episode discussion
Territory Defense Isekai Ep 1 Review
In typical isekai fashion, overworked office worker dies (possibly of overwork) and gets reincarnated in another world. Follows a lot of isekai tropes (expulsion while being secretly OP being a major one) but if you like that, this is definitely the series for you! Very reminiscent of Farming in Another World, which I enjoyed quite a bit.
Overall: 7.4/10
Music: 6/10
Opening: “Okirakuze~shon” by Rei Nakashima. Fun but not amazing. Very catchy and can get stuck in your head, as it’s basically a tongue twister. Fun vibes, but doesn’t have much substance. I wouldn’t skip it personally, but it’s not worthy of being added to a playlist either. But it will get stuck in my head if I keep watching.
Ending: “Make It” by Nonoka Obuchi is catchy, fun and lighthearted, and is a lot better than the opening, almost to the point where I wish it was the opening itself. However it is not quite good enough to be added to a playlist for me personally, but I can see others enjoying it more for sure.
The OST itself didn’t stand out too much. Not bad but not quite good either, very standard OST.
Art Style: 7/10
Pretty standard animation quality, everything is simple and clean, and animated with a high quality that most modern anime tend to have nowadays.
Setting/Worldbuilding: 8.5/10
The setting and worldbuilding is where this series shines in my opinion. Yes it is an isekai about an overworked man that passes away somehow, but it takes it’s time building out the world through the eyes of the protagonist as he is reborn and is figuring out what is going on in this world with us.
Characters: 8/10
There is a strong supporting cast immediately introduced to us. The MC has a head maid, a combat trainer, a private tutor, and a boy that he buys to keep him from being sold to a worse fate by his father. The MC has a large family of four brothers and a very rude father who has high expectations for a child enough to want to murder said child because he didn’t meet his expectations.
Plot: 7.5/10
The plot isn’t very complicated. Man gets isekai’ed into a fantasy world with magic, is seen as a genius because he at the age of now 2 recalls everything from his past life and starts learning about the world.
When he turns 8 everything changes, as his father is disappointed by the fact that he has an aptitude not for the main elements, but for production magic and is almost killed but sent to exile instead.
One thing I wish we saw, was better pacing to the point where we got to see at least a little of the development of the MC’s magical abilities, seeing as that’s the main draw of the series. But taking the time to develop the story itself and then proceeding to leave the main dish for the second episode isn’t always a bad strategy, although I do disagree with it being used here a little bit.
Overall: 7.4/10
Music: 6/10
Opening: “Okirakuze~shon” by Rei Nakashima. Fun but not amazing. Very catchy and can get stuck in your head, as it’s basically a tongue twister. Fun vibes, but doesn’t have much substance. I wouldn’t skip it personally, but it’s not worthy of being added to a playlist either. But it will get stuck in my head if I keep watching.
Ending: “Make It” by Nonoka Obuchi is catchy, fun and lighthearted, and is a lot better than the opening, almost to the point where I wish it was the opening itself. However it is not quite good enough to be added to a playlist for me personally, but I can see others enjoying it more for sure.
The OST itself didn’t stand out too much. Not bad but not quite good either, very standard OST.
Art Style: 7/10
Pretty standard animation quality, everything is simple and clean, and animated with a high quality that most modern anime tend to have nowadays.
Setting/Worldbuilding: 8.5/10
The setting and worldbuilding is where this series shines in my opinion. Yes it is an isekai about an overworked man that passes away somehow, but it takes it’s time building out the world through the eyes of the protagonist as he is reborn and is figuring out what is going on in this world with us.
Characters: 8/10
There is a strong supporting cast immediately introduced to us. The MC has a head maid, a combat trainer, a private tutor, and a boy that he buys to keep him from being sold to a worse fate by his father. The MC has a large family of four brothers and a very rude father who has high expectations for a child enough to want to murder said child because he didn’t meet his expectations.
Plot: 7.5/10
The plot isn’t very complicated. Man gets isekai’ed into a fantasy world with magic, is seen as a genius because he at the age of now 2 recalls everything from his past life and starts learning about the world.
When he turns 8 everything changes, as his father is disappointed by the fact that he has an aptitude not for the main elements, but for production magic and is almost killed but sent to exile instead.
One thing I wish we saw, was better pacing to the point where we got to see at least a little of the development of the MC’s magical abilities, seeing as that’s the main draw of the series. But taking the time to develop the story itself and then proceeding to leave the main dish for the second episode isn’t always a bad strategy, although I do disagree with it being used here a little bit.
