Tried watching that new isekai on Crunchyroll and dropped it after 4 episodes

I usually love isekai shows but this one felt like it was checking boxes instead of telling a story. The main guy got the same overpowered skill as three other shows I watched last season. There was a cooking scene that took up half an episode and it had nothing to do with anything. I learned that just because something is popular doesn't mean it's for me. Has anyone else had a show they wanted to like but just couldn't get into?

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gavin_mason3118h ago

Holding out hope for 4 episodes is more than that show deserved honestly. But here's what gets me about those cooking scenes in isekai these days, did it look like they were just trying to pad the runtime? You pointed out that it was checking boxes and I think that's exactly the problem with half the stuff coming out now. The producers just copy the same 5 plot points from last year's hit and call it a day. Why do you think the industry keeps greenlighting so much generic fantasy stuff instead of taking risks on original ideas?

cameron_craig11h ago

Hate to say it but I actually get why they keep making generic isekai over original ideas. Safe bets pay the bills and when you're a studio trying to keep the lights on, you're not gonna gamble on something weird that might flop. Those cooking scenes are padding sometimes but they also give the animators an easy win - slice of life stuff is cheaper to produce than big action set pieces. Plus the audience keeps eating it up, otherwise they'd stop making it, right?