Review of The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far
I kinda like this one. But then again, I kinda like these trashy harem isekais in general. There has recently been some great isekais with kid protagonists. Having the MC being a kid can make trivial tasks surprisingly hard, and even an op isekai protagonist has a hard time earning respect when he looks like a 12 yo. kid. This series was a decent watch for me, but if you don't like the tags, watching only the first 3 eps, or skipping it entirely, is understandable. MC - 7/10 (Great for a harem isekai MC) We have, for once, been favored by anime gods. We have been blessedwith a likeable isekai MC.
Having the isekai'd MC being a kid in a "Harem" anime is actually a surprisingly smart move. The only way to prevent a "Harem" series from turning into an hentai is to either; make the MC dense as fuck, surgically remove his balls in order to maximize his Beta energy, or interrupt all situations as soon as they get spicy.
Having MC being a kid (or a spookey skellington, like bone daddy Ains) makes it natural them not to be interested.
His weakest point is his motivation. His aims are kinda vague; Become an adventurer and learn magic. He achieved the magic part when he was 5, and having the typical "OP MC powers" of the genre, battles are mostly MC one-shotting monsters.
Battle scenes are boring, trivial encounters are taken way too serious and the combat choreography is almost non-existent. Knowing that MC is OP, i was looking forward to some explosion magic eyecandy, but most of the time ho just stabs stuff or cast boring fireball spell. What a letdown.
Visuals - 8/10
The visuals are overall good. Frequent high quality closeups and great production value makes this one enjoyable to look at. Special effects are boring, and there is nothing that REALLY stands out. The 'in-betweens' are noticeable good, and movements are smooth, almost making it a 9/10
Audio - 8/10
Overall audio is good, not much really stand out, apart from the noticeable lack of stock sounds. Voice acting is fine too, but it is way over the top at times. I know it's intentional, but it drags down the score. The music (OP and EP excluded) was actually quite good. It fits and enhanced the overall experience.
Production quality - 9/10
Pacing + Content - 6/10
The pacing is a bit rough. It feels like they squeezed 2 seasons together, but at the same time, nothing much is happening. Interruptions are constantly happening, the training sequence in particular came out of nowhere.
The humor/gags are repetitive. People getting surprised by MCs powers and people scolding MC for overkilling. Its thrilling to hear the occasional "Nani?! MCs power is off the scale!", but hearing "That 10 yo. slew a dragon?!" and "That kid is a personal friend of the King?!" all the time makes it less of a gag, and more of an overused trope.
Characters - 5/10
The cast is of decent size. It starts out great, but you quickly realize that most characters are 1-dimensional cardboard cutouts. I would (almost) prefer the usual shitty tropey characters to these. That being said, most of them are visually appealing, and their movements are nice. My favorites are the D-rank mentors, they have a bit more personality than the rest of the cast.
Worldbuilding
Its okay. Mostly just generic fantasy world. Some nice details are included; why the commoners and nobles go to the same school, and the reason MCs bland boardgame were such a success.
7/10 - Worth watching if you like the tags, decent 2nd monitor anime