Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu

As part of a mysterious contract agreed upon by a goddess and his parents years ago, Makoto Misumi finds himself sent to another world to meet the goddess and become the hero. However, the deity deems Makoto to be "hideous," refusing to even lay eyes upon him and revokes his heroic title. Disdainfully giving him the ability to understand all languages except the human language as compensation, the goddess drives Makoto off to the farthest edges of the wasteland, far from human civilization.

Due to the disparity between Earth and this new world, Makoto's inherent physical and magical capabilities awaken, making him extremely powerful. He meets various demihumans and mythical beings who all end up being captivated with his characteristics and join Makoto in building a new community where all of them can peacefully coexist.

Nevertheless, despite this success, Makoto still yearns to meet fellow humans. In a world where the goddess herself has barred him from interacting with his kind, it is up to Makoto and his companions to fulfill his desire—and perhaps reform society along the way.

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Misumi, Makoto Main

Hanae, Natsuki Japanese

Tomoe Main

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Mio Main

Kitou, Akari Japanese

Eris Supporting

Tanaka, Minami Japanese

Shiki Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Ema Supporting

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Bulga, Sofia Supporting

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Komoe Supporting

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Tsukuyomi Supporting

Maeno, Tomoaki Japanese

Toa Supporting

Kubo, Yurika Japanese

Cao, Cong Producer

Kaneko, Hirotaka Producer

Aoi, Hiroyuki Producer

Maruyama, Hajime Producer

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Sep 22, 2021

KANLen09

Recommended

Isekai by itself is a huge genre spanning lots of good and bad iterations, but parody series like KonoSuba's are really far and few in-between just to shake up the AniManga scene by sheer, pure undulated mockery of its tried-and-true genre of many sorts. And Kei Azumi's Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu is one of those works where strangely, there isn't any amount of hype and marketing prowess behind it. But if there's one thing I want to make it clear about this show, is that I can guarantee that this is one of the low-key better Isekai shows of the Summer season.

Rightaway, put off ... everything that you've seen of the same Isekai repetitive tropes, because Kei Azumi wants to make that point clear to us that this is a parody, first and foremost. Through the series' central MC Makoto Misumi, he is anything but your typical OP MC, anything and everything about him is for a reason. He isn't as good-looking as many others in their own series, gets ridiculed by those who summoned him to only then be banished to the farthest of lands to pick up his own pace, to then settle issues with "ugly-looking" species because Makoto is just that: he's ugly by his looks alone. Makoto is supposed to be branded as the titular hero, but the Goddess deity has no compassion and judged him as such to rid of his "ugly" existence to be capable of all languages except the human language. While the Goddess lacks all sympathy for Makoto, there's Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (Tsukuyomi for short) the moon god to provide him with the basic essentials of being OP in another world just for survival reasons on his own adventure. On that note, it's really fascinating to see a parody series like this work so well, something that's different from the tried-and-tired regular "Demon Lords battle" or outrageously evil, revenge stories like Tensei Slime and Shield Hero.

The real reason behind Makoto's conviction is this: his parents are from the Isekai-ed fantasy world, so you can count this show as a reverse-Isekai of sorts. And going back to the fantasy world to seek answers for Makoto is neither easier said nor done, as mentioned that the Goddess pays no heed to Makoto to drive him off to the far wastelands of the world, and Makoto must find the answers by himself whilst travelling in lands uninhabitable. Thankfully, Makoto's not alone in this gruelling "task" of a mission. The characters in Tsukimichi drive the show's world and nation-building narrative to areas unforeseen, and with the monster "overlord" heroines of the dragon kind (Tomoe) and a somewhat comical psychotic yandere of a spider demon (Mio), together with the backing of the "ugly" orc race that Makoto first met (under the charge of Emma), Makoto's long journey to trace the remains of his familial roots. Honestly though, every single one of these characters shown in Tsukimichi, whether they are Makoto's memory reincarnations or purely inhabitants of the fantasy world, they're amusing and amazing to see (not because of the ugliness, mind you). I like how as much as both Tomoe and Mio are constantly thirsty for Makoto's affection with absolutely no hints of fanservice at all, try to mess with these power-laden girls, and you have trouble incoming to the point of struggling between life and death. At most times, Tsukimichi strikes the perfect balance between comedy and action, so there's some semblance of uniqueness right there with the comedic awkwardness and moments of turmoil, such a good time of enjoyment.

Weirdly enough, studio C2C doesn't a reputation for producing action shows, with the closest reference being 2017's co-production with Satelight on SukaSuka (y'know, that obscenely long title). While the adventure and fantasy genres go hand-in-hand being the studio's current production bread-and-butter landscape, it's nice to see some action animation flex, even if it's not the best, and still manages to look as nice as it should be. It's typical Isekai production values done marginally decent.

Speaking of the music, I've never heard of syudou or Ezoshika Gourmet Club before, so if anything, these Anisong theme songs being the gateways to their music biography serves as a good eye opener. syudou's OP is a certified banger, but IMO I liked Ezoshika Gourmet Club's ED much better, and that comes with a growing repetitive listen and garnering interest since this Summer season felt very dry. And as you would expect of a typical Isekai show, it checks all the right boxes and served good complements left and right.

This show to me, resembles the literary fairy tale of "The Ugly Duckling" in its ugly, yet "at the end of the tunnel" beautiful surrealism that I come out of Tsukimichi feeling satisfied, anf awaiting the sequel season in the future (to which the manga version of the LN is readily available to all for read continuation purposes). If you're looking for something very similar to KonoSuba, look no further than Tsukimichi for an alternative communal side of Isekai that's like Tensei Slime but without all of the action-heavy pizzazz.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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May 11, 2024

Abdiel7

Mixed Feelings

Well-written

"Tsuki ga MIDchi" (Anime Onlys)
Butchered. C2C's adaptation here just doesn't cut it for what the author deserved.

The Big Problem - How the Plot and pacing was handled.

If you watch it for yourself, read the reviews or even read some of the source material, the general sentiment is that, the show's best moments lack emphasis, or any staying power. 12 episodes were simply not enough to flesh out the breadth and depth of this story.

The pacing is just awful. Too fast, too many cuts too many plot points left hanging unexplained. Poor pacing breaks the golden immersion factor. The type of captivation which abducts the ... viewer forcing them endlessly through scores of episodes. The best examples for me are shows like FMAB, or Death note. Which I finished over 2 days, completely neglecting the outside world.

It's so bad it just makes moments seem empty which were meant to move you, There seems to be holes in the story where things feel like they should have occurred. They move from one traumatic scene to another, completely anti-climatically. The emotion borne from long stretches of well written conflict that keep you captivated are just lost to advance the story. Some of these half episode scenes, needed a full episode or perhaps 2 to truly do justice to the plot. There are character developments completely absent which left me puzzled upon being introduced to certain scenes.

Simply put,
12 episodes are not enough for the Arcs they intended to animate. They needed perhaps double that amount or more.

There are so many interesting plot devices used but wasted due to not enough time or tact to allow them to blossom.

I'm reading around that they skipped a lot of the meat in the manga/LN to cover the all the Arcs they wanted, Important character development removed. A lot of this stuff blossoms in anime when done well, but they did their own thing not respecting the chronology of the source. It's a shame that they made such decisions.

I'm very fond of their other works but this, to me, had the greatest potential. The poor overarching direction ruined it. Nevertheless comedy of the show still retains most of the author's original charm.

Broken but still works - Characters

The MC is very enjoyable his potential development looks to be enthralling, somewhat logical. It's a proper character done aptly, however there are some abrupt incoherent changes in character, but this didn't ruin the experience for me. Pivotal flashbacks are left out which explain his character more cogently, in favor of worthless fanservice flashbacks. These flashbacks arouse a spark in a relationship which makes zero sense. He also constantly apologizes for something that no one should ever apologize for, it's rather annoying to be honest. It provokes unpleasant memories of some of the detestable omnibenevolent garbage isekai MCs that we have received so frequently from other works. It never ever reaches that territory, thankfully.

With the other characters, while they're quite believable overall there's again a lack of consistency. Important moments and dialogues are left out to jampack the experience inside of 12 episodes. General soundness of their behavior is absent. There certain outbursts stitched in an attempt to salvage the broken plot.

Decent - Sound

They fill most of the experience with ample music and sound design. There's not much dead air in the show. Of course dead air can do wonders for immersion in special moments but it wasn't utilized here.

The soundtrack isn't Fate, It isn't AOT, it isn't Eminence in the Shadow. But it does the job, enhancing the general experience of the show.

C2C's standard but no greater - Animation.

C2C delivers very good animation, this is one of the show's strong points. They really give the fight scenes and general movement some attention to detail, so much so, that he sound design tends to lag behind it.

If I have any complaints, it's about how the story butchers the coherency of the fights.  The fights come out of no where clearly shoehorned in to try to appease the viewer but it doesn't work. You don't even understand some of the fights properly, the intensity of the fights is traded for comedic value which just destroys immersion and blocks any sort of phenomena from developing.

Towards the end of S1 the fights and special moments just are devoid of any underscoring there's almost no weight or impact felt after the fact. While, this is more a problem of pacing and the story, it lacked a lot of the spark that makes them memorable and replayable. Especially the grand fight in E12, it's hard to understand any of it, the choreography doesn't give you a good sense of positional awareness the villains seem out of their depth and out of place. Well to be honest, the last fight shouldn't have been here altogether. Without significant explaining of the events which were skipped through and cut out, the whole thing becomes lacklustre.

An example of this done almost perfectly is Tensei shittara Slime Season 2 Part 1. Where there was a slow but careful build-up of Plot and Characters through episodes of clever and engaging dialogue which allowed you to understand the nature and motives of the important conflicts at the end of the season. Though some may find this boring, many others revere it. This kind of direction magnifies the gravity of the experience, making it memorable and thoroughly satisfying. There was care in following the chronology of the manga so it was all understood fairly well. Slime's success is a testament to the fruits of good direction.

Conclusion

I don't think it's a mistake, C2C probably expected to do only a single season of 12 episodes so they chopped up the product after underestimating it's scope.

Pacing.
This is mistake is common within the Industry. I have never dropped a series because it dragged on too long. If the Author wrote those events into the original, they must at least try to adapt it. Of course you can never do a 1-1 adaptation certain changes must be made according to the type of medium. Certain things work better in anime than in written form. The writers source material must be respected, If you skip over parts you must fully flesh out what is remaining. Then cover the skipped parts in an OVA or the next season. The type of person who is bored by your work it's in entirety, won't be fruitful for you in a chopped up form.

At this point if you're an anime-only. I think it's time to retire that position.
There are an ocean butchered works and it keeps getting deeper. The best way you can experience these creative pieces, is by reading the source and then watching the anime for the best moments. Only a few shows get legendary 9/10 and 10/10 adaptations.

The editors/directors constantly underestimate the source material, disrespecting it and warping the message and lessons conveyed through the narrative. They focus on money-making tactics like fan-service, injecting in fights well before their time, cutting development in favor what they perceive as more fruitful for their wallets. Speeding through the content like it's a summary. It's utterly infuriating if you took any interest in the source.

I recommend you Read the manga or Light novel.
If you don't care for those mediums then, perhaps pick this up as one of the mid-tier isekai anime experiences. Only watch it after you have watched all the better isekai out there.

Obviously this season hasn't gone as well as they hoped so consequently S2 has been passed on to JC.Staff a company with a lot more experience. Works like Toaru, Dan-Machi, Niehime(underrated), Kono-Suba, Bakuman, Saiki Kusuo etc. So a company which may show better competence here. JC are apparently doing a 2-cour (20-24 episodes) for Season 2 so it may drastically improve on this.

If the story intrigues you, I recommend not waiting for S2 and jumping straight into the Manga/LN to experience the tale told at it's best. I won't give you a jump off point. Just start from the beginning as you have missed a lot of the content told within each chapter which properly explain the events.

Final Rankings

Sound 7/10
Animation 7/10
Story 5/10 Manga (9/10)
Characters 7/10 Manga (9/10)
Enjoyment 7/10 Manga (9/10)
34/50- = 6.8/10 = Anime 7/10 Manga(9/10)

Hope this helps.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 22, 2021

Stark700

Not Recommended

You ever got into trouble at school and put into detention for something ludicrous? First phase is the denial, then comes the anger. That sort of reminds me of the reaction I got after watching Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu. Yes, this show is a ludicrous anime adaptation.

To the surprise of probably no one, Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu's anime announcement was about as inevitable as any other popular light novel in these years. Kei Azumi's light novel takes place in a fantasy world inspired by the endless isekai trend. Here, we have a boy named Makoto Misumi who gets summoned to a world by ... the God Tsukuyomi. After realizing his ugly appearance, he gets banished into a Wasteland realm. The catch is that Makoto is gifted with powerful abilities and it doesn't take long to start gaining companions. The most prominent of them is a dragon girl named Tomoe and the Black Spider of Calamity, Mio.

It appears from the start that Makoto has the average humble personality of an adventurer. There's nothing distingushing about his characteristics although his humbleness leads to gain Tomoe and Mio's trust. This form of trust quickly develops into affection as the two swears to serve him. Watching the three on their adventure almost translates to an JRG-like game with a party of members taking on quests together. The catch is that Makoto starts strong as a protagonist while his companions are also no short of being powerful in their own rights. A supposingly draw for the show is the relationship between these three. However, that ends up being a degrading experience for us. The fact is, these three lack any real chemistry. Makoto's naiveness holds back the trio's character relationship. When you see Mio fangirling over Makoto or expecting some sort of intimacy with him, he rejects it without even realizing. For a protagonist, Makoto is nothing short of being plain and uninteresting.

However, I am almost certain that the author had fun writing the series. You can see how playful the humor works with each episode while also adapting the fantasy drama you'd expect to find in isekai anime these days. Furthermore, the characters he adds such as Ema, Rinon, or Shiki adds some flavor in the show. These include Shiki's character debut that seems to come across as a meme (the 'oh no, he's hot!') or Ema's pig appearance. With each progressing episode, it became more and more obvious they wanted the show to be strictly a fantasy and ditch away its real world references. Does it succeed? From the surface, it looks like so but in reality, the world fiction is what you can find in just about any damn light novel you open these days.

So what does Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu have that other isekai anime lacks these days? Well, we do have a naive straightforward protagonist who takes everything for face value. But, the core relationship in the show isn't carried with a degree of solid writing. There's hardly any creative development between the main cast. I already mentioned about the fantasy world and it's nothing really distinguishable from others. Then, we have the God Tsukuyomi who was the one for Makoto's transportation to the fantasy world. As a divine being, we hardly learn about his main purpose in the show or his background. It appears the show just decided to drop the audience into the story just like the protagonist. It just wanted us to get started right away and absorb everything all at once. With just 12 episodes, it also shouldn't come as a surprise that the anime serves as an advertisement of the novels. Let's face it, the main material far exceeds in length than what we see on TV.

Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu is advertised as a fantasy isekai and the art style reflects as one. The promotional materials and character designs are what you'd expect for a cast of non-human characters. Tomoe has her dragon form who can become a busty woman with cyan hair. Then, there's Mio in a black silky yukata and sly attitude. When the two are near Makoto, they act as devoted companions who wants to please him physically and emotionally. Don't believe me? Just watch their expressions ranging from jealousy, embarassment, to anger. The fact is, if Makoto ever gets harmed in any way, you can expect hell to break loose. On the other hand, the show is incredibly straightforward to adapting Makoto as a plain-looking guy. He's not a hunk or has any princely characteristics. Physically, he looks like an average male with the same stoic look 24/7. And to me, his face lands a spot on a character list I want to punch this year.

I won't deny that the show is fun to watch for some giggles and popcorn entertainment. It didn't take itself seriously as it should and you shouldn't either. What did ultimately hold this anime back from being a success is the lackluster storytelling, its mediocre character cast, and a world that was made without much of a plan. Do I enjoy the anime? Sometimes. Do I recommend this show? Definitely not.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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