Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside (2021)

[真の仲間じゃないと勇者のパーティーを追い出されたので、辺境でスローライフすることにしました]

Director: Makoto Hoshino
Studio: Wolfsbane, Studio Flad
Starring: Ryota Suzuki, Kanon Takao, Naomi Ozora
Episodes: 13

Synopsis:
The brother of the Hero, convinced that he is holding the party back, retires to a small village where he begins working as an apothecary.

Impressions:
The "slow life" stories were once an aversion to the usual world crisis fantasy epics, but now there are so many that it can be seen as a subgenre of its own. Overall, this is a fairly middling series. The main charm points are the relationship between Red and Rit, which is comfortably relaxed and mature (the Rit-as-tsundere phase relegated to flashbacks), and the concept of Blessings as this domineering force in people's lives. Production values are passable but nothing remarkable. It's a decent little show that is worth a watch in my book.

Rating:
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