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Apr 6, 2018
"Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody" really should be called "Snooze Time to a Copycat Show Nothing New". The show is an adaption of a light novel series. Part of the purpose of such animes is to leave the viewer wanting to go and read the series. When I'm left thinking, well, good thing I didn't buy the first novel that's not a good sign.

Story: 3
Probably being generous with a 3 here. The story is unoriginal and does nothing to try to spice it up. Main character gets trapped in a fantasy world, is overpowered from early on, and develops a harem. Oh, and helps a few people during the series. That's pretty much the anime. While a small snippet of one episodes eludes to something bigger going on, as is usually the case when characters get trapped/sent to other worlds, I didn't care enough for the bigger picture to want to pursue the series further (plus even what was hinted at seemed like an overused plot idea). I'm not saying that any anime that comes out now with the whole trapped/reincarnated/etc. in another world story is worth under a 5 rating; that premise is so flexible in ways to spice it up, to make it stand-out and fun, which is probably why it still is being used so frequently in anime and manga. This series was just not a good representative for such series.

Art: 3
Nothing extraordinary, experimental, cutting-edge, etc. While it didn't hurt the eyes, it was just boring.

Sound: 3
Just look at the above, though change eyes for ears.

Characters: 2
At first I was thinking the main character could actually be interesting due to him being on the more mature side; in the end, though, his maturity simply meant he always knew how to approach things calmly. He was boring, no other way to put it. The other characters composing his harem are also boring, often stereotypical, and even forgettable.

Enjoyment: 2
I can't say I really enjoyed the series much at all. It was blah the whole way. The series should have had a sign that said "Nothing to see here, move along".

Overall: 3
Now, perhaps for anyone simply wanting to see a mostly loli harem with little action actually occurring within the harem, this series is decent. For everyone else though, the series will likely come off boring, a rehash of ideas already being used for years now. I actually forgot the series ended last week, the final episode was so anti-climatic, that I didn't realize till this morning that the series didn't have a thirteenth final episode. I suggest to most people debating about whether to watch this series, as many others already have, to save the time and pick another series.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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