My only exposure to TEIS was the anime up to the episode where he does the I AM ATOMIC thing. I couldn't handle the cringe anymore after that. The anime felt not like a parody like Konosuba but like something that took itself seriously. Is the manga different in that regard?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I think so. The manga is a much more comedic version of the story. It has its moments where Cid goes full chuuni, but it is much sillier overall. Just a couple examples I quickly pulled from the manga (all of which take place before the "I am atomic" scene) in the anime (chapter 6 in the manga):

Manga Panels

Did you work out to try to become the ultimate fighting machine in your previous life on Earth? Well, good luck trying to remain a mob character when you look like this:

Do you find immense pleasure in killing bandits? That is not normally a very protagonist-like thing to do:

Want to ensure your confession is a failure? Make sure to practice how to do it incorrectly:

Do others place high expectations on you? Don't let it bother you! Cid doesn't...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I think the anime ruined it for me in a reverse way of how the Konosuba anime changed my experience. I see those panels and in my mind it invokes the tone of the anime.