Review of Banished From The Hero's Party, I Decided To Live A Quiet Life In The Countryside

I was honestly surprised how good the fist half of this anime. Watched the 4 episodes and I rated it around 8 and feels like it can go higher...but after the first half is gone the story just went downhill really fast. I was thrown with suspension of disbelief multiple times after the first half like characters popping out with any days or even years pass by. Since they are located on the edge of the world, characters should have travelled years to get there. I really believe that the anime should have stick to the story beat of the first half dealing mundane and sliceof life adventures.

It honestly felt like that what's the creator intended for the story in the first place but was stuck on how to finish it since they need to meet the requirement or rules on how to write a story.

But I still give it a 7 or good anime rating since the first half truly shines with me and I really wish they have kept it like that throughout the 13 episodes. I would have give this anime below 5 if weren't for the first half.