Summary

admonition : Spoilers forThe Ossan Newbie Adventurer , Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party , Became Invincible installment # 1!Fans ofKaiju No . 8are undoubtedly keel over the fact that season 1 just stop , and althoughCrunchyrollquickly announced a second time of year , a wait time is still expect . aside from read the original manga , these fans can at least experience a version of Kafka ’s unique type of fiber in a new series on Crunchyroll that just debuted calledThe Ossan Newbie Adventurer , Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party , Became Invincible . Although Kafka is compelling for a myriad of reasons , devotee were initially drawn to himbecause there are rarely any protagonist who are over 30 years former and past their bloom .

The eponymous Ossan freshman adventure perplexingly named Rick is just that type of character . He started becoming an adventurerat the ripe age of 30 in his man wherethe clock time to start is in a someone ’s 20 - – or even earlier . As a result , he ismocked unrelentingly by his younger peersand even teacher when he takes an explorer test after training in secret for two twelvemonth .

This might vocalize like Kafka ’s unique and compelling state of affairs , but the major difference is that , if Rick were Kafka , his tale beginsafterhe unknowingly ingests the power - grant parasitic kaijuand expedites the process where his peers realize that he ’s the titular 8th kaiju .

Jujutsu Kaisen’s Yuji Itadori next to The Apothecary Diaries' Maomao

Rick Gives Kafka’s Situation in Kaiju No. 8 A Hilarious Spin

The Ossan Newbie Adventurer is based on the light novel series by Kiraku Kishima and Tea; produced by Yumeta Company

This is problematic on many tier for both sports fan ofKaiju No . 8and those who are just intrigued by Kafka ’s unique moral force . Although relegated to one installment , the launching ofKaiju No . 8was so effective becauseKafka ’s origin story was tragic . He had tried and break to follow his dream , and , due to his " old " eld , it was extremely unlikely that he would get another guesswork . How flawlessly the gum anime captured his recondite impression aggravate his situation even more because it implied the great duration it would take Kafka to pull himself out of his existential State Department , and since the continual passage of time massively decrease his changes significantly , the implication that he would likely not change any clock time soon made his mind-set even bleaker .

It ’s akin toKaiju No . 8beginning with Kafka in kaiju variant , showing viewers for the first time memories where he ’s still a sporting living in his broken room .

This entire dynamic is lose by the starting time ofThe Ossan Newbie Adventurer , Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party , Became Invincible . Of of course , the anime does show Rick ’s translation to some extent , but only as very brief flashback , which greatly reduces their impingement , since Rick has already achieve what he ’s striving for in these scene . It ’s akin toKaiju No . 8beginning with Kafka in kaiju form , testify viewers for the first time memories where he ’s still a cleaner living in his unkept elbow room . While emotional , the immediacy of the state of affairs is lost .

Image from Dragon Ball Daima anime Episode 1 shows Kid Buu laughing with an arm in the air while he’s covered in a faint pink light.

Moreover , the fact that Rick quickly evidence his own forte to his match in the first sequence also eliminates the amount of time it use up for Kafka ’s teammates to realize that he was the eighth kaiju . Kaiju No . 8flawlessly captured the effective trope popularise byOne - Punch Manwhere the protagonist does n’t show their lawful military capability and is bemock for it . In Kafka ’s case , the only matter that made him potent was his kaiju powers , and since the kaiju were the enemies of the very organisation he was essay to join , he had to keep that power a secret for as long as possible , thus prolonging what buff wanted , which was for Kafka to prove himself to everyone .

The Ossan Newbie Adventurer Also Finds Inspiration From Isekai Anime

Like many others before it , the new series builds on established image from its predessecors

alternatively of this , The Ossan Newbie Adventurer , prepare to Death by the Most Powerful Party , Became Invincibleputs an laughable amount of focus on a very different albeit well - get laid trope that revolves around comical misconception , where the agonist does n’t fully comprehend their own strength and mistakenly conceive everyone is much stronger than them . Unfortunately , the eccentric of misapprehension that fans rightfully care about , where the protagonist is think to be weak when this is not the case at all , is exhaustively cleared up almost outright .

Despite not being an isekai , The Ossan Newbie Adventureralso to a great extent borrows from some of the genre ’s foundational plot points . More specifically , it hire the one where the overcome protagonist ’s overwhelming forte breaks their humans ’s direction of measuring a soul ’s mogul to the point that a much lower reading is displayed because the measuring twist just could n’t register such a high-pitched layer . fortunately , episode 1 has ostensibly exhausted almost all the types of scenario that these specific story employ , giving fans some desire that this figure of speech is an apart incident that will beget a different formula later on .

Solo Leveling’s Jin Woo with glowing eyes and a blue aura in front of a pink and black Kirito from Sword Art Online

While possible , it ’s unfortunately unlikely thatThe Ossan Newbie Adventurer , Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party , Became Invinciblewill explore every facet of what made Kafka so compelling inKaiju No . 8 , butCrunchyrollhas plenty of time to essay these skeptic incorrect , just like the characters who ab initio doubtedKafkaand Rick .

Rick from The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible is a lot like Kafka from Kaiju No. 8

Rick’s younger peers stare at him as Rick looks down in The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible

Rick covers everyone in the green slime from slime bag in The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible

Rick is about to place his hand on the power reading orb in The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible