But it's how the OPMC character is written, can make or break the show.
It's necessary to introduce the character to his skills, along with the viewers, so together we get into the groove of things. We see the MC learn to control his abilities, use them in OP manner and wow himself and us, the viewers. MC grows, getting stronger, more sure of himself and his skills over time. It's all fun.
It's also necessary to not write a smug, douche or cucked OPMC character, because those are the worst traits you could possibly have for an Isekai character.
"In Another World With My Smartphone" is a good example of a shit, OP, cucked character, while "The Irregular at Magic High School" is a good example of a smug, douchey character.
TATSUYA SHIBA ---
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He can do no wrong. Has a incestuous relationship with his "sister", and every girl wants to fall on his dick the moment he enters the room. Just like any other Japanese male, he is not only epitome of manliness but strong, smart and worshiped like a demigod by the lesser races around the world. I repeat, this is not a mere human being, this is a god and we should be honored to witness his adventures.
MIYUKI SHIBA ---
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Representing the side of the underage love interest (Japan), is the "sister", aka, the "Fuck-Doll". That's her entire personality. She spends the entire anime swooning, worshiping and defending her poor brother (burdened by the burden of awesomeness).
POINTLESS MAGIC DRIBBLE (PMD) ---
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Like in that shitty Smartphone anime, this show also has its own unique magic system. By "unique", I mean that they throw a bunch of words at the viewer trying to sound smart. No one is sitting around remembering this shit. If you've ever played JRPG's and witnessed the art of pointlessly complicating basic RPG mechanics with random new words, then this is the anime for you.
At the heart of the magic system in this anime, the OPMC is basically using shit like magic cancellation and flight (basic magic spells), but using random dribble of words to make it sound smarter. I can't stress this enough. It's trying so hard to sound smart, it sounds beyond fucking stupid and at one point, I started laughing hearing them discuss OSCILLATION THEORIES FROM TEH FUTURE to describe like.. moving..
It's so fucking stupid.
ART / MUSIC / SOUNDS ---
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I don't have complaints with the art. In-fact, art was the first thing that made me wanna watch the show, premise second. I REALLY wanted to watch this anime for a long time, and I regret every second of it. But the art did not disappoint. It isn't mind-blowing, but it's just fine.
Music.. I guess it is nice. But random music playing in the background of OPMC doing and saying generic RPG shit became comical and ruined any entertainment I could have squeezed out of the music. Every time that guy does something "cool" (in the mind of the director), the fucking background track starts playing like we're seeing something ground-breaking, something that we will discuss for eons after witnessing this anime.
The "sounds" department. Like, ambience and more, this anime falls flat like every other anime or cartoon show. Can't blame them. Livening up a world isn't something anyone focuses on, not even in games. So meh.
THE END ---
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I watched this series twice. Why?
First time, I was super excited, watched this like a year ago and ended up giving this 4/10.
But sometimes, I decide to re-watch some shows I give lower ratings, just in-case I missed something others were enjoying. This helped me change the Overlord series rating (all 1/10 initially) to varied ratings based on the quality of the seasons (the new season was actually way better for Overlord).
After rewatching "The Irregular at Magic High School", I changed my rating from 4/10 to 1/10. And I'm rating this after watching everything, from season 1 to 2, including movies.
Hope that helped.
