"The Sage Who Calls Himself a Disciple of the Sage" is an anime that crosses the theme in the January new series. From the perspective of the theme of the work and the setting of the protagonist, it can attract many audiences. So, when this work was broadcast, how did it perform?
Generally speaking, the first episode of the anime can be divided into two parts. The first part introduces the world view of the work in more detail, as well as the setting, and so on. The latter part is also a bit forced to leave suspense, making people want to spit out the feeling. That said, anime is a bit of a disappointment.
According to the anime content, the male protagonist of this game was originally playing a VR game, and in the game world, he appeared as a white-haired old man. In the game world, he co-founded the kingdom with other players under the name of "Dumbleaf" and became one of the "Nine Sages" of the kingdom.
In the first part of the first episode, the "Nine Sages" are also introduced with some screens, and the setting of the game world is described in detail. Moreover, in order to highlight the strength of the male protagonist in the game world, it is also arranged to let the male protagonist deal with ten thousand monsters alone.
In the plot where the protagonist destroys 10,000 monsters at the beginning, we also know that the male protagonist is actually a summoner, and one person can summon an army. In this plot, the anime performance is also particularly interesting, and the soundtrack during the battle, as well as "mage melee" and so on, are all represented.
Speaking only of the worldview setting in the first part of the first part, as well as the expressiveness of the work, there is a feeling that the next will be a fantasy masterpiece.
As for the second half, the anime adopts a technique of forcing suspense. After the protagonist has eliminated ten thousand monsters at the beginning of the game, a twist occurs. It was a cute silver-haired girl who appeared on the grass wearing the man's clothes without a word. This girl is undoubtedly the image of the protagonist after the change.
Later, for a long time, the girl's actions were told in a silent way, and she was never given a positive face. It was not until the end of the first sentence that the girl was given a positive and said a sentence of "the old man is so cute".
In general, there is almost no voice actor dubbing in the second half, and the content of the scene is changed many times, which makes people feel a little helpless.
With the development of the times, many anime works will adopt the method of attracting audiences from the beginning. However, from the plot arrangement of the opening chapter of "The Sage Who Claims to be a Disciple of the Sage", there is a feeling of dissuasion, as if it does not grasp the focus of the original work and does not understand what the audience wants.
The focus of this game is undoubtedly that the protagonist's original role in the game world is "Dumbleaf", but after crossing the game world, he becomes a silver-haired girl (also a character created by the protagonist). The work has also always been sold as a silver-haired beautiful girl, which makes people feel interesting.
The anime first arranged a large number of plots before the protagonist did not cross, so that the audience could enjoy the content of the white-haired grandfather fighting monsters. The second half is another puzzle-like pantomime, which can be said to be a perfect avoidance of the audience's desire.
Overall, this work is actually very good from the original setting and the plot. The setting of the protagonist matryoshka doll, as well as the cute silver-haired beautiful girl image after crossing the other world, are "understanding people's hearts". However, the plot arrangement and performance methods of the anime are a bit confusing and disappointing. I only hope that the follow-up can grasp the main point!