Ken Usato, an ordinary high schooler, wishes for something fantastical to occur in his unremarkable life. Such an opportunity arrives when he is transported to another world alongside Kazuki Ryuusen and Suzune Inukami, two prodigious members of his school's student council. Arriving in Llinger Kingdom, the three are deemed to be the heroes tasked with stopping the impending invasion by the Demon Lord's army. However, this is a misunderstanding—Usato was summoned by accident and, unlike his two friends, is not one of the heroes.
Despite this disheartening revelation, Usato learns that he has an aptitude for the extremely rare healing magic. This catches the attention of Rose, the intimidating captain of the kingdom's Rescue Team, who forcibly takes custody of Usato to mold him into a full-fledged healer. As he undergoes grueling training under Rose's supervision, Usato resolves to become capable enough to protect his friends from the dangers of this world.
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BeetleR19d
So.....before we move on to the season of ‘Big Isekais’, Winter 2024 quietly delivered some decent shows within the same genre. Among them, ‘The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic’ is probably the one closest to being termed ‘Generic’. However, it handles certain aspects so well that the ‘Generic’ or ‘Clichéd’ elements become almost negligible. ‘The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic’ was unexpectedly a good watch. Plot(7/10): The first 20 minutes of this anime mostly contain the ‘clichéd stuff’. Multiple students get summoned in a hero summoning, and the protagonist receives the least powerful ability (Healing). Everything up to this point is what you wouldcall a generic start to an isekai show. However, things begin to improve a bit after the introduction of Rose. But the show still follows the predictable pattern of the protagonist undergoing harsh training, facing near-death situations, and realizing his responsibility while helping others. In the climax of the show, we witness the protagonist overpowering opponents while his friends struggle to do the same. Everything I’ve described about the plot so far sounds extremely clichéd, and it is. Yet, somehow, I enjoyed all of it, and there are reasons behind that.
Side Note: If you’re not familiar with these tropes and this happens to be one of the first isekai shows you’re watching (which is quite unlikely), then you’re good to go. You’ll have absolutely no issues with this anime’s plot being generic.
Characters(8.5/10):
In “The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic,” one aspect stands out and redeems the show-the interactions involving the protagonist, Usato. These interactions significantly impact the overall viewing experience, making the show more memorable.
The portrayal of the relationship between Usato and Inukami senpai (Suzune) is particularly interesting. Initially, Usato holds nothing but admiration and respect for Suzune. However, when he discovers her true characteristics, the dynamics between them naturally shift. It’s a realistic response—learning more about someone can alter how we perceive them. What sets Suzune apart from typical heroines is her lack of clichéd behavior. Unlike characters who constantly blush, act tsundere, or pout when the dense main character misses something, Suzune remains consistent. She continues to act like she always did after the summoning incident. This authenticity adds depth to Usato and Suzune’s interactions, making them feel genuine and refreshing. This also allowed the author to add some jokes among their conversation which were mostly funny.
Although four characters are listed as ‘Main Characters’ in MAL, only one of them, besides Usato, receives priority in these 13 episodes. This becomes quite clear when we observe that two whole episodes are dedicated to showing the backstory of Rose, which is an emotional one. This backstory helps the audience understand her personality better and makes her character even more likable. The relationship between Usato and Rose exemplifies an ideal master-disciple dynamic. It follows the usual philosophy: “I don’t want him to die, so I will make him strong.” Overall, I still liked Rose’s character, and there is no strong reason to dislike the interactions between Usato and Rose.
While most of the other characters were likable and didn’t bother me, I found the princess’s character lacking. She had very little impact on the story, apart from being flirtatious toward Kazuki whenever she appeared on screen. Unfortunately, their relationship had practically zero progress.
And....Blurin was cute.
Animation and Audio(8/10):
There are both positive and negative aspects to discuss regarding the animation of “The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic.” While it didn’t feature any particularly eye-soothing or breathtaking scenes, it consistently maintained an average quality throughout. However, a noticeable quality gap exists when comparing it to recently concluded shows like “Frieren.” But hey......we currently live in an era where even a series like “Classroom of the Elite” faces harsh criticism due to its low-quality production. Considering how popular the COTE Light Novel series is, the subpar adaptation of “The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic” still managed to achieve passable animation. At least it doesn't have those awkward moments where you can take a screenshot and get an instant meme template.
On the positive side, the show features two well-animated insert songs. A special mention goes to the ending song, which beautifully depicts Suzune’s daily life before her summoning. That was a nice and creative touch.
As for the voice actors, they performed their roles admirably, leaving no room for complaints. Additionally, both the opening and ending songs hold their own. Personally, I liked the ending song better.
Overall(7.5/10):
'The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic’ demonstrates that having a generic story isn’t necessarily a drawback. When a show excels in other fundamental aspects, it can still provide a satisfying experience. Despite the predictable story pattern, the series manages to deliver a pleasant watch. With decent pacing, likable characters, and decent animation, it’s a great choice overall. I recommend it for isekai fans seeking ‘fun’ shows to add to their watchlist.
AeroGunz
“The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic” is what happens when You have a good start and botch the ending. Do You know what’s the difference between “Story” and “Plot”? I actually like the way Lisa Cron describes them: “What happens in the story is the PLOT, the surface events.” “STORY is about how the things that happen in the plot affect the protagonist, and how he or she changes internally as a result.” As she put’s it “The problem is that most writers mistake story for the things we can see on the page: the stunning prose, the authoritative voice, the intense and exciting plot, the clever structure.” Thatis the reason so many anime have absolute garbage stories. Because their plot does nothing. Most characters, especially in isekai’s, start and end the same way. They don’t change, don’t learn, they are static. “The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic” was a nice surprise in that department. It actually has a story. Not a very original one but a story nonetheless. I can and will appreciate that.
Let’s start with the plot. It’s not great. It’s actually pretty standard stuff for most isekai. W hero, this time 3, gets summoned to another world because they are incompetent and need teenagers to clean up their messes. In this case a war with the demonkind. Yes, it’s that unoriginal. Seriously, has anyone in those types of plots ever sat down and thought “Maybe kidnapping a kid and forcing him to fix the world he doesn’t belong to is a bad idea”? No? Didn’t think so. Anyway…
This time we, in theory at least, have 4 main characters, but in reality it’s just two. The other two are just glorified support that brings little to the table except being a catalyst for one of them to grow a pair. So I’ll talk only about the two mains.
Ken Usato - a seventeen year old highschool student. He was actually summoned by accident and that is a part of the plot that I actually love. Finally someone who gets dragged into another world’s mess against his or anyone else's will. He wasn't supposed to be there. And that’s about the most awesome part of the plot. Everything else just messes it up. Despite not being the chosen hero (that honor belongs to his two companions) he has a very rare and very useful skill of using healing magic. So I guess anyone who gets transported gets to use magic. One hero get’s light magic, the other lightning, both offensive, and the only person who isn’t supposed to be there just happens to hit the jackpot of magic and get’s healing. Yeah… I’m not buying it. Why not make it that healing magic is the most common one? That way the title “The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic” would be more impactful. I could even bear that he would have higher skill in it than most people in that case. But no. Our “hero” gets magic that is so rare that there are only three other people that can use it. The “chosen one” bullshit strikes again. I will give credit, where credit is due, he evolves as a character. The Usato we get in the beginning isn’t the same we get in the end. That’s always nice.
Now, let’s talk about the other main character - Rose - the “sadistic” mister Miyagi type mentor with a sour attitude. She’s powerful, respected and feared both by her enemies and friends. Granted it’s a bit of a different type of fear but I’ll still count it. If this was D&D she would be a multiclass Fighter (probably a berserker) / Cleric. She has both physical strength and magic power to be a one woman battalion. She’s the most powerful user of healing magic in the kingdom and practically kidnaps Usato to train him as her subordinate/successor. She’s also a fucking idiot. Granted, it’s not her fault, the writer gave her a dumb ass logic. She want’s a subordinate who will never die. It’s a result of her trauma, because of course she has trauma, we can’t have characters who are stable mentally and emotionally in an anime. That would be ridiculous. Up until the moment she stated that bs I actually thought of her as the best character. After that she dropped to the status of just another mentor character. I don’t want to state why she thinks she can create such a subordinate, that would be spoiler territory, but it's just dumb and contradicts what was stated earlier about healing magic.
A thing that really rubbed me the wrong way. After our main cast is sent to war, we get, not one, but two goddamn retrospective episodes, about Rose’s past and her PTSD. Why? We could have got this as a supplement to the training arc and go back and forth between Rose’s past and Usato’s training. I would even accept an info dump in the form of a dialog. This is not important enough to everything that was set up to have to see it first hand. The retrospective just destroyed the pacing and gave nothing important in return. We had some “hints”, and even Rose saying that her squad died, that showing the event isn’t really necessary. Those are characters (apart from Rose) that have nothing to do with the main story and plot. I couldn't care less about them if I tried. The truly tragic thing? The retrospective shows Rose as an idiot who lets powerful enemies escape despite being capable of killing them. Apart from that it changes nothing in Rose, she’s caring and tough in both the past and the present. We already know that she had a subordinate that was similar to Usato and that she died in her arms. There is little to gain in giving a whole episode about that. It would be different if Rose in the past was drastically different from the present, but she’s not so I call that a waste of a perfectly good episode slots.
The training arc is probably the best part of the show. Usato both trains his body, and is closer to understanding both his new world and his new role. It also shows his transformation from a pretty closed highschooler to a witty, sharp tongued almost soldier. The change isn’t done in a fast, half assed (well, maybe a little) way. Every episode gives some new behaviours to him until we see someone who is able to talk back to, and stand up to a woman who is feared among both friends and foes alike. Too bad that the show treats him like most other isekai mc’s in the way he can do no wrong. He doesn’t make decisions that have long lasting, negative consequences. He doesn’t get someone killed like Rose or even loses a limb or the use of his powers. There are two decisions that he made that had negative consequences but that really didn’t matter. In the first case the result was miniscule and not long term. In the second case he got saved. Apart from that he somehow does everything right. He heals wounds, dodges axes and swords and even defeats the black knight (more on that later). He even gives a pep talk to his hero friend and that fixes his hesitation about the war. Shame because the show started really well with him needing to learn the ropes. After all he is 17 but I guess in animeland that’s all it takes to be another Neo.
The war arc and its aftermath are the most pathetic parts of the whole show. It was hardly a war. Just one clash and it’s over. It’s a shame because it was getting good with the whole healing combatants and running through the battlefield. I had potential for some pretty nice stories and fleshing out the two remaining healers a little. It could also show the horrors of war and why a unit like Rose’s is important, but that would require some thought and at this point in the show thinking isn’t really part of the writer's vocabulary. Now for the most idiotic part… The Black Knight, the creature that basically caused a shit load of problems, and probably death to the human army, is conscripted to Usato’s unit instead of suffering any true consequences of her action. She was more than willing to kill people and she gets away with what is basically an effing slap on the wrist. Morality in anime sucks. I’m not saying she should be killed (maybe a little) but for fucks sake, make her suffer at least some more hardships than just sitting in a prison cell. But of course we need another girl to develop a crush on Usato, because we have to. It’s an isekai after all.
It may seem like I have mainly bad things to say about the show and… when it comes to writing, yeah, I don’t have much positive to say. It’s full of cliches, standard arcs and cheap tricks to make You think You care about the cast. Yet somehow the execution of this cliche fest is pretty good. I watched all 13 episodes and only got bored during the retrospection. The show has a really basic plot but the story compensates a lot for it. Granted the story itself isn’t original or groundbreaking, and towards the end becomes pretty bad but there is charm to it.
I can’t really recommend this show with a clear conscience but if You want to see an anime that has at least some story, and not just plot like most, You will find it entertaining.
mezzan9ne
Its as meh as meh can be. I have forgotten what its about and all its characters almost as soon as I finished watching it. The premise was very appealing to me, since it's isekai and also since I had played healers in MMOs many a times. And it was quite funny and entertaining in the first couple of episodes. And then it got boring. And blah, and just eye-roll inducing. The characters were all so one-dimensional that they started to bleed into one another, the storyline felt like they just did not know what to do with it once they actually got people to startwatching, and the humour and comedy just started to feel forced and like they finally realise how boring the show was getting and they just absolutely had to throw in some jokes to try to make it entertaining.
Shame really, because it kinda started off decent. It just got so blah until I almost forgot I was watching this series and had to force myself to finish it.
Jonsitoa
This is just an average isekai about one guy that its a healing dude and he is just overpowered and he has a hot teacher and its just basic stuff to be honest, it bored so much and i don't understand tue positive reviews. We otakus deserve better than this after sacrificing our social lives and sexual lives to watch only anime, we deserve respect ok animators, this show its just abominable in every single way and i will not forget this atrocious anime ok, please fellow otakus dont Watch this and watch a better isekai like.... And like .... Ok just ignore this awfulexcuse of an anime ok and lets he happy.
ron-weasley
Very underrated. I get the whole isekai thing might throw someone off considering how many of those anime are out there, but this one for me passed the test. Interesting MC and supporting characters (especially Rose who at times is the real protagonist). The writing and art style is good although nothing really special. It's not like Shield Hero although i can see why someone would find similarities, but it's more on the lighter side. It has the right amount of comedic relief to balance the darker stuff. Personally i found it very entertaining and i hope there's a season 2 eventually.
PanzerIV-J
An excellent anime with a lot of add-on problems which are annoying. Firstly, this anime is qualitatively very good, and is an 8/10 in my opinion. But that doesn't detract from the many issues that keep this anime from being a masterpiece. These issues would roughly come down to three problems; 1-Characters, 2-Pacing, 3-The Ending. 1. Characters: The characters are really well done when they are on-screen, the problem arises when you actually see the amount of characters that are main characters that maybe get 40 minutes combined for all MCs that are not Rose and Usato for the entire season. This is probably an issue of this animeonly being 13 episodes long, and not 24–26 episodes long.
This is probably one of the most annoying issues with the anime, because Usato over the span of the season becomes way less interesting as a character, while every character shown on screen besides him has a much more interesting personality, for the most part. This isn't a very big issue, as this anime is probably meant to have a second season to expand the characters and locations, but this does become very much a problem for pacing (get back to it later).
Next would be the characters that cause some issues with the plot, or are somewhat annoying or useless & are used almost entirely as a plot device; The biggest offender of that is Blurin, it isn't the fact that he is not a decent character, actually they are good at points, the problem with him is that he is an overused "comic character", meaning he interjects with many scenes when plot happens. This isn't a bad thing for a good deal of anime, but when a character like this is overused and gets repetitive because their entire purpose is to interject themselves into scenes to stop conversations that extend the plot, it really makes a good character become annoying, plus makes them disposable for comic relief, which is what Blurin becomes, he only interjects in serious scenes to draw away from the plot, which is really repetitive and upsetting. Another character which has issues is Kazuki, he has almost no story the entire season, and you do not see his advancement of techniques like you do with Suzune, he basically sits on the sidelines more than side characters like Blurin. Kazuki makes almost no impact on the story this season, and is almost as rememberable as the guards at the castle, which means, he is not very memorable.
2. Pacing:
The pacing for this anime is all over the pace, the first portion of the show really pushes the story forward, then after the first half the story really starts to slow down quite a lot, which wouldn't be a problem if it didn't seem to artificially extend itself, but it tends to make episodes that really could've been combined with another episode. Episode 13 is one that could've been part of episode 12 if episode 12 had a faster pacing that didn't extend battle scenes to be 15 minutes of the episode, this could've been compacted into 13 easily if the pacing was more uniform across the series. This also isn't too much of an issue, all things considered, but it is a bit weird how the producers set up the episodes, where it needs to force itself off of conversations using Blurin or another character as a plot device when the producers realize they used too much time on one scene.
3. Ending:
It ends on a sharp cliffhanger, which means that you will have to wait a very long time for another section of this anime to be adapted from the light novel. This is probably the worst aspect that a show can force out on a finale, especially when it seems like it wasn't exactly where the plot would've gone to and ended where they could get away with it. This is by far the worst part of this anime.
Conclusion:
This anime is definitely worth a watch if you can stomach a cliffhanger of an ending, if you cannot then this might be a very underwhelming series for you, but I still would recommend giving it a try before you might give it up.
🗿 8/10, Absolutely Bussin ONG 🗿
KANLen09
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic - Is this Redo of Healer ver 2.0? If not, what is this then? Every year, in and out, I always think to myself: "What's the best way to market Isekai works without having any of the stereotypical tried-and-true obvious "word search" counters like "Isekai", "Overpowered" and the like, without looking too offensive nor too generic to the Average Joe?" And like most of you, I've likely found that title by accident through its unassuming presentation, that however, takes a methodical approach to the whole "being Isekai-ed" measure. May I introduce to you: novelist Kurokata's Chiyu Mahou no MachigattaTsukaikata a.k.a The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic (it's long-ass title is exactly what the series does).
Everybody wishes to have that fantastical treatment once in their lifetime, and that expression rings true for Ken Usato, who's this average-looking high school boy with nothing remarkable of note. All that he has going for is his admiration for his school's Student Council main characters: President Suzune Inukami and vice-president Kazuki Ryusen, who are the more capable and intelligent students within the school, while being one of its members doing the mundane things within the building. And on one rainy evening, that wish came true when all 3 students were suddenly Isekai-ed from their world to the fantasy world via the stereotypical magic circle. Once there, they get all of the usual Isekai introductions out of the way with the whole "I am the King that summoned Heroes of calling like you to aid us in defeating the Demon Lord and his army, and I'm sorry that until that is done, you can't return back to your original world" BS plotline that's been done a thousand times over.
However, this is the Llinger Kingdom, and summoned by King Lloyd, are not 1, not 2, but 3 people instead: the Heroes in answer of Suzune and Kazuki, but with Usato brought along by accident. The "joker" in question thinking that he's going to be a useless floater around the kingdom, Usato wished that he got the slow and mundane life treatment in the fantasy world. But the reality is that Usato has a power, and it's not like what both Suzune and Kazuki, or even King Lloyd and his loyal subjects had foreseen: healing magic, which is obscenely rare in the kingdom. Soon thereafter, the Captain of the Kingdom's Rescue Squad, Rose, smells a rat within the king's chambers, and forces her way though to scout the unassuming Usato into her company and regime, outright forcing him to be trained as a Healer capable of the frontlines of battles till the day of war and reckoning against the Demon Lord and its army. Usato's troubles have only just begun...
Before I go on, please fact-check together with me: When did we ever have an Isekai that focuses its efforts entirely on the side character, while not forgetting its heroes in the background? None? OK, because this is a game-changer of all things possible within the Isekai world, and I must commend the author for taking a bold side step for putting the main character role onto the entirely side-lined support character (which in many ways, ironically fits the theme of the show to a T).
The shy, self-effacing high school boy, whom like every other adolescent boy who has a crush on Suzune, now has to take responsibility and charge of his own life being forced into Rose's Rescue Squad, training day in and day out of his physical and mental toughness and selflessness to become a valuable team member who is determined to save other people. And trust me, Rose does not take kindly into Usato's nonchalant behaviour from the beginning, as someone whose powers actually matched similar of that to hers, but on a powerful scale both magically and physically, almost like a gorilla. (Rose, please don't kill me T.T) Usato is joined by the Rescue Squad members, consisting of rear support siblings of Orga and Ururu, and strong subordinates of Tong, Mill, Alec, Gomul and Gurd, whom like Rose, also are not empathetic due to Rose's strong stance on insubordination and her will to kill if anyone goes against her authority. It's definitely a very toxic environment for a newcomer like Usato, though Rose has her reasons why the Rescue Squad is formed like so to become the Llinger Kingdom's capable rescue team. With that including a once-before scuffle with the Demon Lord as a former Battalion Commander who feels like she's failed expectations before, Rose making an example out of Usato to remind her of her past perils and make him her "ideal right-hand man healer" as the "immortal" subordinate, I have nothing but respect for Captain Rose as a human, a failed leader who knows what she lacks in, and gives Usato a hellish time not solely for her extreme temperaments just because, which he soon learns and follows her lessons strictly to the T to become the next capable healer for the kingdom, in spite of impending dangers to come.
Talk about literally: The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, which the series still respects its origins, and I honour the commitment to stick to the purpose.
Thankfully, Usato is not alone in this regard. Both Suzune and Kazuki has been ordained to be trained as warriors while he does his healing training alongside them. The former having and affinity for thunder magic, she has a weakness for men with muscles and cute-looking animals no matter the danger, and has quite the literate Otaku being even more excited about being in another world. This is so because she has quite a very restrictive life back at home, and prefers the Isekai world against the will of going back home to be truly free and herself. As for the latter, he has an affinity for light magic, and is generally trusting in nature enough on his own regard that Usato easily looks up to him if he has any issues, minor or major. Also, this show has a "mascot" in the form on Blurin, a blue grizzly cub whom Usato found after some scuffles, and was allowed to stay within the Rescue Squad as its property. And like Villainess Level 99's pet dark dragon Ryu, his pet is rather mischievous in the way that he only allows Usato to pet him and not anyone else, otherwise they'll face either getting their hands slapped away or being chomped on.
The problem with the adaptation is in its pacing. Both the LN and manga source works have lots of volumes to the series' name, but for whatever reason, the anime is adapted rather slowly, and you'll definitely feel the sluggishness of the amount of content it feels to have 13 episodes spanned out by the first (assuming) 2 volumes or so (even the manga which paces behind the LN, which is my direct reference, is also adapted sluggishly). Villainess Level 99 adapted only the first volume, and that show seemingly didn't have any pacing issues of the sort, so it feels like the plot is definitely moving. In this show's case, it also does the same, but something feels lacking amidst the "from heroes to fighting the Demon Lord" plotline with Usato in the midst of all these. This definitely can be attributed to rookie director Takahide Ogata who has only the "Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori" kids series to his name, but he also did episode storyboarding and directing of shows like Honzuki no Gekokujou a.k.a Ascendance of a Bookworm, so what gives? Either the director or the source is at fault, and LN readers will know what's going on.
At the very least, the anime is adapted rather nicely on the production side, from the collab of both Shin-Ei Animation and Studio Add (mainly a support studio), and the veteran former studio is no stranger to genres like this show does. The action feels consistent and despite the hints of momentary comedy, this show generally looks acceptance to the eyes.
Nothing much with the OST, it just feels right at home with the action here. By the way, Waterweed's OP song "Cure" has definitely the elements of a typical Shonen, and ChouCho's ED song "Green Jade" is decently fine. A good effort from both J-Pop artistes.
At the end of the way, as much as the recommendation is there, it comes with a rather big "what if" asterisk. If you don't mind a slow-moving typical Isekai fantasy plot, Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata a.k.a The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic is a good show to invest your time into. Conversely, if you want to see things happen at a blistering rate, then this show is not for you.
This is a good alternate on take the Isekai fantasy genre, and it'd be criminally underrated if you skimp out on this.
Marinate1016
Chiyu Mahou ended up being one of those pleasant surprises this season. At first glance from the title alone, I was expecting another somewhat generic healer/pharmacy style anime of which we’ve had several lately. However, after the first few episodes I quickly realised this had way more potential than I thought and I ultimately think it lived up to that. This show’s got a few things going for it that really make it good for me. The first is that we have a group isekai. Not an entire class, but a trio of friends. Usato, Suzune and Kazuki are unexpectedly summoned to another world whilewalking home one day. While Kazuki and Suzune are quickly named heroes, Usato is taken off to join the healing corps, which brings me to my next point. Usato being proficient at healing magic and working to support the wounded in combat as opposed to your traditional overpowered hero MC makes things way more interesting. While he does get some offensive capabilities towards the end, for the most part the story focuses on his training and learning to use his abilities to support others in combat.
While it may seem like that would be slow and boring, they manage to make all of the training arc so fun and engaging with characters like Rose, Usato’s squad leader. In addition to being the mommy dommy waifu of the season, she’s a strict, but loving mentor who wants the best for her subordinates. As the story goes on and we learn about her motivations and backstory, she becomes an even more complex and well rounded character. Every moment with she and Usato is so fun and over the top, but you can feel the love and kindness beneath her rough exterior. Rose isn’t alone though, the other supporting characters are great too. In particular, Suzune stood out to me. She and Kazuki kinda go MIA for a few eps in the story before popping back up, but when they did come back, I like how the author fleshed out their relationship with Usato. They were all made to feel like legit high school aged teens who were transported to another world and given an immense task. In most other shows, that’s kinda glossed over in favour of the MC or his classmates getting harems and overpowered skills, but realistically that would be enough to break most people. I loved seeing that vulnerability and fear from them, and seeing them overcome those obstacles.
It was also refreshing to get an isekai without a ton of romance and girls fawning over the MC. In the later stretches, there’s some hints and signs of a couple ships, but it’s not the primary focus nor does it really distract from the story. The main thing about this show is seeing 3 teenagers get thrust into an unfamiliar world and make the most of a difficult situation, while finding who they truly are. No longer shackled by the chains of Japanese society, they can truly be themselves and grow.
While we really only got one big fight in this at the end, there’s never a dull moment in this show. If it’s not comedy, training antics or some nice slice of life moments, there’s something else that’ll keep you engaged guaranteed. Speaking of fights, the animation isn’t the best, but it’s good enough. The art is really solid, love the bright art style and character models are on point too. Just a really aesthetically pleasing experience.
Chiyu Mahou was a great surprise and ended up being one of my favourite shows of the season. A must watch in my opinion.
Chiyu Mahou gets 9 out of 10.
Vyaiskaya
Ahhahhaaa This is the best Isekai in a landscape of Isekais Who is this for? Someone wanting a light-hearted comedy/romance/action adventure. It's not massively complex, but the character interactions are well done and it is compelling and emotive. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Characters: Largely grounded in ambitions with some over the topness for effect but largely realistic dialogue, the story focuses principally on Usato the MC, his new boss, and the character with a romantic interest on him. With other characters given enough background to make sure you know who they are and what their ambitions might be. Animation and Artwork: Nothing over the top here, but it'sclean and gets the job done well and is well in line with 2024 standards. No complaints.
Music:
The music is excellent. The highs and lows in every episode are captured well, and the intro and ending are fit in perfectly.
Premise:
The premise is entertaining and comes across as fresh and novel. As the title says, this is "the wrong way to use healing magic" and boy, the show delivers in upsetting tropes. Usato's boss, reminds me a lot of one of my close friends, and makes for a compelling dialogue between the characters.
Background Story:
Principally, the background story isn't itself too novel. Heroes get summoned to protect an alternate world against an invading kingdom. But it's well put together with enough fleshing out to feel meaningful. Mostly this is the background while the series focuses on the characters themselves.
Comedy:
Great humour throughout.
Favourite Character:
No spoilers, but you'll figure it out. It seems even Usato's boss figured out the interests of this girl and helps her along by the end ;) There is a journey ahead!
Will I be watching a Season 2??
Absolutely. If a Season 2 comes out, I will absolutely be waiting! It looks like there are many fond adventures waiting ahead as our heroes explore the world, I just hope it gets clearance to be animated!
Conclusions:
Great series. It's light-hearted and cathartic with nice romance and uplifting moments. It's refreshing against the monotony of isekai out there. Thoroughly enjoyed this work.
Overall:
9-9.5 execution and novelty in an overly-worn genre is difficult to pull off, and this series was very successful.
reki-
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic is a hilarious and refreshing take on the isekai genre. When I first saw the poster, I thought it looked like one of those typical NPC-focused anime, but I was pleasantly surprised! The story turns the usual tropes on their head, especially with its protagonist, who's dragged into battles he clearly wasn't cut out for. The comedy is spot on, and it plays around with the idea of using healing magic in unconventional ways, which adds a fun twist to the usual fantasy setting. The humor, combined with the character dynamics, kept me entertained throughout. While the premise isn'tentirely unique, the way the show delivers its jokes and action makes it stand out.
If you're looking for something lighthearted and different from the usual power-fantasy isekai, this is definitely worth a watch!
BitchslayerYuta
Finally, A Isekai that Doesn't throw OP MC's to your face and actually gives in-depth emotional Development to the cast. Almost every character is absolutely likeable, this is one of the shows where I didn't hate any of the character. Usato is balanced MC who is not too OP but is reasonably strong and blossoms troughout his journey as a person, And the main girl actually develops throughout the show and isn't your typical hit the MC when flustered kind of heroine. In A Nutshell, An absolute soul-touching piece of writing you can actually feel the effort and love put into the show by the staff.
Nicedemuz
I like everything about all the characters in Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata, I like how they act, how they think and how thier personalities come to play a role in this anime. BUT... not to offend anyone but i think the story is kinda "wack" i think that there is to much about the kingdom itself and how the king is doing, but with that out of the way, I also like that wee get to see what the other heros are doing for training but i wish that we could see just how much they are cabable of doing. I also like thetextures in the anime i think it really shows how much life you can give an adventurus anime and it makes the forrest and the water and all that seem so lively and thats also a thing that I really love about Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata. I recomend that you watch this.
Sir_Zedmore
Was this show amazing? No. Was it worth a watch? I think so. The Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic is one of the new more common types of shows that air nowadays, with a small amount of weekly episodes. If you didn't watch it while it was releasing like I did, I can see this being something you'd watch on the weekend or even a single day. If you're going to breeze through this, I think it will make it even more enjoyable. I'm going to use the MAL ranking system to make my reviews easier to look back on for myself, so here we go. STORY:7 (Good)/10
The story of this show was quite basic with a few interesting but not unheard of concepts. However, for 13 episodes it was reasonable and didn't need to keep me hooked - the progression was basic, as it only covers about 1 chapter an episode, but there was no problem with it. What makes this show good for me is that it was rewarding for what you put into it. Longer shows, unless you watch them weekly, often have the problem of being weighed down by slow pacing and occasional filler. This show has a clear place to cut it - a perfect place to start Season 2, if they make it, so they probably didn't want to pass this point, and they did a good job of reaching it without dragging things out in One Piece fashion, which, despite it's brilliant story, makes it infuriatingly slow at times, with less than a chapter an episode (honestly, why would you even do this? You'd never need less than 1 chapter per weekly episode for a weekly manga) and very drawn out scenes - things go at a steady pace.
ART: 6 (Fine)/10
I want to make this section quick - all fine, not subpar and reaches 2024 standards. There's no problem here, so unless you were looking for some fabulous fantasy eye-candy, this should be good. I looked at the manga and I notice they've made the style less unique, but it's a positive change in my opinion as I wasn't really a fan of the manga's style.
SOUND: 6 (Fine)/10
I don't want to put another 6 but this show was average in a good way, so it'll keep coming up. I can see someone putting 6 for every category. The music was enjoyable - I liked the opening but I'll probably never hear it again - no scratch that, it can go on my playlist - meaning I might hear it next December, if my shuffle play is kind to the song. My problem with it is that the OST was quite limited - I assume it had a reasonable amount of songs which I know were almost all good - but the number was a bit too small, so some scenes just didn't really go with the music. This doesn't happen in any very important scenes, though, and when it does you can just pay attention to the voices. On the topic of voices, I did actually try the English dub out of curiosity (though I watched the show in Japanese) just for a minute - it was mortifying. However, as a sub watcher, I liked the voices. They all fit the characters but there were no outstanding performances - just like the rest of the show.
CHARACTER: 6 (Fine)/10
It's a shame I can't be kinder to this show - but the characters were fine and no more than that. There was not really any character development, only minor things to the MC - but for 13 episodes it was fine. I didn't expect something special. Fine, just fine. One of the things I did like was the realism of the scenarios. The three 'isekaid' high-schooler characters were talking just like high-schoolers and there was only a very minor aspect of unneeded romance (which still fit by the way, but it wasn't really a plot point so they could have just left it) or exaggeration.
ENJOYMENT: 7 (Good)/10
Another average score, huh? I think this is the kind of show anyone can like, as there's nothing major. In fact, the only people who won't like it are people who are looking for something major. I don't really reccommend it so somebody who doesn't like shonen (I say this because I know some isekais aren't really designed like shonen) but it's good for how I started this review - something to watch over one or two days, maybe while doing a particularly mind-numbing task. If that sounds relevant to you, I highly reccommend this show. But if you don't really want to use time unneccesarily, don't watch this. This is just fluff - it's something minor you don't need to spend much time on.
Weekend watch? Yes. Otherwise? Ignore this show.
Was this show about the Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic. Not to be rough, as I did actually like this show to an extent, but it taught me about the Wrong Way to Use Time. This was a good weekly watch, but it's like a friend you have in a job or school that you leave or finish and then never talk with again. Goodbye, The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic.
Banana-Pudding
If you're an isekai fan- I'd recommend you give this anime a shot. It's certainly interesting. Usato is accidently transported to another world with two of his classmates. They become the most useless heroes of all time, while Usato, a nonhero, becomes this absolute tank and badass. In general, this anime does hit all the general points of an isekai to make it "acceptable", but why do I actually like it? Because Rose is awesome. Rose is Usato's teacher. She is big, mean, and the most OP character in the show. She's also very violent- which okay I know I have simple taste- but it was hilariousto me how she slapped and punched her minions around. Tough love for sure. Usato and her relationship is easily the #1 best thing about this anime and is purely worth watching because of it. They go from tough love to tough love, but now more open. Very good development. I think if the show had just led with that from the start instead of wasting the first 20 or so minutes setting up a generic ass isekai idea that everyone yawned through- it would be more enjoyable. Speaking of Usato- how is he as an MC? He aight. When he's with Rose, I like him. When he's not- he's some wanna-be shounen idiot who spouts Naruto nonense like NO ONE WILL DIE ON MY WATCH, BELIEVE IT I WILL NEVER GIVE UP. So I'm torn. But I don't hate him. He's certainly better than his two classmates. Kazuki is this idiot who has no brain and follows all orders. He's also weak as hell. Suzune is the former class president, I think. And she is easily the worst and most annoying character in the show. Some of her lines are straight up cringe. Like, they tried to make her this super serious person back in the old world, but now she can free in the new world, but it's too much of a drastic change. She is suddenly this anime freak who tries to break the 4th wall by using certain words. Oh, and she is also weak as hell.
The plot itself is very generic. The demon lord and his army is invading, so they must be stopped. So nothing special.
The fight scenes are kinda good though, ngl. Especially when Usato and Rose go super saiyen mode.
For the villains, there's no development. They tried to make demons sympathetic, but it fell flat to me.
So yeah, you'll enjoy Rose's awesomeness and her setting Usato and everyone else straight. 7/10 would recommend.
Subarctic-Forest
Yet another isekai, a genre that I'm sure many of us are sick of at this point. Initially, I had skipped over this one without a second thought, until it was recommended to me. I'm glad it was though, because Healing Magic did just enough to set itself apart from the run of the mill isekai, along with not falling into some of the typical pitfalls that prevent so many isekai in this genre from being better than "meh". The opening episode is exactly what you'd expect, they're just walking along and suddenly a portal opens up and they've been isekai'd. It doesn't add or removeanything from the story, the main reason it seems the story was set up this way was for humor and the training sequence over the next few episodes. What is interesting though is that if you ignore the generic isekai elements, the fantasy aspect of the world is pretty well done. If you like this sort of setting you'll find a lot to enjoy here; the human kingdom, the demon lord's army, you got some other scattered races like beastkin, goblinish people, etc.
Another thing I really appreciated is that the characters aren't "reborn" as the most gifted, overpowered, unstoppable beings in the realm. Sure, they are summoned as heroes and for reasons that are never actually explained they're instantly more powerful than basically any knight or whatever in the human army, but it's not egregious and you can live with it. The three main characters also have different outlooks on being isekai'd which is refreshing, you are provided all different perspectives throughout the series. As a side note, the teacher/student relationship between Rose and Usato was really enjoyable. It's contentious, but built on mutual respect, and provides a lot of laughs.
In the introduction I mentioned that the series avoids some of the pitfalls that can ruin other isekai. While I enjoy fanservice, ecchi, etc, a break from it at times is nice. Healing Magic has no fanservice or ecchi to speak of, the closest thing to it is the President can be obnoxiously horny at times, but she isn't always around so it's easy to ignore. Usato also doesn't have a harem either, so there's none of that chick fighting over the MC that you'll see in basically every isekai ever.
The only thing I could really take away from Healing Magic is that it doesn't do anything new. It does a solid job of presenting the enjoyable aspects of isekai while avoiding most of the annoying parts. It's generic, though not too generic, and that isn't always a bad thing. I'm glad I decided to watch this one, hopefully we get a second season.
EMP1009
It could have been better, but... They could have made it worse. The beginning of the anime gives us a little hope for an isekai with GG not an imba, generally a secondary character - although even then we are shown that the concept of "hero" is very blurred for this world. A little further, our GG work out (almost in the direct sense for "our world"), using their magic, well, of course, under the guidance of the "injured officer". Accompanying stories arrange a kind of under-harem without romance, but you don't pay much attention to that. The only thing is that the "heroine" is shown tobe so much a "child" that it's just...
Well, OK, GG training and "development" in general are not bad, we get to know a little about the world - which gives me a relatively solid 7/10 (although here you can clearly underestimate the almost zero disclosure of characters, but you expect something more).
But then the "second part" of the anime begins, where you just catch some cringe. The logic of the characters disappears (at the same time, absolutely all of them, minor ones too), the "climax" (we had spoilers) is done simply to make GG a hero, all of this is woven into so many formulaic stories that they don't even try to reveal. Even in the "climax" there are no details, just a "background" (I would even say that everyone suddenly became mobs, in the worst sense of the word) and GG decides everything himself. Moreover, everything comes down to almost the so-called Naruto therapy, of course in its bad "meaning". Well, we are somehow passing this moment, what do we see next? The disease progresses, the concept of logic is completely destroyed, we are simply told "this is the beginning of a new adventure." I just want to watch the series with skipping, only certain "references" in the finale at the beginning do not completely destroy this anime.
So, unfortunately, the overall rating of the anime drops to 5.15/10
gasura
THE GOOD: Light-hearted isekai with minimum fanservice and no edgy or perverted/rapey teenagers. It's an easy watch with a really likeable and, finally, a more normal MC. THE BAD: Really cheap fight and war scenes. Actually, just really low budget in general. While I really like how the heroes are all so pleasant and get along for a change, none of the side characters or antagonists are even close to being memorable. The story needs a lot more depth and characters a lot more development. I gave it an 8 when it really should've been a 7 in my books, because... maybe I'm just getting old and reallysick of the edgy and rapey trope. I'd like to see characters behaving more like normal humans and The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic really shines in this department. I'll be watching the next season.
Kamikuyo
Decent, good… ok? It’s a nice show, it’s a very cliche isekai and nothing really breaks the mould here. It has the overused setting of Strong MC, fantasy world etc but it’s solid. The show sets its self up well enough and I think it’s pleasant and an enjoyable watch but it’s not something that’s going to knock your socks off. It’s as tame as an isekai could be, actually it’s about as tame as an anime gets in general. It doesn’t quite get going in any one direction and settles itself in the middle, doing just about a little bit of everything. It’s gothumour, action, sadness and excitement.
I think that it delivers on what it set out to be, which is a slightly above average fantasy isekai show.
The supporting characters let this show down and the writing surrounding them is very weak. The majority of characters just sort of exist with a scene or two every now and then. No one really adds anything of note other than the MC and Rose. Towards the end of the show I saw a little gear shift with the demon girl but again, it’s really quite lacking in the supporting character development department.
That said, the show builds itself up nicely and ends well enough to make me somewhat excited for another season.
I do recommend this show only if you are someone who is looking for a casual watch and not perfection in every minor detail. If you are looking for something new to wow you, you are looking in the wrong place.
Expect a fun enjoyable show with the usual isekai elements and you will have a good time.
A thumbs up from me and I hope there is more to come.
ShibaTatsuya20
This is a different kind of isekai anime. It has got Mashle: Magic and Muscles kind of vibes and a rather pretty simple yet interesting story. But there's less usual isekai cliche and we can see our main hero spending lots of time and effort to reach his potential unlike usual STATUS WINDOW Main Character. Coming to visuals, there's decent animation and some beautiful sceneries and some cute animal faces. But somewhat disappointed with somewhat weak villain characters though they're not demon army higher-ups but still somewhat weak. The show creators left scope for season 2 and I truly think that the show honestly deserves a sequel as there'sa lot to cover.
All said, a solid 9 from me. You can close your eyes and believe me and start watching this refreshing anime.🎯
