Rokka no Yuusha

An ancient legend states that with the revival of the Demon God, six heroes—the Braves of the Six Flowers—will be chosen by the Goddess of Fate, granting them power to rise up against the fiends attempting to turn the world into a living hell. Adlet Mayer, self-proclaimed "Strongest Man in the World," has arrived at the continent of Piena in hopes of becoming a Brave. Although it doesn't go as smoothly as he had planned, Adlet is ultimately chosen as one of the six heroes shortly after being greeted by Nashetania Loei Piena Augustra, crown princess and fellow Brave.

Rokka no Yuusha follows the two as they embark upon their destined journey to fight the Demon God, intending to meet up with their fellow heroes at a small temple outside of the Land of the Howling Demons, the fiends' domain. However, when they finally unite, seven heroes are present, and soon the others begin to suspect Adlet to be a fraud. Now on the run, Adlet must utilize his unique skill set and wit in a fight for his life to identify which member of the group is the true impostor before it's too late!

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Speeddraw, Fremy Main

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Mayer, Adlet Main

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Humpty, Hans Main

Suzumura, Kenichi Japanese

Piena Augustra, Nashetania Loei Main

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Chester, Mora Main

Satou, Rina Japanese

Rosso, Chamo Main

Kakuma, Ai Japanese

Auora, Goldov Main

Uchiyama, Kouki Japanese

Tgurneu Supporting

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Manchetta, Rolonia Supporting

Kanemoto, Hisako Japanese

Spiker, Atro Supporting

Ooki, Tamio Japanese

Ishiguro, Tatsuya Producer

Yazaki, Fumi Producer

Fujita, Satoshi Producer

Takano, Takashi Producer

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Apr 8, 2025

TheeeeDynasty

Recommended

No spoilers. This anime is a might darker than your typical save the world anime. It's based upon the age-old tale of a party called by destiny to defeat the demon king. However, the path forward is not so simple. it is fraught with subterfuge, chaos, and betrayal. The heroes have had 100 years to prepare for the demon king's revival, but so have the demons.

The story is very unique for its class, and the art style is great (very aesthetic, but note that it is darker, so its colour palette is not as bright as other fantasy anime).

If you're a fan of darker ... isekai, or more complex storylines, or you need a break from Konosuba, give this a try.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Oct 20, 2023

Gameboon

Mixed Feelings

Rokka no Yuusha is a bit of an odd anime – it starts like a shounen adventure series, but is actually a locked room mystery. Not only that, it’s set in a fantasy Mesoamerican-inspired rainforest setting. It doesn’t really deliver much on the mystery front, but it was a passable watch nonetheless.

Let me start by zeroing in on the mystery aspect. The idea is that seven heroes show up to go and slay the Demon God. The problem is that there are only supposed to be six. Moreover, something happens that turns it into a locked-room mystery where one person definitely appears to have bad ... intentions. So far, so good. I thought it was a pretty intriguing twist on the “heroes go to defeat the big bad evil guy” trope.

There is a lot of interpersonal drama, accusing, blaming, convincing, fighting and who knows what other interactions between characters, all in an attempt to figure out who the fake hero is. Unfortunately, barely any of these interactions are based on logic, facts or clues. With some mysteries, it’s fun for the viewer to puzzle out what has happened by paying attention. Don’t even try that with Rokka no Yuusha, because there is no way to figure the mystery out. The solution gets pulled out of someone’s ass at the end of the season, and there is no way to have foreseen this. So as a mystery, Rokka no Yuusha fails completely.

Now, why do I give this a “mixed feelings” rating rather than a straight-up “not recommended”?

For one, some of the characters are entertaining to see in action, be it combat or dialogue. Especially the main character, Adlet, is pretty interesting when he’s not going off on his “I am the strongest man in the world” spiel. He’s not really all that powerful, but uses a lot of gadgets, tricks and the power of science in general to accomplish his goals. This is unconventional in a setting where powerful people tend to be full-fledged warriors or special magic users called Saints.

Anyway, character designs are fine for the most part and it was fun enough to see them interact with one another. Especially the bond between Adlet and Fremy was worth seeing develop. At least Fremy is a tsundere character for whom the tsundere aspect actually makes sense. Aside from those two, Hans was quite the character as well.

The backgrounds were all drawn very well, but the 3D CGI looked awful.

Sound effects were fine, and the soundtrack was well chosen for each scene. I can appreciate it when these choices are done well.

Finally, the Mesoamerican-inspired setting was quite novel. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that in an anime. We even got to see alpacas/llamas, and random background characters wore a lot of colorful fabrics. My only gripe with this is that while the background art was good and the setting unusual, most of the series actually takes place in a single area. This is such a missed opportunity. We could have seen so many more beautiful sights if this hadn’t been the case.

Unfortunately, the series’ finale is unsatisfying. This season felt like a single arc that sets the stage for so much more and would transition into a completely different second season. But there is no second season. Which is a shame, because the ending leaves many big questions unanswered. Apparently only the first volume of some light novel has been adapted and did poorly enough not to warrant a second season.

As badly as the mystery sucked, I still mostly enjoyed my time with Rokka no Yuusha. If only because it was different from the norm.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Mar 14, 2025

DaemonLily

Not Recommended

I never rate anything below a 5, so this is the first. The ending is absolute sewer garbage, worse than a train being derailed by the tracks and crashing off of the highest point of the tallest mountain top, being set ablaze and activating a ripple effect that causes the collision to create all of the worst natural disasters. Episodes 1 through 11 are fine... though the ending of episode 12 - I'd even say half if not all of episode 12 - is the worst ending ever. No wonder there is no 2nd season. It does not deserve a 2nd season. Thank God the ... novel was dropped.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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