Born into a new world after a life of stagnancy, Will awakens to the faces of a skeleton, a ghost, and a mummy. Living in the ruins of a city long fallen, the three raise Will as their own. The skeleton— Blood—teaches him to fight; the ghost—Gus—teaches him magic; and the mummy—Mary—teaches him religion and responsibility. Most importantly, they all teach him love.
As Will grows up and learns about the world he was born into, he prepares for the day when he must finally set out on his own. For Will, this journey includes a lifelong promise. At their coming-of-age, every adult is required to swear an oath to the god of their choice, with the strength of the pledge affecting the degree of their sworn god's blessing.
With his departure approaching, Will must prepare to accept the truth of his undead guardians and embark into a world that even they don't know the state of. Will discovers, however, that every oath must be fulfilled, one way or another.
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KANLen09
If there are 2 things that I can learn from this show, it's the quote of “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”, and that the author Kanata Yanagino is a nice and cool dude that not a lot of authors like him actually interacts with everyone on social media, good or bad, for or against, with his utmost eloquence and politeness. The reason why I quote one of Oscar Wilde's famous quotations is that Kanata Yanagino's work is definitely influenced/inspired from Rifujin no Maganote's Mushoku Tensei on its premise/theme. And because plagarism is never a wise move, everything else from then on was his ownpure work, that with the help of his interests in tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons (he REALLY loves RPGs) and what was originally written as practice, Saihate no Paladin a.k.a The Faraway Paladin was birthed and quickly rose in the same web novel site that most LNs got their start from: Syosetu. And everything from that point on was all based on what Kanata Yanagino had penned out, took the advice and feedback from Syosetu readers and fine-tuned to become a set piece that a lot of people really loved until the eventual publication deal came around. I mean, what kinda of debauchery and fate is this that Kanata Yanagino himself didn't even think of posing as kinda a knock-off version of Mushoku Tensei, that slowly transpired into its own material that people like us, now watching the anime, can finally enjoy? Honestly though, call that the red thread of fate that winds with success, and that his nature is strung with understanding and vigor of the international audience that had just begun to pick up on his work and commented on it, and just like the Syosetu readership feedback, he did the same for social media which surprised the hell out of everyone to appreciate him a lot more. I know I certainly did, and huge respect to author Kanata Yanagino.
But backing up the case a lil' bit, the strongest suit of the show has to be the story itself. Despite the whole Isekai reincarnation theme being the prevalent core start (which is where the Mushoku Tensei inspiration was carried from), I would have thought if this had started out better as a purely fantasy story, then it'd make sense, but it is what it is, and I'm fine with it since the similarities pretty much ended right then and there. The family aspect continues with William retaining his memories and reincarnated into the fantasy world, where he is taken care of by 3 undead Gods: the hearty skeletal warrior Blood, graceful the mummified priestess Mary, and the crotchety spectral sorcerer Augustus (shortened to just Gus). From there, William's story takes shape with the sequence of events that lead him to this road of self-discovery, what the world entails, and the reason why William's role as The Faraway Paladin takes precedence with all that's happening around him. For a practice piece that turned out to be quite a novelty in and of itself, Kanata Yanagino wrote well with the fascinating world-building aspects that while don't have quite the same valor as Mushoku Tensei, but it's good enough to stand on its own. The problem lies with hit-and-miss director Yuu Nobuta, and just like the reputation he holds in the aforementioned season where he's supposed to direct both this and the delayed Shuumatsu no Harem, this is a decent job of adapting the LN at the correct pacing (I'm following the manga adaptation of the LN, and that is also another good alternative source check).
For one, in a rare but common case of bad faith, William is NOT the tongue-in-cheek "sex fiend/criminal or pervert" that is Rudeus Greyrat, although both share a very similar theme of family as its focus (so yeah, screw you ANN for that TWiA segment on this show, it was quite the distaste to get called out by Kanata Yanagino himself). But otherwise, while some people had issues with how William was portrayed over time in the series, I'd feel that giving a childlike feature to the MC shows that he's not perfect for a child that has retained his old memories and just starting out to learn the intricacies of the fantasy world, especially for a medieval time such as this. William's also imbued with religious themes, as evidenced of his utmost devout contract with the Goddess of Light, Gracefeel. That in and of itself, creates the same derivative of most stories with the whole "church is bad" feeling, but I'm really glad that Kanata Yanagino chose to go against this trend, because we've seen far too much of it to become an oh-so-predictable trope. If you need a devout believer spreading a faith long gone in the similar vein of Jesus's Twelve Disciples, William's your guy.
The 3 undead gods of Blood, Mary and Gus, really do serve as teachers in Will's growing phase of his life, teaching him the ways of the world and like our dear Lord Jesus, is slow to anger, and rich in love. In many ways, all 3 of them are like "what if's" of a perfect parental figure whom knows how to raise children well, and you don't have to look far to trace their nurturing behaviours: their origins as former heroes whom gave their lives away by making a contract with the God of the Undead (Stagnate) in order for their souls to live on this world, with their lessons now passing onto Will like a newborn child. NGL, Mary, Blood and Gus are a delight to watch them raise Will up by being a man, both figuratively and literally. Even in the face of danger, they exhibit parental traits that understand where to draw the line between going too easy and going too far or harsh on Will, as dangerous as the external world beyond the boundaries can be.
As for the other characters, since Season 2 has just been announced, their inclusion into this phase of William's story as the established Faraway Paladin is not undermined here as it sets up the basis for what's to come further in Kanata Yanagino's ever-growing story. William's story (like Rudeus) of stepping out into the outside world has him getting to know lots of people, and for now, his road warrior team comprises of half-elf archer Meneldor (or Menel for short), halfling bard Robina "Bee" Goodfellow, travelling salesman Tonio and renowned warrior Reystov. All are able-bodied at what they do best, and for now, serve as their primary roles until further in the story (which is Season 2 content). If you'd realize that something was missing in what has already been a staple of Isekai and/or fantasy traditions for awhile, the harem aspect is gone, and just like the reverse, the author chose to go against the trend, which IMO worked out pretty good. Overall, I'd say that at the very least, it's so far, so good.
The one sole problem is with the overall quality of the show, and knowing the subpar quality of Children's Playground Entertainment as a low-budget studio, it's safe to say that production isn't the strongest suit of the show, and you can tell that it wasn't up to the task of delivering a decent action-heavy show. It's always a given that action and sakuga go hand-in-hand, and this felt like it was trying to hit the bare minimum without going too overboard in shadowing the low quality feel that the entire show just reeks of. Such a shame that a show like this has to be marred by the poor production values, but while thankfully the story elements do keep the show alive, you just can't help but wish that the anime could've gotten a better treatment in the visuals department.
At least the music itself is pretty faithful for the times that this show was developed in its historical time, and it adds into the enjoyable experience of the anime. H-el-ical// and Nagi Yanagi knocked it out of the park with their respective theme songs, especially for the former since she started going solo since Kalafina's disbanding in 2019, and has produced hit after hit, of which this is her 3rd single "The Scared Torch" (and soon-to-be 4th with Shuumatsu no Harem). I don't really need to tell much about Nagi Yanagi if you know her from the days of OreGairu, her vocal presence has grown from strength to strength over the past 10 years, and I'm a long-time stan of her music. So while the bias is there, it feels great to hear a Nagi Yanagi song once again after quite sometime, and "Shirushibi" is no different. The experience delivered when it comes to the feels.
All in all, everything is said and done about Saihate no Paladin a.k.a The Faraway Paladin, all I wished that could be better improved is two-fold. First, the visuals/animation itself as the studio is less than capable of handling action sequences (see Hatena☆Illusion). Secondly, is director Yuu Nobuta himself in making this adaptation work, which he genuinely tried his best to do so. But despite that, when animation fails, the story holds up on its own, and I'm still excited for what author Kanata Yanagino has in store for us for the future in Season 2. Looking forward, and don't ever look back.
algoPotaku
First of all, I'm going to talk about the author of the work, who is a great Mushoku Tensei phenomenon, that is, in this anime we see the origin of the work with a very good animation and a fantastic soundtrack. Besides, you can appreciate the creator's love for Mushoku Tensei since he focuses more on giving the protagonist a very unique personality, trying not to repeat the mistakes he made in his previous life. With this we see a world of magic and fantasy type but only the first chapters already show you that it is not any generic isekai. I really like howthe protagonist is raised and how the parents influence his thinking. With this, he not only greatly expands the depth that they give to the protagonist but also to those who accompany him. Anime is very nice to watch and if you like isekai you are going to love it. I highly recommend it, it shows that it is well thought out and I am looking forward to the second season.
En español:
Primero que nada primero voy a habalr del autor de la obra que es un gran fenatico de Mushoku Tensei, o sea en este anime vemos el origen de la obra con una animacion muy buena y una banda sonora fantastica. A parte podes apreciar el amor del creador hacia Mushoku Tensei ya que se centra mas en darle una personalidad muy unica al protagonista, tratando de no repetir los errores que hizo en su anterior vida. Con esto vemos un mundo de magia y fantasia tipo pero solo los primeros capitulos ya te muestra que no es ningun isekai generico. ME gusto mucho como crian al protagonista y como los padres influyen en su pensar. Con esto no solo amplia mucho la profundida que le dan al protagonista sino tambien a los que lo acompañan. El anime es muy lindo de ver y si te gusta el isekai te va a encantar. Lo recomiedno mucho se nota que esta bien pensado y espero con ansias la segunda temporada.
SingleH
This show just feels pathetic to me. There’s a pang of desperation to it. Its deficient attempt to reinvigorate the ossified corpse of isekai is meager and sad. Its cheap, shoddy animation and even cheaper, even shoddier CG is worsened by its dull, flat color palette. Every line of dialogue grovels, begging you to care about its characters or its mechanics, but neither are engaging. Its exposition dumps are endless, sometimes occurring simultaneously with characters talking over one another. However, its verbosity is vacuous, and it features not a single moment of directorial inspiration. A monumentally generous person would struggle to call this show mediocre. Thank you for reading.
audioxtc
The Faraway Paladin I didn't think my enjoyment of this series would be controversial until I read through some of the other reviews. I was honestly surprised because, for me, this series not only broke the mold for isekai but did a great job just as a series in itself. I can, and will probably, boast about all the aspects that had me watch to the end, but there were a few key factors that led to my ultimate appreciation of what I'll refer to as "Paladin". This is a series unlike many others I've seen, and if similar, it's to series I hold dear. It'ssafe to say that what I personally appreciated about Paladin is similar to what i appreciated about Star Wars episode 9. In Episode 9, JJ Abrams made a point to axe everything that occurred in Episode 8, effectively making like 8 never happened. I love that he did this, because I hated 8 so much. Just the cancelling of 8 was a point in 9's favor, and is ultimately why it's one of my favorites of the entire Saga. Paladin meets this criteria almost identically. I've been burned by one too many Isekai's that I was tempted to give up on them altogether (Isekai Cheat Magician, I'm looking at you specifically). However, what Paladin does differently is it takes the aspects that many of this genre follow and completely cuts them out: Born in a new world as an overpowered and chiseled chad? Not here. Women fawning over the main protagonist only, as if other men don't exist...eventually leading to the most unlikely of harems? Again, not here. Protagonist has a following of adventurers that the show pretends are important but do nothing to assist in battle? You get the picture! Things I've grown tired of seeing, like strength without any effort or love without reason, don't exist in this world. It's truly a breath of fresh air.
What surprised me most was how looooong it took to see any significant progress in the main character's, William G Maryblood's, abilities. Avoiding breaking out into a synopsis, basically he has three teachers, all masters of their craft, that advise him from his time as an infant to adult. From there his adventure starts and there you have it! It's not until he is an adult that we see his true potential though, and even then he loses against his teacher, clearly indicating he's not the most powerful in the series. Actually a fellow by the name of Meystov, that shows up later, seems to be stronger, or at least equally competent. But what makes it all better is Will clearly worked for his abilities rather than showing up already powerful (again, looking at you Isekai Cheat Magician). There's plenty of screentime dedicated to getting this point across.
Another factor that really stood out to me was how often the protagonist needed help, whether it be from his guardian goddess, best friend, or adventure buddies. So much so, I got kind of irritated they aren't given more credit, but the show is about Will after all. I literally can't think of one fight that Will wins all on his own aside from small time beasts/demons. Any fight of significance felt more like an actual rpg: a fairy user to debuff the opponent and do long range damage, a swordsman to make critical blows, fodder to block opposing attacks, and of course Will to use both spiritual and physical abilities to cover the all-around class. My point, if not clear enough already, is each fight is entertaining. Aside from it not being a complete blowout because of an overpowered protagonist, I enjoyed seeing actual tactics and use of all party members. The fact that every member plays a role makes there presence all the more important and meaningful.
If there's one thing the Faraway Paladin does better than anything else I've mentioned, it's the story and lore. I've never seen an anime come so close to literal Greek mythology while keeping that blueprint completely original. I know this may sound dull, but a lot of screen time is dedicated to just building the lore, allowing us to understand the gods and their history along with their impact on the living beings of the series. On top of this, the map is described in great detail: where cities are located, what role they play, what customs they follow, who rules over them, how the power has shifted between good and evil, and even the topography is explained! Again, sounds dull, but it's part of the reason I enjoy shows like Reincarnated as a Slime or Realist Hero. The politics play a huge role in these series'. How certain situations get resolved outside of combat are almost more entertaining than any of the actual fight scenes.
The characters are extremely unique and likeable in Paladin. A lot of time is spent with Will's mentors. Though he sees them as family, and vice versa, it seems a lot of their focus is spent on training and educating Will for the outside world. In this we see each of their individual personalities and abilities shine through. We learn what motivates them and what they reminisce about. One character has an obsession with money and gambling, while another yearns for her goddeses forgiveness, and the last is intent on maintaining his strength and fighting capabilities. Most shows would gloss over this aspect of character personalities. It's not just these characters we have a good understanding of though, but basically all the characters of importance, including the goddess who barely talks and the merchant who has maybe an episode of screen time.
Everything I've mentioned in this review all lend to what I personally liked about the series, and yet there's much more I've not mentioned, with examples like: how beautiful the art is for each location, the noticeable effort put into one character's bards, the variety of races and creatures, and even the explanations of where their food comes from. I could continue on but hopefully it's not as necessary at this point. If there's something preventing you from watching this series that stems from an assumption or hearsay, I would suggest giving it a chance for yourself first, at least the first episode or two. I can easily say that I appreciated the time put into the little details and big alike. I hope others will be able to appreciate what this series does differently, because I definitely did. This was both a fun and intriguing watch for me, and I hope to see a season 2.
SulyNook
There are very few anime (and less isekais) whose plot does not revolve around eating the turnip of the protagonist because it is impressive. In this anime, people's feelings are taken seriously, with elaborate dialogues (that few subtitlers have been able to reflect) and entertaining and complex characters. It is not perfect, but it is certainly better than "Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu", where the protagonist after living lamentably for his lust, is reborn and does not change his immoral attitude. I have seen hundreds of animes and most of them are copies of each other and they fight to make their breasts bigger or showmore attracting more wanked teenagers and causing them an unhealthy nymphomania. I am very happy that there are animes like this one, where if you say something that hurts someone, a character stops you and says "man, that's not right" instead of eating your turnip because you are mega powerful and that is all that matters .
I recommend this anime to anyone who is not content with just watching fanservice, because this anime (even if it is not a masterpiece) has focused more on the emotional stability of the protagonist than on getting through his problems.
The animation is not bad at all, it could be better, but it is not infumable either, it's fine and that's it. Regarding the main argument, it is advisable to wait for next deliveries to see where it continues.
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Hay muy pocos animes (y menos isekais) cuyo argumento no gire en torno a comerle el nabo al prota por que sea impresionante. En este anime se toman en serio los sentimientos de las personas, con diálogos currados (que pocos subtituladores han podido reflejar) y personajes amenos y complejos.
No es perfecto, pero sin duda es mejor que "Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu", donde el prota después de vivir lamentablemente por su lujuria, renace y no cambia su actitud inmoral.
He visto cientos de animes y la mayoría son copias unos de otros y pelean por poner los pechos mas grandes o mostrar mas atrayendo a mas adolescentes pajeros y provocándoles una ninfomanía no sana. Me alegro muchisimo de que existan animes como este, donde si dices algo que hiera a alguien un personaje te frena y te dice "tio, eso no esta bien" en lugar de comerte el nabo por que seas megapoderoso y eso sea todo lo que importe.
Recomiendo este anime a quien quiera que no se contente con solo ver fanservice, por que este anime (aunque no sea una obra maestra) se ha centrado más en la estabilidad emocional del prota que en pasar de sus problemas.
La animación no esta nada mal, podría ser mejor, pero tampoco es que sea infumable, esta bien y ya. Respecto al argumento principal, es recomendable esperar a próximas entregas para ver por donde continua.
Kurixx
Really very good anime that perfectly combines sad moments and how to deal with them. It shows that despite the difficulties we have encountered, we can always go forward and change. This anime also shows that even if we are ashamed to complain to our family, friend or someone close to us, it is worth doing it, not worrying about what he/she may think, you just need to let the sadness out of you, and the person close to you in it will help. After all, no one who cares about someone, doesn't want their loved one to feel suffering, consider themselves as no one,etc., right? We can also see that the distinction between race, gender or whatever is not important, it is not appearance but character that counts. Every person loves and feels the same and every person for someone close to his heart will do anything to support and help him, no matter that this person comes from a persecuted group, which according to the general view is only about destroying and causing pain to others.
Perfect anime, unfortunately has average quality animations, so the fight does not really exist there, but it is not important, because what counts are the message and the willingness to defend loved ones, and you do not need to spend a lot of money on animation to make us notice that the fight, to which the heroes are devoted is something wonderful and commendable.
Somebody101
Another case of an isekai being far better in its manga/novel form, and its adaption being worse. It's definitely not a 4 or a 2 (lol), but it's no 10. The anime about halfway in starts doing time skips to whatever destination the MC is heading, and does tldrs about what happens sometimes in order to gloss over what could be seen as "boring stuff" which took it down a few notchs. Unfortunately, I can't state whether this is the same as the manga, as I haven't read it past the middle anime ish part, but overall, I felt like the manga even for the first6 episodes is the better form to enjoy instead of the anime version. Which didn't do bad, the anime did get me teary near episode 4/5 but it definitely wasn't as good as the manga.
Art is fine, not unbearable like some others say, but it doesn't have many "super flashy fights" OPM style, if any, but it's not bad. Just average.
Characters are enjoyable, although the MC can be cringy at times in the later half, but nothing too annoying.
Story is enjoyable, and even in this adaption, is far above 95% of japanese isekai.
Sound is mainly good, and there was never any times that it stood out as awkward. OP and ED are great.
Enjoyment was average, a 7. Would 10 times out of 10 still choose to read the superior version though.
Overall a 7, recommend reading the manga instead, and listen to the OP and ED on youtube.
mrfried
I'll try to keep this short. What Faraway Paladin does well compared to so many other Isekai is that there is a heavy focus on character and world building. We get the main character, the protagonist, who unlike 95% of all Isekai out there, has actually been given a character, he has a personality, and yes Mushoku Tensei also does that, but that's where the similarities end. You get to understand the characters in this, their motivations, goals, history, and their personality. it makes you want to spend time with them and learn more about them, and one of the best points is, it doesn't have them actout of character either.
Usually with these types of anime, the supporting cast tends to fall to the side, but here Mary, Blood, Gus and Menel are all given focus and development
Then there is the world building, it really takes time to establish the world, the lore, history and geography and this is where it outshines so many anime out there which usually skip past that.
Now the next point will either make or break it for a lot of people, and that is its slow pacing, it really takes its time, so if you like something of a faster pace, then this is not for you.
allanimeguds
I've watched this anime since the very start and I've finished it! I loved almost everything about it. I saw many of the reviewers not liking it and I respect their own opinion, but for those who wants to watch it on their own and checking the reviews if it's worth their time, well the only thing I could say is to check it out for yourselves and go for it. Some minor spoilers up aheadI love the story at the very start, a story of three heroes of old who've lost their humanity yet still have it (you'll know what I mean), this three are amazing their bond is amazing it might not be as realistic per se (duh their undead)but I am very satisfied about it, some parts of the story isn't too appealing in a way, but nonetheless I liked it. The characters after the three monsters is honestly not the amazing a half-elf who's kinda shit but a good shitty friend, a guy who's basically a travelling manager, and a cute eccentric child who's a bard. His new friends aren't very special but I am glad the mc has a companion. This is all that I will say about this, all-in-all it's pretty great imo. 8.5/10
Mega_Mega
Saihate no Paladin does right what most other isekai stories do wrong. Instead of wasting time lampshading tropes, it decides to just tell a good story. Isekai stories almost always have impossibly strong protagonists who are strong for no real reason other than to be a power fantasy for viewers/readers. Will, the protagonist of this show, is strong, but not invincible, and the audience can see the progress he makes in his training as he grows up. The arc where Will is raised by his undead adopted family is one of the most genuine and heartwarming things I've seen in a show like this. Many detractorscompare this show negatively to Mushoku Tensei because the shows have the same basic concept (a person being reborn and having a second chance to grow up in a fantasy world), but that's a pretty broad type of story. The key is in the execution. The most refreshing part of this show is that Will is actually a believable character. Many other stories try to pretend their protagonists have depth by giving them flaws like being cowards or perverts. Will's flaws are much more thought-out and suited to the story; those being that he can sometimes be reckless and put too much or not enough faith in those around him.
The biggest flaw of this show is that it didn't really need to be an isekai in the first place. With some minor reworking, it could have been a normal fantasy story. Regardless, Saihate no Paladin is some of the best the isekai genre has to offer.
ZeroMajor12
Oh boy, where do I begin with this one? If there was one positive thing to say about this anime, it's how it made a great first impression when I first looked into it. I have no idea what the story, went into it blindly and was genuinely curious to know more about it. If only I knew to avoid this. Story: 3/10 Watch this anime until episode 5 and then stop. Do not watch anymore after that. It turns into a dull fantasy adventure where the main character becomes too powerful to fight against and talks like a doofus when he comes across new people. First, impression-wise,what once felt like a gritty and dark fantasy story, turned into a light-hearted, inconsistent, and boring story where the main character always wins no matter what.
Art: 4/10
Again, only the prologue deserves the spotlight. This show should've been a special episode about the prologue and that alone. There is a constant decline in quality where it becomes more noticeable even around episode 5. The characters move like stiff dolls, some faces don't get animated fully, and their hands don't even look like they are playing instruments.
Character: 4/10
The main character, Will is a crybaby who was raised on a sheltered and ancient ground by 3 undead beings. The fact that he has to cry whenever he encounters a conflict is god darn dreadful to watch all the time. He was not someone I wanted to root for because he annoys me so much with his cries and pre-pubescent voice that my ears couldn't stop bleeding.
Enjoyment: 3/10
If there was a dumpster outside, I would be willing to jump into that spot rather than watch this disappointing garbage. I'm done with The Faraway Paladin and I'm not looking forward to its sequels. Whatever it managed to reel me in grossed me out with its poor animation quality and annoying, dull characters that should never take the spotlight.
BYZANTIUMN
Are you not a conceited a$$hat? You will like this one. Characters you truly feel for. A world that could use expanding, but what they show has enough detail to enjoy and feel thought out. Dialogue that will get a tear or two from you by the time you're done it. Some pretty solid animation at times, especially the fights. Carried by out-of-the-ordinary character designs. Some issues with CG that were par for the course the year it released, but nothing like Berserk remake or Golden Kamuy.I would say if you watch anime for the visuals you will probably only see this as a 6, but if you watch for the emotions and character dialogue you will probably put it a 7 or 8.
Worth your time.
TomatoheadFD
This show is fun, it spends the first few episodes with a small selection of characters and makes you care about them, so that when they experience hardship later on, you feel for them. I've heard that people say the main character cry's to much but I reckon for a teenager they do a good job of it. I guess the people that think he cries to much which I saw not here but on a reddit post somewhere I promise are used to unrealistic portrayals of iron willed and heartless 14 year olds. Animation is nothing special. I've heard a lot of people say it's badbut I honostly didn't see anything that was very jarring.
Story is fun, so far haven't seen much after the prologue but I am hoping it picks up a but more and forces the main character to experience more loss. Also I think he might be gay or bi or something which would be awesome. I personally haven't seen an anime with good LGBT representation (besides "Komi Can't Communitcate" recently) so I'm excited to see if this is a gay or bi main character.
CherryGirl14
Writing reviews can sometimes be kind of a pain… BUT I just had to write a review for this one. This anime is rated pretty badly with many negative reviews, so I needed to add a positive one. I LOVED THIS ANIME (at least for the first half Lmaoo). I don’t watch shows because of the technical elements or any of that. Sure, the production quality and having believable characters and all that type of stuff is important. However, overall enjoyment, excitement, being left on the edge of your seat, laughing, crying, and just feeling happy from watching a show is what really makes it great.The technical elements make a show better but there’s not much point to it if the show doesn’t make you FEEL things or want to continue watching the characters. I understand what some people say about fantasy or isekai anime plots feeling ‘overdone,’ ‘boring,’ and ‘predictable’ but they just make me happy. I found this anime super interesting and the relationships and story, at least in the beginning, were really amazing and well done.
Now, of course, the show wasn’t all perfect. In the middle, it slowed down a bit and in the end, it went by super fast. The pacing was pretty good in the beginning but got a bit messed up after that. The ending was good I guess, but not the most satisfying. It definitely would’ve been better if there were more episodes so the story could’ve played out smoother. I still loved the show and it was fun to watch the main character grow.
I rate shows based on enjoyability: how fun/easy it is to watch and on how much I like the story and characters. I gave this show a 10 for myself (9.5 if I could) as I absolutely loved the beginning, but the second half and ending took away from that so it’s really more of an 8ish. I often rate shows a 10 if I think it’s worth rewatching and I’ll definitely be rewatching this one in the future.
If isekai/fantasy anime aren’t for you, or you want something super original and all, then obviously you’re not gonna love this one. But, if you just want a good show that’s interesting and fun and emotional, this is worth a try. It has action, family, suspense, emotional moments, friendship, and lots more. I really look forward to the second season.
lamaraptor
Isekai, baby. It's never going away. You just have to get over yourself and get off the isekai hate train for a second to enjoy these shows anymore. I saw so many other reviews for this show hating on it because they couldn't see past the genre and comparisons to other shows. I've been guilty of the same thing, but right now for some reason I feel like being real generous to this show and defending it's good points. First off I love the way this show handles its religious aspects. I think in our modern world full of cynical atheists, religious figures are often used inmedia as a sort of strawman punching bag. Look, I get it, the Catholic church was historically a political super power with less than altruistic motives. It's an easy target for hate and makes your worldbuilding process simpler.
Is it so wrong to be pious, though? To have characters that actually believe in something and follow through with their beliefs to the benefit of others? Is it so wrong to portray religious beliefs in media as being anything other than a way for an evil corrupt ruling class to control and manipulate its believers into giving up their possessions?
I think exploring the story of a Paladin is the perfect opportunity to have such a portrayal of religion in a fantasy show. By grounding the story in his physical clashes with evil, they make the spiritual aspects of his journey more understandable. It'd be a tougher sell if the show was him just wandering around blessing/healing people or praying for them. Being a holy knight, he can actually fight directly for their protection. Also feels a little more like the Christian ideology, that God isn't always going to do everything for you but he is going to be there to help you do it yourself.
There were some strange things about the religious aspects like that scene where the bishop guy is just kneeling and our protagonist says something to the effect of "wow he's so good at praying." Like, what? I don't know if it's just me but it was a bizarre moment. There's also the BL elephant in the room. I'm not into it, call me a bigot racist transphobe or whatever else your liberal arts degree has trained you to call people, but I can't stand BL shipping. Maybe I just know to many girls in real life who only watch anime to ship platonic male characters who are just friends with each other, and the dynamic in this show seems like it was specifically crafted to engender that kind of behavior. It was off-putting for me.
I'll give it a nice 7/10 no they're not gay their just friends.
Lil-Chromie
Read the light novel or manga. The light novel and manga are utterly amazing. Full of character and life. This show feels like a soulless version of them. The story is interesting, but it does nothing to take advantage of being an anime. Will monologues as much as he does in the manga and novel, instead of using visuals to communicate the same information. The soundtrack is generic and ruins the tone of a few scenes. The LN is one of my favorite series of all time and this adaptation does not live up to it's standard. Buy the LN on Kindle its pretty cheap.
hugrim
MINOR SPOILERS Story 8: The story is interesting, it develops points that I haven't seen in other isekais and the protagonist is developed from the beginning, which was a great thing for his independence and the rest of the story. Art 6: The animation is bad or at least very limited, the anime would be better with better animation, however, nothing was so bad that it prevented me from watching or took away the quality of the story.Sound 7: The dubbing was well done, I liked the characters' voices and the acting of the voice actors, the songs in the anime were good, but sound effects could be better.
Character 8: With few characters presented, the anime developed well, the protagonist was able to demonstrate an attractive personality with pleasant development, as well as very interesting supporting characters.
Enjoyment 9: I usually rate an anime by how much I enjoyed it, so with this one I felt very comfortable watching it, the whole theme of the anime was good and it made me enjoy it, precisely because it was simple and well directed.
Overrall 9: The anime doesn't do anything surprising or anything very new, but it has a simple and well-executed formula, with interesting characters and a comfortable story to watch, so I was able to enjoy this anime well.
KNOTMENOT
This is show that I really wanted to love, because I liked the cute MC and his white haired girlfriend. First few episodes were actually really fun and would get higher rating from me. It has ok magic system that depends on how well spoken you are, lets call it charisma based magic i guess, something known to DnD fans. MC's magic is used rarely and most often for very boring stuff in actual fights: "make me faster aka accelerate" meanwhile he is estabilished as spellcaster god that actually fought god and won, kills dragon few days later and few days after that struggles vs lowestlevel monsters while being stronger than in the god fight because he has god's protection at that point. So power levels are not the reason to watch this. MC is basically weak pleb that could be killed by baby even in full group of support whenerever they want and strong solo god killer whenever they want.
But that is nitpick that could be said about almost if not all isekai stories... It does not affect my rating. What affects my rating is the shallow, horrible character writing after the "family" episodes where MC leaves them for great adventure, that is all about "tell do not show" If this was audibook it would work i guess but it is not. And every discussion is so NPC like. "Well hello there traveler" "Hello there mister vendor" "I was attacked by beast" "I see mister vendor, how many and where to kill" "Forest of newbies bring me 10 wolf pelts" this is how every talk feels like. Especially last episode was like reading something from someone that never had talked to real human before but only played the cheapest indie mmorpgames.
If this was made in superhero cartoon style by american studio i'd be honestly rating it 3/10 at best. But I'm target audience for cute girly anime characters so I'll leave it with 7/10 i rate anime based on the season it was in mostly and that helps this one a lot because there were only few better shows in this season to name few: Assassin aristocrat, Ousama Ranking, Kaizoku Oujo(mostly because of art), World Trigger, Mushoku Tensei. And yeah i'd recommend any of those to anyone over this one but it was still more enjoyable than bad, so i'd say give it a go and see for yourself.
Alsayer
It wasn't something special. It was a plain story with nothing interesting. But none the less it was carefully crafted. The direction was good. It was well thought. Sometimes it could get boring for it's slow pace. But it was slow and steady. Thus won the race. It wasn't rushed. A soothing experience. Story was cliché. Typical. But it was enough. Animation was really good. It didn't look awful. It was a good budget animation. The ending song felt awesome. And the soundtrack is cool as well even for an audiophile like me. I loved the different character setup. The art of them didn't look cliché.They were quite beautiful. But the diversity of characters wasn't that much great.
To be blunt I didn't enjoy it that much. But when you put all things together it becomes quite good. I mean very good. So if you are in a mood for a soothing anime with no stupidity. It is the right anime. Not too exciting not too boring.
