The previously bedridden Keina Kagami finds herself in the world of her favorite VRMMORPG—titled Leadale—after the life support keeping her alive fails. Reincarnated in the body of her high-level character, "Cayna," she notices that the world of Leadale is different from what she remembers playing.
As she comes to learn, two hundred years have passed since she last interacted with the world. However, this does not sadden Cayna—as it means that a new journey awaits her, filled with exciting prospects and unfamiliar faces all waiting to be discovered.
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ExemplarCayman
“I gotta say, tearing your own family limb from limb is a bit harsh.” “Sob. All I wanted was for my children to have a touching first encounter with their grandmother.” Easily one of the best isekai ever made, a hidden gem of a series that has more meat under its skin than it may look like at a first glance. Leadale is a slow-life isekai with a female protagonist and a VRMMO world turned real parallel world. I’ve seen about a dozen shows featuring these tropes in various combinations and all of them suck. And they always suck in the same way - either they forget thepart where they’re supposed to be isekai, turning into a generic CGDCT/shoujo/yuribait, or they forget the female MC + slow life part, turning into a generic SAO-clone dungeon crawler with a generic Kirito for a protagonist. Leadale, on the other hand, manages to succeed where those shows fail, and then raises the bar even higher. What truly makes it stand out is that it’s not an “isekai anime,” it’s a genuine work of dramatic fiction that happens to be in the isekai genre. The best comparison I can offer is with Monogatari - that one is also a genuine work of literature that makes use of anime harem tropes for storytelling, rather than just another harem anime. Here are some things Leadale does right:
Wish-fulfillment.
One of the easiest criticisms to make against an isekai is that it is pandering/power fantasy/wish-fulfillment. Usually, you can’t go wrong with that, but only because most isekai series offer a low-effort trash version of wish-fulfillment, not because the concept is bad in principle. Some basement-dwelling neckbeard getting handed status/power/women he doesn’t deserve and didn’t work for does not make for a very compelling narrative.
Cayna, the MC of Leadale, starts the story as a 17-year-old girl that has been stuck on life support in a hospital bed for most of her life. The first thought she has upon being reincarnated is, “hey, my legs work!” The first thing she does is eat a hearty meal in an inn, and the first words out of her mouth are, “I can’t remember when was the last time I ate not through a plastic tube.” You look at that and think, yeah, I don’t mind watching a story about her getting a second chance to walk around, see places, meet people, get drank celebrating with friends, wake up with a hangover the day after, start a family, and see her grandchildren - that is, have a fulfilling life that she was robbed out of by a tragic accident.
Actual intelligent thought put into isekai tropes.
The paragraph above is just one of the numerous examples of how the typical isekai story elements make a refreshing amount of sense from the logical perspective. The reincarnated Cayna is an elf, and the first natives she meets comment that they’ve never seen an elf before. Just a single line answers the usual glaring question of how come the locals never question the blatant alienness of reincarnators. In fact, a centuries-old elf visiting human settlements for the first time is such an ingenious cover story for a reincarnator, I’m shocked that no one (I know of) did this before. Just think how *perfectly* it fits the portrait of someone who lacks common sense and is ignorant about the most obvious things, yet simultaneously possesses absurdly powerful “cheat” abilities and talks about arcane matters beyond common folks’ understanding.
But wait, there is more - Leadale is the only series not just among isekai, but among all the elf-featuring fantasy I know of that does something with the implications of the fact that your world includes an “elder” race of people whose lifespan is counted in centuries and who don’t mind breeding with humans. And that is some mixed-blood characters having an awkward encounter with their great-grandmother that looks younger than them and whose thought process is incomprehensible to them.
The purpose of being an isekai story.
This is something very simple to test - ask yourself if the show would still work if it was just regular fantasy without the opening scene where a Japanese salaryman gets hit by a truck. For a depressingly high percentage of titles, the answer is yes, but Leadale isn’t one of them. There is another common elephant in the isekai room - how come reincarnators never give a fuck about their friends, family, and the entire world they left behind. It would make sense for Cayna to not care much for a life of being a bed-ridden vegetable, yet unexpectedly, she very much does. The only thing she has on her mind is to try and find the way back, or at least find some other people from her original world. There is a poignant scene where it dawns on her that it’s been 200 years, and everyone she knew is likely gone, so she has to hug her knees for a while in order to come to terms with it. This is how you do a reincarnation story.
Female protagonist.
There has been an outcropping of those in the isekai genre, and I’m not sure what for, as it is painfully obvious that most isekai writers have never been in a room with a female that isn’t their mom. Same deal, ask yourself if the story would still work if the MC was replaced by a male, and if the answer is yes, then the author has failed at writing a female protagonist. Take any iconic action heroine like Ellen Ripley from Aliens or Sarah Connor from Terminator 2. They kick ass and chew bubblegum, yet everything in their words and actions screams XX chromosomes, and it would’ve looked incongruous if male characters were saying and doing those things. And that’s how Cayna is, she might come with the standard isekai protag cheat powers package, but she shows very little interest in using those powers to assert her alpha-male dominance the way Kirito does. Her concerns are entirely private and/or interpersonal - helping people that make up her social circle, dealing with her newly-acquired isekai family, looking for clues connecting her to the original VRMMO, etc.
On top of being an actual woman, Cayna’s personality matches her profile as a teen that missed out on living through the formative teen experiences. She’s generally well-meaning, yet also short-tempered, self-conscious, and naive. She has trouble processing complex emotions, and really, really hates surprises, which leads to unreasonable outbursts she later regrets and has to apologize for.
Slow life.
Does a minor side character being catastrophically bad at winking advance the plot in any way? Does the shoujo manga roses background that permanently follows another character do that? A tiny mute fairy mimicking the MC’s facial expressions? No, what those do is being cute. Even with plenty of drama and deaths in the story, it manages to keep a consistent wholesome atmosphere. I don't really need to tell this, I can just let the show speak for itself. Here's an exchange from the second episode:
- Oneechan, you're leaving?
- Yes. But I promise I'll come back to see you again.
- Really?
- I'll let you know something super amazing. But you can't tell anyone, okay?
- O-Okay. I promise I'll keep it a secret.
- You know that silver tower beyond the mountains?
- The place where the bad witch lives, right?
- Believe it or not... I'm that bad witch.
- What?! But you're not a bad person!
- Make sure you keep it a secret, okay? I'm going to come back every once in a while to make sure you didn't tell anyone.
- Okay! But if you don't come back for a really long time, I'm going to tell someone.
- Then I'd better make sure I come back to this village.
It just radiates heart and wit. If I were to recommend this show to myself from a parallel universe, I'd just show this dialogue, that would be all I need to know it’s a well-written story.
The real character and story arcs.
This one is the total of everything said above. As the story begins, Cayna has trouble truly comprehending that the world she is in is not a video game anymore. This isn’t shown through some idiotic exposition, “these NPCs aren’t people, ay lmao.” It is shown subtly with Cayna and other characters’ behavior. She casually suggests crafting attack magic “consumables” and doesn’t even notice that everyone around freaks out over the prospects of freely-circulated weapons of mass destruction. She thinks about rewriting the personalities of her isekai children (originally custom-ordered NPCs) because it hasn’t quite dawned on her that they are people whose personalities are shaped by 200 years' worth of life without her, life in which they’ve played prominent roles in society and created multi-generational extended families. But Cayna doesn’t stay oblivious forever. With every new realization that people die when they are killed, that her combat pokemons have names, consciousness, and culture, etc, etc - her new reality slowly sinks in. Slowly but surely Cayna comes to fully appreciate and embrace the position she occupies in her new world and the responsibilities that come with it. This is what the story of Leadale is about.
The only reason I didn’t rate it 10 is that the adaptation adds some very unsound original scenes which stick out like a sore thumb.
9/10 for “this is how isekai can be like when written by real writers as a real work of literature, not an embarrassing attempt at fanfiction by some hikineet.”
Stark700
There are several items on the list that I usually check off before diving into a light novel adaptation, especially one in a fantasy realm. Does it have an interesting and balanced world? How does the main protagonist die and end up reborn into such a world? Does it have RPG elements? And most importantly, can I make it through more than three episodes? Don't worry, the last one thankfully doesn't apply to In the Land of Leadale. To put it into perspective, this is essentially a protagonist who ends up becoming a RPG character set in a world known as Leadale. Like most RPG games,there are classes and our protagonist Cayna is an elf, who specalizes in magic. As a spellcaster and elf, she can heal, cast deadly magic, and has rare skills at her arsenal. It's very spellcaster's wet dream when we think about it. But for Cayna, she's not there to level up her character to beat a game. She's there to learn about the world of Leadale.
As a common norm in most RPG games, there are NPCs, towns to visit, places to explore, weapons and gear to unlock, in-game crafting systems, quests, and monsters. If you've ever played a RPG game before, these should be common sense to understand. With Cayna's situation, she finds herself in the role of an adventurer while looking for other Leadale players. Be honest though, what would you do if you were in Cayna's shoes? You'd want to learn about other players as much as possible right? The only problem is that over 200 years has passed since she last played the game. That spells out problems of her familiarizing with the game she once played. And of course, a lot has since changed especially with wars. Cayna spends her days exploring Landale and learning as much as possible.
Watching Land of Leadale was a challenge for me at first, not because of its overused content but because the story pacing. The initial start felt sluggish, with Cayne's adventure having seemingly no set direction. She's there exploring a fantasy world but it's confusing about the true purpose of the show. Is it set up as a fantasy adventure or some sort of mystery with suspense and hidden secrets? Cayna herself is actually an engima because of her circumstances. However, she retains the personailty of a normal girl, without any sort of special trait besides her in-game status and abilities. That being said, you should expect this story to have a mixture of fantasy, adventure, mystery, and sometimes, slice of life. If you've played JRPG games before, then you may be very familar with these genres already.
Because she is the main protagonist, Cayne essentially carries this anime on her shoulders. She gets the most screen time and the majority of the supporting cast is overshadowed by her presence. Characters such as Key, Mai-Mai, Skargo, among others only have minor roles throughout the show. Their character development is very limited, if any. In fact, this anime treats them like side quest NPCs than party members or companions. Cayna's adventure often takes her to meet people and taking on quests that requires her to use in-game skills and knowledge. It's as if you're on the journey with her in the game.
Adapted by Maho Film, this is another addition to their roster of fantasy portfolio. The colorful world of Leadale contains lush lands with old style architectures and towns crafted from RPG asthestics. Cayne is known for her charming figure and personality. Other characters in the show are protrayed with RPG elements. That's not a knockdown to the show but the anime pretty much plays for itself. There's nothing strinkingly unique about the art style at all.
Land of Leadale won't hit different for what the story shows us. In fact, this anime represents some of the most oversatuarted RPG tropes you'll discover. Cayne herself is a character that you may or may not like. But at the end of the day, you're not going to get a showstopper out of this anime. Not at all.
Mcsuper
Here we go, yet another isekai, and there’s not much to say about this one, aside from the fact that I’ve played the ED theme for this show like a hundred times, it’s a generic plot line of “Person dies because of this reason, and is completely overpowered in another world”. It’s a slice of life isekai more so than action, and is just ok. Wish they expanded on the game mechanics and why Leadale shut down in the first place a bit more. My grading criteria: Story: /25 Art: /10 Music: /10 Characters: /20 Enjoyment /15 Thematic Execution /20 STORY: 10/25 The story is basic and inoffensive,but rather uninteresting. Cayna is reincarnated in another world and goes on an adventure, helping people, having fun times with her quirky family, and meeting a whole bunch of people. Again, I wished they went more in depth about the game mechanics and why the game shut down in a more in depth way as well. There was much more they could have done with the story for sure.
ART: 7.3/10
Fine art, nothing much to say here. The creatures lot a bit ugly, but the fights are alright, and it’s ok to look at.
MUSIC: 8/10
The ED is awesome! One of my favourites of the season! Soundtrack otherwise is fine.
CHARACTERS: 9.7/20
Quite forgettable, but pleasant. We have Cayna, our pleasant overpowered MC that’s probably pretty old inside the world of Leadale, we have her kids, and her grandkids, and they’re kinda quirky and provide comedic relief. If anything, the comedic aspect of these characters were enjoyable at times, but forgettable at most.
ENJOYMENT: 9/15
It was decently enjoyable most of the time, the characters were fun to watch.
THEMATIC EXECUTION: 10.5/20
The theme is a bit muddled, is it a slice of life, or action? I suppose it’s both, but to me, the slice of life elements were handled well. Wish there was more world-building to create the fantasy atmosphere in a more interesting way.
OVERALL: 54.5/100
A simple generic isekai that was bland, but fine to watch. In a weaker anime season, this is definitely not the worst show, but also this is far from the best. Watch it if you want some nice comedy and simplistic story! Wish Lytt showed up more…
PixelB
Welcome to the grand world of Leadale! Watch as you see our MC, Cayna, explores the vast new world with limitless oppurtunities. Except, not really. Leadale no Daichi nite is a rehash of isekai genres, and does not really try to do anything new. Whether it be the comedy, combat, or storyline, Leadale no Daichi nite is a jack of all things that tries to implement every trope, and fails to do any of them justice. Animation is nothing special, perhaps below average, but that's not the reason why the show is bad. First off, we have Cayna trying to recover the "guardian towers," which is essentially amacguffin, since I mean, what exactly do these towers function? Cayna's goal has been to recover them so far, yet other than the little cutscene of Cayna regenerating the tower's MP, I haven't seen any relevance in them. They don't seem all that important, huh?
Next is the other characters and of course, slice of life. They kind of go hand in hand. Having a "slow, fluffy life" in the other world isn't terribly unique, but there have been standouts here and there, perhaps. Too bad this show doesn't really care about their characters. You have a perfect setup for some fun slice of life, but all you get are repeated comedic sequences that get really old. Cayna actually does have family living in the world, yet these family members are just a single trait and always repeat the same thing over and over again. Skargo is a mom-con that is over the top, Mai-mai is a respected woman, but also fawns over Cayna, and Kartatz might be the only person in the family that's normal, but of course, he's relegated to Cayna just giving him head pats and him being embarrassed. On another note: really? Skargo is Jojo's voice actor, Sugita Tomokazu, and Kartatz is Gintoki's VA, Ono, Daisuke. What a lineup.
Anyways, you kind of get the idea. the family members that Cayna regularly interacts are over the top and don't have an actual personality other than their fawning over Cayna. Or, Cayna just treats them like pets like Kartatz. There's no variety in their interactions, and the general sequence events is as follows: Skargo or Maimai does something stupid, and Cayna hits them in a slapstick fashion in annoyance and anger. Not really funny, and definitely does not contribute to a well balanced slice of life.
Then comes the other portion of the story: other players from the VRMMORPG, Leadale. This is a more difficult way to navigate and execute well in an isekai. There's a reason why most isekai stories with transported to a game world tend to steer away from this concept. I wouldn't really say that Leadale no Daichi nite butchers the concept, but it also is only a shallow execution. These characters don't act any different from actual people living in the world. There also isn't any conflict, which you would generally expect from other players, since all of the characters seem to be still, much weaker than Cayna. Much worse, despite there being at least a decent number of players -we never actually know how many-they never really seem to gather together or form a guild, something that you'd expect other players to be doing. Instead, they immerse themselves in their role in the game world turned real. Essentially, the players don't bring ANYTHING to the table that you would normally expect.
This is highlighted with the only hostile player to Cayna: he gets caught and tried by the kingdom, despite being a player. I wouldn't know about you, but if there was a player with a potential to level up and take revenge on me, I surely wouldn't spare him. If I were to spare him, I probably wouldn't put him in jail for him rot for years on end, solidifying his plan for revenge on me. Either way, the situation was dealt with in a surface level and never mentioned again in the story.
Other players that are friendly are just also, again, random encounters that don't impact the story as much as you'd think. Cayna and the players have a small reunion, and that's it. This goes for players that Cayna actually knows from real life, before the isekai happened. That's crazy, considering that she cherishes her in-game family
Then are the other lazy staples of isekai stories, such as Cayna handling her "first kill." Sure, she says she's disgusted and that the act took out a lot of her, but 5 minutes later, and it's never mentioned again. Other annoying things is how the other characters react to Cayna. Despite Cayna doing unbelievably superhuman feats that no one has ever done before, the characters' reactions to her are extremely mild. Even this portion of the story is bland and uninventive. None of the characters really perform the role of tsukkomi, and I think Cayna is left unchecked. For the show to have been comedic, I think there had to be have had some sort of familiar, pet, or just character that keeps Cayna in check, making snarky comments here and there.
Of course, these bad points is all appended by how Cayna is OP in the isekai, and no one is stronger than her. It's sort of wish-fulfillment story that tries to incorporate a story, comedy, and slice of life all in one package, which doesn't really make any sense. Even other players are much weaker than her. Cayna even ends up adopting a kid, really trying to milk the "slow life" sort of novel, but it's already too late. The story tried to diversify its genres so much that it feels fragmented, and more importantly, nothing stands out.
ArchangelEST
A wholesome Video Game Fantasy Isekai that makes you feel like you're watching a hug. Animation / Art / General Visuals - 7/10 ----------------------------------------------- Animations aren't noteworthy, but the overall art style is nice and detailed enough. As the show focuses a lot on Slice of Life, there's less need for complex animations. The spell effects are quite pretty though. Sound / Music / Voice Acting - 7/10------------------------------------------
Solid production values across the board. Nothing to complain about.
Story - 6/10
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There isn't much of a story. It's a mostly generic fantasy isekai featuring a video game world. The MC dies, gets sucked into a game they were crushing as an OP character, becomes that character and now they can pretty much do whatever they want as they explore the world in their new form.
Once NPC characters are now normal beings and so the MC spends most of her time interacting with the various characters, including her NPC children, who are now regular people with their own personalities.
There's no real overarching story to talk about, so an epic world of fantasy with great adventures this is not.
The entire show is extremely wholesome, and you won't have to worry about much tragedy and stuff.
Characters - 7/10
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A pretty likeable bunch. The MC is a capable woman who's also quite confident and intelligent. She fully understands her own overpowered status and will happily utilize her skills to get stuff done.
The various characters she meets are all nice enough, and some even have a decent personality. But that's all there is really. A bunch of wholesome characters that will bring a smile to your face but won't really make you feel much beyond that.
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Total - 7/10
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This show reminds me of the early seasons of Slime with its wholesomeness. It's a very nice "feel-good" anime that isn't going to wow you with anything specific, but will likely put a smile on your face and help your relax after a hard day's work.
lezvie
Leadale is the kind of show that did it's homework on how to not make your anime a trainwreck. But it forgot it's homework on how to make an anime interesting. It isn't by any means the worst isekai of the season. There isn't anything fundamentally bad with this show, that makes it absolute trash. But... there isn't anything good about it either. Honestly i don't think i would recommend watching this one. Even a really bad show with a lot of issues would be more interesting, as trash shows can be amusing to some people. By the last episode it was a chore to keep watching.Overall, leadale isn't anything new for the genre, and it doesn't try to be, or make you think it is. Whether you think this is good or not, depends on you.
lFrogs
The genre of Slice-of-Life in anime is often utilized to create normal, mundane, every-day activities, have appeal, in order to create a sense of relatability within the film or show it is used in. There are many good examples of Slice of Life in anime being used to it's fullest to create something simple yet engaging and relatable, yet In The Land of Leadale, despite production value, fails to do any of this. The main genres listed for the show 'In The Land of Leadale' are adventure and fantasy, while these genres are apparent when watching, it's commonly debated that the show executes a strong senseof Slice-of-Life as well, which I agree is the case. However this doesn't mean Leadale did this properly. The writer of Leadale, Ceez, has a very apparent history of writing just by watching this show, as his only published novel on any site I can find is Leadale. Probably the one of the worst case of beginners luck, having their first work praised and even adapted to an anime, to support this kind of writing, which lacks progression, and proper execution of genre; While I definitely agree action is NOT needed to create an engaging work, or even a Shounen, it doesn't mean you can't do a bad job at executing something that doesn't have action. This form of Slice-of-Life is painfully lacklustre and pointless, with no engaging or new elements, in-fact, this show removes one of the only good factors of Slice-of-Life, which is relatability, as the main character is a piece of shit character who cares about no one despite how clear it is people care about them, and the writing goes off and makes the main character the good guy in all aspect.
The lack of engagement in this show, in both forms of interesting action, and relatable Slice-of-Life, feeds to the show being one of the most boring shows I think I have ever sat through, each episode feeling like a chore, just to continuously give it a chance to improve, and it just doesn't. In addition, the amount of generic, disposable, isekai tropes used in this show are innumerable, only emphasizing the blandness of the show, things such as the main character spawning in with no prior development, with overpowered abilities, being extremely old but looking like a teenager, medieval RPG setting, magic magic, MP, more magic, monsters, players, game tropes, and more magic. I think the only good comment I can make out of this is that even if the writer tried to do something new with it, it wouldn't go well or combine well no matter what they did, as they already has a terrible story plot to begin with, no amount of world building or art can make up for a boring story.
In conclusion, while I think Slice-of-Life as a genre has a lot of potential, and can definitely be engaging when executed correctly, like March Comes in like a Lion, or even mixed with action, Violet Evergarden, it is used to it's minimum in this show, and turns the Slice-of-Life genre into everything that the Slice-of-Life haters have come to know.
mrfried
This is a light hearted comfy anime. There is nothing amazing about it, it's pretty generic, it's pretty silly, there is not much in the way of story, it is easy to dismiss this and call it mediocre. But this is the anime equivalent of comfort food, and it really leans into that, it is relaxing to watch, it doesn't try to do anything special, it instead focuses on the characters, the world, on being light hearted, and that is what makes this a good solid series. In short this anime has personality, so much so that they even remembered to give the characters themselves personalities. This is notfor everyone, but if you liked series like "I killed 300 slimes and maxed my level" or the first half of "Banished From The Hero's Party" then you will probably like this
brianthao102
"Leadale no Daichi nite" is surprisingly wholesome with alot of comedy to boot. I am a bit speechless because of how happy this show made me feel. I was either laughing or surprisingly enjoying the exposition. It's been awhile since I've watched a decent Isekai, and this one has to be among my top Isekai on the account of how wholesome and funny it is. Guess I can relate because I'm a family person, but ultimately This show is great. I can't really name off any discrepancies that could make this show bad. I guess if you're not into certain types of comedy, then maybethat'd bore you easily.
Regardless, I highly recommend this show. With how much I love the MC and supporting characters, I'm looking forward to a season 2.
SenpaiSkye
I am not going to lie, what captured my interest about this was the clip art from the episode summaries. What has now kept me here is also largely the art. is modern, not too bubbly, and has interesting and unique elements. The series is done by Maho, a relatively new studio, who has done a really great job on the overall execution. Due to this alone I will see this series through completion. The storyline is too kawaii for being a Seinen. To me it reads like a Shojo because of the feminine focus, sweet sort of wholesomeness, and is sort of juvenile. Icouldn't find much about the author but I would be interested in their backstory to understand the headspace of the writing style.
Personally I think the writing is underdeveloped and does not match up to the maturity that the stage sets or the audience type calls for. The isekai plot is interesting enough but nothing new. And the overpowered lead character basically makes for no real realistic adversary growth, along with having some weirdly written character flaws. It almost feels like watching a 16 yo girl's daydream about becoming a character she plays in an mmorpg (yes, I would consider myself a bit of an expert on this lol). Or maybe a man's take on what woman's life experience would be like.
It will be interesting to track development from here but so far it is an enjoyable watch.
AeroGunz
“In the Land of Leadale” is what happens when You’re a fan of SAO but can’t write for shit. Welcome to Leadale - the most generic fantasy world You can imagine. There isn’t one original thought in it. If I told You to imagine a fantasy world You would probably think of 99% of things that You find here. Demi-humans? Check. Green plains? Check. Medieval style architecture? Check. Magic? Check. Seriously the world is so bland it makes Baldur’s Gate feel fresh. In this bland cutout of a world we follow a cardboard cutout of an OP main heroine on her… quest (?) to experience theworld, awaken towers (why? I have no idea it never is addressed) and once in a while be a nuisance for her kids.
Our MC is Cayna - a blue eyed, blond haired (Adolf would be proud), overpowered to oblivion, dead girl turned high elf. Yes. It’s as dumb as You think. While being hospitalised, and plugged into life support in our world, she’s a full time player in a VRMMORPG (Yes… basically Yuuki Konno from Sword Art Online), she dies during a power outage and wakes up in the world of the game she played (but 200 years in the future from what she knew). Talk about a ghost in the machine. She’s kind, helpful, overpowered and has anger issues. To be fair, the anger issues make her interesting. Repetitive but interesting and it can be funny. She has 3 children who she cares about and has a thing to instigate fear in them. Pretty funny thing.
The rest of the cast doesn’t really matter. Despite being her children, they are treated 90% of the time like background NPC. She talks to them about non essential stuff, gets angry, leaves and rarely speaks of them. Mother of the year. The only interesting (and I use this term loosely) aspect of the supporting cast is that some of them are isekaied players like her. Unlike her, there doesn’t seem to be anyone else who died to get here.
The plot itself is just terrible. It seems like the writers didn’t know what kind of show they wanted to make. It’s not an action show, the action sequences are short, badly written and choreographed and are mostly boring. I guess You could call it a fantasy, slice of life comedy but towards the end You get slapped in the face with a heavy handed childcare theme that’s so bad that even the later parts of “Usagi drop” manga seems better… somehow.
In the beginning Cayna seems to have a goal - Reawaken the towers. Yes, it’s dumb, not explained properly and the towers themselves don’t have much screen time so we don’t even know what their purpose is. It is hinted that they are challenges for adventurers to overcome to get new skills but it’s never stated properly.
The most enjoyable thing in the show are the interactions between Cayna and her family. This alone could carry the whole show. But instead of showing how their children grew up during the changing of the world, without a mother for 200 years and how Cayna deals with them and the world, we just get some glorified NPC dialogue that mostly does nothing. It’s such a wasted potential it actually irritates me. There was a chance to show a different side of the isekai genre and have a strong family oriented theme but instead we got a cheap SAO knockoff.
Usually I try to find good things in any show I watch. This time it’s hard. Really hard. The jumping from the themes, the lazy comedy, the lazy MC and plot so bland You won’t even remember it at the end kills my good will. Well… there is one thing this show does extremely well. It makes SAO seem like a competently written show in comparison.
Don’t. Just. Don’t.
ValTrending
People can be overcritical of a show that's meant for enjoyment. To be honest, I feel like people overlook this show with expectations that are way beyond what the anime suggests or is what it's supposed to bring. World of Leadale is meant to be watched to relieve your stress and enjoy adventures with Canna and her absurd abilities. it's not like you're watching isekai smartphone those are different. Unlike your typical MC's Canna is much more attractive and brings so much fun to things she does. She reminds me of Maple from BOFURI; They're often carefree and adventurous types but have a lot of curiosity aboutthe world they are in. I call them Alpha MC's that can take over shows just by them alone.
If anything, I would be happy for another season.
IgnatiusTheFirst
Review probably have spoiler, then approach it carefull Story start when our Cayna mc died in real life by big incident during her sickness treatment with VRMMORPG, Cayna soul get transfer to Leadale which basically the game she plays during sick time. Everything are different because its happened 200 or 300 years later, so Leadale now pretty much different than she knows. Idk probably the most fastest move on from "depressed state" in the anime for me. Cayna didnt see really care about how she died and how she end up here Ok les get into episode, at 1st - 6th episode (if im not wrong, episodewhen she meets grand daughter of cayna) are the best episodes for me, then its become boring when some random penguin boss show up nowhere, also zombie village and also loli show up then Cayna like hey she is my daughter now. Everything were perfect till they fight penguin boss which basically turn like "action but not action".
Ok final review line
Story : Its basically turn down really fast after 6th episode, its basically boring fest when she comeback to village where she wake up at first time. overall story was really slow life. I really surprised this anime doesnt have "Slice of life" genre
Art : Its average probably 4/10, because yea its kinda bad, but also good for new studio
Sound : the theme is totally good opening song but idk about closing song
Character : lack of motive, Cayna basically didnt know where to go, she decide go to tower where player leave it, then what?
Enjoyment : pretty much enjoy, i watch episode 1 till 6 few times but i abandon after that, i just watch 1 time
Overall : i give it 7 as final score (from 9) despite closure kinda boring, so she journey around end up settle in that place? kinda off for me, she can do it in first place
Do you recommended anime? Yes i totally recommended if you are into slow life adventurer and op char, if you are not, i suggest dont watch
Do you want season 2 for this anime? Despite closure basically they settle down in village, i say No, but im ok if this thing manage get S2 but so far Dont want
Thats all, Adios!
FenrirBlack22
Isekai like Leadale offer the protagonist a second chance when their previous lives are filled with disappointment or in Cayna's case, pure tragedy. Even before her death Cayna's life had ended before it could begin which put her in a more unique position compared to other isekai protagonists or even compared to other "Players" that ended up in Leadale. Her "reincarnation" into Leadale allowed her to live a life she could not have dreamed possible back in the hospital bed where she was once imprisoned. But while Cayna seemed to have the life she never had the other characters weren't in those positions which raisessome big problems with the show as a whole.
Leadale is a mediocre isekai fantasy. There is no denying that. But the problems with the show as a whole come from the distinct lack of direction for the plot.
Why did the players get trapped in the bodies of their video game avatars?
How did the players get sent to Leadale?
What are they going to do about this?
Where are they going to get answers to these questions?
Who was responsible for this?
The driving plot for Leadale is Cayna activating the Guardian Towers that have been abandoned after 200 years since Leadale the Game was shut down. Okay. Nothing too remarkable but it's a start. Its a goal for the main character. The problem is there is no reason why beyond Cayna is bored. Will activating the towers magically give us the answers to those questions of why and how all these people ended up trapped in Leadale. Can they use the towers to contact someone who can help them? We don't know. There are no answers or hints given at any point during the 12 episodes. But its okay because no one seems concerned.
Aside from the lack of a concrete plot, the characters are what makes and breaks Leadale as a series. Cayna is a problem character. Hot and cold. Psychotic and motherly. She is constantly bouncing between two if not more personality traits like a game of ping pong. It seems that the author couldn't nail down a personality for her so instead borrowed the traits of other isekai protagonist from across various series instead of making one from scratch. Her chaotic personality theoretically should have been enduring or funny but is neither and instead comes off as deranged and broken.
The side characters are where Leadale shines. Lovable and funny the NPC's are the heart of the show and the world of Leadale. The other player characters are more complicated. While they are far improvements from Cayna, they lack drive and agency. Not once did any of them seem concerned or question how or why they ended up on Leadale. Years of their lives lost in this other world that they randomly found themselves in and they seem fine with it. Acceptance is a worthwhile trait to have since dwelling on the past won't get them anywhere, but they act like they don't even care at all about what they lost. 2, 3, even 10 years they were trapped there without answers and those answers are what they and the audience deserve. Cayna shows up, who is probably the one person who could possibly have or be able to get answers or call for help, but the thought doesn't cross their minds to ask. This makes their characters incredibly shallow and no different from the NPCs. It's painfully frustrating to watch these characters ignore what happened to them and settle for a state of ignorance and basically ignore the problem. Having them question how they ended up in Leadale or how do they get back home, would give them more agency and significance as characters beyond just appearing and disappearing on and off. Expressing some thought or feeling about their situation no matter what it is would give them much needed depth. Happy, Sad, frustrated, content? This ties back to the lack of direction for the plot.
All in all things in Leadale just kinda happen. There is no driving narrative, only this happens and its easy resolved so another thing happens. There is nothing really connecting the events together to create a cohesive narrative. Its all the whims and desires of the author without a plan. I think Leadale would improve far beyond mediocrity it did have a more driving force behind Cayna's actions like trying to get the other players back home or even finding answers. The show is like Cayna, constantly shifting between light and dark and just doing whatever it wants to because there is no one there to guide it. That ultimately hurts it in the long term.
If there was any series where i would suggest skipping the anime and reading the light novel, it would be Leadale.
LegatoBlues
Characters that are OP are difficult to write well. They can do everything and usually author's will try and find reasons to nerf them or let something play out without too much of their involvement, or even introduce an OP antagonist. This author decided to just make the character a raging bee-itch. 'ermagerd i leik totes dont wanna life a finger'. **people dying left and right** 'well i guess if i hafta' yaaaaawn. the only tension that exists is waiting until she decides to actually do something about the situation that she can end within a single second. She can teleport instantly anywhere, but then decidesnot to because they need to stretch out an episode or there isn't anything left to.
The only reason I give this a mixed rating is because when she's not being a Qween, it's alright. If you like the genre, there are worse shows. The animation is good, there's some humor, there's some ok characters when they're properly introduced. Like 2 characters are so poorly introduced, I'm not even sure they were who they said they were. Also, they throw in this ridiculous plot device of reactivating 12 towers and the character simply doesn't know why she's even bothering with it. She says stuff like, 'well I have nothing better to do.' and then goes off to another tower. She gets nothing of value from these towers as far as I can tell. It's not like there's stuff in them for her to take and even if there were, she's already got virtually every rare item in the game.
Also, level 400 is pathetically weak. I'm not sure how level 1100 is seventeen billion times stronger than level 400, but that's how it goes in this show.
Rocomacao
i cant even remember when the last time i didnt force to laugh while watching isekai anime. The voice acting itself is amazing, because they put so much effort to it. Leadale no Daichi nite, an MMORPG based isekai anime (or something like that). , which created by the same studio as "If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord" which i consider has smaller reputation among us anime lover if we compare it with another big studio like JC staff , but they really did a good work on this. The one that really catch my attention was the voice acting.Thats right, the one that make me stay is how much effort they put on voice acting. Every VA really did a good job on playing their characcter, thats why every character on this anime feels really lively , they have their own characteristic .
Hako_Mi
I want to start this review by saying that out of all the Isekai Slow Life anime and manga I've watched, Leadale is the only anime that gave me the sense of said 'Slow Life'. I know it might sound unfair giving an anime with many faults, a 10/10. If i were to review this from a technical perspective, the story is bland, the pacing is everywhere, the plot is confusing, there were literally zero character development that i felt, and the art is hard to get used to. Leadale no Daichi nite, is definitely what i wouldn't call a masterpiece. But through watching thisanime, i finally realised what most other Slow Life anime had lacked. It's the feeling of Slow Life itself. I know it's hard to understand but bear with me on this one.
Watching the first episode of this anime felt bland, i thought i was going to drop this anime, but after i got used to the absurdities and the quirkiness of the author's storytelling style, i finally understood what the author was trying to present. "A life without worries and consequences" was what i felt from the anime.
[CONTAINS probably LIGHT SPOILERS]
From the first episode, we knew that Keina Kagami, or the more familiar Cayna, was once a child with a sickness that forces her to be bedridden for the rest of her life. Well, she got transferred into a VRMMORPG world where nothing could stand a chance in front of her gaze.
For some authors, this might be a *bit* too powerful. Other writers might start writing a new powerful enemies that the land have never seen, or a group of demons that might propose a threat to Cayna's existence. But no, exactly no other beings can stand in front of the strongest gamer weeb that had put in over thousands of hours of grind into the game. For me, this is the first reason why Leadale felt like a true slow life anime. The [Nothing and no one can defeat me] is one thing that every isekai slow life content should have.
I'll be quick in this section as it's a spoiler. I want to talk about the relationship between Cayna and people around her.
After a few episodes in, we can see how much of a jerk Cayna is towards her family members, as well as her newly found friends. I really like this aspect a lot. As a human being, everything that we do has consequences. If we were to act like Cayna towards other real people, i would 100% guarantee that you'll be labelled as an excrement. But after seeing how unchanged other people's view towards our main character, it gave this sense of [Life without fear of consequences] and honestly, this is the reason why i like this anime so much.
God i wish BBcode still works
[SPOILER ENDS]
Last but not least, as you're able to see from Cayna's character design, she is an elf. The anime doesn't specifically say this but after years of watching anime and watching that movie about melting a ring in a volcano, i think it's safe to say that elf general have a long lifespan. As mere mortals, death is something most of us are afraid of, i too suffer from occasional existential crisis. [Living without worrying of death] is something i really felt while watching this anime.
I really hope that can summarize what i feel towards this anime. This isn't an epic journey about an isekaied character that went through hardships that later developed their personalities and eventually saving the world. This about enjoying what life had gave us. From the perspective of someone who was hospitalised for who knows how long, we can explore a new world, a peaceful one, that the author had crafted for us to enjoy.
TL;DR: This anime isn't perfect, but it gave me feelings that I've never seen in other Slow Life anime. Feelings are indeed subjective from people to people, but i do hope that you can feel the same thing i did watching this anime.
Plk_Lesiak
This is one of those feel-good, slice-of-life isekais in which the protagonist is so powerful nothing in the world can seriously challenge them, while their god-like status is one of the sources of humour and makes every crisis into a happy end. Also, as we follow a female lead, the focus is not on romance or harem, but on finding a family in the new world. However, beyond the usual cliches, there are some elements I very much like here. The fact that the Cayna starts with an NPC family she has to reconnect to is a cool idea, even if those characters are very one-note.She also has to reconcile with the reality that the world she's in is no longer a game and things she does, including violence, has some very real consequences. This gets even more spicy when she finaly encounters other isekai'd players, some of whom did not adapt to the new situation as well as her/didn't use their powers in a responsible manner.
Overall, while not deep, it's among the most consistent shows in this formula I've seen so far. It also looks and sounds nice – not amazing, but good enough to never feel cheap. Depending on your taste, its brand of pleasantness will either bore you to death of keep you nicely entertained – and if you think you're in the second camp, I honestly think you'll get a lot more out of it than the low rating here on MAL would suggest.
MindCrasher11YT
Just a nice and easy anime to watch and enjoy. The episodes go by so fast, leaving me wanting more. The best feeling I can decribe In The Land Of Leadale leaving me with is content, plain old content. (The good kind of content tho *whispers* is there a bad kind of content?) Okay this is extra since I apparently need the review to be longer. I'm not gonna lie this will be one of the animes I'll rewatch cause I'm bored.Would definitely watch a second or third season, maybe even a fourth, if they are up to this same quality.
Seriously how long do these reviews need to be??? Found it!!!
Should mention this is my first review. If that doesnt tell you how much I like, I don't what will.
