Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima Datta kara Mahou wo Kiwametemita

I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic — Come one, come all, try as much and well, because this show just isn't it, and DON'T YOU DARE start this one. I'm not going to spare my crass words here: the one author, who, like Jujutsu Kaisen's Satoru Gojo, claims, "Throughout the Heavens and the Earth, I alone am the honoured one", by proclaiming himself to be the "fastest in the (AniManga) industry", it's Taiwanese author Nazuna Miki back on the anime scene once again to show off just how bad (or good) he manages to circumvent andexploit the already oversaturated aspect that is the fantasy genre, because God forbid that "one is not enough; I must have quantity to show quality." If you thought that Summer 2023's Level 1 dakedo Unique Skill de Saikyou desu a.k.a My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1, is already borderline mediocre enough, this Winter's season's Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima Datta kara Mahou wo Kiwametemita a.k.a I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic, is pretty much his "signature" copy-paste rhetoric for pumping out stories that have already been proven and done better by others. Worse yet, to suffer 2 more works of his that is already in the pipeline of anime adaptations, I'm dutifully praying to the anime gods to somehow cancel this man and lay instant karma for a stupidly wired brain that just DOES NOT STOP fueling the hand that feeds the rakes of cashing in on the fantasy craze. But enough of my rants; I know what you're thinking: what did this soulless man copy-paste for this work here that gets the traction of hate this season? There's only one answer: novelist Fuse's much more popular series of Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken a.k.a That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and it's easy to see its influence. Here's the breakdown: - Isekai reincarnation? Check, but instead of a unique character (like a creature or something), it's a lowly noble family being the nth son who, due to some weird (but purposeful) laws, must accomplish significant deeds once every 3 generations. And this falls on the reincarnated 5th son of Liam Hamilton, who discovers the one thing that will save them from getting demoted: magic. - Power struggles? Rimuru definitely didn't have that problem when he first met Storm Dragon Veldora, but Liam definitely faced such incidents in his own family to the point of jealousy for those who came before him (like the first son Albrevit), whom he only has the support of his one-generation-older brother Bruno, which after a rather stupid affair of releasing a powerful dragon out of spite, becomes Liam's personal confidante with the Evil Dragon-cum-Guardian Radon. Also, while Rimuru faces a lot of issues, at least he acknowledges difficulties while being OP as heck; Liam is the total opposite, as nothing, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, ever fazes him, because even the toughest problems are resolved by his magic nevertheless. - Fantasy-like harem? I thought it was a cynical irony when all Nazuna Miki was ever good for is his depiction of female heroines, but it's pretty much confirmed in this show that he can ACTUALLY write competent characters, female ones at that...albeit, to the low, low cost of abundance that proves that too much (or many in this case) is never a good thing. And also, he writes antagonists like how every 3rd-rate author likes to do, by cheaping out on characterization for simplicity just to add to the number. Not the worst offence when considered from an average standpoint, but definitely one that's noteworthy to each and every one of his works towards zero plot logic and character depth. Obviously, a work like this has to get paired with some minimalist direction, and this is coming from Studio Deen's in-house director Kenichi Ishikura, who has not been seen in a significant schedule since Winter 2014's Yuri rom-com Sakura Trick, which contributed much to his personal ousting from Shaft (as a once prolific up-and-coming director under famed director Akiyuki Shinbo's tutelage). The lack of experience for 10 years since then, only dabbling as much into either storyboarding or episode directing, definitely proves the sin of time when it comes to his rather lacklustre performance, which ironically, displays much in the show itself of a work that, with it being bad enough, not much effort is truly needed to make this stand out. And of course, I need not mention that every work that has the Studio Deen x Marvy Jack collab for animation production is an instant bomb (if you don't know what I mean, refer to Nanatsu no Taizai a.k.a Seven Deadly Sins' infamous Season 3). About the only actual thing I like about the show is saji's OP. The J-pop rock band certainly has struggled trying to make noteworthy Anisongs over the years, and for a few good years, I thought that they were just your average pop group...until the OP song came around, which actually IS good; colour me surprised. I could care less about Miho Okasaki's ED, however forgettable it is. Ultimately, just put in the mindset that while this show exists, the basic TL;DR should already tell you that it's not worth your time trying out Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima Datta kara Mahou wo Kiwametemita a.k.a I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic, because there are better shows out there that demand even just a fraction of your precious time. God, even the "turning off your brain" unspoken rule JUST DOES NOT cut it.

The low rating of this show seems to ]be purely based on unrealistic expectations. This is isekai slop. It tells you it's isekai slop from the start. At no point does it pretend to be something greater. So why are people complaining about it being generic and poorly written? Come into this show with the same mentality you bring to a bag of chips. It's a brief, cheap, and low quality experience that will entertain for a few hours. The characters are one note, but fun. The premise is generic, but easy to follow without thought. The animation is average to bad, but it's serviceable and notunpleasant. Basically, turn off your brain and use this to kill some time. Expecting more from it is a waste of effort.

I have only 1 thing to say. The original story writer must have committed suicide watching this adaptation. The story is good. But the direction required to make it fire was severely ignored. It feels like ChatGPT story progress is better than this. I am also currently writing a web novel, so I am expressing my feelings as a fellow writer Story Unique? No, if you look at anime Art style is fitting for the story? Yes, art is good Character Design? They were overpowered, overly stupid etc etc Did the characters react to situations and events in a realistic way? No, obviously not. They lacked emotion in theadaptation I believe no real trash anime hunter like me will like this

So, in short, you can waste around 12x20 minutes on a power fantasy with zero bite to it if you decide to watch this title. Let's go over a checklist? - Extreme powercreep - check - "Comfy" slavery - check - Clueless world inhabitants - check - Magic is supreme, yet gated, yet recognizable by masses - check - Underage MC surrounded by women - check - Implied sexual tension that stays just there - check - Stakes being raised constantly, yet steadily less satisfying to watch - check - Off-scene "training" - checkOverall, this is, yet-another-half-ass-harem-isekai with MC being handed everything, acting like a benevolent ruler with zero ambition and no real goals. I'd suggest fast-forwarding through the plot, but there is not really anything to scroll to? Hey at least I finished a couple of my gacha-of-choice hardmode stages, while the last episodes mumbled nonsense in the background.

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