English Dub Season Review: The Aristocrat’s Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far Season One

Overview:

Kazuya Shiina dies while trying to save two girls. He then gets reincarnated as Cain von Silford and is now in a noble family. The gods of this new world bestow unbelievable abilities upon him and he becomes powerful than anybody could ever imagine.

Our Take:

The Aristocrat’s Otherworld Adventure starts off like a typical isekai. Someone dies and gets reincarnated and medieval-based fantasy world. Kazuya Shiina dies and gets reincarnated as Cain von Silford. The gods of the new world make him overpowered and he amazes everyone with his godly abilities. He even gain bole rankings despite his young age. Cain always overdoes everything and seems to be unaware of his own strength. This trope does get old after a while because one would think he would have self-awareness since this happens often.

Cain is certainly not the most interesting protagonist, but he’s not insufferable. The main issue is that he’s absurdly overpowered. Those kinds of characters are usually boring to me because they never have shortcomings. If they never fail, they can’t learn and then they can’t grow. Cain feels like another of those characters to me. Plus, like I said before, his constant lack of self-restraint is annoying. The show passes it off as a running gag, but I don’t find Cain charming enough for it to be funny.

There are a couple of characters that I really don’t care for. Silk and Teles are also children of nobility and they basically manipulate Cain into becoming engaged to both of them. This could be funny if these two weren’t so annoying. I never like seeing them on screen, but thankfully they don’t usually overstay their welcome. Tifana is kind of the same as them, but she’s not as annoying. She actually has moments that I find enjoyable.

There are a number of enjoyable side characters though. Silvia, one of the von Silfords’ assistants, is always fun to watch. She has a lot of great reactions and facial expressions. I only wish she got more screen time. Cain’s teachers and friends, Milly and Nina, are fun to watch as well. Milly is a lot more energetic and Nina is more reserved. However, Nina delivers some of the best lines in the entire show. Finally, there’s Claude and his wife Lina. I like their dynamic and Claude has an entertaining sparring with Cain that surprised me.

There aren’t many great fights in the show because a lot of them are very short. The last battle between Cain and the main antagonist is pretty disappointing. It feels rushed and like it lacks any sort of real conclusion. I thought there was good build up the fight. It’s a shame the battle itself doesn’t quite deliver.

The show does a good enough job at world building and does take some interesting twists and turns. The story of the first king is cool and the fact that Cain actually tells people about his reincarnation is refreshing. These are just a couple of ways this show sets itself apart from others.

Overall, I think this show does slightly more right than wrong. It does stand out a little bit, but it also relies on plenty of tropes that I’m not big on. The overpowered main character and the pointless death leading to the reincarnation are at the top of the list. The latter was disappointing because I thought this show was going to set itself apart in that regard, but it wasn’t meant to be. If you’re an isekai fan in general, this might be up your alley. It does have some good to offer, but it falls a little flat in other regards.