Oct 27, 2021
The title of this anime is basically the synopsis: World’s Finest Assassin Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat.
Story: A skilled assassin dies and meets a goddess in the afterlife that’s willing to let him keep his memories in exchange for help dealing with another world. MC agrees to help which is followed by an explanation of the other world and the hero the MC will need to defeat. The twist is that the MC must defeat a powerful hero instead of a powerful demon king. The MC is then reincarnated into the body of an infant named Lugh and retains all of
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his memories to prepare for the final battle from the start. The premise itself is different, but clumsy writing hurts the story. Admittedly the studio is trying it’s best to work with the source material and was able to add a lot including an expansion of the absent backstory in the source material into a full-fledged episode, although the core problems remain.
Art: The art is average. Character designs and locales are all very familiar. If you’ve seen any fantasy isekai series, then you’ve already seen the art and animations before watching this.
Sound: The opening and closing songs are forgettable, except for the backgrounds while they play which are nice. Sound effects are what you’d expect and have matched expectations.
Character: MC is an assassin that retains his memories as he becomes Lugh. He goes through the usual steps for standard isekai heroes. MC picks out the skills he wants and starts off at a high level. MC is immediately overpowered but this is explained as necessary because the Hero will be stronger. The other characters are generic and par the course for an isekai. There are several girls who immediately take a strong liking to the protagonist forming a harem and there is plenty of fanservice. MC doesn’t care and instead is focused on his mission. This single-mindedness means the MC can be quite bland as a small part of his old life is most of Lugh’s personality.
Enjoyment: This series has its ups and downs. Sometimes you’ll get the “so bad it’s good” feeling, other times you’ll be bored at the exposition or pace, and other times you’ll enjoy Lugh remembering helpful info from his past assassin life. This isn’t an anime where you’ll be having a blast every minute, but you’ll find every episode has it’s highlight. This review has assessed the anime as it is in the first several episodes, though the cour is not over so the anime could improve. I would also like to point out this series has dark moments in it with graphic content including gore, if that’s your thing.
Overall: The show doesn’t have the comedy of Mushoku or depth of Overlord, in fact it’s relatively lacking, but still has some strong points. The former life knowledge and memories are entertaining. The magic system is interesting. While it is yet another isekai series which isn’t distinctive, it can still be a fun watch. If you like the average fantasy isekai that gets released often, then this could easily be up your alley. If you’re only interested in the best isekai has to offer, then this isn’t one of those.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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