This Hero Is Invincible but Too Cautious

This story had the potential to be good or even entertaining if executed properly, but it fell far short of that mark. By chapter 19, I was already bored. I read the manga, which is probably why most of us are here. Both the story and the manga start off with promise, but the main character is a dull, uninteresting individual, and we're stuck with yet another overused cliché of a ditzy goddess.

It feels like we've all encountered stories like this before, and they were better in every aspect.

The premise is quite intriguing. It revolves around a borderline paranoid, over-prepared hero who finds himself isekai’d into a world with a nearly unbeatable final boss. What sets this apart is that the entire narrative is seen through the eyes of a ditzy goddess who summons the hero. From the start, the story subverts many common tropes with its competent and ruthless villains and a hero who meticulously plans and strategizes, only taking action when he is certain of victory. However, despite this promising setup, there is a significant issue that drags the story down: it’s supposed to be a comedic series.

This story feels like it was written to deliberately include jarring mood swings, perhaps as part of some bizarre dare. The characters are either annoying, inconsistent, or both, largely due to the author’s tendency to abruptly change their personalities for the sake of "jokes." These jokes often revolve around over-the-top, perverse scenarios that are so outlandish they barely qualify as fanservice, or they delve into low-brow humor involving humiliation, gross-out, and slapstick. One of the most recurring and apparently hilarious jokes for the author involves the goddess’ pubic hair being used to synthesize weapons.

These issues are compounded by poor worldbuilding, frantic pacing, a repetitive plot structure, and abrupt shifts between screeching idiocy and brutal, horror-like scenes. Worst of all, none of the characters are likable. They may be intriguing at first, but the pacing never allows for their development, and the "comedy" undermines any consistency. By the end of the first volume, I found myself completely disinterested in their fates. The author tries to convince the reader that there is camaraderie among the characters, that the hero is just a tsundere and not a sociopath, and that the goddess isn’t just an insufferable fool. However, the followers come across as mere props to react to the hero’s actions and offer praise. In essence, the Eight Deadly Words apply here: "I don’t care; I don’t laugh."

Moreover, neither the setting nor the side characters are engaging. The good guys are portrayed as incompetent caricatures, entrusting a crucial mission in a world where the final boss can kill gods to an untested newbie goddess. Ninety percent of the named gods and goddesses are depicted as incompetent, childish figures. Even their most powerful members can only defeat a minor villain’s summon by using a self-sacrificing super-move, only to survive through a loophole. And this super-move, which is supposed to be devastating, is easily shrugged off by the final boss of the first arc, suggesting that if he ever reached the gods’ realm, they would be doomed. The incompetence of the gods is baffling and undermines their very existence.

On the other hand, the villains are highly competent, attacking the hero upon his arrival, creating minions he shouldn’t logically be able to defeat, and destroying his heroic equipment. While this could have been a strong point, it becomes another flaw due to two reasons. First, the hero’s victories often feel contrived, relying on plot armor and sudden power-ups, which contradicts his character as a well-prepared strategist. Second, these potentially interesting villains lack depth and context. Their goals, motivations, and backstories are never explored, reducing them to generic, disposable antagonists. Ironically, I found the villains more compelling than the irritating and unlikable "good guys."

In conclusion, I gave this story two stars for the initial amusement derived from the premise and the first few chapters, but I cannot in good conscience recommend it to anyone.

I couldn't get past chapter 2. The author’s praise for Japanese people was so overt that it put me off.

"I decided to summon a Japanese person because they are brave... the second time I summoned an Indigenous person from South Africa. It took about a full month for him to understand how this system works."

The first sentence alone is enough to give you an idea of what kind of novel this is.

While I’m not from South Africa, this quote perpetuates harmful stereotypes about African people, implying they lack intelligence.

, I’m sure the story has a great plot and concept, but for me, the biases are just too much to overlook.

It was decent overall. The concept is strong: a fresh and ironic twist on the isekai genre, almost entirely reversing the typical tropes found in isekai comedies like *KonoSubarashii*. However, the climax at the end of volume 2, which was meant to elevate the story, falls flat. The subsequent volumes feel like a rehash of the first two.

This story needs to be taken out behind the barn, shot, burned, and finally buried. The author clearly doesn’t understand what "overly-cautious" means. It’s not just about being overly-prepared; it also means being extremely careful with one's words and the people one speaks to. Being overly-cautious does not mean being a jerk, either in words or actions. The main reason the anime industry is failing is undoubtedly because poorly written stories like this keep getting chosen over well-crafted ones.

So, praising Japan for this is a misunderstanding, I believe. Lista mentions she prefers selecting individuals from Japan because the country is teeming with otaku, and informing them that they have been summoned to a new world with magic and such isn't a novel concept to them. It's similar to making a non-gamer play a new video game. If you gave your mom an Xbox controller and asked her to play, she would have no clue what to do and it would take time just to get used to the controls. However, if you gave it to a gamer, they would instantly adapt, eliminating the learning curve.

Telling a Japanese otaku that they've been summoned to a new world versus telling a regular person from South Africa is the same idea. While I'm not from South Africa, if I were a betting person, I'd wager that they don't read as many isekai novels as Japanese people do.

This is precisely the type of rare hero anime needs nowadays: overpowered, overchilled, and over-the-top.

While it’s true that this is essentially a harem anime and may seem to go against certain modern movements, Seiya ultimately comes across as genuinely sweet. There are plenty of quirky and hilarious scenes that keep the anime entertaining from start to finish.

This is the first anime that kept me fully engaged the entire time.

Damn, I still have 49 chapters into volume 2 to read, but I'll say it now...

The anime volume 1 and volume 2 pick up right where they left off. If you don't feel like reading the first 50 chapters, you can jump straight to volume 2.

However, don't think of volume 2 as all fun and games. While I still find many scenes funny, the darker elements of the series really pick up. If you are not comfortable with scenes where humans are treated like livestock or tortured for sport, this may not be for you.

Other than that, it's pretty much business as usual. Volume 2 is obviously an SS-difficulty world, so it's more difficult to conquer. The challenges have increased significantly. Ristarte is faced with dealing with her previous human life through the eyes of a goddess. She doesn't seem to feel anything in particular yet, but she has started to show some signs of sympathy. I assume this arc will focus more on the serious side of the story and the inner turmoil told from Ristarte's perspective. If you were to remove the comedy aspect, it does make for a more compelling story.