The first three episodes was hilarious (in a good way) and I just wanted to continue watching. Thankfully, when I discovered this anime, it was already all released, so I could watch in one shot. And this was probably the reason that I could see the decline so drasticly. As I said, the first 3 episodes was funny, interesting and full of characters with potential to grow up. The problem is, when I was on the episode 9, I felt like nothing had change one bit. And it didn't.
The same jokes. The same characters. The same worldbuilding. Everything was the f*cking same, to the point the became really unrealistic. For the first seven or eight episodes, someone ALWAYS said that Genzo was a "slayer" and everytime, he punch this people for saying this. It was funny the first three times, a little boring the next two time and, after that, I just assumed that everybody had Alzheimer. They never realised that calling him "slayer" pissed him off, even though he always put things very straight and clear. The same goes to the princess. Everytime Genzou took her body it was for smash her face into the ground with the butt exposed, and still she always think that he wanted to get laid or romantic with her. This was literally the first thing that happpend when they met each other and it repeats forever. His technique to put people with the ass on the top it's also a repetitive joke wich became old pretty fast. It was funny the first three times, but was repeated without mercy, and that is the destiny of every single joke in this anime. Everytime a new joke is make, the show keeps using again and again and again and again. The loli rival who pretends to know what Mao is talking about, the generic shounen adverture protagonist being defeat by one punch and had his sword stolen, the affair-like relationship with the Kobold wife, the PTSD werewolf, the list never end.
Another thing that was ruined by the repetitiveness of the plot: The protagonist. How can I say this?... This may be one of the worst anime protagonists ever made since Philip The Kid from Cannon Busters (NETFLIX). He is pretty much moved only by his own selfishness. If he is good for another person, it's because the person is a furry or someone who Genzo had fought in his style. Everything else, he doesn't give a sh*t about. And okay, sure, this was funny on the first episodes when he doesn't care about the dangerous of the kingdom or when he said to abandon the vampire with the griffons, but you know why it was funny? Because we didn't actually thought that he was really serious about all of this! Like, it was a joke, right? If came the time to sacrifices himself for the others, even someone who he didn't really like, he would do it, right? He wouldn't be this peace of trash of a scumbag who abandon one of his "friend", right? Well... I don't really know, 'cause the more we watch, more we get the confirmation that HE REALLY DOESN'T GIVE A D*MN F*CK FOR ANYTHING BESIDES FURRYS/PETS OR WRESTLING. Genzo doesn't care about the struggles of Shigure in keep the financias, doesn't care about the non-furry characters, almost don't interact friendly with the members of the guild, doesn't care about the possibility of the destruction of the city as well of the lives of the citizens (neither to think in a plan to stop de king of darkness without killing). It suprised me when, in the beginning, Genzo's agent couldn't care less with the disappearance of his star but, now, I'm on his side. Screw that guy, he really isn't a good person.
Still talking about Genzo: He doesn't know how to resolves ANYTHING without violence. I would like to compare him to Baki, the protagonist from the anime "Baki" (NETFLIX), wich it's a anime that I have my critics, but I legitimately like the protagonist (at least from what I could see from the five episodes that I watched). Baki is a big dude who knows how to fight as hell and is, basically, a muscle bomb. BUT... when he has a conflict that can be surpass without violence, he choose the non-violence way. Genzo is the exact opposite! Conflicts that can be resolve with a simple conversation are ended with wrestling moviment with put someone's head in the ground. Again, it was funny the first time but when your protagonist just knows how to resolve the problems with punchs, it become really unfunny and annoying. He, also, had one of the most fragile moral standarts I've ever saw. Every little thing the people says that annoys him, Genzo DESTROYS this person without mercy. It came to the point in the episode 7 that he became so annoying and unlikeable that even the anime seems to be tired of his bullshit. He was making a problem that had already been resolved going on and on for absolute no f*cking reason besides Genzo being a annoying spoiled brat in the body of a wrestling fighter (this was how I saw him at that time).
The rest of the characters is... well, whatever. Now, to be honest, it has three characters that I unironicly like. The first is Shigure, who is one of the few people who I could sympathized, that looked to me as a real person with good and bad sides but who try her best. Besides that, she is the one who puts reason on this circus and put Genzo to sit down and listen. Second is Klaus, the bank guy. I like that he doesn't give a f*ck about the nonsenses of Genzo, he just want to make most money as possible. Also, his smooth mood it's pretty nice. And the third is Mao. I honestly like his character, his suffer and frustration after Genzo disappers on his last battle and, well, his character overall. He has some nuances wich make him well more interesting then almost everybody. As a bonus, the Ant guy is the best person... being... on this show, without a doubt. He never did anything wrong. His only sin was been to perfect.
The thing the most shocked me was notice that this thing was made by the same person that make "Konosuba". Like, WHAT?! I mean, yes, I saw the similarities right to the beginning, with the time of four people, one guy and three girls with all of them been people with very questionable morality, but the similarities stop right there. "Konosuba" has a huge arsenal of jokes, great interacts with the main and the non-main characters and even Kazuma being the way he is, he wasn't full selfish. He has some morals (not much, but still something besides himself) and you can see that, althouth he fight with his friends, Kazuma would abandon them if he knew that their life would be and real dangerous. Besides, remember the thing about Genzo doesn't care about his mission of save de kingdom? Kazuma didn't have this expectation. He is not a chosen one, he's a guy who had a death so mess up that the universe decides that he should have some compensation. Nobody demands his unique and precious help for the sake of the kingdom. When he saves the city, it was because he and everybody who he likes was and dangerous and even there, he wasn't the key piece.
So, yeah, f*ck Genzo, anime moreless and repetitive. Not the worst thing that I've ever watch, but I don't want to come back to a second season.
