Audience reviews
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Daylightfoxy
This show...is a genuine masterpiece this show honestly hit all the marks for perfect rom-com. The jokes are all in great taste and above and nothing gross either. Every joke landed not even 5 minutes into the first episode I was genuinely laughing.
The writting: beautiful written no artificial misunderstandings, no plot holes (that I could find), nor any plot convient "oh looks". The dialog feels natural and the characters blend well.
The Characters: are main characters tachibana and jinguji blend amazing together, their conflicts are very well implemented and shape the story well. Not to mention the humor each bring to the table. Both very different in a aproch but they overlap as well as any two friend could.
The Concept: and by this I mean the who turning into a girl thing. It's do…
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Like many anime, this one starts off fairly well, I’d even say the first scene is actually good. But the following scenes are bland and forgettable, and by the halfway point it becomes clear what this show really is. There’s a scene where the protagonists completely ignore a girl who has been enslaved, someone they could easily help, but they don’t even acknowledge her. It looks incredibly strange. Even stranger, in the following episodes they walk around with the very slaver who captured and sold that girl, and as it turns out, he knew the men who bought her planned to kill her. Yet our so-called heroes ignore this completely.
At this point, something becomes clear that wasn’t obvious at first: the protagonists have lost all compassion and any sense of decency. After that, any sympathy f…
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Fantasy Knockout is a tsundere gender bent boy’s love that is basically an Isekai version of Love is War. Whether or not it’s on par with the aforementioned depends on your comedy & character preferences, and due to the frequency of jokes & gags, these preferences will make or break the show.
The show is surprisingly mature regarding sexuality, masculinity, internalization & societal norms for a Romantic Comedy however at times the aforementioned maturity gets undermined by gags & jokes while topics used for jokes like slavery & body visuals are left in the wind to be ignored.
The main duo work well together although their hijinks & characters start to get a tad repetitive & regressive as the episodes continue, only being refreshed with the introduction of side characters. The side chara…
Read at the sourceKirbyCoded
Full disclosure, I went into Life With an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout expecting it to be bad. I love trash TV, and I love dumpster diving for shows that look like not very good, trashy fun. But the thing about dumpster diving is that among the garbage, occasionally you’ll find treasure. Life With an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout (which I’ll be shortening to Fabiniku from here on) is that treasure.
Fabiniku is, of course, an isekai with an overly long, overly descriptive title in both English and Japanese, but you don’t quite get what it says on the tin. It’s not *just* the story of a normal salaryman (Hinata Tachibana) getting reincarnated in a fantasy world as a hot blonde woman and getting told to go kill the Demon King, beca…
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Very quick review on this one: Stupid, but very well executed. Probably one of the best friendship anime I have seen in a few years.
Less quick, but still short. No real spoilers other than the mood you can expect:
I expected most of the character interactions to end up being one off jokes for the sake of a laugh without any substance, but the continuity impressed me each time something came up again episodes later. Characters with little impact early on are brought back later, each having developed in some way rather than being put in a vacuum to just wait for the MCs to interact with them again like you see in so many other anime.
The guys here actually go into the feelings that can make a guy uncomfortable and this does a good job of showing how easy it is for guys to ignore or hide h…
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Let's do this: I'll give it a 7 because at least the production value is decent, and I've seen worse with better votes (like Shield Hero), but as for the rest, there's little to nothing to talk about or enjoy about this.
The plot is what you've seen in dozens of similar isekais that did it better.
The art is mediocre, the animation is mediocre, the character design is uninteresting, and the worldbuilding is shabby.
They clearly leaned too hard into the gender-bending trope and didn't put effort into, well, anything else - another dishonest isekai who tries to do something different but ultimately fails at being compelling.
When are they going to learn that adding a little twist to the standard formula doesn't guarantee success if you can't present an interesting story, an interesting w…
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I was so upset by how this anime progressed; and to be honest, my main issue was with Tachibana.
Initially, Tachibana as a character felt like he had potential, with ideas of having years of experience as a 32 year old adult man dealing with issues that a young, attractive woman might face in a fantasy world. But instead what I got was is a clingy (manageable, can make it work), whiny (not fine), inept (*really* not fine) screaming child who could not stop and think at all throughout this series. No sense of strategy, no sense of responsibility, blamed his problems on Jinguuji, and cried like he was some kind of innocent victim when his situation was a result of his own choices and didn't takes responsibility for the impact his actions have on others. He, quite frankly, never thought abou…
Read at the sourceCrowTheCryptid
What the hell dude? I came into this show expecting low tier humor with homophobic undertones that I could cringe at, where did this genuine exploration of gender, relationships and identity come from??
Jokes aside, I'd heard that this show was pretty funny, but I didn't expect it to be so emotional and introspective as well. Our two protagonists have incredible chemistry and are both interesting and flawed characters. The art is really good, the humor is as great as I thought it was gonna be and while the worldbuilding appears a bit simple/cliche it definitely feels like there's more that we don't know, which keeps us hooked and hoping for an eventual sequel. As much as I'd recommend this show for the hokes and humor I'd praise it's heartfelt moments just as much, they really did a great…
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A show carried by its main characters and the fun conceit - what if your best friend was the cutest girl in the world? It's a little awkward at times but is mostly very charming, especially due to the acting of the two main characters (I watched in English). Fun fact, Tachibana is voiced by a romantic couple which I think has only happened before in Pop Team Epic. It's a fun friendship/romance/???? angle that you don't see much in standard anime!
This is only my second Isekai and it is not a genre I care about typically - that is still the case here. The most dull parts of this show are the weird RPG elements that make no sense given they weren't sucked into a game or something, the literal NPCs having no personality, and the played-out fantasyland world. Extremely shoehorned and would be…
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It is the story of two best friends who are transported into a world of magic and fantasy. Where one of them is transformed into a woman and the other is given a curse that makes him fall in love with his best friend. In other words, a man falls in love with a transsexual but that doesn't happen. At the beginning the series is very entertaining with its comedy but as the episodes go by it becomes very repetitive. The animation is quite decent, the soundtrack doesn't stand out much, the character design is good but I was expecting something more to attract me. There is a bit of character development but only in the season finale. If you like the isekai you can give it 3 episodes to see if you like it, otherwise you don't even see it, it's wasting your time on something that isn't worth it.…
Read at the sourceLoneWolf28
Surprise that this show got a high rating, when the story is crap, it tries really hard to standout in the saturated isekai genre by adding the gender bender twist, I don't have against gender bender, infact it was the gender bender that pique my interest on this.
This would have been a solid 6 or 7 if they continued the formula until the end, but nearing the end, they suddenly added a unnecessary drama between the two MC, which shows really how well the author can create story, which in this case, it shows that the author is trash, the author made the two MC fight over something childish then after everything it will get resolve immediately and the other MC didn't suffer any consequence just because of the villain manipulation BS, the MC wouldn't get manipulated in the first place if he/s…
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It was torture watching all episodes. I usually don't give 1 star. Most anime have USP based on which they try to sell themselves. Some have action, some have mystery , some even fanservice or slice of life or some pure enjoyment.
This anime had nothing, the sheer torture and boredom I had to go through, especially thinking it might get good later, thinking it has 7.5 rating, so it might get good later.
All expectations wrong. Imagine if in an anime there is a 5 minute scene of a MC praising a gender bender friend for 5 minutes in a monotonous voice, (dialogue like you are so cool, you are energetic, etc) imagine how bad can it be. For whole 5 minutes and that too in a monotonous voice.
So save yourself and avoid this piece of garbage anime.
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Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan (Fabiniku) made me give the first 10 for an anime, and it sure deserved a higher score and popularity than it has! Being a show that delivers exactly what it proposes, the characters guide the plot in a natural and funny way with engaging interactions without taking themselves too seriously. It's perfect for those who like the "characters carry the show" style, because everything — and then some! — which you will receive has almost no plot/objective development initially set (in a comically generic way, but still), so be warned!
Story: 7/10
Fabiniku's setting is the most generic thing you can think of and expect from an Isekai: Random teleport to another world, body swapping, extremely generic and unattractive locations that every low-budget Isekai would…
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This show is isekai junk-food comedy. What do I mean by that? Isekai as a genre is so pronounced in anime and manga that coincidentally, comedies that poke fun about them naturally will also pop up. The most notable one that I can think of is Konosuba, and honestly, this show doesn't quite match up to Konosuba in terms of premise and comedic timing. The show, I'll be honest, was something that passed time, but not particularly that great.
Most side characters are actually pretty entertaining to watch, whether that be the elf, Lucius and definitely Schwarz, which is basically a parody of Kirito from SAO. Even the so-called villians in the show add to the comedy and that's pretty on par for course for a comedy.
However, the main characters are kind of a let down in terms of how the show is s…
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This series is essentially what it says it is at the start. A romantic comedy between an old guy and someone who used to be. Tachibana and Jinguuji are two best friends who aren't very honest with each other despite them being decent models in human society. They suddenly get placed in an absurd situation where they get sent to a different world by a troublesome goddess. Tachibana gets turned into a woman and a curse gets placed on them as well. As a result, they are forced to critically look at their friendship and resist trying to fall in love with each other by trying to defeat the demon lord and break the curse. As they go on they struggle with the dangers of this new world. Maybe they think it's a curse, and maybe they are both acting out on natural urges because Tachibana is a "fanta…
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This anime is hilarious. I first was skeptical when I started, I'm not a fan of gender bending but I am glad I decided to watch this. In many ways this anime reminded me of Konosuba, from the type of enemies (or rather their relation to the main antagonist) they faced to the fact most of the problems originate between characters rather than between protagonists and antagonists. My only issue with the anime is that I wish it explained certain things more in detail, like how many gods are in this world and why a specific one is so popular as a deity. However, this anime more focuses on comedy than fantasy. The story, characters, and problems blended together so well and I only have fond memories of this season. I hope it gets a sequel.
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This is definetly the surprise of the season for me. First of all, with a synopsis like this, i really don't know why people didn't hype this one, over the other isekais of the season.
If you look at distance, it seems like a generic power fantasy parody isekai "with a twist". But honestly, it felt quite unique for me, as the most important thing here is the relationship between Tachibana and Jinguji. And, for my surprise, it is an Isekai that actually makes the "past life", or "life before being isekai'd" important.
If Jinguji was a solo protagonist for an isekai, he would probably be as boring as the "Cautious Hero". And if it was Tachibana, she would probably be the side annoying character. The anime works because their chemestry is amazing. The side characters are okay-ish, with exc…
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Fabiniku is a comedy and parody anime first and foremost. also don't be one of them who treats the isekai label as a derogatory symbol, you d be missing out.
Gives strong Konosuba vibes from start to finish, the comedy tone is more about isekai and games tropes rather than character-based and welp it is downright hilarious if you know the context.
Cringe comedy is also huge here, the guy is a girl and gets tonnes of attention. there is also an overpowered kirito Clone who acts like an edgelord (Who would have guessed XD). the only character who isn't very strong is probably Jinguji , who is kinda always playing the straight man.
The comedy hits, almost always, it'll make you cringe laugh, or just laugh or at least smirk at the tropes being torn down then and there XD a long-time RPG and…
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In every season there is always that weird show whose synopsis can make a lot of people disgusted or bothered by one or two things and although a show like Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to (Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout or abbreviated Fabiniku) is like one more isekai on the list, the “gender bender” element scares a lot of creatures who… don't even know what this is about. However, to point this out is to miss out on things that a comedy like this unexpectedly offers the viewer.
Created by a married couple made up of wife Yuu Tsurusaki and husband Chibimaru, this romantic comedy tells us about a man and a man who used to be a man: Both are teleported to a fantasy world thanks to the "blessing" of the Goddess of Love ; Jinguuji, a handsome but…
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Dear Yuu Tsurusaki (the author of this show),
I really wanted to like your work that features a gender-bender Isekai about two men being summoned into an Isekai world, and that the unpopular one is turned into a peerless, beautiful girl just because of the Goddess's mischief to see both genders hooked up together for a not-so-gay relationship before the world is destroyed by the Demon Lord.
It's just that I have a problem. And that is that I've experienced this before, but way better. Of course, I'm talking about Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy.
This Winter season on Tuesdays, we are presented with 2 gender-bender Isekai: mangaka Yuu Tsurusaki's Fantasy Bishoujo a.k.a FabiNiku, and novelist Hirotsugu Ryuusen's Kenja no Deshi. Obivously with the tipping Scales of Justice, there will be one go…
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