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[Watched 6 episodes, drop] We've seen countless Isekais where the main character is considerably stronger than the rest of the club. It's simply a phenomenon of the times, because who wouldn't want to become a badass and get a harem of girls? Seiya might be exceptional at this, because unlike most of the nerds, he doesn't play the 100% good-guy-to-the-bone who wants to use his abilities for the common good and play the anime-packing Jesus. He was probably one of the top insurance agents in his past life, and even in the fantasy world he's only concerned with not harming his own skin in any way. In that respect, the anime's first few episodes are quite entertaining, as it pokes fun at all sorts of genre clichés. It's helped a lot by the many-frowning-faced goddess Ristarte (excellently voiced by Aki Toyosaki), who every now and then ends up at the mercy of her chosen servant. All the other (very below average) elements of the series are completely unnecessary, the onscreen comedic moments keep the anime afloat for a long time until the scythe strikes stone and needs to pull out with something that can be called a "story" in broad terms. This is because it brings to the surface those previously disastrous aspects such as the other awful characters (especially the bad guys), the terrible script, and the non-existent concept of plot direction. I feel as if the filmmaker has painfully realized, after a long delay, that there should probably be a plot, which is clearly an unsolvable problem for him. I was so bored with the last episode that I inadvertently did some despised homework in the meantime, because there's not even much to look at in terms of visual execution. So the decision to go no further was a very easy one. 2 stars (15.11.2019)

Like the other comedy isekai Kemono Michi: Rise Up from anime season Fall 2019  "Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious" got off to a pretty decent start. It was also insane and whacked-out fun, however, fortunately, it did not quite become cringey, the jokes were hilarious, the parody of the genre was really spot on and the characters had a lot to offer. Unfortunately, however, Scalpelexis’s review is right in that after a while there comes a point where the jokes alone are not enough to carry the plot, and the narrative increasingly starts to repeat certain tropes and becomes terribly clichéd. The interesting main male protagonist, who prides himself on his caution, increasingly becomes just another super-god in disguise, despite the fact he still emphasizes the need to always be perfectly prepared, and never trust anything or anyone. Some may be put off by this, however, a surprisingly large number of RPG and MMORPG players got caught up and lost in this. These are the kind of players who run around the woods for hours, killing pigs for five exp each, and after hours and hours of grinding go to the first boss who is a level seven with a hero who is level twenty, and sixty healing potions. Are you familiar with this style of gaming? Then this anime series is for you... The whole middle part of the season is just a series of repetitive storylines about fighting the main villain's generals and the main male protagonist’s frantic preparations - in other words, it does what it says on the tin and lives up to the title of the anime series “The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious”. Sure there are some hints of the main male protagonist’s character and plot development, however, not much. Fortunately, the anime’s creators had an imaginative finále to the first part worked out, and so the main male protagonist has a "ceiling", and then there is one very good twist in the eleventh episode, which is anything but a comedy. They put their cards on the table, and the whole backstory is revealed which is like a slap in the face, with exposition about why some things are the way they are, the surprise of this episode leaves you reeling, and also shocked at how it was so well-executed. It is as if the anime’s creator woke up at the last moment, decided enough was enough, and finally really tried to get the whole narrative thing going. Better late than never… The final episode is really quite satisfying in several ways. It gives a coherent ending to this phase, it is not just a stupid clumsy happy ending, and it also opens up the way for the next season. The ending was, in my opinion, good and partly convinced me that I would rather see another season of "Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious"  than, for example, the aforementioned Kemono Michi: Rise Up. 6/10. (28.12.2019)