Am I Actually the Strongest?

Am I Actually The Strongest? – A Short and Narrow Story (FAP-349)

Producers
Avex Pictures Kodansha ABC Animation Crunchyroll ADK Marketing Solutions MAGNET
Studio
Staple Entertainment
Source
Light Novel
Aired
July 2023 to October 2023
Genres
Comedy Fantasy Romance
Number of Episodes
12
Jack's Score
5 / 10
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Rick's Score
7 / 10
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“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.

Sai Sumimori
Sai Sumimori Original Story
Ai Takahashi
Ai Takahashi Original Character Design
Takashi Naoya
Takashi Naoya Director
Matsuo Asami
Matsuo Asami Assistant Director
Tatsuya Takahashi
Tatsuya Takahashi Series Composition
Shouko Yasuda
Shouko Yasuda Character Design
Taeko Ougi
Taeko Ougi Sub Character Design
Taeko Ougi
Taeko Ougi Prop Design
Masazumi Matsumiya
Masazumi Matsumiya Art Director
Yukiko Iijima
Yukiko Iijima Art Design
Rie Miyazawa
Rie Miyazawa Color Design
Misaki Enokida
Misaki Enokida Editing
Takuya Hiramitsu
Takuya Hiramitsu Sound Director
Yuika Shiraishi
Yuika Shiraishi Sound Effects
Yukari Hashimoto
Yukari Hashimoto Music
Tatsuya Takahashi
Tatsuya Takahashi Script
Tetsuya Yamada
Tetsuya Yamada Script
Toshimitsu Kobayashi
Toshimitsu Kobayashi Chief Animation Director
Shouko Yasuda
Shouko Yasuda Chief Animation Director
Sachiyo Komito
Sachiyo Komito Chief Animation Director
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