The Rebirth of the King

Most of the reviews I believe will focus mainly on the poor animation of the series which is clear and I do not debate that. However, this is only based off of one episode and if you haven't read the full story then I can understand anything negative about this story. Including the similarities with Mushoku Tensei (Jobless reincarnation), which is literally only episode 1. As someone who has read the majority of the story and based off of how closely the first episode followed the first 4 chapters (mostly of the novel), if they continue to follow the storyline then I can only imagine success for those who can appreciate the story for what it is. This is a diamond that is being displayed at a corner jewelry store, taking away from its true value. Don't give up on this story, follow it, support and pray it gets a better studio to pick it up for season 2. Truly, this can be one of the greats if it only gets the love it deserves.

This first episode does nothing to showcase what the LN or the manhwa are, as a genuine fan I was heart broken. It was completely lacking in emotion and effort, cutting out the small things that make you appreciate the journey. I feel genuinely lied to when I hear that the director was a huge fan of the series, I don't think he read it. This anime will have the opposite effect the author wanted and might ruin this true masterpiece. The characters were butchered, they failed to replicate what Art was in the Manhwa and LN. Honestly, they did a complete one 180 on what his character actually is, I'm convinced the title change might have been necessary. Because this is not the beginning after the end at all.

It is very unfortunate that the best manhwa is adapted by a studio with minimal experience. In fact, there are many good anime studios, for example WIT Studio, which has a lot of experience and I think it is suitable to adapt TBATE as a reference for the Moonrise Anime, which has epic graphics and extraordinary character movements. Behind it is WIT Studio. Although the director of A-Cat Studio has read the TBATE manhwa, it is very unfortunate why the action scenes are like using power point? Even though now there is a lot of sophisticated technology, it is really sad. I hope the next episode will be better!

The WEBTOON and Novel are some of the best I've ever read. The story that develops later down the line is gripping and the action scenes don't disappoint. The studio behind the anime adaptation isn't a huge studio so yes the anime isn't going to be as well made as some of the other big name adaptations but I beg people just give it chance and you won't regret it. The worst thing that could happen is this show gets cancelled and we don't get to see the amazing story come to life.

Leaving the negative behind a believe this is a good first episode and will only get better. As a reader I already love the characters on the screen and believe they will be developed as well as they have in the novel and WEBTOON the next few episodes will be very telling.

I love the TBATE manhwa, it was the first manhwa that got me into reading anything outside of watching anime. I started appreciating the writing creators made, which is why I know, the story is fantastic, but the other half of an anime is the animation. The art style is there, I can definitely see that it is a TBATE adaptation, but the animations really dull the feeling of watching the anime. Because the animations are so poor, it even translates to the story less alive than it should be. I was on the belief that any animation can be more alive than still photos of a manhwa panel, but boy was i wrong. I cannot with an honest heart give it more than a 5, if the animations improve over the next episodes or seasons, this adaptation can easily bring itself back up to a 10.