It was an anime that got better the further into the season that it went, with the first 6 episodes being so bad that I dropped it for a while. However, once I started watching it again, by the time I got towards the end I actually found myself somewhat enjoying the anime (keyword being “somewhat”).
This increased enjoyment is due to the focus of the show shifting away from the characters and more toward the action, which is undoubtedly the best aspect of the show. The movement looks pretty clean and it’s clear that a good amount of effort was put into making it stand out among its power fantasy contemporaries.
Speaking of the characters, they are also undoubtedly the worst aspect of the show. All of the main characters recieve very basic depth and development so the anime can trick you into thinking that the characters are well-written and not just conventional power fantasy characters.
The MC wants to get stronger to catch up to a girl he likes. Ok, different from the usual MC, what else makes him stand out? Absolutley nothing. Aside from that one gimmick, he is the standard: respect women, overpowered, heart of gold MC that you have seen a million times before.
And given that you’ve seen MCs with these traits a million times before, you best believe that he also gets a harem the size of a small village to boot. It seems like almost every women he gets into contact with throws themself at him. And because he’s such a “unique” MC, he is completely oblivious to their intentions.
That’s all I can say about the characters before I go on a 5 page rant about how poorly written they all are. So let’s talk about the world, another initially unique aspect of anime. The Greek gods give up their powers and come to live with the humans and form guilds in a fantasy world.
Alright that sounds like it could be interesting. What else can you offer that is unique? Nothing. That’s it. Beside that one gimmick, it’s the same as every other power fantasy anime (noticing a trend?). It has the same architecture, the same monsters, the same leveling system as all the other Isekai trash out there.
Oh, you didn’t misread that last part by the way. In a fantasy world that is completely separate from modern technology like video games, the power system is still based off something you’d see in an RPG. Why is this necessary?
It’s necessary in games because you aren’t actually in them, so the game needs to simulate how much stronger you would be getting if you were actually fighting and gaining that experience. This is a redundant system to write into a non-isekai fantasy world were the characters would be improving through the actual experience.
What this tells me is that the creator wanted to use the character and world gimmicks as a way to mask the fact that they are feeding their audience the same creatively bankrupt content that has made money in the past.
If not for the action and voice acting (the MC’s voice actor gave a pretty good performance), a 4 would be a farcry from what it would have deserved.
It’s a solid 4
