Yuusha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shuushoku wo Ketsui Shimashita. (I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job.) is an anime produced by Asread and directed by Kinji Yoshimoto (Genshiken 2, Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai). It is the adaptation of the light novel series of the same name.
While the premise may give hints of originality, the rest of the story does not present any whatsoever. Presenting almost no real story, the story focus on the day-to-day lives on the workers of the shop, which could have made an enjoyable slice-of-life, however, their lives fail to be compelling or even entertaining to watch, choosing to focus on ecchi.
Don't get me wrong, I have no problems with ecchi if it doesn't become the main focus of a story. Hell, I enjoyed No Game No Life, and it was full of fanservice. Sadly, Yuushibu's is nothing more than a road between boob grabs and panty shots.
Towards the end of the season, Yuushibu tried hard to create a more dramatic and even political plot , but couldn't manage to do so. It tried to make an internal conflict for Fino (the Demon Lord's daughter), but its effort only resulted in laughably predictable storyline that, as always, resulted in breasts being exposed.
Incredibly, Fino was the most interesting character of the cast, with her quirky personality and lack of knowledge of the human world, even with her proness to nudity. The rest of the cast is hugely forgettable. Raul was a blank slate, with no real motivation for his desires. The other workers, all girls, with the exception of one guy, were only there for more panty shots and plot
Said all that, it made a genuine effort to create an interesting world. Actually, it was the aspect of the anime I enjoyed the most (that is to say, the only aspect I enjoyed). It was lovely seeing how magic was integrated with day-to-day life.
The comedy was unoriginal and missed the timing, most of the time. I can't remember laughing during any of the 12 episodes. It all felt too forced, with situations being created only to spawn jokes in a ridiculously obvious way.
The art was pretty looking, but, looking at it with more care, it failed to create its own style, particularly with the character design, which looked like rehashes of stuff that we see numerous times through the years. The animation of the few battle scenes was quite smooth, specially considering Yuushibu is, for the most part, a slice-of-life.
Much like the visuals, the soundtrack was decent, but not above-average in any way. The same can be said about the voice acting.
I, personally, hated almost every second of it. I am normally an easy laugher, but I didn't find any of the comedy even remotely funny; the story was uninteresting; the character development was basically non-existent, and I was not into the fanservice.
I watchedYuushibu only because someone recommended it to me as a great slice-of-life with just one tiny bit of fanservice. I can't remember who did it, but I am never trusting that person again if I find him/her.
I would recommend it only for people looking for boobs and panties, as they will find a lot to enjoy. But I can't really recommend it to anyone else.
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