Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (Manga) Vol. 1

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The series aired from July 8 to October 7, 2019, on AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, and BS11. [32] [33] It ran for 13 episodes. [34] [35] [36] Two original video animations (OVA) were released with the second and third home video sets on December 25, 2019, and February 26, 2020. [34] [35] [37]

Sherman, Jennifer (October 7, 2019). "Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network . Retrieved October 7, 2019. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 17, 2021). "Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime's 2nd Season Debuts in January 2022". Anime News Network . Retrieved April 17, 2021. Mateo, Alex (March 31, 2022). "Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime Gets New OVA". Anime News Network . Retrieved March 31, 2022. FOREWORD: This review contains minor spoilers for Arifureta by comparing it to other similar Isekai series.

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What I did like about this show is the story. That is what made the show watchable for me. If it wasn't for the story, I probably would have drop it a long time ago. They story is interesting, its not like every Isekai out there. What do you get when you cross Tate no Yuusha, No Game No Life, and enough edge to cut yourself by simply looking at it the wrong way? You get Arifureta's plot. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 30, 2022). "Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Light Novels End in Next Volume". Anime News Network . Retrieved January 30, 2022.

to his eventual harem (trope #1). A harem that he has no interest in, of course, because ‘no guy wants to be chased’ (trope #2), they want to do the chasing. Which, speaking honestly, makes sense, but is thrown out of proportion when every ‘gorgeous’ babe flings her virginity at Hajime. a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 15, 2018). "Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest TV Anime Delayed to 2019". Anime News Network . Retrieved January 15, 2018.

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The art style of Arifureta is definitely worth some praise. It's highly detailed, fluid, and very pretty to look at. The character style is quite standard, but the line work is exceptionally detailed at times. I don't actually dislike any of the main characters in Arifureta, and that's probably because they are mirror images of the characters we all know and love from other Isekai series. They're fun, albeit really edgy, and I don't find them detracting too much from my enjoyment of the manga. Just don't expect anything deep or original. a b Mateo, Alex (December 28, 2017). "J-Novel Club Licenses Arifureta Zero Prequel Novel". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 28, 2017. With that all said, we have quite the predicament on our hands. On one side of the equation, we have the unmistakable stench of a putrid iskeaki that is laden with tropes, inane battle tactics, and horrendous animation; and on the other side, we have an (un)intentional comedy that intermittently points out the flaws of the isekai genre, itself. Arifureta is simply too objectionable to be called ‘good,’ but, at the same time, too funny to be called ‘bad.’

I guess if you consider the main character getting edgier as time goes on, sure? Otherwise, nope. Maybe this will change later on though. Or maybe not, I'm not getting my hopes up. In the first volume, Arifureta felt incredibly gritty and gruesome. I really enjoyed it for that. After that, it lightened up a la No Game No Life and seemed to stop taking itself so seriously, which is a bit of a shame. And yet, despite all of this I actually find myself enjoying Arifureta. It can't claim the title of "King of Trash" - that already belongs to No Game No Life - but I'd gladly give it an honorable mention as the "Baron of Trash". a b Loo, Egan (April 17, 2021). "Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime Season 2 Casts Noriko Shibasaki, Rina Satou". Anime News Network . Retrieved April 17, 2021. I dislike the pacing of Arifureta - it feels a little too fast at times. It misses out on a lot of potential character and world building by skimming through things and skipping over details. In some cases I don't mind it, but Arifureta does it a little too much for me.

didn't add new content to the anime that they light novel didn't have, its that the anime started when they were in the new world and that not how the light novel started. Light novel started with them at there school, anime really doesn't show anything about them being in school and I think they shouldn't have done that. a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 29, 2018). "Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest TV Anime Reveals New Staff, Visual". Anime News Network . Retrieved April 29, 2018.

Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 8, 2019). "Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime to Have 2 Unaired Episodes". Anime News Network . Retrieved July 8, 2019. The anime adaptation was subjected to extremely sharp and negative criticism. Christopher Farris of the Anime News Network, cited manufacturing issues as the main causes of the series's failure. Farris points to the poor quality of the animation and the first episode missing most of the original source of the original novel. [52] See also [ edit ] If I were to rate the story based on the first volume alone, I'd give it a solid praise. The first volume was exhilarating to read. Everything after that... while it's not bad, the sudden shift of tone completely killed my original expectations for the series, which is unfortunate. While a preponderance of Arifureta’s hilarity is derived from unintentional circumstances, there are moments that are deliberate and well planned out. They are few and far between, but when they do land, they are pure gold. In episode 8, while eating his lunch, Hajime decided to shoot a guy, for no other reason than being annoyed by him (mind your f—kin’ manners, son!). Then, in episode 10, instead of being benevolent to Shimizu (an evil wizard) and giving him a second chance, Hajime straight-up murdered that dweeb, because…he was an evil wizard (duh!). Which is an interesting phenomena, in and of itself. Because while Arifureta built itself up on classic tropes, it displayed a willingness to break them from time to time, especially when Shimizu called Hajime an edge-lord straight to his face (causing Hajime to foolishly look behind his shoulder, as if Naofumi from Shield Hero would be standing there). Of course, Arifureta’s deconstruction is nothing compared to Neon Genesis Evangelion; nevertheless, it was effective in its own way.

a b c d e f g Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 23, 2019). "Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Staff". Anime News Network . Retrieved March 23, 2019.