Im going to start this review off with a warning if youre going to watch this anime do NOT and I repeat DO NOT read the light novel or look up spoilers for said light novel before or while youre watching. If you do it will probably ruin the experience. I found out about the anime Im talking about before it started airing and I was interested in watching it because of how cute and wholesome it seemed. However the light novel spoilers got to me but I still wanted to watch this anime no matter what. With that I made a deal with myself if the anime doesnt get that far or has an original ending I will completely skip the light novels. Thus I went ahead and watched it and while the aforementioned light novel spoilers hindered my enjoyment Im kind of glad I did. Lads ladies and nonbinaries here is my review of Uchi no Ko no Tame Naraba Ore wa Moshikashitara Maou mo Taoseru kamo Shirenai. known in English as If Its For My Daughter Id Even Defeat A Demon Lord. Uchi no Ko as it shall henceforth be called follows Dale a skilled adventurer who one day encounters a little devil girl while on a job in the forest. Its clear that things have been rough for the girl named Latina her father and companion has died and left her alone she is dressed in rags and she has a broken horn which for devils is the mark of a criminal. Dale being the kindhearted guy he is is unable to just leave her to die so he takes her home and ends up becoming her adoptive father. Its not long before Dale falls in love with being Latinas parent and he goes through the trials and tribulations of raising a child as well as constant heartbreak when his job tears the two apart. Meanwhile as Latina grows up she learns about the world around her as well as herself. Take Daikichi and Rin from Usagi Drop age Daikichi down and throw them into a fantasy setting if you do that youd get Uchi no Ko in a nutshell. Just like that anime it has a really simple sliceoflife story with little conflict. With that said though there is an arc in this series that I feel like goes on for too long. Sure what is shown in this arc is most likely in the light novel dont quote me on that and it captures the process of going to a faraway place accurately still I feel like the story arc could have wrapped up in an episode less than how long it went on for. Some of the content of this arc just felt like filler. As for the characters.... Latina. Okay moving on No seriously Latinas the star of the show here. One may think shes too perfect but theres no denying how adorable she is both inside and out she also grew as a character no matter how small her growth was and I enjoyed seeing that. I also enjoyed Dales character even though he doesnt really visibly grow as much as a character he has gotten quite a good number of laughs out of me. As for the other characters.... well theres really not much I can say about them. There are quite a few supporting characters who interested me but didnt get that much screen time and there were others that I just did not know how to feel about. coughMayacough I swear though if the supporting characters get most of their development in the light novels that go beyond the anime Im going to get mad Okay so the characters arent this animes strong point so what is? Id say the voice acting and music. While the opening and ending themes which are respectively Im with you and This is Yuusha but Zannen? which are each sung by Latina and Dales voice actors Kanon Takao and Nobuhiko Okamoto arent songs Id replay over and over theyre both catchy songs that fit the tone of the anime quite well. The voice acting was also pretty good with a standout performance from Kanon Takao the voice of Latina she hasnt had many roles yet but with how adorable her voice is and how much it fit Latina Id say she has a bright future as a voice actress. I want to say that the animation studio behind this anime Maho Film has a bright future as well after all as far as I can tell this is their first project. Unfortunately while the art is nice to look at the animation is not always consistent still theres always room for improvement Overall Uchi no Ko has a number of noticeable flaws but its hard to say that its not enjoyable. If youre in the mood for some fatherdaughter bonding in a fantasy setting this may be the anime for you. Yes its all just some very wholesome fatherdaughter bonding and nothing more than that.... DONT LOOK UP THE LIGHT NOVEL SPOILERS.
74 /100
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