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Oct 10, 2025
This anime is beautiful and is there for the feels and the mood as much as anything in my opinion. The story is a bit simple and I get the feeling bits were cut, but "as it is" it's not the focus of the anime as much as a mood/feel of leaving and finding your place in the world(s). Regardless of if you discover that is somewhere far from home, or the very place you originally set out from. There's a few bait and switch moments on what you think is happening chronologically but I can see why it was done to get
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what story elements they have into a short time-frame.
The animation is gorgeous and the music is FANTASTIC. The voice actors all do a decent job of selling who/what they are in a short period of characterisation.
If I did have a complaint it would be this feels more like a 15 minute(ish) intro/promo for forthcoming world/game/project or a side-story episode done for another work, possibly as an epilogue or a summary.
I'm only giving it a six out of ten because I'm rounding down a 6.5 This isn't for everyone and somehow feels a little incomplete to me despite having a full story arc. I can however also understand completely those that rate it higher because it speaks to them and for many will be well worth a higher rating. I probably wouldn't be able to justify anyone rating it below a 5.5 in my mind though. This is one of those "Oh I saw it, it was beautiful," type anime's in my mind; not a "Oh man you HAVE to watch this it's fantastic." Does that make sense?
Anyway before this write-up becomes longer than the short film I'll sign off here.
TLDR Summary: A beautiful demonstration of style and art with a simple story attached though I feel some substance was cut. You won't regret watching though I doubt for most it will overly-enthuse them either. A nice "chill over a cup of tea" watch.
Your mileage may vary.
Have a great day.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Jul 22, 2025
Feels like there's a great anime here if they'd done it in maybe 24 or 36 episodes.
I know the manhwa and original novel were popular, but it feels like they've cut down a lot to make the animation, and cut down in the wrong spots. There's a lot of just "acceptance" of out of the norm stuff with no explanation. I think a lot of internal monologue and world building was skipped, while weird parts of it were maintained.
The animation is great, the voice acting is good. Some of the translations were a little dicey but that's normal for the Chinese
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stuff, they always seem to skimp on the subtitle translation quality.
Opening and closing sequence were *chefs kiss*.
Actions scenes were "mostly" okay but hard to follow in parts, having a slightly greater emphasis on flashy lights moving than on actually making it clear what was happening.
I have read the first few chapters of the manhwa and it felt better laid out than this. I think this is an ongoing problem with this style of thing. They cut stuff down from the light novel to make the manhwa, then they adapt the animation from the manhwa not the novel and cut out MORE stuff, rather than adapting from the light novel in the style of the manhwa. That double layering of "adaptation" feels like the flow of the entire thing gets chopped up and a lot of explanation and world-building gets cut. I noticed the same thing with Spare me Great Lord and a few others in recent years. Let alone the butchery that was The Kings Avatar season 3.
Final conclusion: There's a great story in here but you're probably going to have to read the manhwa or the novel to get most of the nuance of it. If you HAVE you will probably enjoy the anime as you will have all that extra information to filter it through.
6/10, but your mileage may vary.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Jul 6, 2025
I rated this episode a 7 though my actual enjoyment of it would be a 6.
It's a tonal shift from the normal series and as such, watching right after finishing the series, felt a little jarring to me. It's much more silly, laid back and "filler-ish" This is why my enjoyment was only a 6.
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AS a Filler/side episode I think it actually did it's job at that specific role quite well. They are often a different tone and more laid back and "fluff" as it were. I think for the genre of "side-episode" where you're not going to the
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dramatic tension route, or the sterotypical beach/swims-suit episode, it was done well enough. A touch of the absurd, a reason why the main character wasn't present etc.
It's not a "have to watch" or even probably a "should watch" episode. It's a "watch if you feel like it" episode, and for that particular purpose is fine.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jun 28, 2025
This series starts of looking quite good and interesting. But then it kind of gets hyper repetitive with the MC taking the same actions for the same reasons, getting chastised for it, promising not to do it again, then rinse and repeat.
There is little real growth among all the characters, the side characters just appear and disappear adding little to the ongoing narrative.
Thing "just happen" for the sake of them happening, or because to quote another reviewer "we needed it for the plot to happen". Nothing is organic, or developed or grown, it's all just forced.
The animation is okay, the Opening and Ending music
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is decent. The voice actors did the best with what they had to work with. I'm not sure how this ranks compared to the source material, but either the story wasn't worthy of an adaptation and they were floundering, or they've done the source material dirty with this production. I'm frankly quite shocked it's been green-lit for a season 2.
I am probably ranking this a touch harshly because it was REALLY good for the first few episodes, there was SO much potential, and it lived up to NONE of it.
Your mileage may vary but I cannot in good conscience, recommend this series to anyone over the age of 10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Apr 25, 2025
There was a lot of potential here, and it lived up to little of it.
The animation swung from okay to bad. There was one point where there was obviously supposed to be an ad break, but the animation actually jumped back a few frames to about 1/2 a second before, and then that 1/2 a seconds worth of action NEVER HAPPENED. It was a ret-con in real time.
I'd say someone had a dream with this and it died in production hell.
All the right elements are there to make a decent fun story, but it feels like it was either budget, time, or talent starved.
It's
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not a "I want my time back" show, but it was something I'd have trouble recommending. That being said I am probably angrier at it because it COULD have been so much more.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Feb 27, 2025
I'd like to rate this a 6.5 out of 10 really. I can't quite rate it a 7 so I have to round down to a 6.
I'd basically say this is pleasant fluff, the setting is "sort" of explained but there is a lot of "huh, that doesn't even seem to make internal sense" moments. If you set that aside however it's a nice "settling in and learning/coming into one-self" story. The characters are pleasant, the pace steady and it's a nice solid 1hr of development.
The art style reminds me of the 60s and 70s but the quality is modern
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animation. It's simplistic but not lacking in anything either. Probably exceptionally on point for the target age group for this one which is probably pre-teens, maybe the early teens. However it's also one of those movies an adult won't feel the need to tune out for either and can quite enjoy.
As always your mileage may vary but while I can't "rate" the movie exceptionally highly because it is, as I said, just a "nice pleasant piece of fluff", it does what it does very well. As such I would recommend it despite it's rating.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Jan 24, 2025
This is one of those super-slow pleasant to watch anime. As such it won't be to everyone's taste. There's no over-arching drama or suspense, no bad guys to be overcome or romances to ship, it's just someone taking those few steps to get out of a rut and find a little extra something to enjoy in their life, and the decision they made to enable that. It's probably a pretty decent advertisement for mopeds type bikes too.
The animation is fine, nothing exceptional but it doesn't let the show down either.
The music is slow, gentle, relaxing and on point.
The voice acting is again
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pleasant, nothing really stand out but no-thing that grates either and honestly if something did "stand-out" it wouldn't be in keeping for the show type. Not standing out is sort of the point.
I saw someone else liken this type of show to a bath and that's a pretty good analogy really. Watching an episode or two of this show is like coming home from a long day, you're wrecked, you don't want excitement or stress, or to blow off steam, you just want to run a hot bath, sit back, and "chill" for awhile as the tension of the day leaves your body. This is that type of show.
I rated it a 7/10, your personal mileage may vary.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jan 1, 2025
Do you like some sort of coherence in your anime?
Do you like a script that works, a plot, a vague internal consistency?
Are currently NOT on a bad LSD trip, or do you have more than 5 braincells to rub together?
Are you looking for more than a 5 year old entranced by pretty moving colours and a jazzy sound?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions this anime is not for you. If you answered no, well suckstobeyou I guess, have at it and enjoy.
If all you are looking for is crazy whacky action sequences put together for no apparent reason, I guess you
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might enjoy this, but why you're not just watching 5 minute stuff on youtube of fan-content I have no idea. There is no real reason for this anime to exist beyond some creators fever dream.
The animation itself is quite good, though the tone changes from moment to moment. The music? Great, no problems. Even the voice acting is fine.
Everything else only scores a zero because I can't go negative.
Your mileage may vary, but I encourage you not to even get in the car to try to drive it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Dec 19, 2024
This is a slow-burn slice of life type anime. Yes it's set in a "fantastica land" the protagonist has been reborn into, but it's not about the swords and sorcery, there's no high-drama or empire spanning plots. There's no dastardly villains that need defeating, this is, if you were to really narrow it down, a coming into your own as an adult story. The character development of the main characters is well done and the side characters are "mostly" well done. There are one or two that could have been fleshed out a bit more and their relationships established, but to
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do so probably would have detracted from necessary time spent on the main characters. The "drama", what there is of it, develops in the small bits and the small moments.
Characters are showing growing by small things like subtle clothes changes, hair, posture, and bearing. People are just "people" there are no moustache twirling villains tying people to the train tracks.
The musical choices are understated but apt. There's no "dance along and get with it" opening or closing pieces, and they're not "wallow in the melancholy of this song" pieces either. But they work for the production. The art style isn't dynamic, but there's no huge action set pieces either, and it flows well enough with the world design and the moments. Could it benefit from a more fluid style? Maybe, but it's not exactly a slide show either, there are just one or two moments where you're hearing speech but it doesn't seem lips are moving.
I have no idea of the source material for this, but I would be happy to see a 2nd season. I think there is room for growth and development of the world and the relationships. I think some of the negative reviews are from people who need every box opened to be closed, and want "drama" and/or 'world changing events' in their stories. Which is fine, but if that's what you're chasing, this anime is NOT for you. It's not even a "sweet nothing" anime like "By the grace of the gods". But it is enjoyable if this type of show is what you're in the mood for.
My personal review is 7.25/10 which with the site I round off to a 7. I recommend this anime if you are in the mood to watch a low-stress story that is quite enjoyable. But not if you are looking for either "sweet nothing mental floss" or "political drama".
As always, your personal mileage may vary.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Dec 15, 2024
Honestly while the animation was okay, and the voice acting on point as always, it feels like much of the story is being skipped to "push it along".
Also the translations. Oh god let me talk about the subtitle translations that it's all been changed too.
I think it's some major corporation with push that must have taken over, as the original source material has been re-edited to backdate to these translations. (Clerics are now Charge-clerics for example for some unknown reason.) The character names have been changed. One Autumn Leaf (Who's name resulted from SMC as a child mis-remembering a line of
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poetry that was supposed to be One Leaf in Autumn) is now called Ever-Stay (Which completely invalidates some character and world building later on.) Team Happy is now Demeter for .. reasons??? Excellent Era is .. Honest I forget the name that's how much the new ones piss me off, I am refusing to assimilate the terms. Lord Grim is now Stolord.
These are changes that didn't need to be made, and honestly, from what I've heard elsewhere, piss off more than just me among their existing non-Chinese fanbase.
Anyway back to the story. I think the studio has lost sight of the fact that for all this was an action-in-game anime, with out of game drama, it was actually a CHARACTER driven story. By brushing over a lot of the character moments and frustrations with interactions - and sometimes the background character tweaks this creates - they are doing themselves a serious disservice going forward.
Non-Anime related for a moment here and back on the translations. I know of people who've gone back to re-read the original novel, and are all "WTF is this shite" when they see that they've back-dated the translation terms into the novel. And even the people doing the manwa online are struggling with it, I see the comic bouncing back and forth between old and new terms not only from chapter to chapter, but panel to panel. The cognitive dissonance is real.)
Back on the production. The music was good. But over-all this felt very much like a season that was rushed through to make a deadline, which is counter to what people wanted. We're fine with waiting longer for seasons, if we get GOOD seasons. But as a continuation of the story of our much beloved characters, this was a hastily rushed mess, missing a lot of the foundations that would have made what they DID include make sense.
Over-all I'm not angry. I'm just Dissapointed.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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