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May 1, 2025
This one definitely doesn’t deserve a review, but since it happens to be the 100th manga I’ve dropped, I figured I’d write one anyway. Honestly though, it was really hard to force myself to read enough chapters to be able to write a review. I mean, it took just a few panels to know this was garbage, not the entertaining kind of garbage, just plain old boring trash.
First of all, the MAL page lacks bare minimum an ecchi tag, there are explicit sex scenes. Not to mention, most of them are non-concensual, en masse action scenes, commited by pigfaced ork boyoz. Also, not just the
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ecchi tag what's missing, but a good old gore tag as well, it is bloody as heck. Personally, I don’t mind, but consider this a trigger warning.
What I do mind, however, is the writing. I’m not sure if it’s just the translation, but it’s downright awful.
Just read this dialogue snippet:
(For context: this exchange happens a few hours after the characters witness a mass rape commited by a bunch of orc boyz)
"Arisu? You okay?"
"Yes, since I cried a lot with Tamaki before."
Damn, son. Really? Is this dude actually under the impression that once a woman has a quick cry, she’s totally fine and dandy again?
Definietly seems like it, because the scene ends here, and we never explore the topic again. She is fine, accept it...
All the dialogues are like this. Lifeless, dry, emotionless nonsense. I’m not a big fan of subtext, but this is so on-the-nose I was praying for some. Here’s take this another gem:
"After all, as a man, I cannot really understand women’s emotions" says Protag-kun.
Well, in hindsight, I’m pretty damn sure the author doesn’t either. Although maybe this was just a warning not to expect anything meaningful in that regard, because he clearly has no idea how to write female characters. Maybe, just maybe, try talking to a few of them, before you trying to write them...
Don’t worry though, even when it tries to deliver a halfway decent message, it still manages to trip over its own feet and faceplant into utter failure. Like this line later on:
"It’s okay for boys to show their weakness sometimes," says one of the girls in this pseudo-harem.
You might say, "Well, that’s a good message, what’s the problem?"
Sure, the message is fine. But do you know what led up to that moment?
In the previous panels, one of their classmates was literally cut in half in front of them. Her intestines and blood splattered everywhere, dude’s even covered in it. And no one is in shock. Why would they be? It’s just a bit of bowel juice, right?
Then, the whole pseudo-harem proceeds to kiss the protagonist, one by one, as if none of them saw the same scene (which they definitely did). And just to top it off, they even start ranking themselves as "main wife" and so on. They seem to believe the most important thing is to establish that only the "main wife" has the right to kiss the protagonist on the mouth (not that there were any wedding to begin with). Are you kidding with me?
And the author seriously expects us to go, "Aww, how adorable, look how much these girls care about the protagonist." Give me a break. These chicks didn’t even blink when their classmate got butchered right in front of them. Their first instinct wasn’t shock, horror, or even basic human decency. No, it was to shamelessly hijack the moment and use it as a sleazy excuse to sneak a kiss from the protagonist. That’s not endearing, that’s psychotic...
So yeah, the characters are terribly written. Most of them, at least.
There’s one exception: Shiki. She’s calculating, manipulative, and pragmatic. She at least feels intentional, hence genuine.
I mean, the others feel just as manipulative, but the author tries to sell them as “nice girls” without realizing what their actions actually imply. Don’t get me wrong, when it comes to survival, people will do anything. But it’s obvious the author’s intention was something completely different.
All in all, thanks to the infuriatingly juvenile writing, I couldn’t care less what happens to any of the characters.
The poor old orc boyz just wanted to have a good time, but these pricks ruined the party.
Oh, you say I shouldn’t feel that way?
Yeah, probably. But when the writing is this bad, the reader can’t help but root for the antagonist.
As for the worldbuilding?
Well, the magic system is your standard game-leveling system.
The world itself is, on paper, an isekai, but since the entire school building gets isekai’d, it feels more like bog-standard urban fantasy in a school setting. So the “isekai” element is really just an excuse to introduce magic and monsters into the story. Although, by “monsters,” I mean orcs that look like pigmen. That’s it, no variety so far.
The “white room” concept seemed interesting at first. It could have been used to create dramatic scenes and real tension...
But yeah, it’s just wasted potential. Even when the author tried to do something with it, it was ruined by awful writing.
I mean, imagine this:
We’re in chapter 4.
The main duo tries to escape from a critical situation and gets separated. They level up and get teleported to the white room, which acts as a kind of safe zone. It turns out the girl got cornered and says she’s going to die (spoiler alert: she won't).
Next panel: out of the blue, she confesses "I like you," and the protagonist replies, "I like you too."
Boom. Kissing scene.
I get it, these may be the last moments of her life. If not now, when to be proactive?
But seriously? Only a few hours have passed since the first chapter (a day at best). Up to this point, they’ve barely spoken. They know nothing about each other. They’ve shared nothing personal with each other. Just a few panels earlier, the protagonist was still whining about his trust issues and debating whether the girly could even be trusted. Honestly, at this point, it would’ve actually been more believable if the girly had just said something like: "Dude, I don’t know you, but I don’t want to die with my V-card. Here - take it."
Well, anyway. Unlike the another reviewer, I don’t think the issue is that the author didn’t know what he wanted to write.
I’m convinced the issue is he has no clue how to write.
This manga is bad. Really damn bad. Still, sadly, this is not even close to the worst I’ve ever read.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Feb 9, 2025
Just your typical harem collectaton isekai manga. Same tropes, same ‘story’—if we’re generous enough to call it that—as a thousand others.
And yet… there are a few quirks that make this one marginally better than the rest of the competition. First off, the protagonist is a degenerate as usual, but at least the story don’t try to justify it. He just is—no moralizing, no forced excuses. Plus, unlike most isekai power fantasies, this guy actually earned his abilities. Sure, we don’t see the process, but we know he already defeated the demon lord, which took him time and dedication. So, at least, his overpowered-ness has some
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level of justification.
I also appreciate that, for once, the girls’ affections have to be earned—granted, in a ridiculously simpleton way, but hey, it's still better than the usual “You bought me, slavemaster-daddy! I love you forevaaah!” nonsense.
And that’s about where the positives end. Everything else is the same cookie-cutter isekai formula: same generic worldbuilding, same cardboard-cutout shallow harem lineup, same meandering, low-stakes plot that ultimately goes nowhere.
If you somehow aren’t yet burned out on the endless assembly line of identical isekai harems, this might be worth a shot. Or, if you’re just dipping your toes into the wonderfully absurd world of borderline-H popcorn isekai, this could serve as a slightly better-than-average starting point.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Jan 27, 2025
Despite putting it in "Mixed Feelings" category, I was pleasantly surprised by this series. Sure, you can still spot some of the typical "evil protagonist subgenre" issues here as well, but it does get a few things right.
One of these is that, the events in this series have lasting consequences. Not everyone walks away unscathed, especially not the protagonist’s "victims." Another pleasant surprise is that, unlike many similar shows, the protagonist doesn’t conveniently forget the fact that he is supposed to be evil by the second episode and he doesn't turn into a good guy. Noel [the protag] remains cunning, determined, and ruthless throughout the
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story. Granted, he does go overboard occasionally—there are a few scenes where he takes the Yandere act unreasonably far. It's not unbearable, but still noticeable.
Now the not so good part. Writers often struggle with crafting genuinely smart characters, resorting instead to putting them in overly simplistic scenarios. The result? A so-called genius solving issues so trivial that even a kindergarten student could manage, while the supporting cast falls over themselves in awe. It’s hard not to roll your eyes at their exaggerated worship. This is especially glaring when the story tries to showcase the protagonist’s leadership or strategic brilliance. The supporting cast is often written as if they’re a group of bumbling idiots—so much so that I sometimes wonder if they'd forget to breathe without their "captain" telling them to.
You can find a few scenes like this here as well. That said, these moments are compensated by others where I genuinely thought, "Okay, that was a clever move."
Overall, the poorly executed scenes are painfully bad, while the well-done moments are really good. This extreme polarization is the main reason I labeled it with a mixed feelings. It’s like a grab bag—you never know if next scene will be something good or bad. The lack of consistent writing quality really holds it back.
As for the actual story, it’s as simple as it gets: the usual rank-climbing and party-building plot you’ve seen a thousand times before. There’s nothing new or innovative in this regard (so far). I can’t see a bigger picture in the narrative. A solid hook would’ve gone a long way in making me excited for a second season. That said, I’ll likely give the next season a shot—assuming it ever gets made.
In conclusion, it’s far from a "must-watch masterpiece," but it’s refreshing to watch something like this amidst the endless tsunami of mind-numbingly dull "wholesome" anime. With a little extra polish, this series could’ve stood out from the sea of mediocrity, but as it stands, I can’t wholeheartedly recommend it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Nov 12, 2024
First of all, this is an Borderline-H dark fantasy. You’ll get exactly what you expect. In other words, if you’re not a fan of the genre, don’t even start reading this manga. In fact, it’s pointless for you to keep reading this review. It’s not for you. Period.
Secondly, if you’re considering using it for academic purposes, forget it. Entire chapters go by without a single explicit scene, and when there are such scenes, they’re usually only a few panels long.
I won’t summarize the story itself, as anyone can read a description. But I’ll add that the first dozens or so chapters are, in my
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opinion, somewhat of an unfortunate choice. They’re slightly misleading. You might expect a revenge story, but it heads in the opposite direction, asking the question, “What would happen if the betrayed hero wasn’t abandoned by their friends?” Surprisingly, this is reasonably well-written. This is mainly due to the fact that the story doesn’t feel rushed. It’s logically structured, and there’s time for things to sink in. In later chapters, there were moments that worked surprisingly well. I even paused for a moment on a few panels to think. You’ll even encounter a few thoughts that are a bit out the box. Admittedly, these are presented in a pretty on-the-nose way, but it’s still a pleasant surprise for a work like this.
That said, I must mention that there are plenty of examples of the opposite as well, especially in the earlier chapters. This is especially noticeable with the introduction of certain girls [powered by mindbreak tag, just to be sure you know what to expect]. These scenes should have been handled with more nuance instead of being so quickly dealt with. It’s not even about the fetish aspect; I don’t care about that. It’s that these characters are more complex and deserve better than to just be tortured for a few panels and then have their personalities flip 180 degrees without much thought. Unfortunately, this is a typical flaw of the genre, and it’s present here too...
Moving on to the characters. Blum is a more or less interesting protagonist, especially in the later chapters, where his character gets more nuanced. Of course, he’s no knight in shining armor, but I suppose that’s no surprise to anyone. Personally, I think Alcanon is a far better-written character though. Thankfully, he’s not just degraded to a simple sidekick. In fact, he has a more important role than the protagonist. All-in-all, I think the main duo is quite well-written.
Then there are the antagonists. They aren’t portrayed as the typical evil laughing, two-dimensional villains. Sure, some of them are less compelling, but even in their cases, the writer makes sure to emphasize that they have strengths too. I’m not saying these are the most complex characters in literary history, but they still outshine the vast majority of flat evil villains typical of manga. Not just within the erotic genre but more broadly as well.
And finally, the girls... Well, as is custom in this genre, most of them end up in the protagonist's harem, despite the treatment they receive. Not all of them do though, which is a surprise in itself. Not to mention, that it’s not just the protagonist who benefits from the attention, but the sidekick as well, almost unheard of. As for the girls themselves? The girls who are attracted to Alcanon [sidekick] are decently well-written. Their roles aren’t limited to just fangirling. In contrast, Blum’s harem is quite shallow, though one or two of them slightly rise above the typical harem girl standard.
Overall, it’s no masterpiece by any means, so don’t expect anything like that, but still, it is better than what I've expected. All in all, I would say some aspects are surprisingly decent, others not so much.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Oct 26, 2023
Let me start with where this review comes from. I can't stand the "will-they-won't-they" romcoms. What is this anime? Yes, a psuedo "will-they-won't-they" romcom. I also hate tsundere to my guts. Hell, they make my skin crawl. Who is the FMC? Yes, a damn tsundere. What do I hate even more than tsundere? Self-insert simp MCs. Who is the protag here? Yes, exactly, your avarage joe self-insert simp. So, as you can see this anime ticked all the checkboxes which could make any show a candidate for the "my most hated anime of the year" award. Why did I watch this then? Well, this summer
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season was so abysmal, I had to scrape the bottom of the barrel.
Yet, I gave it a 6 and slapped a recommended tag on it. You may think, "it ain't much, but it's honest work", but you are wrong. I mean, most of the time I'm not finishing even the first episode of a romcom anime due to the unbearable second hand embarrassment. Yeah, they are painfully unfunny and cringe. So this 6 is actually a really high score from me.
Damn, finally a tsundere who is handled properly by the MC. Yes, exactly, the correct way of approaching them is to ignore them until they finally wrap their head around what the hell they want. If they didn't? Ohh, well... You didn't lose anything of a value. The cherry on the top is the fact, that our resident annoying tsundere barely had any screen time for a quite a few episode. It was refreshing to see the annoying tsundere moments are kept bare minimum. Sure, we don't really get to know why the MC is head over heels with this "fine" lass. I'm not sure even after the end, but who cares? I don't get most people taste anyway, so it is nothing new to me. Also, there is one more thing which caught me by surprise. There is only a single (or maybe 2) cockblocking scene here. I couldn't belive my eyes.
The animation is subpar though, but honestly I don't really care about how well a sprite resembling a girl is drawn in a romcom. I'm not here to fall in love with 2D girls. I would have been fine with some powerpoint slideshow. Although, some scenes really reminded me of that. Oh wait, I almost forgot... You most likely care about it. Well, it sucks, you are not gonna find the latest and greatest bouncing boob tecnhology here.
Instead, what you get is a genuinely intersting sidecast, simple lifelike problems, and a somewhat self-aware MC who improve on himself (not much though). The dialoges and the story didn't come from a Shakespearean drama, but it gets the job done. No pretentious bs, no excessive melodrama, just simple people with simple issues. Well, I really like the simplicity of this show. If I would have been looking for some complex psychoanalytical lectures I wouldn't have watched a romcom anyway.
At this point you may think, I'm just being sarcastic here. Well yeah, mostly, but I genuinely had a good time with this one. Ultimately though, this is just a crappy bland romcom. You get what you paid for. So basically nothing, but this one is a slightly bigger pile of nothing than the usual.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Oct 20, 2023
I start with this, since this will be the first thing most reader will notice anyway. This manga operates with really similar basic premise as Frieren. There is a almost immortal protag (Aesir), whose perception of time is completely different from that of mortals. However, this manga approach the same questions from a completly different angle. While Frieren is full of nostalgia, reminiscence and regret, this one is the exact opposite. It is forward-looking and life-affirming. Mostly due to the fact that the protag here is not as dum-dum as Frieren, and understands the meaning of mortality from the get go and he spends time
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and get close to people whom he likes (unlike Frieren who is like: "Bye, we meet again in 50 years"). He is way more mature, despite his personality is way more lighthearted, friendly, careless and easygoing. I do not want to compare the two though (at least not more than I already did), but if you read both of them, you'll realize that they are really similar, but the message they try to convey is completly different.
Aesir is a damn well-written protag. He is full of childish curiousity, yet when it is needed he acts as mature as I would expect from someone who already lived more than a century. His childish curiousity doesn't stems from the fact that he doesn't understands the meaning of mortality though, but from the fact that he lived a secluded life in an near immortal community cut off from the world. Hence why his understanding of the world and the mortal society is limited. This is why his story feels like a real adventure of discoveries. His goal is nothing more than to learn, discover, experience, make friends and have fun.
The story itself is extremly fast paced (but don't expect high octane action). I'm only 24 chapters deep and like 70-80 years already have passed. However, it doesn't mean the story is rushed. Quite the opposite, from the MC's perspective a century really is nothing. Just to illustrate this, in the first chapter he kills wolf, and when he visit the "starter town" he decide to learn blacksmithing to make a knife out of it's tooth. His tought process is like: "Why not learn blacksmithing it only takes 10-15 years". Not to mention every arc touch some really deep topics, especially since he is not a loner, he makes friends in the process of his adventures. You can guess where this is going, right? Yes, exactly, he has to overcome losing friends and loved ones. The interesting message here is, what does it matter if it takes a decade or two to mourn? Nothing really, and you feel exactly the same. You just flip the page or read a few panels and a decade have passed, and the MC is more or less over it. People come and go throughout our lives, we need to learn to deal with it somehow, even if it painful for a while. So yes, The story can hit really hard right in the feels.
The most interesting question for me what occasionally appear in the manga is what can be a purpose of an immortal being? The answer here seems like, preserving the original goal and ideals of a tradtion or legends. He was there when it born, he even knew personally those who invented it, so he can pass the original ideals from generation to generation. Somewhat lonely, but noble goal. Connected to this, a really interesting aspect of this manga is when he occationally visits places where he did something in the past. His deeds already became legends of the local folklore. Sometimes these encounters are smile inducing, since the reality is way more mundane than the epic legend.
All in all, I could mumble a lot about this, since it is so damn good. Anyway, I highly recommend this to anyone who have read Frieren and liked it (in certain aspects I think this one is even better than Frieren, in others not so much), or just want to spend some time thinking about the time we spend on this mud planet. I'm pretty sure this will considered a masterpiece by some. As for me? It is almost there, but I'm not sure a story like this can become my favorite.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Aug 30, 2023
This is the 200th anime I've watched since I made my account here, so I decided to write a short review to celebrate this "distinguished" moment. [TLDR: I could have choosen a better one]
You may ask why it is recommended despite I rated it for a measly 4? The thing is, this show has some merits despite the abysmal execution. Such merits which is rare in the isekai genre. You may wonder, what merit can a crappy generic isekai have?
Simple, a finished story. That alone is commendable.
Well, this is the sad reality of the isekai genre. It counts almost a miracle if we
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ever see the end of an adventure.
Other than that the only aspect of the show worth mentioning are the characters. Don't expect much, but the MC is acceptable. Nothing spectacular, but he is not a whimpy looser, which is always a win in my book. The sidekicks are forgettable cardboard cutouts though. Not to mention most of them are completly unneccesary. Anyway, as an Isekai connoisseur, I have seen far worse.
What are the flaws? Basically everything else. So I'm not gonna waste your time explaining them, here is a list instead:
-Low budget animation
-Horrendous, laughable fight coreography
-unremarkable stock OST (and terrible sound balance)
-Semi-interesting premise ruined by the painfully unimaginative writing and catastrophic pacing
-Episode starts->MC goes to a new place -> meets with an old friend -> old friend overjoyed -> flashback how they met. Rince and repeat.
-I don't even know what the hell was the last 3-4 episodes. Damn, it was garbage. The last few minutes is semi-decent though.
In summary, a horribly executed garbage show, which doesn't even meet the fairly low Isekai standards, but at least a finished product, and I appriciate the attempt. So, to support the initiative, I slapped a recommended tag on it. It would be nice to see more finished Isekai stories, but for god's sake, please execute it at least decently.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Jan 2, 2023
Ok, I have to write a review about this one. In short:
Sumimasen, what the fuck?
A slime isekai with a "little twist" aka. how a realist slime rebuild the demon race. I don't want to spoil the fun for you, so I'll let you experience the peak culture for yourself. Honestly though, I'm speechless. It is pretty hard to put a pricetag on this one. I mean, this one is so "wtf", that the shock made me burst out laughing. Probably, that's not the appropriate reaction, but hey, we are not the same.
Also, surprisingly the translator put a lot of effort in this
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one. Don't ask me why though.
Anyway, this is one of those flagships of the japanese culture. If you don't have a sensitive soul and you wanna read some R18 brainfart give this one a shot. (By the way the score is on the stupidity scale)
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jan 1, 2023
This is a slow life fantasy with the usual "I'm a famous adventurer, but I want to retire now" premise. It is pretty good for what it is. Actually, one of the best in this subgenre what I've read so far. If you are expecting high octane action, or a complex story then you are at the wrong place. However, if you want to read a chill wholesome fantasy manga than this is the one you are looking for. IF...
As custom for the slice of life genre there is no real overarching story. So don't expect anything like that, but again, if you don't like
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the subgenre why would you even consider reading this? Don't get me wrong, the writing is pretty good, the dialoges are realistic. There is no unneccessary melodrama. The characters are really adorable things coated with lovey-dovey sugar syrup. I mean, it is really a feels good manga.
The settings and art has a really chill and captivating atmoshpere. Honestly, I completly understand the protagonist why he wanted to settle in that specific village. It conveys the feeling of "finally a place I can call home, and I can rest".
As a fair warning: This manga contains multiple several panel long H-scenes. All of them are lovey-dovey though. I know it is blastphemy, but it is part of every healthy relationship, especially if we are talking about adults (like here). Although, the length of scenes felt a little bit unneccessary, an implication whould have been just fine, but it didn't subtract from the heartwarming experience for me, but some of you may find offputting.
All in all, if you are looking for a slow life fantasy manga and don't mind a few H-scenes, than this is the one you are looking for. If you sit down with the right expectations, you'll most likely enjoy it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Dec 31, 2022
Another conteder in the "otome villaness" subgenre. This manga mixed the tropes really well. It almost matched my taste. Despite it is a shoujo manga, there is surprisingly little syrup, which makes it quite digestible. The lead duo is really good. The loner psuedo-goth female lead with her deadpan face is kinda adorable in her own way. The male lead also sympathetic, a good guy, without the usual pathetic slimey "white knight" glaze. The chemistry works really well between them. They are kinda rare in this genre. So yeah, so far so good.
Yet, I'm so disapointed... Or rather, I would say I have a really
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bad feeling after I have read the 13th chapter. I'm affraid this one will became another one of those "will-they-won't-they" type of ambiguous trash romances. Which I wholeheartedly hate. Especially, if it happens, because of a misunderstanding. So yeah, the author kinda ruined the whole experience for me in 1 panel. I don't have high hopes for this one anymore. I mean, it is kinda expected from the genre, yet, I was hoping for a miracle to happen, but it seems unlikely at this point.
The issue is, if we subtract the budding romance between the leads, well, nothing much remains what we didn't read countless times before. The story is kinda wishy-washy. The heroiness doesn't really have much room for development. The world is a bog standard otome game world. The art is fine, but nothing fancy, and so on.
All in all, in case you are not full of the "will-they-won't-they" type of romances I can recommend it. Other than that probably you should just skip it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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