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★★★☆☆ Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo? [Review]

An isekai with an overpowered main character joining the underdog faction. Battles are "Gift games" with conditions for victory-defeat, and everybody has special abilities, called "gifts." Full of cockiness and "that can't be! How are you so OP?!" everywhere.

It's a mix of One Punch Man and No Game No Life.

Kasukabe You, Sakamaki Izayoi, Kudou Asuka and Kurousagi, "Black Rabbit," in front of a table with cards.

10 episode partial adaptation of a light novel.

7/10★ - Has its moments, but feels lacking.
Strength: cocky overpowered MC.
Weaknesses: plot, world-building.

Although enjoyable and rather refreshing, with an unique cast, world and system, it doesn't have anything truly special to set it apart from the many other monster-of-the-arc anime, so it might leave you unsatisfied.

The premise gives the expectation that the mondaiji, the "problem children," are all overpowered and would easily topple the Little Garden they just set foot in. That, would be epic, is what you think as you watch the guy show off how unbalanced his powers are.

But that's not the only thing unbalanced here. The other main characters, the two girls, feel much weaker by comparison. Reasons keep appearing for the guy to step away from the limelight and let the girls have their screen time and show off their inferior abilities. It goes the opposite direction of what you'd expect, the series shoots itself in the foot.

The characters gradually feel less and less overpowered. The series loses its unique aspect. All other aspects of the series aren't polished well enough to make up for this loss. By the end you have a rather mediocre anime, like it took the normalcy route instead of letting the children wreck the world.

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Game-like fantasy with some action and comedy, a setting with bunny girls, cat girls, vampires, magic, etc. not medieval, not set in the past.

Dozens of girls, no romance, not ecchi. Contains a few shots featuring nudity (hot springs), and a few perverted jokes/gags.

Little blood and violence. Mentions of villains murdering people, slavery. Oddly serious stakes for a mostly easy-going fun anime.

Names

問題児mondaijiたちtachiga異世界isekaiからkara来るkuruそうsouですdesuyo?
Problem children are coming from another world, aren't they?

Screencaps

Izayoi kicking a water god serpent.
Asuka, Izayoi and You falling from the sky into an isekai.
Random town scene in Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?
Galdo Gaspter talking to Jin Russel, You, and Asuka

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