Ranking of Kings Is Everywhere. Is It Good? (No Spoiler Review)

A spoiler-free review of the Ranking of Kings anime. It seems like Bojji is everywhere, and the show is quickly growing in popularity, but is it worth your time? This video explains why Ranking of Kings is one of the best anime of 2022, and how it is surprisingly complex despite its deceptively childish exterior. Join me for an anime review that will leave you asking, "Do you even Bojji, bruh?"
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:26 Why I Hesistated Watching the Show
00:59 Dispelling False Impressions
01:49 Why It's Good
02:14 Violence, Complex Plot, & Backstories
03:24 Intelligence of the Show
04:21 Sub or Dub?
05:09 Ranking Ranking of Kings, Conclusion, & Post Credits
Stream on Funimation:
www.funimation.com/shows/ranking-of-kings/
Stream on Crunchyroll:
beta.crunchyroll.com/series/G79H23W70/ranking-of-kings
Ranking of Kings
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[@dineshhingoo1263]

I’m absolutely in love with how they display emotion in this anime. It’s not about “we’ll win with friends”, it shows the complexities of how each character feels in scenarios. Even bad assets like apeas and bosse are shown expressing grief. It shows the male audience that it’s okay to cry, it’s healthy

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Never thought of this. Those expressions of grief really do help humanize characters who might otherwise be one-note villains.

[@Zeke1460]

This show does “show, don’t tell” better than any other show I’ve ever seen. And honestly I like this show more than most anime I’ve ever seen. Including death note that didn’t get nearly as much of an emotional reaction out of me. 10/10.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

One of my rules for giving a show a 10 out of 10 is that it has to get an emotional reaction from me, so I like that you brought that up.

[@isaiahyoungbrown]

@@littleorphananimeYT I cried multiply times episode 2 got me real early

[@littleorphananimeYT]

@@isaiahyoungbrown I think one of the strengths of this show is its strong start. Sometimes you have to tell people, "It gets good after three or four episodes," but this one pulls you in right away.

[@Crona_Gowther_Kanato]

While I'm not sure if I can compare the two, for me the Western Animation 'Arcane', done by Fortiche Studios has to take the cake for me, but I agree! As a self-proclaimed "biggest fan" of that story telling technique, Ousama Ranking definitely blew me out of the water with how many times I went, AHA!, you gotta love when shows take the time to provide those early visual details. Good day to you my brother.

[@sumtingwong8592]

It's my new favorite anime. Love how the story is very condensed, never a slow moment or filler episode, each thing leads to the next, or a flashback will give you more context. Animation and music was very cinematic. 10/10 Bojjis

[@littleorphananimeYT]

That lack of filler is a good point: everything either builds up our knowledge of a character or moves the plot forward.

[@toshnagata8731]

I just love how much of detail u see in this anime, i mean, every time Kage needs to talk with Boji and he is not paying atention, Kage comes and touch Boji. Little things like this make this anime one of The best i ever seen.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Yeah, I kept looking for a "gotcha!" moment in the early episodes where it looked like Bojji reacted like a hearing individual, but I couldn't find any. Maybe there are some, but I never noticed. Eventually I just came to trust the show and go along for the ride.

[@FuriousWave]

It's definetly a full bojji for me. Ousama Ranking is the only anime where i think the characters are like real people, they have intentions and sometimes do stuff they regret and also their moves are unpredictble just like real people.

[@cam-hg1mu]

I cried every time boji cries

[@littleorphananimeYT]

I'll admit, I got a little misty at the part where he's all bandaged up.

[@soultaker067]

Love this anime, not sure why people didn’t find the trailer interesting. The synopsis sounded really good and the trailer looked amazing(first time I watched it). This and Odd Taxi were my favorites series of 2021. And Ranking of Kings being now a 2022 favorite too.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

I like the Odd Taxi shoutout: it was my favorite from 2021. Ranking of Kings is in the mix for best of 2022, though I usually like to go with a show that had its debut that year.

[@chettonex]

One of the few shows I managed to remember almost every secondary character's name. Every secondary character seems to hide a great backstory that isnt shoved right away in the show.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

It really helps make the world feel like a collection of people rather than just a bunch of minor characters who exist only to play their small part or to react to the hero.

[@ToastyBunsMcGee]

For anyone new to this video, I’ll answer. 100% yes.

[@blackrat1228]

The art style might be simplistic but the animation itself is top notch, lot of high quality sequences.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Definitely a lot talented people doing high-quality work on the show.

[@-Zagreus-]

id rate it ahhh uhhh ahhh/10

[@felina_use]

kage : understood, have a nice day

[@crowmaster9652]

I'm suprised there are so many "casual netflix anime fans" that hate this show like I see them in this comment section and others like them disliking this anime. I've been watching anime since the golden age and boy there are a ton of bad ones, this one stands out more than any this season. The story is consistent and the themes are consistent the only reason those casual netflix anime fans hate this is because they are the type to judge based on what is seen, they see a kid, they see a character that looks low budget, then they see characters doing things that make no sense to them and the final reason they hate this show is because it makes them look like hypocrites.

[@greatmatt301]

When people unironically tell me they refuse to watch HxH cause it looks too kid like but rave about how incredible SAO is it makes it pretty easy to throw everything they have to say out the window XD

[@crowmaster9652]

@@greatmatt301 I threw up in my mouth when I read SAO and incredible in the same sentence.

[@christhopervargas2275]

and thats why some people end up in certain way gatekeeping anime, because we want less stupid people talking shit, like yeah i have seen anime for years and this is a genius anime, but people just want more comercial and simplier shit, with just good animation and easy story

[@isaiahyoungbrown]

​@@christhopervargas2275 100% I sing this anime's praises. I think this is comparable to a modern day studio ghibili like passion piece. In which the studio didn't care about the frills and being popular but making a classic timeless story.

[@TheCuzzieKage]

To answer the thumbnail, yes

[@usagi009]

I just finished watching it and man I love it . So here I'm searching people who agree with me 🤣

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Ha! I do this, too.

[@spitballshooter8585]

This show is definitely a winner! It has some of the best writing of any currently running series. I just hope it receives the popularity and attention it deserves.

[@usagi009]

@@spitballshooter8585 Agree 👍

[@littleorphananimeYT]

@@spitballshooter8585 If Netflix licenses it, I bet it would become huge.

[@wadeo_0]

honestly, the art style only further enhances the epicness!

[@ngpb17]

ranking of kings will be a classic. that is how good it is.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

I think it's popular enough now that people will definitely remember this show for many years.

[@treyyoung5201]

It’s interesting to me that the art style is a turn off for so many. It makes it more appealing to me. But it’s all subjective

[@littleorphananimeYT]

I like that the show has a distinctive style, even if I'm not crazy about that style. It's better than having the 1,999th SAO clone.

[@Crona_Gowther_Kanato]

@@littleorphananimeYT haha as SAO was my starter anime back in middle school, I can definitely agree after getting far into the anime scene, I can't help but groan seeing a main character using the black hair edgy boy aesthetic, but for Bojji? we'll make an exception.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Yeah, people tend to have strong opinions about SAO one way or another, but at least it was the gateway for a lot of people into anime.

[@kirawr8064]

Ma man we all gotta go full boji

[@littleorphananimeYT]

🤣

[@richatdastkey3555]

not gonna lie I only opened this video bc when I read the title I was instantly like THAT ID BOT IN QUESTIONM RANKING IS UTTER PERFECTION. you changed my mind when you opened your mouth ny friend, but ep 21 came out today and it was a life altering experience for me. studio wit is GOATed

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Studio Wit always gets the benefit of the doubt from me. 👍

[@Kloutrous808]

Please for the love of all that is good, you need to watch this show

[@rvrsion]

It slowly gets worse

[@Kloutrous808]

@@rvrsion when did it start to get worse for you? Or do you mean the original source material in which case I have no idea about

[@deshawnsanders8406]

@@rvrsion you mean more epic. Bojji’s journey is admirable and baddass but to each their own

[@mymanjohan5101]

I really like it. I don't think it's as amazing as people said it was, but i can see why people say that and honestly it's legit amazing. I gotta say this video is super good, keep it up. My little problem with the series was its narration, and the use of flashbacks and characters. I felt like some developped way too quickly, some were expanded upon way too late, some were forgiven way too easily (yeah... Miranjo tho...) like... Eh? I'm still salty bout her. But anyways, i've had some problems with some plot points, related to flashbacks, like the bosse ritual thing, the gods war thing, we've had a glimpse of its repercussions thanks to desha and despa, but i expected a little more? Some expansion on the worldbuilding, like Gigan's people, the Shadow clan... To sum it up, i've had only problems with Worldbuilding and flashbacks. Other than that, great anime. A solid 9/10 on my list! Good video!

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks, MyManJohan. I also would have liked to see a little more about the war with the gods: that part seemed pretty interesting.

[@thomasallen9974]

@@littleorphananimeYT After seeing episode 23, its quite clear to me that if a second season comes it will be expanding on these topics. I have my suspicions on some things, but I look forward to more Ousama Ranking

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Hmm, season 2 with some expanded world building and more background on the war with the gods? I like this plan.

[@capybara8740]

Yeah daida just letting go of all the mistakes miranjo and just ignoring all the people she hurt made me kinda mad I wish she had some punishment that showed her the pain she caused others

[@MMOplayeerr]

Forgiving Miranjo was strange for me too, but the show is kind of about forgiveness, kindness and love. Its a really wholesome show, thats why I think it is as amazing as people say. I literally cried on the second episode when Bojji cried, I never cried on an anime before and the only movie that made me cry was Pig 2021, otherwise I cry like once every 5 years, but this anime was a huge emotional rollercoster for me.

[@tengling1403]

23 episode I watch at least two times every episode

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Sometimes if I really enjoy a show, I'll start back at episode one and watch it over again once I'm finished.

[@TheFlowerbeast]

many japanese articles speculate that bojji is around 12-14 yrs old

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks for pointing that out--I hadn't heard. I keep forgetting that Bojji and Daida are a giant and half-giant, so they're not going to age like humans would.

[@Alurkerdood]

I like how even the characters you initially hate have moments where you can see their point of view. And you might agree with their decisions.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Agreed. I like shows that give a more complex take on morality than just pure good vs pure evil, and showing villain motivations/background is a good way to do that.

[@Customs4488]

This anime has a special place in my heart. All because of how great the story is, and who I watched it with. :)

[@aviante2606]

Tbf Talking about the queen and how she cares about boji is a minor spoiler since they specifically write her as someone you hate or see as an Evil step mom

[@Dankusez]

yup, i was exactly thinking about that

[@littleorphananimeYT]

I was thinking of that more as characterization rather than a spoiler, but I can see your point.

[@phoenixninja7675]

this video was amazing, ive been convinced to watch it now and this was really professionally made, underrated channel for sure

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Okay, now I'm wondering how much convincing it took you to watch it . . . 😆 Thanks for the kind words.

[@phoenixninja7675]

@@littleorphananimeYT the problem was that in all the other ranking of kings videos I'd seen, it didn't explicitly say it was spoiler free so I was a bit cautious to watch them.

[@MissPumpkin91]

You definetly need more subscribers. Good video!

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks, FeyPumpkin! I appreciate that.

[@wizolufa1452]

Short and sweet review. I like it!

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks!

[@yu3322]

When I didn't look at your views and subscriber count I thought you had about 200k views and at least 100k+ subscribers, really irritated me seeing your work and then realising you're a smaller creator. Definitely deserve more, you have my sub!

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks, Mika, I appreciate it.

[@srali7609]

this is really good and such a sweet story and the last few episodes omg just wow

[@bachelorsensei9437]

Short answer : Ye boi

[@littleorphananimeYT]

This is the correct answer. I think.

[@Juan-is1sn]

Damn, this was actually a really good video. I loved the way it was organized and straight to the point. This is the first video of yours that i watched bc ive gotten so invested in rok that im watching every video about it lol. Ill probably watch some of your other videos, keep it up 👍

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks, Juan. I'm still learning the whole video-making thing, but this one was fun.

[@baguette745]

I've watched this anime when it had 1 episode. I never knew how enjoyable it would be to see how great this anime is.

[@ramisama88]

"there is no gore" are we watching the same anime?

[@DerillPlays]

He said that, oh no spoiler just redirecting

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Yeah, that take was more accurate when the review came out, and then every episode afterwards seemed determined to prove me wrong.

[@rahn45]

*cough* ... Daddy Smoothie...

[@Night-zi1vs]

Need more reviews like this

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks! This was a fun one to do.

[@the_inquisitive_inquisitor]

Uhh.... yeah, it's really REALLY good.

[@sunndnguy30]

Talk shizzz about King Bojji I'll fight you!!! 😡😡😡

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Been waiting for someone to post this 😆

[@reimarc6606]

Since ep 2, this was already my favorite. This is the only anime ive been waiting every week. 10/10 Story and Animation

[@drsiiiiin]

Best from beginning to end

[@harikiranv8580]

Wow.... I didn't even register that kage in dub was Mr. Sungwon cho. I watched it in both and I enjoyed it a lot.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

It doesn't sound like him at all, so I would have never guessed.

[@Merilirem]

Neat.

[@Angglio]

3:17 Its true, every character has complex motivation. They're given ample time for their backstory, that doesn't feel forced or out of place.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Well said, Jamesy.

[@stevenr1036]

Amazing review I started watching at ep 3 I was hesitant to watch it for the same reason you pointed out the thumbnail threw me off but when I watch it I was so pleasantly surprised at how good its introduction and storytelling was!

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks. I agree that the storytelling of this show really is a cut above.

[@baguette745]

THERE"S A DUB AND PROZD IS KAGE?!?!? Yooo and I've been watching the sub the whole time

[@littleorphananimeYT]

I had no idea he was a voice actor until I saw his name in the dub 😆

[@mustafakamal8608]

It is

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Agreed.

[@stillsbydrey]

great review! looking forward for more!

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks! Probably a review for Miss Kuroitsu next.

[@Supermed]

Great succinct spoiler free review, glad I stumbled upon this channel. Subbed!

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks, Tae! Glad you liked the review.

[@kirawr8064]

It’s not everywhere but it’s already one of the best shows ever made

[@littleorphananimeYT]

I have scars from Promised Neverland S2 so I want to see the last few episodes, but I tend to agree with you.

[@moniquea.268]

love this review! you were able to properly state the show’s best points in a very concise way.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks, monique!

[@thecrimsonkid3574]

Such a wholesome and great review!

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks! I appreciate it, Crimson Kid.

[@GU1TARD3MON]

Hey man this was an amazing simple to the point review with some great editing. Got yourself a sub my good sit

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks! I'm looking forward to reviewing some of the spring shows: looks like some good stuff coming up.

[@mengstrom1750]

i mean i like this video but to put no spoiler review in the title is just false, like the queen likes both of them, bruh I only seen 1 episode of this and wanted this video to literally have no spoilers smh

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Sorry I spoiled that for you.

[@Alwyn_Nito]

like a spirit spear cannon to the heart

[@BurriedTruth]

Its amazing, trust me bro

[@1926PlovdivCity]

It is amazing watch it People you will not be sorry

[@ensignd.crexote5350]

Ranking if King = Yes

[@andersoncruz1835]

Difinitivamente en mejor anime que pude apreciar en estos últimos 10 años ... Es muy diferente y REALMENTE INCLUSIVO ..El mensaje final del personaje BOJJI es la escencia de esta obra maestra.....

[@The18k]

10/10 indeed

[@SoumilSahu]

0:01 *it's art style, not animation. I get the point, but they are very different things. The animation is god tier. The art style is arguably "kiddy". Great video otherwise.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks. Good point: I got a bit sloppy there calling it animation.

[@Random17369]

It's the best❤🎉❤

[@josephli5649]

you deserve more subscribers

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks, Joseph. That's nice to hear. 👍

[@gregoriojaro8963]

THIS MUST WATCHED ANIMÉ WAS INSPIRED BY THE LATE TOMISABURO WAKAYAMA'S CLASSIC SAMURAI TV SHOW CALLED "THE SILENT SAMURAI". 👑🏰📺😉👌

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks for the tip: I never knew that existed.

[@rajvirmalhans2073]

Yes it’s good. Artstyle not animation but you can put that up to the web mangaka and their drawing skills. Some of the best battles. And some of the most gruesome scenes of the year. Well now we have only Crunchyroll. Also I think it depends on how much content left since it covers the first part and the second part recently started publishing

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Supposedly since it's an ongoing show, they'll keep updating it on Funimation (at least through Season 1), but it's weird to think that their streaming service is just shutting down otherwise. Something like that was bound to happen after the acquisition, though.

[@AcaimoCole]

bro im confused at why your channel has 40 subscribers

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Two of those subs are actually me 🤣

[@AcaimoCole]

@@littleorphananimeYT well you definetly deserve more, somehwo im getting near 200 subscribers making garbage low quality roblox videos that some of which you cant see whats going on due to resolution. you are making high quality videos and when i scrolled down i was 100% expecting too see at least 10k subscribers, i have a feeling you will start gaining though soon.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

@@AcaimoCole I hope you're right. 👍

[@pneumaofficial9581]

Its not everywhere tho? I've only seen anime related channels posting anything about it, and the OCCASSIONAL person that brings it up in the 30 discord servers I'm in

[@littleorphananimeYT]

That may have been a personal thing. There was one week where it seemed like everywhere I looked that had reviews or streaming recs, they were gushing about Ranking of Kings, so I thought, "May as well at least give the first few episodes a try."

[@HIIMROSS777]

In more niche anime communities it is very common to hear about it but in more mainstream areas it barely has a presence.

[@hajun9628]

Good? 1 of the best currently airing

[@R.O.T.C._SEEM]

The title of the video is how I feel about this anime. It's a great anime but adds in all these things that literally made no sense at all. For example why would Boss attack everyone near the last episode only to heal them and then fight them right after. It literally made absolutely no sense. Miranjo thing was that she wanted to make boss wish come true but how the heck does murdering his wife help that? Why did she want him to have another kid so he can go into that child's body when it's clear that he would be upset about the entire thing. Why the heck did the queen leave the castle when she was told it was going to be an attack on her only to come right back to the castle 🤦🏾‍♂️.

[@kleidespencer1357]

Exactly. King Bosse didn't do anything about his wife's murder. Like what? I love the first half, but the second half is the confusing part, like what's their motivation to the current timeline? The characters are complex, I get that, but seeing how they play out, it feels incomplete. The biggest miss for me is Ouken. He had so much potential becoming a major antagonist yet it was overshadowed by Miranjo's ordeal. Bojji and Kage's friendship is superb.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Seeing Hiling go back to the castle felt like watching a horror movie and screaming at the person, "Don't open that door! Don't go in there!" And then they do it anyway.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

@@kleidespencer1357 I wanted a little more Ouken, too. And yeah, the Kage-Bojji friendship is pretty great. 👍

[@R.O.T.C._SEEM]

@@kleidespencer1357 I think it was made to look complex and confusing to bait people into watching more but the entire time it just doesn't and will never make sense. Another thing that also really bothered me was miranjo as a kid. Bosse was solely in charge of watching her and he did so how in fact did Miranjo find strong people for him to battle against. How would she know where these people are if she's a kid that travels with him. I can see how she met the demon because Bosse could have traveled to a battle and she stumbled apon the demon while she was waiting on him because she was in the area

[@JavierGomezX]

Yeah, I got some friends that didn't like the last parts of the anime because of qualms like those you have. I understand where you are coming from, but those things don't bother me that much personally. It is not like it ruins the rest of the show. My personal interpretation was that Bosse's priority was Miranjo, but it is not like he didn't care about the other things in his life. He wanted a compromise where everyone would just accept Miranjo's will, so he gave his new friends one last chance to accept the conditions of his old friend. In his eyes, he already betrayed all of them for Miranjo anyways. He married both of his wives just to please Miranjo, cursed his own son for his own desires AND to please Miranjo. He used his family and friends, so of course he would feel guilt and pity for them... But he felt even more guilt and pity for Miranjo. He wouldn't even have the family he had and his kingdom without Miranjo anyways, not to mention he owed a invaluable debt to her parents. It is a difficult position to put yourself in, since everybody is a victim of some sort. And to top it all off, nobody is truly blameless in the story... Except Bojji. Which is the reason only HE could stop the crisis. Not out of guilt or selfishness but out of the purity of his heart... Just like in the old stories of noble knights and their gallant deeds.

[@Firo8]

Ranking of Kings is great !

[@fadablack4547]

I liked the show until the ending.

[@zapcrossworld4036]

daida 🤮

[@littleorphananimeYT]

So are you in the camp of bad ending=bad show, or do you think a show can build up enough "credit" with the viewer to still be good overall despite a bad ending?

[@gektoast4968]

@@littleorphananimeYT the ending to this is not so bad that it makes the show bad. Not to mention, no matter what, it carries the main message of forgiveness.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Good point that no matter how you feel the episodes were handled, you can at least see that they wanted to emphasize that message of forgiveness. (How people feel about that message is a different story . . .)

[@fadablack4547]

@@littleorphananimeYT an ending is very important, and can make or break a show, but with that being said I think it's a good overall show, as a whole I'd give it a 6.5/10, minus the ending it woul probably be a 8/10

[@johnglue1744]

Really should have been about 12-14 episodes at most.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Is this because you felt the pacing was too slow or because you didn't like the second half?

[@johnglue1744]

@@littleorphananimeYT The second half seemed to have a lot of fluff unnecessarily added in.

[@tempestzz5682]

Couldn't disagree more,i felt It actually needed 1 or 2 more episodes,but if It has a 2nd season im fine with the ending of the First.

[@Thomas48484]

Nah it actually needed more episodes tbh, some things could have been expanded on more. Cutting it short to 12 episode would just fuck the pacing up

[@user9999-z]

I personally dont like the fact after a short amount of training bojji is automatically the strongest person in the world.

[@rukuha-san8806]

Bojji already had all the supernatural evasion skills (speed and sharp eyes) before he starts training with Despa. Despa just magically "showed Bojji the way he sees the world" to teach him how to find all the weak spots. And then it just some practice with already acquired skills.

[@user9999-z]

@@rukuha-san8806 yes, but still there wax a difference, like it took a small amount of tiime traininug with the snakes and he is automatically can dodge everyone, then traing with despa made him unstoppable. He destroyed the king, like there wasnt a time the king hit bojji in the last fight.

[@rukuha-san8806]

@@user9999-z just because there was only a couple of scenes with snake traning, doesn't mean that it happened only that time. Matsumoto (I think that was the 3 headed snake's name?) also taught Bojji to read lips so they definitely had to spend quite a lot of time together. Well at least more then those two scenes in the anime. And also I don't really understand what do you mean by "king hit Bojji in the previous fight". King Bosse? As I remember he hit him only once while Bojji was on the ground bleeding from Oken's attacks. Do you mean that time or something else?

[@user9999-z]

i never said "king hit Bojji in the previous fight" read better, i said "there wasnt a time the king hit bojji in the last fight."

[@cromperer]

@@user9999-z it's implied that he has been training with the snake for a long time. Boji has known that snake since it was tiny. King boss was also at about half strength at the time after using Daida's ability to heal everyone. Also despite being "the strongest person" according to Miranjo he still had no chance against the likes of Ouken who Boss destroyed.

[@plushcanvas8652]

Great vid

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Thanks, Plush Canvas!

[@drizzy91]

Excellent show

[@jojoceda]

Yes. Yes it is.

[@kodytiffany5686]

The next arc I heard is not complete yet in the source material so a S2 if it does come should still be a year or 2 out just to hear the planned release date. But if you do not think it will get one eventually then Ouken will laugh at you.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

That laugh made him so much scarier in 2 seconds.

[@kodytiffany5686]

@@littleorphananimeYT Best scary laugh I have heard in anime. I wonder how rough it is on the VA's throat to do?

[@vallanor]

thats a diaper wtf? looks like boxers to me.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Yeah, it's boxers. My first impression of the show was, "Looks like a baby in a diaper," which is why I put off watching it.

[@chambercharmer791]

It can be really good, if they make story more darker and make enemy more stronger and scarier. Am not saying this anime bad but it's ok for now. The plot is good, the world making is just perfection, but action kinda meh. I rarely to watch anime and i hate "for otaku anime" , but ranking of king worth to watch.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

I love "otaku anime" 😆 I'm glad you at least gave this show a try.

[@chambercharmer791]

@@littleorphananimeYT Yeah am not a jerk who say bad things and never watch it. This anime kinda good tho.

[@HIIMROSS777]

the action in episode 21 was kinda nutty tho I wont lie

[@borz4637]

Don't hurt ma boi :kekw:

[@littleorphananimeYT]

So today I learned what "kekw" is 😆

[@rizaadon]

Had a strong start but didn't live up to its potential in the 2nd half. Boji became the strongest too easily, characters who should have died simply got healed, and Miranjo got off scot free despite the crimes and atrocities she caused. Point is, there's no consequences, and it becomes a glaringly obvious issue. There's other issues I have with the story telling like the overuse of flashbacks, particularly right before something with 'x' character is about to happen and some episodes noticeably dipping in animation quality, with some fights being still images with sounds to cut on animation. I'm not going to read the manga (translation isn't even past the anime and the art is terrible) so I'd like to see a season 2 as the world itself is quite creative and has potential and to finish off the other plot points that didn't conclude. In the end I rated it a 7/10 but it only stays that high for the art and animation, the story itself is more like a 5/10.

[@KdogTheLegend]

i really thought i was the only one after seeing so many ppl praising the anime. It just threw me off how everyone basically died and came back like nothing happened

[@sinclairrareglove5618]

@@KdogTheLegend Died or on the verge of dead? Aside Bosse,it never confirmed their death.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Nice recap of your point of view. Of course anyone can state their opinion, but I like that you give clear reasons for yours. I'm pretty sure we'll see a second season, though it'll be at least a year away--probably more.

[@NickMarcha]

I dissagree with a lot of this, obvious spoiler warning "Bojji became the strongest to easily" It's revealed the Bojji has essentially trained in secret throughout his whole life. He is the son of two incredibly strong/strongest giants and is only missing muscle strength, not perception, intuition, talent or anything else. Even before training with the rapier, Miranjo predicts him to be the strongest in the land. It's not something that happened easily or suddenly, it just happened before the show started. "There are no consequences, characters that should have died simply healed" Why should they have died? Does the theme of having people traumatically and regretfully dying fit with anything else in the show? To be clear you might not enjoy it, but it's not out of place and definitely not a marker of story being bad, that most if not all survive. There are definitely consequences though, lost limbs, Ouken is still suffering indefinitely, Bosse is permanently dead, Desha is taking a deal foreshadowed to lead to disaster, Bojii realising his dream is not to lead Bosse kingdom but create his own. To me it's been more interesting to have characters not be as 1-dimensionally evil an be able to grow and change viewpoints when receiving new information. What would you like to happen with Miranjo? Her dream of travelling the world with Bosse is gone. As every character in the show grows to be more empathetic and understanding, this being the theme, what sorta punishment for Miranjo would be fit to include? "Overuse of flashbacks", I just don't have the same impression, the dip in animation quality I didn't notice I felt it went up as the season went on, soundtrack was also good quality. I'm hoping you are not meaning the thematic gag animations. One thing I do agree on is that reading the manga is probably not worth it, my impression from about 25 chapters in is that most of the story was told better in the anime adaption, things being reordered, scenes hiding more information made the show more interesting and less predictable than reading the manga would be. And yeah if you care about it, the quality of the drawings in the manga is definitely not impressive.

[@tempestzz5682]

@@NickMarcha yeah on the surface It may seem like he said but only if you don't pay attention to the details,the story Is meant to be like this,It isn't trying to be sad Just for the sake of It and It wouldn't make sense to kill characthers that could have been saved thanks to hilling...

[@Karthik-ur6ux]

Where to watch it?

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Crunchyroll and Funimation have the legal streaming rights, but who knows how much longer Funimation will continue to stream anime (my guess is they shut the site down by the end of the year and become an exclusive dub studio). Here are the links: Stream on Crunchyroll: beta.crunchyroll.com/series/G79H23W70/ranking-of-kings Stream on Funimation: www.funimation.com/shows/ranking-of-kings/

[@Karthik-ur6ux]

@@littleorphananimeYT Thanks a lot 🥂

[@FableErrejeDMR]

i don't think this anime can't get a second season looks like the whole story will be on this 23 episodes

[@littleorphananimeYT]

I'm pretty sure the manga is ongoing (maybe someone who's reading it can confirm), so there could conceivably be a second season. I think it will be similar to Moribito, where the first season will end and feel like a complete story even though there's a lot more left in the source material.

[@HIIMROSS777]

The first season will most likely reach a solid conclusion but there is more content that could be adapted.

[@bennytennyson]

it might get a second season but it's gonna take a while to get animated

[@mymanjohan5101]

Kinngbo dude just yeeted ouken, pretty sure we're getting another season to know what it's about

[@SuperClayden]

Where can I watch ranking of kings

[@littleorphananimeYT]

You can find it legally on Crunchyroll or Funimation; there are links in the description for those. Funimation is getting out of the streaming game, though, so I would go with Crunchyroll between those two. Of course, you can find it illegally on several sites, but I'd rather not promote those.

[@SuperClayden]

@@littleorphananimeYT did it thanks

[@nny2055]

どうでも良いレビューとか。見て確認するべき。

[@carmpulse9712]

The last few episodes are bad. But the others are very good.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

This has happened to me with a few shows that I still love overall (Toradora comes to mind).

[@AwsOm3Fac3]

How. This is the worst take. The show only gets better with every episode

[@littleorphananimeYT]

To clarify, I've enjoyed Ranking of Kings up to the end, but Carmpulse's experience reminded me of watching Toradora.

[@Marsdend1]

I LOVED the last few episodes up until today. I'm trying to figure out why, maybe because it hit so close to home? I was ugly crying, and I don't ugly cry... Either way, I think I need to give it a little bit before I decide how good it was. All in all, I was satisfied and entertained with the season.

[@littleorphananimeYT]

Interesting take. Give us an update if you eventually figure out why the latest episode hit you like that.

[@alariaaurora8456]

First 3 episodes: 10/10 masterpiece The next 10 episodes: a great show Episodes 13_ 20 : meh. Another generic shonen Episode 21: Nice fight scenes for an otherwise mediocre episode Episode 22_23 : insultingly bad What a show :)

[@littleorphananimeYT]

So is the first half enough for you to recommend the show overall?

[@alariaaurora8456]

Little Orphan Anime considering how disappointed i was with anime series that came out in 2022/2021 I would recommend it

[@Eddy-ld7uh]

Exactly. Although, to me, it got super boring after episode 8ish. That was when these boring episodes came to be. Spoiler warning: No deaths that had any actual emotional impact, and if a character were to die, they'd just... well, get revived. Boring imo

[@Eddy-ld7uh]

With how good people portrayed the anime to be. I was highly disappointed, felt like the first episodes were building up to something great, and then it felt like a child took over all the sudden and wrote the script. Boring. Though the ending was fairly decent imo

[@firmak2]

@@Eddy-ld7uh i felt really bad when they cut the throat of the child. Bojis mum dying was sad for me and Miranjos backstory was tragic sooo to each theyr own

[@ap_po]

it was alright. started good but didnt end well.

[@shavooo]

Not my cup of tea. I was approaching the show expecting a magical ghibli esque journey but it quickly drifts into classic shonen tropes and I would have rather had them focus on one or the other. But smashing both elements together just doesn't work out for me and the story telling is WAY to on the nose. Love the visuals and the aesthetics but the story telling was too cringe inducing to me (I watched the whole thing btw.)

[@littleorphananimeYT]

I can respect a different opinion that's not trying too hard to goad people. Thanks for the comment.

[@gonzalo4842]

Ye cant troll here boi. It won't work

[@dirtycas]

The show is still being made so you didnt see ALL of it :/

[@valhatan3907]

Agree with the too on-the-nose storytelling part, I think they can be more subtle with the massage or whatever, perhaps It's just me getting used to subtle storytelling

[@weathered5968]

Narrr ur trippin trippin no one listen to this comment

[@danielreyes2395]

is good but ending is trash

[@BadKommentator]

the ending was nice, what are you talking about?

[@phlaryx7145]

Maybe because the manga isn’t finished yet. Shocking I know.

[@BadKommentator]

@@phlaryx7145 that was the most random smartassery i've seen in a long time

[@napsec9807]

First episodes great, then it turns into a bland kids show

[@ttttillermand]

Lol what? We have clearly not been watching the same show. How many episodes have you watched?

[@napsec9807]

@@ttttillermand im 2 or 3 episodes behind. The characters are bland and the story is getting really boring, i don't know what to say

[@ttttillermand]

@@napsec9807 Well it's fine. People have different opinions and like different things.

[@loflight9942]

@@ttttillermand he defenitly was watching something else

[@platinummax8393]

@@napsec9807 okay you can say it's boring that subjective ,but calling it a kids show is just dead wrong and not even close to being right .

[@FringeSpectre]

No stakes. No bite. The show was a wank fest for people who get worked up seeing a kid cry. Each episode ws more and more disappointing and the incessant need to twist and turn gives me whiplash and leaves no foundation to allow me to appreciate the somewhat interesting worldbuilding. I dont understand how everyone thinks this show is so good when it's just average at best.

[@rainbowrabbitinc5789]

Calm down edge lord, no one asked.

[@FringeSpectre]

@@rainbowrabbitinc5789 I didn't say anything even close to edgy. Regardless, nobody has to be asked before they leave a comment. Grow up kid.

[@ialwayswatchyoutube812]

@@FringeSpectre Calm down edge lord, no one asked.

[@xJayhawkFANx]

@@FringeSpectre Calm down edge lord, No one asked.

[@FringeSpectre]

@@xJayhawkFANx I didn't say anything edgy. Not liking something you like isn't "edgy". Ffs lol

[@thatonedude671]

What is wrong with people...this show is actually really really not good. The story telling and how it handles characters feels exactly like an elementary kids show but with very dark elements weirdly mixed in for some odd reason. How does anyone find any of story, and especially the characters compelling at all? Even though I do generally like the protagonist, he is basically a fighting baby lol

[@sofistar-yt5dh]

Were you paying attention?

[@thatonedude671]

@@sofistar-yt5dh tried my best for 16 episodes...but it's so dang boring I'm not opposed to quirky stories or art. I love Ghibli films and One Piece is my favorite series so I don't think I'm predisposed to this type of show...it's just really not good.

[@sofistar-yt5dh]

@@thatonedude671 If you find it boring that's alright it does have flaws, but to say it's just bad when it exploded in popularity and lacks the marketable elements that clouds people's judgements (like what happened with SAO) you have to admit it's a you thing

[@thatonedude671]

@@sofistar-yt5dh The dialogue is literally as sparse and simple as a children's story. The characters are as inconsistent as they come, and the story is completely illogical with events playing out without proper setup. Being popular doesn't mean it's great. If anything, it's very different than most anime and that could be a reason for why people thinks it's "good"

[@crowmaster9652]

@@thatonedude671 I disagree the characters are consistent to their own plots, I think its because you appreciate anime like one piece and Ghibli films that you haven't really immersed yourself in actual anime that has a stead energy level that is most frequent among general anime fans. I believe your energy with anime is really low and you are wanting to hate it because deep down you can't reach that level like everyone else which is respected but you shouldn't force yourself to watch something you don't like. If you can't compose an argument that is realistic then you don't get traction.