Crunchyroll's Rising of the Shield Hero Replacement Isekai Isn't For Everyone (And That's Okay)

When it comes to discovering new isekai to love and enjoy on Crunchyroll, the platform never forces users to look very far. Whether it's the "good isekai slop" that produce enjoyable romps like Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon, or generational successes like Overlord, Mushoku Tensei, TenSura, or Re:Zero, there's a good spectrum of variety. Some series, like The Rising of the Shield Hero, feature a reasonably subversive take on the isekai genre, partially achieved by taking big, risky narrative swings that quickly landed the series in controversy for newcomers. But for The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System, that same isekai spark exists, even if its anime takes a different set of peculiar risks.