Anime 41456 Sentouin Hakenshimasu Reviews Filter Check 2

Sentouin, Hakenshimasu! is basically a retelling of KonoSuba—only much, much inferior. That's not to say that it's particularly a bad anime, but does that matter much when pretty much the entire time I was thinking: "I wish I was watching KonoSuba instead."

The idea of parodying isekai RPGs was novel few years ago. However, after the release of countless light novels and anime that have parodied/attempted to parody isekai, this concept has become painfully dull as practically everything about the genre has already been covered. Originally a light novel by Natsume Akatsuki—the creator of KonoSuba—Sentouin, Hakenshimasu! is essentially just another unremarkable isekai parody. I know what ... most of you are probably thinking. Given the fact that the original light novel is written by Akatsuki, we should be expecting another side-splitting comedy anime, but in reality, Sentouin only dreams to be as funny as KonoSuba.

KonoSuba was one of the first anime to parody the then ubiquitous isekai genre, which is mainly why it had become so popular. However, no matter how distinctive the set-up was, what primarily made KonoSuba so enjoyable were its flawed yet exceptionally hilarious characters. The comedy of Sentouin is dependent on its characters as well, but the difference is that most of the characters aren't nearly as likeable and entertaining; they are more or less the watered-down versions of KonoSuba characters.

Sentouin's comedy is mostly hit-or-miss. Most of the jokes involve sexual matters in one way or another, which I mostly don't find funny. I won't pretend that I'm a "mature" guy who doesn't laugh at lewd jokes, because I'm not. Gintama is one of my favorite anime of all time and it contains a fair amount of sexual humor too, but that's far from what essentializes the series (the same could be said about KonoSuba). In contrast, one of Sentouin's essential parts IS the lewd comedy; taking out the lewd jokes would be like removing one half of the entire show. To make it worse, the hackneyed lewd humor crosses the line multiple times in the series, which includes the protagonist Agent Six shamelessly groping the female characters, pulling down their panties, forcing them to do lewd things, etc.

This also brings up the topic of using repulsive fanservice as a means of "comedy".

KonoSuba isn't entirely immune to this either, but the issue of fanservice is far, far more prevalent in Sentouin. There are several distasteful panty and cleavage shots in the show that serve no purpose besides appeasing the horny fanbase. This doesn't mean I can't stand "meaningless" fanservice at all. I'm a fairly big fan of the To LOVE-Ru franchise (Darkness, specifically) which is full of pointless and over-the-top ecchi scenes. However, when most of the fanservice is followed by a creepy guy making crude and despicable jokes about it, I think it's reasonable to display some concern.

A lot of people seem to liken Agent Six to Kazuma, but these two aren't the same. Despite his perverted tendencies, Kazuma is surprisingly a very well-written character. Unlike most of his peers who are protected by the mythical object known only as "plot armor", he actually uses his brain to solve his problems. Deceptively clever and knowledgeable, Kazuma is the main (or perhaps the only) reason why his practically dysfunctional group manages to do something useful sometimes. His witty remarks, sneaky tactics and ingenious schemes are one of the prime aspects that make KonoSuba so entertaining.

On the other hand of the spectrum, Six's essential character trait is the fact that he is a giant creep. He is pretty much Kazuma—if Kazuma was made thousand times more stupid and creepy. In the anime, Agent Six himself doesn't do anything useful for the most part (it's usually Alice who does the actual work) and instead causes trouble for others on a regular basis. Most of his jokes aren't even remotely funny. Rather, his creepy and idiotic behavior only makes you annoyed and uncomfortable. Despite that, like every harem protagonist, all the girls surrounding him seem to find him charming for some reason.

Fans will probably say Six does these awful things only so that he could gain evil points, but that's a complete lie. Pretty much all of the times, Six actually enjoys the detestable stuff that he does. Although there are a couple of occasions where he does become remorseful for his actions, they are few and far between. And even if I disregard that argument, integrating evil points into the story is still just a convenient plot device to include fanservice as much as possible; it doesn't rationalize the sexual harassment whatsoever.

Luckily, not everything about Six is irredeemable. There are times when he can actually be a nice person. Take a scene from episode 7 for example, where he found Mokemoke adorable and wanted to be friends with it—tell me that wasn't heartwarming! (although the ending is morbid) Moments like this are one of Six's few saving graces and probably one of the best parts of the entire show. Unfortunately, when you take his countless loathsome deeds into consideration, you realize that Six ultimately doesn't amount to much more than a scumbag. And no, being self-aware about it doesn't help.

Most of the other significant characters—which are all females—primarily exist for being the unfortunate victims of fanservice and Six's sexual harassment. They aren't as unlikeable as Six to be fair, but that isn't really saying much. Similarly to KonoSuba, pretty much the entire cast of Sentouin is extremely flawed, but whereas the former uses the imperfections of its characters to make them more endearing, in the latter it mostly makes them annoying. Alice is probably the most likeable of all the characters; her clever and deadpan personality is a nice change of pace from the usual idiocy.

In terms of narrative, it wouldn't be too far-off to say that there's absolutely nothing remarkable about Sentouin. It blatantly rehashes the fundamental tropes of most isekai parodies and doesn't bother to add much of its own flavor. The obvious lack of originality makes the show kinda tiring to watch at times, especially when you consider the fact that there are already a multitude of anime that are based on the same basic concept and follow the same story patterns. Another apparent flaw regarding the storyline, and possibly where Sentouin falters the most, is how the show handles its serious side of things.

Despite mainly being a comedy anime, Sentouin does contain a reasonable amount of drama, and I honestly wouldn't have any issues with it—if it wasn't this poorly written. There is an overarching plot in Sentouin that revolves around the conflict between humans and demons, and it's all hastily put together and doesn't mesh well with the comedy. I get it, the plot is only supposed to be a side-dish here, not the entire thing. But if you think putting in the right amount of ingredients is too much of a hassle, why did you bother to give me the side-dish to begin with?

During dramatic scenes, the characters suddenly become attached to each other for the sake of plot progression. When something serious is about to happen, they suddenly act like they have always been best friends. But here's the problem—they never had any proper bond in the first place. The anime does pretty much nothing to flesh out its characters in a meaningful way, so dramatic scenes like this can only be seen as awkward and pointless. I mean, tell me how I'm supposed to think those guys are being serious when one of them literally pulled down a girl's panties few minutes ago.

Amidst all this chaos and stupidity, Sentouin does have a few morsels to offer. One of the plus points of the show is that it's at least aware of its own inanity, and while that's not necessarily always a good thing, I can still appreciate the honesty (as odd as that sounds). There's something quite exasperating about watching a show that is being ostentatious with its comedy, and Sentouin fortunately isn't guity in that regard. Of course, self-awareness can only carry a show so far, but at the very least, it made Sentouin a tolerable experience.

The comedy doesn't always disappoint. Akatsuki has proved in KonoSuba that he is a talented author, and his brilliance occasionally shines in Sentouin as well. Character dynamic is one of the key things to consider when you are making an anime (especially if it's a genre like comedy that primarily relies on characters), and while the characters of Sentouin generally share a rather feeble bond, their dynamic during comedy scenes is surprisingly quite strong. Unexpectedly, there are some well thought-out jokes here and there that don't shamelessly resort to fanservice, and utilitize the characters' dynamic instead for which they are actually clever and funny.

Remember that I said the characters are annoying? Well, that's not always true. Like Agent Six, all of them have their own great moments. There are occasional moments in the anime when their charm shines through; especially when they are together, they are able to complement each other pretty well. Because of their strong dynamic, sometimes it's quite entertaining to watch the characters simply goof around. From time to time, they can be reminiscent of KonoSuba's quartet, reflecting the latter's usual charisma and excellent compatibility, which should be a plus point for KonoSuba fans like me.

The animation of Sentouin is actually pretty good, although nothing particularly remarkable or worth taking notice of. The character designs are obviously designed to be attractive, and attractive they are. If you simply want some cute girls to gawk at, Sentouin should be able to meet your expectations quite easily. On a side note, the costumes of the characters are fairly varied and distinct; I have to give the artist a pat on the back for that. The background designs aren't half-bad, either.

Like most light novel adaptations, the soundtrack of Sentouin mainly consists of generic upbeat tracks. That doesn't mean that it's bad though; it actually works well with the lively nature of the anime. The dramatic scenes, however, tend to be rather unengaging since they are mostly accompanied with trite and overly sentimental music. The opening "No. 6" is a pretty generic J-pop song that has some annoying parts, but it does suit the vibrant style of the anime. The ending song "Home Sweet Home" is quite catchy and has a soothing vibe to it, which I personally find very charming (Alice's voice is amazing).

Sentouin isn't entirely meritless. Although I have been fairly critical about the show in this review, I have also said that I did enjoy it. Sure, the comedy is mostly trite and inane, but I have to admit that it still made me laugh sometimes. Sure, the characters are generic and can be pretty annoying, but I have to admit that they still kept me somewhat entertained. For what it's worth, Sentouin can be quite enjoyable despite all its flaws, so I found it a bit difficult to actually dislike the show.

But then again, I would have had a much better time watching KonoSuba instead.

it might be unfair to compare this to konosuba but i think enough people picked this up because this has the same author as konosuba

tl;dr
has its funny moments but ultimately falls on its face because it rushes everything

story: 5.5
mediocre, rushed, unoriginal, unnecessarily convoluted, the opposite of a breath of fresh air like konosuba, doesn't know when to switch between serious and comedic

art: 5.4
generic isekai character design. probably the most original thing in this whole anime is the wheelchair character
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sound: 5
meh. Voice actors are fine, not the dream cast of konosuba tho.

character: 6
tries to be original but all it really did was mash two genres together and come off as really indecisive.

enjoyment:6
I would say i enjoyed this more than the average seasonal isekai adaptation but I'm only really staying for the laughs

As is with the majority of silly comedy anime you have to take Sentouin Hakenshimasu and this review with a grain of salt. It's one of those animes that are self aware and intentionally stupid. So if you are one of the people running around on this platform who consider themself "anime connoisseur" and the "sentiment of acquired taste" please go and call out another anime for "characters as flat as your girlfriend's chest" or "story as lame as Lightning Larry Luciano" (damn a SpongeBob reference, a comparison and a hyperbole I'm getting going on this one)

Disclaimer out of the way so let's roll. ...


If isekai is a family then Sentouin Hakenshimasu is that weird little cousin that always acts like he snorted uncle Kazumas cocaine line leftovers.
I swear that's the only and last Konosuba reference or comparison (or is it).


The story hits the zeitgeist like nothing else.
It's basically Twitter as an anime. One stupid bubble bashes on another bubble on a quest to gather useless attention by harassing and insulting others while being as edgy as possible. Meanwhile, you enjoy the clash of idiotic morons and some occasional softcore porn while scrolling through your feed.
Just the way you like it.

You will find out that this description is more accurate than you might think so I don't even bother you with some actual introduction or summary. There's actually a linear plot that is featured here and there but overall it's still as deep as your bathtub. But that's fine, you wouldn't want your Twitter timeline to be covered in Kant or Nietzsche quotes.


Coming to the main selling point: The cast. Anime like these need genuine and enjoyable characters. They need just the right traits and characteristics that fit the goofy and ironic narrative. And Sentouin Hakenshimasu ticks the necessary boxes. The main cast is a solid match of characters. They are really fun to watch and in no way boring or tediously dry.

The main character is Combat agent Sex... I mean Six aka Zipperman. Hes your average degenrate twitter troll. And when he's not shitposting on some random Twitter hashtag or bullying someone on their discord server then he uses the rest of his spare unemployed day to moderate Reddit hentai fetish subs. What can I say his persona is just made to spread joy around his fellows. All jokes aside just for now but he's unironically a "better" character than you might suspect. Explaining that just wouldn't fit this review, trust me he has his moments.
He's followed by his sidekick Alexa or was it Alice I don't remember. No, seriously that shotgun wielding Loli android is the epidemy of Amazon Alexa evolution. Just call her up and whatever goody you need she will ship it. High caliber weapons, C4 .. everything a modern household needs regularly. And when you don't keep her occupied by bombarding her with boomer joke requests, question her what to cook today or beg for life advice she will either interrupt you with a weather forecast for some town on the other side of the globe or remind you of those bugging appointments or chores you desperately try to avoid.
Now to the rest of the main cast harem:
Big brain Six managed to accumulate the most useless fighting trio of all time. Competing with the likes of Jesse, James and Meowth, Shinpachi, Kagura and Sadaharu or even Megumin, Darkness and Aqua. It's just as good old schooldays: the sports ace drafted himself the fat kid, the nerd and the girl who is usually dodging PE class, as his dodgeball team just to show off how incredible he is.
So who are the lucky poeple Six and Alice chose? For starters they got themself a crippled hag with a body that is a merge of Kate Moss and Stephen Hawking while having the mental capabilities of Hagrid. Even her magic abilities are as debilitated as her limbs.
She's followed by an annoying brat. The little Kirby cosplayer has the ability to transform into everything that she gets between her chops. "That ability doesn't sound that bad it sure has to be of some use!". You could think that but apparently, little Rose only transforms some parts of her body, and let's say that "she wasn't exactly struck by luck when it comes to her transformations".
Last but not least we have the basic dumb bitch whose sole drive to live is to gather either fame, fortune, or both by using her "feminine qualities'. Trust me if she could access the internet, my my she would certainly be all over the place. But in her world, the career of a soldier is the only way to gain the attention and money she so much desires (or by digging for gold). And such the battle waifu has found her way into the group. However, having the IQ of a watermelon is not the best trait to possess in a leading military position.
She is also as emotionally stable as a certain building in new york on the 9th of September 2001


If you made it this far into the review and you think these story and character descriptions suck as much ass as Six does in his wet dreams then you should definitely go ahead and watch Sentouin Hakenshimasu, you won't regret I promise!


Animation. It's functioning there's really not much more to it. I mean its JC Staff expectations are met I guess. Bright colors but generic palates. Lame and repetitive backgrounds. Basic character design. I felt that the longer the anime progressed the less I was "irritated" by its mediocre animation. It's working for what the show is a comedy parody.


The music is just on par with the witty and stupid comedy/ dialogue and is very supportive of those scenes. Even though I gave a relatively high score don't expect killer songs or gorgeous melodies. I just think Sentouin Hakenshimasu was over average in combining comedy with beneficial tunes.


As mentioned before this is classic comedy Isekai in terms of story and characters. Both are quite basic but not really generic either. For what it is it delivers above average I would say. But you arent, or shouldn't at least, be watching this show to see highly developed characters or experience a cinematic story. You should be watching though if you want some blunt comedy and stupid punchlines for a great laugh. Sure there's one or another cringe and childish gag but who cares I found most of them quite funny too.
As my last words: "You earned evil points"
Maybe it's just me having a narcissistic touch but this line is oddly satisfying to hear.

An attempt to be another Konosuba but failed to do so.

Problem 1:
Story becoming more and more rushed, each episode I checked and told myself "am I watching the right epsiode?" because they keep talking about sh*t that they skipped/never happened in the anime, like wtf dude?

Problem 2:
Character inconsistency, the art of Konosuba is the fine line between degenerate character and "deep down they actually good guy". This anime initially still maintaining good balance to that but throughout the episode they went to the fully degenerate side, Snow that despite love money still sometimes despise bad act like corrupt regime, trash politican etc, then later on ... she's just let some prince from another country fondle her boobs just for "MONEEYY IS ALL I NEED" and lost depth to her character.

Early episode still let you have development between Agent Six and Grimm, how she gets mistreated, how Agent Six waits for Grimm to be revived and taking a stroll with her, etc. But they won't do something like this anymore, scrap it, and make her like simple brainless crazy witch.

Music is okay I guess, decent OPED. Art while nothing is standing out or anything still maintain some degree of standard. I'd give the earliest episode 7/10, but the latest episode (episode 8) that I've watched. I would give it 5/10, they can at least made somewhat decent seasonal anime but turned it to trash in the end.

I'll get this out of the way, I like this better than Konosuba. Then why did I rated it lower than Konosuba then? Simple, it's just my preference.

The story is simple, evil organization sends the mc to another world to conquer it. But that kind of storyline is pretty wacky and doesn't really make any sense in the long run. Like, why did they only send 1 combatant? Why didn't they send more combatants right from the very start when they sent more combatants in the latter episodes? Like, those common sense questions are just a few that comes to my mind when thinking about ... this anime's plot.
But all in all, it's not really a problem since it's a comedy series that doesn't really follow common sense. So yeah, watch this anime with that mindset and you'll enjoy it.

The characters, well, they might not be as developed as Konosuba's cast, but when they shine, they f*cking shine. What I meant by this is that Konosuba is consistently good, but Sentouin is hovering between mediocre and great. It has it lows and highs.
Some example of the lows is when Rokugo rage when some of his team died which is pretty hard to watch-through because of how cringe it is.
But overall, they are a good cast. Albeit a little underdeveloped. But Konosuba's cast are also underdeveloped though if I may add.

The animation is bad. Still images and some scenes looks good, but when they start fighting, it looks laughable. It isn't that bad, but it's really not good either.

The music is decent. I don't find the ost or the op and ed bad, but I'm neutral to it.

Overall, the good outweighs the bad. And the fact that the characters are more enjoyable for me compared to Konosuba makes me enjoy it more than Konosuba.
(6.4/10)

Combatants Will be Dispatched is an anime about a evil futuristic corporation that isekais Combat Agent 6, the main protagonist, to a fantasy land in order to secure and conquer it for the corporation. Along for the ride is the smart-talking and highly intelligent android Alice.

The story is a mess. The pacing is all over the place and most of the episodes are individual contained arcs. However unlike konosuba, there is an insanely fast narrative progression that makes this story format really difficult to follow. Massive developments happen that fail to relate whatsoever to the plot because it's only related to a single episode. Konosuba ... progressed as a slow isekai comedy, with small, gradual changes that occurred in the world over multiple seasons that began to shape the overarching plot. However with Combatants, the pacing is really fast, but the individual episode plots are really laid back and slow. This gives a feeling of detachedness from the actual world the characters are in and makes the plot often feel jarring and detached.

The characters are the best example of why this show is known as a B-tech Konosuba. You've got the "perverted protagonist", "useless companion", "crazy loli" and "horny damage sponge". All the konosba archetypes are there in Beta form. However Agent 6 is so perverted and shitty he's essentially unlikeable. While Kazuma felt like a cynical 4th-wall breaking isekai protagonist, Agent 6 is basically just a jerk. He doesn't have as many redeeming moments to be likeable, and conversely, he has too many redeeming moments to be fully evil in an enjoyable way. There's just enough moral framework in the show that what Agent 6 is doing feels genuinely wrong rather than comically evil.
The supporting cast is mostly composed of very basic caricatures. Alice gets a but of development and she is probably the most entertaining character in the story - working as a good foil for Agent 6. However the other cast members are essentially relegated to their caricatures and don't really get much development (aside from Snow, but her development is reset every time she starts to change in any way, so I feel it's still not worth giving any praise over)

The art is fine, and so is the sound. I like the classic big band stuff, however I feel that it didn't quite match the tone of the show - a little too light and upbeat.

Overall it was okay. I was able to dump a few hours into this show overall and it's hardly unwatchable, but it's just not worth watching when Konosuba exists, and supplies essentially the same thing but better

I almost dropped this one after the first episode. I was expecting a spy comedy, and while the main character endlessly tells us he's a spy on a mission, he does very little towards that end. Instead he spends the whole series in a stock isekai fantasy land, being sent on standard RPG quests, with the only twist being that he has to commit evil acts in order to earn weapons and equipment from his employer. Since he's scum and surrounded by beautiful women in skimpy clothing, it won't take you two seconds to guess what form these evil acts take.

All that ... said, the show is pretty funny if you're not bothered by most of the humour being based around sexual harrassment. I can't give it a particularly high mark though because it is so relentlessly trashy, derivative, and predictable.

I don't even know how to recap this anime...


Animation / Art / General Visuals - 7/10
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It's not terrible. The art lacks detail, but the animations are serviceable and the overall background designs are pretty cool. Monsters and such are terribly boringly designed though, but the main characters stand out.

All in all, there's just enough good stuff to make it enjoyable.

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Sound / Music / Voice Acting - 7/10
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It's okay. Main characters have nice voice acting.


Story - 5/10
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Eh... I didn't really get a good idea what this show wanted to achieve. The story is kinda all over the place. It's a futuristic Isekai that takes place largely in a medieval fantasy land. It tries to tango with the MC being evil, but doesn't really pull that off as any and all "evil" that they do is actually just childish pranks. It tries to be a comedy while also being serious, it tries to be kinda adult trivialize sex and ecchi, but still ends up all over the place with blushing and cringe romance.

The comedy feels overly forced and predictable.

The overall story doesn't really even make sense to begin with and not much is explained. Ep 1 immediately throws you off the deep end and expects you to just roll with the B-tier movie plot. I'm not really a fan of that.


Characters - 6/10
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I don't really like any of them. The MC is a frustrating walking pendulum that swings between being stupid as a bag of dirt, to too smart for his own good. Between being so incompetent as to fail at tying his own shoelaces to being capable enough to solo top enemy combatants.

Supporting cast is a bit more one dimensional, but not really in a good way. It's a cast of people with serious mental problems.


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Total - 6/10

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I'm not sure what this anime really tried to achieve. Its comedy doesn't even come close to the powerhouse Isekai shows such as Konosuba, or even the occasionally comedic Overlord. It's seriousness is similarly lacking, as the B-tier plot and comedy make it impossible to really take even its most serious moments truly seriously.

The production values aren't terrible, so I suppose at the very least you can grab some popcorn and watch it for a few chuckles.

*Spoilers ahead, only half of the show completed at time of writing, will be updated*

This made a lot of noise, and, it is mostly due to being written by the same guy as Konosuba and Kemono michi. Now, don't slaughter me before you finish reading this paragraph, but... Konosuba wasn't good (7/10 at best, more likely around 6.8~), and Kemono michi was even worse (barely 6 point something /10 (6.2-6.5). And before you kill me - I'm talking about the LN and/or manga here! The anime for Konosuba was pretty great as we know, but that was achieved through the talent of the animators, and ... voice actors improvising A LOT of the best things about the show, the changes, additions, fluidity, directing, all working perfectly to create this passion fruit which really worked unlike the source material that was just 'somewhat good' at best. Kemono michi didn't get that kind of treatment, and despite also being better than the source material, it was just SLIGHTLY better, and overall not that memorable or good.

How about Hakenshimasu? Well, so far, its by far the worst of the trio, even worse than the source material for the other two, to the point i'm thinking that Hakenshimasu and kemono michi where adapted ONLY because the producers thought something among the lines of 'if Konosuba was so popular, fans will like the author's other works too!', which is a very flawed assumption, and even if they didn't do it due to that reasoning, the result is all the same - a painfully mediocre product. What are the reasons for it and problems i noticed in it so far?

Horifically bland and generic opening. Average ending, overall bad audio. Generic drawing style, average visuals, low and stiff animation. Utter lack of story, sense of progression, sense of threat and danger, power levels, scaling (the 'heroes' are extremely op from the start and the only limiting factor is their lack of 'evil points' and their overall disinterest in helping)... There's pretty much no story and script. No investment and no tension. There are no character arcs, no vested interest, the hero is not attached to anyone or anything, and the way everything is presented doesn't get the viewer too interested and attached either.

The premise is 'go to another world, do evil, earn evil points, and use them to make a teleporter and base on the other side'. What's the protagonist's interest in doing that? He seems to be a small fry, and despite the promise he'd make it big if he succeeds, it doesn't seem he will, and he doesn't seem too interested in it either. Does he have something for him on the other side? Well, a team of three misfits joining him that he seems semi attached to, but not enough to change his mind and get him to care, just in the first big encounter in ep 6 and the part where he rolled the crazy curse chick on her new wheel chair he gave her that seems to be later forgotten about (i thought the anime would change and get a bit better at that point even, well, no such luck)...

This is not the final review, and I'll update it and probably add things after it ends, maybe change it if it goes better, but i highly doubt it from the fact that half way in, all i can say about it is - unbelievably underwhelming.

Now how to rank “All combatants will be dispatched”? Note that I will not consider giving this the same score as Konosuba hence having the same creator otherwise this might be higher than 5 or even a 6. I really don’t think its fair. I get it, because I do give similar scores, but thats for one anime with more than 2 seasons depending on my experience or how much they fixed the issue. We’re not considering giving two animes with the same score with same traits.

Since this anime is a copy paste to Konosuba, this will be lower because you got the character with ... similar traits and characteristics, similar storyline and similar ecchi-ness into it. The only thing that makes up a little, is the music which is the opening and ending, I’ll give it a pass for that.

So far, not too much to think of. That’s all i gotta say, for now and again, if this has a second season hell even a third season, I would probably give this a similar score and review if its the same otherwise it could be changed once i see difference into it.

You know 5 could be your lucky number if you can believe on the score i rate.

Well, Its very obvious that the author of Konosuba made this one as well

In summary, I would say that this is like a clear Konosuba knockoff

The story is very basic and not so interesting and the animation is full of bad CGI (armies, backgrounds, fight scenes that aren't in the main plan), but there are some great comedic moments where I laughed my ass off

Characters are clear copies of Konosuba but with less charisma and likability, actually, only the 2 main have actual character while the rest are just either plain fanservice or just straight annoying.

Music is very lacking and forgettable (it's like those ... soundtracks from an average seasonal forgettable isekai)

Overall, it a worse less funny, and character-heavy knockoff of Konosuba so Just go rewatch Konosuba, it's better in every way possible (except fanservice, this one has a win in that department)

definetely worth to watch this anime, i'm not enjoying the story because it felt like chaos that makes nonsense. however the main sell of this anime for me is not the story, but the character itself. the sound seems good, the art not my type but i enjoy it.

first let's talk about the story, very simple, some 'evil' people who want to conquer the earth decide to invade other planet which is very similar to earth. unless they have some magic thing which we know very common in this genre. at this point we know already this anime definetely not good at story, instead ... they use how the character will interact with each other. the mc itself really have awfull personality, however based on this character they want you (hopefully) to smile. sometime i felt bored when watch this anime because in almost every episode they always bring the same thing over and over again.

the art is good but sometime they seem really disgusting and annoying at the same time, idk maybe it's just me or maybe not. i have no problem with the sound, seem good.

overall i enjoy this anime, but not to the point where i want to watch it over and over. i will definetely watch this anime again in the future but maybe like 10 years later just to remind me that this anime exist.

As others have said, it's a worse in every way Konosuba. To be fair even half as funny as Konosuba is still funny so you will find humor and good jokes in this one, occasionally. You will also find massive amounts of fan service and bad pervert jokes.

I am also aware that humor is both subjective and cultural but despite being a non-Japanese I have watched extremely funny anime before (not just Konosuba). For me this show just doesn't work and it all comes down to what it chooses to focus on: awful sexual jokes. Half the show is just fanservice ... and sexual harasment jokes and rarely is it funny. At one point the main character, who's been flip flopping between combat pragmatist and moron the entire show, puts his (censored) penis on top of someone's head. The scene is sudden, incredibly bad, unbelievably stupid and badly justified.

The show is also inconsistent in their portrayal of the characters, sometime they're smart, sometimes, usually, they're brain dead. Sometimes they're massive perverts and sometimes, rarely, they're nice. And the intelligence and niceness seems to drain from them as the show continues and they become incredibly 2 dimensional: the pervert, the genius, the greedy one, the hungry one, the sleepy one.

They've also done themselves a disservice by having 2 main characters, the Kazuma like Six and the Kazuma like Alice. Yes they split Kazuma in two, one of them being the perverted Kazuma and the other being the smart Kazuma and it makes both Kazumas worse as a result as the pervert is nearly irredeemable and the smart one is unfunny.

I enjoyed it enough to finish it (barely) but it became frustrating to see it become less entertaining and less funny as it went on and my time would have been better used rewatching Konosuba.

While watching this anime comparing it to KonoSuba is the worst thing you could do.

On its own, this one could be considered a decent comedy with an interesting setting, quirky characters, and a bit of intriguing world-building. But, this anime would not let you forget that it is somehow connected to KonoSuba (same author), especially in latter episodes where some jokes are LITERALLY lifted from KonoSuba. Characters who have very similar personality to that of KonoSuba's, but none of the charm.

I won't go into details here, no spoilers either, but if you plan to watch this anime keep in mind you'll be watching ... a watered down version of KonoSuba with worse characters, unlikeable MC, useless (not like Aqua) characters, wasted opportunities when it comes to building the lore and backstories of actually interesting characters, and most importantly no charm.

However, to be fair, this anime has a few, very few moments where it shines. You can see something very interesting happening with a few characters but sadly, they never get explored. There are some serious moments too, but they always get undercut by the following scenes. You can tell this anime is trying to be a "gag anime", but it fails to be a good one.

I don't know if it improves in the LN, but as an anime adaptation this one does not encourage me to buy the novels.

tl;dr mediocre time filler.

Sentouin Hakenshimasu doesn't particularly stand out for anything. An odd take on isekai, the appeal of Sentouin comes from its cliche-ish characters and comedy routines. Certainly worth the watch if you're seeking a quick laugh or some cookiecutter fanservice.

Sentouin lets the viewer know from the get-go that they're in for a lighthearted and slightly perverted anime and delivers on that promise. The plot isn't particularly engaging or even coherent, though each episode is active or funny enough to maintain the viewer's interest.

We see no real attempt at character development, instead there is a slice-of-life-esque exploration of what certain characters would do in ... the situation that they're placed in each episode. 12 episodes is just short enough to where these things that they do haven't become too overused and still retain their comedic value.

Overall, the show is quite enjoyable if you don't take it seriously, with much of the enjoyment stemming from ridiculousness. I wouldn't watch a second season unless I really have nothing else to do.

I will keep it nice and simple for you...

I actually enjoyed it at times. The series had its good moments.

As said by others it is similar to Konosuba but not quite as good, so if you have seen that you will know what kind of anime you are in for. The characters just don't have the same appeal and comedic effect that they do in Konosuba though. I don't know why that is the case but it is just not as funny for some reason.

Don't go into it expecting some amazing series.

It's good for an occasional laugh and killing some boredom... Nothing more, nothing ... less.

The MC is the most annoying part about this anime. He has the potential to accomplish so much in the new world he's in, but he ultimately always makes things worse and Alice has to step in to save him. On top of that, he's just a straight up creep with no restraints, and it creates some cringy fanservice scenes and lewd jokes that essentially makes up the anime. Remove those, and half the show's gone.

The other character's aren't much better (the exception of Alice) and no one really uses their brain, but it wasn't too bad to follow along with what they're trying ... to do. Alice is the only reason why I'm continuing to watch because she at least has some sense left in her. and provides most of the actual good humor in the show.

Aside from the character, the plot seem to be fairly consistent and was at least somewhat bearable so I'm can at least watch without being distracted. People say it's a watered down version of konosuba, and if your preference is a cast that just goofs around and haves fun, then give it a shot (that's why it's "mixed feelings"). The characters are supposedly representative of those from konosuba as well, except much more dumb and perverted.

Literally other than the characters, the anime is decent, so if the characters don't bother you too much or you can look past it, then give the anime a shot.

Don't bother with this.

There's no congruency through a lot of this. There's no coordination for each episode and the titles don't match what goes on in the episode. This is probably just nitpicking, but it bothered me a whole hell of a lot.

The visuals are repeated over and over and over and it's old and lazy. I understand the point of primitive life trying to conquer a geographical area, but this is just not pleasing to me. Visuals are my thing and I am not impressed.

The protagonist in the beginning is just exactly the same in the end. There's no change. He's supposed to be ... some sort of combatant with success and while he has a very little bit of progress when it comes to that aspect, there is absolutely no depth added to him. This is one of those shows that I don't understand why it's rated as high as it is, but we're all different and I have to respect that.

While the animation isn't incredible it is fairly decent. Action scenes aren't super flashy, but they're still fairly fluid. Backgrounds are decent, character animations are decent, again not terribly impressive, but decent. The characters aren't super deep, but they are fun, fairly likeable, and bounce off eachother fairly well. Story is again fun, also fairly unique, but not really deep in any particular way. Pacing is good, it gets a tiny bit slow after episode 6, but picks up again towards the end. While the voice acting isn't terribly impressive, it is well cast and not grating, which is nice. The soundtrack is good, but ... not very memorable. The op/ed are fun and pretty good. It's not what I would call an impressive anime in any real sense, but it is a fun watch if you like childish middle school humor... which I do so...yeah. Don't expect any depth or to be blown away, but do expect to be at least mildly entertained at the very least. 6.7/10

This can only be described as Konosuba's love child, but it might be unfair to compare this to konosuba since we all watched it because it had the same author.

The show ultimately fell short, due to its rushed plot and that's a shame since it had so many interesting concepts. The whole desert-demon world thing worked but needed to be structured better —Along with the characters, they were interesting but lacked depth. It's the little things like world-building and overall detail that this anime needed to thrive.

I enjoyed this more than the average seasonal isekai adaptation, 6/10 had potential but was ultimately rushed.