The Beginning After the End

The animation for The Beginning After The End is honestly a massive disappointment. It barely qualifies as animation. It looks like they just took a still image from the manhwa, threw in some background movement, and called it a day. There's no real motion, no character fluidity and no emotion-just static scenes trying to pass as animation. It completely fails to capture the energy and emotion of the original story. Fans have been waiting a long time for a proper adaptation, and this half-hearted effort feels like a slap in the face. The source material deserves way better.

I AM JUST UTTERLY DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!

As a big fan of the original The Beginning After the End novel and webcomic, I went into the anime with sky-high hopes - only to come crashing down faster than Arthur in a bad mana training session.

First off, the pacing is a complete mess. They cram major life events - rebirth, childhood, training - into just a couple of episodes with almost no emotional weight. One moment baby Arthur is being adorable, the next he's somehow a mana prodigy, and you're left wondering if you accidentally skipped three episodes.

The animation quality is painfully average. For a series that's supposed to be filled with intense battles, beautiful magic, and rich worldbuilding, the visuals feel lifeless and rushed. Fight scenes lack the fluidity and impact needed to make them memorable, and sometimes characters look off-model mid-conversation - like they were drawn by two different teams.

Voice acting? Hit or miss. Arthur's voice actor tries, but some emotional scenes fall flat because the dialogue feels stiff or way too melodramatic. Also, the supporting cast sounds like they're reading a fantasy script for the first time in their lives.

Worst of all, they butchered some of the most important moments from the original story. Deep character development and world lore? Almost nonexistent. Instead, they favor tired isekai clichés and shallow action.

Honestly, it feels like a cash grab banking on the popularity of the novel and webcomic without respecting what made the original special.

Unless they turn things around drastically in future episodes, this anime adaptation might be the real "beginning of the end" for the franchise's reputation.

We request that anime production episodes be highlighted at 1-A Pictures or Toei Animation. The graphics and animation are unacceptable. I read the manga and I think that the cost of producing and broadcasting the anime is a loss that has no meaning. I was so excited for the excitement I was going to see in the anime as well as in the manga, but what I saw really shocked me. We really want to stop the weekly broadcast and give the novel to a better studio that does a good job on the anime, or end the current season and remake the episodes with better quality and animation than before.😟😟😟😟😟😟😟😟😟

I've never seen animation this bad - if you can even call it animation. This anime is basically just a collection of slides. And on the rare occasion something is animated, it's worse than any fan animation I've ever come across. Is this supposed to be an anime or a PowerPoint presentation? I genuinely can't understand what the studio was thinking with this. It's a complete disservice to the source material and to the viewers.

What makes it even worse is that the story actually had potential. Fans were excited for this adaptation, but what we got is an insult to everyone who supported the series. The lack of effort is painful to watch, and the end result feels lazy, rushed, and soulless. Honestly, this should be used as a case study for how not to adapt a beloved web novel.

Never seen a decent story like this, get done so dirty. The animation is more like putting a power point with one or two animated frames here and there, while leaving the rest with just images. At this point, just read the manhwa who is far better in quality compared to this. Overall the story is okay considering the hype it got before it's release. So if you are here for the story and not it's animation, feel free to give it the try and it won't disappoint. Still, I would highly recommend to just read the manwha instead. It's far better quality than this animation we got for such a good isekai.