Review of CHOYOYU!: High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World!

“High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World!” is what happens when You play too much Civilization with cheats on. One day a plane carrying seven highschoolers that are the best in their fields crashes. After regaining consciousness they discover they got transported to a fantasy world seemingly without any rhyme or reason. In that world they start helping people that showed them kindness only to end up leading a social and industrial revolution. Our main cast consists of: Tsukasa - head of the Japanese government. Seriously, who in the right mind votes a kid for the job. He is the leader of the coterie and…it seems that being a politician means that You are skilled in negotiations, non verbal communication and oh yeah… freaking military tactics. I don’t think the writers met a politician in their lives. He has a semi tragic backstory. Zero personality.

Ringo - A genius inventor who travels with a damn mini nuclear reactor in her backpack. She’s timid, shy and has a crush on Tsukasa. She has a semi tragic, but really dumb, backstory. Otherwise she doesn’t have much screen time and I’m actually thankful for that because she’s easily the most annoying member of the team.

Aoi - a… samurai? I have no idea what her deal is but it seems she travels the world to fight in wars with her sword. She’s able to dodge bullets and run as fast as a missile. No personality whatsoever.

Shinobu - a dual class journalist - ninja. Seriously, it's as bad as You think it is. She acts as a spy for Tsukasa, is cheerful, has big boobs and terrible acting skills. Little personality.

Akatsuki - in theory an illusionist but even before being transported to a fantasy world he seems to have some supernatural powers. Absolutely zero personality.

Keine - every anime needs a big titted medic. It’s a golden standard. Just look at “Highschool of the Dead”. Apparently being a doctor means she can diagnose patients, perform operations, produce medicine and poisons. A bit of a mad-scientist type, is a bit fun but only for one moment in the whole show so I’m not counting that. No personality.

Masato - Yeah… the only one I actually like. He’s a capitalist and an entrepreneur. He makes cash, he likes making cash and even got himself a disciple. Also… no personality.

Did You notice a theme there?
Yes. No one has anything remotely resembling a personality. They are just their function or title, dialled up to 11 and written in a way that it fakes a personality. Not one member of the coterie could be mistaken for a real human. They are just problem solvers with nothing going on except their tasks… well… maybe a bit of terrible “romance” with Ringo but it’s so bad I wouldn’t really count it.

When it comes to isekai writing I think this one is one of the most lazy, nonsensical and just plain dumb. There is little logic to anything really. From the decision the coterie makes, to the reaction of people to the loose rules of what everyone can do, it’s just lazy writing. Do you have a problem? Fear not. Some will pull out a solution out of his or her ass without any build up, set up or any kind of Chekhov's gun. To be honest I think the writers don’t even know what a Chekhov's gun is.
I think one of the most pathetic moments in writing is when Aoi runs along with a goddamn missile through a burning part of the city, keeps up with it and even is able to steer it once she mounts it. It’s so dumb it’s not even entertaining.
The nonsense doesn’t stop there. Despite having shitty, primitive technology they are able to produce modern weapons and not the makeshift kind, we are talking about fully operational, grade A quality guns. Not only guns, drones, AA missiles and other modern technology including factories.
The greatest mystery for me is… who flew the plane? Were there no pilots? If they were what happened to them? I need answers!

This show also has the honour of having some of the most pathetically written villains I have seen in a while. They are lazily written and use cliches to establish the fact they are evil. We have a rapist and a fight junkie with no regards to anyone or anything that isn’t the emperor. Yes. It’s as boring as it sounds.

All in all it’s really hard to get invested in the show. There are no real stakes because it’s obvious from episode 2 that everyone has plot armour thicker than a neutron star and there are no real negative consequences to their decisions. It’s just boring and predictable.