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Gonna be honest.

I can count one one hand.. well, 4 fingers, how many Chinese anime I actually like.

This is one of those chosen few, the special one, the gifted one, the good ones.


Fun characters and dialogues, even with dog-shit English subs, and I like the fun twist of leveling up for MC where the more people he annoy, the more points he gets to spin the wheel of fortune. MC pissing off people is the best part of the show, and even his little sister is hilarious, without being creepy pedo/loli type which is norm in Japanese anime.

I'll give this 9/10, because I binge watched this anime.

EDIT: Having seen season 2, this anime maintains same quality. 8/10 for second season as well.

Wow, another Donghua on this list, which I never expected to happen, considering how fucking awful most Chinese writers are at writing a basic script.

Anyway, despite some issues with the script here and most scenes looking too busy, this gets the job done with some good CGI action that does become too much by the end.

But the MC isn't annoying, and neither are NPC's. Though they do kinda forget the main premise of "whodunit" till the end and leave it for season 2.

Whatever, 6/10, I binge-watched it and didn't hate it.

OK cmon, who didn't see another Donghua showing up on the list? This list is such a trope.

Anyway, discovered "Villain Initialization" out of nowhere after witnessing another garbage 3DCGI of another Japanese anime (Tougen Anki) and ended up enjoying this.

I was not expecting to see some really well done action scenes between the hero and the villain, and the 3DCGI close to the quality of "To be hero X" (another Donghua) or most Hollywood movies from Pixar. I'm not sure if these Chinese studios are sharing assets and techniques, because a lot of art and FX used look similar, but goddamn they end up with some quality 3DCGI, something Japanese anime industry can't seem to get right.

Anyway, so far this anime has been fun, try it out.

We've seen another anime using the plot device of MC going back in time to undo the mistakes and collect his companions, but I think New Saga does it better.. so far.

I'm enjoying it. Characters aren't annoying and they make some nice changes to the characters MC knew once (without spoiling it).

I'll rate it 7/10 for now.

Anime that does the unthinkable.

MC breaks the trope of being a cuck around women, and in a good way as well. I would recommend this anime based on this alone, but the writing is actually good enough to recommend it for the entire package.

Fun anime, well written characters and a satisfying ending. I recommend watching this.

I liked the MC's backstory, but was disappointed with comedy shift all of a sudden from such a depressing setup.

I would've preferred more Battlestar Galactica like setting than another fucking mecha shite. I don't care for mechs, find them pointless, lame and boring, so can't say I enjoy that part much.

That said, I binge watched this anime, and I only do it when I'm actually enjoying the story and characters. So yes, I enjoyed it despite disliking some elements.


8/10

Cooking anime are aplenty but this one doesn't shy away from adult/mature subject matter (and I don't mean porn), which makes the whole thing far more interesting than just a regular cooking anime would.

It helps that characters are likeable (those who are meant to be) and not annoying.

Fun characters with some good action scenes thrown in. Art is "alright" with some weird running animations, but whatever, it's fine.

If you like shows about Hitmen/Tough guys forced to live a normal life and all the hilarity that comes with it, then this show will do.

Honestly, I wasn't expecting to enjoy this so much, so a welcome surprise.

The MC isn't annoying, and the show isn't shying away from showing actual killing of enemies since it's surprising how many of these shows show super powered MC's and no blood or gore.

Anyway, animation/visuals are a bit simple, but story-wise it's fun enough to not bore you. Nothing ground-breaking, but the writer knows how to write a basic progression for an OP MC.

Animation/Art is alright, story initially was "so-so" for me, but more I watched, the more I started enjoying the episodic feel with "Monster of the Week" thing happening every 1-2 episodes.

MC has a goal, and side characters aren't annoyingly written. A good watch in the end.

Turn off your brain, all ye who watch this anime.

Despite it being a 5/10 series (except for 1/10 season 2 and all) I, for some reason, kept watching this anime.

I feel like they were close to getting it right, but they just couldn't.

Writer sometimes forgets his own plot points he introduced, sound department is absent so every spell sounds and feels like a dud, sometimes dialogues are barely audible (not that I know Chinese, but still) with generic background music playing loudly over them, the editing is beyond shit (I think they finally improved it in season 4).

Despite all these issues, I kept watching it like one of those shitty soap opera's our mom's watched during daytime. Give it a try, maybe you'll get what I'm saying.

When I saw the first episode of this anime, I was unimpressed. The art was average, and the episode wasn't filled with anything interesting. The world itself wasn't anything special.

6 episodes in, I admit, I started looking forward to more of this. The world still isn't anything ground-breaking, but the fact that the MC isn't some pedo creep that overreacts to women around him, is exceptional with sword but not impervious to damage, helped a lot to make this anime likeable and believable.

They even throw in some antagonists who feel like they are based in "reality" of this world, and not out of place (like a lot of such shows do).

Anyway, 6/10 anime.

This anime is what "I Parry Everything" wish it could be.

"I Parry Everything" turned the protagonist into a complete fucking moron, with no challenge or struggle till the end.

In comparison, this anime actually showed the MC going through hell, and even then, he isn't unbeatable.

NPC's were equally fun or well done, far better than most anime do, with some well done action sequences.

A surprisingly good Isekai with realistic romance and an MC that isn't some annoying douche, overacting to woman's touch. It helps that there is no harem, women not falling on MC's dick and he doesn't creep on kids (sorry, "loli").

Overall, severely underrated compared to a lot of trash anime out there (like Arifureta Season 3).

Probably one of the very few anime with CGI that doesn't look shit. For some reason, they do have like 5 different art styles happening in every episode, which is jarring, but I'm guessing they are trying to be stylistic without knowing which art style to stick with.

Anyway, it's entertaining and well produced, better than shit like My Hero Academia that got stale by the time season 2 hit (and has only gotten worse). At-least heroes and villains fighting in X actually feel and look good.

Eh, I quit watching this anime around episode 15, it was such a fucking bore and a chore to sit through. Came back to continue watching after a break (and few episodes had been out) and episode 16 showed me why I ditched this anime.

Even though I will complete watching this (since not many episodes are left), this is just an average anime with an average world and a cuck MC who blushes like a teenager around women.. who are depicted like children (cause, Japan).

5/10 anime with nothing original. If you want to watch most sterile romance but between a cuck and his harem of women who are voiced annoyingly (at-least in English), go ahead.

I'm enjoying this so far, despite it feeling like the writer kinda forgot his own premise about the "loner" thing.

This isn't a ground-breaking anime, but it's way more entertaining than Arifureta Season 3, which is trash rated over 7 for some reason.

MC isn't annoying, the side-characters aren't annoying, the overall adventure/action bit works fine, nothing crazy but at-least they are trying new things (like in Dungeon in later episodes) with the plot.

I would say, 6/10 anime, maybe I'll bump it up to higher rating to counter negative votes later. This is way better than trash like "Moonrise".

This shit is way better than trash like Moonrise with 6.8/10 rating on this site and script written by a retard.

At-least in this show, the story is flowing more logically, even if cliched. The MC is not annoying, has a dark past life, demons he's trying to defeat as he adapts to the new life (in other words, he isn't a flawless twat).

Really would've been better with slightly less shitty art/animation though.

I would give this anime 6/10 but will rate it higher just to counter the negative votes on my end. I think this anime should logically b e 6/10 on this site, while Moonrise should be 1/10, but alas, here we are.

Good art with characters which are not annoying. Though not perfect, I enjoyed this anime enough to not give up on it.

Honestly, I've been finding it hard to sit through trash writing in most anime these days. I can only last 2-3 episodes before I want to put a bullet in my head. I endured "A Galaxy Next Door" and "Moonrise" before I started watching Sugar Apple, so the fact that I was able to enjoy all of the season 1 of Sugar Apple and not hate everything about it, earned it one extra point instantly.

That said, I feel like the writers really had no clue what do with the theme of slavery looming over the whole fucking story about candy makers. No idea whose genius idea was it to throw in slavery while casually addressing it for laughs. Hell, most of the fairy's seem to be happy in their roles as slaves, not sure what that says about the Japanese writers.. but it sure made me lower the rating from 8/10 to 6/10 after watching both seasons.

6/10, don't talk or write about slavery when you live in a bubble. Also, the ending episodes felt rushed and very underwhelming.

A nice little twist on Isekai genre, though the same joke about the uncle being oblivious to romance, gets a bit stale fast.

Still fun.

Fun characters who aren't insufferable with some good music on the side.


If you're a fan of people "working hard to win competitions" shtick, then this is the anime for you.

It's rare for an anime to have so many characters who are all likeable.


Not gonna spoil it, just go and watch it.

Fun anime, no fighting, but fun characters.

Also, male MC isn't annoying.

For some reason, this is one of the very few anime which gets "desperation" and "trapped" feeling of certain characters just right in some episodes.

Don't want to spoil it. I saw this anime a long time ago, adding it here because it was actually good.

Is it "horror"? Eh, personally I only find psychological horror effective, but I think some scenes in this anime kinda work on that level to give you a bit of creepy vibe (though it isn't present in every episode). I usually have trouble taking anime horror seriously anyway, so your mileage may vary.

Entertaining, can't say I'm a big fan of the protagonist, but the characters around him are still more fun.

Kinda feel like they could've come up with better power for the protagonist as well, even his enemies and friends/coworkers have much better combat style/powers.

Whatever, still entertaining, with good art.

It's alright.

I get the basic joke behind it, that the red ranger is doing his own Power Rangers shtick in another world, but it doesn't seem to really pay off.

It doesn't help that they used really asinine words for his special abilities and attack and he's really insufferable (I guess that is intentional) with the talk of "friendship". It would've worked if every other fucking anime wasn't about power of "friendship" saving the day.

Anyway, I'd give it 5.5/10, you can watch it if you have nothing else to watch.

Even though I enjoyed it, I can't help but feel this anime could've been even better.

Can't put my finger on why it wasn't exactly "full-filling". Maybe it's the whole "Demon Lord" thing that has been done to death, and never done quite well.

So maybe, if they had a new settings, protagonist who wasn't another generic OP "demon lord", this anime would've been way better.

I don't like the MC's art style, and there are some minor issues with animations here and there.

But, this was still entertaining for an edge-lord anime. The MC actually going after people who wrong him, and not acting like a bitch, was very refreshing.


7/10, worth watching.

I'm gonna be honest, I avoided watching this anime for a long time for two reasons. One, I don't care about Ecchi and two, I prefer English dubs over subbed.

But since I had nothing else to watch, I decided to watch this anyway, not expecting much. I was surprised.

Is it the best story ever written? Nope. Best animated? Nah.

What it is is a good revenge fantasy with an OP MC, something which I enjoy when done right. It helps that unlike most such MC's, the protagonist in this isn't blushing and running away from women even though his methods of bedding them are.. controversial.

I enjoyed it. Watched season 1 in one sitting and have decided to watch other subbed series I ignored so far as well. Yay.

I would give this 6.5 or 7 out of 10.

This is actually a pretty chill show. MC isn't annoying and doesn't have sexualized "kids in a harem" thing going on.

Also, I do like that it doesn't feel like a show based on opening premise only. It goes beyond and expands the world a bit, aiming for a bigger goal for the MC.

That said, the anime doesn't exactly end on a proper ending. They leave it open for possible season 2, which I despise. Start, middle and end. Do that for every season, just in-case you never get a sequel.

Anyway, 6/10 from me.

A fun Isekai adventure with MC that isn't annoying.

Actually, I was impressed that the writer managed to sneak in an emotional episode later on in the season, leaving me teary eyed. Your mileage may vary, but I have yet to see an Isekai capable of making me shed manly tears.

So recommending it. It isn't perfect, there are some plot holes and some issues like the MC deciding to not use his full power intentionally.. for no reason at all. But in the end, I would be lying if I said, I didn't binge watch this anime, which is something I only do when I am enjoying something.

Hard to say if I should put this anime on this list or not, but read my spoiler-free review to find out why: https://myanimelist.net/reviews.php?id=570750

I'll keep this on the list for now and maybe remove it to make way for something better, in the future.

Ignoring the plot holes, I think the biggest problem with this anime is how the MC, despite being the "strongest magician", has some of THE most underwhelming spells in the history of magic.

Not a single spell cast had oomph behind it, nothing that would make you go "whoa" for even a second. This is why good sound design is important, along with good FX, the departments this anime fails at spectacularly.

Writing is average, gets the job done, and you can see parts where they were trying to do something interesting. But the fact that MC just feels so average, makes the whole thing feel hollow, especially when people praise him.

Oh well, 5/10. You can still watch it, I didn't exactly hate it. But I can't say I loved it as well.

I was expecting to hate this when I started watching it. The art is average and the premise of an MC buying stuff from online store in medieval world, isn't exactly new or unique.

The difference is, the writers of this anime figured out something crucial, something which eludes majority of anime writers.

Weakness in MC, conflict for MC and an MC who is an adult interested in women instead of children/lolis.

It would've been fine and the show would've gotten 6/10 from me, but the Japanese writer couldn't help himself and proceeded to perv on kids on second half. Not only is one of the female characters introduced annoying as fuck, but the make her talk about "periods" and "having babies" from MC half-way through. This came out of nowhere and made me actually go "WHAT THE FUCK?", ruining the whole show for me.

The last few episodes also introduced new characters for no reason, godawful action scenes which are very uninteresting (common theme in this anime) and ends with a setup to a sequel that will most likely never happen.

So there, 5/10.

It's fun, not the best written, but more bearable than shite like Arifureta Season 3.

That said, it isn't anything groundbreaking for an isekai. We've seen this "guy goes to another world, uses modern knowledge to wow the locals" shtick thousand other times already.

The difference here is, the guy is using market search, PR and more, to improve a kingdom, which is a nice twist. He doesn't have super powers other than his knowledge as a salesman.

So yeah, it's fun enough, could've been better.

CURRENTLY WATCHING

So far, a lot of issues with character development here, forget the animation quality.

The fact that MC is forever a child with bland emotions, and the combat is very unsatisfying without any "oomph", ruins a lot of the scenes.

The sisters in this remind me of the sisters in "The Quintessential Quintuplets" a lot (as in, they seem to be a copy).

That said, the show is still fun and the characters aren't annoying. MC is a shy teen, but not some cuck, so that helps you not hate the whole thing.

One of the very rare Netflix anime crap that is actually entertaining to a certain extent.

For example, the protagonist almost ruins the whole thing while hilariously, the antagonist keeps the script far more entertaining than it would be without him.

The animation is trash-tier CG all Japanese directors are fans of. Someone tell them there is FPS higher than 15 when it comes to animation. The art style is generic with an awful blue fog post process forced on top of the image to make everything look just.. washed out. I would fire the whole studio involved in this shit.

Anyway, I can count on two fingers the amount of good Netflix anime, and this is one of those two.

Eh.. meh.

Good art (though overdone reaction shots), no loli/pedo nonsense. Not exactly an original setting, you've seen this setup before (young guy moves into a place with different interesting characters as his neighbors).

I'm more surprised this is from 2014, considering the quality of art is ten times better than most of the anime trash I've seen in last 6 months combined.

The biggest problem is the MC. He's a pathetic excuse of a man with no backbone or pride. Not only will he stand around being insulted constantly, he smiles and takes it just thinking he can go home and be happy. He ruined this show for me, especially episode 8 and onwards. Pretty much why I lowered the rating constantly was the MC (-3 points pre episode 8, -4 after).


Anyway, if you want something light-hearted, this anime will get the job done, if you ignore the pathetic MC.

CURRENTLY WATCHING

5/10 So far..

These fuckers can really stand around and make the most generic conversations ever for hours.

The director and writer is padding the shit out of this puddle-deep script while the background character, our MC, stands around speechless in most scenes.

To top it all, the special effects and combat is still so shit that I can't take the femboy MC seriously.

Already rated this 5/10, but at this point this show will go down further in ratings for me.

CURRENTLY WATCHING