Isekai Shoukan wa Nidome desu

This is the 200th anime I've watched since I made my account here, so I decided to write a short review to celebrate this "distinguished" moment. [TLDR: I could have choosen a better one]

You may ask why it is recommended despite I rated it for a measly 4? The thing is, this show has some merits despite the abysmal execution. Such merits which is rare in the isekai genre. You may wonder, what merits can a generic isekai have? Simple. Finally a story which is finished. That alone is commendable.
Well, this is the sad reality of the isekai genre. It counts almost a miracle ... if a show ever see more than one season.

Other than that the only aspect of the show worth mentioning are the characters. Don't expect much, but the MC is acceptable. Nothing spectacular, but he is not a whimpy looser, which is always a win in my book. The sidekicks are forgettable cardboard cutouts though. Not to mention most of them are completly unneccesary. Anyway, as an Isekai connoisseur, I have seen far worse.

What are the flaws? Basically everything else. So I'm not gonna waste your time explaining them, here is a list instead:
-Low budget animation
-Horrendous, laughable fight coreography
-unremarkable stock OST (and terrible sound balance)
-Semi-interesting premise ruined by the painfully unimaginative writing and catastrophic pacing
-Episode starts->MC goes to a new place -> meets with an old friend -> old friend overjoyed -> flashback how they met. Rince and repeat.
-I don't even know what the hell was the last 3-4 episodes. Damn, it was garbage. The last few minutes is semi-decent though.

In summary, a horribly executed garbage show, which doesn't even meet the fairly low Isekai standards, but at least a finished product, and I appriciate the attempt. So, to support the initiative, I slapped a recommended tag on it. It would be nice to see more finished Isekai shows, but for god's sake, please execute it at least decently.

So, I watched this in a day. It was not the worst that I have seen. I've watched a lot of isekai in the past month and I can say that I am an isekai enjoyer. This is not the best; the idea is very good and it is something different. Yes, the art style is the same as in every isekai, and the story could have been better. I recommend this only if you want to watch something where you don't need to think much, like every isekai. I turned my brain off for 2-3 hours and I just enjoyed it. Don't just criticize ... things because they are not the best of the best.

Yuki, a high school student is sent into another world but the major twist is he's already been to this world in his past life before being reborn as Yuki he was Setsu. Setsu along with his classmates are taught the ways of the world and learn combat techniques as hero candidates; Knowing danger is lurking and conflict is brewing among the Demons and Humans Setsu sets out to investigate.

Story & Character: 3/10
This has got to be the laziest way to develop the character and set a premise; This series already assumes we know the characters from Yuki's past life and the original storyline ... and skips all the establishment that a normal isekai would approach. Instead Setsu/Yuki is sent out on a journey to amass his old friends to join his party again and investigate the antagonist faction. The story lacks so much character development and plot progression that it tries to fill in the gaps with flashbacks which along with its lazy traits makes the experience so awkward to watch. It tries to hide the antagonist right up until the latter half and only hint but once the mystery is revealed the story becomes as predictable as any. There are too many irrelevant characters that show up for an episode or a small segment and disappear into the fray.

Art & Sound: 5/10
The art and animation are decent by modern standards, nothing extraordinary. They tried to add hints of comedy to the series but it just felt so empty especially with the lack of comedy visuals. Sound was also decent by modern standards, nothing spectacular.

Overall & Enjoyment: 3/10
Unless you're dead-set focused on isekai and OP MC (which this series isn't really an overpowered main character) I'd steer clear from this series. It's a messy watch for sure and has a lot of flaws beyond its characters and story.