English Dub Review: Don’t Hurt Me, My Healer! “The first dungeon Alvin tackles with Carla is designed for…”

Overview:

Alvin and his party tackle their first dungeon. This one is specifically made for beginners, but it still proves to be challenging.

Our Take:

It’s no secret that Alvin is a terrible adventurer, but I didn’t think he was this bad. Him and his party tackle a dungeon made for beginners. It’s revealed that he’s Level 100, but his stats are pathetic. He’s just pathetic himself. He falls into obvious traps and can’t do anything right. I get that it’s supposed to be funny, but the joke didn’t hit me the first time and repeating it only makes it worse.

Carla honestly has a couple of moments in the episode that made me chuckle. She’s not growing on me as a character, but I will admit that I have some soft spots for her banter with Alvin. She’s not as annoying in this episode at least.

I like the idea of a beginner’s dungeon in theory, but there are some aspects I don’t like. For example, I’m really not a fan of the dungeon master. He falls for Carla’s ruse very easily and he’s meant to be a big monster who runs this dungeon. I might be taking this too seriously, but I can’t help it when these things don’t click.

Overall, the humor continues to miss more than it hits. I can’t get behind Alvin, especially now that I know he’s been adventuring for so long and hasn’t improved at all. I understand that it’s the point of the character and the show, but this brand of humor just continues to miss.