The Executioner and Her Way of Life completely flipped the usual isekai formula and because of that, it was review bombed.
The first episode starts like every other isekai, with an overpowered male protagonist getting summoned to another world.
But just a few minutes later, he’s killed off by the real main character, Menou, a priestess whose job is to eliminate “Lost Ones” from Japan whose powers could destroy the world.
The story then follows Menou and her next target, Akari, a cheerful girl with mysterious time powers. As their journey continues, the series explores themes of morality, fate, and a slow-burn yuri (girls’ love) relationship between the two leads.
This unexpected twist didn’t sit well with some viewers who wanted a typical male power fantasy.
Before the second episode even aired, review sites like MyAnimeList and Crunchyroll were flooded with 1-star ratings and comments like “Killed the MC in episode 1, 0/10” or “Yuri trash.”
Many accounts had no prior activity, suggesting targeted review bombing against the show’s direction and queer undertones.
Despite that backlash, The Executioner and Her Way of Life has since somewhat recovered in ratings and built a loyal fanbase.
I got distracted and still haven't read more of 9 than the opening.
Yeah it was very jarring, and 7 overall was one of the weaker books imo.
Oh good, at least it has a release date now and that's a bit earlier than I was expecting. Going off the pace of the earlier translations I was expecting like July or August.
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The more I think about it the more I like it as Menou had lost quite a bunch of her memories by then and so you're left kind of lost as well. But it was very confusing and tbh even after reading 9 I went back through my epubs to make sure I didn't skip one. 😅