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Yamato4life1999
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I thought it was decent. Nothing special but I do agree that some of the writing are questionable and the animation was just meh. The anime does have potential to be a good anime with not just the animation but with the writing as well.
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lucio542
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Nah dude, this sounds like a rage review.
D for animation? a f**king D? If this is D the majority of fantasy anime should be like an F, its not "omg looks so pretty" but it did have good animation moments and the designs were also pretty decent. I can't take the review serious after this. |
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Covnam
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I really enjoyed this, so it's unfortunate to see such a low scored review, but everyone is entitled to their opinion.
Personally I'm hoping for another season. I think Ryo is worth it despite any other flaws. |
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whiskeyii
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Not for nothing, but I feel like "designs" is what the "Art" category is for. And it got a C, so that's pretty average, at least! I dunno, I heard a little buzz about this during the premiere, but I also tend to dislike protagonists who treat other people around them as disposable, so if this is the hook, it sure is novel, I guess, but the heel-turn might come too late (as in, a whole other season too late) for me to get invested. Honestly makes me wanna go re-watch Re:Zero 
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Key
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 Posts: 19132 Location: Indianapolis, IN (formerly Mimiho Valley) |
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Mostly agree with the review except for the animation grade; found the series to be average overall in that category. The one bright point for me was the not-mentioned Sera, who was the one person Ryo didn't seem to regard as just an NPC. She was actually among my favorites for supporting characters in 2025.
Despite its flaws, the series was successful (in the Top 10 for its season on MAL and the third most popular new series on CR, behind only Gachiakuta and Clevatess), so it seems likely we'll see more eventually. |
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yurayurari
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I still clearly remember the extremely rough animation, especially in that one episode where spoiler[monsters are coming out of the dungeon with some adventurers on the defense/offense]. That sequence/episode is quite memorably on meme-able level as OPM S3 and BL S2, although common in less-known isekai titles. The only really good-looking animation is the opening, which isn't much of a surprise. Some parts are decent, with earlier episodes having pretty good animation, but the majority still feels just adequate with less than ideal parts here and there.
Still, I quite enjoyed it myself. The most disappointing thing is perhaps the way it hasn't really told any major cohesive stories, just some scattered sub-plots potentially hinting at something bigger, but never really addressed, and never really revealed/continued (this is me being pessimistic if it'll ever get a sequel). |
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Cryten
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The novels are a personal pet hate of mine. The writing is so mind numbingly bad. You know the boring isekai of this season? Hell Mode? It only had a few good fights in its first 2 novels and then turn everything into a checking box simulator. And it was written 5 times as interestingly as Water Magician was. Its the only book where when I forced myself to read some I had a so bored my mind rejected it reaction.
Whats painful in all of it is, occasionally... accidentally I am sure, it would have quite an interesting encounter. Like his dynamic with the elf early on and with a boss human past the anime. But that doesnt stop 95% of its volumes being tedium and relying on nonsense mistinterpretations to cover the fact the Ryo has no personality and no relationships with anyone outside of "Likes to hang out with his bro". The anime improved things no end by just being a bit meh. |
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TarsTarkas
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I haven't seen the anime, so much anime and so little time. Just the light novel.
Has the anime deviated so much that we can call Ryo a psychopath. You boil down the conflict with Oscar to it's core, it is very simply. Ryo is protecting what is his and Abel is protecting what is his. Ryo is not beholden to Abel's nation. After kidnapping and assumably torturing Ryo friends, Abel is basically telling Ryo to let it go. That is not going to sit well with anybody. That is not psychopathic behavior. Actions have consequences, Ryo actions are Oscar's consequences. |
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Antipathy
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I think the reviewer missed the fact that after coming to that world Ryo spent 20 years, let me repeat that 20 years, alone doing nothing but training. So of course he would still have his old worlds sensibilities. He had no one to teach/show him how this new world works and how to behave in it. Most of what the reviewer complains about is because Ryo lived in almost total isolation, the Fairy King doesn't count since he never talks, for two decades. You really can't expect Ryo to change in what is weeks or a couple of months of interacting with this new world. In fact you probably should highlight how much he has acclimated to this new world rather then just write him off as a sociopath.
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Ermat_46
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I have only seen the anime and not read the novels. The way Ryo talks to others has a bit of condescending tone to it. Also, I agree that Ryo is not beholden to Abel's nation. However, not caring about how his actions will affect others is, at best, narcissistic behavior.
Turns out, being isolated for 20 years can turn you into a sociopath. |
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TarsTarkas
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@Ermat_46
If a foreign nation kidnapped and tortured my family, and I had the means to do something about it, but my government, said let it go, we don't want a war. There is going to be a problem. There is nothing psychopathic about it. The onus of responsibility lies solely with Oscar. Oscar's actions have consequences. And so does Able's actions. Oscar and Able both thought they could ride rough shot over Ryo. That their concerns were more important than Ryo's. |
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jr240483
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the problem is that like with a multitude of adaptations, it leaves out too much of the source materials to keep with its 12 ep per season limit. and while it may work at times for manga adapations, light novel adaptations always struggle and tend to collaspe under its own weight. especially isekai & revenge against my party type of light novel adaptations! dont get me wrong, its a good series. the problem is that too much materials, especially involving ryo is left out. which is why i hope there is a season 2 as well, but the chances of that are small. after all, since its light novels sales are not in the same levels as eminence in shadow, tensura, mushoku tensei & re zero, the odds are very low. but never say never. after all, if reincarnated as the 7th prince and THE BEGINNING OF THE END!? (which is based off off an AMERICAN WEB NOVEL OF ALL THINGS) can get a season 2, then maybe the water magician can as well |
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Jabootu
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Like many here, I liked the show better than the reviewer did. I think the animation is fine, maybe a 7 out of 10, certainly not in Demon Slayer territory or anything. However, I think the sound design is often fantastic. The fight scene with Oscar is really elevated because of it.
I'm sure Abel is correct, but Oscar went in half-cocked with the intention of killing everyone who got in his way. I'm not sure why his actions didn't trigger a war but killing him would. In any case, I'd say "sociopath" covers Oscar a bit more than Ryo. |
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