Warning: Spoilers for the Banished Former Hero Who Lived As He Wanted Episodes 1 and 2
Summary
The unique relationship between Allen and Akira in Former Hero Banished lives on as he kindly deconstructs the image of the summoned hero. Allen's powerful magic and banishment hint at the usual isekai tropes. The series subverts clichés, like a mistakenly summoned hero, offering a fresh perspective.
Almost everything about the new isekai cartoonThe banished former hero lives as he pleases It may sound cliché, but the unique relationship between the eponymous Allen, who seems happy about the way he lives his life, and a character named Akira quietly serves as a brilliant deconstruction of the hero's stereotype. false summons, even though nothing of the sort actually happened. Truth be told, many aspects of the first two volumes released simultaneously followed this same approach to give the Banished Former Hero a unique flavor.
Of course, Allen gained incredible, unparalleled magical powers after being executed for weakness in similar abilities at the end of his previous life. And, naturally, his new magic was incalculable in his second life, thus leading to him being erroneously underestimated.
Both of these developments are staples in isekai series, especially when Allen is “banished” from something, regardless of the fact that it is not part of the hero's group. However, what is so refreshing is Allen's strength far exceeds that of that world's famous hero – Akira.
The banished former hero lives on his own terms despite expectations
Produced by Studio Deen & Marvy Jack; based on the original series by Shin Kozuki
Most anime fans are well aware of the trope in which the main character is initially mistakenly thought to have been mistakenly summoned only to later surpass the power of the person everyone believes to be the real hero. The Magical Power of the Saint is Omnipotent explores this fully and so far only alludes to it in How to Use Healing Magic Wrongly. It was also subverted previously in Let me check the tutorial first, because the mistakenly summoned main character is actually much stronger and must train the real hero.
However, the Banished Former Hero Lives According to Allen's Will reincarnated into someone starting their life from the beginning. More impressively, Akira and Allen's paths suddenly diverge in episode 2, with Akira choosing a less heroic path, unlike Allen, who suddenly takes on the role of hero. This unintentional subversion of the Saint's Magic Power is the plot of Almighty, in which the original “false” hero is forced into the heroic path, while the main character and the real hero are not given credit. will follow less divergent paths before slowly entering the glorious battlefield.
The unintentional tropical spiral is actually a well-established pattern
The banished former hero plays with many traditional isekai genres creatively
What's truly remarkable is that the Ex-Banished Hero lives as he pleases since The Banished's unintentional subversion of the misguided summoned hero trope makes much of its more formulaic approach become new. Like most Isekai protagonists, Allen wants to live a “slow life” but feels compelled to become a hero. However, since he takes on Akira's role, it doesn't seem cliche.
Truth be told, the plot in The Exed Hero Lives as He Pleases is subtle but has a major impact on the overall series. This is true of many other aspects of the series. Both the way Allen was killed in his previous life and the way his new life complements his interests are nothing new, but the artistic presentation of the scenes along with Allen's odd and almost disturbing reactions about how he was killed gave it a different perspective. . The same can be said of the small but intriguing subversion of the eponymous blacksmith race in the second volume, and the allusion to the origins of one of the series' villains that turns the tide. Big turning point in isekai. The The banished former hero lives as he pleases may feel like a cliché, but it clearly isn't and just quietly subverts the formulas.
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