Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata

Ken Usato, an ordinary high schooler, wishes for something fantastical to occur in his unremarkable life. Such an opportunity arrives when he is transported to another world alongside Kazuki Ryuusen and Suzune Inukami, two prodigious members of his school's student council. Arriving in Llinger Kingdom, the three are deemed to be the heroes tasked with stopping the impending invasion by the Demon Lord's army. However, this is a misunderstanding—Usato was summoned by accident and, unlike his two friends, is not one of the heroes.

Despite this disheartening revelation, Usato learns that he has an aptitude for the extremely rare healing magic. This catches the attention of Rose, the intimidating captain of the kingdom's Rescue Team, who forcibly takes custody of Usato to mold him into a full-fledged healer. As he undergoes grueling training under Rose's supervision, Usato resolves to become capable enough to protect his friends from the dangers of this world.

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Inukami, Suzune Main

Nanase, Ayaka Japanese

Usato, Ken Main

Sakata, Shougo Japanese

Ryuusen, Kazuki Main

Takanashi, Kengo Japanese

Rose Supporting

Tanaka, Atsuko Japanese

Black Knight Supporting

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Blurin Supporting

Watanabe, Akeno Japanese

Amako Supporting

Aizawa, Saya Japanese

Aul Supporting

Kohara, Konomi Japanese

Celia Supporting

Ueda, Reina Japanese

Fleur, Ururu Supporting

Aoyama, Yoshino Japanese

Usui, Hisato Producer

Oosuga, Shouji Producer

Katou, Shigeru Producer

Kurosawa, Norihiro Producer

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Mar 20, 2025

Xvaillion

Recommended

The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic brings a refreshing twist to the isekai genre. While many series rely on an overpowered protagonist steamrolling through the world, this one takes a different approach, focusing on character growth and the struggle of adapting to a new reality. Watching Usato push past his limits, not through sheer power but through sheer endurance and will, made for an engaging experience.

One of the biggest highlights for me was Rose. Every scene she was in hit hard, whether it was her intense training methods or the way she carried herself as a mentor. She brought both weight and heart to ... the story, making every moment with her stand out.

Another thing I really appreciated was the lack of unnecessary ecchi content. Too many modern isekai rely on fanservice to hold attention, and it often makes things feel lazy or repetitive. This anime, however, keeps the focus on the story and characters, which helped keep me invested.

Overall, The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic was a great watch. It delivered solid character development, unique takes on familiar tropes, and an enjoyable story without relying on cheap gimmicks. Definitely worth checking out if you're looking for an isekai with a bit more depth!

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Mar 30, 2025

captainkunnka

Mixed Feelings

While I don't think this anime is particularly good or original, holy shit do I have a lot to say on it which is always commendable.

For one, other than Rose, most side-characters have their characterization, flaws, etc. summed up in a single scene, in a single episode which exists in a complete vacuum from the rest of the show. Kazuki is afraid of the battlefield? One conversation with Usato and it's gone. Inakami is nervous before a battle? During the battle itself, she's the strategic one. Their doubts are pointless flavour, which exists to make them seem less flat.

This is my biggest gripe with Usato. ... Shallow, boring protagonists are nothing new, but I've rarely seen an anime give so many doubts, fears, and such meekness to their flawless protagonist before. He's one of "those" guys who convert their opponents to pacifism with their pure MC energy. Usually with protagonists like this you give them something that challenges their world-view (the same way Pain was an awesome antagonist for Naruto). Usato, however, is different. Actually, his whole thing is that he's not challenged at all in that department (I can quote Rose on this literally from episode THREE!!!) and all that he misses are the "basics" - aka, he's already perfect mentally, just needs to be stronger. And, you know what, I'd actually be fine with this if they didn't keep trying to make me believe this man has fears or doubts. Like, you DARE talk about "I wonder... if I can really do this...? I'm so scared of the battlefield... I don't want to kill anyone..." after killing a GIANT FUCKING DEMON SNAKE IN COLD BLOOD AS AN ACT OF REVENGE FOR THE GROUP OF PANDAS YOU'VE SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME, AS YOUR LITERALLY FIRST MISSION??? As such, his whole pacifism schtick feels a bit weird. Like, where did that come from?

Any doubt he might have will be reduced to a single scene and solved immediately. He's actually kind of bad at healing due to how nervous he is at seeing an open wound? Ha, resolved literally in that same scene through a single conversation. Actually scared of going on the battlefield? Ha, just decides not to be afraid anymore. As a result, all of his conversations with the other actually well-written characters who actually have a personality, instead of great just feel boggled down by how painfully average Usato's character is. Kazuki can voice sensible, real concerns but they're not met with an equally thoughtful answer from Usato, more like a "it'll be fine" statement. And, honestly, who cares. More power to him. My gripes are when the war arc begins.

Now, first, to understand why I find this whole war thing stupid, I need to go on a rant about the nonsensical future subplot. I honestly have no idea what the point of this even was (other than introducing furry-girl), unless if it was just to piss the viewer off. The fact Usato comes to the "even if that's literally the future, it doesn't matter. I'll just do what I would've done anyway" (because that's a greeeeat way to change the future) conclusion is the most "my expectations were low but wow" they could have done. He doesn't even MENTION it, once. As someone who LOVES time-travel stories, this was especially disappointing. Like, the best parts of shows like Re;Zero or Steins;Gate is the main characters having to come to terms with what's about to happen, and thinking strategically about how to save their loved ones. If you're not interested in making such a puzzle, then don't introduce time-travel to the story. Usato in particular doesn't actively do anything to stop the future from happening, if anything he needs ANOTHER vision until he believes it. Now, okay, I get it, he's a human, so a healthy dose of scepticism is completely normal. But this man goes to such insane lengths not to believe what is obviously shaping up to be true that it just feels like rage-bait for the viewer (because, knowing anime tropes, the viewer knows that the vision is real). Like, lightning magic exists in this universe, but he draws the line at seeing the future? It particularly annoys me how this vision never led to a moment of weakness in Usato. He just saw his best friends die in the war. A literal episode later, one of those friends tells him openly "I am terrified of dying. I don't want to fight in this war", and Usato has NOTHING interesting to share? In fact, the opposite, he convinces his friend to fight and be courageous. How, why?

This whole thing gets even more annoying once you understand it's all for the sake of aura farming. One, the scepticism isn't a part of Usato's character or integrated smartly into the story. The entire war arc isn't an actual thing that happens naturally in the universe, but something specifically tailored and manufactured to make Usato have his MC moment and rise in rank in the Kingdom. So, why doesn't he do the sensible thing? Because the author wanted him to make a dramatic entrance and save his friends. Because it simply makes Usato look cooler. Similarly, the reason Usato can't have a moment of weakness in his conversation with Kazuki is because his character in the end boils down to being "the protagonist". He's the one who helps - he doesn't get helped.

Now, how, exactly, were the war episodes engineered specifically to make Usato shine, and why it just doesn't work. One, The Black Armor's literal ONLY counter is healing magic - already, we're moving into "well, that was lucky" territory. Two, Usato, for whatever reason, gains the help of that furry girl, so him "saving" the heroes wasn't HIM saving the heroes, and thus also feels unearned. Even something as simple as the technique he used was created by Rose, and he managed to learn it through words alone (no training arc with meaningful pay-off)- three. And four, Usato beating Black Armor as a whole feels unearned too, cause his ideology is what actually beat her. The only way to beat the Black Armor is to have no desire to harm her. This fits Usato a bit too well. The war was supposed to be the climax of the season, and the culmination of Usato's preparations. The Black Armour was obviously that climax's climax - the final hurdle. The final hurdle is NOT supposed to fit the main character to a T - it's supposed to challenge them, at least in one way. Imagine if Pain was beaten by kid Naruto in episode 13 with Naruto talking about friendship and forgiveness, something he can only truly grasp after hundreds of episodes of suffering (the whole reason the Pain arc is so compelling is because it challenges his view of what a shinobi is). You'd expect, therefore, for a character like Black Armor to be end-game shit, something a mature Usato who developed through the story would be able to take on, yet Usato beats her with zero difficulty, no adjustments to his mentality, and his BEGINNER LEVEL MOVE. In. Sane.

Now, you might refute my earlier argument about Usato killing the snake meaning he cannot be pacifist by nature. You might say "but kunnka, you sexy captain, the snake was clearly demonic which is why Usato could see killing it as putting down a rabid dog that cannot be controlled!". The way I see it, the snake and the demon-kind aren't separate enough entities in Usato's mind for him to make that distinction in his moral code, yet. ESPECIALLY for something that looks like the Black Knight (and I didn't even mention that it killed his friends in a different time-line). If he didn't hesitate to kill the Snake in retribution for the pandas he doesn't know (their only characteristic being they're cute), I'm expecting him to be scared shitless of the Black Knight and want to kill him as soon as possible. Instead, we have an extremely boring confrontation with zero emotion or stakes.

If they wanted a stepping-stone type of character, they could've picked anything other than the Black Knight, who really challenges Usato's morals. As it stands, there's literally nothing to challenge. And that sentence is Usato in a nutshell. He's boring, exudes an illusion of weakness, yet unchallengeable. He's flawless. Ideological challenges are the most fun type, and Season 2 can no longer play that card because Usato fought against hatred, and won. He saw a demon kill his friends and still decided not to kill it, was even STRONG enough to be able to do so. There was no conflict, no "if I don't kill her she kills me", none. Zero stakes. Simply bad.

But yeah, it can be a fun show at times, and the Roze backstory really was a great 2 episodes.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 6, 2024

Benx2019

Not Recommended

Alright overall, but kinda meh. The animation is pretty standard boiler plate stuff, but acceptable. The characters don't have a ton of depth, but are at least semi-fun. The story is fun and semi-unique, although a bit derivative in many regards. The pacing is enough to keep you interested in what it going on. Soundtrack was a bit sparse in the number of tracks, but was otherwise alright. The op and ed were pretty good though. I thought is was entertaining, but devoid of any real effort. Nothing was a highlight, and nothing was terrible. Well, that's not exactly true. Why are the the demons ... British? The British accents are of course terrible, but I'm more interested in why are they British? German? Austrailian? Canadian? No, they're British. Of course, why not. Anyways, kind of average, but okay overall. 5.80/10 Dubbed

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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