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Apr 11, 2026
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I give this 9/10. I think it's deserved because the manga delivers on what it's advertising. If you're looking for an unapologetic gorefest full of fanservice, you would be hard pressed to find a better alternative.
I started reading this because I wanted to see more art from Tokiya Seigo after reading Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka, which I enjoyed. This one is also written by the same guy, Fukami Makoto. His writing style works really well for these sex fueled gore fests.
Definitely recommend reading this, whether you enjoy excessive violence/sex ironically or unironically.
Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen
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Asuka is often talked about as 'edgy', but it comes nowhere near Succubus & Hitman. My expectations for a meaningful story were even lower this time. It reads a lot like a video game story. It's so heavy on the action scenes, it feels more like a series of rapid-fire character vignettes.
When I said that Fukami Makoto's writing style works well for this kind of manga, I basically mean that he's able to make you care about characters in a short amount of pages. He gives you just enough to root for someone, to hate someone or to feel conflicted about someone. All the things that make the fight scenes feel more fun.
One of the things that really stands out to me is how much the artist seems to be enjoying his work. There's a great amount of details, and lots of evidence of much research being done into the subjects he depicts. Martial arts is not something that I know much about, and I learned a lot from this manga. Out of curiosity I always looked things up online to see if what's being shown in the manga is actually true, and it is. (There is a LOT of martial arts history and crime group trivia)
Rather quickly, the story took a turn that I did not expect. I thought there would be more of a buildup between the two main characters and the plot involving them, but we quickly encounter two supporting duos who round out the cast of main characters. There's such a great variety of aesthetics going on. Military groups, Yakuza groups, professional fighters, religious cults, undercover detectives, etc..
As much as I enjoyed all the different characters, my main complaint would be that the story largely neglects the character development between the titular main characters. Even by the end of volume 12, not much has really transpired between them. Their dynamic is cute, but basically doesn't change after it's established in volume 1.
Another thing I didn't like is that shocking scenes are used so often, they lose their impact. In Berserk, a particularly shocking event transpires that traumatizes and subsequently haunts the main character. As much as that story contains numerous gruesome events, that one event in particular stays up as the "most horrible thing that ever happened".
Succubus & Hitman follows a similar story template at first, but instead of replaying the core trauma, it keeps adding more to it by introducing increasingly more shocking events. Somewhere down the middle of the story there really wasn't any way to make things worse anymore, even while the main cast enjoys considerable plot armor at the same time.
That said, I thought the overall direction of the story was pretty clever, conveniently excusing several volumes worth of everyone wearing bathing suits and everyone fighting in situations where their power levels could be altered. So somewhere down the middle of the available volumes, the quantity of fighting and lewd scenes almost doubles.
There is a LOT of sex and nudity in this manga, featuring a wide variety of fetishes and body types. Notably, I think basically all the female characters are lesbians or bisexual. There are also some male/gay characters, though there is no depiction of any acts between them, it's just implied that they are into men. My overall feeling is that the artist went all out to make this the most raunchy manga imaginable. Characters have sex because .... sex is super cool and interesting, I guess? The sexual scenes are loosely relevant to the plot, just enough so that you can't really argue otherwise.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Apr 6, 2026
Same as you, I ended up here because clips from this anime series are doing the rounds. Normally I wouldn't review this, but since I've started seeing more and more AI generated reviews on MAL, I'm going to throw in a little bit of human effort.
The reason I recommend watching this is that it gives you a good window into 1998, which is now ancient. The animation techniques are worthwhile but evidently not great enough for you to have ever heard of this anime before yesterday.
You get to see the late 90s idea of a low science fiction world.
You get to see
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the late 90s idea of edginess.
Especially now that we've entered the mass market slop era of entertainment, it's good to enjoy this arguably middling anime as a window into the past. The totally unnecessary and needlessly depressing sex scenes have an almost innocent aura. In terms or rating, it's on par with Hentai, but in terms of shock value it's tame even compared to many of the last decade's 13+ rated anime.
This is one of those anime where you just soak up the aura of a time gone by. Not a "must see classic" that you keep hearing or reading about.. just a run of the mill, honest to god, gratuitous sex and violence filled, totally mid anime.
6/10 if I watched it in 1999.
Now +3 points from the aura in 2026.
9/10 must watch for the series
7/10 for A Kite
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Apr 1, 2026
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I'm definitely new to reading Manga, so I don't have much of a point of reference. So I don't know how I would have enjoyed this if I had already experienced many other works.
The bottom line is that this manga delivers exactly what it promised. Which is a mahou shoujo experience rooted in a grimy realistic framework, with some over the top sensuality and homosexuality thrown in. Mahou shoujo "deconstructions" are their own genre at this point, and I feel like this will probably remain one of the better ones I read.
Reading this was a great experience.
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My overall impression was that the people who worked on this had a clear vision, and very experienced. It's just well-made all around. I don't think anyone would look at the cover of these volumes and expect some kind of deep psychological treatise on .. anything really. Though it still surprised me in how it manages to move you and add depth to its characters.
It keeps the cast of characters quite small, which I also appreciated. A few of the other Manga I read (especially similarly action oriented ones) kept dazzling me with cool characters that were quickly and disappointingly left behind.
This manga keeps things tight and lets a small group of characters develop before introducing too many others.
It has a nice veneer of eroticism throughout, though I think that's perhaps the most obvious element to this manga if you're looking at the cover. I won't go into detail. The art is very nice. As sex objects, the women in this manga are quite varied in terms of types. It's not like a bunch of barbie dolls with different color hair, if you get what I mean. Though at the same time the eroticism feels sparse to the point where you can't quite compare it to more ecchi-centric manga. It doesn't quite clear that bar IMO.
Character design in general is really fun. I felt like the artist had a great talent for this and I'm looking forward to seeing other stuff they did. The cuddly care bear like enemies felt a bit on the nose at first, but ultimately it's a nice contrast. You have sexy women contrasting with rough militarism and cuddly animals ripping people limb from limb.
Another notable element that I thought was unique is an obsessive adherence to accuracy when it comes to the depiction of weapons, tanks, or any sort of military equipment. That includes terminology related to command structures, from different roles within squads or even organizational structures within government. It's not something I would have really missed, so it's a nice touch.
The story concludes very nicely also. Some of the manga I read concluded in a way that felt rushed and almost heartless, so I was happy for that not to be the case here.
The flow of the story arcs is a bit formulaic, but it worked for me.
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Be warned that rape, torture and physical/sexual abuse are recurring themes. These are used to shock and entertain, and definitely not used in a way that could be considered as respectful or empathetic towards anyone who has experienced such things in real life.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Dec 3, 2025
I just saw there was another Rage of Bahamut anime when browsing MAL randomly. I am not a fan of Romance anime, and I don't think I've ever seen anything that would be considered Yuri. All said, I don't think this anime is at all for me.
I think it makes no qualms about being a Slice of Life anime. And it is so, in the purest sense. Though perhaps this came out in a time where people didn't really know what that was? (If we assume reviews are written in good faith, and not just venting frustration unrelated to the anime).
The art is beautiful
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though, and I am straining myself not to use the words Incredibly or Extremely. There are a lot of anime who use detailed environments or close-ups of various objects to make you feel immersed in a location. Manaria friends is an almost constant collage of these scenes. For that reason alone I would say this is a must watch if you care about art, animation and music.
Everything is framed so as to feel tactile. Like it's the moist wind after rain on your face. The texture of a dining table under your fingers. The smell of a bustling cafeteria wafting into the air outside. Shot after shot, this anime triggers unconscious memories of 'being in a place'. That is exactly what it does masterfully. 10/10
I think Slice of Life is poorly defined as a concept, and subsequently poorly understood. It really needs to be broken down into different components, but I'm not going to do that here.
Let's just say that the 'story', whether in terms of character development or worldbuilding, is secondary here. You could shuffle the episodes and it wouldn't matter. You are a fly on the wall, or you are in a deep sleep having a vivid dream of another world, where people are living there lives. They are little snippets of 'things that could have been' in some world, somewhere.
A slice of life, if you will.......
If you come into this expecting something like Rage of Bahamut: Genesis or Virgin Soul, you will be disappointed. If you come into this expecting a Romance story of two heroines gradually getting closer, I think you will also be disappointed.
These are strictly vignettes of a fantasy world. The atmosphere so detailed it feels real. It feels like you're there, or you could have been. It's beautiful. Extremely or Incredibly beautiful.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Nov 20, 2025
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I actually completed a 3000 word review for this movie, but then I realized I just wrote "Not enough Albedo" over and over again.. so I decided to reword it slightly before posting.
Let's be real, there is -nobody on this entire planet- that has watched Overlord who would see a "Not recommended" review and then decide not to watch this movie. You're going to watch it, and those who already did are just here to see who also hated/loved it. So even if I utterly hated it, saying "Not recommended" would just be spiteful and trite.
The chance that anyone
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reading anything on this page will not watch this movie is so close to 0, the only exception has to be sudden death. My condolences, if you did die before watching it.
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Objectively, the worst thing about this movie is the translation. And I'm not talking about disliking "the way they translated it" or any nitpicking like that. They are literally making characters say things that they did not say at all. I'm talking about completely different meanings that change the tone of the scene, and effectively change the entire character's vibe in some instances. If you understand Japanese well enough to do without subtitles, then this is a non-issue. If you watch the dub, then you will just not know about it, which is also kind of a non-issue. (And you could even argue that the dub script is "better" in some ways, because a lot of nuance is lost when literally translating the subtleties expressed through "Japanese social dynamics" into another language.) But if you prefer the original audio then you'll be in for a wild ride of borderline delusional liberties.
I think it would be too much to list a bunch of examples here, but I'll just include a simple one to show that what I'm talking about is not ambiguous. For example, when Ainz is speaking privately to one other character and says "君は良いと思うか (kimi wa yoii to omou ka?)" in reference to his previous statement. He's simply asking "Do you also think so? / Do you feel the same?", but in the dub/subtitles this is translated as "That's what my subordinates think too." <-- Which is just not -at all- what he said. This isn't really a case of mistranslation so much as an extremely liberal reinterpretation of "what Ainz could maybe also have said".
The movie is littered with instances such as the one I described above. They are especially grating in the beginning, where dialogue is most formative for character development. In some cases, this actually changes the overall impression that characters make during their first scenes.
I'm not one to complain about translations, but what's going on with these subtitles is something I have never witnessed before so I needed to mention it.
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The animation is what you'd expect from a movie. I don't have any specific remarks. Higher frame count, more perspective changes, better shading. The usual.
In terms of character design, I do think it's impressive. The facial features of the main characters so perfectly encompass who they are and what they feel, it made me think that this is not a super common thing in anime in general. There are many ways to make character traits visible, but to do so much with just the shape of the eyes is impressive.
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Voice acting is great. Great performance for Ainz with his authority/uncertainty layers and comedic delivery. I also think the performance for Neia really carries the movie. I rewatched the movie just for that.
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If you can get over the disappointment of most of the existing cast being missing or reduced to cameo characters, this movie sits at least firmly in the "better than nothing" category. To be fair, the movie does do the opposite near the end, and let's one character shine who hasn't had more than a couple lines of dialogue in all 4 seasons combined, so there's that.
The story arc isn't really the most interesting, which is probably why it wasn't included in the anime adaptation to begin with. But if they really wanted to make a movie, then I think this was the perfect arc to adapt. It is rather inconsequential to the overall plot. You will spend a few moments wondering "when did this take place.. was it before this .. or after that .. ?" until you realize it doesn't matter. (Having all of this condensed into the runtime of a movie perhaps also sheds a bit of a cold light on "what an Overlord arc ultimately comes down to".)
I don't want to be too critical of the writing because it just seems unfair for what the author is trying to do. I think the series as a whole is very entertaining, but beyond that, has always been riddled with plot holes, red herrings of dubious origin, and various loose ends that linger in the back of your head until you finally forget about them. (I actually started reading the books, expecting this to be an anime adaptation problem, but the books are the same.) In that respect, the movie does practically nothing to embellish any previous or ongoing plotlines.
Where we previously saw the inhabitants of this universe come into contact with Ainz as a series of run-ins with mysterious individuals, this movie approaches Ainz as the center of an established nation, from the perspective of outsiders. One of the more satisfying elements of this show has always been watching characters react to the power of Ainz and his entourage, and seeing how it shakes up the balance of their world. This movie sets up a clean slate for another repeat of that, but I do think it's one of those things we all wanted to see more of. It's a more self-contained version of this pattern.
In a world full of deadlocked political struggles, Ainz shows up as an apex predator that levels any playing field while always profiting. This means that, through meeting Ainz, any bigshot can be cut down and any small-fry can become a King. That makes this story really entertaining, since you don't know what's going to happen to the bigshots and small-fry. (Except that Ainz always wins, of course..)
Being disappointed at the lack of presence from your favorite characters isn't really a fair reason to say the movie isn't good. Getting over that, you can at least appreciate how this movie assembled the show's best hooks in a condensed package. It seems that the creators have a pretty good idea of what made the show successful.
And that the movie gives us more of that, specifically, -without- leaning on its fan favorite characters, is actually something we should respect. There are plenty of franchises that do the exact opposite, that is to milk their favorites for all they've got, which is something I dislike. (Although I guess they have that covered in those chibi isekai-franchise-milkery shows.. At least it's contained somewhere.)
This movie is -not- a fan-service fest. Which is a good thing.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Feb 2, 2025
*(second half is good)
It's like you're watching a streamer play a game that they were paid to play, and pretending to care about the mechanics, but it's really just hollow hype and enthusiasm. That is exactly what this main character makes me feel. Worst take I've seen on the RPG skill system type character progression. Jargon is flooding the screen at any given moment, and it just doesn't mean anything. The main character doesn't even engage with it.
Only watch this if you've absolutely run out of ideas. There are 5/10 rated anime's that are way better than this. Hell, I would rather watch a
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polish dub of Redo of Healer at 0.75x speed on a crusty PSP.
This was made by people who don't actually engage with video game mechanics at all. That's the only logical explanation. That's exactly how it comes across. The mc is just spouting random rpg terms without any meaning or connection to the story, often literally stating they don't even care about any of it. It's all just arbitrary nonsense.
Whoever wrote this completely fails to understand the procedural progression of rpg mechanics. So they fail to write a story or character around it. The whole point of this gimmick is that it grounds the story/character in a logical progression. It's as if someone looked at a piece of written music and thought they were just supposed to make random noises according to how the shapes on the paper make them feel.
When these creators think of an RPG game, they literally just see gibberish. And they button mash through the game, so the mechanics literally mean nothing to them. They don't know any better. They think it's just set dressing. And when they read a story that revolves around those mechanics, they also don't realize what they're missing.
It's like those people who speak gibberish in a way that sounds like a foreign language. Like "what does English sound like to you?" and they make a bunch of English sounding gibberish. It's like that, except with a price tag of over $1 million and another _gag_ gacha game.
MC's thought process isn't funny or interesting. It's like an 8 year old is ad-libbing a story while being bored in the car on the way to the zoo. It's padding on top of padding on top of padding, because the actual story could be distilled to a single episode.
This is giving me flashbacks from that other VR game isekai anime that is absolutely meaningless trash. Just moving shapes and loud noises to pull someone's face away from their phone for a second longer than usual. Thankfully, I have removed its name from my memory. I am at least victorious in that regard.
There is only 1 fighting scene in this entire anime. It then gets reskinned and replayed over and over to pad out the runtime, and cynically waste talent and resources that they already bagged the payment for. I feel bad for the people who had to suffer working overtime on minimum wage to create this rotten slop.
And those are not the kind of feelings I am looking for in an entertainment product. I think that this anime has made a lot of people rightfully angry. There is no way the source material can be this bad.
A moment of silence for all the braincells that are being destroyed. My condolences to all the people in the credits. And to all who gave this more than a 5, I hope your life gets better than this.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Oct 22, 2024
I would give it an 8/10 because this show is very clear about what it tries to do, and it succeeds.
My first impression during episode one was "Ok, I get it, pretty neat but there's no way I'm watching more than one episode of this"
How can it be interesting to repeat the same premise over and over? They achieved it somehow.
The more I watch these kinds of shows the more I appreciate the creative challenge behind them. To completely ditch the "Hero's Journey" playbook of writing.
Where thrillers try to be thrilling, horror tries to be shocking, drama tries to be moving, etc.. This
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show tries to be endearing, and it succeeds.
The character designs are understated but very cute.
The voice performances are committed.
And the events will leave you with a warm feeling of appreciation of the simple things in life.
Whatever it is you have going on, you're probably not locked up in the dungeon of a demon castle. So if Hime gets to enjoy herself there, you can enjoy yourself as well. By watching an anime perhaps, and eating some microwaved cup noodles.
In that way, this kind of show ends up being much more profound than it tries to be.
I refuse to underestimate how difficult it must be to take such a simple idea, and somehow repeat it 20 times throughout an entire season of anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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May 3, 2024
This is the only anime where I got so bored during the supposed 'action scenes' that I literally counted the amount of seconds that nothing happened. Meanwhile we are forced to listen to pointless exposition about the meaningless event that is unfolding or about to unfold, ensuring that nothing will be left to feel excited about.
These 'action scenes' consist of characters inexplicably travelling a seemingly endless distance and floating in the sky (however long is necessary for the pointless exposition to conclude). Like you are having a nightmare where your punches don't connect, or you try to run but can't seem to gain any
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speed. The physical gap between protagonist and antagonist is not measured in meters, but minutes of monologue.
So if the action scenes are boring, what do we have left? A premise that hardly progresses while you wait out the nothing-burgers. I skipped through them, and there is nothing consequential. It's almost as though this was written by psychology experts, who are merely introducing new elements to ensure that people will keep watching, where every plot point or character is just watch-bait. Like a question that they are never planning to answer. Like a story beat that never drops, it's just perpetually almost delivering.
Despite all the exposition about what is happening, which should at least be setting rules about what characters can or can not do, the events will subvert/contradict anything whenever convenient, meaning that you just sat through all that exposition for nothing. This can actually be hilarious when done intentionally for comedic effect, but this show is serious.
Such and such is 'this arbitrary amount of powerful' and so and so is 'this other arbitrary amount of powerful', bla bla bla and on and on and on. It's all meaningless filler when none of the events that unfold (like baked molasses) adhere to any of it.
I find this to be a problem with most anime in general, but I can usually still grit my teeth through the idiocy and find something else to appreciate.
This is what I imagine AI generated content will be like. Whoever is entertained by this show is the absolute dream consumer group, and I salute the grift of catering to them, but this is my benchmark for what I'm just not willing to sit through.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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