Finally An Actual Hero's Journey!? That Too With A Good MC!!

My Review Of Tsyuokute New Saga Anime!

A hero. A time loop. A heroic journey to take down the demonlord. Same old boring stuff, that you would expect if you haven’t seen New Saga! This new anime really blew my expectations for the genre.

Who says the MC gotta be a demon lord or some small-time assassin with overpowered stats? Kyle the hero proves that this boilerplate plotline can be as interesting if done right!

Ok..so a little for the story. Kyle, the hero, loses all his friends and allies in the ‘great invasion’ of demons by humans. After a scornful journey and more losses, he kills the demonlord. The story starts from here, as he then gets his hands on a mysterious object that sends him 3 years back! He returns to the past- to his mother, master, friend, lover: all of it! Blessed with a new beginning, he now vows to get stronger and strategise smartly in order to prevent any and all losses in the upcoming war!

So, does he go around being another all-knowing OP protag? This is where the new saga flips the game. Yeah, he knows a bit here and there, but the overlaying problem he faces and the mystery surrounding it are still big enough to be important to the plot.

Spoilers from here on:-

The first strategy to save the princess and get funding for their aim kickstarts the new journey. And I would be lying if I didn’t accept my disappointment when Commander Zentos was killed in battle. Like he was shown in flashbacks to be a part of the OG Suicide Squad, so I hoped he would be part of the story for longer…rather than being killed off at the very start.

Death of Zentos

And cheers to the comically cruel and cunning of Seran in those fights, like damn, that leaves a bitter but funny taste on the tongue 😂

But my point is how the author makes the plot interesting by making Kyle not an OP MC, but a clever one. He gets his hands on the hero title and royal support, simultaneously eliminating the corrupt king and making the princess queen.

(Btw, I know it was supposed to be a plot twist, but that one close-up scene of the king’s face spoiled it for me, honestly 😂😂)

That Scene...

Then the story shifts to Karan’s arc: one with multiple overlaying mysteries. Mysterious disappearances, a lost holy sword, and an ‘old’ ally. It very well introduces us to demons in the story, while commenting throughout on the mystery that surrounds them.

Like they’re strong, but not as fearsome as Kyle remembers. Their king wants peace with the humans? And that it’s a she!? The plot twist of the current demon lord being a different one from the one he fought did kind of baffled me!

A New Demon King!?

Between that and events like finding Golem’s OG Designer and blackmailing an ambassador to be an ally, the new saga really brightens up its place in the hero’s journey genre. And with its smart pacing, characterisation, and mysteries, it holds its own against the majority of the ‘time loop’ genre.

All in all, it was a fantastic watch, and I’m eagerly waiting for Season 2!