Full titles: Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusenmochi Datta node, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei toshite Jiyuu ni Ikitai those fucking long VN titles...Starts airing on October 4, every Sundays at 21:30 (JST)Latest PVhttps://youtu.be/Z9ofT53sz2U
not another isegay
One further note, I was actually dubious on whenever making a thread here given the cliché theme but IN SPACE, so after reading the manga adaptation so far, I say it does work, specially given the scope of the adaptation covered on the PV.The power armor the MC purchases also helps.
>>24036806The main nigga's power armor in the manga is kinda neat, I liked when he slaughted some monsters like he was on a starship troopers trip.
>>24036806>RebornCan the Japanese these days just NOT?
>>24036882they realized most people self-insert so they can't stop
>>24036806Without spoiling much, sell me on giving this a chance
>>24036806Protagonist seems pretty based and sometimes that's enough for me to like a show. Wasn't expecting him to have such a manly voice
>>24036806The imperial officer girl is great. That’s it. Everything else is just okay. Manga’s just alright, I can’t see the anime being anything special.
It's weird that isekai that don't take place in a fantasy world are so rare?
>>24036806>Rebornpass
>>24036806Get isekai out of my space operas fuck off
>>24037017Yeah. Because normally you would just travel to other worlds or space without needing to be reborn into a space setting.
>>24036989It's pretty much a Elite Dangerous anime, that actually pop up in my head by chapter 2, and what you know, that is the exactly the writer's intention. Which I guess is a nice change of pace from all of the fantasy RPG settings that a banal isekai usually is.>>24037044Not that it makes much difference at all and it's hardly a spoiler, but the MC is not actually 'reborn', he just doze off on his PC while playing the not-Elite Dangerous and wakes up on his OP spaceship, a pile of cash and some provisions, and that's it.>>24037052You'll find absolutely no 'opera' in this space setting, I can tell you that.
>>24037053Where's my zombie apocalypse isekai. I'd love to see a story where a protagonist thinks he's gonna end up in another fantasy wotld only to end up in a zombie outbreak where RPG stats don't mean shit.
>>24037067RPG stats aren't even a thing in half the isekai stories
>>24037081You are fortunate enough to not know about manhwa isekai. Systems are fucking everywhere there bro
>>24037082NTA. but I don't touch things made in korea
>>24037154tis a silly place
>>24036867I forgot about the power armor but 90% of this show is about the spaceship, especially up through the arcs they're actually covering in the adaptation.
>>24037250How far does it go?
>>24037252Based off the promo they'll at least get up to the vacation planet and maid robot arc. So there will be a power armor that shows up 3/4s of the way through the show.
>>24037082Systems are everywhere in web fiction. It's not like it's unique to Korea or even East Asia. Wandering Inn has a system.
>>24036806Another interesting idea ruined by Harem trash and garbage power fantasy tripe. Given that it was one of the few interesting Space Sci-Fi manga to come out at the time, I had high hopes. But given the MC basically never has to struggle for anything and the characters all behave like cardboard cutouts it got boring real fast. Which is a real shame. I'm a huge sucker for Sci-fi and I was looking for my latest fix and had high hopes for this series. It had a lot of interesting ideas and concepts but did nothing with them which is a real shame.>>24037014Agreed. One of the few interesting characters in the series. She had some real potential to add some desperately need conflict to the plot. I was extremely disappointed they she became just another female to add to the MC's harem. She could've brought a lot to the table given her background.
>>24038196Oh, that happens? How lame.
>>24036882I hate to say it but when it comes to the reincarnation premise in mecha, Aquarion still did it best whether you like the show or not.
>>24038196>Another interesting idea ruined by Harem trash and garbage power fantasy tripeand interest lost
For me, it's Black Lotus.
>>24038196>few interesting Space Sci-Fi mangaWell, that was ruined by your lack of info beforehand, the original material is a light novel after all.
>>24036809thanks for the heads-up
>>24038196Unfortunately, in these types of stories the protagonists are incapable of having relationships with the opposite gender without romance or sex. Even blood relatives aren't safe.
I've read like five of the novels. It's okay. My big issue is that the author, at least for the books I've read, sticks with his formula too hard. MC meets girl. Goes on an adventure where he doesn't struggle or sweat in the slightest. Then adds girl to harem/crew.
I hate Japanese plot. In 2026, even Americans sci fi is better. Even trash russian sci fi movies have better plot.
>>24038618A lot of light novels are like that like Smartphone and Cheat Skill. I think most of them are based on web novels and it's usually the most formulaic ones that get published.
>>24038618That's because the MC is competent, unlike Western sci-fi/fantasy where if you're not a competent mary sue like Honor Harrington you are a total retard who doesn't know what to do at any point of the story so the author can fake some worldbuilding.
>>24038643I've read other isekai stories, so I get it. I prefer ones where the hero struggles so it feels more earned.Hiro's not just competent, he's borderline infallible. Makes Captain Future look like a fuckup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzCsxgQ_4_MFlow Unstoppable.
>>24038648I feel like stories where the hero struggles have become a rarity nowadays. They just follow the same formula of "The hero has a skill everyone thinks it's useless but it's secretly overpowered and everyone except the hero is a either a dumbass or a cheerleader." Like the writer's clearly trying to have their cake and eat it too. They want the protagonist to be seen as an underdog but don't want to put in the work, so they get a power up almost immediately then make everyone else braindead to make the protagonist look smart.
>>24038656It's definitely more rare in the isekai LN scene. The hero needing to get stronger over time is a big part of the appeal when it comes to any sort of thing like this. With this, it doesn't help that Hiro really doesn't have a goals beyond "1. Buy a house. 2. Find Coca-Cola 3. Get pussy". And there's not really any sort of actual escalation. I think Mob Otome and Evil Overlord are better as far as sci-fi shit goes. At least you see the heroes train and struggle just a bit more there. Little more personality to them too.
Refreshing to see MC just accept for what it is on being transported to another universe and play along.That harem rizz on 3 ladies troupe is still there though. Take it, suckers.
>>24039058Eo is straight up boring, mob was fun until the midpoint and its just a slog. Meza atleast doesnt have the highschool shit and is for the most part elite dangerous from the get go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtsMwhZPBS8The full song.
>>24039058>goals beyond "1. Buy a house. 2. Find Coca-Cola 3. Get pussy"Hes just like me
>>24036806>The author wrote harem sex comedies until he got goodThis will never not be funny, but I guess Sevens treated the harem itself with more respect.>>24037250Grappler-equivalent spaceships. Remember that the MC's one has arms.
>>24038656>I feel like stories where the hero struggles have become a rarity nowadays.The Koreans and Chinese got you covered.
>>24036806Seems okay so far. I feel pretty starved for space adventure anime these days so I'll take what I can get.>>24038618I can get that. Its a definitely an issue with modern LNs and subsequently their adaptations.I wonder why if it is an audience preference or just what editors think audiences want. Either way, it is probably what I dislike most about the power fantasy aspect. I can deal with, say, harem aspects, but it gets kinda boring when you can't feel like there is actual tension.
>>24040292>Grappler-equivalent spaceships. Remember that the MC's one has arms.Now that you reveal this, I want this and Outlaw Star together in SRW
>>24040292>The author wrote harem sex comedies until he got goodSo, like how the author of Nagatoro started out writing doujins about monkey rape and loli vampires then wrote some vanilla Naruhina.
>>24036806For people who rad the LN or other sources, did Ep 1 skip anything or does it really just drop in like that?
It's unfortunate that he doesn't do much with his power armor. Especially since he got a custom made edge lord space ninja set made. >>24041018Nothing skipped.
>>24036808Suck it down nerdboy! Algo says you fucking LOVE this shit
>>24040293>Current day Chinese and Koreans>Hero StruggleDamn, not even /m/ is safe from obvious Chinese and Korean shilling
>>24040293>Rare shameless Korean/Chinese shilling post on /m/>It's on a thread for an fucking Isekai seriesWhy the fuck it keeps on happening? There is almost 0 good Korean and Chinese Isekai so why 99% of the dickriding always come from that sphere. You'd be more justified to suck off the Koreans on a fucking Taekwon V thread
>>24041018Chapter 1 of the manga was also identical, I'm expecting some cuts later if this is 12 episodes.
The credits for the first episode of Space Mercenary has a lot of Chinese names in it... No wonder it looks so cheap.
>>24041983Chinks, all I did was asking why you and the Koreans keep shilling your media with the most egregious and retarded products
>>24041780>>24042046How the hell did Solo Leveling get so damn popular in the first place? Will people just accept any show that has an overpowered fake underdog protagonist? Are any of the waifus any good or sell merch like other series?
>>24041078>>24041918Ah, I see. Intro just feels really abrupt since he is just waking up in the ship with no explanation.
>>24042262There's some explanation much much later.
>>24042269Great. Awesome nonhacky storytelling and composition
>>24042288I remember when I was this clueless. Enjoy it while it lasts.
>>24042046Are you calling me Chinese for shitting on the Chinese?
The slow pace on ep. 2 makes me think this is going for 26 episodes but the budget for most of the episode clearly shows it's 13-ish. Guess most of Hiro's pirate hunting (and shoving drunk Serena out of his ship) will be abridged later.
And fuck speed builds.
>>24041983apparently the studio is know for being cheap so it's to be expected
>>24045487Man, only episode 2 and he is already having sex with the girls.>>24045490Guess thats another debt he is gonna have to buy out.Oh well, I like Space Elf.
>>24042057The same way everything gets popular. Big enough budget to pay off popular content creators to shill it.
>>24045487>shoving drunk Serena out of his ship will be abridged later.Unforgivable.
>>24045755There was so little energy in that "Begin the attack!" arm raise. I don't know why they even bothered. And man, these colors still don't feel right.
>>24045846Not surprising given the studio.
>>24045487Four episodes per volume is a pretty standard for LN adaptations. Which looks like what's happening here. So, probably only doing the first three novels. It'll likely end with the big fight against the space nobles on the resort planet. >>24045755This makes the first season of Mob Isekai seem well-animated lol>>24045801Normies really like it. >>24045659Yeah, looking at their body of work: They're mostly an assist studio. All their solo efforts are really janky-looking.
I want to see more harem sex. 2nd episode with his first girl set up was pretty okay
i need to check this out i've been listening to the light novels while at work and they've been pretty enjoyable, i hope they get to elf mistress down the line
there is a consensus about the mid visuals and animation. the OP , characters and the voice actors (im watching in JP, the Latin american dub doesn´t fit) and the story is still on trackbut like it happened before, it can change for worse
>>24036806>Elite/Privateer, the anime.i'm sad that no one made a thread for galatical evil overlord, which actually had mecha battles.
>>24036809>scope of the adaptation covered on the PV.its just a powersuit and he hardly used it.
>>24049443>mid visuals and animationlooks superior to evil overlord so far.
i'm reading the manga and so far it's basically a starsector isekai, kinda like how his latest manga is pretty much rimworld.
I like space elf
>>24036882It's weird how often it is to just completely remove this angle from the story with small changes
>Tetsujin 5th
>>24036806God i fucking hate isekai-shit
>>24049463Making a thread is one thing, having that thread last by using it here instead of just going to /a/ where there is more people is another.
>>24053124agreed, anything that is an Isekai in recent years, barring a remake like MKR, I avoid.
>>24057784And Rayearth isn't like Syosetu slop at all. The Knights aren't killed by a truck and they don't have "cheat powers". On the contrary, they progressively level up.
>>24061209I will always maintain that old things that just have other worlds as a plot device are fundamentally a different thing than new shows that fall under narou/syosetsu/isekai/whatever it's trendy to call them that week.
>>24061212>are fundamentally a different thing than new shows that fall under narou/syosetsu/isekai/whatever it's trendy to call them that week.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dsetsuka_ni_Nar%C5%8DIt's a website, not unlike Wattpad here in the West. Wannabe authors just follow the template and write what's turned out to become popular: "random guy gets reincarnated into a JRPG and has a cheat power".
>>24061225Yes, I'm aware. It's also known for very distinctive style of writing, to the point it's essentially a genre onto itself. A show like rayearth or dunbine or escaflowne despite having isekai as a plot device doesn't fit into the mold of modern narou/syosetsu style isekai/isekai adjacent writing.
>>24061225>>24061229I feel another problem is usually it's formulaic stuff that ends up getting published. Hell, the fucking revenge hero as become a subgenre in itself. Should we blame Shield Hero for this?
>>24061325Boilerplate writing is the fault of whoever decided that online amateur writing should be THE place to source new things from.>*thing* gets popular>gets adapted>others see *thing* get popular and adapted>500 different copies are made, and due to the way these sites work you need to spell out the entire premise in the title to get clicks(which means you need a premise simple enough to fit in a title, even an overly long one)>the more popular of these get adapted>repeat cycleVultures feeding on vultures feeding vultures until the carrion that is the industry grows so rotten not even bottomfeeders can stomach it.
>>24061209>The Knights aren't killed by a truck and they don't have "cheat powers". On the contrary, they progressively level up.which is better than retarded shit like dragging a Megazord into a fantasy setting
