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The writing is unremarkable at best, and the loud=funny type of comedy isn't rly my style, so the jokes did not land well for me.

Also there is too much text and dialogue, so the plot and comedy suffer because of it. There is too much exposition as well.

Futhermore, the presentation in uninspired. Once an elderly archwizard wanted the attention of everyone during a commotion. So, what does he do? Cast a cool/loud spell to get everyone's attention? No, he instead screams "Silence", even though he's an elder and a great wizard and showing his powers would have been beneficial to his situation. This was just ... one example that the situations in this show are often presented in an uninspired and straightforward manner - subtext is never present.

Maybe give Mashle a try if you like loud=funny type of comedy, as the show focuses mostly on comedy; otherwise, this is an easy skip.

Kusuriya has a solid start, but it loses itself halfway through, when both character development and plot progression come to a halt.

The show has some elements of a historical drama and of romance, but it focuses mostly on the genre of mystery. Regarding drama and romance: the show is not great, as the personality of the protagonist doesn't suit the genres well, because she is content by just being left alone and she is quite unemotional as well (both genres prefer emotional protagonists who want to have strong connections), and this has the effect that the show lacks a bit in both stakes and hooks ... for the viewers.

Regarding the mysteries: they work well during the first half of the show, but they get overly complex, and many are even outside of the mc's area of knowledge; nevertheless, she still manages to always gets them right first try without putting in much of any effort - similar to a Mary sue tbh, although less egregious. As the show progresses, the mc goes from an intelligent person with mastery over a single subject to a genius that can do almost anything because the plot says so.

Not only that, but the story gets more and more nonsensical as it goes on: by the second arc, the characters' reactions are not appropriate to what's happening around them, it seems people in this world don’t really care, not even they are engaged in what’s going on, much less the viewers.

Another negative is an almost 9 minutes flashback during an episode near the ending of the series, which is used to tell a badly written tragedy as the backstory of a side character. This all would've been much better if this subplot was left for the viewers to figure it out themselves imo, as the sequence as is ends up really disappointing; and less is more after all.

My review has been mostly negative so far, but the mysteries, romance and drama all work to some degree; the production is good and the characters start off as interesting and charismatic people. The problem is that there is no progress, no evolution. As the series goes on, the plot remains basically the same and almost nothing changes and no one evolves; they all just devolve. And, by the end, I disliked the entire cast and didn’t care about anything happening on screen.

Overall, I can’t recommend watching Kusuriya – it isn’t bad, but it just doesn’t deliver often.

I really like the premise of this series, and I was somewhat hopeful it'd deliver. I was excited for a mix between a fairy tale and game of thrones, but instead the premise is basically discarded, as her past lives are only ever useful for the life skills she learned - instead of the much more valuable ability of "predicting" the future.

My main gripe about this show is that I don't like how this series depicts the world and its people. The way everyone acts and events unfold are both completely unrealistic, and this breaks the series by itself.

Some examples of bad writing: A noblewoman ... doing her hair by herself; someone being perfectly clean while cleaning a dusty house; a dialogue in episode 4 completely missing the point of feudalism when discussing internal politics.

Also I hate this female power fantasy trope that seems ever more common, the one in which the mc masters insanely hard subjects with barely any exposure to them.

Nevertheless, I like the male protagonist, he's the best thing this series has to offer, and most scenes he's in are much better. And, unfortunately, the animation is subpar.

tldr: a badly written illogical power fantasy with one good character in it

The premise and execution are surprisingly good; the fight scenes are quite good, the jokes land well and the animation is gorgeous. In general Tensei shitara Ken deshita is a lighthearted fun experience, something to turn your brain off and enjoy some action + comedy, and I find the comedy notably funny.

That being said, Tensei is not perfect. There are lots of expositive dialogues, and the presentation is very lacking. What I mean by that is that the story is fun and interesting, but it is presented quite poorly in regards to the storyboarding.

1st example of poor presentation: The show starts with a scene that, ... in chronological order, is the post-climax scene from the end of the same first episode. In this scene, the viewer is greeted with an expositive useless monologue by a narrator; and then the show immediately proceeds to a flashback. This may be the single worst first minute in television history. There was no need for this, and presenting the first episode in chronological order, without a narrator, would have been a much better and, honestly, obvious choice.

2nd example of poor presentation: The 2nd episode starts with an expositive powerpoint presentation.

3rd example of poor presentation: Episode 1 kind of repeats the same scene - the mc killing random monsters - over and over again, instead of progressing the plot or showing us more interesting scenarios.

4th example of poor presentation: Episode 3 has 4 scenes in sequence about buying stuff - which is half the episode - and these scenes are ok, but 4 in a row is too much, you gotta space them out or the viewer gets bored.

This pattern of weird storyboarding continues throughout the show.

obs: The idea of of presenting the ending of episode 1 - or smthg similar - as the first scene is to be used in order to provide a hook for tension, suspense or intrigue, so this scene must be mid-action, instead of the calm post-climax first scene presented in Tensei shitara, which also has an obvious path between the flashback and the fastforward, thus providing no tension or suspense. For good examples: American Beauty, Fight Club and Jujutsu Kaisen.

Also, the difference between telepathy and inner thoughts is not clear, which makes understanding certain scenes a bit of a hassle.

Now, I like that the Mcs are not overpowered and frequently struggle, also I like that the anime is somewhat dark.

Futhermore, the mcs are good characters overall. That being said, they are not perfect and there are some scenes in which I believe either one or the other should be acting different according to their characterization. Moreover, the worldbuilding is the generic isekai - it does some things well and others not quite so.

Tensei Shitara also does a great job of executing and of being creative in the ideas it puts forward. Creativity in the details is a major selling point of the show - both the combat system and worldbuilding are generic, but implemented with creative details, with much thought put into, making them both more interesting and fun.

Unfortunately, the last arc is somewhat weak and even more cliché, and it ended the season on the wrong foot, lacking plot development. Also fan service is quite rare, but when it is present and regards a child, it gets quite uncomfortable.

In the end, I would recommend watching a single episode to see if you enjoy the comedy and, if so, I believe this is a good watch.