I self-identify as a "midsekai" enjoyer. Anything involving transportation to another world, reincarnation, or similar tropes, will pique my interest immediately. It doesn't matter how generic an isekai is, I'll give it a chance and likely get at least some enjoyment out of it (Shinka no Mi S2 did push past even my limits though).
In an age where LN titles writers are running out of creativity, reading the title "I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability" exerts a sort of gut reaction that I'm sure many others felt.
"Another midsekai just dropped, when will it end?"
"Sigh"
(Zip)
And as I began watching the first episode, everything seemed pretty standard up until Lloyd's duel with Sylpha. Even then I thought,
"Damn, there goes the rest of the budget."
Except as the episode progressed to Lloyd's fight with Grim, the animation quality stayed constant. And I actually thought to myself,
"Damn, they kinda cooked"
Dainanaoji was filled with moments like this, and although it doesn't truly attempt anything novel, it's an isekai that punches well above its weight.
This is where the good ole' midsekai moniker gets its name. You have a weak dude reincarnated as a prodigy, who can do anything he wants, to anyone he wants. Nothing here is all that unique from a plot standpoint, except for maybe the fact that Lloyd is well liked by pretty much every member of his family shown in S1. Since S2 is on the horizon, I suspect we'll see some of the other siblings (the talented and dashing Prince Albert is still only the 2nd born) that may not feel the same way. But everyone knows we aren't watching midsekai for the plot.
Similar to the plot, we have a pretty standard fantasy setting and world, with magical beasts, humans, and enemies in the form of demons. Nothing here to really write home about.
Let's first address the elephant in the room. Yes, I agree that Lloyd's young femboy aesthetic is a ~~lot~~ bit strange. However, I really like Lloyd's character overall. I think the essence of his character being his love for magic and how dark his character can be at times, is contrasted really well with how carefree he is because of it. It kind of reminds me of Shadow from KJN in how he's driven by one thing and anything else is inconsequential. Also similar to Shadow, it isn't that Lloyd only cares about magic,
This is where Dainanaoji really shines. As far as I can tell, this was animated by a pretty new studio. I don't know anything about them, but I know they did some solid work one way or another. I loved the art style of this show, and I think the use of chibi designs for humor segments was very well done (and I assume done to save budget). I don't think there was ever a dip in quality for any of the action sequences, which is not something you can usually say about midsekai. Overall, this anime was visually appealing pretty much the whole way through.
I think the use of cuts in some places where humor is thrown in (like with some of the chibi segments) was good, and the OST fit pretty well. OP is nothing crazy, but again I think the OST was really solid for this type of show.
As I mentioned before
The simplest way to describe this show, is fun. If you like power fantasy at all, there is very little not to like about this show. It takes all the most basic tropes found in isekai, and just does them well. At no point does it try anything truly unique, and that's ok. I don't need innovation in my midsekai, hell, I don't even need quality content to watch them. But Dainanaoji, is quality content, and is something I'd definitely recommend for anyone that's a fan of the isekai genre.
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