Fuguushoku "Kanteishi" ga Jitsu wa Saikyou Datta

Now that this anime has come to an end
I'll say that this been an amazing ride.
We saw Ein each ep rebuild his character greater and greater, becoming an overall better and stronger person with the full support of those he loves and those that love him as more and more spirits enter his lives as he saves them and reunites them with their sisters. This isn't just a character development for Ein but also for everyone, Ursula, Yuri, Pina, Kursh, Akahane, Kurohime,
Alice, and lastly May in many ways more or less.
Now not sure why this anime is getting all these negative reviews ... that 100% isn't deserving of, either they haven't been paying attention or drop it early on. EIther way I beg to differ with their mere opinions.
10/10 Cannot wait for S2 to come bout

Guilty pleasure at its finest.

It’s not the most original, not the most well-written, not life-changing, or even the most exciting—but damn, at least it doesn’t put you to sleep.

Now, if you’re looking for a masterfully crafted fantasy anime that could stand alongside Tolkien’s works, you’re in the wrong place. I mean, brother, look at the title—what the fuck were you expecting? Frieren? Mushoku Tensei?

Is the MC overpowered? Obviously. Again, look at the title. But at least this anime shows you how he got there—and it’s fucking brutal. The dude gets turned into a porridge of blood and bone multiple ... timesbbefore finally unlocking his "cheat." It doesn’t just hand him god-tier power in the first five minutes—he actually goes through hell to get it. It may not be the most in-depth training arc, but at least it exists. Hell, it takes him two episodes and ten minutes before he’s even qualified to be called OP—way slower than some of the other fantasy MCs this season.

"But isn’t this just the same generic anime that’s been made a thousand times?"
Yeah. Of course, it is. But let’s be real—a story about a loser turning into an unstoppable demigod always has its charm. And honestly? This one’s at least a little better than most. The animation is decent—definitely better than some of its competitors—though the fight scenes could use more polish, especially since this anime leans way more into brutality than others in its genre. Even the opening and ending songs? Absolute bangers.

Now, about the characters besides our all-powerful MC...
Do you like tits?
Do you like mesugaki?
Do you like lolibaba?
Do you like a little homosexual rigamarole?
Oh, baby, you’re getting all of it.

Sure, some of the characters can be annoying at times, but at least they don’t act like someone took a steaming shit on their breakfast every single scene.

All in all, it’s an enjoyable anime, but definitely not everyone’s cup of tea.

And one more thing—this anime teaches an important lesson in case you ever get reincarnated into another world and betrayed by your party:
NEVER FORGET TO SAY THANK YOU.

Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I’m Actually the Strongest — Can we be done with these so-called "weak" classes that are OP as heck but paired with what I can tell is the most egregious choice of picking an even worse MC?

"Turn off your brain and just enjoy the ride, no matter how truly good or bad it is." Don't you feel that lots of people have been calling shows as is and think that they can emit the same feelings as you do? It's definitely annoying, yes, but this repetitive trope will never go away for shows that "feel" like they deserve the ... quote above but end up being severely underwhelming, so there's no justification to prove otherwise. Case in point, novelist Ibarakino's Fuguushoku "Kanteishi" ga Jitsu wa Saikyou Datta: Naraku de Kitaeta Saikyou no "Shingan" de Musou suru a.k.a Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest, is yet another story in the vein of weak-willed MCs that have OP powers attached to them but couldn't even muster one single ounce of a personal conviction for the audience to connect with him/her.

Sometimes there are throwaway characters that duly just need not be cared about, and yet, there's MC Ein, the young man who's the butt of the joke being given the "Appraiser" skill from birth (as are others being done the same, being god-given), so while some people are born heroes, Ein unfortunately belonged to the boons, destined to be tortured by people as a tool for their bidding and cast on the wayside. However, one such misadventure led him to die a painful death after surviving such a harrowing life...only to wake up at the foot of a World Tree, only to recover miraculously alongside a new eye that he lost trying to deal with S-rank monsters the moment he walked out of that Sanctuary. With the right equipment, one's garbage is another man's treasure, and Ein effectively gained that treasure by having part of the World Tree as his new form of sight after losing a part of his eye, which, when paired with his Appraiser skill, becomes a tour de force to be reckoned with. Also, being kind will get you a love interest. See where this is all going?

Despite having the major plot quest of the World Tree Spirit of Yuri and her guardian of Ursula to find her other sisters, Ein having to start from scratch to improve his skill, and speaking of his new Spirit Eye being able to attain powerful abilities from just about any human or monster to make it his own, that alone should be enough to suffice his Appraiser skill being mended into a skill that finally makes him strong, and for good reason. However, the reason standing that you'd think that his personality would follow along as well...nope, it was a total misdirect to think that Ein is like Honey Lemon Soda's Uka Ishimori and deals with her bullies all the same by the "forgive and let live" rhetoric. In fact, Ein's world has already been stretched to the point of determining who excels and who falls, and at the scrutiny of his once captives, Ein chooses to do the same but sometimes has second thoughts and thinks twice to commit to the full deal of ending his captives' lives for being unsalvageable, hence his goody-two-shoes personality of just wanting to forgive because there's no reason to fight against one's oppression out of jealousy, even if it's out of revenge. That should have been a massive red flag, but yet, this is his personality, and I kind of wonder what the author is smoking with his character.

And as if the harem of the World Tree sisters and guardians all goo goo-gaa over Ein once they get to know him, it's just a trope for crying out loud, but a trope that's manifested in the wrong way (despite it being essential for Yuri's quest).

In the 5 years of anime since its inception in 2017, I always thought that Okuruto Noboru is one of a handful of 3rd-rate studios trying to be the solution to the problem that the anime industry has had for years at this point, though the studio's biography just doesn't paint a good picture overall. Needless to say, next to the rather great showing of Spring 2022's Tomodachi Game, which has a similar premise and setting, the production never came close to that grittiness with its revenge-edge style story, instead opting for rather standard animation that just gets the job done. I mean, that's fine and all, but it's just nothing special.

Even the OST is rather lacking and is just white noise overall. As "good" as both Asterism's OP and 22/7's ED songs are, they would've been fine for other shows, but this show is just only fitting for Asterism, and 22/7 finding their song here just does not fit the narrative whatsoever.

Don't go thinking that Fuguushoku "Kanteishi" ga Jitsu wa Saikyou Datta: Naraku de Kitaeta Saikyou no "Shingan" de Musou suru a.k.a Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest will be anything like Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi a.k.a Redo of Healer, because as a revenge story, it's just very tame and just not executed all that well. Even as a guilty pleasure, the number of issues outweighs the good, and it will only frustrate you to try and connect with this show, where subpar writing doesn't make a good show.