Magical★Explorer Episode 2: Greetings From the Land of the Elves
Manga volume 4-7
Oshimeter
16 Ratings
EPISODE REVIEWS
Good ecchi.
Episode 2 is where Magical★Explorer starts figuring out what it actually wants to be: a self-aware, proudly trashy cohabitation harem comedy with a protagonist who's using game knowledge instead of just collecting waifus . It's dumb, horny, and contrived, but it's also charming and fun if you're already on board with the genre. Marino carries a lot of the goodwill, the house dynamics have real potential, and Kousuke remains easy to root for .It hasn't fully earned trust yet—the cheap fanservice still undercuts the smarter jokes sometimes—but it has attention. The household setup is more interesting than the school setting would have been, and the cast has good chemistry .
Unlike the last episode, we didn't make very much progress in terms of plot, but I was laughing a good amount. As far as I can tell, this series is gonna do the thing of "secondary character alters fate in a way that makes them the main character," and I really don't hate the idea of it even if it's not necessarily a completely new concept. So far, we're also falling into a good amount of harem/ecchi stereotypes, but they're being done in a fun way so I don't really mind. I think we'll finally see more progression once the real main character is introduced and the school segment starts up, so here's to waiting until that happens.
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