Sometimes when you’re on the hunt for a new show to watch you end up scrolling for awhile to stop at a title that just catches your interest. That’s what happened when I saw I Couldn’t Become A Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided To Get A Job a title that made me laugh instantly. This show stars Raul who had a dream of becoming a hero and defeating the demon lord; however, the demon lord was defeated before he could ever make that dream a reality. Having nothing to fall back on Raul decided to get a job at a local store to earn money where some time later someone applies to work there. This new employee is none other than Fino the daughter of the demon lord.

The story here is surprisingly complicated and well executed. Raul goes through a lot of complex emotions as he comes to terms with not achieving his original dream and making the most of his new life. Which over the course of the season he finds a way to make a new version of his dream a reality that fits the world as it is, one without a demon lord to defeat. Then you have Fino who is perfectly fine with her new life and for the first time she can choose her own dreams rather than inherent the ones that come with her father. Having a story where these two perspectives are constantly intertwined made for a really intriguing tale that involved a lot of character development and growth.

The world is rather interesting too as it’s a mix of medieval fantasy and modern day. You have demon lords, heroes and magic like in fantasy stories mixed with super markets where instead of electricity they use magic for things like appliances. So the way those elements blend together worked really well. Some of the challenges Raul and Fino face sometimes involve things that only some from a fusion of these elements. For example an appliance that is poorly made so the magic goes haywire and causes it to attack everything nearby. Then you have problems you would expect from a small store such as bigger competition moving in or poor sales.

Towards the end of the season we start to get into more story specific challenges. For example what can the heroes do in a world that doesn’t need them and doesn’t have a successor to the demon lord. This problem resonates with both Raul and Fino and an array of the supporting cast and when it reaches the big climatic moments they are emotional and really make an amazing end to the character development the show worked very hard to make.

So while the story and characters are amazing I really have to point out the show’s dependence on fan service. I’ve stated many times I have no problem with fan service, but here it happens so much it actually distracts from the incredible story. One common problem is you could have an emotional heart to heart between two of the characters only for the camera angle to have a view of a character’s undergarments. This happens surprisingly often throughout the season. Then you have bouts of random censored nudity and lots of sexual exploitation of the female cast. If it was a rare or even semi frequent thing I wouldn’t point it out but it happens so much that I’m willing to say that if you are the kind of viewer that cannot watch a show with heavy fan service you should stay away from this.

This is a show that has a very unique idea with for the most part great execution. It’s a character focused story in a fun world that really brings out the best in everything it has to offer. The problem is it relies so heavy on fan service it’s almost insulting to the work done to make everything else so amazing. It’s actually incredible just how many individual fan service moments this show managed to add. I tend to not mind fan service but it was very distracting especially during moments that were crucial to the story. So if you hate fan service you’ll hate this show but if you like or are neutral to it and looking for a good story this show does have one buried under all of that.