Nov 4, 2024
The current rating of 6.77 is accurate, if a bit high. I'd give it between 6-6.5.
As with many isekais, we do not get to see much of the MC's previous life or what her personality was like before. When getting reincarnated, she is tasked with the objective to judge whether the humans of this new world should be purged for their wrongdoings to the other races. This plot point is vital as it's what carries the entire story. Without it this could've easily gotten an 'iyashikei' tag as well.
While the following is mainly my critique points it has to be said that it isn't
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a BAD anime. It's just misguided. I'd say it's a typical anime to watch when you want to be in a 'brain empty, no thoughts' mood.
It is precisely for that reason I've given this a mixed review. Throughout the episodes it tries to be both an isekai and an iyashikei, honestly failing to achieve either properly.
As for the isekai part: She's a reincarnated adult in a child's body but apparently has the impulse control of a normal child. Her character is very one-dimensional and when she makes her mind up to do something she foregoes all the consequences. When reprimanded or faced with said consequences of her actions she comes to realisations that any adult should already know. An alleviating circumstance is that she is a noble's daughter, so it's understandable when she's reminded of her status.
This new world is consisting of 3 continents, with the story taking place on the biggest one. It's age would be reminiscent of European 16-17th century. There's magic, but not for the MC and the amount of times it's used throughout the 12 episodes can be counted on two hands.
The story takes place only in the northern province of one of the kingdoms of this continent/island, as this is the domain of the duke that is the MC's father. In this anime apparently the monsters are considered the persecuted races. If you're expecting dwarves, elves and beastfolk you'll be disappointed to learn that there's no mention of the first two and the third only make sporadic occurrences.
Regarding the pseudo-iyashikei: Her being at age 3 at the start of the story and age 5 later on work well to create moments of cuteness with the various animals she wants to interact with. While there is no problem with this in the first 3-4 episodes which are directed at world building, when the story HAS to move forward this becomes disrupting. This comes to a start at episode 5. This is where her being age 5 is working against the plot. It's also the first of the few times we get to see blood. The first clear signs that not everything is right with this world are laid bare which should set an ominous stage. Yet it once again gets interrupted with her trying to pet the fluff... What were we talking about? Oh yes, the extermination of all races by the hands of the humans! Oh look, a baby spider.. How are we going to protect the other races? Let's come up with a plan! Oh look, a fluffy little puppy.. Are you starting to see the pattern here? There is nothing wrong with trying to brighten the mood of the darker parts of the episodes, but when it become formulaic for each episode it gets stale.
This is my opinion, but her task from God would've suited an MC at the age of a teenager a lot more. What confirms my belief is that the art for the MC hasn't changed with her 'growing up' from age 3 to age 5. This is to retain the cuteness of the interactions. She's still as small and impulsive as she was 2 years prior. As it is the MC is just there for the sake of dialogue and the comedy of creating awkward situations. As a teenager she would've had a lot more presence and credibility.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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