Why is that, you ask? Well...
-- Story & Writing
The premise is pretty good and has the quality of being the kind of premise you can do quite a lot with. Not much is actually done with it, however. The writing is cookie cutter and bland with a bunch of the usual tropes. Not enough to be off putting, but also not enough to be engaging. Most of the time we either see characters talking about things that don't really further the plot or build upon relationships in any interesting way or we see the main character using powerful magic and techniques to quickly take out bad guys. Most of what is happening seem more like low level side quests, stuff someone would do when playing a game just to clean up some side quests they missed since the game was patched. And having an OP main character takes away a lot of the suspension and drama, leaving very little stuff left for a good story. Even the main battle at the end is kinda blasé with only a single moment where there is actual danger. It quickly passes though and then the MC just pulls out her ultimate attack and it's over. The premise that the MC has been turned into a girl is really only used for a few very low effort jokes and a handful of near-ecchi scenes.
-- Characters & Setting
The characters are pretty one-dimensional and forgettable. A lot of the time that should have been spent on developing the story is spent on character interaction, but the relationships don't really seem to evolve or deepen much. I get the feeling that there is a lot of potential in the characters and the world, but so far the show doesn't really use the good things it has going for it. It's as if the creators worked hard on making an interesting world and some template characters and then went to lunch and let the unpaid interns write the rest. Some characters work a bit better, but then again they're side characters that don't get a lot to do.
-- Animation & Style
Nothing to fault here, but also nothing of note. It's good enough, but nothing to remember. I quickly found myself forgetting about it, with one exception. At times there is some obvious 3D rendering being done and the clash between that style and the usual one is weird. For the most part the visuals are uninspired general fantasy stuff that could be inserted into any generic fantasy anime. It lacks identity, but it's servicable. Some summons and other magic are kinda nice, but that's as far as I'll go.
-- Music & Sound
Like the animation the sound and music department is also generic and forgettable. The opening and closing themes do what they should, but not one bit more. Not much to add more than that.
-- Conclusion
Episodes 1-5 could have been shortened down to one, same for episodes 4-10. This is pretty impressive for a show about being in a game where noone actually really develops or grows. The pacing is all over the place and as soon as something seems to become interesting the tension is relieved within a minute. Many scenes are complettely needless as then neither further the story nor build characters very well.
This isn't a bad anime by any means, but it fails to make me feel anything and I have the feeling I'll forget about it pretty quickly. If you like isekai anime with an OP main character than this is OK I suppose, but I think you need to be a fan of the genre to really enjoy it. After watching all 12 episodes I have decided I'll keep my rating at "average".
