Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life was one of my all time favorite light novels, and the manga was just as good as the novel, so naturally I was really excited when I found out that it was getting an anime adaptation. However, this anime just isn't what I was expecting from the series. It seems like they completely ditched the source material when making this adaptation. Considering how good the source material was, it was extremely disappointing. Don't get me wrong, this anime is okay, it just doesn't live up to the light novel or manga. If you're new to the series this anime would be quite enjoyable with all the comedy and the way it basically makes fun of the isekai genre. But if you've read this series it's just not what you're expecting. You have to enjoy it on it's own.
Overall this anime is okay, I just feel that it's missing the charm that the light novel and manga had. They cut out a lot of the backstories and details that the novels contained, and you get barely any information on Adele's (Mile's) life before she was reincarnated into this fantasy world. A lot of other side character's were just cut out of the picture entirely, like Lenny who you see for like 5 seconds.
So I would recommend this series to anyone looking for a different take on the isekai genre, just not anyone who enjoyed the source material like I did. I can't give this series any lower than a 6. I was really hoping that this anime would live up to the novels, but they just didn't.
