Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
aerogems
This is the anime I didn't know I needed. It's absolutely nothing special: A middle aged guy suffers an ignominious death and gets reincarnated as a kid in another world, and along the way he meets various people, overcomes challenges, and is basically way OP for the world. All pretty standard isekai tropes which have been done far better by other animes such as Reincarnated as a Slime, but there's just something so cozy and wholesome about this anime it's hard not to love it. It's not another gundam robot anime, it's not trying to be dark and edgy, it's not another high school drama or romcom, there are no world-in-peril stakes, the animation isn't even anything special nor is the writing. It's just a simple cozy and wholesome story that somehow manages to become more than the sum of its…
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"When he encounters and helps some soldiers tend to their wounded comrade, the group convinces him to accompany them to visit the nearby town's ducal family. Ryouma agrees and soon embarks on a journey to explore the vast world beyond his home."
This is a flat out lie. Ryouma pretty much goes to the first town he finds and then does very little interesting after the first half of the first season. If you read the description and assumed this was an adventure show, IT IS NOT. This is NOT an adventure show. It's, at most, a slice of life show which pretty much takes place in just one town and focuses on fairly boring business logistics.
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By the Grace of the Gods - A Cozy and Relaxed Isekai Slice of Life with Limited Impact
Rating: 6/10
Introduction:
By the Grace of the Gods is an isekai anime that aims to deliver a laid-back and soothing experience in a fantasy world. While it succeeds in creating a calming atmosphere and a likable protagonist, the series falls short in making a lasting impression due to its slow pacing and lack of substantial plot development. As an anime enthusiast, I provide a review of By the Grace of the Gods, shedding light on its strengths and weaknesses to help you decide if it's the right addition to your anime list.
Cozy Slice of Life in a Fantasy World:
The anime introduces us to Ryouma Takebayashi, a middle-aged man reincarnated into a fantasy world with a generous gift from the gods. He i…
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Seasonal isekai anyone? Animation is average, complete forgettable and uninspired, but not hideous. "Action scenes" are typically cut away from, and have zero suspense. Characters are fairly average, hardely any depth and mostly just empty shells that feign to have any emotions, but not the worst. Story is incredibly bare bones. Isekai, new world, op, magic... whoo exciting. There is literally no gimmick or any twists. Just kind of is. Pacing is slow and, if you are like me, will hardly keep your attention for more than a couple minutes at a time. Voice acting is pretty soulless and unconvincing. Relatively grating, but not the worst. Soundtrack is actually pretty decent, the op is alright and the ed is good, but not a great fit for the anime. There really isn't a whole lot to like about t…
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As a manga reader, this adaptation was both nice to see and a bit disappointing. The manga is full of world building, lore, character growth, and some pretty good action that all get cut for the anime.
They had a clear goal in mind for what point to end the season. It's a logical one, and they keep the pace pretty consistent. However, to get to that point, the show skips so much that it feels like parts and entire characters are missing.
For example, the manga has a mini-arc and fight scene in the mines that's completely skipped. It's one of the only times the protagonist actually gets angry, which is also shown through his brutal attacks, and you learn more about him through the interaction. Skipping that fight makes him seem extremely bland and emotionless, and it's like if Dragon Ball…
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This is the usual isekai where he has all the powers, literally all the magic, and he figures things out that no one else in the world managed to despite only having been there for three years. Everyone is always impressed by him, by everything he does. He's shy and always embarrassed about being praised, which is constantly.
The praise goes further because he's a child, even though he's a forty year old japanese business man. The usual thing. Although it's extra weird because they seem to be pushing some romance with an actual child and, again, he's a forty year old japanese business man. Although the guy isn't some pervert and there's nothing sexual about it, so your choice on how weird you find it.
He also starts out with super strength despite being in the body of a small child, to t…
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I'll personally never understand the low score for this one. Let me be clear, this show is by no means perfect, but I'll be damned if it doesn't do a fantastic job at achieving what its main goal is. Just being a relaxing look into the chill side of isekais.
This is my first review, I wouldn't have done so without a good reason and lo and behold here it is. The low scores given to this anime are so unfounded it doesn't make sense to me. This show was never meant to be an action packed isekai with bloody and gruesome fights to the death. It's about a protagonist who simply wants to experience a brand new world and live life to the fullest. An opportunist who's taking a rare chance at forging new relationships and acting (somewhat) realistically when placed into such a scenario.
I find it…
Read at the sourceZegion_Sama
Actually this anime is pretty decent if you're into Isekai & slice of life genre.When I started to watch this,I'm not really expecting anything from this anime cuz there's totally no hype of it but it's just a really wholesome show.There's nothing really much in the story cuz it's pretty straight forward. But it's not the story that made me stuck with this anime.It's totally because of wholesome content in it that I really love & wanna see more & more.()~spoiler warning
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Tbh, this anime deserve 7> rates cuz I myself really enjoy this that I finished it in 1 day.There's nothing really bad or nothing really good about it.It's just a normal wholesome…
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Honestly, it's better to think of this anime as a slice-of-life "isekai" anime. As it's not so much "Isekai" as it is "Slice-of-Life" which just so happens to have an "Isekai" type setting.
Basically, the focus of the story is following around the MC as he goes about his new life in a different world. But instead of fighting being a main focus, or defeating some antagonist. The main focus here is just watching the MC grow as a person and how they go about their life.
So the story itself can be very slow, as honestly, not a whole lot really happens that will draw you in. So if you don't enjoy slice-of-life anime. This isn't going to be tickling your fancy.
Story aside, the artwork is generic at best, mediocre at worst. It's not going to wow you, but, it's at a point where it is watchable…
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This anime is really good. I mainly decided to write this review because I don't understand MAL's rating for this anime. I see a lot of negative reviews of people saying how "it's boring and nothing happens". It's very unfortunate because, obviously, this anime is slice of life and it should be rated as such and not by action or shonen standards.
To summarize this anime best is how wholesome it is. The biggest source of enjoyment that this show gave me was definitely how relaxed, calm and laid-back it is. There is no actual confilct aside from the MC's inner emotional drama from time to time. The whole anime is about characters in a fantasy world being friendly and nice to each other, with no prejudice whatsoever. Something like this really makes you think about humanity's good things and…
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This anime is not for you if you are looking for: Drama, conflict, effort, epic battles, or anything more than a relaxing experience.
This anime has a mediocre story, but that doesn't make it bad at all since it's not their objective to make you feel chills or sad or any huge emotion other than satisfaction and happiness. That doesn't make it bad as some might think, but it won't appeal to a lot of people that might be expecting something more. This is a relaxing story where you can forget about your problems and live in a world where everything goes perfectly and everyone (or almost everyone) is a nice person.
I recommend this anime as a nice little story that makes you feel good, relaxed, and happy. The music is good and makes me feel nostalgic for some reason. The art style is pretty…
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I loved this anime. It's a very calming and enjoyable anime that you can watch without thinking about too much. The fight scenes are cool but they don't fight that often. This is an isekai but that doesn't mean it's bad in any means. The main character was isekai'd and got powers but he isn't over powered, he's just strong. The story is okay and not the best but it's the enjoyment for me. The characters are pretty cool and the art is good. Overall this anime was a 9/10 for me and i'm eagerly waiting for a second season.
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With each new season I like to read the synopses of the new isekai shows, not because I think they’ll be any good, but instead to see how the “standard isekai protagonist” has aged with the audience. It used to be highschoolers getting hit by trucks to enter the magical anime fantasy realm. Then it became college students, and now we have people in their mid-to-late twenties working soul-crushing IT jobs before biting the bullet. I can’t wait for the day when otakus are all geezers and we get to watch a show where an 80-year old dies of cancer and is reincarnated as a magical sword boy who gets into hilarious sexual encounters with girls 60 years younger than him. For the time being though we have the first isekai I’ve seen with the protagonist pushing middle age: Kamitachi ni Hirowareta O…
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To be honest, this show is just your feel good show for the end of a stressfull day.
It's rather slow paced and doesn't contain much action. It's not bingeworthy but rather digested in small episodes.
MC is a guy who is rewarded with a nice second life where he can do whatever he feels like after probably working himself to death in his previous one. He gets to live as a child again and while he has strong powers in all categories, he spends most of his time alone in hte forest.
And he choses to collect slimes.
But since plot has to happen a group of adult adventures find him and take him to the city where he interacts with real people for the first time in years. There he gets interesting jobs, such as... opening a laundry business.
There is no depth here, just good vibes.
6/…
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tl;dr no antagonist, no challenge, no development = no good
I am an isekai fan. You can hate on me all you want but I've seen more than my share of them, and unfortunately this one ranks among the lowest. I finished it out of spite so I could write this with a clear conscience. Here's why I hated this anime.
The MC is overpowered and faces no significant challenges. Everything works out somehow with minimal effort.There is no villain, handicap, or clear goal to overcome. If this were a slice-of-life that would be fine, but...
This anime spreads itself too thin. It never truly focuses on either the merchants, the adventurers, or the tamers, and that does it a great disservice. Each path is left half-developed, and probably would have made a decent slice-of-life on its own. Indeed, simila…
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Isekai, right?
If you don't have an open mind for this genre turn away NOW, no need to lambast negative reviews without bearing.
Now, that said, here's my review:
(This is as spoiler free as possible, with mostly vague or really vague descriptions and it's difficult to tell unless you've watched or read the story already.)
First off, this isn't a "I got hit by a truck and wow I'm OP in another world let's make a harem" kind of Isekai, it's more of the "My previous life was miserable but now I've been given another chance I want to do my best!" kind. These kinds of Isekai tend to be super slice-of-life-y and focus on character development rather than overlying major plot. (Think of developing modern tech in medieval times, those kinds of development happen instead of the "I'm gonna level-…
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Kami-tachi is a bit of a difficult show for me to review. Overall, I was impressed with the show and, during the early stages, was even convinced it'd be one of my favourites in the last year. So then, "why is it difficult to review"? Well... You know that feeling you get when you really like a story and it's turning out way, waaay better than you could have ever predicted or imagined, but then after becoming disillusioned, it starts to resemble what you initially expected & seemingly drops the ball for inexplicable reasons?
You know that unreasonable spite you feel towards it, no matter how self-aware you are that it's not the story's fault for any resentment you feel from the resulting emotions? Well yeah: Kami-tachi did this to me, so despite me being really happy that I got way more o…
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Welp, one more isekai with OP MC, I am getting used to writing reviews for those, as they come out every season. A twist tho: this one is a slice of life, not a power fantasy. Well sort of. Let me get into the details:
Art and sound - average in every regard. No horrible CGI, everything is drawn in a consistent way, so I don't have anything bad to say about it. Sadly, nothing good can be said either, it is just ok - nothing more and nothing less.
Story - like most other modern isekais - non-existant. At least this time MC does not try to show the world how cool he is, but he just wants to chill out and live a comfortable life. He gets his set of OP skills (can't be an isekai without those I suppose?) that help him in his "quest" and a mature mind to make a coin in this new world (although…
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Isekai has come out in full force recently giving us a lot of different isekai adaptations, many of which appeal to the same sort of video game inspired wish fulfillment sort of set up. And while there is nothing wrong with this on paper, it does end up feeling very samey when these wish fulfillment isekais hit on the same notes over and over again. Endless power, lots of cool video-game like abilities, and a harem of cute girls. I get the appeal but it often leaves a lot to be desired to me. On the other hand there is Kami-tachi. Don't get me wrong Kami-tachi is certainly still a wish fulfillment anime, and even includes the overpowered MC that everyone is in awe of. But it also provides something unique and valuable. Release from the oppressive modern day working environment.
Ultimatel…
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I loved this anime. It's one of my favorite kinds of anime. Relaxing and chill, Animal Crossing like vibes.
Lay back and forget the world is burning beyond your doorstep while a cute reincarnated kiddo runs a laundry service and makes friends. Has it's dark moments, but, it's all about finding peace after chaos and heartache.
Very lovely and heartwarming. Not too shounen or too shoujo. Just a good wholesome anime to help you forget your troubles for a short bit.
I expected it to be like "That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime" but, it's even more chill than that. It also reminds me of "Ascendance Of A Bookworm" a bit and "Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear". Bringing knowledge from his world to make this one better.
Major feels about the great care he has for his employee's wellbeing. He so scared to…
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