Review of Redo of Healer

So, to preface, this show doesn't really bother me. My perspective is thus either in the minority, or it's in the silent majority. Redo of a Healer is bad fantasy tropes taken to their logical extreme, to such an extent that it makes them good. Think about it: You've seen harems, but you've never seen one this forthright in a 12-episode TV series. You've seen overpowered characters get revenge, but you've never seen them slaughter hundreds and rape their wrongdoers onscreen. You've seen the main character buy a slave, but have you seen him actually treat her like one? I think of Healer as a satire offantasy anime, the same way, say, GTA is a satire of American culture. By pushing elements that the author/creators wants to shine light on to the extreme, it makes the viewer think about them in the real world, or in this case, in other anime.
What if Naofumi, or Rudeus, or Hajime, or Yuuto, or Taichi, or Bell weren't so righteous? To be clear, I like most of those anime, but Healer raises exactly that question by putting Keyaru in a similar situation to those protagonists. The creators make very clear through his actions and dialogue that he is NOT righteous at all. He is an insane man driven by revenge, put into the position of the hero of the story. So what does he do? He rapes, he tortures, he mind-controls, and he slaughters. Any standard, overpowered fantasy protagonist could theoretically do the exact same, and that is what I believe makes Redo of a Healer a critique/satire of modern fantasy anime.

Moving on, the actual enjoyability of the show is incredibly subjective, and I think that's fine. It's not "problematic". If you watch this and think Keyarga is someone you want to be like, that's not the show's fault; there was something wrong with you before you started watching.
As for myself, I did enjoy it. While the story and characters are very simple, I personally found them both good enough for the show to be entertaining by virtue of more than just shock factor. It made me look forward to seeing how our """hero""" would deal with—and then get revenge on—a specific villain. He's very creative; almost every time he uses a different method to do both. As for the characters, it's not like anyone develops, but that's not inherently a problem. In this case, the girls are cute (and hot!) enough that I don't care. It also succeeds very well as a hentai, which is all I'll say on that front.

Healer's overall reception is no surprise, I'm sure not even to the author. But it's refreshing, in a way, to see a fantasy story progress in such an extreme and unorthodox manner. It's the sort of direction I think a part of us often find ourselves wanting stories of this kind to take. In that sense, I'd say Healer filled a hole that did not need to be filled. It's not bad to like this show, nor is it bad to dislike it. If you find it revolting in the first two episodes, you should drop it. But I think it deserves a fair amount of unironic credit that it doesn't get.