In Sayounara Ryuusei Konnichiwa Jinsei we have no massive overarching plot no major goal MC has to complete. We instead have a plot which starts small and slowly expands becoming better and better with every episode. A story which takes careful time with each character whilst keeping the character pool quite tame. Its refreshing the binge is rather cathartic and I just have to recommend this show if you love fantasy shows. I cant find any glaring issues in the writing or the plot. Its quite compact. Its far from generic like many have said oh these drone bots just love to parrot these obligatory terms theyve seemlessly downloaded from the hivemind. The characters were perhaps the shows greatest merit great or small they were utilized with a meticulous effeciency allowing each character the ablity to somewhat impose onto the greater story in a meaningful way. They felt real their actions mattered there never seemed to be a jobber or a plot device character. It never felt that the MC was the centre of the universe these characters had their own domains spheres of influence and cultures. Their traditions and customs were upheld with a vigilant consistency which just kept me completely immersed. A rather vilitalizing find amongst this genre. The MC is a real standout here he acts exactly how he is portrayed theres very tactful consistency in his character his movements his dialogue. Its a real joy to watch. He does spearhead the show and thats exactly how a these shows should work from this narrative perspective. Thankfully no worthless passenger MC running around doing errands like a buffon with no will of his own. This MC doesnt play around with his foes hes quick and just with the killing. When hes kind to others theres no farcical omnibenevolent garbage here its because he has proper reason to. They really show his wisdom and experience through his decisions and actions. The side characters have quite a lot of charm not a single one annoyed me which is rare. They are very consistent and in this short time there is very ample development. The dialogue is very stimulating especially in conflict resolution its very mature with each party sounding very lively. Choreography in the fights took me by surprise theres a lot of logic with a lot of very interesting confrontations packed into these 12 episodes. I found most of the fights well orchestrated with some care with moves that fit their respective races and powers personally it was a joy to watch. There was practically no plot armor no stupid limit breaking conveniences you can tell alot of thought went into it. Is this show predictable? Yeah but you like me and many others now are not on our 2nd or 3rd or even 10th reincarnation fantasy lets be honest we are truly in deep. At this point we can predict almost any show in this genre. We know the drill were familiar with all the common elements and last of all we absolutely and unapologetically love it. Many of you put on a facade ostenatiously critiquing whilst rubbing your hands together and licking your lips every time a new show of this genre gets released you paint the perfect picture of the kind of Pharasee that Jesus preached about. Crying about generic shows whilst you already know what type of show you are watching is just plain dishonesty. Notwithstanding I cant tell you a single show which had shared this shows particular premise. Oh and the weird that the weakest amongst us are groaning and babbling about? What these simple minds try to sell you as a drawback or problem conversly i call it a boon and a blessing. With beastmen representing the beauty of the wealth in diversity of the animal kingdom is it weird that these beastpeople actually embody and playout the animal characteristics they are genetically tied to? This is fantasy its time to get rid of your fake morality virtue signaling. Youre only fooling yourself. if you hated it why do you check these type of shows out every season? Personally I am enamoured by such things this type of creativity and intuitive construction of the characters make a show like this so utterly amusing. Ive found that the deeper they go with the quirkiness of these characteristics as long as its consistent it only adds to the immersion pulling you further and deeper into the worldbuilding.To give an example you see a dog beastman you already know hes going to have sharp extraordinary sense of smell and in his nature hes going to be incredibly loyal to a fault. We already know this we dont even need to see it play out and its pleasant to behold. Its very purposeful wrting from a brilliant mind that can piece together several factors of common life and surplant them efficiently into an interesting story. The soundtrack did a good job of tying the experience together for me im actually quite fond of it after listening a second time. I wished they would have used them a bit more agressively for atmospheric effect. If you listen to the individual tracks they are actually quite impressive. Saiki Tatsuhiko is quite underrated and hes done quite a few of the soundtracks for shows of this genre and theyve all got above average to great soundtracks. The OP and ED were palatable but if im honest OP and ED almost never affect my score or how i feel about a show because i just skip them both till im done with the series to avoid spoilers. Animation was another welcome suprise they did an alright job and at times it was quite pleasantly fluid and expressive. Coming from this interesting combination of studios i was surprised. The artwork is quite sharp and it looks good most of the time. The last episode concludes this season succintly and its quite satisfying leaving a little lingering hunger for more. I am certainly lockedin for a second season with the source starting almost 10 years ago surely theres much more to adapt. Final Ratings. 7/10 Animation 7/10 Sound 8/10 Plot/Story 9/10 Characters 10/10 Enjoyment 41/50 = 8.2 = 8/10 Very Good Fantasy Fan? Hurry and binge it. Ignore the negative reviews. Anilist has gotten to the point where FMAB isnt rank 1 any more we have the likes of Frieren and a Midpiece special episode at the top. Its abundantly clear the masses cannot be trusted. The road is narrow where there are many people theres a good chance it may not be your best option. Hope this helps.