Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu

Alina Clover becomes an adventurers' guild receptionist, believing that—unlike the adventurers who risk their lives every day to conquer dungeons—she will enjoy a safe and comfortable career with plenty of benefits. She hates overtime work more than anything, longing for the day when she can finally clock out on time. Sadly, that day has yet to come, as she must constantly trudge through piles upon piles of paperwork.

To make matters worse, when adventurers take too long to subjugate a dungeon boss, the backlog only grows, forcing Alina into even more overtime. Whenever her patience runs thin, she dons a disguise and takes care of the boss herself, soon gaining infamy as the enigmatic "Executioner." Alina has managed to keep this secret for two years—until she finishes off a boss assigned to the high-ranking party Silver Sword. Unfortunately for her, the party's eagle-eyed leader, Jade Scrade, deduces her identity, jeopardizing the receptionist's dream of a carefree life.

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Clover, Alina Main

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Scrade, Jade ing

Kumagai, Kentarou Japanese

Ashford, Lululee ing

Koga, Aoi Japanese

Laila ing

Serizawa, Yuu Japanese

Losblender, Lowe ing

Yasuda, Rikuya Japanese

Rhuberry, Rosetta ing

Horikoshi, Mami Japanese

Ricaide ing

Saji, Kazuya Japanese

Viena ing

Naganawa, Maria Japanese

Fiena ing

Watada, Misaki Japanese

Leeche, Lynn ing

Ozawa, Ari Japanese

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Sotokawa, Akihiro Producer

Itou, Yoshito Producer

Inoue, Takamitsu Producer

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Mar 31, 2025

Cynthesia

Recommended

Well-written

You almost have to feel bad for Rie Takanashi because she's working triple overtime to make this show far greater than it has any right to be. GiruMasu is the kind of show that stacked all of its chips in one spot and luckily it ended up working favorably for it. What could have been yet another mildly entertaining slapstick monster of the week fantasy comedy ends up being a really fun experience all thanks to Takanashi's talent.

That isn't to say that GiruMasu is fundamentally bad or anything. At its core there's still a fairly decent, albeit very generic, show here. It ends up ... meeting par across the board. Especially with regards to its visuals which are serviceable but a far cry from more higher budget action based shows. Luckily it doesn't spend too much time focusing on conflict and ends up as more in the comedy lane which ends up working out more often than not. It should be noted that the primary running joke is exactly what's on the tin. Alina. Hates. Overtime. And she'll do anything in her power to eliminate it. Naturally this ends up being stronger at the start of the show and grows weaker with time but fortunately they had enough foresight to keep her grievances to a minimum as to not make it oversaturated.

Instead they pivot to more character based comedy which ends up working to a slightly lesser degree, mainly because anyone who isn't Alina is a little too generic. Jade in particular rubbed me the wrong way which actually ends up working in the shows favor because Alina has no qualms with dismantling him verbally at any given opportunity. Laila, Lululee, and Lowe are mostly just there to fill space, they have a little bit of backstory and an alright minor relationship but nothing that stands out. The antagonists end up being extremely generic demons as well. Basically, everyone that isn't Alina is simply there for her to be a target of her rage, fortunately she's more than capable of picking up the slack.

Alina is great, but your enjoyment of this show entirely depends on how much you like her. As mentioned before, Rie Takanashi goes all out at making her as expressive as humanly possible. She must've had a great deal of fun voicing her because every single scene she's in is just full of character. She might not offer as much in of depth but what you get instead is this hyper expressive little gremlin that goes through the entire emotion spectrum in a second. There's something so refreshing about watching her completely lash out at anyone associated with the guild or succumb to absolute despair as her overtime piles to unimaginable heights. In an almost meta kind of humor, GiruMasu is almost entirely dependent on Alina but fortunately she's more than capable of handling it.

GiruMasu seemed to know that it doesn't have the capability of being great and instead decided to smartly bet it all on its strongest asset. By focusing almost entirely on Alina it smartly distracts the viewer from its mediocrity and managed to create something really entertaining.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 28, 2025

KANLen09

Mixed Feelings

I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time — It's not just adventurers who need their rest time, but pay respect to the people working at the Adventurer's Guild too...they deserve all the breaks.

In the fast-moving pace of reality, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone that tries to say that "I need to work overtime just to finish the never-ending work that's on my desk!", because let's face it: overtime is a bitch, and it'll control your working career until you choose to either ignore it or face the scythe of death a.k.a death stares from superiors ... that you've been slacking on the pile of work that needs to be done. This is pretty much the case for novelist Mato Kousaka and her lone work of Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu a.k.a I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time, which dare I say that while this is not the first time that anime has featured the notorious Black Company standards of overtime, it is the first to put it front and center of its plot, enclosed in a fantasy comedy adventure.

What do you do when you get someone doing istrative work who's on the cusp of being operated in the assembly line for peanuts so much that he/she becomes the victim of money slavery and yet wants to do the ONE thing that will circumvent everything in its place to enable avoiding that one prominent feature plaguing him/her? You'd get Alina Clover, a receptionist at the Iffole town's Adventurer's Guild, who's stuck with the lies of having an easy and secure but vexing job that requires her to deal with narcissist adventurers not understanding that if they've done their due diligence clearing dungeon boss quests correctly, she would not have suffered having to do overtime...but then again, also being screwed over by the same agency that employs her because all the unfinished work is being dumped on her for reasons they spell "shortage of manpower and funds." All of this, plus the unknown power that she can manifest divine skills for some reason, with power barring that of gods, that allows her to basically one-shot all dungeon bosses (which aren't on par with her god-level powers) for the basis of turning in as early as possible. Alina's got the looks and sex appeal, the sugar, spice, and everything nice...if you can read her and manage to do things her way. Try anything else, and you'll face her overtime wrath indefinitely.

Ironically enough, the Iffole town that the show takes place in, for whatever reason, feels like one overcrowded town of dungeons next to it, and with the sheer number of adventurers ratioed to the number of receptionists being so disproportionate and with salaries paid lower than a dog's, counting overtime is nothing but a fraction that's worth more time off than actual pay. Normally in every fantasy setting, you'd have the group of heroes who are praised for their efforts in making peace throughout the city/town they live in, but for the of the adventurer party Silver Sword, it feels as if they operate based on KPIs that the town executives demand them to achieve; fail that and they'll be replaced with immediate effect. The strongest group that's currently led by shield/tank Jade Scrade alongside his two potential of the rear-guard mage Lowe Losblender and healer Lululee Ashford, the party of 3, was not like the party that current guildmaster Glen Garia was in his predecessor group. the one who maintained peace within Iffole...but with a sinister past that involves the manipulation of people and the inclusion of dark gods (which Alina is the only one who can combat these humanoid beings).

But back to the current state of Silver Sword. Whenever Alina needs to take matters into her own hands (since the typical adventurers aren't doing a good job at that), her famous pseudonym of the Executioner is the talk of the town as the ruthless one-shot monster killer with no reservations, leaving everyone enamoured of figuring out her identity. That is, until Jade discovers Alina by mere accident and attempts to recruit her into Silver Sword, barring that if she does so, her job as a receptionist is over. So, this well-kept secret remains much of the relationship between the two, though for some weird reason it gives him the chance to woo her after falling in love at first sight, though Alina clearly doesn't give him the day of her life with her constant avoiding and yet too much jealousy when he sees Alina being chased by other men. This secret is also soon known by the few who witnessed her courage to help restore Iffole out from danger, though her privacy is rather well-kept and out of interference.

Still, with this much infodump, there's reason to care enough for Alina and the Silver Sword , each with their genuine struggles, either coming from past adventurer parties or just not being strong enough to protect loved ones...even the shipping of Alina and Jade as they come to respect and even help out each other (though it's Jade helping out with the receptionist's work as always). The villains are a bit of a joke, though the dark gods are not ones to be trifled with, with their god-level powers trumping just about anyone.

I don't know about you, but I just don't feel that GiriMasu is CloverWorks at its best, being mostly an outsourced project work that was initially scheduled to be released last year, but got delayed to this Winter season. Yes, there is Aniplex at the heart of the problem, and the animation here is not as clean as, say, the studio's usual styling. I'm going to assume that the priority landed somewhere else.

The music feels decent at best, though it really didn't inspire much confidence. 310's OP in movie cinematic quality is fine and all, but at least Akari Nanawo's ED has quite a fun put into it with DDR-esque dance and rhythm.

To become an adventurer or suffer through endless piles of paperwork, that is the question. To see GiriMasu embrace workplace exploitation in a fantasy world that's just as realistic as it gets for cutting costs and manpower, it takes a delicate balance to know if the show is any good or not. Likewise, the anime has its clear issues (like stereotypical villains) and reeks of bad writing, but this is a show that you have to put on a weighing scale to see if the good outweighs the bad (and vice versa).

Relatable, but to a degree that smokes fiction from reality.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 28, 2025

AboAhmed130

Not Recommended

I'll be direct with my review, this anime is **extremely boring**. The same joke is repeated over and over: a girl complaining about overtime like an employee who's been working for 59 years with two days left until retirement.

She has an **absurdly overpowered** ability, making everything feel pointless. The side characters? I have no idea why they even exist. The attempt at fan service? Completely unsuccessful.

The scenes feel **dragged out**, and I had to watch at **2x speed** just to get through it.

If I had to mention a single positive, it would be that the **opening and ending themes ... are catchy**—that’s it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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