Teogonia

In the harsh region known as the borderlands, humans must fight an endless battle against demi-human creatures that come at them relentlessly, intent on taking their land and their gods. A young boy named Kai, fighting to defend his village, sustains a life-threatening injury that causes him to regain memories from a past life. If you're not a guardian bearer, it's like you're playing life on hard mode... Kai's newfound knowledge gives him a new sense of the unfair "rule set" that governs the world around him. One thing is clear: For those without a god to serve as their guardian, life is a constant struggle for survival. Thus begins the epic tale of a young boy's ascent into a vast world filled with magic, bloodshed, and mystery.

(Source: J-Novel Club)

Kai Main

Tamura, Mutsumi Japanese

Jose Main

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Alue Supporting

Tamegai, Hana Japanese

Elsa Supporting

Iwami, Manaka Japanese

Orha Supporting

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Mohikan Supporting

Nakatsukasa, Takayuki Japanese

Torud Supporting

Matsuda, Kenichirou Japanese

Lilisa Supporting

Takahashi, Minami Japanese

Abridor Supporting

Yasuhara, Yoshito Japanese

Zeija Supporting

Takeuchi, Emiko Japanese

Mori, Kunihiro Director

Tange, Yuuji Sound Director

Noda, Emi Theme Song Performance

STU48 Theme Song Performance

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Jul 7, 2025

AweSok

Recommended

My overall thoughts on the series
This anime is great in terms of art style and animation. I love the characters too that really make this anime ever so special. The fighting against these mobs is a little clunky but I enjoyed this series as a whole because of the connections with the characters. I feel this anime is very underrated and deserves so much more, as this anime did such a great job and I hope to see a second season in the future
Story 6/10
I know I am giving a lot of credit to the anime, if I am putting the story very low, ... but I think the story is very basic and needs a little more to make it interesting. I still think it has done a great job overall. I love some aspects that make the anime simple in a good way so people can understand the story a lot easier and enjoy it for what it is.
Art 8/10
I think the art style is good in terms of the characters that are unique in some ways. Some mobs or enemies are basic enemies which is ok, I guess. I love the small characters which are the other race that become allies in the story, they are cute. I like the environment in the anime, but they could’ve done more, I felt. The opening song has got a lot of cool parts in it too.
Sound 9/10
I really enjoyed listening to the opening song, some music in the anime is well done too. The ending song is ok. The music is so soothing and just calming to listen to and makes me enjoy the anime in a relaxed and calm way.
Character 9/10
The characters are great in some areas like the main character is great and the small people are awesome, but mobs are meh. I wished they explored some characters a little more and showed their strengths. The main character could have shown off a little more at least I felt, sometimes felt underwhelming but I think it did great.
Enjoyment 9/10
The anime is just spectacular and such a calming anime to enjoy, art style not bad, story needs work on. The characters are amazing, but some need to explore more. I was always excited every week to see the next episode so I hope there will be a second season. If you enjoyed reading this review and started watching Teogania because of this review please like this, as I know I made someone watch this hidden gem. Happy watching

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jun 27, 2025

KANLen09

Mixed Feelings

Teogonia — A traditional fantasy that has some semblances of an Isekai...interesting! Or...is not so the case?

I think we can all agree that Isekai has been unanimously integrated into the cusp of traditional fantasy, so much so that any and all kinds of plots have been experienced in one way or another. Albeit, to the point where, depending on the premise, plot, and execution set out by the authors themselves, that'll depict how the vast audience will take this and interpret it into their own opinions. And as it has been for the past decade, where we're seeing this trend still hanging on to dear ... life for its share of hit-and-miss series, there is that lingering feeling that fewer people are willing to deviate and experiment on the road less travelled to come up with something purely original, and I'm kind of sad to see this happen.

That is, not until this season, where we encounter one such show that is the very definition of "odd, but something special." This is novelist Tsukasa Tanimai and his lone work of Teogonia, a traditional dark fantasy adventure series with a touch of Isekai that hits non-existently different than most.

Of all the Isekai stories we've seen over the last few years or so, I can attest to the fact that Teogonia plays that formula rather radically differently, and its inclusion is only but a mere fraction depicted in a few seconds' worth of thought. This is the hidden premise that gets the audience introduced to the simple villager boy of Kai: a young foot soldier living in an era of relentless and brutal warfare between the regular humans and the demi-human creature counterparts, playing a part to fight and defend alongside the other people who call Lag Village their home.

However, what sets the soldiers apart comes in the form of the entities called Guardian Bearers, who are akin to being leaders of their own tribe to enforce law and order within their control. These Guardian Bearers feed upon the souls of their fallen brethren, collectively known as godstones that help to increase one's strength, more from the power that was birthed from the land they're in. Because you see, the brutality that's similar to people of high authority claiming the fruits of the labour from the people whom they serve and not giving back to the people, the land gods are of a similar stance, where, depending on their geographical location, they can provide their respective areas with spiritual blessings that amount to power and strength, and each and every one of them serves a different purpose.

It's then without a shadow of a doubt that even Lag Village has its own Guardian Bearers that are strong enough to fight off the demi-humans, which consist of the Ash Monkeys, a.k.a. macaques, and the pig-like Ogres (which the aforementioned applies to them the same), and it's truly a dog-eat-dog world of unsympathy, senseless logic, and lack of understanding that peace is an option, but that the long-term goal is too miniscule to even be of consideration. And while I wouldn't say that Kai, as the representative MC in all of this, is a bad character that unfortunately has to go with the flow with what he's been dealt, it definitely takes some time getting used to how he's like and the process of maturity that he has to get used to in quick succession, while grappling with a power that's clearly proving to prove its weight over him. The other characters of note that help Kai along the way, like his Childhood friend of Elsa who has a one-sided crush on the village boy; the feudal Lord Vezin of Lag Village that keeps him and his village informed of the proceeding conflict; the outsiders of Jose and Orla whom are Guardian Bearers in their own right; or be it of Porek and his small village tribe of Koror, they sustain Kai in their own ways possible, while letting the red-haired boy try to understand his newfound power from the valleys, as well as the lingering memories and visions of the modern day that despite the understanding, allows Kai to effectively use his Guardian Bearer magic that's imbued from the knowledge of life and its advanced technolgy that's beyond his years (which technically, this should be considered an Isekai, but it's not integral to the plot, even if by the slightest hint of it).

With the abject failure of last season's Hazure Skill "Kinomi Master" a.k.a. Bogus Skill <<Fruitmaster>>, Asahi Production and director Kunihiro Mori are looking to stage Teogonia as a high-quality show, which I definitely got for the most part. While compared to the former series, Teogonia's production looks solid, and at times, bearable (due to the low-budget feel), much of it is very watchable. It's not the greatest, but it'll do against quite the development story for the series, which evokes the sense and fashion of old-school anime, a time when story takes precedence over everything.

The music, however, feels so-so because there's just nothing going for the wavelength of what the anime is trying to portray, and even then, it's minute at best with the sound design. I'll give props to Emi Noda for her OP song, which Teogonia here serves as her 3rd Anisong outing that has the old-school charm to it. However, the choice to feature AKB48's sister group from the Setouchi Region, STU48, for the ED song is rather weird, because idol songs like these always never seem to fit the narrative well, apart from being a decent standalone song by themselves.

Overall, Teogonia is not a bad show. In fact, I would say that its plot premise is one reason why it stands out from the oversaturated pack of fantasy shows, and with a world-building setting that is otherwise lesser seen than expected, it does take time for the show to cook and get moving, which is also its Achilles' heel.

Still, give this the 3-episode rule if you can. It's different, but in a decent way.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 27, 2025

Veldimburg

Not Recommended

Preliminary (8/12 eps)

Short version: Got censored so much that they had to make up for the censored content by making even more stupid development. Read the manga, the novel or narou, the latter the better.

Long version: The original novel was on narou and then got adapted on novel&manga.
The sell point of the original is a sort of isekai (it's more using an actual reincarnation system not making the Mc special) in a harsh world with design alike of the ancient China. The anime keep on going that way, but it is completely ruining the original work.

I began by the anime then being interested on what was happening ... at the end of the 7 episode, I took a look to the others. It took me 30 minutes just to find out the part I wanted because Narou had it in the 9 episode and the manga had it in the 6 one. The development is just that much different but what actually surprised me was the fact that even though in the anime the Mc was completely dumb and gullible, it wasn't the case in the others versions. He was aware of his surrounding and way less trusting of others peoples, which is understandable in a supposedly harsh world.

While looking, I found out that the main problem is that basically all the weak links in Teogonia, were original to the anime.
Whether it is the corrupt noble being too mild for a corrupt guy, the Mc gullible, the weird coop play with the enemy of a minute ago, the girl happening to cross the way just at the best timing, what is happening to her not making any sense and yet trying to appeal to our feeling. All that, just censorship.
There was no stupid development nor hazardous happening to put the characters in danger, they were as such because of actual reasons and the Mc was reacting in a corresponding way.
But all the violence had to be censored and they still had to make it so that the story bounce back to the actual work even though the way wasn't paved adequately, making the whole story a bunch of nonsense.

Having read the others versions, the censor begins even in the first episode, and it does really bring down the understanding of the events and the harsh reality that Teogonia is supposed to be. Even reading the first part is completely different than watching the first episode, having more explanations and violence.
It seems that the direction behind the project wasn't getting what is the strong point of Teogonia, or just thought knowing better, and made of it a typical isekai ruining its charm.

Ironically, adding monkey to kill wasn't subject to the censor.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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