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(Five episodes watched): The notion of accepting an uneventful life in a world that is obviously based on RPGs reminded me of Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita from a couple of seasons ago. However, it seems that rather than be satisfied with that Red's ultimate goal will be to reacquire the prestige he once held and prove himself truly worthy of it. The ED sequence suggests that he will team up with the blond Rit to do so. That could be interesting, but on the other hand I got the impression from episode one that this show was taking a simplistic approach to storytelling, and basically shoving the premise down our throats without expecting us to do much thinking on our own. Red is clearly good, what with risking his life for a boy's sake, and has been blamed for things that were beyond his control, while almost everyone else in this rigid caste system of adventurers is bad for oppressing him. It would be nice (but unlikely) if just for once a main character decided that he/she didn't need to impress other people in order to have self-esteem. I noticed that Red showed little or no fear or emotion of any sort when surprised by an 'Owlbear' in the forest. So, basically this show seems kind of shallow and didn't thrill me. I am curious what the relationship between Red and Rit will be, but chances are that I won't be watching this show to completion. It turns out that Red and Rit (Princess Rizlet of Loggervia, actually) are old friends who worked together to defeat a demon invasion several years ago. She is sort of in voluntary exile at the moment due to politics back home. Episode two is largely a remembrance of what they accomplished back before Red was banished. I wouldn't call this show 'deep', but it goes into more detail regarding the characters than most. The animation in this show is kind of cheesy, but it gets the message across--like in the scene where Ruti fights Demon Lord Shinsander. The bit about Rit taking the liberty of moving in with Red was amusing. Where will things go from here? I still want to know. Episode three, however, gave me the impression that this show was going to remain with a lightweight plot rather than get complex and truly interesting. The explanation of how 'blessings' work was confusing. It sort of seems that free will plays little part in life in this world and far more important is whatever blessing you are born with--much like how a level B adventurer should know his/her place and not cause any trouble for a level A one (or whatever). This show alone isn't entirely responsible, but it almost seems like a caste system. The bit about Rit's idea to combine medicines and foods seemed more appropriate for a children's cartoon than an adult series. Otherwise, some of Red's former comrades begin to have second thoughts about expelling him from their party. But if I were to place a bet, it would be that this show has no intention of being particularly novel, clever, or outstanding. I enjoyed the sort-of romance between Red and Rit, who has moved in with him, set up her bed alongside his in the same room, and you get the impression would like nothing more than for him to propose to her. On the other hand, it seems unlikely that a princess would throw herself at any of us. Other than the romance, however, Red's life is pretty boring. I would much rather learn whether (actually, when) he'll be invited back into his sister's adventuring party than whether he manages to save a local sauna from going out of business. The jokes are not exactly LOL. And I can't help getting the impression that the plot in general is pretty simplistic and uninspired. I finally decided that the wise course of action would be to drop this show altogether. Last updated Monday, November 22 2021. Created Thursday, October 07 2021. | ||||||||
