Jul 24, 2022
As a preface: I like isekai, I like shows where the MC is OP, I don't mind generic tropes or run of the mill characters or storylines, but none of those is what makes this show so mediocre and bland.
From the plethora of issues, a few...
1. Feels like watching an amusement park tour rather than a show.
The protagonist is constantly followed by the goddess that summoned him, this goddess interrupts the show every 30 seconds to tell the MC what to do, akin to Navi going "Hey link!!", it feels less like watching a show and more like watching a tutorial, any slight problem or
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question the MC has is swiftly answered by the goddess.
2. There is about zero plot to the show.
Of course it's going to get more story as episodes come out (hopefully), but at the base it's so devoid of personality that the synopsis for the show could apply verbatim to 50% of isekais. As of now, every episode out can be summed up to "the main character goes out and effortlessly adds 1 party member to his group". There's no overarching goal or ambition, nothing to strive to or progress towards.
3. Worst portrayed character growth I've seen in a shounen in Years.
For a show where the enjoyment is supposed to be the OP Main Character's power trip, the character growth is portrayed as poorly as you could feasibly do it. The MC learns a dozen skills off-screen, and I'm not exaggerating. Thus, battles VERY quickly devolve into just yelling appropriate random gibberish for skills, and winning.
The battles feel meaningless because the MC just has whatever skills he happens to need to win that battle, the author didn't bother thinking how the character could strategize and win against difficult enemies with their existing skillset, but rather just wrote some random enemies and then gave the MC all the tools to win easily, with no explanation or at least any bit of gratifying feel of growth from acquiring those "tools". Don't expect any sense of thrill or excitement, it does not seem like any battles are going to have much thought or depth to them.
You know when you see Goku training in a spaceship for 20 episodes and then he arrives to namek and kicks ass? It's awesome because the feeling of anticipation and hype, the uneasiness of the outcome, and the reward from all the effort that we saw him put in. Well this is more like Goku finding a portal to namek next to his bed in the morning, and shooting freezer with his newly learnt "Freezer destroying beam" which specifically destroys freezer-like beings, that he learnt off-screen of course and will never ve referred to again. That's how it feels watching this show.
The premise of the show could have been developed entertainingly, even if generic it could be fun, but this is just a garbage fire. The OP/ED are the best parts of the show.
Story: 2/10
Art 7/10 (actually decent, but there's some CGI fight scenes that look like cheap factory produced JRPGs)
Sound 8/10: possibly the best part of the show.
Character 4/10: generic but not in a good way, in a way that makes you want to skip the dialogues, cause even if you do you'll know exactly how every conversation went. Some characters are likable.
Enjoyment: 3/10. I don't see how there's anything enjoyable about the show, but at least it doesn't actively hurt me to watch it.
Overall 5/10. I'm being a little generous here but I think I can squeeze a 5 just because it's not TERRIBLE.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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