God, I’m tired.

I’m tired of all the carbon-copied isekai light novel adaptations like Kenja no Mago, but Japan keeps pumping them out because it’s what makes money.

I’m tired of the same ubiquitous ‘isekai truck’ killing some random asshole before he even gets a single character trait, all for the sake of reincarnating him in an otaku power-fantasy wet dream.

I’m tired of narcissistic overpowered protagonists, lacking any personality, only existing to be praised and loved by every cardboard cutout character in the show.

I’m tired of 12-year old level writing quality; the story jumps from a violent nation-wide demon attack, then magic-school comedy, then two fanservice episodes back to back!

I’m tired of the boring magic-school settings with absolutely no plot other than finding ways to show off how much more powerful the protagonist is than everyone else.

I’m tired of potentially interesting plot development getting swept under the rug in favor of pointless unfunny comedy, meanwhile, everything relevant to the story happens off-screen.

I’m tired of generic pandering character art, indistinguishable from any other isekai adaptation.

I’m tired of dozens of forgettable side characters sticking to the protagonist like flies on shit.

I’m tired of one-dimensional waifus, with no difference other than candy-colored hair and the incredibly important breast sizes; there is even a cup size ranking in the opening credits.

I’m tired of terrible squeaky-sounding waifu voice acting; like the raspy blue-haired bitch, her breathless and desperate voice made the other generic waifus sound decent.

I’m tired of sexual assault used as a threat to the waifu bait but simultaneously used as an excuse for gross NTR fanservice; which is how the two main female characters get introduced.

I’m tired of all the potato-tier artwork, cheap flashy effects, and copy-pasted magic circles tossed in, rather than actual animation.

I’m tired of hideous off-model character animation from the very first episode until the last: eyes distorted like they are melting right off of people’s faces, body proportions constantly look off, and shading is non-existent.

I’m tired of carelessly tacked-on romance with no progression other than the writers forcing the characters together—like oil and water—until you accept it; neither of them put effort into their relationship, circumstances just push them together.

I’m tired of the same three stock background songs playing on loop for entire episodes; couldn’t they have gone one dollar over budget and added a few more?

I’m tired of overly audio-tuned J-Pop opening and ending songs all these shows use, they are indistinguishable from each other.

I’m tired of crappy ‘special’ ending credits worse than the original, like the CGI eye-trauma in episode 6; it’s like they watched the Chika dance from Kaguya-sama then tried (and failed) to copy it.

I’m tired of (anti)climactic scenes that try to make you empathize with a cast of cardboard cutouts who have no personalities; the only introspective character moment happened when the protagonist was MILDLY bothered by killing a person.

I’m tired of watching the same episode every week, always gaining nothing but boredom and frustration, then feeling like twenty-three minutes on the toilet would have been more eventful.

I’m tired. I’m tired. I’m tired… Kenja no Mago makes me so very tired. Watching the same anime with the same faults season after fucking season is driving me insane. One day it will end.

One day.