r/AnteikuAnimeReviews

You don't have to like Rudeus or agree with his decisions and lifestyle to agree that this anime is extremely well written. This story is constantly fluxing between uncomfortable peace and pending disaster: peace made uncomfortable by that looming, invisible, impending crux. And these are not individual arcs or stories within stories built in this manner either: they're part of a continuous, ongoing story that has many connected and moving parts. All while continuing to poke playfully at the isekai genre and its tropes. That's great writing.

Not to mention the characters. Every character is memorable. You can't say that for many anime. Bringing back Eris this season was very important as well. She's so critical to the core storyline that revolves around Rudeus. All the girls around him are, but she draws so much attention.

I can't wait to see how this continues. The big revelation this season was really big. What happens from here should be very momentous. I look forward to the continuation of this series.

And they lost their competition. I didn’t get it.

The daughter-father thing (why’d she call him a paramecium?), the sickly ringmaster, the yuri thing going on, all in the 1950-60s circus craze in Japan…it just never did it for me. It had some nice artwork moments, but those could’ve been better too. It’s a circus: it’s supposed to be a visual spectacle. This wasn’t at all. And the character storylines just didn’t get the care and attention they needed. I was surprised because the studio and staff behind this anime have done some other amazing works. Very disappointing.

Fall 2026 is upon us! It's been an amazing year so far in the world of anime, but we've got one more season to go, and it's easily gonna challenge the others as the best season this year! Click through the images in this post to see the series we'll be following this season at Anteiku Anime!