The little things and the big things, you can reconcile with those demons later and soften the blow, but they always exist.

My point is that ... I regret watching Yuusha, Yamemasu.

I'm Quitting Heroing is a sub-par fantasy show that continues to bore despite throwing viewers on a makeshift rollercoaster. The want to surprise and stun the audience is there, the passengers may even gasp once and a while and go "I didn't expect that", but when the carts finally stop working halfway through, everyone will remember it more as a hassle than as the experience itself. My analogy may only wring true for myself, but personally, I found I'm Quitting Heroing to be a slog that had a by-the-numbers beginning & end as well as some supposed inversions of the genre that couldn't save it.

The 'inversions' that I'm speaking of is that this is supposed to be our modern world 3000 years in the future. Leo is ACTUALLY a human scientific experiment, the last of a line of artificial human defenders, designed to uphold harmony. Easily the best episode is an exploration of that during Leo's original fight against the demon army. It's a discussion with a demon on co-existence, it sets up a reason for him to find Echidna compelling and a good leader as she reminds him of Eibrad. A quick aside: the best episode of Heroing is still not that good. It also serves as the foundation of Leo's rebirth as he quits being a hero and joins the demon army in true formula form. He resists relationships and trust in an attempt to finally end his life when... he's told to "just disable" his programming that repeats the protection of humanity order... AND IT JUST WORKS! Centuries of existence and, at some point, his 'thought masking' was disabled so he developed an ego and this was the first time this possibility was ever considered. Don't wanna be sad? This is a case where "just don't be sad bro" works. Could've done that day one and we wouldn't have to have all this jazz.

So, the majority of the show is a standard finding one's self story of Leo helping each general with their duties and a slight characterization of Leo to find out his past. He's disguised himself as 'Lord Onyx' in an attempt to show his value to Echidna without her knowing it's actually him as she holds a major distaste for the one who brought her to defeat. There feels to be countless instances of Leo about to reveal who he actually is before being interrupted by arbitrary consequence, dragging out a plot isn't something a 12 episode show should be doing at all. Then, the last few episodes are a fight that showcases each general's ability and how they get absolutely crushed by Leo followed by the turning moment for our MC where he decides to keep living which he's always wanted but that pesky off switch was ever so slightly camouflaged I guess.

A show that I didn't find unique or enjoyable, one that I intend to forget and be reminded of whenever a friend teases me on the shows I've devoted time to.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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