

Skeleton Knight in Another World
骸骨騎士様、只今異世界へお出掛け中
After falling asleep while playing an online game, a man wakes up and finds himself transported to that game's world as his in-game character, Arc. He wastes no time adjusting to his new environment, but soon realizes that he is using the skeleton avatar he chose when creating his character, which forces him to hide his visage to avoid unwanted attention. Arc goes to the nearby castle town of Luvierte, hoping to become an adventurer and take on quests to earn money. With his overpowered abilities, Arc embarks on a fantastical journey—exploring diverse territories, looting various monsters, and helping people get out of sticky situations. However, his seemingly innocuous actions may soon involve him in a brewing large-scale conflict that will forever alter the fate of the realm. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
After falling asleep while playing an online game, a man wakes up and finds himself transported to that game's world as his in-game character, Arc. He wastes no time adjusting to his new environment, but soon realizes that he is using the skeleton avatar he chose when creating his character, which forces him to hide his visage to avoid unwanted attention. Arc goes to the nearby castle town of Luvierte, hoping to become an adventurer and take on quests to earn money. With his overpowered abilities, Arc embarks on a fantastical journey—exploring diverse territories, looting various monsters, and helping people get out of sticky situations. However, his seemingly innocuous actions may soon involve him in a brewing large-scale conflict that will forever alter the fate of the realm. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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RebelPanda
December 22, 2022
TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT Skeleton Knight in Another World is another shitty Overlord clone with an added creep factor. All of the villains are sadistic rapists and murderers. From the first minute to the last episode, the excessive sexual assault scenes are drawn like sexy fanservice and framed as titillation for men. It's disgusting, awful, and uncomfortable to watch because it is grotesquely fetishistic and does nothing but remind you the creators don't care about victims. Anime is infamous for sexualizing rape to appeal to the lowest common denominator rather than portraying it as it is; a brutal life-altering crime. "But it's entertainment" no, it's creepy, andit's lazy writing. Every female character (even the ones with swords) is victimized or threatened with sexual assault. The vast majority of the plot is repetitively spent rescuing enslaved elf girls wearing nothing but tattered clothes. Filling the whole anime is its constant glorification of sex as violence. The way they dehumanize everyone except for the dull protagonist gives the impression that no one else matters. Arc is another average isekai hero who leads the generic plot, which is just one predictable encounter after another. He is merely a collection of isekai cliches posing as a hero; a gamer trapped in his favorite role-playing game, girls fall in love with him for no reason, he is dense as a boulder, overpowered, and immortal. At least I can say that he's not a pervert. When his busty companion inevitably attempts jumping his bones (literally), he rejects her. This is not a harem despite how many boobs throw themselves at Arc, but his utter lack of personality traits makes him the perfect vehicle for a sexually frustrated viewer to live vicariously through. Despite his unusual appearance, he's such a lifeless protagonist. Any attempts at tongue-in-cheek jokes fall flat. Rather than delivering exposition through wordy internal monologues alone, he speaks aloud in his childish voice, confusing everyone around him, then quickly returning to his gritty mercenary voice. They copied this gag from Overlord, and it's never funny. The entire script is devoid of originality; it prioritizes tensionless fight scenes and fanservice over establishing backstories, developing its vapid characters, or building its unimaginative world. You can predict the outcome of every fight because they only exist to show how 'cool' the skeleton knight is. They even fail at that simple goal because the art is mediocre, and the animation is as dynamic as a slide show. Aside from Arc, the character designs are indistinguishable from other copy-pasted isekai fodder. Arc undermines the few unique action scenes by intruding to explain concepts we can witness and sort ourselves. We can't be trusted to see wolves attacking Arc using clones because we are simply too idiotic, or at least the creators think their audience is mindless. Any typical fanservice is overwhelmed by viscerally misogynist moments of fetishized violence. The frame lingers on women's cut-up bodies, torture, and sadistic punishments for no reason other than for your enjoyment. It ogles the women as they suffer and expects you to like it. That is the anime's real money maker. Its appeal has nothing to do with a "Skelton Knight in Another World" because the superficial title is nothing but marketing bait. I can understand the morbid curiosity about a trainwreck as vile as this one, but there is no pay-off. Only misery.
ZeroMajor12
June 23, 2022
Skeleton Knight in Another World focuses on our hero who was a previous gamer being stupidly overpowered, so effort from this guy is thrown out the window. It tells the tale of a hero turned mercenary meeting all kinds of people he has only seen behind his computer screen. Arc, being an actual skeleton behind his in-game armour goes to experience the game world. As the story went on, he eventually meets the heroine, Ariane, who is on a mission to save her kind from humanity's cruelty such as trafficking, raping, etc. She teams up with the skeleton boi, who randomly agrees to go with herjust because he's bored as hell and together, they would save the elves. So, what are the good things about it? The art and animations look really good, being that it's handled by Studio Kai and HORNETS, it never gets to the point it's hard to look at, in the end, nothing too amazing to talk about. The action scenes are okay to watch and the characters look unique other than being Kirito-esque drawings. The story elements in this show are actually somewhat decent and are the reason why I kept watching other than the somewhat ok story. The problem with it is the characters. To start, Arc is so boring to watch, how is a nerd this good at doing the right thing and always staying logical. He has no clear motivation behind it, he clearly says that he has nothing to do other than experience the game world and disregard his past life. He gets excited when he looks at elves to the point it can get somewhat creepy. Ariane, on the other hand, is another tsundere who fails to be logical since she's so focused on saving her kind, that any sort of negotiation would fail to go in her head. She's forgettable since she has almost no depth other than your usual girl who is strong in her moments but occasionally requires the hero's help just so that the main relationship can sail smoothly as the story went on. Then, when I thought it wouldn't get any worse, the show decided to introduce beastmen into the picture, who are also being oppressed because why should elves only get the victim treatment, let's have them for the sake of fulfilling a fantasy. Even worse? The beastmen are NINJAS! Because the author has no idea to expand the world, he just conveniently introduces ninjas without any regard for the lore. Why is every villain in this dumb show have to be creepy like NTR level? Sitting behind hostages to disarm their saviours, torture them via sexual harassment such as tearing apart their clothes, and making dumb faces like they are about to have fun. It casually uses creepy villains as a way to ensure the story progress goes on, which just comes off as weird since they never managed to do it since the heroes always arrive at the last minute and go guns-blazing. Since the characters are one-dimensional and creepy, it becomes a chore to watch every episode of it. The story is heavily reliant on the dumb rape scenes, it's almost as if they want people to click on it. This, like any other isekai, goes into the trash bin for being too creepy.
BowlerConspiracy
June 23, 2022
"Hi there. It's me, Arc." -- the following is a brief paragraph or two on my overall thoughts, followed by spoilers about boring world building, the lead MC, and the creepy factor. reader discretion is advised. -- When the word "generic" is thrown at something, it's almost more insulting than calling said entity "bad". Something that's described as bad can still have that connotation of originality while generic media already has the disadvantage of being similar to other entries right out the gate. This isn't to say that that quality is an immediate reason for discouragement and original != good by default, there can be great reinventionsof something tried and true, but when we want to elaborate on something having a lack of uniqueness in a positive way, generic isn't the word that gets slammed on it. That being said, Skeleton Knight in Another World is generic. An isekai that takes a lot about the genre that makes it interesting and decides to just drop it all. A drab fantastical world, an overpowered MC that immediately accepts the fact that he's been forced to live in a video game, and moments that just feel disgusting. First, the world. Nothing about it is intriguing. Monsters are your typical fair: hydra, basilisk, boars, wolves, etc. The villages and environments are in the same camp. There's a whole subplot about the kingdom Arc, our MC, has found himself in about the royal family facing off against each other with differing views on how to handle elf-human relations and other aspects of governing. These moments are given such little screen time and barely impact our characters, there's no shock value or story building here - just future set-up that I doubt will pay off. You don't need to reinvent the wheel to make something awesome but Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu feels like it's not even trying. Next, the MC. Arc gamed so hard that he now finds himself in the video game he was playing as his avatar, a skeleton. Practically immediately, he reaches the conclusion that the outside world doesn't matter and accepts his new life. No regrets, no dwelling on the life before, nothing. The fact that he was a human on planet Earth before being a bucket of bones means nothing other than he knows all about spells and attacks and identifying monsters. So, with a brain full of knowledge, naturally every single enemy is defeated with ease, a few frames of flashes and a spell chant are all that are needed to defeat 90% of the opposition, at no point are there any stakes. He just says a word, does the thing, and boom, altercation over, let's go get a beer. Zero personality and no challenges to overcome, Arc is a great example of a boring protagonist. (Aside: him being 'cursed' as a skeleton can't even really count as an obstacle because he seems to have not much of a problem with it, it seems like just another quest he can take on) Finally, the shortest section, just a note on the creepy level. There are a few moments of sexual abuse throughout this show, hell, the first episode starts with just a warning and then someone ripping off a woman's dress... in this silly, fun isekai about a skeleton gamer. A lot of these moments drag on too long as our MC decides to just wait and watch in the bushes... excuse me? Sickening. A show that I knew from name alone I wouldn't enjoy, but thought I might give it a chance as I wanted the seasonal anime experience of indulging in a LOT. Definitely regret this one and wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
_108_geek
May 21, 2023
I don't know why but I totally loved this anime. Hope there will be a season 2. The story as it suggests is an isekai anime about a man who wakes as a skeleton knight and jis adventures in this new world. I guess it can be said as a just above average anime but still I felt it to be great. I still want to watch this more and see his absolutely high powers. The plot is a nice and simple one but it is a best anime to watch for all isekai lovers who just wantsto immerse in a fantasy world like me. Hope this review helps anyone to watch the anime and hope you find it nice.
KANLen09
June 23, 2022
Looks like I have to play the Devil's Advocate in this one since everyone HATES this to oblivion. AYEEE BONE ISEKAI DADDY IS BACK...yet again, not like so, that many people are hating this the way that Goblin Slayer is much maligned from the get-go. And yes, I will admit that Overlord (that has Season 4 coming up next season) plays a huge part in novelist Enki Hakari's only derivative work that is this show, while actually playing the "goblin rape game" much earlier than Goblin Slayer, and the plot to Gaikotsu Kishi-sama a.k.a Skeleton Knight is simply just that. And you thought that Goblin Slayerwas the first to do this (well, technically it is through anime). It must be said that there're two camps in this one: - The overt haters whom feel that everything done in this show gets a free pass, from the unnecessary and over-the-top rape to the simple-minded run-of-the-mill standard OP MC that doesn't question his very own existence of why he's literally Isekai-ed to begin with, only to know that this is his starting point and so thus says the story of his adventures in another world. - The minority (like myself) that likes this show for all of its flaws, yet somehow "choose to believe" that we would get an alternate Ainz Ooal Gown-like skeletal character that displays similar themes to the former and being self-aware that everything "falls into place" quite nicely for his progression like a typical RPG character in a world so vast that he's able to do things on his own. Givem by the source material's title, one would've led to believe that this is also the influence derivative of Kei Azumi's Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu a.k.a Tsukimichi (focusing on the "Isekai e Odekakechuu" portion) since that source material also came out on Syosetu much earlier than this series (2012, as compared to Gaikotsu Kishi-sama in 2014), so it's very clear that Enri Hakari had clearly thought this through for his lone work to be a copy-paste of similar works like those mentioned, but that's where the similarities end for nothing more than just a passing resemblance. And this is where lots of people have many issues with this show, and let me address these issues in distinct detail. Arc for a OP MC, he's just like Ainz when comparing against his true skeletal nature in the fantasy-like world, but yet doesn't have enough personality to plan and think of his journey in the fantasy world he's been Isekai-ed to, and this has to work in a two-fold way: purpose and motivation. Normally in an Isekai series like Tsukimichi or even Overlord for that matter, the MC has a purpose of why he/she's been transported to another world because of reasons unexplanable that they have to find the answers for themselves, while gaining allies and crushing enemies along the way to get to the desired answers that they've been looking for. Enri Hakari however, plays this game differently with Arc being the stereotypical Isekai-ed player whom is like your stereotypical simple background NPC in an RPG with no backstory or whatever, and only serving as a guide to progress the story that he's been in, thus letting the story weave itself with actions done. The context of my understanding is that we've seen too many Isekai stories do this the same time over, but depending on the series' stature, they can either pass or fail to contravene back to the origin story of why they're here in the first place. Thus, giving Arc a character that's without a backstory of his own (just the simple Isekai formula over and over) can feel empty and purposeless, but that I believe is also the charm for motivation for Arc to do the things he likes to do: to roam around towns and cities, get in trouble by saving helpless folk (which I have to agree that the rape aspect happens too much for nonchalant drama), and ultimately help people serve their purpose with his moral behaviour and massive magic. Arc is just a character that feels shallow no doubt, but the extent of his reach is with reasons justifiable, and IMO I don't mind an predictable-yet-exaggerated MC that knows what's he doing to provide his own source of entertainment mixing comedy and seriousness for motivation, and that I feel, is just about enough. And what says tropey more else than having elves as the central root cause of the problem in this story, which after watching both SAO and Goblin Slayer, it's already known to be a mindless trope that's used for nothing more than edgy story plots just for hype. And Arc's companion character Ariane Glenys Maple is simply just that: an elf warrior whom has knowledge of the world's wicked doctrines of slavery and extortion against elves since they make for easy targets of manipulation and prostitution (which this debacle doesn't seem to end in many stories like it), and saving her kin from the horrid oppression of their treatment. The whole elves scale has nothing wrong with it, though I feel that its use is only justified because of the standards of what Goblin Slayer has put as through to ensure that if you watch a story involving elves, you can't help but hearken back to it for the never-forgotten treatment that is a nightmare then, and still is now. As usual, with female characters, the appeal is always in the physique, and Ariane has the unmistakable woman appeal that would be a love-potion kind of nauseating effect to those looking for some fun with her. But Ariane is headstrong and an elf woman of honour, and seeing her position as the two commit together in saving the elves, you can't help but like her character a teeny bit, although being weak to liquor is often the easiest way to identify the cutesy side of her. For one, pet characters like the cotton-tailed fox Ponta don't get enough love, which the world refers them to as "spirit characters". If there is one character you can't help but to gleam it, it would certainly be Ponta for being this massive beast that has gone out of control, only for Arc to encounter and heal it, thereby signaling its attachment with him and being a character to signify his goodwill, something that's rare since spirit creatures are never meant to form attachments with humans and even beastkin. Ponta is easily the highlight of the show, and what's there not to love about pet companions that can help the characters out to smell and alert danger? Just put it as the poster pet, and there you go. Skeleton Knight's world is very evil, wicked and filled with disillusion of a stereotypical kingdom that places no regard for people other than their very own, and that's not just to say that the royal family has infighting as well to rid even their own kin if the objectives don't align. It's the usual selfish behaviour which justifies the work that's needed to be done through many backdoor deals like betrayals and assassinations, just to prove a point that the world that the "heroes" (Arc, Ariane, plus others like ninja girl Chiyome) are in for a sinister plot that needs to be dealt with. Yet again, you can bet that this storyline serves no favours to the overarching plot that's shrouded by the shallowness of the character writing, that somehow in its entirety, comes together to concoct a show that knows what it wants to be, and acts out accordingly to Keikaku. It's not wrong, but to the many, it'll feel like Skeleton Knight is a mish-mash of many storylines and genres done together, that the result is one inconsistent mess of a show that doesn't know what it's trying to be, and all for a make-believe sham. However, I have to give credit where credit is due, and that's with the production values of Skeleton Knight. Starting with the acclaimed director that is Katsumi Ono, he's heralded the storyboarding for the original Yu☆Gi☆Oh! and 5Ds, directed the entirety of the Symphogear series (except the first) and most recently, the Hypnosis Mic rap battle anime, so you know that he's a perfect fit for over-the-top good or bad story and plot that doesn't care about anything else than making it stand out in the most magnifying way possible, and he most certainly has done that. Despite being a 2D-3DCG mix studio, Studio Kai's production is generally good for the most part, and I've pretty much gotten used to the 3DCG from the studio's days of starting out anime production majority in 3DCG with Netflix's Mushikago no Cagaster a.k.a Cagaster of an Insect Cage. And being a co-production with HORNETS (which has assisted in Satelight's Winter 2020 show Somali to Mori no Kamisama a.k.a Somali and the Forest Spirit), honestly I can't tell the difference of an alliance work that still manages to pop its production, though it's probably safe to say that it got the job done as intended. And where else to give credit than the music, and being exuberant in the most ear-piercing way ever. A few of you would heard of PelleK before, but if like myself that you're new to who he is, PelleK is a very popular YouTuber who's done many notable and popular song covers since 2011, ranging from Anisongs to even world-renowned mainstream songs, and Skeleton Knight is his first ever big break in being officially recognized as an Indie singer, the likes of MindaRyn and such. I can tell you that his OP is just as over-the-top as it comes, packed with SFX because why not, and contrary to popular belief that having sound effects in an OP breaks the flow of the titled song, but in Skeleton Knight's case, it is an ABSOLUTE BANGER with PelleK's high-vocalized insanity that's a perfect marriage with the SFX for that intended bombastic effect, and it is honestly cool to hear another YouTuber having a debut with an official Anisong that doesn't disregard the reputation he's built for all his life. One of my favourite girl idol groups are back, and DIALOGUE+ didn't spare their vocals with the ED, which has been composed and produced by kz of livetune Vocaloid fame, who's been in composing song collaborations for high-profile artistes like ClariS and Maon Kurosaki. Honestly though, this OST is definitely a link by being over-the-top superlicious, and if you have to highlight what's great about Skeleton Knight, the music aspect would be it. When all is said and done, while I can agree with the general press that Gaikotsu Kishi-sama a.k.a Skeleton Knight has nothing new to offer to change the perception of the Isekai genre in its entirety with edginess being its prime that reeks of mediocrity and burning flame dumpster fire, it does the one thing that it knows best. And that's to be a fun and adventurous Isekai that doesn't question origins, yet leaves behind the possibility that one can carve out his/her own adventure filled with surprises and wonders, saving the world, dismembering enemies with insane power, and above all, experience what it means to be an otherworlder in a free-roaming world akin to an RPG. This is generally not a pleasant watch, but if you can stomach this, it's honestly low-key decent.
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