Level 1 dakedo Unique Skill de Saikyou desu

As a corporate slave, Ryouta Satou experiences the worst forms of stress, overwork, and loneliness. Even after he is hospitalized due to exhaustion, his days of toil only become worse. Soon enough, the sheer fatigue catches up to him and kills him in his sleep. However, Ryouta is given a second chance at life: he wakes up in another world as a slime drop—much to the surprise of Emily Brown, the petite blonde girl who defeated said slime.

Acquainting himself with the rules of this RPG-like world, Ryouta finds out that he will never grow past level 1. However, he also discovers that one of his skills is at the maximum level: the skill which determines the rarity of monster drops. This allows him to acquire not only items of the best quality, but also some that are unheard of.

Ryouta sets out to make the most of his ability—meeting new friends, grinding through dungeons, and acquiring unique items along the way. Reveling in his new life seems to be the long-awaited and much-deserved reward for all the tribulations he had suffered.

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Brown, Emily Main

Kusumi, Rin Japanese

Satou, Ryouta Main

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Callusleader, Eve Supporting

Kouno, Marika Japanese

Monsoon, Erza Supporting

Fuchigami, Mai Japanese

Celeste Supporting

Oonishi, Saori Japanese

Wonderland, Alice Supporting

Takao, Kanon Japanese

Adalbard Supporting

Akabane, Kenji Japanese

Duke Supporting

Kawada, Shinji Japanese

Clint Supporting

Shioya, Yoku Japanese

Ran Supporting

Uchida, Maaya Japanese

Shioya, Yoshiyuki Producer

Kurosu, Nobuhiko Producer

Murakami, Sou Producer

Hayashi, Nobuhito Producer

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Apr 29, 2024

Gilded

Recommended

Anyways...

This is your generic seasonal "budget" isekai show
Its light and simple story with not much going on really, bordering a slow burner show to a degree
Didnt expected much from it but still managed to enjoy it even with its flaws.
Its the type of show you just dont think too hard and just chill and enjoy the ride

Art is fine with CGI here and there
Characters look fine for overall duration of the show but sometimes you could notice reused "Still frames", but considering the nature of this show its acceptable.

... Action is done ok as well, sometimes some scenes could feel repetitive after some time

Ambient music is nothing too special really, OP and ED songs are fine (i prefer ED over OP personally)
I sometimes didnt even notice that there was some ambient music in the background playing

Story and the setting is fine for what it was, there were clearly some of the things cut in order to fit it all into 12 episode bracket and i bet they wish they could have done 13th episode but they just couldnt.
Quite a lot of Light novel adaptations overall beg to be +12 episodes because its more densely packed with events and some minor details that were important could be skipped compared to manga

Only part it really suffers is the story pacing and some intentional cuts when MC gets something new.
MC gets some new item and its shown, but we dont get told what it is and it cuts into next thing happening and the thing MC got is getting the reveal later in the episode as it solves some problem.
Really just classic storyboard mistake / technique in order to fill the gaps from cut dialogues and ect...

So its little bit everywhere sometimes and writing can be weak sometimes, but it could been a storyboard and screenwriter issues
(Hey at least we didnt get a recap episode with reused scenes in the middle of the show...)

So the premise of the story is basically:

In classic isekai fashion the MC died from overwork due to working in black company, we all seen plenty of shows that start like this.
This as classic opening as DnD campaigns with Tavern start, you cant really come up with anything new because its probably already been done and failed, plus everyone is tired of Truck-kun already honestly...

There is just not much you can do with isekai as setting when you have to come up with a way for MC to get into the new world with some backstory, its common trope because it just works so just deal with it

The World setting is somewhat interesting as basically everything is generated in dungeons as drop from monsters, that also includes money and food, if you can think of an item we use daily there is a dungeon with monster for it somewhere.

World outside towns is a wasteland, with not even trees growing so the civilization is dependent on dungeons for everything, which affects nations and appearance of new dungeons or change inside the dungeon could cause a big impact which is explored little bit in the story.

People in this world have predetermined "space" they can grow as there is level cap which differs from person to person.
Stats are based on ranking system from S to F
Each person also can be specialized in a way that they have a stat for drop rate of specific goods, the better the stat is the better drop you can get, their taste, texture smells and ect is affected by it. It seems like there are "Drop Brackets" basically.

For example:
F rank in vegetables would make that you would never get veggies from monsters that drops them normally
E rank would make you get small amounts of lower quality veggies that might just make do.
A rank would make you get good quantity of quality goods that are way above whatever you can get while having E rank in every aspect.
You rank can increase with level ups, sometimes your stats wont increase until you are near the said level cap you were predetermined.

So our MC gets "OP" skill that makes hes drop rate rank S across the board while he can never level up as hes level cap is 1/1 and hes combat stats are F rank across the board.
Due to hes stats he has to work hard in order to get food and a roof over hes head because all he can kill is the weakest monsters which pose him some a threat.

Later we find out that our MC can get drops from monsters and places that others cant due to hes unique skill as having S rank skills is unheard already while A ranks are relatively rare and some people are unlucky being permanently stuck at F rank across the board even at high levels..

So MC has to slowly work to increase hes stats in a unique way only available for him that is revealed later on

So the harem part...
I wouldnt call it super generic because characters dont just randomly fall for MC, he helps them in certain ways he can and earns their trust and admiration one way or another and it takes time or something big like with the first friend he makes.

Its still a common trope but at least its not over the top love on the first sight with them fully trusting him with their lives the second they interact with MC

There are slight hints for some of them wanting to be more than just comrades but its not explored much more in the show and they all act more like group of friends with no generic rivalry between the cast for hes attention
They are relatively open for letting new faces into their circle as long as MC approves of them


I still give it 8/10 because its slightly above the average, being overall somewhat consistent and there is nothing dragging it down compared to some of the shows in this genre we seen over the years and wouldnt mind a second season with hopes of overall improvement over this even if its slight one.

Highly recommend if you want a simple show to relax to

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 9, 2024

AeroGunz

Mixed Feelings

“My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1” is what happens when You inject a little of a slow life / iyashikei vibe to an OP MC genre.

This show has an identity crisis (which is an affliction that more and more anime suffer from). It wants to be it all. An action show - ends up with boring action. A harem show - ends up with little “romance”. An adventure show - ends up with absolutely no stakes. A slice of life… ok, that part is done the best, but it’s still not very good. I would call it passable. And even sprinkles ... a tiny bit of iyashikei on top. All that under an OP MC eff me sideways isekai.

The premise was interesting. An office worker, named Ryouta Satou, dies of overworking. After death he is sent to another world. Fantasy world that looks a lot like medieval Europe with magic, game logic and system, because writers now are too lazy to come up with something more original. In this world he is stuck at lvl 1. It could imply that he would be in a world of shit and would have to find other ways of dealing with challenges than brute forcing them. But… as the title gives it away, that is not the case. Instead of a thoughtful, methodical and intelligent MC we get a classical “I’m OP AF” writing. He is weak but that lasts for about 2,5 episodes, after that it’s “the world bends over backwards for me” writing.

Despite that, there is one thing I actually liked about world building. Ryouta actually acknowledges the absurdity of a world with such strange and specific rules and even takes advantage of them. I wouldn’t call him intelligent in a way that Light Yagami is intelligent, but he is smart enough to experiment anytime a new information or item comes his way. Even if a lot of the time he’s just stating the obvious conclusions.

Now let’s talk about the main cast.
Ryouta Satou - our resident MC. He died of overwork… Seriously, what the hell?” Did I miss a memo about karoshi taking truck-kin’s job in sending people to different worlds?I mean, it’s not a bad change but it has become cliche rather quickly. He appeared in the new world in a rather original way - as an item drop. He’s not really anything special as far as MCs goes. He’s kind, ignorant of his new surroundings, always willing to help others even if it’s just pro publico bono. Despite being lvl 1 he has a very special skill that makes it that item drops from enemies are always the highest quality. He even gets drops from creatures that are believed to not give them. Thanks to that he quickly acquires money and even an overpowered revolver that looks similar to Smith & Wesson Model 686 kal. 357Mag. A unique weapon that has even more unique ammunition. With them he’s able to defeat enemies that in normal circumstances would require a full party or even a regiment.

Emily Brown - a young (age unknown) woman who got Ryouta as an item drop after killing a slime. She’s basically honey for the heart (a polish proverb) of the show. Almost every scene with her, outside of combat, has a strong relaxing almost soothing vibe to it. She’s very motherly to most people, but it’s obvious she cares for Ryouta a lot and is very wife-like towards him. Her dream was to have her own house and thanks to our MC she got it. In combat she uses a giant hammer to support our MC. She’s a very skilled cook and admires Ryouta for his heroic tendencies. Her tragic backstory is losing her mother who, like Ryouta, had a tendency to help others. After receiving a home from him, she’s the one who proposes that they live together.

Before I go onto the rest of the main coterie I would like to make a comment about those two. I actually like their relationship. They talk openly about their feelings and expectations, at least in the beginning of the series, as time goes by they stop doing that. Despite that they are what I would call an almost healthy functioning relationship. I would really like it if their relationship status was properly stated and not left in the air. They act like a married couple more than once and yet, based on how his “harem” is growing, it seems they are not an official couple. A wasted potential if You ask me. Another thing I don’t like about it is that Emily always goes with whatever Ryouta says. I would prefer to see them argue, present their arguments in an adult fashion and have Ryouta's idea rejected.

Eve Callusleader - a walking terminator and carrot addict in the form of a playboy bunny. At first it appears that she’s more interested in carrots that Ryouta can provide her than anything else but despite that she’s more than willing to help out when he needs it. I think she’s supposed to be comic relief but she ends up as the most annoying and unnecessary character in the show. Her “tragic” backstory is that some people told her to eat carrots when she was exclusively a carnivore and that her “friend” from another world disappeared in front of her eyes. It’s… dumb. She knew him only for a couple of minutes, an hour at max probably. She fights unarmed and her special attack, which she uses a lot, is named “Excalibur” and is said to be the one of the more powerful ones.

Celeste - a skilled pyromancer. Despite her prowles she is able to use only one spell and is prone to exhaustion after using it just a few times. A little like Megumin from Konosuba. Her tragic backstory is that she’s been used and abused because of her spell and inability to use other spells. She has high stats in intelligence and willpower (do shit, she’s a mage) and is very proficient in gathering intel. She’s similar to the “old” Ryouta in the fact that she was working herself to the bone. That forced Ryouta to help her out and started their relationship. She develops a crush for Ruouta and is more than happy to join his coterie.

There is one more person in his coterie at the end of the series - Alice Wonderland (subtle). Unfortunately she is introduced so late in the game that apart from the fact she has lvl 2 limit and is able to create something like a familiar from specific enemies there is no info about her.

Because of its slice of life vibes the show doesn’t really have an overarching plot or even a main goal the MC strives for. It’s just the daily grind for Ryouta and the ever growing gang. It starts slow with almost logical progression. A newbie starts with killing small fries to get by. It has a nice flow to it. Unfortunately the show really quickly evolves into plot armour bullshit. By the halfway mark Ryouta is an established hero of the town and the world just bends over backwards for him. He can do no wrong and he always gets the best possible result even if it makes no logical sense. The greatest bullshit is with the final boss of the series. I’m not going to spoil the fight but the only reason he won is plot bullshit and lazy writing. It actually really pissed me off because it’s a really shitty ending for the season. That boss with her powers could have been the ultimate test for our heroes. Instead we got… whatever that shit was.

Unfortunately the show uses some cheap tricks to make You care for the cast. The main being using retrospection where the characters are alone adding some slow music to it and some sad monologue. It’s so obvious it’s almost funny. What’s not funny is the fact that it’s repeated for almost all of the members of the coterie to the point where when a new member is introduced I just waited for some sad retrospective shot.

At the end of the day I have seen much worse shows with much worse both premise and execution. This one is just forgettable. It has its moments, especially between Ryouta and Emili in the beginning, but it tries and fails to do too much to ever become anything more than just another OP MC isekai.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Mar 25, 2024

Whe3333

Not Recommended

Spoiler-less, TL;DR, fast, simple, and easy-to-digest review:

Isekai, Usual Trash, Too Shallow

3/10

Animation? Meh (-)
Mediocre at best. Bland at worst.

Characters? Trash (---)
... Let's see... uhh... the MC is bland and trash, the girls are too plain that watching paint dry is more appealing than them, and their designs are ripoff from Konosuba. There's discount Kazuma with guns (why?), tall Megumin, and loli Lalatina- I mean Darkness.

Story? Trash (---)
Even other trashy isekai animes have more interesting premise and plot than this. And why would the MC spoil the plot of the episode before the OP? Weird... Also world-building and world logic are too shallow. Writing is too shallow as well.

Pacing? Bad (--)
Episodic yet lacks proper coherency. (Yawn...) ok let's move on...

OST? Bad (--)
OP is cringe. Skip!

Enjoyment? Bad (--)
It's not even a junkfood entertainment. Heck, worse than eating cardboard box. You don't need Gordon Ramsey to judge this "food" to him. I'm here, and I'm even overqualified to review this anime. I'm not even popular at all!!!... yet. We need an abridged version of this, just like the Smartphone Isekai.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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