Dead Mount Death Play

Show does enough do keep your attention but becomes rather boring at the point you realize you are on a roller coaster that only goes up as it constantly keeps introducing new characters, new powers, new factions building up the expectations for some HUGE showdown that never comes, except for couple minor payoffs, as the coaster just keeps clicking along, keeping exactly the same pacing all the way through out the show. Only worth watching if you have run out anything else to consume. Same goes for the 2nd season as well. (Mal wants me write more, while I believe I have said everything there is to sayabout the show, ohhhhhhhhh the story is so unique but predictable. Characters have the personalities of unflavored instant noodles.)

The first four episodes are weird in their exposition and it made it hard to get in to. I normally watch anime while I’m working so it was fine to have on in the background. BUT it wasn’t until episode 5 that I actually cared about the story. I don’t like how many open holes there are and how the story seems to be juggling like nine storylines at once. It’s just doing too much. I’m going to finish it of course, but still. The Corpse God doesn’t seem to have himself together, Polka is a one-note caricature, Zaki has no depth. The art is great. There’sjust too much going on at once. And my original review was much shorter but MAL is weird.

This show is... boring. Whatever direction you thought it was headed in the first 2-3ish episodes is NOT where it goes at all. In retrospect, it's like those episodes are from an entirely different show. It becomes the most tedious and drawn out pseudo crime mystery drama story you've ever seen, with a bunch of characters you don't care about, and lore that makes your eyes roll to the back of their skull. To make it more fun, the show decides the main bulk of the plot should take place in one empty room. Whoever came up with that is truly a genius. This is oneof those times where I can honestly say, I cannot see this being anyone's favorite show. There are a lot of bland or crappy shows out there, but at least there's SOME element to grab onto. There's nothing here. It's just so BLAND and BORING which is a shame because the initial premise seemed like it could be fun. It's not funny, it's not witty, not clever, it's absolutely nothing. The show is the equivalent of stale bread. Do not bother.

At first, this anime doesn't seem too different from a generic reverse isekai. But rather than indulging in standard power fantasy tropes against forgetable villains, this anime takes a slightly different approach. Our MC, while previously all-powerful, is now severely nerfed due to the significant lack of mana in this world, but despite that he remains more powerful than the average person when he does use it. What's important isn't how well he can win fights, it's under what circumstances he can use his powers and for what reasons he decides to. How he gets into and resolves conflicts gives insight into what the MC istruly like on the inside, different from your first impression and leaving you curious about the kind of life he led. If you prefer an anime that has some clear goal and plot direction, then you might be put off by this. Where this anime truly shines is in its world building and execution. At first this appears to be a boring modern world, but as time goes on, it's revealed that there are many powerful and influential figures that linger in the shadows. They really drive home the point what power they hold, and every single one is an intense encounter to be remembered. You don't merely see these encounters, you feel them in the most intense, chilling way the anime industry has to offer, tailored in kind to each one's character. But that's not all, they aren't all on the same side. The ever present chance of one intervening for their own reason and flip the encounter upside-down adds a layer of suspense that is rarely done right in anime. The interwound nature of this makes the world feel truly real with its own weight and ecosystem. You can think of it as this world's ecosystem of mysterious powers becoming upset by the appearance of the MC and his otherworldly powers, and we get to see and feel the mysteries of this formerly boring world unravel itself with him at the center, as well as the mysteries of MC's previous world being revealed over time. The world begins to feel heavier and heavier. Perhaps MC isn't so OP after all, and perhaps there is more of a connection between the two worlds than simply his resurrection. If there's one gripe, though, it's that often times the comic relief bits are done at inopportune times that disrupt the intense mood of the scene. I can't stress enough that this story is one in which you experience and feel as mysteries are unraveled and anyone at any moment could fall prey to the world around them, not one that prides itself on a dramatic or cunning plot nor a show-off power-fantasy. In this regard, it is truly a master of its craft.

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