OMG, Crunchyroll is blessing us with ANOTHER isekai! 🙄 This time it’s called *Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse* – try saying that five times fast. Apparently, the studio behind *Fire Force* (you know, the one with all the feet?) decided to grace us with their “original” masterpiece. Prepare for the most generic, trope-filled anime of the summer, streaming July 2nd (except in Asia, because they already know better).
So, David Production, huh? The studio that brought us *JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure* (which peaked in Part 2, let’s be real) and *Fire Force* (feet, feet everywhere!). Now they’re unleashing *Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse* upon the world. The trailer dropped, and honestly, it looks like they threw every popular anime into a blender and hoped for the best. 🍹
The synopsis? Oh, it’s a real doozy. Delinquent Takeru dreams of Tsukimiya (because every isekai needs a waifu, amirite?). After an “unexpected accident” (truck-kun’s day off?), he’s transported to a parallel universe where Tsukimiya lives. They both get merked by a monster (spoiler alert!), and Takeru suddenly has time-leaping powers. Now he has to train with Abe Seimei (historical figures, how original!) to save Tsukimiya. Groundbreaking stuff, folks. 😴
Let’s break down the blatant ripoffs, shall we? Takeru looks like a love child of Yuji Itadori from *Jujutsu Kaisen* and Takemichi Hanagaki from *Tokyo Revengers*. Because originality is SO overrated. And they’re patting themselves on the back for maybe having a cool BIPOC character? She looks like Yoruichi from *Bleach*. I bet they’ll give her the most generic personality ever. The whole thing screams *Tokyo Revengers* meets *Tower of God*. Genius! 🧠
Isekai and time travel? What a concept! Usually, these anime stick to one historical setting (because consistency is key, right?). But *Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse* is taking it to a whole new level of convoluted storytelling. They’re aiming for *Cloud Atlas* levels of “deep,” but I bet it’ll end up being more like a dumpster fire. 🔥
Hideya Takahashi, who directed *JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind* (skipped parts are the best, fight me) and the *Urusei Yatsura* remake (why?), is at the helm. Fujiko Sakuno and Akuto Sato penned this “original” story. Hayashi Mori, who worked on *Drifting Home* (snore) and *Cells at Work! Code Black* (at least it was educational), is in charge of series composition. So, yeah, a real dream team of mediocrity. 😴
Kazuaki Morita, the character designer for *Classroom of the Elite* (edge lords galore) and *Assassination Classroom* (Koro-sensei was the only good thing), is responsible for the character designs. Katsuie Shibata is on the “world and setting research team” (probably just Googling stuff). Masahiro Tokuda, who did the music for *You are Ms. Servant* (never heard of it) and *ONE PIECE FAN LETTER* (fan fiction, the anime), is doing the music. The trailer music has taiko drums and shamisen sounds, which is… fine, I guess. 🥁
The voice cast is a who’s who of anime voice actors. Taihi Kimura (who?) voices Takeru. Maaya Uchida (*My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!*) voices Tsukimiya. Ryohei Kimura (*My Happy Marriage*) voices Abe Seimei. Kaito Ishikawa (*My Hero Academia*) voices Astunaga. Anna Nagase (*ZENSHU*) voices Yura. Marina Inoue (*Attack on Titan*) voices Kazura. Chihaya Yoshitake (*Love Live! Superstar!!*) voices Shino. I’m sure they’ll all do a fantastic job of phoning it in. 📞
So, there you have it. *Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse*. Get ready for another generic isekai anime that will be forgotten in a week. But hey, at least Crunchyroll gets more of your money! 💰 Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go rewatch *Cowboy Bebop* and remember when anime was actually good. 🚀
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