Nakajima Youko is your average somewhat timid high school student. One day, a strange man named Keiki appears before her, swearing allegiance. Before she could properly register what was happening, demon-like creatures attack Youko and her friends, after which they are pulled into a different world. A world unlike what she has ever known. Separated from Keiki, Youko and her friends must do whatever they can if they wish to survive in this new world.
A series that offers actual character development and growth with some small compromises.
It is common nowadays to open Youtube or any side of the Internet and see a recurrent complaint in the hero and fantasy genres: There is no character development. Critics say that many characters in modern media are overpowered in some sort of way. Maybe they are presented as perfect personality-wis…
A fantasy epic from before the modern Isekai boom, with one of the best female protagonists in anime.
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In this day and age it is nigh-impossible to find a season of anime without an Isekai. From _Konosuba_ and *Slime Isekai* to *Sword Art Online* and *Re:Zero*, they have invaded the medium. But the genre ex…
This could have been the best Isekai anime ever made, if it had continued.
Yoko Nakajima is a timid, proper high school student with a lot of expectations on her plate. In her home life, her parents are strict, with nothing but the highest standards for her. Her school life is even worse, as she’s the class president, with teachers breathing down her neck and an entire cla…
_This review contains a minimal amount of spoilers_
It's truly a shame the Juuni Kokuki anime never got very popular as I can't describe it any other way than as a diamond in the rough, quite literally. Behind its messy presentation, that ranges from extremely stiff animation to awkward movement, w…
Strangers in a Strange Land: cliche start, but a treasure in the long haul
Due to the incredibly cliched start, I tried this series twice before I was finally hooked into it. The book adaptation failed to impress and the first episode exasperated me. However, if I had let that stop me, I would have missed out on an incredibly creative and inspiring anime. To see the treasu…