… He barely used the smartphone, he just scrolls with it in the credits and occasionally uses it and his OP protagonist powers to just melt things. I was really hoping it wasn’t just a “I am a god” power trip anime but it was one of the worst ones I ever saw.
Honestly they only gave him a smartphone so that they could give it a unique title. Then they proceed to forget they gave it to him.
I haven’t watched the anime version of this story, but am up to date with the manga. I 100% agree. It is such a painfully ordinary story that doesn’t make use of its main, titular premise except as a deus ex machina to quickly end an arc. The main character is so bland that I literally cannot think of any defining personality traits he has.
At least other, silly premise isekai lean more into it and produce some actually original takes on the genre. I was fully prepared to joke about how Isekai Vending Machine from this past season was exceedingly generic, but was honestly quite surprised to see how well it was executed. It isn’t one of the isekai greats, but I actually think it is pretty good.
Looking back on things, I can’t believe I have read 84 chapters of isekai smartphone, but I don’t always make good choices.
I remember starting to read Isekai Vending Machine solely because I thought it was going to be garbage but they fully commit to “nah this guy is a vending machine”. It was way better than anticipated. I hate it when the protagonist is never in danger and just has to sneeze to get out of things, but a protagonist that can’t move and uses the only thing keeping him alive to upgrade and output a shield? That’s how you make something interesting.
This one shocked me because I lovvvvveee isekais, OP main characters and all that jazz. My top anime are most people’s low 6s in MAL.
But I just couldn’t get into smartphone, and I was shocked it got renewed for a second season >!yet I still don’t get a second season of No Game No Life!<
In another world with my smartphone
… He barely used the smartphone, he just scrolls with it in the credits and occasionally uses it and his OP protagonist powers to just melt things. I was really hoping it wasn’t just a “I am a god” power trip anime but it was one of the worst ones I ever saw.
Honestly they only gave him a smartphone so that they could give it a unique title. Then they proceed to forget they gave it to him.
I haven’t watched the anime version of this story, but am up to date with the manga. I 100% agree. It is such a painfully ordinary story that doesn’t make use of its main, titular premise except as a deus ex machina to quickly end an arc. The main character is so bland that I literally cannot think of any defining personality traits he has.
At least other, silly premise isekai lean more into it and produce some actually original takes on the genre. I was fully prepared to joke about how Isekai Vending Machine from this past season was exceedingly generic, but was honestly quite surprised to see how well it was executed. It isn’t one of the isekai greats, but I actually think it is pretty good.
Looking back on things, I can’t believe I have read 84 chapters of isekai smartphone, but I don’t always make good choices.
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I remember starting to read Isekai Vending Machine solely because I thought it was going to be garbage but they fully commit to “nah this guy is a vending machine”. It was way better than anticipated. I hate it when the protagonist is never in danger and just has to sneeze to get out of things, but a protagonist that can’t move and uses the only thing keeping him alive to upgrade and output a shield? That’s how you make something interesting.
How it ever got an anime is beyond me.
This one shocked me because I lovvvvveee isekais, OP main characters and all that jazz. My top anime are most people’s low 6s in MAL.
But I just couldn’t get into smartphone, and I was shocked it got renewed for a second season >!yet I still don’t get a second season of No Game No Life!<