Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin

This has to be the most pathetic MC I've ever seen. I understand he is supposed to be "shy" but damn this was painful to watch. I really don't understand the appeal when he is constantly stuttering, crying, and apologizing in every scene. All the NPC characters worship him unconditionally so really nothing he says matters anyways. The kingdom-building aspect is a joke and seems more like an afterthought. It goes from silly fantasy in the first half to boring monster battles in the second half. They introduce all these game mechanics but the characters are so shallow and boring it seems pointless.

What had a premising plot turned into a bunch of bullshit in the end, a complete waste of time and another anime that is being sent to the trash heap with absolutely zero redeeming qualities. Awful animation with absolutely no fights that captured my attention. A pussy MC that is given everything he wants and doesn't have to work for anything. The twins are just the cherry on top of the steaming pile of horse shit that was this anime when they went from being doting side characters to absurd op hero's at the end. Character development? Fuck that because who needs to make characterswith any depth that improve or change in any meaningful way. Ts pmo.

Have you ever wondered what a slightly less edgy Overlord with an MC who doesn’t let his subordinates bully him around would look like? Well, Apocalypse Bringer is what you’ve been waiting for. In an ever increasingly saturated genre like Isekai, it surprisingly managed to show me something different. Instead of being your usual wish fulfilment self insert series, Mynoghra focuses on society and nation building, political and economic development. Now we’ve had nation building sims in the past, but what makes this cool for me is that it’s based on a top down strategy game as opposed to a normal jrpg or VMMORPG, sothe approach the main character has to developing his nation and forming relationships with others is a little different. Combined with an interesting supporting cast, arguably best girl of the season in Atou and the MC actually having agency to make his own informed strategy decisions, this show turned out really well. Production quality kind of lets it down, but it’s a very interesting show that fans of strategy games will enjoy. I love the idea of Overlord, but ended up disliking a lot of its execution because Ainz just lets Albedo and the other floor guardians make all the decisions and he never speaks up when they’re doing something inhumane or horrible. In Mynoghra, while Takuto confides in Atou and gets advice from her, he’s very much in control of the situation and for most part, doesn’t allow her to do anything crazy. Their relationship ends up being one that’s very equal and sweet. Their chemistry makes this show a very fun watch in the first half where they’re both adjusting to the new world, learning how similar it is to the game and making initial contact with other groups. It’s always funny seeing terrifyingly powerful beings act like normal teenagers. The first half of the show is kind of slow because it’s establishing the new nation and the world, but once this got going around episode 7 or so it was great. This is definitely a story that’s targeted at people who enjoy strategy games and slower paced plot progression. I felt like it was worth it because the world began to really open up in the second half culminating in an insane last two episodes. It would not have been that good if they rushed through the preamble. Be patient when watching this. Takuto’s interactions with his new crew/subordinates are the other big draw. Already touched on his adorable relationship with Atou and how they tease each other, but also loved the older brother dynamic he took on with the twins and how he grows as a leader of the dark elf tribe as time goes on. The fact he has this scary, menacing aura/appearance to those who don’t know him made things really funny because he could not be further away from that image. Dude is a genuinely awesome main character who just wants to max level his civilisation and avoid war. This means interactions either other people throughout the show are generally very peaceful with mutual cooperation and development in mind. It’s much better to me than Ainz letting Demiurge destroy a kingdom or some other treachery. Yes, Takuto is out to improve his nation, but he won’t intentionally do it at the expense of other people. I generally really enjoyed the lighter interactions Takuto has with other characters and the banter between the leadership council of Mynoghra! The one thing that lets this show down is it looks pretty mediocre. There’s not a ton of fights in this show, but of the few we have, I’d say half of them looked like PowerPoint slides. They did all of Atou’s action and still scenes very well, her design is so cute, but for everyone else.. it’s hit or miss in terms of animation. Not a deal breaker because we’re here for the world-building, but it could stand to be a bit better. I’ve been a bit brief in my analysis of the story because there’s some twists that would be spoilers that made me enjoy the final third even more. Suffice to say there’s much more to the world than meets the eye and it introduces some really cool concepts in terms of the enemies Takuto and Mynoghra will be confronted with that I’ve never seen done before. If you like slower paced stories and authors who are good at establishing worlds and mechanics.. this is a good one. I really enjoyed it. Mynoghra gets 8 out of 10