8.224 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestIn the end, every guilty soul must reap the whirlwind.
God created nine races in the ancient times. Humans were the weakest, most ridiculed race among them. Light, a human boy, was fortunate enough to be invited to join a party of all nine races called the "Assembly of the Races." He was happy being a member for a while, but that was a short dream. His hopes were only to be betrayed by his fellow members at the largest, most heinous dungeon "Abyss." After surviving by himself at the bottom of Abyss, Light learns the true meaning of his gift "Unlimited Gacha." Light will rise from the worst despair to build his own empire of the strongest players.
Visual Effects
Gacha summon sequences are genuinely gorgeous—anime's best slot machine animation.
Writing
Surprisingly coherent power-scaling in a genre notorious for ass-pulls.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'unlimited gacha' mechanic satirizes mobile game predation while unironically becoming addictive wish-fulfillment—peak anime cognitive dissonance.
The light novel author's previous work was axed after three volumes; this series' survival to anime adaptation reportedly involved rewriting the entire Abyss arc from scratch.
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It’s Finn’s voice from Danmachi! That so works for Light’s character!
@blackswordsman8866 32
I love a good revenge story.
@xavierrobinson8810 12
This show needs more episodes and seasons it way too good to have only 12 episodes
@ethann3668 3
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