Meitou "Isekai no Yu" Kaitakuki: Around 40 Onsen Mania no Tensei Saki wa, Nonbiri Onsen Tengoku deshita

!Trade offer!
Isekai Onsen Paradise receives: around 40 minutes of your life.
You receive: a sweet little story and a little bit of Onsen trivia.

When one is in need of a short distraction, watching Isekai Onsen Paradise is a good way to relax for those 3 brief minutes. It somewhat lacks in the ecchi department despite being tagged as such, however - static naked breasts is the only thing the viewer can hope to experience in that regard, aside from this nothing interesting really happens.

Those who enjoy kemonomimi characters will surely appreciate this anime even more, because even though it is very short, its ... main female heroine still manages to make the viewer fall in love with her sweet personality and gorgeous looks of a Shrine Maiden.

To sum it up:

The first episode was good

The second episode was good

The rest has been censored

This fascinating tale of a man who loves hot springs and his mission to spread the holy word of hot spring enjoyment is a thrilling masterpiece that can only be encapsulated by the phrase, "Take off your clothes. Become fully naked!" This fantastically told story has opened my eyes to the wonders of hot springs and I expect more and more knowledge of different hot springs to be shared. The characters are not unique, but this does not take away from the enjoyment of the art, music, and voice acting.

HOWEVER, ... what does, is the censorship that was introduced after sponsorship was introduced in the third episode. It is truly a shame that such a work of art has been marred by such needless and thoughtless censorship. It detracts majorly from the show's message to "Become fully naked", to no longer have the characters naked.

The potential of this show and spreading the holy word of hot springs has been ruthlessly taken from us and we are left with a gaping hole in our hearts, simply wondering about what could have been.

From the same studio that brought you "I Cheated on my Wife in a Fantasy World?!", Isekai Onsen Paradise is a show that despite taking less than an hour to watch feels like an utter waste of time.

A guy from another world gets isekai'd, but what's the gimmick? He desires to spread his love of hot springs to the new world! It's a hot spring anime accompanied by fantasy girls or whatever! He accomplishes this deep dream of his...by sitting in the exact same spot for 7 straight episodes.

I am not joking. This series is a slog.

Despite being a 4 minute per episode anime ... (with an opening that takes a full minute leaving you with 3 minutes of content) the series moves at a snail's pace. When one development appears and a few conversations go underway, the episode ends before you can even digest the little bit that occurred. Nothing happens in multiple episodes straight besides lackluster character hijinks, a poorly animated fight scene, joke attempts, bits of onsen trivia, the catchphrase "take off your clothes and get naked!" when a new character appears, and bare boobs. A lot of short-frame shows usually move at rocket-level speeds to get through a chapter's events, yet IseOnsen is like my grandpa driving on our country road. After a while, you realize "Wait we haven't moved at all in the last 20 minutes." Such a road doesn't feel relaxing but duller despite IseOnsen being a "relaxation anime".

Don't expect too much good comedy with that little runtime either. While there are like 1-2 nice jokes in the entire show, it's nothing special. The funniest thing about this series, however, is how on release, episodes 1 and 2 were fully uncensored. However, episode 3 had the series pick up a sponsor, and moving forward the series was censored. I am not whining about being unable to see anime boobs, but there is some hilarious irony about an anime's one-liner being "Take off your clothes and get naked!" while covering up after money calls.

Despite being an ecchi, the most ecchi you're getting is bare boobs and a few jokes. Personally couldn't care less, but if you expect and want something more "exciting", "devious" or "heart-pounding", then you might as well suit your fancy to "other" anime on other streaming websites. Those with an "h" attached to them.

However, compared to its studio's other counterpart, IseOnsen is nothing offensively dreadful or irritating. It's just nothing special. Characters? Undeveloped archetypes or definably by one-word sentences. The acting? Rather lackluster except for 1 scene. The animation? As minimal as possible. Sound? Nice onsen sounds, but the music leaves nothing to be desired. The one positive I can give IseOnsen is how the main fox girl has some amusing moments, but otherwise, it earned its rating for a reason. It's rather hard to enjoy.

I decided to watch this series and write a review all while cooking something that required around an hour of oven time. The thing is still cooking and I am left feeling that unfulfilled. Despite finishing all that in an hour, time passed even slower than expected, and you definitely should've spent time on something far better.