Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter

This was my favorite anime of its cour. I looked forward to it every week and it did not disappoint. It was adramatic, it was funny, and I had a good time. The characters were easy to root for and entertaining. I liked that the focus was less on the typical holy maiden part but on the guy who accidentally traveled with her, which allowed for things to feel a bit fresher. I also liked that the romance was part of the adult cast which also allowed for things to feel fresher to me too. I would definitely watch a season 2 but if wedon't get a season 2 then the ending was good too. If you like MLM slash type anime, then you'll enjoy this one. If you want something a little less melodramatic at times you might get frustrated by this one.

while the show has some serious issues regarding character progression, this was definately one of the shows i looked forward to every week. this is not gay-bait, this is not simple BL, this is a gay romance anime with the plot mostly being progressed by the MC seichoro kondou's general incompatibility with the world around him, both in terms of magic and his personality. a majority of the shows plot revolves around seichiro refusing to be comfortable, leading to him getting into trouble, pissing off people, working himself to the bone, and ultimately being saved by aresh in some way, shape, or gay sex. (ifthats a red flag for you, you wont like this show. the intimacy from the fate stay/night magic transfer sex is a conceit you just have to grant. sometimes its romantic, sometimes its comedic, sometimes its drama, but the sex part is important.) you'd think it gets old, but it really doesn't. there's very little talk of aresh being a dream boat or other surficial things, and their relationship mostly stems from each getting what they need socially out of the other, with a relatively low amount of toxicity. seichiro is weak, and often needs people to save him, but he still manages to accomplish things while being weak, endearing himself to the people around him. aresh follows a different path where he starts above seichiro, helping him because he is in a superior position to help, but eventually learning that seichiro has a different kind of strength, and spends the latter half of the show trying to take on the good traits of seichiro while trying mitigate and discourage seichiros self destructive traits.. ultimately they both provide traits the other needs in a way thats compelling, while the show itself maintains a level of quality that is at worst average and probably at best slightly above average, the fact is has a plot at all made it really stand out this season, it being good was a pleasant surprise, and it being gay is actually a real outlier, that said, if you don't like m/m, you should probably skip this show. 7/10 is probably slightly favorable based on my own tastes, someone explicitly not on board with the concept would probably rate it a 4/10 or less, a real yaoi hound would probably rate it higher than me. find where you fit and chose your own rating.

First of all, there aren't many isekai anime in the BL genre, but I don't think this anime handled that well. MC and female saint adapted to a completely different world too quickly, especially female saint. Even though MC is a corporate slave, he still take care of the country's economy and all that (I know that's the point, but why would anyone bother? Just go back to your country, you don't have immunity anyway!). Although the animation was average, the magic scenes were quite amateurish, as if no effort had been put into them; this might be due to the anime's budget. The emotionsbetween MC and ML weren't explored much in this process either; it felt like who fell for whom and when was presented with too sharply defined lines. I don't know if there will be a second season, but they left the first season very ambiguous. I wouldn't be surprised if they say there won't be, nor would I will not be surprised if they say there will be. Although the anime didn't do anything particularly well, it wasn't unwatchable either.

This show is not good, but it is very funny. Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku follows the story of Seiichirou, the salaryman who's favorite thing in the world is working and poppers. He gets accidentally isekaied to a fantasy world as an unintended tagalone to the holy maiden/romance novel FL, and then accidentally starts a romance with one of the holy knights. Said holy knight, Aresh, finds Seiichirou after he overdosed on poppers in an alleyway, and the only way to save Seiichirou from overdosing is to make out with him. Truly, we are witnessing great advancements in fujoshi technology. As wonderful as that abovesummary sounds, most of this show is pretty boring. The animation quality is Not Great, but not exceptionally terrible--just the usual lack of production values you expect from BL. Soundtrack didn't piss me off, so that's a plus I guess, thought the OP and ED are annoying average. Aresh and Seiichriou have zero chemistry whatsover. Aresh is at least marginally interesting as the younger, brash, but still eager to please seme, and the age gap of seven years IIRC is interesting in concept. But Seiichirou is soooooooooo not interested in Aresh for a majority of the series. Seiichirou has one love, work, and it shows. I had a hard time rooting for their relationship when Seiichirou just does not give a fuck. Beyond the minor puppyisms, I also wasn't a fan of Aresh's overall personality, as he went to the Amon Witch Hunter Robin and Lantis Magic Knight Rayearth school of Semeism. Which means, Aresh is pretty cold to the point of boredom for me personally. Overall story is not great. Nothing really interesting going on, besides the novelty of a story about an accountant solving problems with his accoutantisms. I do like how they gave the FL some kind of arc, and she's a more dynamic character than either of the two leads easily. I didn't love how Seiichirou had to explain her character arc to her, though. I would've been a lot more into this story if it was about Yura with Seiichirou and Aresh as background yaoi. I think it's potentially compelling to have a traditional female lead in a romance isekai story start understanding that she is something of a rose bride, and fighting against systems that appeared friendly but are actually her enemy. Yurius understanding his role in the system at large, and learning to overcome his worst parts for the sake of Yura. Yura becoming much more mature and carving her own path, separate from the religous path laid out for her. Can you tell I really didn't give a shit abotu Seiichirou or Aresh? Because I really didn't. There are some other funny moments, and Seiichirou's deadpan nature is good for comedy, but I just did not enjoy this one.