720https://i.post.cc/Gp01nQqx/RedDivisorLine.png Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road was an anime that I was interested in this season but I didnt put too many expectations on it to be something big to avoid charging too much for a work that wasnt that impressive. To my surprise my experiences with the anime turned out to be much more positive than I expected especially in how the work structures its proposal of isekai protagonist killer. The anime has its problems like any other work but overall it was a very pleasant and fun experience to follow. 490https://i.ur.com/OpREYPf.jpg A fair pure and strong anime. 420https://i.post.cc/Fsqd36Xk/redline.gif To begin with I find it interesting to say that the anime is not an antiisekai as the synopsis proposal might make it seem. In fact Menous object is to kill the summoned from another world but at no time are they treated as villains per se. In fact much of the time you realize that they too are a victim of that worlds system. This change of perspective is important because it shows how the author did not want to make a work to criticize the genre but to try to give a new vision to this concept that has already been used until saying enough. This also does not mean that the protagonists actions are wrong or evil. In fact thats exactly why I liked the anime. The answer is not clear. Theres no right or wrong. As much as there is injustice with those invoked there is also justice on the part of Menou in protecting the world they live in. 750https://i.ur.com/O9x8G7b.jpg Its cruel but it has its reasons. 420https://i.post.cc/Fsqd36Xk/redline.gif The first episode manages to compress this idea very well presenting a protagonist who was taken out of his world and sentenced to death because of it while trying to explain to you why these invoked have become taboo. As unfair as it sounds to kill the boy without giving it a chance there is evidence that keeping that kind of person alive causes a lot of problems for the world as a whole and thats why Menous actions are not unfounded. This moral duality is something that gives the anime a nice identity and makes you interested in the construction of the world of the work since things are not limited to just people being invoked by chance. There are conspiracies behind it political interests and other events related to the coming of these people from Japan that complement this dynamic of not having a line that divides the moral well in the protagonists actions. 490https://i.ur.com/lFyH2GW.jpg Its not really a matter of just killing or leaving alive... 420https://i.post.cc/Fsqd36Xk/redline.gif Another interesting thing about the isekai factor in the anime is the effects it had on the world of the work itself. In addition to the various disasters that are mentioned by the protagonist it is also nice to note at the beginning how there were also positive effects in the coming of the summoned ones such as a Japanetization of the world. These little things in the construction of the anime are interesting and show how the work tries to create something that goes beyond the standard clichs. The only thing I would have liked to see a little more explanation for would be how the magic works. I think this decoding/keywords scheme is really cool but the anime doesnt delve into it and its kind of superficial how it all works. 620https://i.ur.com/PsFDtLo.jpg You can get some interesting spinoffs from there. 420https://i.post.cc/Fsqd36Xk/redline.gif Now speaking of the protagonists I really liked Menou as a whole. In addition to being charismatic she does what it takes and knows how to make rational decisions when necessary which keeps the story going well. The fighting style he uses is one of my favorites so most of the battles managed to keep me well entertained due to having those illusion moves and a little bit of strategy involved in the combat. As for Akari Well 70 of the time shes kind of annoying with those Menoouchan but the other 30 makes up for it by delivering a really intriguing protagonist. In addition to drastically changing his personality and adding some layers of drama with his backstory the way he makes it clear hes manipulating the story behind the camera gives the anime a pretty cool new perspective. I think it was one of the animes plot twists that I liked the most because I wouldnt have imagined that she would be so involved with the events of the story and was pulling strings from behind to follow the script she created. 720https://i.ur.com/xu5HHWn.jpg It just looks silly. 420https://i.post.cc/Fsqd36Xk/redline.gif In fact generally speaking the entire cast managed to be quite competent on their own. Even if they dont stray too far from certain clichs they manage to deliver good dramas and present some interesting stories. The supporting characters have their dilemmas and personal problems like Momo and the villains are not that complete stereotype of evil either having some motivations and serving precisely to reaffirm the dangers that those invoked can bring to the protagonists world. Ashuna is a big woman of p and needs no comment for the way shes always getting straight to the point and solving everything literally in the fight besides that the villain of the end managed to give me a sense of real danger with her immortality. In other words even though there are no major developments on the part of the characters everyone who appears on the scene has their share of development and relevance to the script not getting that face of stage decoration. 740https://i.ur.com/60ezzZa.jpg best character 3 520https://i.post.cc/Fsqd36Xk/redline.gif As for the yuri romance factor that the work tries to sell I would say its ok. Menou and Akari work in a certain way but they didnt convince me much as a couple. On the other hand my shipp between Momo and Ashuna was maintained from start to finish. The exchanges of barbs that the two have throughout the anime in addition to being fun give that feeling that something can come out of there. If anything will really come out of all this only the author can say but from the experience of the anime I would say that the focus here is not to have a novel itself or as a main factor in the development of the characters. 740https://i.ur.com/KW73KMh.jpg Best couple or nearly so. 520https://i.post.cc/Fsqd36Xk/redline.gif In short Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road is an anime that positively surprised me for bringing a relatively original idea and executing it satisfactorily. The characters are fun and the pace at which the story progresses along with certain plot twists make you interested in what will happen to the characters. Some things could be better used of course but the work manages to deliver what it promises and close everything that was shown as far as possible. 220https://i.ur.com/QpBGnWa.gif 150https://i.ur.com/7m0yMiU.png 560https://i.post.cc/nrfF0hD9/Quote.gif