Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
grr_mal
I watched this because of a 1min YT short. I was almost discouraged by its lower than average rating but after watching it I felt the low rating was undeserved. "Typical isekai slop" never stopped me from watching a show or give it a low score, if you are watching an isekai you expect it to begin with and rate in comparison to the median in its field, not in comparison to pulitzer-winning novels.
This actually went surprisingly well for an isekai power fantasy. I loved episode 1 fast-forwarding the most boring and cookie-cutter part of every isekai start in place of its opening credits - either truck-kun or in this case overworked man collapsing. It even threw in a funny curve ball into it with him surviving and not getting isekaied and going to live a slow life in the coutry side of our…
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ass dont bother.
Every episode is just a random woman coming up and throwing themselves at the MC for whatever reason and they always end up sleeping in the same bed for some reason. For god's sake just watch the first minute and you'll realize how ass this show is. ITS A FUCKING SLIDESHOW.
There is nothing to discuss about this show. Its so average in every possible category that it actually becomes ass. Even for it's intended audience, gooners, its trash. I mean at that point you might as well just watch hentai and you WILL have a better experience, not even for gooning.
God bless any poor soul who actually watched through this, deadass coma inducing.
Read at the sourceBDells1979
Well, after watching all 13 episodes, my analysis thus: I LOVED IT!
Such an interesting concept. I would love to see more isekai of that sub genre! Getting to flex our worlds creations to a fantasy world and seeing their reactions. Reminds me of "Restaurant to Another World". and yes, "Campfire Cooking", which I also enjoyed. But this anime takes it to the max level! Watching an elf eat ice cream for the 1st time is interesting... but watching the common folk freak out over clothespins is pure cinema.
Maybe i'm just a simple creature, but I loved this isekai helping. I'm definitely the target audience. The creators weren't trying to win awards. I believe they were just trying to bring some enjoyment into our lives. well, SUCCESS!
They also leave room for a 2nd season. Well, in the word…
Read at the sourceAbdiel7
In “ChiefGamer” we trust. I saw his oh so valiant warning of a review, but foolishly, I ignored it.
What a trainwreck!
To preface my review, I will inform you that I have not read the source and have very limited knowledge of how well this fares as an adaptation. I’m grading merely what I’ve seen in the animation.
Sometimes it’s important to watch shows like this despite the warnings because it allows you to understand why their predecessors were so great. It allows you to separate the wheat from the chaff. It hammers home the fact that not everyone can do the job, and also informs of the troubles in the day-to-day workings of anime production. This is yet another “Tonsuki” disciple hoping to make their mark. To their chagrin, they fail so abominably in this adaptation that I shudder to…
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Dang this anime really got treated in the worst way ever, this is the third time I watched quality story but the adaptation got my neck hanged.
100% this series needs more better adaptation because definitely has good potential especially the ecchi part ( Iam so disappointed and really excited at the same time whenever thinking about this) because it's contain something we don't get in the averages Isekai story nowadays.
Can't imagine how spectacular it gonna be if this series get same treatment like Highschool DxD or others ecchi anime.
How they using great angles to show the boobs, the ass, the miss V, the feet, the neck, etc etc.
How they drawing a detail's of every inch of the body.
Absolutely it's gonna so excited like what I expected.
The fanservice of this series definitely a…
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It wasn't great from the beginning but it was passable until the last episode which was appalling.
It is like junk food for 12eps. The heavy oily kind. Like turning your mind off and watching it to pass time.
The animation is bad. I don't think any effort was out into it. Sometimes it feels like manga panels slideshow. The background score is either generic or absent.
The story moves very fast which can be a pro or con depending on what you value. If you value deep characters then there is no time for that. But if you are watching this then you just want to pass the time so this is a pro since you don't feel objectively bored 🥱.
Anyways the last episode completely downgraded this from a 6 to a 1. You might think it's extreme but imagine eating junk food and finding a dead cockroach…
Read at the sourcePrashantttt
To be honest, in the beginning I seriously thought this would be your average cringe isekai, as always. MC gets isekai’d straight from his bed into another world. Nothing new.
I had zero expectations from this show, but somehow I reached episode five without getting bored, which honestly surprised me.
The main reason I clicked on Daily Life of a Middle-Aged was harem and romance. Did I get what I came for?
Absolutely yes.
The show has harem moments, it has romance moments, and it clearly pushes adult jokes and situations in a comedy way. The only thing missing is that the studio didn’t go all the way. These MFs should have given us uncensored scenes too.
There is also a loli character who is overly bold and obsessed with the MC. Since it’s Japan, I wasn’t surprised at all. I knew somet…
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Story
If one were to summarize this show in a single sentence, it would be "a very shallow isekai harem that is generally family-friendly but occasionally teases adult content". The narrative moves too quickly, which prevents us from getting any deeper background or satisfying development for the threads that are introduced. It follows the classic formula of the genre: the protagonist starts as a nobody in Episode 1 and becomes the biggest fish in the world by the end of the season.
Art Style
Most of the visuals are average, but there are a few scenes that are noticeably lacking finishing touches. Overall, I would rate the animation and art style as very slightly below average.
Conclusion
There are much better anime available in this genre that use a similar scenario. If you have already…
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"around 40 otoko no isekai tsuuhan", when i watch this anime, i can't help but think ; isn't this just a rip off from campfire cooking? i mean, can you even judge me? both protagonist has basically the same plot ; both are middle aged, both are teleported to isekai with online shopping skill, both can exchange isekai money to yen currency, and both can simply buy items from modern world and sell it to the isekai with absurd price. this anime is basically the same as the campfire cooking except some slight difference :
1. in this anime, the mc just randomly teleported into isekai. not like campfire cooking whose the mc was summoned alongside other heroes.
2. in campfire cooking, the mc is a loser but in this anime, the mc is like text-in-the-book of womanizer. he literally having relationsh…
Read at the sourceSilvverbeard
Insane premise, insane writer, insanely low budget, TOP SHELF KINO
In Arafo Otoko, Kenichi Hamada fulfills the dream shared by all Japanese middle school boys and black-company corporate wage slaves alike; which is of course to get isekai'd into a classic medieval fantasy world, but you still get to keep your access to Amazon so you don't really have to work that hard or give up any of your video games and stuff.
Following in the footsteps of Charles Manson, Kenichi masterfully woos multiple unsuspecting medieval females between the ages of 13 and 20 by posing as a merchant from a far off land and impressing them with his many Temu items from the future. This convinces them that, despite being a 40 year old loser, he is a superior male worth mating with because he has dollar-store plasti…
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Ok then, let’s talk about this anime honestly. For me, it’s just another generic isekai. The animator even made a short recap at the beginning of the first episode about the typical "recipe" of a peaceful isekai — so they kinda knew what they were doing.
What I like about this anime? Hmm… it’s simple and easy to watch, that’s why I still follow it.
Something I don’t like? The MC’s personality. That “Sorry, I already have a wife… but if you insist” type of attitude — bruh, seriously? but its a bit funny sometime HAHAHA.
As for the animation, it’s alright. Not amazing, but not bad either — just nice for a generic isekai.
Storytelling? Meh, I don’t really mind it. I’m not watching this for the plot anyway haha.
Read at the source-Tenshiko
Surprisingly really good. It could do better, but it's just rare to see some good story development and world building with all the anime that's been coming out. This is a gem in a rough. With all that being said, a solid score of 9 may be given by me considering its potential into being something even more if another season is introduced
The set up of the story may give people mixed feelings, but for people who sees things from multiple perspectives and can separate objective from the fine line in the norms of society- this is something you might want to try out for your self. It's an anime that isn't focused on simply the harem and fan service and really is giving you a reason to keep on watching waiting on what could the next thing be on the list for the story to go to.
Although, t…
Read at the sourceKawakiYamaguchi
i am bing watching this anime and watching this for first time also, so in conclusion i feel so annoyed that they made gourment main focus despite it not being mentioned in summary or genre. it should be more about him getting into spotlight as he struggle to live a normie life away from everyone's eyes. but no, the raid on bandits for rescue of primula is short with no harm received to his own party, he defeated a 2 story tall spider like nothing, and found rare gems casually buried in mountains, like i get it that old time didn't have technology but fact that he found all these resource close to cities so it's so senseless that these gems weren't already discovered. like even normal sense is thrown into trash and made soul focus on gourmet, like dude what the heck? i rather watch food wa…
Read at the sourceMei_Misaki_09
I don’t usually write reviews anymore, but I think people need to keep an open mind about this anime.
This adaptation leans more toward a chill setting—a slow life in another world. Right from the start, the MC’s goal is simple: just to live peacefully. But to keep things interesting, the story cleverly adds some tension and interactions that disrupt that peaceful goal. It creates a nice balance: it’s not too boring like some slow-life anime can be, but it also doesn’t go full action-packed chaos.
There’s also a harem element, but it’s done in a good way, not overly forced or distracting. Yes, the pacing feels rushed (as with many promotional anime), but somehow the character introductions feel natural and flow well with the progression of the story.
Who would I recommend this anime to? An…
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I saw some of negative reviews regarding this isekai with a sol element , looks like kids didn't like fan service which more like a mature romance b/w mc and characters .
Actually it's a common trend people hate whatever studio or author do to gain some attention .....if there is progress in romance then people have problem if there isn't any progress e.g rent a gf then people have problem . So, i advice if you looking for a peaceful iseaki with some decent fan service then , it's for you .
Warning , this show can trigger hunger so , make sure you have snacks to eat otherwise you will end up in suffering .
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i actually thought the anime started out okay, feels pretty interesting though it kind of reminds me of "tondemo sukiru de isekai hōrō meshi". like the concept is pretty similar where both mc got transferred to another world and able to bought things online from their world.
however halfway through the anime, it just kind of get really sleazy or something. like every woman just started throwing themselves at the mc and the mc seems okay with it, to the point of bathing or sleeping with them. i honestly thought it weird out the anime and makes the plot very confusing.
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It honestly would have been so much better if they didn't have the gag of the MC sleeping with everyone. It would have been more fun if it was just all the girls being thirsty for him and he has to find ways to rebuff their advances. Instead we get him cheating on his wife when she's not looking. The art is fine, just your standard style, nothing special. The characters are the same, just standard, nothing special; no one really gets any development, except maybe Anemone, with most of their personality centered around them just being attracted to the MC. This anime has an interesting premise, but the poor execution puts it on the mid tier, so while I didn't have to slog through it, it didn't impress me enough to recommend it to anyone.
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Started off entertaining enough, a lot of plot points were rushed to fit into 12 eps and just like in the manga the ending was atrocious. The nobles and the royal family are absolute c*nts to drag Keinchi and his entire family of women and a child into a battle that could have lead to death. All for the sake of entertainment. If that is not bad enough, the fact that that bratty princess' idea of solving this is to then make him give her a priceless gift in exchange for a pardon for crimes THEY committed to HIM is utter bullshit. What's infuriating is that he ACCEPTS the deal with no resistance. And they are all smiles again. What an absolute joke from the author. Pure filth.
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Overall I like this series, but its not for everyone
Take the gimmick of Campfire Cooking's 'online shopper' combine it with Saving 80,000 Gold's premise of selling those goods in an isekai world, and combine it with the slow life elements of Farming Life, and this is what you get - kind of.
Personally I prefer this to Campfire Cooking, for one thing it's a slightly more believable approach, which is something Saving 80,000 gold got right, if you have access to such products you sell them for a considerable profit to fund the goal of a slow life.
That is the premise of this series and where it is at is strongest Our MC dies of overwork, is isekaied, finds he has the online shopper skill and item box, and decides to use both to fund his slow life.
So lets get into the issues
The 'rules'…
Read at the sourceDynaBlaster
I thought for a moment about making a proper analysis and a serious review, since it's not a preliminary review anymore, but I mean, come on. The show doesn't treat itself seriously, so why should I? Also, it's not like it's unenjoyable despite being bad, so eh. I'll leave most of it as is.
Dear reader. I don't care how high or low do you think the level of my intelligence is. I think that this show did not respect it, no matter its quantity. If you've ever seen another trashy isekai, especially one that has some sort of trans-dimensional trading system in it, then you've seen all the gimmicks that this anime will have going for it. The plot of "Arafo Otoko" is as one-dimensional of a Campfire Cooking knock-off, as one can make. And generally it's a happy mishmash of isekai slop tropes in…
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