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What a problem with this series, for God's sake!

A super-famous mangwa, excessive expectations for the product to reach the "Solo Leveling" level, and the final result is far from what was desired.

What happened to TBATE deserves a profound analysis. How a series with so much lore, fandom, and history to tell ends up being animated by a studio like Studio A-Cat, which is only known for its cheap animation and its ability to quickly release series.

There was a fan movement to decanonize the series and have it canceled!

It sounds like a lot, but when you see the little or no love put into the series, you understand why the fans are so angry.

Beyond that, I want to analyze that the series clearly has potential, and I hope with hope that the improvement in the story in the last few chapters goes hand in hand with better animation.

It's not easy for a series to go from the pages to animation, but you can't look away if you only see a poorly animated PNG.

Hopefully we'll get to see Arthur's adventures the way they deserve, and that the sequel, due out in April 2026, will be infinitely better than what they showed us.

Yes, the animation has its flaws-but that doesn't mean the series should be written off entirely. "The Beginning After The End" has a great story, and even though the adaptation is rough, there's effort in the voice acting, sound design, and staying true to the source.

Instead of canceling it, I hope the studio takes the feedback seriously and improves in future episodes or seasons. A lot of anime started off weak and later became fan favorites.

If you're already a fan of the novel or manhwa, try to support it constructively. And if you're new, give the story a shot-it might just grow on you.

I personally don't want this Anime with such a great plot to be cancelled permanently after just 1 season so I request Studio A-CAT please take as much as time you want and improve the animation if you are doing the 2nd season otherwise give it to a better animation studio but just don't cancel it. Many fans just want to see one of their fav manhwas to get a proper anime adaptation.

I really liked story but please do not But you really need to work on animation I am not saying that it has to be on level of fate but atleast make it on a level of other anime that is currently running on atleast you can try But please do something Because TBATA. Is one of my favourite So please don't mess up.

And find a good animation team do some professional stuff Other wise it will go down into history as a worsh anime of them all TBATA story is one of the greatest storys It have ever been And it's needed to be justified with same level of animation so it or just drop this thing because it won't work.

Horrible animations, stolen incipit (not all reincarnation stories copy each other, but here there are literally the exact same scenes from another series), absolutely uninteresting protagonist (usual manhwa character, very powerful for no reason, at the center of the universe, who relies more on this horrible "aura farming" stuff than on writing an interesting character), generic battle shonen narrative, in short at this point just watch leveling, which has the exact same problems but at least it is extremely well animated (personally I don't find it a great added value, but between a banal badly animated thing and a banal well animated thing I would choose the lesser worse).

I think this is only my 2nd review of anything on here, and my 1st was to pillory a terrible anime many years ago, that had higher ratings than this one, it was just terrible.. (no spoilers in this review, this is a vague review, rather than a play by play)

With this one here, it's actually the opposite scenario.

I saw the bad ratings, and I prepared myself for a terrible experience.

But that is not what I got.

Yes, the animation is cheap, low budget, etc.

But as someone who really values the quality of the art in a project... the art itself, is fine. It's not 'bad'.

The Invicible cartoon recently had some low budget, cheap animation in it as well, and it even made jokes in the cartoon about the situation.

With this animation, it is only slightly worse than that, and that was produced by Amazon with I would assume, money behind it.

The reason for this review is because the story and characters are actually pretty solid, and to my tastes, great.

It's not a harem show. Which for these kinds of shows, seems rare, and I do not want harem shows.

I can understand that if someone came into this as a fan of the comic source material - and I can see that the story and characters are worthy of honour, then I can see how some of those fans could be disappointed.

I am a reader of Invincible, and I have found that... a little disappointing.

But truly, I have really enjoyed watching this, and I could watch 100 episodes of these characters and this story.

In terms of it's primary weakness, the animation, for me, it was at it's worst when it (a picture of a setting/ scene) scrolls down the screen and with my large screen, it juddered a bit, and was not good on the eyes.

If watched on a smaller display, that wouldn't be an issue, and those instances are... perhaps 20x in the show overall.

But those aren't action scenes. Not emotional scenes, just when basically going from one scene to another every now and then.

Aside from that, it is cheap, but when compared to experiencing a show with better animation, but an unappealing cast, and weak story - I was keen to watch this all in one go, and I was entertained.

Again, if this was 100 episodes I would watch them all.

And there are many higher rated shows where I do not feel that way.

I understand that the Isekai genre is overplayed, but not all telling's of stories are equal.

To me, the story and characters make this a stand out example of the genre.

Perhaps I am being too kind... but I really dislike harem shows. And most of them are harem shows... and here the story feels organic.

I have tried some shows from recent years where the animation was fine, but the art wasn't as good, and the characters were awful, the set up wasn't there, some just made no sense at all...

This is... fantasy in multiple sense's. It is easy watching fluff.

But IMO it is better than most Isekai's, and I've watched all the good ones.

I love Re:Zero for example. But I enjoyed this much more than Re:Zero's 2nd season.

Perhaps I just hate snow?!

I've never seen animation this bad - if you can even call it animation. This anime is basically just a collection of slides. And on the rare occasion something is animated, it's worse than any fan animation I've ever come across. Is this supposed to be an anime or a PowerPoint presentation? I genuinely can't understand what the studio was thinking with this. It's a complete disservice to the source material and to the viewers.

What makes it even worse is that the story actually had potential. Fans were excited for this adaptation, but what we got is an insult to everyone who supported the series. The lack of effort is painful to watch, and the end result feels lazy, rushed, and soulless. Honestly, this should be used as a case study for how not to adapt a beloved web novel.

We request that anime production episodes be highlighted at 1-A Pictures or Toei Animation. The graphics and animation are unacceptable. I read the manga and I think that the cost of producing and broadcasting the anime is a loss that has no meaning. I was so excited for the excitement I was going to see in the anime as well as in the manga, but what I saw really shocked me. We really want to stop the weekly broadcast and give the novel to a better studio that does a good job on the anime, or end the current season and remake the episodes with better quality and animation than before.😟😟😟😟😟😟😟😟😟

Is it deserving of 1 star? No. However it's absolutely not deserving of 7 stars and I'm sick of devoted fan bases rating shows with bad adaptations highly because "they're a true fan". This is why you all will keep getting mid season after season because you're willing to put up and watch what ever they will give you.

This isn't even average/ decent animation. Reincarnated with my smartphone has average animation. This is just so poorly done. It's so annoying to see the poorly done edits of still images PNG shots with the camera constantly panning up & down, side to side to try and make it look like it's being animated. The abused the hell out of it.

I wasn't expecting solo levelling animation or even Mushoku Tensei animation but this was just a disaster. Speaking of solo levelling, Arthur is very much an aura farmer in the manwa the same way Jinwoo is. I worry that his personality will not fair well in this adaptation simply because the action will be so bad and you need strong animation for it not to come off as cringe.

I really enjoyed reading the manwa and the story is pretty good so it's just sad to see the treatment it's getting. TurtleMe 100% sold out just to make a cash grab. Like where is the passion man!? Imagine putting that much work into a story just to sell out in the end to some no name studio with a crap portfolio of mid animations to their name...

I was really looking forward to this show and now it's basically over and done with. The show is going the flop hard. It's ended before it's even begun. Probably won't ever get another chance to see it brought to life on screen the way it deserves.

Solid 4/10 at best so far. It's only to get worse as well when we start seeing more heavily CGI beasts and terrible fights.

Downvote my review all you want. Animation absolutely does matter. This is anime, if you don't think it matters than stick with reading. Animation is the most important part when bringing these stories on screen.

The first episode is horrible, the animations are among the worst I've ever seen (not the worst in absolute terms but they are definitely in the top 3 of the worst), the plot is insipid (ok, it's the beginning, but I've seen generic isekai start in a more original and less forced way), the protagonist is the usual character that Manhwa followers like so much, cool, very powerful, absolutely not interesting and with whom it is impossible to empathize.

They had me so excited for this series but apparently it is simply Solo Leveling but without the animations to make it at least an entertaining view.

A sophomore in college could probably have done this for much cheaper. Same quality, same slideshow format. I'm just assuming someone doesn't like the series and decided to sabotage it from the start. This was approved to be aired. I had my criticisms of some previous shows that came before this but all that has cleared up due to this poorly conceived cash grab of a powerpoint project that was clearly assigned to a team of 5 people, of which only 1 person worked on it while the rest made excuses about not being able to make it to the work meet.

Just scrap it, reassign the project, remake, and get it over with.

I don't know what the author was thinking when he chose this studio. As if in all of JAPAN there is no studio that can do this anime better than POWERPOINT STUDIO A-CAT.

I don't care about "giving time" "still in development" "already doing their best".

Basically season 1 of an anime is the first step to find fans, failure at this point will still ruin the next season.

If the author (novel) is satisfied with this result, I feel sorry for the creator of the manhwa. He put his best into his drawings only to see powerpoint slides flying around ruining his work.

A-CAT I hope you don't get any more offers to work on other anime. Enough with the excuse "there is only one person working on this project".

If you can't bring in more animators, you better JUST CLOSE YOUR STUDIO.

The animation for The Beginning After The End is honestly a massive disappointment. It barely qualifies as animation. It looks like they just took a still image from the manhwa, threw in some background movement, and called it a day. There's no real motion, no character fluidity and no emotion-just static scenes trying to pass as animation. It completely fails to capture the energy and emotion of the original story. Fans have been waiting a long time for a proper adaptation, and this half-hearted effort feels like a slap in the face. The source material deserves way better.

I AM JUST UTTERLY DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!

Honestly, some people didn't quite like the anime. If it's not to your taste, that's perfectly normal - you don't have to watch it. Perhaps it's better to hold off on heavy criticism and let's give the studio a real chance to release the second season. Maybe the second season will show significant improvement, especially since adaptations often face challenges meeting everyone's expectations from the original source material (like a novel or manhwa).

I'm not claiming the series is phenomenal or groundbreaking. For me, it's an acceptable watch, and I'd rate it around 6/10. It's neither terrible nor outstanding; it's just decent. Ultimately, enjoyment is subjective, and what one person loves, another might not.

Sorry to say but after reading the manhua 3 months ago the anime was really bad below my expectation,it was a very good manhua but bad in the anime series. I think the author made a mistake in choosing the studio that released the anime itself and am still prefer reading the manhua than watching the anime series, your story such a great and have really high potential if the adaptation from studio can deliver to us great animation like Solo Leveling did it ... i know animation is not everything but i'm talking animation series thats the point right why we watch the anime series to get better views.

For me, the anime is good and they have made every effort to improve it. It must also be taken into account that, like most anime adaptations, both original scenes and scenes different from those of the manhwa can be added, but they must remain faithful to the original material. In other cases, filler scenes or fanservice scenes can be added. The story of the manhwa must fit the length and format of a 20 to 25 minute anime episode. For this reason, it is not possible to adapt every detailed scene of the manhwa, and the comic itself also adapts scenes and characters that were not in the novel.

For this reason, we should give it a second chance with a 2nd season where they improve more, since many other animes will come to an end, including Fire Force and Bleach, where this one can fill the basic space that they left.

I'm a fan of the TBAtE webcomic and was very excited when the anime was first announced. After watching the first two episodes I can say with certainty that this adaption is cooked. Most of the first two episodes feel like you're watching a PowerPoint slideshow with camera pans to simulate movement and the second episode introduced some of the worst CGI I've ever seen in an anime. TBAtE is definitely a story and world worth getting into but don't waste your time with this adaption. I see a lot of copium in the reviews but as fans of the source material it should be ok to admit that the anime adaption is garbage and just stick with the superior source material.

Never seen a decent story like this, get done so dirty. The animation is more like putting a power point with one or two animated frames here and there, while leaving the rest with just images. At this point, just read the manhwa who is far better in quality compared to this. Overall the story is okay considering the hype it got before it's release. So if you are here for the story and not it's animation, feel free to give it the try and it won't disappoint. Still, I would highly recommend to just read the manwha instead. It's far better quality than this animation we got for such a good isekai.

I've watched so many isekai anime, and honestly, even Doraemon has better animation than The Beginning After The End. I'm really disappointed with how bad it is ,fan animations are better than this what are they doing.please do somthing abt it we dont want this anime to adapt by this studio A-cat so hilarious. Turtle Me choosing A-cat is the worst The animation in The Beginning After The End is an insult to the source material and to anyone with functioning eyes. It feels like the animators were held at gunpoint, working with MS Paint and five frames per episode. How do you turn one of the most hyped web novels into a lifeless, stuttering disaster? I've seen fan edits on TikTok with more soul and better choreography. If this is the best the studio can offer, they should shut down, rebrand, and start making kindergarten educational cartoons. Change the studio immediately before they bury this story in mediocrity forever.

As a big fan of the original The Beginning After the End novel and webcomic, I went into the anime with sky-high hopes - only to come crashing down faster than Arthur in a bad mana training session.

First off, the pacing is a complete mess. They cram major life events - rebirth, childhood, training - into just a couple of episodes with almost no emotional weight. One moment baby Arthur is being adorable, the next he's somehow a mana prodigy, and you're left wondering if you accidentally skipped three episodes.

The animation quality is painfully average. For a series that's supposed to be filled with intense battles, beautiful magic, and rich worldbuilding, the visuals feel lifeless and rushed. Fight scenes lack the fluidity and impact needed to make them memorable, and sometimes characters look off-model mid-conversation - like they were drawn by two different teams.

Voice acting? Hit or miss. Arthur's voice actor tries, but some emotional scenes fall flat because the dialogue feels stiff or way too melodramatic. Also, the supporting cast sounds like they're reading a fantasy script for the first time in their lives.

Worst of all, they butchered some of the most important moments from the original story. Deep character development and world lore? Almost nonexistent. Instead, they favor tired isekai clichés and shallow action.

Honestly, it feels like a cash grab banking on the popularity of the novel and webcomic without respecting what made the original special.

Unless they turn things around drastically in future episodes, this anime adaptation might be the real "beginning of the end" for the franchise's reputation.

The Beginning After the End was such a delightful watch! This isn't your typical reincarnation story-it's a hero's journey with real emotional depth. Our protagonist was a powerful king in his past life but lacked empathy. Now reborn, he discovers what he was missing: learning to feel through being truly loved and cared for by his new family.

What I really enjoyed was how it shifts from pure power fantasy to something more meaningful. It becomes about developing empathy and finding purpose through love and protecting those who matter. The magic system is beautiful too-all about breathing, meditation, finding truth within yourself rather than just overpowering enemies.

Animation is gorgeous and stays perfectly true to its style. This show made me appreciate how love teaches us to truly feel and connect with others.

Really looking forward to season 2!

I've a couple hundred chapters of the comics and they were great. The adaptation changed the story and the characters, so the story is much less complex and sometimes simply wrong. The otherwise smart and dignified characters are now bland and stupid. And everything is bound together by the cheapest animation money can buy and horrid direction. The team involved in this project could be rightfully sued by the author for such criminous adaptation.

This series deserved to be adapted with a better writting team, better direction and animation. Now it probably lost its chance forever and it could have been the hit of the year, but now it is just random garbage.

I read the original Manhwa, and I think that they have given the original story a nice twist. It pisses me off that other readers of this fantastic story are trashing this anime which means that they will not continue to make it. I understand when you have something beloved and you see it bastardised, it is hurtful, but actually, they gave it a new twist, and I think they have made it enjoyable. However, the 70,000 people on Crunchyroll and the individuals on IMDb who trashed it have probably prevented this manhwa from getting a second season, so I hope you are now happy. Many of the comments are not warranted. In all honesty, it is probably more of a 7 or 8, but a 1 is outrageous. My 10 to try to raise the ratings.

I had high hopes for The Beginning After the End anime adaptation, but it turned out to be a major letdown. The animation quality is subpar, with heavy reliance on CGI that feels out of place and detracts from the viewing experience . The pacing is painfully slow, making it difficult to stay engaged. The story focuses too much on the main character, Arthur, leaving other characters and the world underdeveloped . Additionally, the studio behind the adaptation, Studio A-CAT, has a history of producing lackluster shows, and unfortunately, this anime is no exception . Overall, this adaptation fails to capture the essence of the original material and is a disappointing watch.

As someone who deeply loved The Beginning After the End in its manhwa form, this anime adaptation felt like a personal disappointment. It's not just the animation - though that, too, could have been significantly better - the core issue lies in how the story was handled.

Too much time is spent on unnecessary scenes and even added content that has little to no relevance to Arthur's character or his family. Meanwhile, important events and emotional moments that deeply shaped Arthur's identity are either glossed over or completely ignored. The overemphasis on his past life before reincarnation was especially frustrating. It added little value and took time away from the emotional and psychological development that made the manhwa so captivating.

What made the manhwa stand out - the emotional weight, the meaningful relationships, and Arthur's internal struggle - is mostly lost here. Instead, we get what feels like a shallow, watered-down version, almost like a weaker imitation of Mushoku Tensei but without the nuance or emotional depth.

This could have been great if handled by a more capable studio with the budget and care it deserved. Honestly, I wish it hadn't been animated at all - the adaptation feels like a disservice to the original work.