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(Two episodes watched): Yet another 'I didn't get the appreciation I deserved while playing a MMORPG, but I showed everyone' show—but this one seems to have some sophistication and complexity that most are lacking, and I am intrigued. Apparently as a result of his habit of reading isekai novels back in Japan, Akira has a good idea of what's going on and can tell that there's something odd with people's 'stat numbers'. He makes good use of his 'cancel presence' ability to do some snooping around and learns that the King and Princess haven't been honest with his classmates and there's something funny going on (it was obvious from the Princess' glassy eyes that she couldn't be trusted!). There's the dashing Saran Mithray, a Retice knight who claims to be plotting a coup against the King and might be an ally—but the plot of this show isn't simplistic, so we can't be sure, which is one reason it is entertaining. The King “is willing to pay a horrific price to change the rules of our world” Saran says. He also says Akira can be an assassin who won't have to actually kill anyone, which makes me worry a little. Everybody expects class president Tsukasa Satou, who was admired in every way at school and has been assessed to have the class of 'Hero', to be just that. So far he hasn't done anything that would suggest he's actually a fake, which again keeps things relatively sophisticated and I appreciate. In episode two we get a shock when something we weren't expecting happens. Everybody knows that in anime a character that has gotten a fair amount of development is safe until the final episode or so, but that's not what happens here. It looks like Saran's aide, Gilles, will be playing a major part from here on. The King and Princess attempt to frame Akira, who goes into hiding/trains in the dungeon—two birds killed with one stone. Just what the King is up to remains a mystery. Last updated Thursday, October 23 2025. Created Sunday, October 19 2025. | ||||||||
