Now, I have very mixed feelings for this show. Firstly, many people like the great visuals, but for me, 4K or whatever, they look like the forced animation of video games' video stories. You can see every single hair in one's head, but they cannot walk properly, so that's not my cup of tea. Secondly, the storyline, poor lad attempted to be tormented by the rich jerk is too outdated and too unnecessary. Still, the in-military-squad relations, the camaraderie of the group members, the family's love for their son who can improve their fortunes, the love story that is there but for no great reason (its origin is related to her worrying about him due to bullying attempts) are all positive sides to this series, in addition to great monster fights and alright schemes. I am not a great fun of its musical score, either.
What bothers me the most, though, is the fact that the episodes are extremely short. I am saying that as a man used to the 22 minutes episodes with 1 1/2 minute songs at the beginning and end of an anime show. Swallowed Star starts the new episode only at 2 minutes 52 seconds mark, has a very lengthy scene divider at the middle (possibly longer than 45 seconds, didn't time it), and, it stops at the 19 minutes mark, making the episodes just about 15 minutes in length which is, to be honest, ridiculous.
As a result, we have a show which is alright to watch but I wouldn't miss if I hadn't watched it for a year. I don't understand the people voting in MAL, either as this show has a superlative rating but better-scripted, better organized Arifureta has far, far lower ratings. At the end, I cannae tell anyone to not watch it, but I can't recommend it wholeheartedly, either. It is the perfect "mixed feelings" animated series for me.
