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Story ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The story follows an undisclosed gamer playing his favorite MMORPG. When he sees a prompt on the screen and accepts it, he is teleported to the world of the game into the body of his character, Lufas. The spin is that Lufas was one of the strongest players with an evil alignment. Now, within the body of the most feared conqueror, he needs to find out why he's here.
The story is good. The setting is very cliché and has been used for several anime. However, for this specific case, I actually liked the execution and how the pacing was handled as he tries to understand more of the world. The story had plot twists and overall was quite enjoyable. There are a lot of comedy moments, just like Overlord, which helped lightening the mood after a tense episode.════ ⋆★⋆ ════
Art ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The art was really good. The silly moments were really well drawn, and there is a lot of fighting in this anime featuring the usual "Aura" shots. The fights were fluid, and the magic was well thought out and drawn. I honestly picked this anime in the middle of the season and the animation was the first thing that wowed me, especially knowing that the studio isn't known for making action anime like this.
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Characters ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ There are several characters in this anime: Lufas, her "companions," politicians around the world, and such. Overall, they're all well done and most characters bring something new, such as comic relief or a cutesy vibe.
(Side characters are really cool)As I always like to talk about the main character, Lufas was a good main character. Sometimes I'd feel like the story was getting a bit stale, but they'd do something crazy to give it a good spin. I especially liked how the did the setting with Lufas x The person controlling, you'll understand more when you watch the anime, but it's something very unique.
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Soundtrack ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The soundtrack was good overall. Moments that were supposed to feel dramatic had the usual piano in the background, and action sequences had really good sounds too. I want to point out one thing: it's unusual to have a feminine character that is the strongest. This anime did well with a female lead, largely because of the Voice Actress. Her voice is serious and imposing, while still being able to be funny at times. Ami Koshimizu did a great job.
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Conclusion ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ If you're like me, you skip everything and read only the conclusion because you don't want to get spoiled with other themes. So I will try to be brief on this point:
Watch it. If you have watched Overlord and like the setting of an overpowered isekai theme, that's an easy pick. The action sequences are great, the comedy is solid—it actually had me laughing at times—and there's literally no giant downpoint in this anime in my opinion.
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