Like everyone, the Anime does thing differently enough to be appreciated on its own. And, not gonna lie, the VA(s) do a killer rendition of "I AM ATOMIC".I have no idea why anyone would prefer the darker anime/novel version, when this is a master class in subversive comedy.
Imagine if Kanade was the Cult Leader of Diablos lmao, just to counter Cid being the leader of his own cult Shadow Garden
Neither WN, LN or anime play it straight. Their comedy is just a bit more subtle for the most part. And for example, LN has different POVs, and most of events from world's native POVs are written in a more serious tone, which creates a hillarious contrast of Cid's POV chapters where his warped perception of his reality is fully exposed (and he mentions all the plot patterns, clichés and shit).I was gonna say jack is MC for sure but then the random goon used the mob technique so now im not sure anymore
Wait anime and WN play it straight? This being slapstick satire is the only thing that makes it bearable
If any part of this was sincere I would drop is immediately