Tsukimichi is back! Complete with Makoto waxing poetic and recapping his adventures up to this point and how one bad Isekai experience with a rotten Goddess ended up landing him his own demi-plane, followers, waifu's, and crazy experiences
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The new OP is pretty fun, with Makoto and his group looking powerful and intimidating, plenty of new, colorful, characters they'll meet along the way, the two new Heroes from Japan like Makoto, some romance, and plenty of powerful magic
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It's rough for Makoto when the rotten Goddess made him look like a monster when anyone sees his face, he can't speak the common tongue, he can't teleport now lest the Goddess find him, and he can't even level up and improve his rank as an adventurer...but at least he's got to take the scenic route with Shiki and he's a good tipper
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Points for trying to cook for your beloved master, Mio (and first Mio pout of the New Year), but having a killer spider who is willing to eat anything cook food she doesn't even really understand was a recipe for disaster. She basically kills pretty much all the named characters in season 1! With minerals, a literal dissolving pot, razor-sharp monster leaves, and more! Good thing Tomoe was able to distract her with a quest to become a good cook and Emma was on-hand with healing abilities
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It's a tale as old as time, a lone village beset by bandits, a cute and young girl desperate for help, and one lone protagonist who can help them...and also knows how to kill two birds with one stone as he manages to throw the thugs trying to rob him at the thugs trying to assault Lana
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I love how Makoto got a little light wingman game going on by pushing Eto to be there for Lana
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The worst decision these bandits ever made was unintentionally naming themselves after one of Makoto's favorite Japanese songs...not only do they get silently sniped by Makoto for their troubles, but also incinerated. They're lucky he's not out to kill anyone at the moment, but they'll face justice for their crimes all the same. And it was nice to see Makoto's mask again
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So when will Makoto meet the Heroes and his fellow Japanese Isekai'ed like him? Probably sooner than he thinks
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Here's Natsuki Hanae and Kenjiro Tsuda delivering on a ballad as cute versions of Makoto and Shiki traverse a stage for the ED
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