“Am I Actually the Strongest?” follows Haruto, a 30-something shut-in that gets reincarnated with an absurd power that always reads “level 2, no element,” so as a baby he gets ditched in a forest who then is adopted almost immediately. When that happens he decides it is best to hide who he is so that he can chase the quietest life possible but instead he becomes the hero of justice. He is forced to keep up appearances to keep his little sister Char from outing him to his parents and he also gets mistaken for being a demon lord as well by demons thanks to his overwhelming aura, he also solves problems with ancient magic where is the limit is literally his imagination, so he makes literal clones, surveillance, and even jury-rigged internet back to his old world. The show leans hard on familiar OP-isekai tropes and comedy, with bits like a giant golem’s sudden confession, but under uses the goddess that plays little more than an info dump. Pacing is lightning fast across just 12 episodes, fun to binge but so quickly that Jack rewatched the ending wondering if he missed something. Character growth is minimal, and a lot is fed to you on a silver platter, making it an easy “junk-food” watch. Overall this is a light, funny palette cleanser that’s enjoyable but shallow as it has a thin story and unresolved plot.
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- Producers: Kodansha, DAX Production, Avex Pictures, ABC Animation, MAGNET
- Studio: Staple Entertainment
- Source: Light Novel
- Genres: Isekai, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
- Aired: July 2023 - October 2023
- Number Of Episodes: 12
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- Jack’s Score: 5 / 10
- Rick’s Score: 7 / 10
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