Warning: I use an actual fucking show to explain my points. The word ‘edgy’ is quite frequently used as criticisms for things that try to be dark. This is an edgy show. But what do I mean by that? What is the difference between dark and edgy as far as shows and characters go? In this review I wil...

This anime brilliantly subverts isekai stereotypes with a wonderfully creative story that transforms from seemingly generic to deeply engaging through well-paced world building and character development. The characters, particularly Raphtalia and Naofumi, showcase breathtaking relationship develo...

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari excels by turning the isekai template on its head, delivering a gripping anti-hero journey fueled by betrayal, tactical shield-based combat, and the unbreakable bonds forged between Naofumi, Raphtalia, Filo, and Melty. While the early slavery subplot and shocking setup...

The false accusation premise creates powerful emotional resonance, with Naofumi's struggle against injustice and his healing relationship with Raphtalia providing deeply satisfying character moments. However, beyond this personal connection, the series falls into standard isekai tropes with avera...

WARNING: WILL PROBABLY BE VERY LONG AND CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS Oh boy oh boy oh boy it's been a while since I crapped on someone's favourite anime. Rising of the Shield Hero (henceforth titled "Shield Hero" in this review) not only continued the already tired genre of isekai for isekai's sake (as ...

Shield Hero’s grim betrayal opening and Naofumi’s uphill grind make it the rare isekai that feels earned, turning a supposedly “usual” plot into an addictive anti-hero climb. While the art and general soundtrack stay merely serviceable and the Wave/Glass payoff slightly fumbles, the emotional hig...

The rising of another Kirito Another day, another dream come true for the fetishistic audience drooling with 2D harems and power fantasies in the painful Isekai genre. In this special case, the worst anime of 2019 and the most similar ripoff of Sword art Online, only with a shield. There won't be...

With every season at the moment, we must have at least one Isekai to greet us. Whether it is a sequel or an entirely new series, the constant that an Isekai series must be somewhere in every season has lead the genre to have an over saturation of shows. Some of them have been really good, some of...

In the most basic American High School English class students learn that progressive plot has four natural parts: Start - Rising Action - Climax - Ending. Most people would assume that the Climax would be the most exciting part of the progressive plot, but really that couldn't be farther from the...

Shield Hero is "hard isekai" bordering on high fantasy. It sets out for ambitious goals but fails to deliver on some of them. The plot is a classic hero's journey story, and it isn’t shy to touch hot-button topics such as slavery and racism, politics, and the power of hatred as a driver. The anim...

Oh Boy! a generic isekai! i wonder what gimmick protagonist-kun will have this time? maybe a cellphone? maybe he will turn into a slime/spider/vending machine? or maybe he will do literally nothing special and just be another over overpowered brooding generic mc that gets all the hoes and also ha...

Tate no Yuusha is a Kinema Citrus anime based off of a light novel by Aneko Yusagi. For those of you who aren't familiar with Kinema Citrus, they worked on the second series of Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka with White Fox and they were behind the heavily over-rated Made in Abyss. But who knows. Mayb...

Starts off great, interesting character but falls off hard. Character becomes a beta cuck, literally the most scummiest character gets a free jail out of free card. Nothing happens to her, every character seems to have forgotten what shes done. You'd think this character would be any better but h...

This isekai flips the script by making the hero start as the scorned defense-class weakest and claw his way up through sheer grind, delivering a power fantasy that actually feels earned. While it’s still a power fantasy at heart, the betrayal setup and underdog payoff make it unlike any other gen...

The Rising of the Shield Hero, for those that are not absolutely sick of the tropes typical for the isekai genre, had the potential to be a 10/10 series. It starts in a very intense way, with the protagonist, a hero summoned from another world that had the misfortune to wield the despised shield ...

Tate no Yuusha flips the isekai script by throwing its hero to the gutter and letting him claw back to glory with nothing but defense skills, delivering unbeatable character arcs and a filler-free ride that’s pure adrenaline. Art and sound are solid nines, only a hair shy of flawless. This is a m...

I need to preface this review with a few short facts about myself and about how I found this series to make my biases clear. First of all, I am not a fan of Isekai. It might be an ignorant thing to say, but to me Isekai is a genre where some loser kid goes to some fantasy land and is usually near...

From the opening minutes, this underdog isekai had me hooked with its strong, non-gullible shield hero, compelling female lead, excellent art, and perfectly paced story that turns a supposedly weak weapon into something epic. I’ve rewatched it five-plus times and will do so again before season th...

"Oh boy, another tasteless isekai with an unoriginal protago... hang on. This may just be what we have been waiting for" was my reaction to this anime and personally, it has to be said that "The rising of the shield hero' is a very enjoyable anime to watch despite the false reviews and outrageous...

Shield Hero is a disgrace to the isekai genre. the show is masked by plot devices, underlying yet common factors that make no sense at all, and the supposed narrative that our MC, Naofumi Iwatani, is looked down upon heavily, due to him being the Shield user/hero, which disappointingly does not p...