Kono Healer, Mendokusai

In a world where monster invasions are rampant and frequent, being an adventurer in a party is considered one of the most desirable jobs for the honor and fame it provides. Wanting to make a name for himself, a young human warrior named Alvin intends to start his career by completing a low-level request for the guild.

While en route, Alvin is confronted by a magical bear and immediately finds himself in a pinch. As luck would have it, a dark elf healer named Karla approaches and asks if Alvin requires assistance—being seemingly oblivious to the situation before her eyes. After a discussion needlessly complicated by Karla's absurdly eccentric personality, Alvin somehow convinces her to help him. Unfortunately, instead of healing him, she accidentally casts a curse: if Alvin strays too far from her, he shall die.

Despite being forced to accompany Karla until the curse is broken, Alvin remains steadfast in his ambition to become a full-fledged adventurer. With a partner by his side, the journey toward his goal may grow easier—or harder—depending on Karla's whims.

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Karla Main

Onishi, Aguri Japanese

Alvin Main

Satou, Takuya Japanese

Altargaia Supporting

Tomari, Asuna Japanese

Ryoko Supporting

Hanamori, Yumiri Japanese

Medusa Supporting

Natsuyoshi, Yuuko Japanese

Thief Supporting

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Deathflame, Maria Supporting

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Anna Supporting

Fuchigami, Mai Japanese

Oomune Kuma Supporting

Shirokuma, Hiroshi Japanese

Brigan Supporting

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Nemoto, Yuuka Producer

Higashi, Mao Producer

Kamata, Hajime Producer

Umeda, Masakatsu Producer

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Jun 3, 2024

SlayerGoury

Recommended

Ragnarök online the animation done right.

A true hidden gem for those who can see the gem hidden inside.

There is a story, but you won't see it unless you look for it.
There are character development, but you won't know about it unless you read between the lines.
It is very fun, but only for those who can understand this very specific kind of humor.

Seriously though, if you like original Ragnarök online and are nostalgic for that great dating service, go watch this anime right now.
Otherwise check the first few episodes to see if you're into this kind of humor and don't bother if you're not.
It doesn't get ... better, but it also doesn't get worse.
It does get a bit deeper, but it is not very deep and it is not made with depth in mind.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Mar 20, 2023

GenghisAres

Mixed Feelings

I think the show was mostly ok. I just didn't find the jokes that funny.

The story follows a guy who is pretty bad at adventuring and healer elf girl who is just bad in general. They don't really develop much, most of the episodes are just a variety of situations meant to hang gags and jokes. YMMV on those jokes, but I found the humor rather repetitive by the end. The same stuff just kind of happens over and over again. The adventuring plots are varied and interesting ,but the humor tends to devolve into the same things. Most of it comes from the elf ... girl misunderstanding things because she never listens to the guy or pays attention to anything. She's just kind of a selfish idiot who doesn't understand how the world works. In small does, that kind of humor can work, but it's the whole show.

I think the show is watchable if you like the type of humor in the first few episodes. I found the elf girl to be really annoying though and it hurt my enjoyment of the show. Maybe don't binge the show like I did, but watch 1 episode a week in-between other shows.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 26, 2022

AnimeEnjoyer420

Not Recommended

Recommendation: Skip it.

Comedy is a subjective medium, so it isn't always a meaningful criticism to say that a show "isn't funny". What's funny varies widely from person to person, and something that I find laugh out loud hilarious might bomb with a different audience. I tend to give comedies a fair amount of latitude with this in mind.

However, when I tell you that Kono Healer, Mendokusai isn't funny, I mean it in a different sense than that. This show is *structurally* unfunny, by which I mean the problem isn't the jokes themselves, but the technical construction of those jokes. There are ... some good one liners and gags in this show, but even when it's funny, the jokes are constantly undermined by Alvin's reacting and screaming. Nothing kills a joke like explaining the punchline, and that's *all* Alvin does in this show. It's supposed to be like manzai comedy, which is hit or miss in and of itself, but the effect is just that Alvin is constantly stepping all over punchlines with his angry reactions.

The show has some other issues as well. Bits will often go on for far too long, with gags that should last 3 minutes regularly stretched into half the length of an episode, and it gets old fast. It also does not make effective use of side characters, with Carla and Alvin being the only regular characters for most of the series and only having one off run ins with other characters that don't come back until the end of the show. It means there is nothing to change the pace from the bickering between the two of them and contributes to the show's problem with episodes dragging or getting boring.

At the end of the day though, those issues would be easily forgotten if it was funny, but the jokes just aren't well constructed enough to get the job done. It's like watching a standup comedian that has some decent jokes but still bombs because they get the delivery and timing all wrong.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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