Surprise, you're an android!

I honestly have no idea what is going on in the story, character wise, so I'll just comment on the plot. This seems to be a "Transhumanism" gone wrong sci-fi story.

1) Nanomachine threat is unresolved. All humans on Earth have been tainted with "LC" femtomachines that are vulnerable to hacking. Thus, until this is resolved humanity will be forced to stay in an analogue era otherwise they will just go back to hacking each other in a new digital era.

Though I find the idea that all humans would use "LC" to be a bit far-fetched. There would have been plenty of holdouts. Though a story of "Alpha" AI siding with those humans and wiping out everyone else would not be as "clear cut" as "AI bad, humans good."

2) "OWEL" is still a terrible organisation even if the "one-dimensional" villians could be explained away as being hacked / hijack by an outside force.

3) I would have dumped Amoru at the very beginning. Nuff said.

At the end of the day it is a story on how even the most intelligent people can make mistakes (Unleashing a doomsday nanomachine threat and then a doomsday AI takes the first prize medal though).

The humanity in this sci-fi world are ultimately doomed for extinction because really, who is going to stop those asteroids from crashing into the Earth now.

"Asteroids have us in our sight. The dinosaurs didn't have a space program, so they're not here to talk about this problem." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Before Gregor Mendel came up with his idea of Mendelian genetics just 150 years ago, nobody really understood why consanguineous marriages were bad. Many cultures just came up with the rule / standard that it was bad and that was it.

So the idea that it would be considered a "curse" is realistic. Many things we take for granted. I.e., Germ Theory, Antibiotics, etc. Were only recent discoveries.

I like that the author of this work actually took that into account. It really adds to the world-building.

Occassional bad animation aside in some episodes. Overall a wholesome Isekai. But we have no idea how the MC ended up here, nor his past life.

Definitely one of the better "slice of Isekai" life shows since the MC actually goes on adventures and does things with characters that have a personality besides being waifu #1, 2, 3, etc (Seems like there are no Waifus for Takeru here, probably because Takeru took the secret lizardman husband route early).

6/10. If there is a second season, hopefully they get a higher budget.

They mentioned that it was a "Demon" and salt is used in exorcisms.

So maybe because it was a slug demon, the salt was 2x more effective? Who knows.

Now we're at the penultimate episode. I didn't have high expectations when I watched episode 1, but I am thoroughly impressed by the show.

The writing and pacing is competent though it can be weak at times.

The animation direction is decent and, gasp, they know how to save the budget for the "action" scenes.

Also Takeru solving things in a carefree manner while everyone else who takes things seriously (I mean why wouldn't they, it is their world) is somehow always entertaining.

In this episode he literally throws salt at the slug demon to kill it. Was the salt effective because it is used in exorcisms or because it was a slug? Who knows.

It's the Habsburgs but in Isekai fantasy world.

Let's try it out

Could be langauges closer to Latin are more powerful? Wonder what would happen if the Isekai MC was Italian.

First half of the episode. Great.

Second half. Okay, what the hell is going on.

I like how the romance is not implied but explicitly stated. Quite a change from the regular anime tropes. But considering how rushed the pacing is, it will come off strange to anime only viewers.

I'm starting to guess that the anime is simply promotional material for the source. Which, is uncommon in the 2020s, but pretty much standard back in the 2000s.

Still a decent show overall, but this episode sort of ruins it.

Also the sudden dip into Yandere territory is not helping at all. But maybe it might become an important plot element later on. I mean, the MC might need a push to go home and that might be it.

This show has a unique situational humour. Takeru takes nothing seriously while his companions do take it very seriously.

Also Pegasus acquired.

Now I want to see the scenes where Takeru helps clay "calm down" in one of those all-night "chat" sessions.

Same I'm not into dragging out arguments. But the fiddling that he did in Solo levelling barely constitutes as fiddling to any strategy games player. I'm not sure if the anime glossed it over, but there's no attempt to cross-reference his experience with others and how the system works on their side since he likes to keep to himself.

I don't think the system is perfect and there should be flaws, if it does turn out to be "perfect", that would just be lazy writing on the part of the author. But then again, it is just a power fantasy graphic novel, so, it is what it is. I mean, SAO was popular too...

The MC grappled with the moral dilemma multiple times and he made is reasons clear. He wants to have a clear conscience and is willing to struggle through some hardship to stay that way. It would be very easy for an OP character like him to just kill everyone and wrap up the story in a few episodes but where's the fun in that. Also someone he could hypothetically kill might be the only person who has the knowledge of how he can get back to Earth. So, maybe not a good idea in the long-run.

No they did not forget it for 5 episodes, there was the familial contract scene where he didn't kill the demon cat and it became his familiar. That was episode 3 by the way.

Also one thing I hated about Solo levelling is how the MC simply accepted his new status and place in the system without using his privileged position to figure out why all of that shit was happening in his world (Maybe it's explained later in the comic, but I'm not reading it). There were attempts at it, but he clearly fought somewhat intelligent enemies and could maybe try to get answers from them.

I hope the Arabic text in their magic circles is a plot element too. Or maybe they just thought it looks cool. Who knows.

I'm just here to see when Takeru and Clay decide to get married I mean, have regular adventures and other antics that will somehow happen to them.

I noticed that the title of "Pola Pola's Adventure Diary" is written in English. Is that a plot element or just a decision by the production studio?

Cause if their "Ancient language" is English, that would be quite interesting, plot-wise.

Anyway, he has all that stuff because he's playing Minecraft, can craft some things without tools and has that mod where your Ender chest functions in your inventory.

Seems like this episode dumped a lot of context and world-building information. Labyrinths were built by the Demon Lord. I'm not sure why they haven't been conquered and destroyed yet if that is possible.

Demons seem to be a powerful race yet were somehow exiled to a barren continent. How? Did a previous hero do that? Why is there a prejudice against them in the first place. Who started it? Why are there Demon Lords and Heroes in the first place if Demons don't exactly want to be evil. Or are not all completely evil.

Many more mysteries to solve. Tune in next week for an acceptable answer.

Because it is a moral struggle? It is an Isekai story so the MC is not used to the "kill or be killed" mentality. Also the MC did mention the reasons why he'd like to avoid killing back in episode 1 and Commander Saran agreed.

Having limitations is what makes stories interesting.

I think the fast pacing is fine. Much action happened, more questions raised not many answered. Also conveniently reveals the MC's OP abilities which can solve a monster stampede in a minute or two.

I'm guessing it's that ability alone that makes the MC exceed the Hero in abilities. Also Amelia is technically stronger than the hero too? So what exactly does a hero mean beyond a certain class in this world's sytem?

Amelia likely has a crush on the MC. I mean the MC played the part of "Knight in Shining armour" straight and did it three times. It's not like it came out of the blue.

I get it that the "Knight in Shining armour" cliche is rare and outdated, so people won't recognise it as such when it does show up.

Though whether you find it realistic is a different question. I think it's fine.

It is quite obvious that the rushed pace of this adaption makes it harder to explain Kilika's motivations clearly. But I get the gist of it. Amelia is actually the gifted child. Kilika made a blunder and needed to be memory wiped, but everyone else remembered so their behaviour changed overnight (From Kilika's POV).

Also the Liam character is a weak tosser that let the situation get so out of hand in the first place. Amelia could have easily resolved the entire situation because she is much more talented than Kilika, but she held back to play the role of "responsible" older sister. Also explaining to Kilika why she is a terrible person would require revealing what she did in the past.

So yes, quite a convoluted story, but as family drama goes, more realistic than you think (Minus the magic).

Anyway the Akira plays the role of "Knight in Shining Armour" not once, not twice, but three times to Amelia. I can understand why she's now infatuated with him. Especially when you consider that royal marriages do not fact in desire or love, at all. You are forced to accept it without question.

Also Amelia as royalty will have huuuuge tracts of land that might become important to the MC later.

Some questions that I hope will be answered soon. Who was the one that misled a young Kilika in the past? How were the monsters able to leave the dungeon? Perhaps it ties back to the Demon Lord, or whatever.