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Mark_013
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At its core, this twelve-episode anime is a fairly standard fantasy series with no major surprises—except for one thing: the protagonist, Dariel, is actually allowed to get close to his love interest, marry her, and even have a child. That’s still a bit of a rarity in this genre.
While intimate moments like kisses aren’t shown, there are at least some sincere, warm hugs that make the relationship feel believable.
Otherwise, the anime delivers exactly what the title promises: Dariel, a 30-year-old, is expelled from the demon army despite his outstanding work and must now fend for himself in the world. Along the way, he helps Marika, who, in gratitude, brings him to her village of Lux—and gives him a new purpose there.
The series focuses heavil…
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This is another same old trash story, the kind you keep finding in low quality anime again and again. Nothing new Nothing risky Same boring formula.
A main character gets kicked out of his party because he is weak, not worthy, useless blah blah. Then suddenly life gives him free upgrades. New power. New luck. New girls.
If it’s fantasy, it becomes a harem.
If it’s romance, he still magically gets a girl.
This exact storyline exists in hundreds of anime, and this show adds nothing new to it.
Chillin' in My 30s After Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army is just another copy in this tired pile.
Guy gets kicked out. Wanders around like a lost NPC. Saves a girl in a jungle. Becomes strong for no real reason. End of effort. End of creativity.
That’s literally the whole plot
Other than this…
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In my opinion was the best non harem non isekai good and simple with a decent story anime!
so.. this anime was the perfect combination .simple and accurate
To be more precise:
- we have a loser concept like an isekai MC but then it appears more like just a guy in his 30's who discovers he is enogh powerfull to take care of himself.
- Then we have some romance some comedy some action .
- The romance was perfect scene , a guy and a girl who likes eachother and don't hide the fellings,it was just like how adults handle the love situations -Quick story forword without scenarios who last 2-3 episodes🤣
- The action was good they gave us some "epic" fight scenes
- the comedy implanted between the frames was hilarious some of them more or less
-the story is simple and the plot is twisti…
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In short: Good. Not amazing, but good.
If you want something deep, fast-paced, or groundbreaking, skip it. But if you watch it at your own pace, without overthinking, it’ll entertain you.
Simple plot, wholesome vibes, and chill pacing, perfect for when you just want to relax. There’s a bit of fan service, but nothing crazy. The MC is strong, but not a “cold-blooded genius” or a “saintly hero”. He’s just an adult enjoying life with a few overpowered perks. It’s more about his daily life and bonds with friends and family than epic battles or complex drama.
The art is surprisingly good, and some fight scenes are fun to watch. But… in my opinion, the battles lack purpose or real motivation. Sometimes it feels like the show just thought, “Why not throw in some action here?” You could skip som…
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"Chillin’ in My 30s After Getting Fired from the Demon King’s Army" ::::::: now that’s a title that promises both laughs and low-stakes fantasy comfort, and it mostly delivers… if you know what you're signing up for.
This anime is what you'd get if you mashed together a fantasy RPG setting, workplace burnout, and a slice-of-life redemption arc, then sprinkled it with budget animation and an emotionally repressed protagonist. And weirdly… it kind of works.
The story follows Dariel, a former soldier in the Demon King’s army who gets unceremoniously fired and stumbles into a peaceful human village. Instead of vengeance or drama, Dariel decides to vibe chop wood, help locals, and accidentally become the strongest guy around after the gildmaster test. It's basically fantasy self-care.
But le…
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Despite the “Second Life” in the Japanese title, this anime isn’t an isekai. It features Dariel, a former high ranking soldier in the Demon King’s army, that was suddenly fired after his former boss retired. After that he wanders into human lands and due to various circumstances becomes an adventurer. The first half of the anime embodies the “slow life” in the title pretty well, as at this point he becomes overpowered and simply lives a relatively peaceful and happy life. He gets into battles, but is able to easily resolve them. There’s no harem, but there’s very easy relationship development with a single heroine, Marika. It’s a solid enough cozy anime, but nothing too special.
The second half goes in a different direction and takes itself much more seriously. One of the main themes expl…
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It’s easy to go in not expecting much. This is your run of the mill isekai.
However, as a “feel-good” anime, this is one of if not the best. It’s not without its holes. There’s a few plot points that get forgotten along the way. Perhaps it was rushed, or lost its focus, but the running theme of world peace and happiness continues to evolve.
Every character is lovable, and every chapter is closed in a satisfying way. My only complaint is the lack of time we get for the many fun lovable characters which I chalk up to the story being crammed into 12 episodes.
All in all, it’s a fun, colorful adventure that doesn’t try to do anything new, but ends up feeling nuanced in an era of anime that all try to stay exciting with twists and dramatics.
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If you're looking for a loving-caring MC without disgusting polygamy harem type of shit, this anime is for you! I highly recommend you to watch
It doesn't countain something special, the plot is just like ordinary fantasy anime, but it's still a good show to killing sometime. I give it 7/10 for the MC who focus on one heroine even though there's Yuusha (hero) and a few people who are looking on him.
(A little spoiler)
One thing i don't like is the ending, it's not kicking in my heart because no one is die. If someone die or at least seriously injured, maybe the villain can learn how precious his previous life is. It's just fighting with talking-no-jutsu and everything is happy ending. You may find it boring
Read at the sourceAnnihilatorX3000
As the title suggests, this anime's pretty chill. Dariel, the MC, isn't some typical shouty protagonist who wants to desperately build a harem or to take over the world - he's just a 30-year-old man doing his best after being fired from his job. It helps that he's quite OP, but he doesn't make a show out of that at all. Even in the face of Marika, who I'm sure the great Satou Kazuma would describe as just being boobs, Dariel remains respectful. Not even Tits McGee bodyslamming her mountains into Dariel's face practically every episode is enough to squeeze a single drip of nosebleed out of the guy - Dariel's just some guy, and there's just something so refreshing about that.
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Chillin’ in My 30s is easily one of the most wholesome media I have ever had the pleasure to watch and some of the most pleasantly spent 4 hours of my life.
I’m probably being a touch too dramatic, because it’s really got nothing special going on, but in a sense, therein lies its charm. It’s just really, really, really nice. I honestly haven’t got much to say. The title pretty much says it all. Dariel is a soldier in the Demon King’s army, but gets fired because his inability to use magic makes him useless. After aimlessly wandering through the forest, he encounters Marika, a beautiful village girl, and saves her from a pursuing monster. As thanks, she invites him to live with her family in the village. There he finds out that he is in fact not a demon, but actually a human, which explain…
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Chilling in my 30s is the perfect example of a slow-life anime done the right way. Don't take this the wrong way though. The kind of plot this show has is probably something you have already seen before many times: assuming you are already familiar with the slow-life isekai types. Yet, out of the many shows who have tried, none of them even come close to this one. In terms of storyline, characters and its faithfulness to its themes, Chilling in my 30s undoubtedly stands above the rest. These are the traits that can elevate an anime from a trope filled cliche mess already done a million times to a diamond in the rough that manages to keep viewers engaged.
However, despite its many positives the show is nowhere near perfect. As it is true for many other anime with 12 episodes the problem b…
Read at the sourceAbdiel7
Not sure why this is 7-overall? perhaps some of us didn't make it to the end. This was an easy, but incredibly satisfying binge.
The start is a bit rocky, but the more of it you watch, the more it grows on you.
This takes the "seemingly" classic; expelled from army/party set-up, and executes it on the highest level I've seen to date.
This is a great show, with almost no drawbacks. Can we give it a 10? No, it doesn't take enough risks and is the standard 12 episodes.
Started it, and couldn't stop until it ended, I was completely immersed, you can tell it was written with a lot of thought.
Usually, with this type of anime, I need about 3 sittings to finish them. This isn't your average anime fantasy, the likes of which are cringe, cliched, filled with worthless fanservice, harems and other…
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It was an enjoyable watch and the guy actually gets the girl, only problem being it wasnt built up that much between the guy having feelings so it was kinda just plopped on things.
Other than that its the stroy of an enjoyable outcast who uses his knowlage to re-build a town and make relations with the humans and deamons.
Meanwhile the idiot that fired him is spirling the entire army into oblivion because the MC was actually usefull.
"Plot twist" near the end was kinda cool.
Mediocre anime, but it had interesting parts so thats why it gets an extra half point for being more decent than average.
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For me as the show went on it grew on me and got progressively better. Sure it starts off with one of the well-known tropes but the story works because it's not about OP characters doing OP things collecting a harem and such, not even about defeating the ultimate evil. It really is a story about character growth, reflection and how when you have proper humans interacting in a story who are not meatheads, you can have proper dialogues and outcomes.
It can be generally light hearted with decent jokes and gags and while it doesn't explore some deep philosophical idea, this show is fun to watch, it's kind in the core and brings a positive message.
The pace of the show is really good and 12 episodes are packed with lots of events happening, it doesn't waste your time as a viewer and keeps bri…
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The title of this anime might give you the impression of Isekai Nonbiri Nouka or Pharmacy isekai or Campfire cooking isekai etc.. But that is completely wrong. This is a very very generic isekai show with plenty of action and drama. I wouldn't recommend this if you wanted a relaxing show like the above mentioned examples.
Plot
This is fantasy and not an isekai. Humans use something called Aura (and weapons) to fight and Demons use Magic. MC works as an assistant to the four generals of demon army. He is really really good at managing office work and is the favorite of everyone in demon army. But he cannot use magic for some reason. and he is fired due to jealousy. As he is roaming in a forest aimlessly, he happens to save a girl from a monster. our female lead who is also the daughter of…
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This series was hot garbage. It was mildly fun garbage, kinda like finding a really messed up sofa thrown out by the curb, but at the end of the day, still garbage. The best compliment I can give this series is that I didn’t actively hate it by the end, just felt kinda indifferent to it. Not memorable, but I wouldn’t say it was boring enough to forget. I will remember Malika (Marika?) at least.
Tomokazu Sugita [Gintama’s Gintoki], the voice of the main character Dariel was fighting for his life trying to carry this series, but his voice acting alone couldn’t pull it off. I did enjoy his performance though I wouldn’t say it’s his best, or one he’ll probably remember five years from now. Felt a bit like a paycheck show.
The title for this series is total BS. There is virtually nothing “Chi…
Read at the sourceAragane
Ah, "Kaiko sareta Ankoku Heishi (30-dai) no Slow na Second Life." How delightful. It's everything the title promises, really. The protagonist is chilling, and the pace is slower than a sloth with a hangover. This is the latest entry in what I like to call the "iyashikei isekai/fantasy" genre. You know the drill - horny protagonist, hordes of girls, and enough fanservice to make your eyes pop out. But fear not, for this show is a tad different. It steamrolls everything and focuses on the slice-of-life scenes.
Our protagonist is a laid-off demon army soldier. How original. And surprise, surprise - a girl comes along to save the day. But wait, they actually progress their relationship beyond the usual formula. It's almost like we have a slice-of-life anime here, folks. Except, there's an ove…
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This season of anime was filled with many wholesome fantasy shows and Chillin in my 30's was one of the best ones.
Its a nice wholesome journey about finding ones purpose in life, misconceptions one can have, fatherhood, golden/gifted child syndrome, healing from insecurity, trauma, and the scars of war.
Each character has their own personality, desires, and opinions about various things in the world and in a Naruto/Black Clover style- our main guy sheds light on many issues and may even in the future, cause world peace through empathy. The romance elements are great and have a high reward, especially for a show this short. The demon lord is an amazing character with an amazing background, and the little bit of world building we get is excellent. There's very little drama, the animatio…
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Chillin in my 30s is the latest in the Banished from the hero’s party style of show and it’s probably my second favourite of the bunch. A simple, yet rewarding and comfy story that I really enjoyed.
So story wise, chillin in my 30s follows the basic formula of an OP assistant to the Demon King’s army getting kicked out due to jealousy and taken in by a small village in the country side. What sets it apart from some of the other shows in this style like Beast Tamer, is that 1:There’s no harem, so the MC’s relationship with the main female lead takes priority and develops naturally. It’s not like one episode they’re together. It is a slow build-up and really rewarding when it happens. 2: The MC being a middle aged guy brings a level headedness to the story that a lot of these fantasy shows…
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This show in a nutshell: I got "Banished from the (not Hero) Demon Lord's Army" at the age of 30, did the exact same things that said show does with getting hooked with a woman, only that I've gone much further and succeeded in making a family with my partner! That's my retired 2nd life, with the only regret being in my 30s.
I can't believe my eyes to tell you that authors will keep trying to hem the exact same premises that does too similar to other works, with the only difference being that of how fast the progression will take that affects the enjoyability as a whole. Such is the case for novelist Rokujuuyon Okazawa's Kaiko sareta Ankoku Heishi (30-dai) no Slow na Second Life a.k.a Chillin' in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army, which is just Fall 2021's Shin no Naka…
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