Kuro no Shoukanshi

To prepare for reincarnation in another world, Kelvin gives up select memories from his previous life in exchange for powerful abilities, additional skill points, and an S-class summoner title. As a bonus, the goddess facilitating his rebirth, Melfina, offers him a choice of any companion to give him a head start in his summoner role. Kelvin—who has fallen head over heels for Melfina at first sight—promptly chooses the deity, confident that his passionate feelings for her will resurface even without all of his memories.

Kelvin embarks on his exciting new journey with Melfina as his guide. However, in order to summon his beloved goddess' physical form, he needs to acquire significant amounts of mana points—and the best way to accomplish this is to level up by fighting strong enemies and making contracts with even stronger companions.

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Kelvin Main

Uchiyama, Kouki Japanese

Efil Main

Iwami, Manaka Japanese

Melfina Supporting

Ueda, Reina Japanese

Sera Supporting

Suzuki, Minori Japanese

Clotho Supporting

Landi Japanese

Gerard Supporting

Akimoto, Yousuke Japanese

Victor Supporting

Tobita, Nobuo Japanese

Rion Supporting

Miyamoto, Yume Japanese

Kuromiya, Miyabi Supporting

Murakami, Manatsu Japanese

Ange Supporting

Inagaki, Konomi Japanese

Muramoto, Osami Producer

Kyo, Mikito Producer

Ooshita, Tatsuya Producer

Hiraike, Yoshimasa Director, Series Composition

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Nov 11, 2024

EverydayReviewer

Recommended

Do you enjoy isekai anime but find many to be boring and repetitive? If so this show could be the change of pace you’re looking for while maintaining the simplicity of isekai plots. Black Summoner diverges from the standard isekai path through a hybrid story of a standard isekai journey and the main character’s unique circumstances that brings him to the new world. Using similar elements to anime like Arifureta and Banished from the Heroes Party, this show tells the story of the anti-hero protagonist and shows his new way of life in his new world.

Before furthering this review, I want to preface some things ... within the show that could deter you from watching. The first thing that could deter a lot of people is the use of CGI/3D rendering for many of the fights. From what I generally see this is an unpopular rendering style for anime viewers so keep that in mind when deciding to pickup this show. With that being said, the 3D is some of the best that I have seen within anime. The movement is smooth, and fluid and the character designs convert well from 2D to 3D, maintaining pretty much their entire physical identity. It reminds me of Final Fantasy style rendering and fits the video game theme of the anime. The other deterrent I can see within this anime is the inclusion of slave characters, more specifically the use of slave collars even after being freed. I know themes like that can be hard for many people therefore, I think it is good to know about it before watching.

Now with the bad out of the way let’s talk characters! Many of the characters are generic in the designs, resembling your basic fantasy anime side/background characters. However, there are some unique and well-designed characters; thematically, appearance wise, and personality wise. On a similar token, character development/progression is not the best but I contribute most of that to a limited number of episodes. Most character progression within the show is strength/combat growth, developing skills/stats to help them in combat. There are some minor interpersonal growths with some characters but nothing substantial. Lastly with regards to romance and character relationships, there isn’t much. For romance specifically there is little to no actual romantic progression. The show does fall under the standard harem trope seen in isekai and fantasy anime but even under this trope it is minimal. Speaking in terms of romance there are only 3 characters that show “romantic” interest in the main character, one of which is hardly present within the story. The other part of the harem is more sisterly/friendly relationship so overall the relationships are mild.

Now for the meat and potatoes of why I liked this anime. The first major aspect that stood out is the power system within the show. Although not unique, the show maintained an MMO/video game-like system with stat and ability screens. One aspect of this that I really like is that many of the characters’ stat screens had stat points and abilities reflective of their designated class. For example, a Knight General class would have high HP, strength, and endurance with low magic stats and sword/shield abilities fitting them into the standard mold for their respective class as seen in many video games. This isn’t perfect as not all characters are balanced like that. This aspect is more of a personal point for me as like most anime with such systems, the stats rarely ever get explained or linked into the story but the attention to detail was nice to see. On top of this the commonly used or referenced abilities and traits/skills for various characters were explained well and counters, and uses for such abilities were laid out. The show did a great job of explaining the importance and structure of skill progression and how the various ranks of specific skills impact how useful said skills would be. Lastly relating to the skill system, the main character makes deliberate choices with his skills and progression to maximize his growth, and the story does a great job explaining why such choices were made. As someone who really enjoys video games seeing a character become strong in essentially a world based around a simulated video game system it is cool to see a strategic method to progressing in such a system rather than the standard of giving a main character a cheat power that trumps every other ability.

The last aspect of the show that needs to be discussed is the combat scenes. All the main combat scenes are entertaining due to both having interesting enemies, whether they are human or creature, and the use of different abilities and weaponry. Another strong point within the combat scenes is the strategies used by the characters, especially those of the main character’s party. Having fights where strategy and understanding of the systems and world the characters belong to is always nice as opposed to brute forcing through fights off might alone. The abilities used in the fights are visually appealing even though they are simple. The fight scenes that are heavily ability focused are not nearly as detailed or large as bigger shows but they are captivating and well done. The only real complaint I have with the combat in this show is the lack of injury/death. Apart from monsters, and a few specific scenes most fights end with incapacitation rather than major injury or death. This isn’t that big of a deal at first but after a while it becomes repetitive and makes less and less sense as many of the abilities give the impression that they would be extremely lethal and dangerous so for them to only mildly injure or incapacitate the show loses a bit of necessary realism. It also is somewhat contradictory to the style of the main protagonist who seems to fit more of an anti-hero character.

Lastly the show has a certain simple yet entertaining charm. In all regards I don’t think the show is exceptional to any degree. It has some unique traits and things that it does well, and, in many regards, it is like other shows in the same category. However, the comedic charm, and system building really makes up for the generic tone that would otherwise be there. All in all, I would recommend this show if you enjoy isekai or overpowered main character anime and can overlook the deterrents I listed above, this is by no means a best of the best show but it is definitely a good anime to watch if you want some quick, short entertainment. If you’re looking to get into such genres, I think this is a great steppingstone that many would enjoy. Thank you for reading and feel free to reach out if you would like to discuss this anime or others with me!

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jul 25, 2023

JayOmiee

Mixed Feelings

If you're considering watching this anime, it's essential to keep in mind that it falls more into the category of mid-season filler rather than a mainstream anime title. Therefore, it's best not to have high expectations for it. Instead, view it as a show to watch when you have some free time on your hands. While it may not reach the level of popular or highly acclaimed series, it can still be a decent choice for casual entertainment

*STRENGTH*
1. Now there are many Isekai animes where OP MCs are common phenomenon but this Anime is among the very few that balances the power given to ... the MC.
2. It is not something exceptional but each one of the characters stands out, have their own unique skills and much more which makes it interesting.
3. The story is also Good and does not make the audience bored.

*WEAKNESS*
1. The villains are not as strong as they should be.
2. The flow and plot of the story is not so smooth and crapy.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 26, 2024

Rezwan1024

Not Recommended

First of all it's a waste of your time. If you have extra time in you hands and you want to waste it then watch this anime.

The animation's trash. Specially the fight scenes. It could have been unnoticed if the fight scenes were not shit. The story will turn your brain to mush. There is no plot what so ever. The moment the protagonist faces some hardships he instantly solves them. The protagonist has plot armor thicker then any other anime protagonist out there. The character development is absent totally. The levels of the characters steadily increased without them even doing anything in the anime. ...

Let's be real your time is your to waste but I would suggest a better way to waste it. I don't suggest any person to watch this anime. I'm a hardcore Isekai fan but still I don't like this mush.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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