Its not every day I find myself so damn enamored and thoroughly absorbed in a comedy anime that hits all my right points for enjoyment value. Cautious Hero is such a fun rollercoaster of a ride from the first episode and it only gets much more addicting and captivating as the show progresses. In more ways than one the watcher is in for quite a surprise with this anime its more than meets the eye. But first when it comes to the overall storytelling its simple and relatively straightforward. It takes place in the dimension of the goddess where each of them is tasked to save their own respective worlds from complete evil. Our story is set in an Sclass world ruled by the demon king and his goons. We follow our two main leads. Firstly we have Seiya who is the overly cautious savage dude and I dont say that lightly either. This man will literally spam ultimate level attack on a slime of all things until he deems its entirely secure for you go on with your day. And no it doesnt stop at one or even five attacks. There is no chill when it comes to Seiyas careful persona which not only brings tears to peoples eyes. Because we among others have his roasting session which utterly destroys you down to your every soul. More or less he has a rude attitude and he doesnt care about appearances. If you get in his way be prepared to be destroyed emotionally. That said I cant help myself but entirely enjoy his unusual quirk since its executed brilliantly. At first glance the standard isekai setting and overly cautious and overpowered being the core theme seems slightly boring but far from it. The author of the source Light Tuchihi knows which buttons to press to keep it all from stumbling. Instead just rises the elements higher to offer you more entertainment value. Oh did I forget to mention Kazuma from Konosuba would love this man Seiya to bits? Since he gives little to no shit when it comes to genders and will treat you like he wants you to whether you are a male or female. I cant even begin to tell you guys how many times this man has made poor Rista Ristarte go through hell because of his strong personality. She is a more or less blonde version of Aqua thats the easiest way to describe it anyway. But like the blue water goddess Rista is another appealing and adorable addition to be held. Although she is definitely different as well. How to best put it? Rista is a lovable pervert who is in serious love with our main male Seiya. It goes overthetop sometimes and her reaction is crazy so full of life and emotion. She might need to work on her approach if she wants Seiya to ever return her feelings tho. I can also sadly see not everyone will be able to appreciate Rista for perhaps that reason. Still for me personally her twisty and turny character adds to the appeal and I adore her that much more as a result. Seeing Seiya and Rista relationship is one of the biggest reasons I loved Cautious Hero so freaking much. But the side cast is not bad either and adds to the fun. Its so impactful vibrant and as stated previously: full of life. I have to give credits to the voice actors for nailing their role too but especially Rista. Who is played by Aki Toyosaki who had way too much fun with her voice. She can make all kinds of bizarre unique and downright hilarious sounds. Not to mention with that solid and fit artstyle Ristas every facial expression is pure gold. Of course that goes for Yuuichirou Umehara playing the role of Seiya I can feel the harmony between those two as they act away with tons of enthusiasm and spirit. In other words the comedy is just absolutely topnotch and each episode had my side hurting from laughing too much. It was great. You will see all kinds of visual comedy imagery you mightve thought was impossible. As you already could possibly tell by my positive vibe. Artistically it was solid and looked simply clean. It has this simple nature to it but let me tell you thats just merely a facade to fool you. All those expressions and the spoton execution are not something you can draw out without love and passion for your work. So studio White Fox unquestionably knocked this one out of the park and then some. Yes the animation is no different you will see some mesmerizing sakuga and all action scenes looked dynamic and impactful. I had indeed go back and replay some of those moments. We had a certain risque moment with Rista where her melons where hanging in the air and dangling and omg that sakuga had me dying the fluidity was insane. Thats just one segment. There are so many more to properly witness yourself and be astounded or shocked. I didnt really give you a clear image representation so I doubt this one bit wont fail to cause a massive impact positively or negatively even. If its too much. Well you are the judge of that. Let me also give a short appreciation to the ending and opening song. First off we have MYTH ROID and you either hate or love their music. I am the latter thankfully for me. On top there is that cute and lovely ending song with Rista dancing by Riku Azuna. Its CGI and probably not the best youve seen. But honestly you will be bopping your head left and right to the catchy tune to care much about such irregularities. Now at the core Cautious Hero is a straightforward anime but executed its theme with great care. I mean think about it for a moment our main is isekaid and the world is more or less the same as all those other shows out there which are cut from the same cloth. The story revolves around the theme of a hero who is very overpowered and a world that needs saving to boot. But instead of staying true to the core till the end Cautious Hero twist and turns to truly leave you shocked. Its hard to not dive into spoilers. However essentially by the end you might find yourself overly emotional and crying tears of a waterfall. Thats one of the big reasons why Cautious Hero differentiates from other anime with the same setting and genre. It doesnt play inside of the box but also outside to make sure every watcher is thoroughly engrossed and captivated. That way this normally simple idea starts to feel complex and lets you add to the story is unique and exciting ways. Whatever the case may be Cautious Hero has at least my seal of approval for being an outright stunning comedy. And a great anime all around that is not afraid to subvert viewers expectations or stomp all over our feelings. You might possibly have a great and emotional time watching this anime. Now I can only cross my fingers in anticipation of a muchdeserved sequel. I need one badly. At one point I have to also pick up the light novel. If you especially love KonoSuba then I can almost guarantee you will have a blast with Cautious Hero. This is positively one of the best Isekai anime I have personally watched in recent years and I highly recommend it to everyone.
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