Bladed_Asskicker said:Ok... I'm sure there are people out there who like the other characters and their involvement in the story and whatever. And I'm glad, really, I'm happy you're happy... But I can't be the only one who jumped on this train for the novelty of having a spider protagonist, right?
That is where the viewerbase is divided.
I started this anime precisely because of the spider, however the story and overall plot seemed interesting. But shitstain and his party just became unbearable for me, not the humans themselves, just this side. The demons and monsters are great too.
Bladed_Asskicker said:
I mean, come on... If I wanted to see every generic iseaki ever, I would literally see any other generic isekai ever. (there are quite a few, btw)
Every time an episode centered on the rest of the cast comes along a part of me dies inside. I literally DON'T CARE about any of them. The most charming character of the bunch is... Actually I don't know, because they have no charm to speak of. They could be walking planks of wood with a piece of paper listing the trope they represent and the show wouldn't change in the slightest.
They did become unbearable, so I just played it at 16x the speed, until I got to the other interesting parts (Kumoko, other humans, demons, monsters, etc.) now I can't even bear that so I just skip parts entirely. Even as trope characters, they just fail completely for me.
Bladed_Asskicker said:
And if you want an example of something else deeply wrong with the show, take this episode: decided to do the climax of this little mini ark the teacher character had, but that really doesn't work all that well when it's 2 episodes of ham fisted exposition followed by 2 minutes of fighting! This thing would have been waaayyy better off as a 12 episode show focused on nothing but spider gal doing spider things, instead we got a hot mess of convoluted "storytelling" without even the courtesy of any eye candy to sweeten the pot. This thing had potential, but any and all possible joy it could have produced has been snuffed out by contrive plot points and pointless digressions, and this episode is the PERFECT microcosm of JUST THAT.
Took me hours to understand the plot, the fact that there are about 3 timelines till about ep 3 and then it's mostly 2 (I think, stopped really caring) + the constant jumping around n stuff... really doesn't help the average anime watcher, and makes a bad case for the anime itself.
I skipped around the episode and am rooting for Hugo, but that is about that, don't care about it at all.
However, I actually don't agree with the complete separation of everything else besides Kumoko. Because I enjoyed the other aspects of the show, sometimes almost as much as Kumoko's struggles for survival and her just being a funny doofus.
Bladed_Asskicker said:But whatever, I made it through 21 episodes of this bs, might as well grit my teeth for the final 3. I can promise you that I won't be looking back fondly on this show, though...
Same, 6/10 at best though. Plus considering what I've read and was told about the LN (true and best form to experience the story) and Manga (no Shitstain party and I think barely any humans)... might as well just look for a better story.
The fact that the author has it out for the standard isekai hero tropes AND MADE THIS SIDE OF HIS STORY INTENTIONALLY BAD, just makes this a bad story in my opinion... I would understand it if there was heavy character developmnet in relation to Kumoko's struggles and the labyrinth arc, but as I've read, that isn't really the case...
Hence, I have to agree that this story is wasted potential.
Side note:
Funnily enough Kingdom has bad adaptation for 2 out of 3 seasons, but the quality of the story, characters and setting outweighed the bad adaptation for me :D. Plus season 3 is looking like a 10/10.
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