The Best Anime of 2025! Isekai is no longer just mindless fluff or cardboard cutouts
The surprise hit of the July 2025 anime season, Kurevatis: The King of Monsters, the Baby, and the Undead Hero, completely subverts the typical isekai tropes.
A thousand years after the world was destroyed by monsters, humanity is barely clinging to survival in a territory only one-sixth the size of Guangdong. The so-called "heroes" are just ordinary people who are slightly better at fighting. Kure, one of the four great monster kings, has lived for a millennium and wiped out 13 heroes in seconds, only to unexpectedly find a baby that won't stop crying.
Then comes the most absurd plot twist: the bloodthirsty monster king picks up the baby but doesn't know how to feed it, so he resurrects a female hero to act as a wet nurse. The catch? This hero is an innocent maiden who has never been with a man and has no milk... The scene where the Demon King disguises himself as a human and takes the hero down the mountain to find a wet nurse is absolutely ridiculous.
But don't think this is just a baby-raising comedy. The heroine, Alicia, is the soul of the series. After being resurrected, she carries an immortality buff, gritting her teeth through being crushed into pulp or drowning, giving her all to explore the world. Director Kiyotaka Taguchi brings a strong tokusatsu flavor; the monster designs and battle scenes are like an animated version of Ultraman, with explosive visual impact.
The production is truly heartfelt, with a retro art style paired with delicate storytelling. The first half features a parade of monsters, while the latter half unfolds a world-building narrative filled with foreshadowing. 12 episodes are simply not enough—I'm begging for a second season!
A thousand years after the world was destroyed by monsters, humanity is barely clinging to survival in a territory only one-sixth the size of Guangdong. The so-called "heroes" are just ordinary people who are slightly better at fighting. Kure, one of the four great monster kings, has lived for a millennium and wiped out 13 heroes in seconds, only to unexpectedly find a baby that won't stop crying.
Then comes the most absurd plot twist: the bloodthirsty monster king picks up the baby but doesn't know how to feed it, so he resurrects a female hero to act as a wet nurse. The catch? This hero is an innocent maiden who has never been with a man and has no milk... The scene where the Demon King disguises himself as a human and takes the hero down the mountain to find a wet nurse is absolutely ridiculous.
But don't think this is just a baby-raising comedy. The heroine, Alicia, is the soul of the series. After being resurrected, she carries an immortality buff, gritting her teeth through being crushed into pulp or drowning, giving her all to explore the world. Director Kiyotaka Taguchi brings a strong tokusatsu flavor; the monster designs and battle scenes are like an animated version of Ultraman, with explosive visual impact.
The production is truly heartfelt, with a retro art style paired with delicate storytelling. The first half features a parade of monsters, while the latter half unfolds a world-building narrative filled with foreshadowing. 12 episodes are simply not enough—I'm begging for a second season!
