Introduction
Tragically perishing from overwork, a young Japanese woman is reborn as Dahliya Rossetti, daughter of a newly entitled baron. Her father, Carlo, is a beloved magic artificer, a maker of magical tools. Inspired by him, Dahliya uses her memories from her previous life to create practical inventions and become a magic artificer like Carlo.
A few years later, the now adult Dahliya has made a name for herself and has gotten engaged to her father's apprentice. However, her life takes a turn for the worse when Carlo suddenly passes away and her fiancé leaves her for another woman not long after. Although having to fend for herself, Dahliya is not quite ready to give up on her dream of becoming a master artificer yet. She may be a single woman but, with the help from old and new allies, she is prepared to overcome any obstacle in her way.
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Audience reviews
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Czj221
A simple but sweet story. That's it.
Dahlia, our freaky genius girl, has reincarnated into a world of magic and adventure, but unlike other isekai stories, her reincarnation has little relevance in this anime's plot. Though mentions of her past life are sprinkled as random afterthoughts occasionally, this story focuses its entirety on Dahlia's development of magical devices for everyday use.
Of course, the show begins with more gusto and intrigue outside of inventing, but the quick pace quickly tapers off after episode three. The show becomes so slow that we, the viewer, become victims of an onslaught of repetitive still shots that have absolutely nothing to do with the scene at hand (i.e. the leaves on the windowsill of the trade guild that I could most certainly draw from memory at t…
Read at the sourceOneeSama
The show is stereotypical and predictable but that's what you'd expect from your seasonal isekai trash.
I'm not even sure why they made this an isekai reincarnation when it has nothing to do with it. The entire story can easily be written without it. In fact, you forget that this is an isekai while watching it. The only use that it has is as the source of her basic daily use inventions like a hairdryer or foam pump. People from their world invented things like air conditioners and street lights so her "otherworldly unique item ideas" gimmick is useless. Make her into an inventor with unique ideas like the other great inventors and toss the isekai factor into the garbage bin.
The death of her father is random. He's a young healthy guy that suddenly collapses and kicks the bucket. Yes, thi…
Read at the sourcejus7aguy
This is a slow-burn slice of life type anime. Yes it's set in a "fantastica land" the protagonist has been reborn into, but it's not about the swords and sorcery, there's no high-drama or empire spanning plots. There's no dastardly villains that need defeating, this is, if you were to really narrow it down, a coming into your own as an adult story. The character development of the main characters is well done and the side characters are "mostly" well done. There are one or two that could have been fleshed out a bit more and their relationships established, but to do so probably would have detracted from necessary time spent on the main characters. The "drama", what there is of it, develops in the small bits and the small moments.
Characters are showing growing by small things like subtle…
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The best way to describe this anime would be the equivalent of the first half of a low drama pocket book. That's not to say it's bad, but it definitely fits the genre. It's a really sweet story, though incomplete, and it drew quite a few laughs from me. I was also never bored throughout the show despite the lack of drama, I managed to watch it all in a single siting if that's any indication. I really love the relationship that's developing between the mains as well. Friends to lovers is a favorite of mine and they had had me blushing on occasion. So if pocket books are your thing it's not a bad way to spend an afternoon, but it's also nothing special. Like many other's I noticed the sharp drop in animation quality near the end of the series, and I do think it sours it a bit. Combined with…
Read at the sourceKarysuuwu
Madougushi Dahliya wa Utsumukanai was such a refreshing watch! 🌸 It’s incredibly light-hearted and calm, with absolutely no drama, no action, no intense fighting scenes, and zero anxiety-inducing moments. This anime stands out as a breath of fresh air in a season full of action-packed shows, and I loved it for that.
The story unfolds at a comfortable pace, making it a perfect choice to finish in one day without feeling like you’ve wasted any time. It’s truly the kind of anime that leaves you with a warm, peaceful feeling after watching it. 💖 I really, really hope there’s a season 2 in the works, and I can’t wait for it to arrive!
Read at the sourceSingle_fighter
The review for this anime in general looks flat. It can be understood because it is a slice of life genre which is usually a boring genre if the author cannot provide a magical touch that can make it interesting. I try to explain what I think is lacking in this anime story, namely the concept of a story about a magical tool craftsman, from what can be observed the main character does not have an ambitious goal or create a revolutionary tool that can have a big impact on the storyline, what's more the background of the main character's story is a Reincarnation from another world who should be able to get better knowledge and discovery references as a comparison from the two worlds he has ever passed through. The focus of the story concept about this magical tool should be more considered or…
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Characters are a 1/3 - None of them are annoying but no one notable either. Aside from her love for her father and magical devices and that she's kind, is there anything notable about her? Interesting? Not really. This is what is expected from any anime that at most only has 12 episodes in a season. With so little time, you're never going to get fully fleshed-out characters you can truly feel for. This applies to the FL as well as the ML. Show, don't tell. That's the rule in films and animation. Glimpses of their pain are not enough. You have to immerse your audience, a 10-second flashback or a 5-second scene of being ogled at isn't sufficient enough for the audience to connect to the characters. Being told "My friendships keep failing because I'm too handsome" will never be as impactful a…
Read at the sourceKamitori
tl;dr
"Dahlia in Bloom" is a low-budget anime with average art and animation, though the character's eyes and emotional expressions stand out. The isekai aspect feels unnecessary, as it doesn't impact the plot at all. The world-building and the magic system, particularly the creation of magical tools, are well-executed. The characters are nice but underdeveloped, especially the side characters. The story starts strong but loses momentum after episode six. If you enjoy shows like "Ascendance of a Bookworm," you might like this one.
The review:
This anime has a low budget, and despite that, they managed to create something enjoyable.
The art is a low-mid tier, the eyes of the characters are the only part of the art that is really good and noticeable especially how the emotions are shown th…
Read at the sourceUrsaw
Cheap, uninspired and excruciatingly boring. It's just poorly animated off-model people sitting and having baby's first attempt at dialogue over and over and over again. I did exhale through my nose one or two times in the first few episodes while heroine was dealing with the divorce proceedings, but it all just kept going downhill from there.
Moving forward from the divorce it's more or less the same scenario repeating every few episodes. Someone says "I've got a problem", Dahliya replies "I've got the solution for it right here, give me a minute to craft it". She slaps together a prototype thing, it becomes immediately successful, everybody claps and takes the rest of the work off her hands to do it behind the scenes while she indulges her drinking problem with her not-yet-boyfriend.…
Read at the sourcekamelhamel24
Just finished the final episode, and I was unfortunately very disappointed. The premise of the show was interesting, the slowly budding romance was natural and sweet, and the drama and business ventures were engaging. But as the episodes continued, the animation quality declined drastically and the plot slammed on the brakes.
Firstly, the animation was never incredible, but it started out decent. However, with each episode, characters looked more off-model than not, and still-shots slowly increased. The last episode was the worst, with more than half of the episode being still-shots of some sort. Absolutely unacceptable quality.
The next drawback was the plot's pacing. The first three episodes had good drama (though it was a bit quick in my opinion) but it helped get me hooked. However,…
Read at the sourcejoemaamah
I've been holding off on writing this review, because I kept fearing this might end up in the weeds. But after the season end, I have to admit I've really enjoyed how the season progressed, and appreciated most of the decisions for the direction the producers took this. I was a little leery with ep 1 and the isekai angle. I saw no real reason for it. It does come into play slightly, but not like your usual trash isekais. They could have fairly easily made this a fantasy type SoL which is really what it turns out to be.
I liked the art overall. It's not knock your socks off, but it is very sweet, colorful and well rendered. Nice background work. I thought the animation was a touch above average for this type of series. There were some shortcuts, but nothing blantantly distracting.
The ch…
Read at the sourceRickcir
It boils down to a slice-of-life anime in a world where magic is real, but is essentially technology. It's used to imbue items with various effects. Wind and fire magic makes a flamethrower or hair dryer. Ice magic makes a cooler. Fire magic makes a boiler. That type of thing. Dahlia is isekaied after dropping at a young age from overwork - it says something about Japanese culture that so many Manga and Anime share this trope. Her pops is a well known "artificer" who has invented numerous magical devices and she's raised by him in a house that's also a workshop and lab, where her memories from the previous life are inspiration for new devices.
The eisodes cover several months of her life, her friends, and her building relationships. It's an anime anyone can watch.
The animation is averag…
Read at the sourceMarinate1016
Dahliya in bloom is the latest in a recent trend of female led isekai about magical inventions. Honzuki, Tenten Kakumei etc., were all great for me and Dahliya’s no different. While the story isn’t anything to write home about, I really fell in love with Dahliya as a character and enjoyed her personal journey. A cute, smart, independent and badass female lead is my weakness and Dahliya had it all for me.
For me the big selling point is Dahliya’s magic device business which usually revolves around implementing common things we have on earth in a fantasy world. She and her father tinkering around in a lab for half the season before bringing products to market, and then her doing it on her own later in the series. Seeing a female character whose motivation isn’t romance or chasing after a gu…
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