Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World
Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World
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Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World

"“Humans can’t be trusted!’"

7.0
Yr 2023
Rt 24m
Status Ended
Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comedy
Your Verdict
Unrated

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Series Brief

Overview

Nick used to be a member of a veteran adventurer party, helping his undisciplined friends with the accounts whenever he could. But what was his reward? Getting accused of embezzlement and kicked out by the leader he respected. Before long, he finds a few other jaded adventurers and kindred spirits, and together, they form their own unstoppable party!

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 62 /100

Critical reception for Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World leans mixed to modestly positive. Outlets generally appreciated the show's focus on jaded character backgrounds, noting that its character-heavy approach and simple overarching story leave ample room to explore the team's motivations and origins. Some reviewers found the premise of four disgruntled, betrayed misfits coming together to be an innovative angle for a fantasy anime.

However, other critics felt the series ultimately fell back on familiar fantasy tropes despite its cynical setup. While some praised it for marching to its own beat and delivering a comfortable throwback style, harsher reviews labeled the show mediocre and predictable, noting that it struggles to fully differentiate itself within the crowded light novel adaptation genre.

“A Glorious Adventure of Great Characters”

“a series which marches to its own beat without straying too far from genre staples”

“The premise for this series is at least a bit more innovative since all the party members are extremely frustrated and angry with how their lives have turned out”

“appears laboratory-engineered to be as aggressively mediocre as possible”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

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Why fans love it

Fantasy parties usually rally around noble ideals, but this 2023 animated adaptation of a light novel takes a far more skeptical route. After Nick is falsely accused of embezzlement and discarded by the leader he once respected, he has zero interest in playing the dutiful hero. His journey kicks off in disillusionment, weaving drama, swordplay, and magic around characters motivated more by betrayal and revenge than by grand destinies.

The fun comes from watching that shared cynicism evolve into teamwork. Banding together with fellow outcasts who harbor their own deep-seated distrust of humanity, Nick, voiced by Yusuke Kobayashi, discovers an unlikely rhythm among kindred spirits. The series balances brisk action and comedy with a touch of anachronism, letting a group of burned adventurers build an unstoppable squad precisely because they have already seen the worst in people.

Production Board

Crew

Director
Akio Hosoya Kim Eun-byeong Ham Young-hoon
Animation Director
Song Jin-yeong Hiroyuki Miseki Kazumasa Takeuchi Xv Lan Hiroki Nozawa Bao Guangzu
Character Designer
Hiroo Nagao
Supervising Animation Director
Hiroo Nagao
Theme Song Performance
Shunichi Toki Mao Abe
Assistant Director
Kazuto Horikawa
Director of Photography
Kazuto Horikawa
Editor
Kazuto Horikawa
Producer
Mitsuhiro Ogata Ken Kindaichi Mitsuhiro Nanbara Tomoyuki Ohwada Hiromi Inoue Hideaki Matsumoto
Writer
Atsushi Oka Ryosuke Kobayashi
Art Direction
Seo Jeong-ho
Original Music Composer
Ryota Fujii Satoshi Hono Ryo Takahashi
Prop Designer
Hiroki Nozawa
Color Designer
Naoto Kondo
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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

swordplay magic revenge anachronism anime drama based on light novel
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
January 10, 2023
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
24 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
40