Nov 19, 2024
There is one word that can describe the show: Forced.
I’m gonna stop you now, if you want to enjoy the show and just want something to fill your time, go ahead, it can do that. But if you’re looking for a real good show to talk about, this ain’t it. And you can continue to see why.
The plot? To put it simply, it’s like playing DnD with a lazy DM once every few months with no notes being taken. It’s a Shield Hero/Arifureta despair to victory style wannabe without the proper build up or effort to want to do so. They show his backstory, a
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forced scene to show his and the class’ behavior, him being abandoned, his despair at that, secret power reveal, and his recovery, all within the first episode.
Not revealing the actual details of the plot, it has the typical popularizing cliches, not the harem surprisingly, and convenient plot drops, things being perfectly in line to make things simpler. But this pushes it to another degree, setting sudden limitations, that would’ve affected earlier plot, to make the current situation more dire, then forgetting they exist in later similar situations and coming up with another restriction instead. Any minor obstacle is surpassed within the next few minutes without any build up, as if they were just setting it up as a safety net to stifle question. Characters, that seem world changing, are introduced and swiftly rid of, never to be mentioned again, solely to cover up plot holes or to show off the MC’s strength. There’s also sudden romance scenes that come out of nowhere, with the heroine falling obsessively in love with the MC quickly. And man, the author must’ve been horny while writing the first half of this show because people would not stop talking about how much they wanted to have a go and what they would do with the heroine.
The MC himself is as consistent as the plot, falling into whatever suits the current situation from a “I fake I’m weak to surprise the enemy”, to “Bring it on b**** I’m stronger than you”, or from a compassionate, caring, good hearted guy, to a “revenge is my only drive” character. They set some of these things up as if he’ll keep up the act, but then seem to forget they did this until later on, where they’ll touch up on it since it’s convenient, then forget about it again.
The class is given screen-time, but it’s more of a, this is where they are and what they’re doing, now back to the MC kind of thing, unless it advances the plot for the MC.
For the music and art portion, I’m not a good judge, so all I can say is it’s not bad. There’s a lot of cgi for anything more complex than moving just the upper body. And a lot of repeating frames, with some looking awkward being looped. Some scenes don’t make sense, possibly due to plot changes. Music jumps around a bit, but isn’t over excessive and used appropriately. Otherwise it’s your average dark themed anime style.
Overall, I’d say it’s a mediocre show. Good enough to fill time, not good enough to recommend. Thought they almost recovered at the end until a forced edge-lord romance scene was placed in. I would watch a second season, but I’d rather the studio spent the effort on another more worthwhile show.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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