Dec 2, 2024
I’m prefacing this review with one sentence: There’s a line between being dense and being stupid.
Any aspiring adventurer should be looking for information about the job. Early on in episode 1, the MC’s dad tells him stories about adventurers, and he’s ecstatic about it. I understand that he lived alone and didn’t have access to books at an earlier age. But after moving to the city years later, did his curiosity about adventurers suddenly vanish? Did he never once try to read books about it? Are you telling me he never tried to have a conversation with anyone about adventurers? Never even had a casual,
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mundane conversation about it? To the point where he doesn’t even know basic monsters like goblins?
Spoiler alert: later in the episode, he ends up facing a goblin emperor. And what does he do? He assumes it’s just a regular goblin and blames himself for being weak, thinking he needs to train more. Bullshit! Train that smooth brain of yours! Look for more information about monsters, plants, etc. The MC is close with the guildmaster. If he asked, I’m sure the guildmaster would be willing to give him some resources, yet he never tries—not even once.
If you think that’s it, then I have bad news. The MC also has an abysmally low ability to reason. Take the goblin emperor I mentioned above. Any sane human being would not associate a humongously large creature that can effortlessly hurl multiple tree logs with a weak monster supposedly meant for novice adventurers. In another episode, there’s a strange creature with wings and a big tail (Google Toothless dragon). What does the MC guess? It’s a frog. HOW?! And in the last episode, he apologizes to his sword for not having much action. Not having much action after literally preventing THE ANNIHILATION OF A COUNTRY! Sigh… Have you ever heard the phrase "saving fish from drowning"? After wasting my time watching this anime, I now genuinely believe the MC would actually fish a fish out of water in the future, thinking he’s saving it.
The only thing that can justify his mindset about the common sense of the world is that he lived alone in the forest for so long and never had any interaction with society. But then it comes back to the point I brought up in the beginning: the MC never tried to learn about the world, about monsters, about adventuring! He’s an actual blithering idiot.
It’s honestly unbearable. I’m just hoping that later in the novel series, he’ll eventually grow up and gain some intelligence, but I’m not patient enough to read the novel to find out. If you like extreme stupid misunderstanding anime, then this is a 10/10 anime for you.
All in all, this anime at the very least manages to achieve what’s written in the title, I Parry Everything. Although when I started watching it, I wasn’t expecting it would include parrying brain cells too.
Now, that’s enough negativity. I have to give credit where it’s due. Granted, the MC’s stupidity did lead to some hilarious moments that made me laugh out loud. But those moments can be counted on one hand. It’s not worth the brain damage you’ll suffer trying to comprehend the MC’s actions. Oops, the negativity is back. Sorry, I can’t help but berate the MC.
PS: As you can see, I’m only focused on the MC for this review because, well, he’s the damn main character. But, in short, they’re all idiots too, but the MC’s stupidity overshadows them like a moon casting a shadow over a grain of sand during an eclipse.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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