Isekai jururi kikó: Kosodate šinagara bókenša šimasu

Want an easy life in a fantasy world after being reincarnated? Just have kids! Suddenly, you're living better than the average young Japanese salaryman, and the gods throw in a full zoo of magical creatures to keep the little ones entertained. What follows is a carefree stroll through this new world—no tension, no challenges, just endless gifts. Sure, it all feels completely unearned, but who cares, right? This attempt at a light and cozy fantasy quickly fell apart for me. Everything went so smoothly that it became mind-numbingly boring. Each episode was just more of the same—traveling from place to place with nothing truly exciting happening. The humor felt childish, and while the show desperately tried to be cute, the twins with their simultaneous exclamations ("That's a door!" "That's a treasure!") started to feel as grating as watching Teletubbies while hungover. The main character didn’t help either, being yet another bland "perfect dad" type, simply collecting rewards for doing the bare minimum. The animation wasn't anything special either—plenty of bright colors, sure, but the action scenes felt like someone was moving paper cutouts across the screen. Backgrounds were often lazily drawn too. That said, if you treat it like a light Sunday afternoon cartoon for kids, it probably works just fine. In the end, this show clearly wasn’t for me. If the goal was to make me think about starting a family, well, Alan and Elena failed spectacularly—my only takeaway was a headache. 4/10 (15.09.2024)