In this current deluge of cheap trashy isekai garbage that were experiencing in the anime community its easy to shrug off a show like MobSeka as nothing more than exactly that. Its not even totally wrong to call this show cheap isekai nonsense because thats what it is but that doesnt mean that it isnt GOOD cheap isekai nonsense. In this deep ocean of mediocrity that is isekai MobSeka stands above its competition by being the best at what it sets out to do while also delivering on aspects one may not expect from a show such as this.
The protagonist Leon Bartfort is probably the biggest draw of this show. Hes funny cocky and a lot of fun to watch interact with the nonsensical video game world the series has been reincarnated into. This isnt the first time an isekai series has had a character like Leon a confident outcast who shakes up the dynamics of the world but Leon comes off as a different breed of isekai hero because he is written as a character first selfinsert power fantasy second which is best case scenario for an anime like this. Leon is the heart and soul of MobSeka and its his inclusion in the world that creates the most interesting aspect of this show: the friendship between Angelica and Olivia.
MobSekas main trio are subjects of circumstance without Leon being reborn into this world Angelica and Olivia would not be friends as they were protagonist and antagonist in the original game. Whenever I watch anime I always like to think about what the characters would be like if they existed in a more peaceful world. Enemies could be friends lovers could be enemies and its that dynamic that MobSeka explores with its supporting cast. Watching Angie and Olivias relationship grow with Leon as their anchor is a blast to watch and seeing how it affects the world namely with the Prince and his cronies and the new protagonist insert Marie provides for an unusual entertaining deviation on the reincarnated into a video game story.
This show is well written but unfortunately the production is quite lacking but never to a degree that it affected my watching experience in any substantial way. MobSeka is animated as averagely as you can get. Some scenes suffer mostly the action but at least they bothered to do 2D mechs. I dont care what anyone says mecha will always be cool so its nice to see a popular isekai represent them positively.
MobSeka shouldnt be this good. It had no right to be. I could have been here writing this review telling you that this is yet another generic isekai power fantasy bullshitromp that is a waste of your time but Im not because the author of this story actually gave a crap and wrote a story worth telling which is more than can be said for 90 of light novel adaptations we get today.
70
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