Isekai Suicide Squad

The isekai genre is easily the most overdone genre in anime. Ever since the success of Sword Art Online in the early 2010s, isekai has continued to grow in popularity, with more and more series being churned out each season. As of 2024, the average viewer's sentiment regarding isekai is that its become synonymous with the phrase "quantity over quality." This brings us to one of the recent additions to the genre's catalogue, Suicide Squad Isekai. Is it more of the same junk food we've grown to expect, or is it a hidden gem which takes on the genre in a more creative and unique ... way? Unfortunately, the answer is the former. Suicide Squad Isekai doesn’t do much with the isekai concept, nor does it do much with the concept of the Suicide Squad.

The fantasy world that the main characters are transported into is nothing more than the same generic setup we've seen many times before: there's a kingdom, there's a war and the main characters are expected to be the trump card in winning the conflict. However, the world-building never goes beyond the surface level, and it's clear that the show itself has no desire to explore things in depth. It uses the isekai genre merely as a backdrop rather than as an integral part of the story. The characters themselves even make meta jokes about common isekai clichés and plot conveniences, but these jokes fall flat because the show doesn't attempt to parody or satirize the clichés; instead, it merely underscores how basic and cliched its own narrative is. The story's only redeeming aspect so far is the pacing, which moves fast enough within each episode to prevent the show from becoming too boring.

The main cast do attempt to add some life into an otherwise plain and generic isekai, with Harley Quinn's chaotic charisma doing most of the heavy lifting. However, the majority of the other characters fall into basic one-dimensional character archetypes. The worst example of this is Peacemaker who comes across as dull as a plank of wood whenever he's on screen. So far, there is little to no attempt at exploring characters beyond their surface-level personalities which is reminiscent of certain anime video game adaptations where the characters exist primarily to maintain the status quo and to serve as little more than promotional tools for a brand. There is definitely so much more that can be done with the concept of the Suicide Squad as there are countless comics out there to draw inspiration from, however it seems like the show is unfortunately not willing to explore the characters beyond their wikipedia page descriptions.

The show maintains high production values, as expected from Wit Studio. However, there are occasional noticeable drops in art quality during certain parts of some episodes, despite the overall good art and animation quality. The show's soundtrack is well-made and fits the genre and tone of the anime well.

Overall, Suicide Squad Isekai offers nothing new to the isekai genre, relying heavily on typical genre conventions and clichés that may not appeal to those who have grown tired of them. The standouts of the show so far include the good production values, vibrant character designs and Harley Quinn's chaotic charisma, powered by her amazing voice actor. However, the anime struggles to deliver a unique narrative and doesn't bother to expand on characters beyond their surface level personalities.

Current Scorings:
Animation: 7/10
Sound: 8/10
Story: 2/10
Character: 4/10
Value: 1/10
Enjoyment: 4/10
Overall: 4.4/10

Suicide Squad Isekai is an inconsistent but enjoyable watch. As a massive DC comics fan I really enjoyed seeing characters from the universe I love so much brought to the medium I love so much. WIT weren’t always perfect during this show’s run, but when they cooked, they really cooked. At its peak the animation is stellar and the characters are great. The main weaknesses you’ll find here are the pacing and inconsistent production values. That aside, a really good watch that I will miss.

Isekai Suicide Squad is basically your run of the mill isekai plot except with the Suicide Squad characters and the ... usual Amanda Waller “I’ll blow your head off if you disobey me gimmick” now for me, that’s more than enough to hook because I freaking love Harley Quinn and these characters. Ever since the 2016 suicide squad film I’ve been a fan of the team and I’ve been a Harley stan since BTAS. So just having those sort of diverse personalities, which is a total contrast to the usual anime characters you get in a fantasy, is more than good enough for me. The team helps out a kingdom in the midst of war and we see our DC group form some really cool friendships with people in the isekai world. Some cool fights, couple cool plot twists and your expected foul mouthed dialogue. It ain’t revolutionary but damn it’s fun as a comic fan.

Now, that’s the good, but unfortunately this show did have some bad. For starters the pacing is pretty bad for like the first half of the show. It takes a really long time building up and a couple episodes felt like they could’ve been filler. Now in a show with only 10 episodes that’s obviously not good. The animation also went to abysmal levels around episode 4, reaching its worst point during the dragon fight scene in episode 5. It does seem like that was an outsourced episode and things got gradually better from that point onwards culminating in a solid close to the series and some great action in episode 9. But beware. The other issue I have with this is how claustrophobic the world felt. I mean the entirety of the show basically takes place in one country’s castle. We don’t do much exploring, adventuring or really getting that proper isekai experience other than the fantastical medieval setting. That was a bit of a bummer for me because I think they could’ve done more with the world.

Character rise let’s be real, we know any show with Harley Quinn is going to be dominated by her and she’s definitely the protagonist of this one and gets the bulk of the focus. Her relationship with the princess as well as joker are big in this even though the latter isn’t in the story a lot physically he is omnipresent due to his influence over Harley and for once it’s pretty positive. Clayface and King Shark I thought were dope and then Deadshot, peacemaker and Flagg in that order in terms of story relevance. Could’ve been better but with only 10 eps you’re a little limited.

I think on the whole WIT did a solid job. It’s not the best show ever but it was very fun and I hope it leads to us getting more DC superhero content in anime form soon, especially with the popularity of My Adventures with Superman and DC turning to manga for characters like Superman and Joker.

Isekai Squad Suicide gets 7 bats out of 10.

The one good thing I can say about this show is the characters are animated well and are drawn beautifully. The CGI doesn't feel out of place like the bad ones we tend to notice. The good aspects of the show ends there. This show was unneeded for the franchise. The plot is all over the place and doesn't establish itself as knowing what it wants until the last few episodes (way too late into the game). It felt like I was watching a cash-grab. Isekai as a genre is already oversaturated; I was betting on this to be good based on the team ... behind the serie. But what I got was something half baked

i'm glad this show exist, it's pure and honest dumb fun, this anime doesn't takes it self so serious, it knows what it is, and i'm kinda sad that at the end they teased a 2nd season, that probably won't happen, because outside of people mocking the idea and existence of this, i saw nobody talking about it, so i hope that at least it does well in japan for it to get another season, but if you are a die hard comic fan or fan of an specific member of the squad you probably won't enjoy this, because these interpretations are the most out ... there that i've seen, i personally loved most of them (except harley and joker, but mostly because i'm tired of how much dc push them in everything, i know they're they most popular characters, so that's inevitable, but still, this jokar potray ufffff this was the most hot topic joker i've eveer seen, been beated only by jared leto joker, but i'm still interested to see what would they do with him in an hipotetical 2nd season), i don't know who idea was to make clayface a fuckboy weeb, but man i'm glad he was, you don't have an idea of how much i enjoyed him, my only problem it's that i can't see this clayface as villain to batman, he seems to nice to be doin crimes, but other than that i found him very entertaining, deadshot was pretty cool, i like how he well he worked with al the members of the squad, and how cool he was without trying to much (like will smith's deadshot that tryed way to much to act and being cool), peacemaker i'm not much familiar with this character outside the movie he was previously in, but i loved how unhinged and stoic he was most of the time, and of top of that he was voiced by takehito koyasu, who's always nice to hear, and king shark was cute i guess, i don't have to much to say about him, he worked really well with the rest of the cast, so i'm glad he's here, so if you watch this, don't expect too much, lower your expectations, don't expect an adaptation of the suicide squad members as you know them, because they're mostly not, and just i don't know turn off your brain, this is one of those animes you watch while eating and don't think too much of it, because the history it's just there to make these characters look cool, and man if they look cool, i was surprised by how nice this anime looks, wit did a nice job, it's not perfect, there are some cuts that looks off, but this anime looks mostly good, so give it a try

Plots that don't connect well and a narrative that can seem forced or incoherent. The anime may not meet expectations based on the films or comics, resulting in discontent with differences in tone and approach. The quality of animation and character design can be considered subpar, especially compared to other anime or superhero films.
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Tramas que não se conectam bem e uma narrativa que pode parecer forçada ou incoerente. O anime pode não atender às expectativas baseadas nos filmes ou quadrinhos, resultando em descontentamento com diferenças de tom e abordagem. A qualidade da animação e do design dos personagens pode ser considerada abaixo da média, especialmente ... em comparação com outros filmes de anime ou super-heróis.

So the first 1 episode sets the premise of the series i gues kinda in a way it puts the mystery in it like oh what is this machine?"" What are they doing, whats happening? Ect
It was definitely a more interesting uproach to the isekai part. But i would have laughed my ass if the joker got hit by a car and became sexualy attrackted to minors as every isekai goes.
I will tell you it's really enjoyable it has comedy. it's full of action and gore, and it's a lot of fun, but the writing is missing, and when i say missing, i ... mean like missing, it feels just like another middle of the run crashgrab from DC with no writting effort put into it not no experimentations just a basic story with no interesting qualities characters ect. Not only that but with every episode the animation declines and gets worse and worse i really hoped that this series could have been like Cyberpunk Edgerunners but no. Dont waster youre time

To think I thought I was done with Batman, or in this case, it's more rouge gallery in anime, but here we are haha.

There is quite an element of weirdness when it comes to 'Isekai' Suicide Squad. Yes 'Isekai.' As it more feels like they threw em into a new world just for the hell of it. As if you're coming into this, expecting a normal kind of Isekai, then you're in the wrong place lol. But that doesn't make it bad at all, more given it's approach and charm. Going for a more fast paced, and wild approach. With the only weird bits seemingly ... being the voice acting in parts. It's not terrible, but some of it, and it's characterization can come off as weird, more so if you know the source material of these, or are super glued into this series in general.

But how does it fair? Lets see.

Story and characters: 8
I'm giving this a high grade, more because of the performance itself. Earlier, I touched upon how some of the VA on the JP side may come off a bit off, which is mainly due to them maybe not getting the characters full on. Even if some of them do a real good job in their portrayal. But what is on screen, seems like a wild ride from start to finish. Like I could say you don't even have to care too much about the story, as the meat and potatoes is more down to the wild antics, the goofy fun. Of course, there are good elements to the story, it's easy to follow. More so if you know the characters/lore more. But what really shines most, is the silliness and goofy nature of the show in general.

Like to me. They've nailed certain characters, such as Harley, Amanda Waller. Then they throw the most weird but not bad in terms of character in this version's Clayface. As a long term Batman/This world fan, it's quite shocking to me, but do I hate it? Not at all. I wouldn't say it's super amazing, but it's certainly not bad atall. It can seem a little butchered for some maybe, but in general,it's a solid effort, a fun one at that.

Art and sound: 7
There is a lot to love regarding this part. They've got a number of details, from being flashy, to colourful, to being dark and grim looking. Really catching the eye, and really catching the vibrant, and fun silliness that this show seems to come off as. While also seemingly seeing and hearing the voice actors having a true blast with each and every scene. My only complaint of course, is that John Cena isn't in the dub LOL. But that's more a meme complaint, it's still decently good.

Isekai Suicide Squad feels like an Isekai on crack, and it's a weird and fun experience. If you're in for a goofy fun ride, with bit of turn your brain off. You're in the right place.

[SPOILER FREE REVIEW]

As someone who greatly disliked 'Suicide Squad' (2016), I went into this anime with tempered expectations. It turns out that this anime, 'Isekai Suicide Squad' (2024), feels nothing like that notorious movie.
The best way to enjoy this anime is by not comparing it to any 'suicide squad' IP iterations in the past, as this show has at times a drastically different spin on all the characters. Also to not take this anime too seriously, as the main appeal is the humour, which in this show is largely derived from how these characters interact. Does it succeed in this?

In short, yes. But first ... of all I'll talk about the bad. The Joker in this universe, who sparsely appears, seems more like he is from some Yaoi 'Boys Love' anime than any other iteration you have seen of him. I greatly despise his character design, which looks like something a 2007 emo band with only preteen fans would wear. As the show went on I began to find the humour in how absurd this iteration of Joker is, as while I doubt this was the intention of the creators, it really is amusing to watch. Other negative aspects of this show are the often boring background art, a cookie cutter fantasy setting, at times underwhelming action, and a lack of emotional weight across the board. Character exploration and development is seemingly absent thus far. So, what makes up for these flaws?

The best part about this show are the charming main characters and the great chemistry in their interactions. The dialogue and voice acting for their conversations is on point, both when they are backing each other up and more often when they're arguing against one another. The ever flustered Cecil and Rick Flag work great as the straight man, a common character role to elevate comedies. Even alone, these characters are very charming and likeable, and frankly every single one is far written than their character equivalents I saw in 'Suicide Squad' (2016), especially Deadshot, who in this anime version is far more expressive and explosive of a personality, which is the cause of many great dynamics and jokes. This anime often just takes a character and exaggerates their characteristics to help contrast and play off each other better, as having characters who are all too similar makes for a very boring team. How do the other aspects of this show fare?

The animation is passable, with very small instances of them going above average, and as many or more instances of them going below average in quality.
The whole show is very influenced by American pop-culture, which is revealed in much of their jokes (which are charmingly sincere amusements at worst) and especially in their music, much of which is hip-hop inspired.
The designs of the main characters outside of Joker are all well done, possessing a loud style which reflects their personalities well while staying simple enough and recognizable. The pacing has no issues with me, as the anime is nothing if not entertaining. Now, what's my verdict?

This'll be a controversial anime for the reasons I have listed. The best question to ask yourself is if you had fun watching, whether you could escape for 20 minutes and be entertained. For me, the answer is a resounding yes.

7/10

After this squad solved its first problem with the time limit, I just cant find myself caring what happens to them next. The story is generic isekai, which is not bad in itself, but absence of an MC who you can relate to, makes this too boring and unwatchable.

A lot of questionable artistic decisions. One of them is some weird map that replace action sequences of their travels. Another is the presence of some flashbacks with Joker, which do not help either, as they are just time-wasting fillers.

The main problem is the lack of any clear personal goals for the main character cast to ... which you can start to relate to. Without them, they are just a bunch of overpowered monstrosities running around without a clear goal. Boring.

I finished this show being left with only 1 question, what the hell did people expect?

My confusion when it comes to this show's reception was only matched by the time I stepped on a Lego, for it to just disappear and never be found...

So bare with me for a sec.
From episode 1 I was seeing a dangerously notable amount of complaints about the animation being bad which if you have ever held a pen in your hand you would realize how absurd that claim is.

As if I hadn't already been convinced that the anime community didn't know what good animation is, this was ... going to be the final nail on the coffin, but against all odds as the show went on... there was some level of truth to it. So the thing is, aside from episode 5 that had a decent amount of let's just say, not so great cuts, every episode of the show looks great in a vacuum, but when you look at them together....

There is a pretty serious lack of consistency. the show changes visuals, the characters change models (except Harley cause she hot), the way the fights are drawn, the way the movement is handled, everything is constantly changing. and the thing is none of it is bad, and if like me you're on the lenient side with visual consistency as long as it looks good, it won't bother you that much.... but it makes the show's visual as a whole feel messy.

Extremely polished messy, but messy. It's like a dish 20 chefs made using top class ingredients while not communicating and passing the dish together hoping it works out by the end. and It probably won't taste horrible, but you clearly taste the.... wait, what was I talking about?

oh yeah, the show.

Everything else is exactly what you expect.

It's a suicide squad anime held back by being forced to follow a generic isekai outline. The soundtrack is amazing and the op and ed are also both really good. Anime Harely Quinn is hot and entertaining in the best way possible.... the rest of the cast are fine too I guess.

The best (and worst) part of the whole thing is, the way it has been set up, a s2 would top this one in every way possible. As you see in the final episode, the conflict they set up for the sequal is infinitely more interesting than the generic shlob that was the villain of s1.

and the princess actually was set to become really interesting going forward. Idk about you, but I smelled a bit of a yuri in the air. could just be my imagination though.

Anyway, go in expecting it to be what it is, and you won't be disappointed.

If you're a fan of suicide squad, firstly, I'm sorry for the sheer amount shit you have went through. but also this is actually in the great zone as far as none comic suicide squad media goes.

If you're an isekai trash enjoyer, I see no reason for why you wouldn't enjoy this. I guess it's not as much of a power fantasy, but it has all the other elements that make the genre what it is. to me that's a negative, but that's besides the point.

If you want a great story, or top tier writing, or an emotionally rich experience in a fantasy world, go watch frieren or made in abyss or something. This is popcorn entertainment at it's (almost) finest. And there is a severe lack of rule34 from it. Like let's not lie to ourselves, 90% of us watched this for anime Harely.

Superheroes in an isekai is a good idea. Supervillains in an isekai is an even better idea, and Tappei's Suicide Squad Isekai is a decent execution of that concept. The cast is charming, and while the show spend too much runtime on fighting to really develop its characters, it helps that they're known IPs and anyone who's seen the James Gunn movie, for example, will appreciate the show not wasting their time. To me who's not really a fan of American superheroes, this rendition of the suicide squad is the definitive version for me. Harley Quinn especially feels like she was always meant to be ... an anime girl.
Story-wise, I felt like it dragged a bit in the middle, but it was overall fine. The first few episodes were a great start, acknowledging the novelty of the concept and delivering a lot of hype moments, and the twist at the end was interesting. However it became apparent that it wasn't really as creative as it could be, like they wrote the most natural story that came to mind from the "Suicide Squad Isekai" concept without really seeing where it could go. Overall a perfectly good DC work and battle anime, but nothing too groundbreaking.

Overall I don't think this anime is as bad as the score it has, but I can't say it's good or recommend it to you either.
It all comes down to personal taste!

The first drawback for me is that the beginning of the story is too complicated, for some viewers it will definitely feel uncomfortable and difficult to digest the contents of this anime story, between people who are doing research to create Isekai holes, and people who are committing theft.
At this point I almost stopped continuing, but I was trying to enjoy this anime so I kept watching.

The second flaw is in the comedy part, ... is this anime actually going to focus on comedy or not? Wondering about this! If this anime is going to be combined with comedy, at least make the comedy funny and not weird to watch!
Often when there is a scene that I think shouldn't have comedy, suddenly a joke slips in which I think just ruins the atmosphere. Not only jokes, but the soundtrack is the same, suddenly changing into a soundtrack that sounds comedic, or relaxed or whatever to describe a situation that seems comedic.
For almost the entire episode, I didn't laugh or feel entertained at all with this overly contrived and unfunny comedy!

The third flaw is clearly in the art style, for some characters it seems like they were just made carelessly, especially their boss who has big lips and curly hair. Some of them seem to use an old-school art style and some of them use a modern art style, like the princess who is drawn quite nicely.

There's actually quite a lot I want to say, but that's enough for the gist of my review, Once again I can't say whether I recommend or not this anime, Because whether it's good or bad depends on you who watch it!
But one thing I want to say, the score describes the content of the anime but is not to be used as a benchmark, because there are quite a few anime with high scores that turn out to be bad and vice versa.

I want to like this series more than I do.

As pure turn your brain off fun, it's not a bad time by any means. The sakuga goes hard when they go all out, the characters are varied and have the kind of zany personalities you would expect for something like this, and the setting lends itself to some ridiculousness.

The trouble is two-fold. One, and the lighter of my complaints, I just don't think it does much to justify the setting beyond "wouldn't this be cool!?" Maybe that's kind of the point, that this fantasy world is a playground where our characters can have ... wild adventures, but they keep hinting at deeper dynamics with its monsters, kingdoms and magic that just never manifest. Worse yet, at least from where I'm sitting, they don't use that setting to the fullest. You would think that bringing these characters into a magical world would mean we'd get to see all kinds of crazy interplay between magic and their various powers and skillsets, but there's surprisingly little of it until very near the end. It's a wasted opportunity to make this as crazy as possible, though admittedly when its at its craziest, there's not a lot you can make out behind all the magic circles and colorful attacks.

Two, this series is based on existing IP. The Suicide Squad has canon behind it, and while I don't know a lot of it and don't expect this series to mirror everything (I personally don't mind that the relationship between Harley and The Joker is significantly lighter and more loving on his side - the abusive relationship has been done to death), I think it should get some of the major beats right. Haven't given my thoughts on this one up til now, but generally speaking, I expect three things from my Suicide Squad content: characters should die, their allegiances should always be in question, and they should wreck some shit. On all three fronts, I'd say this work fell short. It never felt like any of the main characters were in any substantial danger, though I'll hand it to the show that they're not exactly kind to the villains who they defeat. The characters just align with the main kingdom and there's rarely an indication that they're even considering working their own angles beyond doing what they have to in order to stay alive. And while they do cause a good deal of damage, it's usually to the enemy. There's generally very little sense that our main characters are or were villains.

I think hitting these marks were the low-hanging fruit to make this anime work, and while it hits some of them from time-to-time, but misses more often. So while this was a decent enough popcorn watch, it's almost all empty calories that surprisingly doesn't go as hard as it could while failing to capitalize on the best parts of the IP.

The plot doesn't make sense, but that's also what makes it so good.
In short, I feel like they did a pretty good job in making a fun show to watch without really fussing on having to think deeply about its content.
The only experience I had previously with Suicide Squad was the 2021 movie, which got me to know a couple of characters here (some are from other DC works) but even then they all felt varied and fresh.
The fights were generally good and well animated (barring episode 1 which was pretty bad, and barring the random CGI monsters).
OST was also on point, and the ED ... song was really good (the original reason I came to watch this show).

If you want to turn off your brain and have fun, I feel like this show does just that.

The low-score people have for this anime is justified. There are multiple problems. However, if you love Isekai-anime and/or love suicide squad, you will likely enjoy this! Also a certain someone has some mad dance moves in the ending ;)
Content-wise it's a general save the other world type thing, but with a suicide squad twist. Since it's an isekai world, not DC-world, it allows some interesting abilities.
Style-wise it's kind of nice but seems to be kind of low-tier in a lot of ways, while also being very pleasing to me.
I love the fun and incoherent teamwork that just manages to work. The squad is so ... much fun to watch and ~every-other episode gets a Joker memory which is both fun to watch and fun to have Harley bring up.

The villains (Director lady (in my eyes) and obvious person who's obvious) disgust me and hate seeing or hearing them. If you don't like it after the first episode, you probably won't like it at all.

As someone who really enjoyed the original Suicide Squad movie, I was really excited for this anime, though I had some reservations about the decision to make it an isekai Anime. And that worry turned out to be justified. The whole thing ended up being painfully average, with a story that felt forced and eventually spiraled into an incoherent mess by the end.

I feel like there was so much potential here but it was all wasted. The opening is an uninspiring mashup of music, characters from the fantasy world have shallow backstories and are painfully stereotypical, the world-building is practically nonexistent, and the plot is ... dull, forced, and confusing. I feel like the biggest problem in all of this is that they opted to make the story into an isekai. The anime market is so over saturated with isekais these days which makes it so hard to stand out in the genre. And the fantasy world in " Isekai Suicide Squad " is quite frankly even below average, which causes the entire project to suffer. There's plot twists which are there to keep the story interesting but you can mostly smell them miles away. The animation can get choppy and goofy at times which just further adds to the negatives, though admittedly some fights in the later episodes were animated well and ended up being enjoyable.

When it comes to the positives, I always try to be fair to shows and give it the benefit of the doubt. The show did a good job in advertising itself and I had seen a lot of posts on social media and trailers long before it even started airing. And let's be honest here, capitalizing on the trend of western franchises getting anime adaptations was a clever strategy. "Suicide Squad" is a name many people are familar with, which makes it easy to get people interested in your anime. The DC villains were drawn really well and especially Harley Quinn looked phenomenal. In fact, Harley Quinn was one of the few highlights of this adaptation. Her character design, voice acting, and overall portrayal all came together so well.

In the end, this turned out to be a huge disappointment, though my high expectations likely played a big part in how let down I felt. There's just too many issues that prevent you from truly enjoying "Isekai Suicide Squad" and I honestly also cannot recommend this to anyone curious whether they should watch it or not. It was average, though you could also make a case for it being even worse and I would fully agree. It's sad, but this one truly missed the mark.

Isekai Suicide Squad is an out of place and unnecessary addition to the genre. After watching the first five episodes it became clear that the series is simply a misguided attempt to capitalize on popular fandom at the expense of the viewer. While the animation and art style is quite good, it severally lacks the narrative qualities you would find in any decent anime.

Story Writing: To put it simple character interaction feel forces and dry. There is a severe lack of plot and motivation for the story to follow. Even in a genre known for its flexible realism, the whole premise of this project seems ... ridiculous There are no quality story arcs to be found and violence seems to be the only solution the character are capable of. This simple lack of creativity and two dimensional characters leaves each episode feeling more and more flat and devoid of excitement than the last.

Characters: The main characters are not at all life like or expressive. Even for supervillains the level of emotional maturate each displays is extremely poor. There is also very little character development throughout the story making it hard for the viewer to connect. This lack of character appeal will leave you un invested and rooting against the protagonists you were mean to support.

Visual Quality: The only quality of this anime that is worthy of praise would be the art style. The quality of animation and action scenes show attention to detail thay many hope of in the new seasonal anime. Despite being from the DC Universe the characters are designed to fit in to the animated world the show tales place in. Unfortunately, no level of beauty can salvage a series that is this intellectually unappealing.

Conclusion To put it simply, you should not take the time to watch this. An Isekai anime with rebellious western supervillains isn’t the type of thing that a dedicated audience want to see. This project should have simply been left to imagination. Hopefully this forgettable and disappointing crossover will serve as an example of what not to do for popular animation studios in the future.

Rating 1/10 (Despite my love of Isekai)
Authors note: This is an honest and fair review the series. However, it was been heavily moderated by "gaussian_"

If you don’t like this show, you don’t like fun or you don’t like isekai.

This series is like watching a crossover episode of your favorite shows as a kid. Those honestly were never great but just seeing your favorite characters standing side by side was so hype. “Suicide Squad Isekai” is a very fun anime for people who like isekais. I don’t care that’s there’s so many isekais out and I don’t care that this is not doing anything “new” for the genre. It’s not here to reinvent the wheel but to add a fun take to it. I would never think to see Harley ... and Deadshot fighting elves in an isekai anime. That alone is what makes it fun to watch! If you don’t feel that way then the show is not meant for you. You are not the target audience

Story: 7/10
Animation: 8.5/10
Characters: 7.5/10
Action: 10/10

The story is generic which makes sense for what this show is trying to achieve. If they didn’t follow the isekai script then it wouldn’t be as campy or fun to watch. The crux of it all is the fact the DC villains are in a trashy isekai anime! Like that’s the best part lol.

Animation is smooth which is what I would hope and expect from Warners Bros.

Characters: I love how they interact with one another. It’s feels like they are a found family of horrible personalities. The chemistry between them is great. Joker looks like an evil Kpop star who’s about to film a music video where he’s “the joker”. I dont necessarily hate it since he’s not even the main focus. I also think his design adds to the camp of this show. Like if your characters don’t look like anime characters then what are we doing lol

Action: Amazing. Some of the best action of this season right now. But again you expect this with Warners Bro backing the project. The fight choreography is seamless and fun to watch. Every character shines with their unique powers but also knows how to utilize each other strengths and weaknesses in a fight. There’s a level of trust you see when they fight which makes it an epic watch.

Overall: 8 (more like a 7.5 but rounding up)

TLDR: If you are NOT the target audience you will not like this. If you are the target audience, you will have a fun time. The target audience is someone who’s looking to a fun watch of their two favorite genres coming together.

Two things to note: 1, this is an isekai, so naturally it follows *some* of the main formulas, 2, the characters are based off two movies that weren't exactly a hit.

That said, it is enjoyable to watch. While it is isekai, it goes against some of the tropes to say the least. Most isekai (at least, modern isekai) consist of dead characters who are leading new lives (often with a harem) or are focused on leveling, skills, etc., whereas in this case they simply want to get the job done and go home. They're not interested in dating or building a harem or leveling up. ... They just want to get back to their world.
Unlike their real world though, both the main cast and enemies have gained more skills upon entering this world - particularly the ones with magical powers to begin with. It is fun seeing this group of anti-heroes in an isekai world since they go against many of the norms associated with the genre.
The characters are essentially the same as they are in the movies, with some lines even being repeated.
Art is good. Music is lackluster at times, but very fitting at other times.
Altogether, I give a 7/10, which is higher than the 4/10 or 5/10 I'd give to a normal isekai. This is because it goes doesn't reuse the typical isekai tropes that have plagued the anime world for the past few years with massive amounts of isekai coming out and using the exact same formulas. Plus, it is enjoyable to watch as a DC fan.
If you like the Suicide Squad characters, you'll likely enjoy this as it stays true to their character.

Do you like Harley Quinn? Maybe the Joker series in general? This is the show for you!

You should not watch the show for plot or world boulding, but for the characters. The show feels true to the vibe of suicide squad, and you watch them go on stupid adventures together as themselves. Kind of feels like suicide squad dnd.

Have you ever wondered how a bunch of DC villains deal with goblins or kabolds? Wonder no more! Suicide Squad Isekai will answer that question and more.

Highlights:
* The music is a banger. Love that they didn't go for the classic go lucky isekai openings. Instead ... it is a musical number by Tomoyasu Hotei that is very in tune with the tone of the anime. Can't forget the ending song by our boy Mori Calliope. Although that one is more goofy, which also fits well with the anime.

* Also the soundtrack is also awesome! Made by Kenichiro Suehiro who also made the soundtrack for RE:Zero and Goblin Slayer! They made it both funky and jazzy which is so lovely to hear for a series about villains! But in the serious moments, then the orchestra came in and muhwa!