Maó gakuin no futekigóša: Šidžó saikjó no maó no šiso, tensei šite šisontači no gakkó e kajou

I am trying to work out what I thought was good in anime season Summer 2020, get it straight in my head, and the naughty, mischievous little boy in me who gets off on causing a stir just screams that this anime series was fantastic! If I had to live in a fantasy world, until recently I would have liked to have been reincarnated as Momonga from Overlord (because I have a thing for bad guys, especially if they are a badass, powerful, two-meter-tall skeleton who is a strategic genius with his own harem, that would be pretty damn cool). After saying that, however, at the moment I think I would rather be Anos Voldigoad throwing out cruel lines like "Did you really think that would work?", making even a tsundere girl act all cute in my presence, having my own fan club that writes songs about me, and being so powerful that no one and nothing can bring me down - that is next-level overpower fantasy. I have seen a lot of anime series with strong protagonists and none of them were this funny and stupid at the same time. It has been a long time since I have laughed at something like this and found it all so damn cool at the same time. Anos Voldigoad makes everything look easy, he has fangirls singing his praises which are ringing in his ears whilst promoting a message of peace more effectively than the entire Hippie movement. He is cruel although he is also fair, and his punishments are severe yet appropriate. Anos is the manifestation of a resolute, stalwart, and perfect male protagonist with an easy-going personality who takes everything in his stride, he is an over-the-top character who does not come across as foolish, plus he is also a man who knows how to treat women. Plus, I have not seen so much potential for memes in such a peculiar cringe-fest anime series in a long time either. I love originality and there is plenty of it in this show, it is a collection of dreams-come-true based on other clichéd fantasy anime tropes where I wondered what a really good main protagonist would do in that situation. This show very much revolves around the main protagonist and the other characters only get a chance to shine when he allows it. The only one who rivals him is Lay, who, over only a few episodes, is involved in a romantic storyline that is better than the entirety of The Twilight Saga. The fights between Anos and Lay seem to have a real spark, and there are some very awkward moments between them (so it is a bit of a bromance, too). The action had momentum to it, which I liked too. This was a real treat for me - every Saturday, as soon as a new episode came out, I was on it, and I usually felt well-entertained and full of anticipation for what they had in store next. I was afraid that they would not be able to maintain that level of craziness, and that it would fall into the typical tropes, that Anos would not be able to pull it off even with his charisma - however, it was OK, and every episode had something to make my jaw drop and I would be in awe, because of how over-the-top, stupid, or on the contrary how brilliant it was. On the other hand, there is the cool rational voice in my head that says I cannot award this show five stars and put it up there with the best shows I have ever seen because after all, it was a load of over-the-top bullshit. So my two different personalities agreed to a compromise, and I am going to award it the strongest four stars I know and talk about it wherever I can and with whoever I can, and maybe one day I am going to find someone who was as blown away by it as I was. However, when all is said and done, the ratings on other databases give me hope that I am not going mad, that maybe my tastes are not that weird, and that this was a really cool anime series. One day I am going to come back, full of confidence with the words "I hope you did not think anything was going to stop me", and I might increase the rating I awarded (at least if I watch it again sometime soon). Absolutely ridiculous 8.4/10. (01.12.2022) (mniej) (więcej)