Review of Isekai Quartet

[Prologue] Isekai quartet is the light at the end of a tunnel for an industry that had found itself at an innovation dead-end. Also, Isekai Quartet is the most ambitious crossover event in history (and supposedly, it will become EVEN MORE ambitious in season 2). [My initial worries...] I was skeptical of this show at first. As a cynic, I saw many red flags: 1. Half of the quartet had sequels confirmed, with the others likely to follow. 2. The show was blatantly riding the coattails of the Isekai genre's popularity.3. The show adopted a digestible, marketable presentation style (including the OP and ED).

Given those three flags (and my overall pessimistic outlook on modern anime), I *cautiously* rated this show 8/10...

[...were blown away!]

To my surprise, I was wrong. Kodokawa put out an inspired crossover that didn't take decades to establish. I have a lot of respect for those who were behind this. The pieces were there, and Kodokawa staff made the connection. The result: a solid 10/10 product.

[Worries for season 2]

Now, back to cynicism. Season 1 was great, we all know that. It was a passion project that brought our collective unknown desires to light. But what about season 2? Here are two options:

1. Season 2 was planned from the start and Isekai Quartetting may become a trend within certain subgenres. <GOOD END>

or

2. Season 2 is going to be the cashgrab that I'd originally believed this show to be. <BAD END>

Given the evidence so far, I'd like to think that Kodokawa is going to make a second season as good- if not better than season 1. We'll just have to wait and see. Despite my nature, I'm riding first class on the hype train.

[Final statements]

CHOO CHOO SEASON TWO COMING THROUGH!