stormofwar

So this is one of those "X left my party, so Y happened" shows. That said, I am really enjoying this one thus far.

In short, our protagonist is a Red Mage (think buff/debuff magic) who resigns from his party as he's not getting the respect he's due. He joins up shortly with some students of his and they go on adventures. Stuff happens, etc.

That said, this has a LOT going for it. First of all, the characters are actually interesting and the voice acting is, for the most part, very well done (both in Anime and english dub). The animation is gorgeous and vibrant. The story itself is entertaining enough and easy to follow. The comedy portions hit at they need to.

There's a few things that make this really stand out. First, the protagonist is NOT a weak-willed ninny. A common trope for these shows is that the protagonist tends to demure in the face of his old party or in general. That's not so for our boy Yuke. Second, there are a few twists in this story that are just, well, delicious.

That said, the show isn't without issues. There's a few issues with the storyline in terms of plotholes (thus far) and it's not really too deep. That said, this show doesn't really waste time things that bring notice to them in any capacity.

Overall, this is one I recommend for one reason: Style, style, style.

Aight, so the entire point of this show is that a princess gets "tortured" some of life's pleasures, such as good food, amusement parks, and the Power of Friendship-and it works alarmingly well.

This one is a bit weird and formulaic to the point that you could crush this series in one sitting and call it good in terms of re-watching it. But it's not actually bad really. The characters have a bit of interesting depth to them and comedy hit on most parts where intended. The story line should be dull after a couple of episodes, but it's actually engaging sometimes and there is absolutely gorgeous backdrops in the show. Further, the series changes things up a bit here and there so the premise doesn't get worn out too quickly.

There are a few issues with the series in the premise gets recycled after a while and it seems there isn't much to engage the viewer if you aren't hooked in the few episode. This is one where you need to be invested to about episode 4 to get some variety. The animation is a bit weird in spots too in terms of character anatomy (sometimes the princess's ankles are a bit odd?).

All in all, it's not great, but it not bad either. Not by a long shot. I don't think it does the series justice to call it a "one-and-done", but there isn't much meat to revisit when/if you watch it. That said, there are far worse shows out there and I did enjoy this one.

This is one of those absurd isekai animes that kind of sucks you in. To make the story succinct, the protagonist the reborn in another world as a... vending machine!

Yeah, it's exactly what it says on the tin.

The thing is, this one is better than you'd think. The world is kind of interesting, the story is better than I gave it credit for, and the animation is adequate. The episodes are for the most part good filler to have on without being overly dramatic nor jarring and it doesn't attempt to take itself seriously beyond it's premise. In general, it's fine absurdity that doesn't waste your time by trying to be something it's not.

I do wish the story dived more into the characters as it seems like there's some untapped depth there that'd really set this one up. Also, the episodes can kind of plod in some parts, but the reward if worth the setup if you allow it time. That said, one or two didn't really hit the mark, but it wasn't far off.

I had this going while doing some work and enjoyed it. I might recommend it if you're binging and don't want anything overly harsh or bad. It's surprisingly intelligent for the premise and funny where it need to be.