Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
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Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest

"—and so, the boy surpassed the “strongest.”"

8.4
Yr 2019
Rt 24m
Status Ended
Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Series Brief

Overview

Hajime Nagumo and his high school class are suddenly summoned to a fantastical land as heroes. But while most of his classmates have powerful stats and abilities, Hajime does not. Underappreciated and unprepared, he tumbles into the depths of a monster-infested dungeon where voracity and sacrifice are his only options. To thrive in this savage world, he’ll have no choice but to welcome the abyss.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 25 /100

Critical reception for Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest is overwhelmingly poor. Critics largely describe the series as a derivative, unoriginal entry in the crowded isekai genre that fails to distinguish itself from more popular counterparts. Reviewers frequently cited a weak, cliched storyline and a lack of narrative depth, noting that the show often prioritizes fast-paced action over necessary world-building or character development.

Beyond narrative shortcomings, the series faces significant criticism regarding its tone and content. Sources highlight problematic portrayals of sexual dynamics, excessive fan service, and graphic violence. Many critics find the character writing and situational tropes to be off-putting, leading to a general consensus that the show is a disappointing and generic experience.

“Arifureta is a disappointing entry in an already crowded genre.”

“The series jumps right into the action from the start and never really finds the time to explain what's going on or why viewers should care.”

“Just about everything in it is borrowed from another, more popular anime.”

“The series consists of a generic and boring storyline about a boy who becomes powerful after eating demon meat.”

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Why fans love it

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest leans into the tropes of the weak-to-strong genre with an aggressive shift in tone. Rather than relying on standard heroics, the narrative centers on survival through grit and cold pragmatism. The transmutation and alchemy systems provide the backbone for Hajime Nagumo’s rise, turning a simple synergist role into a source of industrial-scale destructive power.

Toshinari Fukamachi anchors a cast that balances traditional sword and sorcery elements against a darker, monster-heavy backdrop. The series moves quickly from the expectations of a summoned classmate to the isolation of the dungeon, focusing on the character growth that happens when moral compromises become necessary for survival. It remains a stark exploration of how far reality bends when an alchemist is forced to operate in the abyss.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 7
Longest run 41 eps
Toshinari Fukamachi
Toshinari Fukamachi
as Hajime Nagumo (voice)
41 episodes
Yuuki Kuwahara
Yuuki Kuwahara
as Yue (voice)
41 episodes
Minami Takahashi
Minami Takahashi
as Shea Haulia (voice)
41 episodes
Yoko Hikasa
Yoko Hikasa
as Tio Klarus (voice)
41 episodes
Saori Onishi
Saori Onishi
as Kaori Shirasaki (voice)
41 episodes
Yumiri Hanamori
Yumiri Hanamori
as Shizuku Yaegashi (voice)
41 episodes
Ai Kakuma
Ai Kakuma
as Aiko Hatayama (voice)
41 episodes
Yui Ogura
Yui Ogura
as Myu (voice)
12 episodes
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Noriko Shibasaki as Liliana S. B. Heiligh (voice) 12 episodes Katsuyuki Konishi as Freid Bagwa (voice) 12 episodes Makoto Ishii as Mikhail (voice) 12 episodes Hiroshi Watanabe as Haulia Yao (voice) 16 episodes Rina Sato as Noint (voice) 15 episodes Yu Akiba as Knight B (voice) 1 episode Hiromichi Tezuka as Knight A (voice) 2 episodes Yu Sasahara as Student (voice) 1 episode Masafumi Kimura as King Eliheid (voice) 1 episode Shouto Kashii as Ishtar Langbard (voice) 2 episodes Takuma Terashima as Oscar Orcus (voice) 1 episode Nobuaki Kanemitsu as Cam Haulia (voice) 1 episode Hazuki Ogino as Haulia Tribe Mother (voice) 1 episode Mai Ishihara as Haulia Tribe Girl (voice) 1 episode Kiryuu Kouji as Haulia Tribe Man A (voice) 1 episode Takahiro Ayase as Haulia Tribe Man B (voice) 1 episode Takayasu Yamaguchi as Haulia Tribe Man C (voice) 1 episode Tomohiro Ono as Merfolk Soldier A (voice) 1 episode Masaki Nakanishi as Merfolk Soldier B (voice) 1 episode Kaito Takeda as Merfolk Soldier C (voice) 1 episode Youhei Hamada as Merfolk Soldier D (voice) 1 episode Sayaka Ohara as Remia (voice) 3 episodes Ryo Sugisaki as Kingdom Soldier (voice) 1 episode Misuzu Yamada as Merfolk Woman A (voice) 1 episode Hikaru Iida as Merfolk Woman B (voice) 1 episode Chiaki Kobayashi as Youth (voice) 1 episode Teppei Uenishi as Sailor A (voice) 1 episode Kaito Muroi as Sailor B (voice) 1 episode Noriyuki Tsuyuki as Sailor C (voice) 1 episode Chiwa Saito as Meiru Melusine (voice) 1 episode Izou Oikawa as Aleister (voice) 1 episode Kenji Hamada as Lehman (voice) 1 episode Yohei Matsuoka as Thief A (voice) 1 episode Katsunori Okai as Thief B (voice) 1 episode Yu Wakabayashi as Thief C (voice) 1 episode Ryoma Abe as Demon Tribe (voice) 1 episode Takahiro Sumi as Demon Tribe (voice) 1 episode Shou Okumura as Demon Tribe (voice) 1 episode Hinata Tadokoro as Demon Tribe (voice) 1 episode Mei Shibata as Church Believer (voice) 1 episode Maria Abo as Church Believer (voice) 1 episode Saaya Okutomo as Church Believer (voice) 1 episode Hayato Inomata as Demon Soldier (voice) 4 episodes Koseki Kogure as Demon Tribe (voice) 4 episodes Kanna Yanagida as Church Believer (voice) 1 episode Shotaro Uzawa as Demon Tribe (voice) 4 episodes Kodai Sensaki as Demon Soldier (voice) 4 episodes Masaya Wada as Noboru Aikawa (voice) 1 episode Masamu Ono as Akito Nimura (voice) 1 episode Yuka Nukui as Nia (voice) 1 episode Minoru Shiraishi as Daisuke Hiyama (voice) 7 episodes Asuka Nishi as Eri Nakamura (voice) 4 episodes Junya Enoki as Kousuke Endou (voice) 2 episodes Atsushi Tamaru as Jose Rancaid (voice) 2 episodes Katsuyuki Miura as Shinji Nakano (voice) 1 episode Shunichi Maki as Yoshiki Saitou (voice) 1 episode Takeo Otsuka as Reichi Kondou (voice) 1 episode Tetsuya Kakihara as Kōki Amanogawa (voice) 8 episodes Yasuhiro Mamiya as Meld Loggins (voice) 9 episodes Ryuichi Kijima as Ryuutarou Sakagami (voice) 6 episodes Ayasa Ito as Suzu Taniguchi (voice) 5 episodes Miyu Tomita as Yuka Sonobe (voice) 5 episodes Risa Tsumugi as Nana Miyazaki (voice) 5 episodes Mayu Mineda as Taeko Sugawara (voice) 5 episodes Makoto Kaneko as Atsushi Tamai (voice) 3 episodes Shota Yamamoto as Jugo Nagayama (voice) 2 episodes Yuichi Matsuda as Knight (voice) 1 episode
Production Board

Crew

Online Editor
Rie Imayoshi Keigo Fukuda
Director of Photography
Kenji Takehara
Director
Ryo Miyata Shintaro Itoga Satomi Nakamura Natsumi Uchinuma Natsumi Yasue Masayuki Iimura Takao Kato Kaito Asakura Taiji Kawanishi
Executive Producer
Atsushi Iwasaki
Editor
Junichi Ito Tomoki Nagasaka
Producer
Aya Iizuka Seiji Ando Yoichi Sekine
Art Direction
Yoh Fujisawa
Original Series Design
Takaya-ki
Associate Producer
Ryo Sekiguchi Hisanori Numano
Storyboard Artist
Yuuichi Nihei Masafumi Tamura Kaito Asakura
Prop Designer
Shigeyuki Koresawa
Series Director
Kinji Yoshimoto
Assistant Director
Naoki Ohira
Art Designer
Satoshi Yuri Hiroyuki Ooyama
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Similarity

Where Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest overlaps with other shows, and exactly what they have in common.

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

vampire high school harem adventurer summons anime sword and sorcery isekai human vampire relationship guns based on light novel adventure teen fantasy dungeon crawling high school student eye patch alchemy alchemist weak to strong loli type lolis synergist transmutation
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
July 08, 2019
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
24 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
632