Review of The Rising of the Shield Hero
Do you know the formula for success in the anime industry now? The formula is not like math or physics, but selects all genres and mixes them together. "Isekai" plus "Harem" is the formula that I meant. Is it like that? Of course, it's back to yourself. The opinion I make is just an idea that has no basis and theory. "Isekai" is basically a term for anime with a storyline, where the main character is thrown into another world and lives a new life in that world. Usually the "isekai" genre begins with the death of the main character or throughthe intermediary of an item, and lives in another world with a new form or just a new ability.
Replacing a main potential, how they dispose of potential, and how they replace the lost potential is something that is beyond our reach. The decision is held by the studio, whatever the results, we as the audience can only surrender to the decision. Is that right?
This genre that is indeed unique is indeed liked by many people, but there are also many "Hater" who really hate this genre. The "Hater" usually has a reason to hate because it has a storyline that is only "happyness" readers without having a good storyline. It can be likened to the "isekai" genre like a pornographic story that does not have a sex scene in it.
The Isekai genre does have a storyline in which the main character, lives a new life in another world. What makes it interesting is the story that develops often, the main character has super powers. This superpowers, not always in the form of physical strength, intelligence that surpasses people in general, and extraordinary patience when problems come. Different from the other four characters, the main characters cannot attack effectively. That forced him to pair up with someone who really could.
Does it fulfill the fantasy of the reader (or even the writer?) As mentioned in the previous point. The genre of "Isekai" is indeed very qualified in fulfilling the fantasy of the reader or even the writer. Readers and writers must be eager to get all the happy things. Just like a firework that only looks beautiful at the beginning and when the specified time has reached its limit, it looks only a sadness. At first the main character has a trust and strength but as a result of one incident it just disappears.
Is the "Isekai" genre easy for writers to make? Somehow those words crossed my mind. Why not, if you look at every season there is always this genre. Inevitably, a lot of "isekai" doesn't have a strong story. Maybe only a few have a strong storyline in it. The storyline that tends not to be strong, will be more easily made by the author. As long as it meets the market or the readers' desires, there will be more and more "Isekai" genre anime. Unlike the other "isekai" this one has a startling start on how not the betrayal is done so neatly and there are no gaps anywhere, it makes the main character trapped and follows the flow of this endless game.
The most important of all is whether everything is full of "waifu?" Each anime has its own female characters ranging from "loli" to "milf". Most of them make character designs as beautiful as possible to attract men's attention. Is this to increase sales figures? Of course, every studio has its own strategy to compete in the market, but there are also those who don't take the risk to take the road and prefer to make it all. Having different characters is also important. No matter how they look as long as they have cute character designs why not?
As time goes by, this anime is getting better every time. If you look at the opening theme in the first season, I don't think it's very interesting, but in the end they are aware of their shortcomings and start working hard in the lacking part. The first and second seasons have distinct differences, even though sung by the same singer it's clear that the second season is better. "Faith" it seems that the title is familiar to anyone who has witnessed this spectacle. In every episode, even though it's often displayed, I'm sure you don't miss this one.