Shinmai Ossan Boukensha, Saikyou Party ni Shinu hodo Kitaerarete Muteki ni Naru.

Determined to pursue his glorious childhood dreams, 30-year-old Rick Gladiatol, a modest clerk in the adventurers' guild, is offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity after he fatefully encounters the dark elf Reanette Elfelt. Reanette happens to be an elite adventurer of the legendary party Orichalcum Fist, whose welcome Rick under the condition that he follow a Spartan training.

Two years later, Rick is finally ready to take the E-Rank exam officially qualifying him as an adventurer. However, raw magical power can only be developed until one turns 20. As such, Rick faces the general hostility of fellow participants and examiners alike, leaving him no choice but to show the world that his hellish training has turned him into an invincible warrior.

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Elfelt, Reanette Main

Oonishi, Saori Japanese

Gladiatol, Rick Main

Satou, Takuya Japanese

Draqul, Alicerette Main

Kuno, Misaki Japanese

Ashorc, Broughston Main

Miyake, Kenta Japanese

Eldwarf, Mizett Main

Toyonaga, Toshiyuki Japanese

Diarmuit, Angelica ing

Shimoji, Shino Japanese

Granger, Alica ing

Sekine, Akira Japanese

Commentator ing

Nagatsuma, Juri Japanese

Milicia ing

Onishi, Aguri Japanese

Resurrect, Snape ing

Ichijo, Kazuya Japanese

Katagai, Shin Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Theme Song Lyrics

Kameyama, Toshiki Sound Director

Fujikawa, Chiai Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics

Kushida, Akira Theme Song Performance

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Sep 23, 2024

KANLen09

Recommended

The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible – When you grow up too late in life, there’s no such saying as “you’re too old to learn anything”. For “It’s never too late, for with a purpose, a worthy goal, and a motivation to reach those upper layers on the pyramid, a person can travel further in a few years than he might otherwise travel in a lifetime.” - Earl Nightingale

If there’s one thing that I have learned through watching anime with the ing seasons and years, it’s the culmination of this one fact, quoted from Will Ferrell: “No ... matter how much you screw up your own life by the wrong decisions that you make, it’s never too late to do the right thing and change your ways, and you can teach old dogs new tricks.” And rightfully so, being a 30-year-old (not so) young adult who still feels like there is still some untapped potential left, the philosophies through hundreds and thousands of AniManga series that have come and gone have certainly taught me into becoming a better person each day. And such is the perfect case study of a show of novelist Kiraku Kirishima’s Shinmai Ossan Boukensha, Saikyou Party ni Shinu hodo Kitaerarete Muteki ni Naru. a.k.a The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible, which other than the show dropping in one of the most defining years of my life hitting the Big 3, it’s also, in my very humble opinion, undoubtedly the best Ossan-esque series that we’ve had so far up until this point, even when you consider the stereotypical overpowered MC trope.

It’s a given that the best time to nurture skills is to start young, especially in a typical fantasy world where magic is king, and everything else is redundant in the pursuit to become an adventurer. However, sometimes people can blossom late in their lives, as if the fact to be taken by another show in the same season — Ore wa Subete wo "Parry" suru a.k.a I Parry Everything’s MC Noor, who flourished rather late, and was being deemed unworthy to be taught, even if he put all of his hard work into trying to make a living as a capable adventurer, no matter how long it takes for him to become one. In the scenario of this anime, Rick Gladiatol is just that character, who, like Noor, dreams of becoming an adventurer from his childhood days, but has to hold that dream off because of circumstances that don’t allow him to achieve what he wanted to be. And the bulky man, at 30 years of age, being a modest clerk at his town’s Adventurer’s Guild, takes his chances at trying to be a bona-fide adventurer by going through the usual style of preliminary tests to be certified as one. But of course, being old has most of the candidates all laughing at him for someone who starts so late that he shouldn’t be taken seriously as they should. But little do they know that despite the late blooming, Rick would become a tour de force to be reckoned with, trained by the world’s strongest party of S-ranked for 2 years, such that his F-ranked status undermines a gruesomely hard-earned S-rank calibre to have everyone be taken so aback of an Ossan who could do the near impossible. This is Rick’s zero-to-hero story of how his affiliation with the S-rank party of Orichalcum Fist, sets off a chain of events that would see him go from a nobody to more than just being the adventurer of his dreams.

If you’re around the same age as I am, you can absolutely feel Rick’s devastation, partly from how his fantasy world’s magic is functioning a bit differently from what you expect of the stereotypical fantasy trope. Because, you see, the fantasy world where Rick and the others reside doesn’t allow their “Nature Composed Magic” talent to be manifested until the age of 20, which meant that Rick actually started his dream 12 years late (which brings us to the very start of the series). And the saying goes that once you hit that sweet spot of eligibility, the “early bird gets the worm,” as they say, to quickly develop skills that make you as powerful as you imagine to be. Not so for Rick, and as much as fate would have it, him being scouted by the S-ranked party of Orichalcum Fist’s Guillotine Swordmaiden of Reanette Elfeit to improve on his skills since his magical reserves weren’t as developed as they should be (and it must be done before the age of 30, which Rick has clearly sured), and that’s how he got literally trained to death by the most powerful party for the 2 years ever since to then participate in the adventurer prelims to be certified as one, though being invincible was never a case to begin with until the later moments in the series, which sees his fame rise.

Despite being purely an action-adventure fantasy series, there’s some comedy to be had here. One look at Orichalcum Fist itself should give you the idea that as funny as its eccentric 4-member party can be, they’re utterly serious when it comes to work, and they don’t let you off the hook so easily until you achieve what they want you to be. This is Rick’s daily torture for the 2 years since he ed the S-rank party, and their philosophy being that “hard work will produce results, even if it pushes you to the brink of death” may be harsh reality, with people like the dark elf Reanette (who serves as Rick’s assistant and companion); the monstrous physique and intelligence matching Sage Beast of warrior-monk orc Broughtston Ashore; the greatest weapon craftsman of Thousand-year Workshopper half-elf-dwarf hybrid Mizett Eldwarf; and the Demon Child of Devastation of genius vampire mage Alicerette Draqul all taking said Ossan on building his characteristics, man’s gotta hustle with coming close to near-death experiences quite a lot to constantly weep at death’s throes.

At least he knows that they’re doing it for his good, and with strength comes power that’s more than enough to face his rivals, such as the Diarmuit family of nobility, who proclaims power with the expected typical egoist high, almighty, and pompous behaviour. The comedy with Rick facing the trio of siblings of A-rank eldest Raster (who also serves as the adventurer prelims examiner), B-rank middle child Angelica (who is a 2nd-rank knight), and C-rank youngest Freed (who is the fist to challenge the Ossan thinking that he’ll be an easy one to defeat), I’ve got to say that I’ve experienced all sorts of comedy, but never one this unhinged where, unlike Noor, Rick at least knew his strength to weigh against those of higher ranks and treat them as fellow rivals vying for the same certification. At least for Angelica, she is the sole comedy relief of the series that I just can’t stop ROFL-ing at her misdemeanour, even after she got humbled really quick to serve as Rick’s servant and learning of his treatment at Orichalcum Fist to the point of hilarious disbelief of how he managed to survive the 2 years’ worth of hellish training, even if he dies and gets reincarnated time and time again. But I’ll give this about Angelica’s character: she is one of the reasons why this show works —from being taken down from her mighty chair to being humbled by Rick to see that his hard work, despite her inadequacy to also be trained by him regardless, proves that all-knowing talent is nothing in the face of putting in effort, NOTHING. I am proud of Rick, but I’m even prouder of Angelica for how far she’s come for a turnaround transformation, from being a ruthless rival to a long-term loyal ally of his. Too bad that romantic ships be damned, because Rick is loyal to Reanette and Angelica has little to no chance of ever hoping to win his heart.

When you think of quality studios, Yumeta Company is not one of those studios with a big money bag-sized budget, and it really shows for an action-heavy show of this calibre, which proves that 3rd-rate studios truly suffer at key moments in the shows themselves. The majority are pretty bad, but under the right hands, can truly deliver a solid experience, and by the skin of the studio’s teeth, this show does it all and more to sway opinions that an average, generic, run-of-the-mill fantasy show can run on its own two legs when it needs to. Honestly, this is one of the shows that surprised me late into its run of the fact that storytelling trounces animation, and thinking back, I honestly don’t mind it at all if the production values just look so pedestrian, so that the story can flex a lot more.

The music…is definitely one of sheer bizarreness. For one, veteran Anisong singer Akira Kushida (yes, it’s the classic Tokusatsu and 90s Kinnikuman music artist) has a vocal range that is pretty much rarely heard of in anime these days, and through his old-school feel of the OP song, it definitely takes some getting used to before it becomes the earworm that you just can’t skip the opening for all its worth. I know I absolutely did, and slowly grew to love it as one of my low-key favourite OPs of the season. And as for Chiai Fujikawa’s ED…it’s alright and nothing special.

I can already see that this show will divide fans being of a certain age group, more than just the OP power fantasy trash of a trope that this anime is. But more than just what it obviously presents on the plate, it’s the hidden meanings and virtues of the anime that teach the one very important lesson that we ought to understand: “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

I’m glad this show exists to teach us a fair few humble learning points, especially to the Millennials hitting the Big 3 and still feeling like they’re feeling lost and not being sure of what to do with their life. This is, as I've mentioned, unironically the best Ossan-centred anime to date, and life is never too late nor too soon to experience new things, and I’ll leave you with this quote:

“It’s never too late to turn things around. You are the only obstacle.” - Dave Ramsey

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Sep 26, 2024

Nebucad

Mixed Feelings

The anime has an exciting storyline, but it lacks any real depth or suspense.

The first four episodes are so annoying that I was on the verge of dropping the anime. Rick our MC is dripping with self-doubt, even though he should know better than anyone what powers he has. To make matters worse, he was also bullied. This nonsense culminated in the ridiculously high requirements for ission to the Adventure. It felt like a final exam for the S-Class was being held here and not a test of suitability for the adventure.

From episode 5 onwards, the storyline became more stable and the anime even became ... really interesting. However, there is one thing that always annoys me. If you can only train mana at a young age and mana is a necessity to become an adventurer, why didn't Rick do it? It doesn't make sense, especially if he was told about the potential of a skill at a young age.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jul 23, 2024

benedito2937425

Not Recommended

Preliminary (4/12 eps)

"It's never too late to follow your dreams"

Shinmai Ossan Boukensha, Saikyou Party ni Shinu hodo Kitaerarete Muteki ni Naru, explores the life of Rick, who at the age of 30 wants to become an adventurer, where this dream comes through a simple heroic story that he read in a book, but for him, it is something special and inspiring enough for him to work hard to achieve, it through disciplineds trainings. The premise itself seems interesting, but over the course of the episodes It becomes increasingly evident how bad this anime is in many ways, I will develop this idea throughout the review.


The story, as ... previously stated, is simplistic or better said, generic. This anime is the same as what you may have seen, which is something like: "a protagonist trains hard to achieve his goals, but there will be people who don't accept him", this type of story only in the summer season of 2024(the year this anime was released, in case you are reading this in the future) there are two other animes with this same premise which I left in quotes, are they:Ore wa Subete wo "Parry" suru: Gyaku Kanchigai no Sekai Saikyou wa Boukensha ni Naritai, and another is Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria. And I'm not just talking about this 2024 season in question, currently, every year, this type of anime where the only thing that's different is the characters and animation, are made regularly, everyone copies each other. However, unlike these two that I mentioned previously, the anime I'm reviewing here manages to be the worst of the three in several ways. A story just about training, fighting monsters, fighting villains, protecting the innocent, and that's it. That's the story, I literally just summarized the entire content of the anime.

Already the characters in this anime one are terrible in many ways, starting with Rick, who is simply a lazy-written character, it seems like the author doesn't really care about the characters in this anime. I say this because Rick is literally a generic character who trains, trains, trains...The anime will always only make this explicit in each episode, making the character something empty, because it lacks emotions, objectives, an interesting life story, and development it's just about training, training and training... Just that and nothing more. The other characters are no different either, the entire cast only has two roles in the story:help or hinder Rick, that's all. None of them are explored enough to be interesting for the plot. They are all generic, empty and you simply can't take any of them seriously.

The animation is also not good, the line/art itself is ugly to look at. The scenarios have terrible animations, the fights have almost no movement between the characters. The animation in general is mediocre, it's the same ones you see in low-budget isekai/fantasy animes, everything is forgettable and visually it's poorly done.

The sound is also negligible. The opening and closure are bad, you will hardly the song you hear in both, because both the instruments and the lyrics of the song are insignificant, as well as the poorly done visuals. It's all as forgettable as most isekai anime you've probably watched.

The world itself seems to be the same as you will see in other anime throughout your life, with monsters, powers and a basic power system, there is not much to say because the anime doesn't manage to develop the initial ideas of the world well, "but why?" because the story is focused on showing how much Rick is improving in training. The author just doesn't care much about it.

Well, just don't watch this, it's generic, the direction/animation and characters are terrible. It's something you could watch to the time if it had something good, but in this case there's nothing. Anything...It's all just simplistic, empty and poorly done. Just.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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