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Isekai that doesn't fall into a pit of cheap Harem, Shitty power trips (yet). With relatable characters is rare I can practically count the good ones on one hand. Guess I can add another one.

sadly it suffers from shitty exposition as is usual in anime/manga. With some relatively weak dialogue in crucial moments really ruining the chance for a heartfelt scene. But hey this is not unusual here. But one kind of wishes they could take a few hints on good dialogue from the better shows. *Sigh*

overall the show is not bad though. Animation is okay, artstyle is easy on the eyes. Story ... flow is better than the average anime. For a weekly show to follow i do recommend it. Even if above average is not a very high bar to reach in the Anime world.

Let me start by saying it is an Isekai.

Yeah we all know where this is going now arent we??

Well let me elaborate and say that this belongs to the flood of nation-building Isekais where this is one of the few that became an anime. And let's just say that the subgenre within the isekai world isn't exactly known for it's improved writing. Even worse it actually tries it's hand on politics which I must say, spare us the embarrassment cause this is dumb.

Slime is your run of the mill power fantasy isekai that serves pretty much everything on a platter for the MC without ... much fuss except for trying to make it seem a bit more epic.
A bit like going to a french cuisine experience restaurant where you get served a few leaves and a block of ice while someone is blowing scented air into your face in a dark room. In the end, the food still sucks. If anything this is exactly the kind of stuff that the konosuba anime is making fun of.

There are some attempts to create emotional bonding moments but due to the inability of the writers to "kill your darlings" and "pacing is key" this often falls under the buss of cliché comedy and copy-paste one-liners from a cast of characters that are as forgettable as last days breakfast.

The show doesn't add anything new or even try to do existing things better. It just dumps it all in a checklist of popular things and sprinkles comedy on top of it to make it palpable.

Now the show isn't all bad if you want happy go lucky escapism with cute characters making noises and actually enjoy the repeated harem isekai clichés and fanservice like a true person of culture this show is quite enjoyable in that regard. And I would recommend watching it from that perspective instead. :)

As is always the curse with shounen shows and we would find similar issues within teenage books as well. The story writing and character portrayal are pretty bland and poorly done.

But that is more the rule for these things rather than a sad inconvenience.


What Kimetsu no Yaiba makes up for instead is probably the best tv show animation since Violet Evergarden.
Amazing music score and great combat choreography that has been beautifully incorporated with the art style to make it feel powerful, magical and delicious to observe.
And a sense of pacing that actually does all this justice while trying to hide what ... passes for writing quality in these genres.

I give the show a 6 due to the writing.
But if you want to go into this leaving the brain outside and just enjoy the visual experience this show is. I would easily place this on a score of 9 pedestal and proudly present it to you.

Looking for the average slice of life story with little to no real progress and just plain old comedy and nothing else? then dive right into this copy-paste same same isekai manga that manages to do absolutely nothing new since the time of harem comedy mangas of the early 2000's.

Character growth? meh who needs that?
Actual relationships? HAH like these authors have ever encountered something like that in their life.

Social interactions that aren't cliché one-liners? No what is that, ever talked to a real person? well if you think the dialogue in this manga is good I'm worried about you honestly. Because it is bad there ... is no sense of character at all in it. It's like they are all 4 years old.

Artstyle is actually pretty good well maybe that is the issue with this creation the person is a drawer, not a writer... sigh that would explain a lot, to be honest.

Then again considering how low the bar for Isekai manga... wait let me rephrase that considering how low the bar for quality writing is in manga in general this manga is actually pretty mediocre. It's nothing great, nothing new and nothing unique it's just a copy-paste of previous works.
Author self inserts about not wanting to live a life of hard work because the work culture sucks in their country. Which makes this manga an interesting commentary on the work-related issues that Japan is facing in this day and age. So the escapism and quick successes make sense because why write/draw about hard work when that is a large part of their life already. Man, now I just feel bad for the manga industry instead.

Anyways that is my two cents about this. Time to suffer through some other poor excuse of a manga title no one bothered to proofread before publishing cause we suckers will read just about anything with a nice image, cleavage and a good escapism scenario don't we? *sigh*

So no reviews here thus i shall try my hand at this.

1 - yes this story has quite a few clichés and tropes in it that people will recognise.
The good part is that they are not ruining the story or being clumsily introduced. Each part has a proper story telling part to play which makes it easier to forgive the mistakes when they are introduced.

2 - This is not a very fast paced story compared to much Shounen or typical romance action stories. It has a medium pace and there is quite a lot of background building to let us see character ... connections. But it will have one fly trough the pages to know more.

3 - i have a stone set rule of any story i read, watch or listen to. Immerse me or i will rip it apart with criticism and merciless hate. This story did really well on immersing me. i laughed, i felt sad, i emphasized, i was curious and i felt a need for more (currently waiting for more to be released)

4 - That leads to the next part this story is balanced in it's telling. You have a mix of comedy, action, drama and romance and harem that each fits a piece of a puzzle. I rarely see a manga or anime do this well. But this one somehow manages it.

5- the art in this one is not the best. Nor is it the worst. but you can see that it also adapts to the different parts of the story just as well as the pacing does.

6 - Similar with the characters they have their moments of flaws but it flows well and feels natural to the story told allowing you a good dose of suspension of disbelief.