Kaiko sareta Ankoku Heishi (30-dai) no Slow na Second Life

Chillin in my 30s is the latest in the Banished from the hero’s party style of show and it’s probably my second favourite of the bunch. A simple, yet rewarding and comfy story that I really enjoyed.

So story wise, chillin in my 30s follows the basic formula of an OP assistant to the Demon King’s army getting kicked out due to jealousy and taken in by a small village in the country side. What sets it apart from some of the other shows in this style like Beast Tamer, is that 1:There’s no harem, so the MC’s relationship with the main female lead takes priority ... and develops naturally. It’s not like one episode they’re together. It is a slow build-up and really rewarding when it happens. 2: The MC being a middle aged guy brings a level headedness to the story that a lot of these fantasy shows lack. None of the usual fan-service and perverted antics, it’s nice to get a mature MC who just wants to go about his daily life.

The story’s first 6 episodes or so are pretty slow paced, usually revolving around the MC accomplishing some task to support the people who have been kind enough to take him in. But I found these tasks to be really satisfying. There’s a little bit of world building and some backstory hints for the MC, but they don’t really begin to pay off until episode 8 or so. Once the new characters get involved in the story is where things really picked up for me. The past 4 or 5 episodes were the highlight of the series for sure. I loved how everything came full circle from Dariel’s past. I will say the big twist with Dariel’s origin story was pretty predictable and kind of boring for me, but at the same time it was consistent with the overall story, so can’t be too mad. Again, I am really glad they didn’t go the harem route, instead actually giving us female supporting characters with a little bit of personality.

The art style is really nice in this, Encourage films have done Gochiusa and also Deaimon and this show is up there with those for me. Solid animation, banger OP, no complaints in the technical department. Fights are on the generic fantasy side, but not everything has to be ufotable to satisfy me.

Chillin in my 30s is not the most original show in the world. It does have a lot of the usual fantasy tropes. MC who doesn’t realise how OP he is, girl who instantly falls in love with MC for no reason other than him existing and being nice to her, etc. But, it still manages to be enjoyable because of the MC’s maturity and the interactions between characters. I would not call it a must watch, but it’s certainly one I enjoyed and I think if you liked Banished from the Hero’s Party or Beast Tamer, you will like this.

Chillin in my 30s gets 8 out of 10.

This season of anime was filled with many wholesome fantasy shows and Chillin in my 30's was one of the best ones.

Its a nice wholesome journey about finding ones purpose in life, misconceptions one can have, fatherhood, golden/gifted child syndrome, healing from insecurity, trauma, and the scars of war.

Each character has their own personality, desires, and opinions about various things in the world and in a Naruto/Black Clover style- our main guy sheds light on many issues and may even in the future, cause world peace through empathy. The romance elements are great and have a high reward, especially for a show this ... short. The demon lord is an amazing character with an amazing background, and the little bit of world building we get is excellent. There's very little drama, the animation is great, the characters are well thought out, the art style is great, etc.

I highly recommend this show. I am not sure if I would rate this a 9 or 10 out of 10 I just know I greatly enjoyed it.

If you want a wholesome feel good fantasy action with great art, characters, music, and fight scenes mixed with communication then this is for you.

Overall a very average anime. There is nothing inherently bad about it. The animation is fine, the character designs are fine, and the story is fine as well. Everything is average. If you read the synopsis and think you'll like it, then you'll have a fine experience with the show. If you're not into the story, then I will be a "bad" anime in your eyes.

For me, I love fantasy animes and the idea of someone strong learning to live a normal life. I get curious about how they handle the story and characters. I will state that the show is very predictable. I ... was able to predict what would happen after watching a scene almost all the time. So, I think it's a cliche show with nothing new to offer. Again, this isn't a knock on the show, but it means that the show isn't good either. It is not one I can give above average because there isn't one aspect of the anime that I particularly liked more than other animes that follow this type of plot.

Would I recommend this show to anyone? Not really, but if you like these types of shows like me, give it a watch. Personally, I watch it at 1.5x speed to make it more bearable and to make the pacing better for me. I may drop it later down the line if it gets too repetitive.

Not sure why this is 7-overall? perhaps some of us didn't make it to the end. This was an easy, but incredibly satisfying binge.
The start is a bit rocky, but the more of it you watch, the more it grows on you.

This takes the "seemingly" classic; expelled from army/party set-up, and executes it on the highest level I've seen to date.
This is a great show, with almost no drawbacks. Can we give it a 10? No, it doesn't take enough risks and is the standard 12 episodes.

Started it, and couldn't stop until it ended, I was completely immersed, you can tell it was written with ... a lot of thought.
Usually, with this type of anime, I need about 3 sittings to finish them. This isn't your average anime fantasy, the likes of which are cringe, cliched, filled with worthless fanservice, harems and other box-ticking garbage. Rather, it takes some of those familiar elements but uses them more sparingly to ensure the experience isn't overwhelmed by these tack-on tropes.

The MC is a breath of fresh air , something different, which also bolsters the experience. He isn't some giga-simp, self-insert, pathetic, "relatable" or on the other hand, omni-benevolent, pure-soul, dense, etc. He fits in well with the story his character is very consistent with his upbringing.

Later on in the story, you're rewarded with a very interesting, but foreshadowed plot-twist which creates a healthy paradox.
Everything is quite well balanced in the show, most of the characters are used masterfully well for the plot. Some manage to receive a decent amount of development in these very short, 12 episodes.

There is very prudent writing here, though at some parts perhaps this show is too idealistic, but at the end of the day we watch these shows for enjoyment, and it certainly passes on that. Gives us some of those great old-fashioned tones without the present day stitched on degeneracy.

What could be better?

A better opening, to captivate the audience, some started it but weren't too impressed.
The Art, Animation and Sound are used efficiently but they aren't too remarkable.
More episodes couldn't hurt.
Darker themes could have been explored, haply for a second season?

Art & Animation 7
Sound 7
Characters 10
Story 9
Enjoyment 10
7 + 7 + 10 + 10 + 9 = 43/50 (8.6/10) Overall 9

This is one of the best shows this winter season, hurry up and watch it when you have free time.

Hope this helps.

This is one of the best amines I have seen in a long time. It just hits right and is not too much and any aspects at all. It has a great running story with stuff you would not expect. For everyone who love relationships as well it has a great relationship story line going for it as well. The characters also have a good balance of they different type of people in the world. Like their are the ones in pain, the ones that love, the funny but cringy guy, or even the life teacher. you should watch it with someone and I bet ... you will have a great time watching it.

This anime is good overall. (this is my first review so I don't really know how to do one)
The fantasy setting is of course overused and there is also got the humans against demons for hundreds of years. It uses tropes like that in the anime but the anime shows the views of both the demons and humans (I know its been done before but its still not done as often).
There are fight scenes and they are nothing new however I think it is more character/story driven but I can't tell but seeing the characters interact and the story being told is personally why ... I like it.
There really isn't a reason this anime seems good it just feels good to watch and there isn't a real reason why. However there is one negative and that is of course as you get in any fantasy anime, the big titties, they just get in the way of enjoying it but overall the fanservice can be ignored and it is a good anime as long as you go in thinking you would like the premise.

Chillin’ in My 30s is easily one of the most wholesome media I have ever had the pleasure to watch and some of the most pleasantly spent 4 hours of my life.

I’m probably being a touch too dramatic, because it’s really got nothing special going on, but in a sense, therein lies its charm. It’s just really, really, really nice. I honestly haven’t got much to say. The title pretty much says it all. Dariel is a soldier in the Demon King’s army, but gets fired because his inability to use magic makes him useless. After aimlessly wandering through the forest, he encounters Marika, a ... beautiful village girl, and saves her from a pursuing monster. As thanks, she invites him to live with her family in the village. There he finds out that he is in fact not a demon, but actually a human, which explains his inability to use magic. Thus, Dariel’s slow second life begins.

Perhaps the most gratifying aspect of Chillin’ is its romance. Aside from the fact that the main heroine is so hot that she is on the knife’s edge of what can still be considered tasteful, she is impossibly wifely. What’s more, you get a wholesome love story in this anime! Rejoice! You might experience some minor frustration with off-screening, which I can’t really explain without spoiling, so I won’t, but you’ll understand when you watch it. It’s not a big deal – more of an “Aw, man!” type thing.

Mind you, while Chillin’ is mostly a fantasy slice-of-life show, it does in fact have an overarching plot. It’s certainly not a story you could ever accuse of moving quickly, but a story nonetheless. There’s plenty of decent action, too. However, if you expect that to be the meat and potatoes of the series, you will be disappointed. There’s a fair amount of Talk no Jutsu going on and plenty of dangerous and risky situations will resolve themselves fairly softly and elegantly without much ado. Things will just have a way of working out. If you feel like that would detract from your experience, fair enough, to each their own, but please do not for a moment think that just because conflict resolutions do not come down to Ka-Me-Ha-Me-Ha clashes or Game of Thrones-esque complicated political schemes, that somehow detracts from the objective quality of the anime. It’s just not that kind of show.

All of that being said, what I respect most about Chillin’, as well as other shows of its kind, such as Misfit at Demon King Academy, is that they’re not isekais. This is not a huge deal at a textual level, but I consider that what the authors are doing to be the Lord’s work at a metatextual level. While they tick pretty much all of the isekai boxes – dude who comes from a different kind of place, different kind of life, now has to adapt to this new place and life – they’re not actual isekai shows, because they don’t need to be! Like Anos, Dariel is a dude who was born in the universe’s fantasy world and grew up in it. Whatever makes him special is borne of the fantasy world itself. Both Chillin’ and Misfit are bona fide high fantasy stories. Tragic as though it may be that I find myself in a position of praising a show for not forcing an isekai trapping, given the state of the medium, I cannot praise it enough!

The show’s got everything you could want from feel-good media, decent action, loveable characters, good humor, emotional stories, and wholesome romance. If you ever find yourself in need of something to soothe your soul, by all means – this might be one of my warmest recommendations.

Chilling in my 30s is the perfect example of a slow-life anime done the right way. Don't take this the wrong way though. The kind of plot this show has is probably something you have already seen before many times: assuming you are already familiar with the slow-life isekai types. Yet, out of the many shows who have tried, none of them even come close to this one. In terms of storyline, characters and its faithfulness to its themes, Chilling in my 30s undoubtedly stands above the rest. These are the traits that can elevate an anime from a trope filled cliche mess already done ... a million times to a  diamond in the rough that manages to keep viewers engaged.

However, despite its many positives the show is nowhere near perfect. As it is true for many other anime with 12 episodes the problem boils down to one question: "is there enough time?" Unfortunately, for a fantasy story with many complicated characters and fight scenes the answer is "no": that much is inevitable. Hence why this show suffers from many small gaps and skipped content, which only manage to make the story feel rushed and the characters incomplete.

To dig into this a bit deeper, I've noticed that this is mainly an issue with the studio behind Chilling in my 30s and not so much about the source material. Encourage films tends to overhype characters, which leads to viewer anticipation growing, only for them to never shine at all. Gaps prompted by those "missing" characters are probably the show's biggest detriment. Removing them entirely would have definitely made for a much more complete story. I would give examples here, but I would rather keep this review relevant and spoiler free.

Apart from all of the that, it is pretty distinct that the positives greatly overshadow the negatives. From its compelling and well-written story that remains interesting until the end all the way to the comedy that rarely missed its mark, Chilling in my 30s had a bit of everything to offer to that table. It had all of the elements you would expect from a writer that knows what they're doing, including a fairly unexpected plot twist and fight scenes with balanced power scaling that genuinely made them exciting. The show also never failed to give us a few moments to relax from all the action, keeping its slow life and pacifist theming consistent, leading up to the climax. Even the brief ecchi moments which normally are quite distracting, didn't feel as forced. Instead, they were added benefits to solidify the comedy and lighthearted nature of the show. 

As for the characters, it was really fresh to see a protagonist (namely, Dariel) that doesn't constantly act like an oblivious child and is, on the contrary, mature and empathetic. The female characters too had uses besides being the love interest. Not to stress this more than necessary but is especially rare for female characters in anime to have complications and goals of their own that don't always mingle with the MC's.  This applied to the rest of the supporting cast as well. They all had coherent roles that complimented the Dariel's general goal in the story when needed. Likewise though they didn't fail to provide points of plot progression of their own and maybe a bit of comedy relief too without taking too much of the spotlight. For its entertaining supporting characters and likeable protagonist the show already earns full marks.

TL;DR - All in all, Chilling in my 30s After Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army earns my full approval. Despite the gaps in the story due to some characters missing out on their arcs, the show managed to stay enjoyable throughout all its run time because of its excellent supporting cast and compelling storyline. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for lighthearted slow-life anime that doesn't lack in the action department either.

As a note I would like to mention that writing this anime off as "cliche" or "I've seen this done before" and moving on is a mistake. Keep an open mind and think of it as the first slow life show you have ever seen. Remember: cliches exist because sometimes they actually work!

Thank you very much for reading.

first couple of episodes were not that interesting for me to be honest aside from the female lead moments! but the second half throws a twist and it gets better and at the end everything becomes good ! but the downside of this anime is action scenes! they are honestly a bit boring and bland for my taste ! the side characters were sometimes annoying but they were handled pretty well in the second half ! the animation is decent but pretty bad at times but acceptable given that they are less in overall! so as for me it's - 6.5 stars / 10 stars! ... it's a lighthearted chill anime just like the name of the anime suggests!

Becoming Mediocre In My 30’s.

Chillin' in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army is just another mediocre light novel anime adaption. That’s it.

From the Beast Tamer-like start of having our Mediocre Protagonist fired from his job that he’s good at in the mediocre Demon Kings army by a bunch of mediocre higher ups who will come to regret it later, to every other fantasy/isekai light novel anime you could think of having a love interest sporting plunging cleavage barely held in by tissue paper clothing, who immediately want’s to jump of the protagonists rod as soon as he said anything, there ... is literally nothing in this anime you haven’t seen in similar shows of it’s type.

Even with how thoroughly pedestrian it is on the whole, I will admit there are some things I like about it. I like that the demons are basically just humanoids who can use magic, making them a bit more relatable that your usual demon king army, and I like that the protagonist takes a pacifist approach to resolving conflict. It would be really easy for main protag-kun Dariel to just wipe all his enemies off the map because, y’know, it’s a male power fantasy light novel anime. Of course he’s secretly overpowered in some convoluted way thanks to the human side of the power system. However, he does his best to resolve conflicts through talks and reasoning, bringing both the demon and human sides together to mutually benefit from each other without the need for bloodshed. It’s a nice message.

Unfortunately, whilst Dariel is good at solving problems, he's dense as fuck and it’s get annoying quickly. You’d think being constantly grabbed and openly flirted at by the giant pair of breasts called Marika would tip him off to the feelings she has for him for some undisclosed reason. But nope, not Dariel. He is a member of the 24/7, 28-31/12, 12/1 no-nut-november club, and no mommy milkers are getting his way, no matter how plunging the cleavage is when you push those melons together (as of episode 4). He’s also just not very interesting as a character to follow either. Another protagonist with barely any personality so the viewer can live vicariously through him. That can be said of all the other faces in this show. There is nothing here you haven’t seen before.

What really seals the mediocre deal on this show for me is it’s below average art and animation. The art looks like a quick rush job, it’s barely animated and when it is it looks cheap. I’ve seen a few pages of the manga because I like to read along with new shows when they’re airing, and the artist style for that has way more personality and character than this cheap looking imitation of something like Sword Art Online.

In conclusion… I get kinda see way people would like this show. Despite it’s glaring flaws and rip-offs of other fantasy light novel concepts, it is nicely paced and I like the over-arching theme of the story. I probably would’ve kept watching it if I had the time, but I don’t and I’m not wasting it on another cheap, mediocre light novel adaption of a mediocre story I’ve seen multiple times before, containing somehow less interesting characters. Your *sigh* light novel fantasy needs to do more than just having a clingy waifu with plunging cleavage always on display to keep my interest.

4/10 Disappointment.

For me as the show went on it grew on me and got progressively better. Sure it starts off with one of the well-known tropes but the story works because it's not about OP characters doing OP things collecting a harem and such, not even about defeating the ultimate evil. It really is a story about character growth, reflection and how when you have proper humans interacting in a story who are not meatheads, you can have proper dialogues and outcomes.

It can be generally light hearted with decent jokes and gags and while it doesn't explore some deep philosophical idea, this show is fun to ... watch, it's kind in the core and brings a positive message.

The pace of the show is really good and 12 episodes are packed with lots of events happening, it doesn't waste your time as a viewer and keeps bringing in more and more characters throughout the season. It has enough for 1 Season and it doesn't feel like any cliffhanger happens to make you feel forced for a probable Season 2.

With many shows that end up just resolving conflicts with xplosions this one feels like going a different way all together with what the goal of the Demon King actually is and what the possible resolution of the story will be. It's definitely nothing new but it's well done, characters are likeable, they behave properly, they don't drop down to some hardcore cliches and it's fun to tag along.

Some may not like him, but MC is relatable. His thought process makes sense and his behavior is humane. Like a proper person who is not a maniac or a psycho he doesn't wish to see any bloodshed and conflicts while just being a decent person to others. As he is given "somewhat" op powers which is logically explained later on they are not what defines his character.

Marika was a surprise, as the show starts with a typical waifu harem bs (which you suspect by some tropes), story eventually moves away from it, shows proper development between her and MC with a correct outcome, where again, character behave as actual humans.
I believe as you do grow older, you start appreciate this type of story more for specific reasons.

Opening by Hinano is great and I mostly never skipped the song, which is impressive.
I hope there will be a Season 2 and the story develops further it was a nice ride.

This anime is a great balance of drama, tragedy, comedy, action, fantasy and romance, all at the same time, have to say I didn't come across anything that brings all of those genre as well as this title.

The story and overall plot of it is so well written and it's so easy to understand it's crazy. It definitely is really heartwarming title that for lovers of happy ends and situation solved in peace and rationally, will admire and generally fall in love with it. Character development is amazing (characters solely don't change a lot in appearance and strength, but mainly in their behavior, which is ... really suiting), it doesn't have way too many things happening in short period of time, even though each and every episode has something new in store for us.

The characters learn something new about themselves and others in every episode. The comedy and tragedy in those moments of discovering/getting to know something makes this anime a 10/10, with a well written world around the center of our interest, Dariel and his family, and his relationship with not only them, but others also.

It was an enjoyable watch and the guy actually gets the girl, only problem being it wasnt built up that much between the guy having feelings so it was kinda just plopped on things.
Other than that its the stroy of an enjoyable outcast who uses his knowlage to re-build a town and make relations with the humans and deamons.
Meanwhile the idiot that fired him is spirling the entire army into oblivion because the MC was actually usefull.
"Plot twist" near the end was kinda cool.
Mediocre anime, but it had interesting parts so thats why it gets an extra half point for being ... more decent than average.

"How I made it to my 30's as the most powerful human being on the planet, without noticing..." the anime.


Animation / Art / General Visuals - 7/10
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Pretty regular stuff. Nothing to really catch your attention one way or another.


Sound / Music / Voice Acting - 7/10
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Again, pretty regular stuff.


Story - 5/10
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I am not a big fan of the take on the OP MC story angle where they've somehow been oblivious to their own power their entire lives.

And it's even less interesting when upon figuring out said power, the only thing they care about is living a normal life, and we end up getting an anime that's just fantasy themed slice of life.

If the goal is to showcase fantasy slice of life, one can do it without the storytelling crutch of an OP protagonist when in practice they barely ever user their powers anyway.

Unlike most other wholesome OP MC fantasy shows, this one really has very little story direction. The MC simply doesn't care about doing stuff, and the world around him barely cares either. So it's hard to become invested as viewers.


Characters - 5/10
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The protagonist is dumb and boring. No point beating around the bush. They are portrayed as incredibly competent, yet their mental faculties regarding common sense is all but absent. They are also incredibly content at just being a regular person living a regular life.

The side characters are incredibly poorly written with essentially no personalities worth mentioning. The love interest has only one character trait and that is their infinite love for the MC. That's literally it. They have no other personality, just "I love the MC, must confess it all the time, my life has no purpose other than to love this dude."

Villains barely even exist, and when they do get screen time they are pathetically incompetent, and half the time just end up making friends with the MC anyway.

There's no real evil allowed in this show. Everyone must end up playing nice and be bestest of friends. World peace and all that.


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Total - 6/10

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"30 year old virgin" is a rather uninspiring fantasy story with an OP MC that spends most of their life oblivious of their own powers, and then doesn't care one bit about them once he discovers them. Instead deciding to settle down with the first woman he sees, and live a regular life like a nobody.

This show is what you'd watch if you wanted to become completely unmotivated to lift a finger to do anything.

Ah, "Kaiko sareta Ankoku Heishi (30-dai) no Slow na Second Life." How delightful. It's everything the title promises, really. The protagonist is chilling, and the pace is slower than a sloth with a hangover. This is the latest entry in what I like to call the "iyashikei isekai/fantasy" genre. You know the drill - horny protagonist, hordes of girls, and enough fanservice to make your eyes pop out. But fear not, for this show is a tad different. It steamrolls everything and focuses on the slice-of-life scenes.
Our protagonist is a laid-off demon army soldier. How original. And surprise, surprise - a girl comes along ... to save the day. But wait, they actually progress their relationship beyond the usual formula. It's almost like we have a slice-of-life anime here, folks. Except, there's an over-the-top rebellious antagonist, of course.
The production quality might be a little hit-and-miss, but the emotions in the story are still conveyed decently. The voice acting is respectable, although the characters are not particularly interesting. The main characters do stand out, though. We get a lengthy look into Dariel's past, which salvages the show in many ways.
Unfortunately, this show suffers from an overused setting and a lackluster execution. The author tries to cram too many things into this supposed "healing" type of show. But hey, who needs healing when you have fanservice, right?

The title of this anime might give you the impression of Isekai Nonbiri Nouka or Pharmacy isekai or Campfire cooking isekai etc.. But that is completely wrong. This is a very very generic isekai show with plenty of action and drama. I wouldn't recommend this if you wanted a relaxing show like the above mentioned examples.

Plot
This is fantasy and not an isekai. Humans use something called Aura (and weapons) to fight and Demons use Magic. MC works as an assistant to the four generals of demon army. He is really really good at managing office work and is the favorite of everyone in ... demon army. But he cannot use magic for some reason. and he is fired due to jealousy. As he is roaming in a forest aimlessly, he happens to save a girl from a monster. our female lead who is also the daughter of the nearby village's mayor. The rest of the anime is him settling into the village, learning that he is a human and using the Aura to become strong. The story mostly deals with how he tries to make peace between demons/humans, because despite being human, he cannot turn against demons who raised him. The plot is driven by family drama and/or jealousy. Ofcourse, things get resolved by talk no jutsu multiple times.

Characters
MC
becomes really OP after learning Aura. says "I don't want anyone to die". Honestly, it is kinda embarrassing for a grown 33 year old soldier to say unrealistic dialogues like that. He's been working in the army literally since he was a baby, and saw many many people die all these years. But whatever, it is my fault for watching anime made for kids and expecting mature characters. Anyway, everyone loves him. there is a main female lead, but there's also some sparks between 3 other female characters. It didn't become a harem in this season, but there is a strong possibility of it becoming a harem in the future.

Every other character is more or less there to be impressed by MC. The most interesting character by far is the demon lord himself.
Demon Lord
His appearance is a reflection of oneself. So, to a weak person, he looks like a child. to a strong person, he looks like an absolute demon dragon with horns and everything. He speaks like he sees through everyone and knows everything. he only appears 4 times and does nothing but sit on his throne and speak, but still makes us feel his presence.

The Art/Music are good enough to not distract you. Although, there seems to be a large focus on breasts. In fact, half the scenes seem to have breasts as the main focus whenever there's a female character on screen.


This is not a perfect series, but worth watching once. The story, romance, fights all move at a fast pace, so you never get bored.

The Review Y'all Aren't Ready For. For the people who want a gripping plot, cry and at the end make this their 13th reason, this show is average to poor. For those who want a nice relaxing show to give you hope in humanity, laugh, and a way to take a break from the harsh realities people see everyday, this show is one that will satisfy those cravings. Short, sweet and aims to entertain the audience. So if you want something mainstream and go along with cultural niches (yes I go big baby over people who hate on anime that are good), then don't watch ... this and be on your merry way. If you want a nice and easygoing laid back show that you want to turn your brain off to, this is your show 👉😎👉

As the title suggests, this anime's pretty chill. Dariel, the MC, isn't some typical shouty protagonist who wants to desperately build a harem or to take over the world - he's just a 30-year-old man doing his best after being fired from his job. It helps that he's quite OP, but he doesn't make a show out of that at all. Even in the face of Marika, who I'm sure the great Satou Kazuma would describe as just being boobs, Dariel remains respectful. Not even Tits McGee bodyslamming her mountains into Dariel's face practically every episode is enough to squeeze a single drip of nosebleed ... out of the guy - Dariel's just some guy, and there's just something so refreshing about that.

A man is ostracized for his lack of magical talent and dismissed from his longstanding post in the demon lord's army. Only after settling in a remote and peaceful human village does the man begin to believe he has value again; only after his noted absence does the demon lord's army realize how valuable he was as an asset to them.

Seemingly just another ridiculously named fantasy story, this one has better execution than average. The main character has some backbone and nerve, not conforming to overtly juvenile or goofy behaviors that are rampant in the genre. There is a romance subplot and it does not ... take all season long to develop - that very neatly wraps itself up by episode six and with a family to show for it. It is not a thematically grounded story, as it shifts from elements of slice-of-life to introducing periodic plot elements, but it does take the time to do this from as early as episode 1 and so the developments that occur towards the end of the season are not unforeseeable nor are they unbelievable.

The writing is fine, weakest towards the end of the story. The characters are not particularly memorable, but they are also not bad in how they present--there are plenty of stock-character traits present, but the execution is fine and works for the story. There are several subplots that occur throughout the story that are intended to set up some form of reconciliation between the protagonist and the demon army, or more specifically the demon army's acting generals that dismissed the protagonist in the first place. These subplots are also fine, wanting in execution perhaps, but serviceable. The powers of the characters are nothing that has not been done before and the power system in general is unremarkable.

The animation is also fine, sloppiest towards the end of the show where there is some reliance on CGI to finish the job.

This is a seasonal feel-good fantasy anime. It does nothing particularly well, but nothing terribly wrong either. If you are seeking a great story, superb animation, or some interesting ideas with strong execution then look elsewhere--it is not here. If you are seeking an easy-going fantasy where everything works out in the end then I can give you my recommendation for this.

This anime was heart warming, the story was good enough to keep watching regardless of your usual run of the mill second chance story we all have seen too well before.
It has elements of Oppai but not in a way that would be considered fan service, yet good enough to satisfy your Oppai needs.
The end was a bit cut short, buit a good ending non the less i think a second season would just ruin where the first ended because it would leave too many questions un answered and writers usually struggle with things like , what of the demon king? The war will ... still continue? Will there be any more need for the current Hero? will humans and demons be united as one? and if sooo whats the new threat to this new development ?
I believe this anime is good as it is and i recommend it if you want something with fun Oppai and substance to the story.