Okay, uh… let’s start with the positives I guess.
I think there are a few neat world-building wrinkles in episode five. I’m a sucker for anything involving slimes, so the slime info dump and the dish made from them was good fun. I enjoyed the bits regarding this land being more western in style with naming conventions and the comedic beat of Kazuya realizing this. It also sets up a neat little alter ego/secret identity in the form of “Kazuya” for when he needs to go undercover. I also thought that Ikumi Hasegawa‘s performance as Aisha during the last scene was good, with her slurping noodles and talking with her mouth full adding that extra bit of texture to her line delivery. Souma realizing that polygamy is the norm in this world is kinda great. It’s presented as a very practical “yeah bro it’s normal here?” – a rare moment where Souma finds himself intellectually on…
