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

The show's animation is mediocre, the overall story's not that special, and the show's themes were delivered a little ham-handedly. Despite that though, this is one of my favorite anime in recent memory. What it lacks in the usual qualities you'd expect from a great anime, it makes up in heart. This show is unrelentingly wholesome and sweet, but it balances that sweetness with no shortage of tragedy and empathy... all built on the foundation of fantastic fantasy worldbuilding (which isn't what you'd usually expect from a slice of life show but damn does the show have such interesting lore, and the way it usesit for the story is great). I love this show, I hope it gets another season so I can continue to enjoy sitting back and living that peaceful wholesome life. It's just so relaxing, and I've really missed having anime this pure around recently too (too many hentai characters, perverts, and polygamy intruding into otherwise good shows).