La vida diaria del rey inmortal - Season 1

Sometimes this show is just stupid, and you have to ignore a lot in the last episode of the first season to comprehend it. In my view, the animators relied too heavily on CGI, and the humor is sometimes too forced, out of place and, unnatural, which disturbs the show's vibe. These are some of the shortcomings that would normally mean the first season of The Daily Life of Immortal King would not get a good rating from me. However, this anime series earned an above-average rating simply because the concept of the OP protagonist is very good. Wang Ling has the kind of power that Anos Voldigoad has, and the screenplay reflects that. Some scenes are funny, and some are totally epic, leaving you really entertained and thinking that this is what a real OP protagonist should look like. The main male protagonist even has his own great background music when he is about to kick off. In addition, the soundtrack, in general, works great. I do not mean simply the cool opening or ending, but also the background music. Besides the aforementioned Wang Ling theme, I liked the song that plays during the best fight scenes. The fight scenes themselves are unstoppable, dynamic, and colorful, the movements are fluid and all the fights are good, especially in the penultimate episode. The overall pacing is good, from the initial quieter, fun, slower pacing where you get used to the characters and the setting to the intense tournament where the atmosphere and suspense really work. In addition, the emotional aspect is good, despite my initial misgivings because, at first, the main love story felt a bit forced, and the main male protagonist was a bit too apathetic. However, it started getting much better as the episodes went on. The anime's creators threw in a few surprises and figured out a way to use the main character's indifference towards others in a seemingly logical way to make it one of the central themes of the whole first season. Initially, I thought it was just a pretty OK show in the style of the anime series mentioned above, The Misfit of Demon King Academy with Anos Voldigoad. Then I was surprised that the anime's creators had it all pretty well thought out in the second half of the season and delivered a top show. The first season gets 7.8/10, and I am very happily going on to watch the second. (14.05.2022)