Review of Redo of Healer
Redo of Healer… ‘sigh’ I have to talk about this, do I? You know, there are quite a lot of anime that fail to capture what writing means. Those titles are very lacking, and thus, be forgotten once they are finished. But do you want to know what most of them succeed at? Despite their bad writing, they at least manage to be mindlessly entertaining. While they offer next to no value, they at least hold your attention by being fun to watch for a magical reason. Some of them might even be guilty pleasure material. However, there are some bad shows that don’t evenhave that very niche charm and they felt like insults to even what being basic means. They manage to do so much wrong to the extent that they are just painful to watch. Redo of Healer in particular is one of THOSE things, to say the least. If you aren’t convinced by what I said already then I can assure you that you have been warned…
STORY: I’m sorry, what’s the story again?/10
The story behind this is about Keyaru who has a dream about being a hero and defeating the demon lord (as you know, the one trope most Isekai protagonists follow), and with that, he begins his journey as a healer. As he gets stronger and gains more interactions with anyone he meets, he starts to take a turn for the worse. Not only does he become more evil but he also develops very sexual thoughts. Just by knowing this, I’m already concerned. From what I see here, it’s about a guy who becomes a healer class just to be evil and by extension, a r**ist. This is a massive hit-or-miss for a story. Sure, not all healers are created equal but even then, molesting people with healing magic is more stupid than intelligent. But worry not, this is just a fraction of how shitty this show can get.
From here, it only gets worse. I mean worse and worse and worse. This show is heavily focused on the protagonist gaining more negative confidence as well as sexually harassing everyone he encounters. And not just that, pair those with incredibly monotonous dialogue on top of it. Does this look like writing to you? If you’re so desperate about constantly assaulting girls around while being generically evil then you’re not even trying. This is practically the whole setup for the entire show and it’s just pure torture. It creates a massive ball of shame while being shameless. Worst of all, it really tries to be deep while THIS is happening. It doesn’t come close to remotely functioning. Like how can you be a serious story while having such an egregious setup? It’s just really sad to look at.
CHARACTERS: Incompetent Douchebags/10
The characters in this show, HOT GARBAGE. There’s not a single bit of redeeming factory to any of this “cast”. Let’s start with Keyaru, the power-hungry and lustful healer. This guy is unlikable and not even in ways that make him good or decent. I have a soft spot for assholes in animanga. In contrast, characters like Dio from JoJo and Elaina from Wandering Witch act really negatively as humans but they tend to hold a lot of characterization for me. Back to Keyaru, he’s extremely evil and… yeah. His whole character is to be an ass, r**p girls around him, and create a harem. That’s it, that’s his entire character. Worst of all, he’s insanely cringy and offers even nothing to entertain. He’s written to be as loathsome as possible. He just makes me want to stay away from the screen.
The girls in the show also suffer from a similar issue. Flare is the stupid asshole princess and Setsuna is the stupid slave wolf. The rest in Keyaru’s harem are a blah blah blah whatever. Again, that’s really about it. They’re written to be one-trick ponies of their own as well as being massive Keyaru banana riders. They’re not even considered to be characters at all. They’re not even one-dimensional in the safest ways considered. The series doesn’t really know how to touch these buffoons. It’s blatantly absurd to see how much these “characters” fail when we take basic writing into account.
ART: Well… I guess there’s detail./10
Alright, I can at least give the visuals credit for being the least offensive aspects of the show and that’s saying much because even then, they’re still one-dimensional… at least in a safe way, unlike the story and the characters. They’re the same generic power fantasy aesthetics you’ve seen in quite a lot of anime. One would argue that there is SOME charm to it and honestly, I can’t disagree with that. It’s just that the general art direction and the character designs aren’t really my cup of tea. Moving on…
SOUND: Bitch, can I tape your mouth for an hour?/10
All I can say is the voice acting in this show is alright. Not that great but it’s there. But the moaning in this show is so desperately overexaggerated that it gets annoying really fast. They are frustrating to bear with that I might consider muting for a while before they end.
PERSONAL ENJOYMENT: I think I’m okay with ripping my thumbs off./10
Redo of Healer is just the embodiment of tormention. It tries to do something with a bit of its story and manages to get EVERYTHING wrong. It has a stupid gimmick and it excessively abuses the hell out of it, it’s just getting out of place. I mentioned earlier that there are shows whose bad content is entertaining, but this one manages to stand out and not even in a good pattern. THERE’S NOTHING ABOUT THIS SERIES THAT WORKS AT ALL. This is so bad, not even enjoyably bad like Mirai Nikki or Hand Shakers. It’s just AWFUL. My mental fortitude dried up so hard just by watching this god-forsaken show. Never in a million years would I slightly touch this atrocity ever again…
OVERALL: -2/10