What They Say:
Demetrios was a young man in Ancient Greece who was a potter’s apprentice, but also a rather timid otaku. Despite pursuing the arts, he was blessed with natural athletic talent. One day, he gets dragged into a village conflict. Demetrios contemplates how helpless he is, but then is struck by lightning! When he comes to, he is no longer in Greece, but a strange land where he can’t understand the language and people look rather different. Yes, he somehow ended up in 1964 Tokyo! Of course, Demetrios has no idea what Japan even is. What will become of him?!
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
With the arrival of the Eleians the last time around, they’re making it clear that they’re tired of all the shenanigans that the village have put them through. And they’re of mind to just wipe this place out through war, which is freaking the mayor and Demetrius out as you’d expect. But luckily for them, the Spartans have bonded well with the village and they’re aligned on the same side and it’s just hilarious to see how gung-ho they all get. Even Zeus is keen on this as a form of population control, reminding Demetrius that this is how the gods were simply viewed most of the time. It’s even worse for Demetrius as he ends up plunging forward in time to the 60s again where he sees the history books talking about what happened and Demetrius gets a bit of modern history of war taught to him as well. That’ll make an impression in the past.
In Summary:
That, of course, will have to make its impact in the next episode but I love that Demetrius employs the ending song to try and convince everyone that they’re not heroes, they’re not warriors, and that they’re going to die trying to fight this fight. We get some good creativity with the sequence this time and some in-story moments as well that just delivers the right kind of laughs. It’ll be interesting to see how the past unfolds compared to the history books!
Grade: B
Streamed By: Crunchyroll
Review Equipment:
Sony KDL70R550A 70″ LED 1080P HDTV, Apple TV via HDMI set to 1080p, Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver and Panasonic SB-TP20S Multi-Channel Speaker System With 100-Watt Subwoofer.
