Fuguushoku "Kanteishi" ga Jitsu wa Saikyou Datta

So I just finished this anime and although I did a review initially after 6 episodes I wanted to update my thoughts. I must say even though the concept of this show has done before Even Given the Worthless Appraisal Class has a unique and fun environment in which it accomplishes its story. In classic fashion we have an MC who's skill is deemed worthless by society as a whole, he is betrayed and in turn gets stronger as a result of his skill not being so worthless after all. What is unique about this story is it focuses on a skill or class most ... anime fans have seen in one form or another, the Appraisal skill. In most anime stories this skill is almost EXCLUSIVELY a support skill or job where you are never in harms way. With this story we get to see our MC use this skill in combat not only to know his opponents skills and counter their attacks but upon defeating them, his ability to appraise and take those skills for his own. This adds a unique level to the series that we don't get with most Appraisal MCs. If you are looking for something a little more lighthearted in the Betrayed MC Becomes OP trope than you should give this anime a watch! It might just surprise you. If I had to describe it in terms of other anime I would say its a mix of Arifureta, Tales of Wedding Rings & Worlds Finest Assassin, so I hope that helps!!!

This series was a very fun watch as each Spirit was unique and quirky in their own right which only added to the series as a whole. I am super hopeful that this anime will get a S2 so we can see Ein unite all of the spirits! 4 more to go!

I’m currently watching Fuguushoku [Kanteishi] ga Jitsu wa Saikyou Datta (Actually, the Weakest Job [Appraiser] Was the Strongest) on Animyne, and while the concept initially intrigued me, the show struggles to rise above its generic isekai trappings. The story follows a protagonist who, after being betrayed and left for dead in a dungeon, awakens a hidden power that turns his supposedly "useless" appraisal skill into an overwhelming strength. It’s a classic underdog-to-overpowered narrative with a slight twist—but does it deliver?

The Strengths:
Satisfying Power Fantasy: There’s undeniable appeal in watching a dismissed character prove his worth and crush his enemies. The protagonist’s growth from a scorned outcast ... to a formidable force is gratifying, especially when he outsmarts those who underestimated him.

Decent Action Scenes: The animation isn’t groundbreaking, but the fights are fluid enough to keep things engaging, particularly when the protagonist’s unique abilities come into play.

Fast Pacing: The story doesn’t waste much time on filler, diving quickly into the protagonist’s revenge and rise to power. If you’re looking for a straightforward power trip, this delivers.

The Weaknesses:
Shallow World-Building: The setting feels like a checklist of isekai tropes—dungeons, guilds, betrayals—without adding anything fresh or memorable. The supporting cast is similarly underdeveloped, serving mostly as props for the protagonist’s journey.

Predictable Plot: If you’ve seen other revenge-driven isekai (Arifureta, The Rising of the Shield Hero), this one offers little surprise. The twists are telegraphed, and the emotional beats lack depth.

Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I’m Actually the Strongest — Can we be done with these so-called "weak" classes that are OP as heck but paired with what I can tell is the most egregious choice of picking an even worse MC?

"Turn off your brain and just enjoy the ride, no matter how truly good or bad it is." Don't you feel that lots of people have been calling shows as is and think that they can emit the same feelings as you do? It's definitely annoying, yes, but this repetitive trope will never go away for shows that "feel" like they deserve the ... quote above but end up being severely underwhelming, so there's no justification to prove otherwise. Case in point, novelist Ibarakino's Fuguushoku "Kanteishi" ga Jitsu wa Saikyou Datta: Naraku de Kitaeta Saikyou no "Shingan" de Musou suru a.k.a Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest, is yet another story in the vein of weak-willed MCs that have OP powers attached to them but couldn't even muster one single ounce of a personal conviction for the audience to connect with him/her.

Sometimes there are throwaway characters that duly just need not be cared about, and yet, there's MC Ein, the young man who's the butt of the joke being given the "Appraiser" skill from birth (as are others being done the same, being god-given), so while some people are born heroes, Ein unfortunately belonged to the boons, destined to be tortured by people as a tool for their bidding and cast on the wayside. However, one such misadventure led him to die a painful death after surviving such a harrowing life...only to wake up at the foot of a World Tree, only to recover miraculously alongside a new eye that he lost trying to deal with S-rank monsters the moment he walked out of that Sanctuary. With the right equipment, one's garbage is another man's treasure, and Ein effectively gained that treasure by having part of the World Tree as his new form of sight after losing a part of his eye, which, when paired with his Appraiser skill, becomes a tour de force to be reckoned with. Also, being kind will get you a love interest. See where this is all going?

Despite having the major plot quest of the World Tree Spirit of Yuri and her guardian of Ursula to find her other sisters, Ein having to start from scratch to improve his skill, and speaking of his new Spirit Eye being able to attain powerful abilities from just about any human or monster to make it his own, that alone should be enough to suffice his Appraiser skill being mended into a skill that finally makes him strong, and for good reason. However, the reason standing that you'd think that his personality would follow along as well...nope, it was a total misdirect to think that Ein is like Honey Lemon Soda's Uka Ishimori and deals with her bullies all the same by the "forgive and let live" rhetoric. In fact, Ein's world has already been stretched to the point of determining who excels and who falls, and at the scrutiny of his once captives, Ein chooses to do the same but sometimes has second thoughts and thinks twice to commit to the full deal of ending his captives' lives for being unsalvageable, hence his goody-two-shoes personality of just wanting to forgive because there's no reason to fight against one's oppression out of jealousy, even if it's out of revenge. That should have been a massive red flag, but yet, this is his personality, and I kind of wonder what the author is smoking with his character.

And as if the harem of the World Tree sisters and guardians all goo goo-gaa over Ein once they get to know him, it's just a trope for crying out loud, but a trope that's manifested in the wrong way (despite it being essential for Yuri's quest).

In the 5 years of anime since its inception in 2017, I always thought that Okuruto Noboru is one of a handful of 3rd-rate studios trying to be the solution to the problem that the anime industry has had for years at this point, though the studio's biography just doesn't paint a good picture overall. Needless to say, next to the rather great showing of Spring 2022's Tomodachi Game, which has a similar premise and setting, the production never came close to that grittiness with its revenge-edge style story, instead opting for rather standard animation that just gets the job done. I mean, that's fine and all, but it's just nothing special.

Even the OST is rather lacking and is just white noise overall. As "good" as both Asterism's OP and 22/7's ED songs are, they would've been fine for other shows, but this show is just only fitting for Asterism, and 22/7 finding their song here just does not fit the narrative whatsoever.

Don't go thinking that Fuguushoku "Kanteishi" ga Jitsu wa Saikyou Datta: Naraku de Kitaeta Saikyou no "Shingan" de Musou suru a.k.a Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest will be anything like Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi a.k.a Redo of Healer, because as a revenge story, it's just very tame and just not executed all that well. Even as a guilty pleasure, the number of issues outweighs the good, and it will only frustrate you to try and connect with this show, where subpar writing doesn't make a good show.