Šidžó saikjó no daimaó, murabito A ni tensei suru

Sometimes there’s a great OP hero in anime that everyone falls in love with – one who can do the craziest shit and be totally cool about it, and it feels right, and you have as much fun as a little kid playing Doom. A perfect example of this type of hero for me was Anos Voldigoad. Now any other show that tries to put somebody else on the pedestal is doomed as there can only be one imaginary king. Sadly, Ard Meteor, or Lord Varvatos if you will, doesn't come close to Anos. He didn't convince me he could last more than a minute in a duel with him. I wasn’t impressed with his character, either. Anos was cool. He had convincing charm, charisma, and strength, and women practically threw themselves at him. Ard is just a pale imitation. The women like him for reasons that are beyond me and there was a moment where he struck me as more of a prudish father chastising his two misbehaving daughters than a cool and relaxed harem master. On top of that, the story and dialogue didn't work for me either. When I heard in one of the episodes what the writers made a queen say and how utterly cheesy and dumb it sounded, I decided to drop this anime. The show simply lacks the ease and charm with which to present an OP protagonist in a way that makes him seem natural. Even the story felt dull and full of clichés. Why watch a cheap and bad copy which doesn't work and looks dumb when you can watch the original? I still believe that one day I'll come across something as awesome as The Misfit of Demon King Academy. It’s not this series, though. I dropped it after Episode 4 and I’m giving it a 3/10 maximum. (22.06.2022)