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| And...another one of those shows where the protagonist (Ein) gets treated like crap. The Appraiser talent seems to be a gimmick for this show's main character. Yuri seems to be the only one who adores him. Might have to see how far their relationship develop. Who knows, Ein could make some decent use wtih his Appraiser skill along the way. |
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| Novelist Ibarakino's series is just like the eon of authors who try too hard with their long-ass titles, but ending up not executing the premise all that well, where the "weakest is the strongest" trope never seems to die. Last season's Wajutsushi is the exception, though. ASTERISM's OP is just kinda meh, and why is 22/7 here doing an ED idol song of all things? MC Ein's god-given job as an Appraiser is the common denominator of the lowest of the low ranks, and no matter how he's treated, he still has to go along with adventurers of higher ranks (like Zoid and Jolene) than him to earn a living. And while being fed to the hellhounds certainly caught him with an injured arm and the exit blocked out with only what looks like an endless pit off a cliff, Ein can only commit suicide for a life he deems useless, only for a goddess to bring him to the rare place that's Yggdrasil for recovery, and then go back to the dungeon once again. But this time, Ein facing S-rank monsters like the Gremlin that met its fate by a Death Bear, it's a gruesome death, only saved by someone deemed worthy to save him back to Yggdrasil. This is really meh, if you've seen once, you've seen it all. |
KANLen09Jan 9, 7:05 AM
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| isekai where the protagonist is unlucky, treated badly and once again, we have an appraiser 🤦♀️ this guy could compete for the position of god of bad luck |
| This show feels like it could be a fun straight-laced fantasy. But let me give my likes and dislikes about the first episode. LIKES: I enjoy the unfolding of the plot so far. It feels like the start of a DnD adventure and somehow doesn't feel similar to other fantasies/isekais that have the same generic setting. Yes, the show has a job system and adventurers that go into a dungeon to collect materials, however the dungeon itself feels like it has a mystique to it that most other shows don't reproduce. The only shows that produce the same feeling that include dungeons (that I can think of right now) are Danmachi, Delicious in Dungeon, and The Unwanted Undead Adventurer. Ein (the main character) doesn't show too many signs of being a generic self-insert MC so far. But there's not enough here yet to know for sure, so I'll count that as a plus for now. The overall introduction and mystery surrounding the world tree feels fun and interesting, so I'm excited to know more. DISLIKES: The title of the show worries me about the direction the show will head in. I really hope that they keep Ein's progress slower, with him gaining more power little by little through hard work. I think it would make for a better watch than if they were to go the instant OP power-trip route. The characters that accompany him at the beginning of the show, Zoid and Jolene, are extremely lazily written. There's no nuance as to why, and how, they treat Ein poorly. They are written as cartoonishly evil and incompetent, which never works in my opinion (unless maybe your doing a comedy which this isn't). They bully Ein like they are actual 10 year olds. I think it would have worked out better if they were realistically driven to survive in the harsh reality of the dungeon and Ein was trapped not due to their "evil schemes", but instead to a mistake that the party made or an escape he couldn't keep up with. In that scenario he would have to deal with the cards he had been dealt from birth instead of the author trying to garner pity points from the audience with such a cheap attempt. The pacing of the show is a little off somehow. It took 15 minutes to get to the opening scene we were shown before the intro. There was no reason for us to have to watch Ein be bullied by Zoid and Jolene for that long given there was no depth in their interactions. I think around 5 minutes would have been fine and we would have lost no information or character development. It kind of sucks that we didn't get more substance out of this episode given it was the first. These are my main praises and complaints following the first episode. Feel free to reply and agree or disagree. |
| Squadillah! We're off! |
Reply to CocoaGalaxy
EP 1
Where is the 2x speed button
You know something is up when i already want to 2x speed at the start of ep 1
Ok so that whole scene is basically a waste of time
Anyway here is the op
So
Trying to resist the urge to say that this sure looks familliar
If i have to be honest the op doesnt give me high hopes for this
Like
They really
And yeah
This is horrible
I have half a mind to just drop it without even finishing the first ep thats how bad it is
13 mins which is like 2/3 of the episode later
...
What am i even supposed to say about this
20 mins of suffering later
This entire first ep was completely useless just to set up a cliffhang at the end
The ed isnt that bad its just
Like wtf I cannot stress how bad this episode is
(Hey is that 227 in the ed again?)
I have nothing positive to say about this episode
Possibly one of the worst first episodes I have ever seen
Basically almost 20 minutes of suffering just to setup a cliffhang at the end
They might as well have skipped the entire episode and started straight from ep 2 thats how bad it is
Its so bad halfway into the ep I already wanted to drop the episode
And just when you thought the worst was over they give you more suffering
Where is the 2x speed button
You know something is up when i already want to 2x speed at the start of ep 1
Ok so that whole scene is basically a waste of time
Anyway here is the op
So
Trying to resist the urge to say that this sure looks familliar
If i have to be honest the op doesnt give me high hopes for this
Like
They really
And yeah
This is horrible
I have half a mind to just drop it without even finishing the first ep thats how bad it is
13 mins which is like 2/3 of the episode later
...
What am i even supposed to say about this
20 mins of suffering later
This entire first ep was completely useless just to set up a cliffhang at the end
The ed isnt that bad its just
Like wtf I cannot stress how bad this episode is
(Hey is that 227 in the ed again?)
I have nothing positive to say about this episode
Possibly one of the worst first episodes I have ever seen
Basically almost 20 minutes of suffering just to setup a cliffhang at the end
They might as well have skipped the entire episode and started straight from ep 2 thats how bad it is
Its so bad halfway into the ep I already wanted to drop the episode
And just when you thought the worst was over they give you more suffering
| @CocoaGalaxy LMAO. I just put the pacing issue in my review. 15 minutes of nothing that could've happened in 5. |
| Squadillah! We're off! |
| Glad this shit got adapted. In for a treat. |
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| Good god this was more brutal than i expected, especially the scene where he lost his eye, i could almost feel that myself. It doesn't seem like a bad show though, the animation was pretty good (maybe too good at times, youch) and i enjoyed myself this first episode. I still don't really get the trope of the main character being treated like less than human by other, i truly don't believe people like that actually exist at all, but oh well i guess we'll get too see how far up he can climb. The OP and ED shows primarily female characters, hopefully it won't turn into any harem thing, if there's any romance i sure hope it will just be Yuri. The setting might not be revolutionary, but i am looking forward to seeing how the story develops! Poor Ein deserved a hug! |
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| Big, Fat, Voluptuous, Round Anime Tiddies. Had to make that joke lol, cause thats what that elf is and what people are here for. Lots of other cute girls too as shown in the op/ed. Basic weak mc getting betrayed trope but who cares about that. Here for the waifus. |
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| The first episode delivers a standard isekai setup with a decent twist. The protagonist’s hidden abilities are intriguing, but the episode leans heavily on familiar tropes, making it predictable. While the concept has potential, the execution so far feels average. It’s worth a watch for genre fans but doesn’t stand out from the crowd just yet. |
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| Worth watching or no? I’m passing on a lot of the slop I usually watch this season. Only checking out things that either have extremely pretty girls or genuinely execute the isekai/fantasy trope well. Thoughts so far? |
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| You know somethings bad when you just want to skip through it. |
| slop slop slop, worst season ever |
| That’s a lot of torture for the theme this show is going. But why? |
| Not sure what I just watched... but okay nb but also ng. |
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| Anime this season are getting better, they are follow the manga quite closely compared to before. |
| Oh boy another terrible "I can't believe its not isekai" where the mc is treated like crap for having a seemingly useless but actually incredibly useful power Not even Ayahai Takagaki (why is she in this show?) can keep me interested |
CocoaGalaxy said: @Marinate1016 EP 1 is really bad If you really want to give it a try wait for people to watch ep 2 and then see Im probably not even gonna give ep 2 a try just because of how bad ep 1 is Like even the other "mediocre" anime this season is better than whatever nonsense this is man I want my 20 mins back Nah I’ll just pass then because Thursday already got 8 shows lol. |
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| Pretty decent start to this anime, the usual low ranking party member tossed aside like fodder by the arrogant snobs. He almost died multiple times but thankfully got saved from that bear. Will be curious to see how he will use his new skills to get ahead in the world. Also looks like he will have an incredible harem at some point. |
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| This is one of the worst opening episodes I have ever scene, with one of the most pathetically lame MCs. If I heard the dialogue right, the guild appraises materials adventurers bring back, so wouldn't his appraisal skill be useful as a worker for the guild? Couldn't he have had a better life, working for the guild as an appraiser, and not risking his life, slaving for a bunch of arrogant jerks? — hypothetical questions, please no spoilers — The MC just stands there looking stupid, when the jerks say they're going to use him as bait, he doesn't run or fight for his own life, they even have time to laugh in his face and say a few lines. He some how survives the longest fall, landing in a safe zone where he is healed by the special water and a tree nymph (I think), what an incredible miracle. [ How the MC did not remember seeing a beautiful elf girl, I don't know ] He then wakes up to make the single greatest discovery in many many years, yet he doesn't do any investigation or research to find out more information, neither does he take time to rest and think through what he is going to do. He just gets up and leaves, saying, "Thanks & Goodbye", knowing full well it could be the deepest part of the dungeon with the strongest monsters, and he has no fighting experience or attack skills, but ignores all of that. He picks up a rock and starts walking, like he has this bold confidence and determination to get back up to the surface, only to be met with an S-class monster who cuts off his ear, but instead of running back to the safe zone with the healing water, he again stands there looking stupid, trying to pick up his ear, only to have his fingers cut off, but instead of running back to the safe zone with the healing water, he again sits there looking stupid, so the S-class monster cuts his body all up. Then when the S-Class monster attacking him, is killed by an even stronger S-class monster, instead of walking / running back to the safe zone with the healing water, he stays there looking stupid again, getting his face cut up. Some might say, "Oh he is in shock and that can paralyze a person", sure, that is true, but there is also the "fight or flight" response, yet not once did he tell himself to run, while he still could, back to the safe zone with the healing water, at any of these points. He is being sliced up, squeezed practically to death, and is about to be eaten, but all he can say is, "This is bad". [ I literally started laughing 😂 ] Then from out of nowhere, two beings save him, because the elf girl was worried about him and asked them to save him Then the MC gets to wake up with the beautiful elf girl, holding a cup of tea for him, what incredible luck. I hope the writing gets better later, because so far, this has not been good. |
ejleonJan 9, 8:33 PM
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.  |
Reply to Red_Ranger_Wien
Oh boy another terrible "I can't believe its not isekai" where the mc is treated like crap for having a seemingly useless but actually incredibly useful power
Not even Ayahai Takagaki (why is she in this show?) can keep me interested
Not even Ayahai Takagaki (why is she in this show?) can keep me interested
| @Red_Ranger_Wien Being an "isekai hater" is one thing, but to bring it up on a show that is not even an isekai, acting like "This is so bad, I am surprised it is not an isekai", makes no logical sense, especially since in recent years, some of the most successful anime, have been isekai. |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
Reply to ejleon
@Red_Ranger_Wien Being an "isekai hater" is one thing, but to bring it up on a show that is not even an isekai, acting like "This is so bad, I am surprised it is not an isekai", makes no logical sense, especially since in recent years, some of the most successful anime, have been isekai.
| Crazy how you just made up a bunch of shit that I didn't say or even think. Also just fyi success does not equal quality |
| if you ask me to choose between the the Amazon Prime ojisan or this Arifureta non isekai rip-off, I think I would go with the first one. At least, unlike Failure Frame this one doesn't have atrocious CGI (+5 points for that), that's good enough to give it another try next week. |
| No tomo malas decisiones, solo me gusta apoyar causas perdidas. Disfruté Mayoiga, Ou-sama Game, Evil or Live, Mirai Nikki, Big Order, Arifureta, Ex-Arm, Tesla Note, Shuumatsu no Harem y Platinum End nope les falle con esa, lo siento pero todos tenemos nuestros límites. Así de jodido es mi gusto en anime, ¡Y estoy pinche orgulloso de ello!  |
| Typical anime nowdays, weak person suddenly become strong cause they are given powers. The plus point is protagonist girl have a big b*** |
ejleon said: This is one of the worst opening episodes I have ever scene, with one of the most pathetically lame MCs. If I heard the dialogue right, the guild appraises materials adventurers bring back, so wouldn't his appraisal skill be useful as worker for the guild? Couldn't he have had a better life, working for the guild as an appraiser, and not risking his life, slaving for a bunch of arrogant jerk? — hypothetical questions, please no spoilers — The MC just stands there looking stupid, when the jerks say they're going to use him as bait, he doesn't run or fight for his own life, they even have time to laugh in his face and say a few lines. He some how survives the longest fall, landing in a safe zone where he is healed by the special water and a tree nymph (I think), what an incredible miracle. [ How the MC did not remember seeing a beautiful elf girl, I don't know ] He then wakes up to make the single greatest discovery in many many years, yet he doesn't do any investigation or research to find out more information, neither does he take time to rest and think through what he is going to do. He just gets up and leaves, saying, "Thanks & Goodbye", knowing full well it could be the deepest part of the dungeon with the strongest monsters, and he has no fighting experience or attack skills, but ignores all of that. He picks up a rock and starts walking, like he has this bold confidence and determination to get back up to the surface, only to be met with an S-class monster who cuts off his ear, but instead of running back to the safe zone with the healing water, he again stands there looking stupid, trying to pick up his ear, only to have his fingers cut off, but instead of the running back to the safe zone with the healing water, he again sits there looking stupid, so the S-class monster cuts his body all up. Then when the S-Class monster attacking him, is killed by an even stronger S-class monster, instead of the walking / running back to the safe zone with the healing water, he stays there looking stupid again, getting his face cut up. Some might say, "Oh he is in shock and that can paralyze a person", sure, that is true, but there is also the "fight or flight" response, yet not once did he tell himself to run, while he still could, back to the safe zone with the healing water, at any of these points. He is being sliced up, squeezed practically to death, and is about to be eaten, but all he can say is, "This is bad". [ I literally started laughing 😂 ] Then from out of nowhere, two beings save him, because the elf girl was worried about him and asked them to save him Then the MC gets to wake up with the beautiful elf girl, holding a cup of tea for him, what incredible luck. I hope the writing gets better later, because so far, this has not been good. Pretty much spot on. I really don’t get the fascination with this type of protagonist either. Why slow, bumbling oafs are so often chosen as main characters in novels or manga is beyond me. The way he behaves, it doesn’t seem like he has much practical experience delving into dungeons either. Sure, he knows the theory—like reporting changes not on the map to the guild—but his survival skills don’t match up to the years he supposedly spent trying to become an adventurer. |
Reply to Desi_Nehra
ejleon said:
This is one of the worst opening episodes I have ever scene, with one of the most pathetically lame MCs.
If I heard the dialogue right, the guild appraises materials adventurers bring back, so wouldn't his appraisal skill be useful as worker for the guild?
Couldn't he have had a better life, working for the guild as an appraiser, and not risking his life, slaving for a bunch of arrogant jerk?
— hypothetical questions, please no spoilers —
The MC just stands there looking stupid, when the jerks say they're going to use him as bait, he doesn't run or fight for his own life, they even have time to laugh in his face and say a few lines.
He some how survives the longest fall, landing in a safe zone where he is healed by the special water and a tree nymph (I think), what an incredible miracle.
[ How the MC did not remember seeing a beautiful elf girl, I don't know ]
He then wakes up to make the single greatest discovery in many many years, yet he doesn't do any investigation or research to find out more information, neither does he take time to rest and think through what he is going to do.
He just gets up and leaves, saying, "Thanks & Goodbye", knowing full well it could be the deepest part of the dungeon with the strongest monsters, and he has no fighting experience or attack skills, but ignores all of that.
He picks up a rock and starts walking, like he has this bold confidence and determination to get back up to the surface, only to be met with an S-class monster who cuts off his ear, but instead of running back to the safe zone with the healing water, he again stands there looking stupid, trying to pick up his ear, only to have his fingers cut off, but instead of the running back to the safe zone with the healing water, he again sits there looking stupid, so the S-class monster cuts his body all up.
Then when the S-Class monster attacking him, is killed by an even stronger S-class monster, instead of the walking / running back to the safe zone with the healing water, he stays there looking stupid again, getting his face cut up.
Some might say, "Oh he is in shock and that can paralyze a person", sure, that is true, but there is also the "fight or flight" response, yet not once did he tell himself to run, while he still could, back to the safe zone with the healing water, at any of these points.
He is being sliced up, squeezed practically to death, and is about to be eaten, but all he can say is, "This is bad".
[ I literally started laughing 😂 ]
Then from out of nowhere, two beings save him, because the elf girl was worried about him and asked them to save him
Then the MC gets to wake up with the beautiful elf girl, holding a cup of tea for him, what incredible luck.
I hope the writing gets better later, because so far, this has not been good.
This is one of the worst opening episodes I have ever scene, with one of the most pathetically lame MCs.
If I heard the dialogue right, the guild appraises materials adventurers bring back, so wouldn't his appraisal skill be useful as worker for the guild?
Couldn't he have had a better life, working for the guild as an appraiser, and not risking his life, slaving for a bunch of arrogant jerk?
— hypothetical questions, please no spoilers —
The MC just stands there looking stupid, when the jerks say they're going to use him as bait, he doesn't run or fight for his own life, they even have time to laugh in his face and say a few lines.
He some how survives the longest fall, landing in a safe zone where he is healed by the special water and a tree nymph (I think), what an incredible miracle.
[ How the MC did not remember seeing a beautiful elf girl, I don't know ]
He then wakes up to make the single greatest discovery in many many years, yet he doesn't do any investigation or research to find out more information, neither does he take time to rest and think through what he is going to do.
He just gets up and leaves, saying, "Thanks & Goodbye", knowing full well it could be the deepest part of the dungeon with the strongest monsters, and he has no fighting experience or attack skills, but ignores all of that.
He picks up a rock and starts walking, like he has this bold confidence and determination to get back up to the surface, only to be met with an S-class monster who cuts off his ear, but instead of running back to the safe zone with the healing water, he again stands there looking stupid, trying to pick up his ear, only to have his fingers cut off, but instead of the running back to the safe zone with the healing water, he again sits there looking stupid, so the S-class monster cuts his body all up.
Then when the S-Class monster attacking him, is killed by an even stronger S-class monster, instead of the walking / running back to the safe zone with the healing water, he stays there looking stupid again, getting his face cut up.
Some might say, "Oh he is in shock and that can paralyze a person", sure, that is true, but there is also the "fight or flight" response, yet not once did he tell himself to run, while he still could, back to the safe zone with the healing water, at any of these points.
He is being sliced up, squeezed practically to death, and is about to be eaten, but all he can say is, "This is bad".
[ I literally started laughing 😂 ]
Then from out of nowhere, two beings save him, because the elf girl was worried about him and asked them to save him
Then the MC gets to wake up with the beautiful elf girl, holding a cup of tea for him, what incredible luck.
I hope the writing gets better later, because so far, this has not been good.
Pretty much spot on. I really don’t get the fascination with this type of protagonist either. Why slow, bumbling oafs are so often chosen as main characters in novels or manga is beyond me.
The way he behaves, it doesn’t seem like he has much practical experience delving into dungeons either. Sure, he knows the theory—like reporting changes not on the map to the guild—but his survival skills don’t match up to the years he supposedly spent trying to become an adventurer.
| @Desi_Nehra Good points, I agree with you. |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
| Kinda slow ep 1 considering how many characters are in the OP and main art That said, I was waiting for this one, as it puts a real good twist on the genre that we will see next :D |
| bruh |
| I totally would've found a way to kill those 2 in his party. |
| Wow, Ein is annoyingly weak, but his kindness still shows. I have some high expectations from this series. Theme songs were epic. Are we finally getting to have an elvish harem paradise? An underdog series, from ground to top. |
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| What surprised me the most was the platform the tree was on. I don't know how it's described in the LN but I always thought it was on the very bottom floor inside a large cave or something, not some floating structure surrounded by rainbows and waterfalls. |
| Despite the title, the first episode didn't even hint at any strength he has, instead, he got bodied by everyone. I'm adding this to my slop list, I have to see where this goes. |
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Reply to Stark700
And...another one of those shows where the protagonist (Ein) gets treated like crap. The Appraiser talent seems to be a gimmick for this show's main character.
Yuri seems to be the only one who adores him. Might have to see how far their relationship develop. Who knows, Ein could make some decent use wtih his Appraiser skill along the way.
Yuri seems to be the only one who adores him. Might have to see how far their relationship develop. Who knows, Ein could make some decent use wtih his Appraiser skill along the way.
| @Stark700 we already know how shows like these develop. He'll be too timid in pronouncing her name let alone have a relationship. This is japanese form of fiction where calling someone by their first name is tantamount to having sex. |
| What a pointless first episode. They could have just replayed any episode from hundreds of similar shows and just told us to imagine this character there. |
| dude got his ass beaten for 19 minutes more than needed to move the plot along. i'll watch for a few episodes but idk. 2/5 |
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