§ Overview
Alina Clover is a guild receptionist who only wants to clock out on time but suffers from overtime due to paperwork, which results from adventurers not immediately killing the dungeon bosses.
Unknown to many, she has a very powerful skill, a Dia skill, which allows her to quickly dispose of various monsters.
§ Notes
1. If you just read the synopsis, there's really nothing special about the story. It is set in a fantasy world of adventurers, the number of anime that features such is a dime a dozen.
2. What carries this show is the visuals and Alina's voice acting. Naturally, if you don't care for the character of Alina and only focus on the story, you might find this anime so-so and consequently score this low.
3. The nice visuals are expected from any CloverWorks anime, so I'm bumping the score to 8 rather than the 7 I would have given if this anime had so-so visuals.
4. Alina's seiyuu is the lovely Takahashi Rie. She owns the character of Alina who is snarky. It's as though the character was written specifically for her, and any other seiyuu voicing her would have been so-so.
To make some comparisons, Takahashi's performance as Serina in 'Honey Lemon Soda' and Sakura in 'Blue Miburo' is okay. As Ai in 'Oshi no Ko,' it's great but quite limited because of the character's early demise. But in this anime, it is outstanding. It's undoubtedly the best from what I've seen so far, and it's reasonable to claim that it is one of her best performances.
5. Some might not like the repeated overtime jokes, but for me, they are acceptable. It makes the character of Alina lovable but not annoying in a tsundere kind of way.
6. There is some developing romance between Alina and Jade, but the romantic subplot is not the focus of the anime. If this gets a second season and if the romance develops, it might become one of the show's strengths because their chemistry is great.
But those looking for romance in this season might get disappointed.
7. As to why she continues to work as a receptionist instead of an adventurer is explained, but some may wish that it had been put in Episode 1.
8. Both the OP and ED are nice. The OP is pleasant, while the ED is cute. Some people are even claiming that the ED is the best this season. Again, I'm not counting this for my final score, but it's good to note.
§ Conclusion
'I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time' is a rather mediocre story but is quite enjoyable due to Alina. How one may love (or hate) this anime really depends on whether he finds Alina charming or annoying.
