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

It's refreshing seeing a fantasy anime that hasn't had the isekai label forced onto it once in a while. Although the main characters suffer from certain cliches, notably being always on to, barely struggling, have all the good stuff just coming naturally, and of course one being the Asuna-clone that's become standard by now, we also see a variety of good, believable characters. As an example, the Elf lady in the city works a job, acts like a normal person and is treated as such by others and is passionate about regular things, things that we normally don't see but desperately need if we takeworldbuilding any seriously. Speaking of the world, since the main cast doesn't struggle in their little SoL-bubble, the overarching plot revolves around the world, it's hero and the blessings, this particular world's little quirk. Nothing too outstanding, and surprisingly the hero is the most interesting aspect of the world, as it continously raises questions as we see and hear what the hero has to do and say. We don't exactly get an information dump in the end so there's room for using ones' fantasy (as there should be), but that also means one big question remains, that is what was the main antagonist motivated by. Still, it is a fantasy anime that reached a conclusion in 13 episodes, no endless setup that leads nowhere, a romantic plot that got resolved in a reasonable time, and for that i am gratefull, inconsistencies or not.