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First Impression: Bogus Skill <> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Skill Fruits (that kill you)~

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The day has finally come! Light, accompanied by his friend (and love interest?), Lena, will find out today if he’ll be able to live out his dream of being an adventurer! To do that, he’ll need to earn a battle skill, which is given when he eats a special “fruit.” Lena goes first, however, and discovers that she’s now a “Sword Saint,” earning a once-in-a-decade skill! Excited, Light bites into a fruit and learns that he…will become a fruit farmer. You see, his skill is “Fruitmaster,” which allows him to grow fruits swiftly and abundantly. As the Holy Sister tells him, this is the skill least suited to adventuring. Oh well. End of story, right? (Especially since eating a second fruit will poison you.) Not so fast—due to an innocent mistake made by Ayla, a young girl under Light’s care, he’s about to discover that “Fruitmaster” may be more suited to combat than anyone could imagine.

The real goal of adventurers: to be able to afford an all-pizza diet.

Some viewers enjoy grimdark fantasy anime; then there’s me, who’s come to really enjoy series that feature a lot of action but are generally light-hearted and optimistic in nature. And that’s exactly the vibe that Bogus Skill “Fruitmaster” gives off. There are hints of sinister goings-on with evil-grinning characters in the OP (which has an addictive beat, by the way!) and the laser-eyed and perhaps not-so-Holy Sister, and of character conflict due to a final scene involving Lena and Light, but even these bits and pieces seem to be setting the stage for a mild series that will focus more on character relationships (see Light, Lena, and Ayla happily running together throughout both the OP and ED) and not-terrifically-brutal action. A recent comp for this series might be The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic—it has a similarly positive and action-packed feel. And if Bogus Skill “Fruitmaster” can match the fun and warmth of that series, it could be a positive surprise this winter season!

I told you—Ayla is serious about her pizza.

Bogus Skill <> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Skill Fruits (that kill you)~ can be streamed on Crunchyroll.

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