You know honestly i was thinking that this would be another isekai series, and just be average, but I was far mistaken.
Unfortunately, I'm not like other reviewers, and shit on every aspect, because "I only accept the finest of anime"(because in the end there is no such thing)
The series was great to watch, and the only problem I had was Naofumi's Framing(but the writers wanted you to hate it, and they did a good job of doing so)
So what is this damn show about?
(well for the people who didn't even watch the show and are looking at reviews I pity you)
So the story takes place in a fantasy world, where this world is under attack by waves
waves are actually a state of when the area starts getting populated by monsters and, the 4 cardinal heroes are responsible for taking them out.
the cardinal heroes are
Naofumi the shield hero
Motoyosu the spear hero...
Ren the sword hero
Itsuki the bow hero
Naofumi is summoned with 4 other heroes, to then they get summoned by the king, where they receive money, and at first the king clearly tries to ignore naofumi
The king starts having the heroes receive party members, and naofumi is left with no-one
then he becomes confused and upset, then a girl by the named of malty decides to join him and she is a bitch, later on, they go shopping, then get a drink, then once naofumi goes to bed he gets framed by malty for raping her, she also stole all his money
and has to deal with hell most of the time because of it, he later then goes to get party members of his own, at this point he doesn't trust anyone and avoids unnecessary conversation
He goes to a slave trader where he meets ralphtalia and buys her so he can be able to gain exp
since he is the shield hero he is unable to gain exp fast so he needs a party member to wield a sword
later on, he also buys filo and she turns out to be a rare bird type, where she can turn from a bird to a normal looking human girl with wings
May I add the church and kingdom is all against the shield hero, except for the other kingdoms(mostly)
the church is called, the church of the three heroes, of course, naofumi not being one of those heroes
(End of Summary)
The framing of the series played a major part of Naofumi's Adventure.
After naofumi was framed he was often subjected to hell, which was always behind her "bitch"/malty, but that isn't her name anymore(you'll see what I mean later)
she tries doing multiple things ranging from trying to take away his party members, to trying to kill her sister, other than her family issues
her father the king, is trying to do the same thing, and their goal is just to get the shield hero to disappear, but the hero's "can only die being a hero" or something like that, so since they can't kill him, they just make his life terrible
As the viewer, I think I can say for a lot of people who watch this series is that this was super painful to see unless you like seeing you mc, in pain, then maybe not...
But literally having to be damned framed every 2 episodes and making your life miserable when the kingdom was given a chance to do so. this is why corruption sucks.
(Framing Ends Here)
The Relationship Bonds!
even tho, naofumi was put through hell with the viewer, throughout the series, there are those bonds that are developed between naofumi, ralphtalia, and filo until malty comes along and tries fucking burning those moments along with a fucking forest
there was also melty who isn't a bitch but is the bitches sister, and she was a cool character to see around
there were those heartwarming moments that made the viewer feel better along with naofumi, showing how life is a rollercoaster and there is always those good moments
but you know naofumi x ralphtalia ho ho ho!
(THERE PRACTICALLY THE SAME AGE, it's NOT MY FAULT THAT RALPHTALIA GETS OLDER AS SHE LEVELS UP!)
Now the floofing combat!
throughout the series we see naofumi use a bunch of different shield skills, ranging from grass shield to the amazing holy hell fire/demon shield
I mean so what if it made him go insane, at least it looked cool
but really seeing him using all of his different skills, was cool to see amongst the battles there was.
Naofumi's Revenge!
Hehe, my favorite.
This was huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge part of the series, this is the time when naofumi's name gets cleared and he doesn't have to deal with the king and the princess tormenting him anymore.
Meltys mom, the queen of the other kingdom as well, did a trial for the king and malty, she subjected them to death
but one they started undergoing with that, the king and the princess were freaking out, and he didn't feel like it was right, so he stopped it and was saying how this punishment is too easy, since they are getting out and not having to deal with anything more, so instead naofumi named malty/bitch and the king trash, there was more, but I don't really care about the other things
(Don't blame me this review is already 5000 characters)
at this point, I was super satisfied, because naofumi got the justice that he wanted, well mostly anyway.
but to be honest, the way Kinema Citrus, made their execution look if they decided to go through with the execution, I don't think anyone would feel right after all the drama and trauma that we just saw displayed by malty and the king. (mostly malty)
My Favorite Scenes!
Now it's probably time for my most favorite part of the video, the most favorite scenes, that I think we're great anyways
To start off, I think the first time he uses iron maiden, was really cool seeing this mammoth of death just come out of no-where and give his enemy the gruesome death they deserve
The next one is the 4 hero's vs the church, that was one of my most favorite battles that I have seen from the show, not only was it intense, but we actually see the hero's work together for once
So now the ending!
So after the battle with the 3 heroes from the other world, the queen asks for naofumi's reward, and that being him becoming the lord of Ralphtalia's old village.
Naofumi reveals his intentions to Ralphtalia( he wants to make an army, get fishing together, etc...) Ralphtalia realizes that this is all for when Naofumi leaves. But finally, Nanofumi decides that he is staying in this world, and ends of the series beautifully!
Ah man, this series has been an amazing adventure! And I truly loved this series all the way through!
Of course, there are going to be those reviewers who think that this post is a waste of time because("I only accept the finest of anime") but unfortunately, not a rich high-class dude, so I enjoy the little things...
(Damn this review is 1,230 words)
Well I rate this anime a 100/100
It was truly an enjoyable show to watch!
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