Very few examples of this are as accurate as with Shield Hero. The characters and plot are fantastic, and the emotions shown feel more real than any Isekai in years. Nothing feels forced. Solid writing. I haven't looked forward to the next episode of a series this much in a very long time.
So what made the virtue signalling crowd of harpies so infuriated by this show? Quite simple really, because it includes a false rape accusation and in the current climate of political correctness we are apparently supposed to believe this sort of thing never happens in real life. Oh, and anyone who believes otherwise is literally a dude that has been dead since the end of WWII. Regardless of the fact that according to FBI statistics this sort of thing absolutely does happen ( It's actually the most common falsely accused felony ), this is a fantasy series that takes place in an alternative dimension. So what of this matters to you, the anime fan? The person just looking for some solid entertainment? Nothing really. Well, except getting to laugh at people who get offended over trivial drama.
What DOES matter is the question of whether or not this show is good. The answer to that is a solid yes. Very few anime deserve a perfect 10, with that score often being reserved for legendary works from Miyazaki. When deciding to give an anime the perfect 10 you mainly have to compare it to other shows of the same genre. As far as "Isekai" goes, this is really as good as it gets. What makes Shield Hero deserve this score is that it takes everything within the potential for Isekai to craft an interesting world, and does it flawlessly. Sure parts of it are generic. You have your generic loli comrades. Your generic moe moments. But the difference between Tate no Yuush and other Isekai is that Tate has these things in addition to a good story, as opposed to being a distraction from otherwise poor quality.
Rather than crafting a perfect world for otaku to self insert into, Shield Hero does just the opposite and creates a world not so unlike our own in terms of unfairness and corruption. It serves as a mirror image to the real world. Even in a land with might and magic human stupidity and gullibility can ruin everything and result in nothing changing. The true irony of the whole situation is that the reason why this show is good actually comes down to the very thing that the baizuo are complaining about. Tate no Yuusha puts realistic problems in front of the characters, instead of cliche ones such as "A dragon killed my family". This allows for much more effective character development, to the point where there is more character growth in the first episode than there is in the entirety of most of last seasons trash.
Most importantly, Shield Hero is a show that actually has something to say. It isn't trying to capitalize on the "Isekai fad", and despite this it's still the best show of the genre in possibly over a decade.
