I might post a bit more on the last episode’s thread, just in case they move some bits around in the anime and show them later, but the anime seems so far sanitized to move the needle further to the comfy/wholesome side.

Apparently a tiny bit of the darker parts of the story are sneaking into the adaptation.

Lovely Elisabeth doing what Eli does best.

Sci-Fi series seems to have a small resurgence. Maybe this is the new trend for the next few years.

<Cooking with Wild Game> - Volume 34 by EDA - ★★★★☆, 181 MynePages™ - The main story was very short this time around, and the remainder of the volume was filled with side/bonus stories. From those, I was only interested in one of them, so this volume gets a point docked.

<Worthless at Home, Whiz to the World> - Volume 1 by kimimaro - ★★★☆☆, 104 MynePages™ - I think I’ve read the same story a couple of times already, but luckily in this rendition the MC isn’t quite as oblivious to his own strength as usual. Sure, there are the usual shenanigans, but at least the thought of “Hey, might I actually be quite strong compared to others?” pops up in his head. I take that as a win for the series. The obsessive bro-con sisters might also be a turn-off. For my taste, they are right on the edge of mildly entertaining and off-putting.

Worthless at Home, Whiz to the World - Volume 2 by kimimaro - ★★★☆☆, 103 MynePages™ - Pretty much more of the same as the first volume, with the only exception being that he has to convince a different sister. Since he has 5 of those, I can imagine how this series will play out.

Worthless at Home, Whiz to the World - Volume 3 by kimimaro - ★★★☆☆, 101 MynePages™ - Okay, I have to ask: who the fuck thought it was a good idea to put a color illustration at the beginning of the book that spoils the big twist happening at the end of the story? It’s like putting Darth Vader’s “No, I am your father” revelation into the opening crawl. Also, by now it’s clear that this is following the 1 sister per volume formula.

Worthless at Home, Whiz to the World - Volume 4 by kimimaro - ★★★☆☆, 96 MynePages™ - Another sister checked off. One more to go. I still wonder if the series will continue after the last sister and find a new plot device, or if it’s finished after that.

Yeah, let’s have a nice little relaxed chat and do nothing while one girl is fighting for the life of the sacrifice. They could just as well grab the sacrifice while the enemies are distracted by their frontliner, but that wouldn’t give MC the chance to be the hero that saves the day, so naturally we can’t have that now, can we? God, I hate those types of trash isekai harem shows so much, I have no idea why I can’t stop hate watching them.

Let’s add it to the list…

The LN is good. I’m happy that it gets an adaptation.

Clannad. Easy.

In episode 3, Being-X is talking to her in the form of this Nutcracker sitting on the nightstand in a house they are occupying. Ever since then, Being-X has been showing up as this Nutcracker. The more interesting question is, whether or not this is the very same Nutcracker from back then since Viktoriya specifically mentioned that it’s from a house they used to occupy. That line makes me think that Being-X is fucking around with probabilities again to “keep in touch”. (Or it’s an anime original Easter egg. If the LN wasn’t so god-awful we can never know.)

Honestly, that sucks. I’m just a filthy casual Beat 'em Up player, but even I know that there is a huge community around the genre that SF is just a tiny fraction of. And that’s not even counting the entire old-school arcade games. I’m not sure if the series can keep my interest if it’s just an uninterrupted SF6 ad.

If they don’t feature the Daigo Parry somehow in this show, I’m going to be pissed. I also wonder if this is just an SF ad or if they show off some other beat 'em ups as well.

Let’s be fair here: it was a brief conversation and a unfinished handkerchief! If that’s not enough to get someone’s sworn fealty, then I don’t know what does. Panties maybe.

I like that they’re trying to use dialogue / inner monologue to characterize Victoria, but it feels hamfisted sometimes.

They are reducing her thoughts quite a bit here. This is to be expected for an anime adaptation, but I feel like they reduce it more than usual here. On one hand, I am pleased that there aren’t extensive scenes of just inner monologue exposition. On the other hand, they cut now so much that a lot of her character and motivations are lost, and I agree that it feels hamfisted. As @[email protected] mentioned, she feels now “too perfect” without getting the exposition in her inner thoughts about why she is so perfect. Her character in the anime also feels less unfortunate. Maybe they will go into more detail in the next episodes so I’m not saying more in case of spoilers, but at this point in the LN it’s already clear to the reader that not everything is mirth and carefree wonder.

Woo! New Cooking with Wild Game. Good week.

<Reincarnated as a Poor Farmer in Another World: I’ll Use My Modern Knowledge to Build My Own Kingdom> - Volume 1 by Cancellara - ★★★☆☆, 164 MynePages™ - Very simple story, but good enough for an evening. Characters take his unique powers a bit too nonchalantly. Would be nice if they even questioned his common-sense-breaking powers from time to time instead of just accepting them as is.

<The Tiny Witch from the Deep Woods> - Volume 4 by Yanagi - ★★★☆☆, 189 MynePages™ - Filler volume. It was okay, but I’ll have forgotten it in 2 days.

<Al the Adventurer: That Magic Shouldn’t Work!> - Volume 1 by Lemon - ★★★★☆, 224 MynePages™ - Good new series. While nothing special, it was very entertaining. One nitpick is that the reasoning the author comes up with to push the plot in certain directions is a bit flimsy at times. It also has a nice setup for the next volume, so I’m looking forward to that.

I’m okay with demon lords and magical girls, but some hikkikomori just getting a teaching job is where they lost me.

Was this an anime original? I don’t remember Diablo picking them up in the demon realm, just that he showed up with them at some point. Or was that maybe form bonus story? Then again, It’s been years since that part in the LN so I might have just forgotten.

Look at it this way: Why start with something divisive like this adaptation instead of something universally beloved like the 1995 movie? I also highly doubt that anyone not familiar with the setting would be able to follow what’s happening (at least in this first episode).

Most people outside this fandom don’t even know that it is based on a manga, yet even people who don’t usually watch anime know the movie. It’s iconic and, alongside Bladerunner, defined the look and tone of countless other works in the general “cyberpunk” genre.