Audience reviews
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BYZANTIUMN
Are you not a conceited a$hat?
You will like this one.
Characters you truly feel for.
A world that could use expanding, but what they show has enough detail to enjoy and feel thought out.
Dialogue that will get a tear or two from you by the time you're done it.
Some pretty solid animation at times, especially the fights. Carried by out-of-the-ordinary character designs.
Some issues with CG that were par for the course the year it released, but nothing like Berserk remake or Golden Kamuy. I would say if you watch anime for the visuals you will probably only see this as a 6, but if you watch for the emotions and character dialogue you will probably put it a 7 or 8.
Worth your time.
Read at the sourceSneezySaturn
Faraway Paladin is the epitome of Mid.
It is the exact definition of an average anime. It’s an issekai about a normal guy who dies and becomes a strong guy in a different world. He’s stronger than most people, but not too much stronger than everyone else.
What stands about it?
Nothing
It dips it toes into multiple categories, but doesn’t commit to any, so it becomes this stale, lukewarm show. It tries to be a smart show by having the protagonist think about his moves during battle, but there isn’t a huge focus on this and his moves don’t really combo together, it’s more that he just uses different moves after others. It tries to be comedic sometimes, but not enough to be a comedy issekai and often the humor doesn’t land. It tries to be serious sometimes with religion and people’s pas…
Read at the sourcePandora_Harvent
I don't think this anime is recommended because of many factors and I might stop watching it because it's too boring.
1. I don't see clearly his purpose.
2. Learn from many books but still look very stupid, this is the saddest thing about this anime.
3. Wasting too much time on things that are less important.
4. A prosperous kingdom that is large enough but ignores the small villages around it.
5. The horrors of demons or beasts that smother civilization are not very clear.
Will (Main Charater) make me surprised when he gets insulted but there is no anger or feeling to defend himself. Looks stupid even though he has read many books and learned from a wizard who is quite smart.
The story is too long-winded and always discusses unimportant things to spend the duration so it looks boring.…
Read at the sourcePlk_Lesiak
Really don't get the hate for this one, although I understand the arguments about it being unoriginal and low-budget. That second part of the season definitely suffers from low-prodction values and the intriguing prologue transitions into a much more traditional isekai adventure.
HOWEVER... There's a lot that I deeply enjoyed here. The protagonist is overpowered, but throughout the story he learns to also rely on others and that strength alone is not enough. There's also absolutely no trace of harem here, which is such a massive bonus from my point of view it deserves an extra point by itself.
Also, while a bit clunky, there's a lot of cool nuance to many of the major characters. The protagonist becoming something of a religious zealot and being actively guided by his patron goddess is n…
Read at the sourceLil-Chromie
Read the light novel or manga. The light novel and manga are utterly amazing. Full of character and life. This show feels like a soulless version of them. The story is interesting, but it does nothing to take advantage of being an anime. Will monologues as much as he does in the manga and novel, instead of using visuals to communicate the same information. The soundtrack is generic and ruins the tone of a few scenes. The LN is one of my favorite series of all time and this adaptation does not live up to it's standard. Buy the LN on Kindle its pretty cheap.
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The Faraway Paladin
I didn't think my enjoyment of this series would be controversial until I read through some of the other reviews. I was honestly surprised because, for me, this series not only broke the mold for isekai but did a great job just as a series in itself. I can, and will probably, boast about all the aspects that had me watch to the end, but there were a few key factors that led to my ultimate appreciation of what I'll refer to as "Paladin". This is a series unlike many others I've seen, and if similar, it's to series I hold dear.
It's safe to say that what I personally appreciated about Paladin is similar to what i appreciated about Star Wars episode 9. In Episode 9, JJ Abrams made a point to axe everything that occurred in Episode 8, effectively making like 8 never happ…
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Writing reviews can sometimes be kind of a pain… BUT I just had to write a review for this one. This anime is rated pretty badly with many negative reviews, so I needed to add a positive one. I LOVED THIS ANIME (at least for the first half Lmaoo).
I don’t watch shows because of the technical elements or any of that. Sure, the production quality and having believable characters and all that type of stuff is important. However, overall enjoyment, excitement, being left on the edge of your seat, laughing, crying, and just feeling happy from watching a show is what really makes it great. The technical elements make a show better but there’s not much point to it if the show doesn’t make you FEEL things or want to continue watching the characters. I understand what some people say about fantasy…
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Another case of an isekai being far better in its manga/novel form, and its adaption being worse. It's definitely not a 4 or a 2 (lol), but it's no 10. The anime about halfway in starts doing time skips to whatever destination the MC is heading, and does tldrs about what happens sometimes in order to gloss over what could be seen as "boring stuff" which took it down a few notchs.
Unfortunately, I can't state whether this is the same as the manga, as I haven't read it past the middle anime ish part, but overall, I felt like the manga even for the first 6 episodes is the better form to enjoy instead of the anime version. Which didn't do bad, the anime did get me teary near episode 4/5 but it definitely wasn't as good as the manga.
Art is fine, not unbearable like some others say, but it doe…
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Isekai, baby. It's never going away.
You just have to get over yourself and get off the isekai hate train for a second to enjoy these shows anymore. I saw so many other reviews for this show hating on it because they couldn't see past the genre and comparisons to other shows. I've been guilty of the same thing, but right now for some reason I feel like being real generous to this show and defending it's good points.
First off I love the way this show handles its religious aspects. I think in our modern world full of cynical atheists, religious figures are often used in media as a sort of strawman punching bag. Look, I get it, the Catholic church was historically a political super power with less than altruistic motives. It's an easy target for hate and makes your worldbuilding process si…
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There are very few anime (and less isekais) whose plot does not revolve around eating the turnip of the protagonist because it is impressive. In this anime, people's feelings are taken seriously, with elaborate dialogues (that few subtitlers have been able to reflect) and entertaining and complex characters.
It is not perfect, but it is certainly better than "Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu", where the protagonist after living lamentably for his lust, is reborn and does not change his immoral attitude.
I have seen hundreds of animes and most of them are copies of each other and they fight to make their breasts bigger or show more attracting more wanked teenagers and causing them an unhealthy nymphomania. I am very happy that there are animes like this one, where if you say somet…
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This show is fun, it spends the first few episodes with a small selection of characters and makes you care about them, so that when they experience hardship later on, you feel for them.
I've heard that people say the main character cry's to much but I reckon for a teenager they do a good job of it. I guess the people that think he cries to much which I saw not here but on a reddit post somewhere I promise are used to unrealistic portrayals of iron willed and heartless 14 year olds.
Animation is nothing special. I've heard a lot of people say it's bad but I honostly didn't see anything that was very jarring.
Story is fun, so far haven't seen much after the prologue but I am hoping it picks up a but more and forces the main character to experience more loss. Also I think he might be gay o…
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Really very good anime that perfectly combines sad moments and how to deal with them. It shows that despite the difficulties we have encountered, we can always go forward and change. This anime also shows that even if we are ashamed to complain to our family, friend or someone close to us, it is worth doing it, not worrying about what he/she may think, you just need to let the sadness out of you, and the person close to you in it will help. After all, no one who cares about someone, doesn't want their loved one to feel suffering, consider themselves as no one, etc., right? We can also see that the distinction between race, gender or whatever is not important, it is not appearance but character that counts. Every person loves and feels the same and every person for someone close to his hear…
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I've watched this anime since the very start and I've finished it! I loved almost everything about it. I saw many of the reviewers not liking it and I respect their own opinion, but for those who wants to watch it on their own and checking the reviews if it's worth their time, well the only thing I could say is to check it out for yourselves and go for it.
Some minor spoilers up ahead I love the story at the very start, a story of three heroes of old who've lost their humanity yet still have it (you'll know what I mean), this three are amazing their bond is amazing it might not be as realistic per se (duh their undead)but I am very satisfied about it, some parts of the story isn't too appealing in a way, but nonetheless I liked it. The characters after the three monsters is honestly not…
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I'll try to keep this short.
What Faraway Paladin does well compared to so many other Isekai is that there is a heavy focus on character and world building.
We get the main character, the protagonist, who unlike 95% of all Isekai out there, has actually been given a character, he has a personality, and yes Mushoku Tensei also does that, but that's where the similarities end.
You get to understand the characters in this, their motivations, goals, history, and their personality. it makes you want to spend time with them and learn more about them, and one of the best points is, it doesn't have them act out of character either.
Usually with these types of anime, the supporting cast tends to fall to the side, but here Mary, Blood, Gus and Menel are all given focus and development
Then there…
Read at the sourceMega_Mega
Saihate no Paladin does right what most other isekai stories do wrong. Instead of wasting time lampshading tropes, it decides to just tell a good story.
Isekai stories almost always have impossibly strong protagonists who are strong for no real reason other than to be a power fantasy for viewers/readers. Will, the protagonist of this show, is strong, but not invincible, and the audience can see the progress he makes in his training as he grows up. The arc where Will is raised by his undead adopted family is one of the most genuine and heartwarming things I've seen in a show like this.
Many detractors compare this show negatively to Mushoku Tensei because the shows have the same basic concept (a person being reborn and having a second chance to grow up in a fantasy world), but that's a p…
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MINOR SPOILERS
Story 8: The story is interesting, it develops points that I haven't seen in other isekais and the protagonist is developed from the beginning, which was a great thing for his independence and the rest of the story.
Art 6: The animation is bad or at least very limited, the anime would be better with better animation, however, nothing was so bad that it prevented me from watching or took away the quality of the story. Sound 7: The dubbing was well done, I liked the characters' voices and the acting of the voice actors, the songs in the anime were good, but sound effects could be better.
Character 8: With few characters presented, the anime developed well, the protagonist was able to demonstrate an attractive personality with pleasant development, as well as very inte…
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First of all, I'm going to talk about the author of the work, who is a great Mushoku Tensei phenomenon, that is, in this anime we see the origin of the work with a very good animation and a fantastic soundtrack. Besides, you can appreciate the creator's love for Mushoku Tensei since he focuses more on giving the protagonist a very unique personality, trying not to repeat the mistakes he made in his previous life. With this we see a world of magic and fantasy type but only the first chapters already show you that it is not any generic isekai. I really like how the protagonist is raised and how the parents influence his thinking. With this, he not only greatly expands the depth that they give to the protagonist but also to those who accompany him. Anime is very nice to watch and if you like…
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Oh boy, where do I begin with this one?
If there was one positive thing to say about this anime, it's how it made a great first impression when I first looked into it. I have no idea what the story, went into it blindly and was genuinely curious to know more about it. If only I knew to avoid this.
Story: 3/10
Watch this anime until episode 5 and then stop. Do not watch anymore after that. It turns into a dull fantasy adventure where the main character becomes too powerful to fight against and talks like a doofus when he comes across new people. First, impression-wise, what once felt like a gritty and dark fantasy story, turned into a light-hearted, inconsistent, and boring story where the main character always wins no matter what.
Art: 4/10
Again, only the prologue deserves the spotligh…
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If there are 2 things that I can learn from this show, it's the quote of “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”, and that the author Kanata Yanagino is a nice and cool dude that not a lot of authors like him actually interacts with everyone on social media, good or bad, for or against, with his utmost eloquence and politeness.
The reason why I quote one of Oscar Wilde's famous quotations is that Kanata Yanagino's work is definitely influenced/inspired from Rifujin no Maganote's Mushoku Tensei on its premise/theme. And because plagarism is never a wise move, everything else from then on was his own pure work, that with the help of his interests in tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons (he REALLY loves RPGs) and what was originally written as practice, Saihate no Paladin a.k.a The Fa…
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This show just feels pathetic to me. There’s a pang of desperation to it.
Its deficient attempt to reinvigorate the ossified corpse of isekai is meager and sad. Its cheap, shoddy animation and even cheaper, even shoddier CG is worsened by its dull, flat color palette.
Every line of dialogue grovels, begging you to care about its characters or its mechanics, but neither are engaging. Its exposition dumps are endless, sometimes occurring simultaneously with characters talking over one another. However, its verbosity is vacuous, and it features not a single moment of directorial inspiration.
A monumentally generous person would struggle to call this show mediocre.
Thank you for reading.
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