Beautiful aesthetics with a poetic undertone. Personally, I think this is a slow watch and not a binge-watch anime. The protagonist is someone who has been beaten down to resignation, but it is heartwarming to see her bloom and see the quiet strength she has in her shine. It goes to show just how much a little genuine care goes a long way when you're walking through hell alone. I look forward to seeing her grow and develop.
love love love! i was so excited for this one since i read the manga before, such a cute anime but also a very good plot besides the romance, i loved the fight scenes and the animation :')
It's okay. 7/10, as it's interesting for a first episode. Not revolutionary, very "Artistic Light Novel" in the variety of artist detail, but also convenient world building, if a bit risque / adult. Not as terrible as it could have been, given the 50+ Isekai's a year, with standouts like Log Horizon / SAO etc.
I can't tell if the show is generic or has potential for an 8/10 story or character development(s), or if it falls hard into Isekai trope/cliche's, as Seasonal Anime trends towards boosting the quality of the first 2-3 episodes as review scores affect viewers & marketing numbers.
Isekai as a mid-budget seasonal show tend to be weak on characters and story, and often fall apart within 3-4 eps, but IMO Jobless is worth checking out if only for the art style, slightly reminiscent of Grimgar and Black Clover, and they didn't really change the formula, it's Adventurers with Magic, but at least it's not Orphans, Magic School. Slime/Spider/Vending Machine reincarnations, or Adventure Harem (yet).
It's probably going to be Adventure Harem with a strong art direction. Which is a good niche to fill, IMO that's not as sedentary as Grimgar or as ridiculous as Arifureta / In Another World with my Smartphone / Cautious Hero, etc. It's probably somewhere in the middle given the 'realism' setting.
After the character turns 5-6, there's actual character depth for a "reborn 40-year-old NEET", this may be obscured once he grows into a ~50 year old teenager with issues, YMMV. Truck-Kun made an appearance, so you know it's going to be on the edge of parody that isekai's often teeter over, or just jump right into the fantasy without looking back to see if people have followed along.
It is going to be a challenge to see where the weak point is - the Art budget, the characters, the story depth, or the Arc / Premise, since they haven't really developed the background. Direction seems to follow LN convention, so hopefully the characters aren't dull.
Until they finally get that vending machine Isekai Anime happening, it's a little better than the January 2021 season alternative "So i'm a Spider, So What?" IMO, both shows could excel. Time will tell if "Jobless" or "Kumo" will improve or settle into mediocrity.
I honestly find all the romantic/ecchi scenes disgusting quite frankly. They should just give up on that bullshit, the MC is like 37 years old or something, like.. comon bruh..
Although that bothers the shit out of me, I still find the story, the fight scenes and the scenery very enjoyable.
Would I recommend it? yup
The title can change to "Enjoy Child Molestation After Tensei" now.
It's a pretty fun show. I'm sure kids would love it. I'm usually a fan of goofy cartoons, so I might be biased, but the world has a lot of charm and the characters are funny. I think it also did the villains really well. Its got a bit of "friendship saves the day" going, but if you are into the modern top cartoons or want something for your kids that won't turn to their brains to goo, this is a great pick.
Finally finished this show. I followed it from around the time there were 3 seasons then took a break in season 5.
This is a fun remake of He-Man with new spins on old characters but I'm not familiar with that. My favourite character was Catra. I liked the princesses except Glimmer and I felt like Netosssa and Spinerella were the arguably weakest developed princesses with no story arc until the end of the final season. So boring and their powers are boring. Each princess has their own struggles and overcomes them together with friends. The drama never felt overbearing or unbelievable.
I think that Hordak was a sufficient villain and that we didn't need horde prime. The addition of other words and dimensions...and the end arc of "hacking" may have been too much. The first one technology could defend itself from external threats and that story arc could continue without horde prime.
The show is so cute and the art style is consistent cute and fun. Lots of sound effects really bring the show together. Unfortunately the final season really fails in art style. Some new things come up, like characters sweating. I'm not sure what happened towards the end of this series but the st quality definitely drops.
Worth a watch, didnt even feel like 5 seasons.
I don't know how to describe how this show made me feel. I definitely have other shows that I prefer but this show made me cry the most. This show really moved me, again and again. It really got me to feel things. So as much as I say this isn't my favorite show, I can't help but keep a special, special place in my heart for this show anyways
i am so happy with this show, so proud of its trajectory from the beginning -- somewhat sillier and less bold, without climaxes -- to these super bold last seasons. i love everything about it, how progressive it is, how it is not afraid of showing that love is for everyone, that we should take care of each other and of the earth we live in. i'm not much of a redemption arcs fan, but i am living for catra's and shadoweaver's final arcs, truly the two most complex characters (in my humble opinion, but i do love a good villain). i love how yes, we've got excellent lbgt+ characters and how they subvert the roles in other ht relationships, but not everybody need to be romantically involved. love is for everyone, but there's also so many kinds of love. i love that the idea of legacy only makes sense if it is the best for everyone, is not something to be mindlessly passed on without any consideration for the individual's subjectivity. i love that everything is really feminin in such an honest, unique and proud way. maybe every boy felt this much affection for their favorite tv shows when they were little, and it is so good to feel the same way. i love how nuanced and direct it can be at the same time, it is ecossocialist and antifascist in a very broad sense (i mean, with every kind of fascism there is, be it with direct politics, with religion, with love, with aesthetics -- everything). i loooove the trace, the design, the aesthetics' conception for this. i love how all the time it is about friendship, about being true to yourself, even if that hurst because you're still finding out who you are, about family and how the idea of it can be expanded to new people in your life. i mean, in the end, it is always building up to this idea of community, showing us that together we can achieve whatever it is, no matter how hard. nobody needs to be a hero alone. nobody has to be alone.
i made a long review point out everything i love about this show, how it is amazing and progressive, and it isn't afraid to be what it is and how it is, but apparently there was some sort of error with trakt.tv =( . in short: i love how bold it became and how the message is always so very clear: nobody needs to be alone, nobody should be alone, only together we can take care of each other and the earth we live in. the magic lies in this: love is for everybody. and there are so many kinds of love, so many ways to express it, even romantically speaking. ecossocialism, broad antisfascism (there is no other way) and shared love for everyone and everything around us -- this is the way to a bright future. othersire, and i quote lord prime, there is no future.
This was freaking FANTASTIC! Hilarious, great action, fun magic, a huge universe backstory, and so much amazing friendship! I think Netossa and Spinerella were a couple and it's too bad we didn't get to see more of them before the final season 1 episode! It was so funny when Swift Wind started talking like that! There are parts of this season that feel a little like Steven Universe or Avatar: The Last Airbender but I think that's more because these are all Hero's Journey stories with Found Families rather than because of an overt copying of ideas. 10 stars!
OKAY, BEST CARTOON EVER. Kids will love it, and so much more people. This is for all ages, like, hell yeah i'm 21 and this thing changed me, taught me a lot of stuff, believe it or not.
And IT'S FUNNY!!! I LAUGH SO MUCH EVERY TIME I WATCH THIS SHOW, SERIOUSLY! It's incredible... and magical.
AND OF COURSE, thanks NOELLE FOR THE GAY RIGHTS!!! The representation on this show it's unbelievable (in a good way, of course).
Yeah, i love SPOP, there's no way i'll ever find a good show like this again.
"Hey, Adora..." Catra's voice
It's got a good mix of humor and action wrapped around an interesting story and likeable characters. The art style and animation is pretty good too. Definitely give this a shot if you're looking for something new to watch.
Hope we get a second season! This was pretty good!
NGNL was very disappointing to me. Obviously I was expecting something other than what they were providing.
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I couldn't stand the flashy graphics forever lol.
I'm surprised the rating on this series is so high as I thought this was an average series. The plot was very promising, summoned to an alternate world and would need to defeat all nations in this world to beat the game; however, what I did not like was how the mood went from serious to cheesy so often. IMO, this could've been a must watch if it just stuck with a serious mood and had some comedy sprinkled instead of a serious moment being ruined by something very cheesy. I hope there are many sequels to come as this barely scratched the surface of defeating other nations. A very promising plot, just weak delivery IMHO.