Reviews

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash was one of those anime that came about after the initial rush of isekai anime when the tendency of subversion began to creep in. In the early isekais enemies like goblins were just an enemy that you can grind to farm levels with no view of you and no view of itself. In Grimgar goblins have as little desire to die as the protagonists do.

Grimgar's take on isekai was the idea of a fantasy world that wasn't exactly fun to live in. Where a bunch of highschoolers forced into another world do their best to get by and are forced to quickly mature. It was a great idea and while not a perfect anime it does a damn good job of getting your into that mindset and of showing the lives they live in a pretty understandable way.

Though fear not. This isn't a depression fest and there are many more lighthearted moments so it's easy to watch even for those who would be turned off by a truly gritty take.