

However, his servants, particularly the guardians, don't have that excuse. Ainz is probably the biggest case, as even to this day, there are several people who choose to see Ainz as an anti-hero or at least a neutral character rather than an evil Overlord, which could be explained by most of these people being fans who'd only have watched the anime or manga adaptation and haven't read the light novels, thus being unaware of his most despicable actions. Not even the genocide of the Re-Estize kingdom could convince them otherwise.

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His villainy and incompetence as a leader are also supposed to deconstruct the same thing, but since he has not yet faced any kind of consequences for his villainy or incompetence, it can be hard to see the deconstruction, since it looks like the series is wanting you to revel in what he does. But Ainz coming from a Crapsack World, getting to be an Invincible Villain who faces no real challenges, and getting a bunch of servants who love him unconditionally, undermines the entire thing by making the idea of escaping from reality far too appealing. Do Not Do This Cool Thing: Ainz's entire backstory (him not being able to move from playing an MMO and his current state) is supposed to deconstruct escapist power fantasy.She even fulfills the Token Mini-Moe trope dynamic with the other maids. Creepy Cute: Someone had to have thought an insectoid maid was cute to have created Entoma in the first place.It's the first time a denizen from Nazarick gets defeated, which can be a joy for those who got sick of them always winning in one-sided fights. Evileye beating up Entoma along with her teammates.As a bonus, watching Ainz being injured and having to fight with all he has is something enjoyable as well, since he faces no real challenge or punishment after that battle. Especially given how much of an arrogant and petty monster she is (to the point that she was willing to kill Sebas for slightly criticizing her role in a mission) and the fact that nothing bad happens to her aftermath. While certainly not a good experience for Ainz, watching Shalltear get beaten and killed twice by him after she gets brainwashed is very cathartic.After sitting through several episodes of Clementine being an overly-smug psychopath, watching her get brutally crushed to death by Ains is extremely gratifying.For those who find it to be an issue, it's distracting and ruins the awesome moments from the source material, but for those who don't mind it, they find that while it isn't up to bar with the normal animation, some of the stuff it's used for somewhat justifies it due to how difficult animating some of it can be, such as the summoned creatures. The anime in general: does it compare to the light novel or not? The backlash against it got worse after the first season and intensified further in the third, where a seemingly rushed development led to some serious abuse of CGI (especially during the otherwise awesome moments of Enri summoning her goblin army and the Massacre on Katze Plains), leading to many an unfavorable comparison being made to Berserk (2016).It also helps that the arc serves as a perspective flip by showing how truly insane Ainz and Nazarick would look to a group of just regular people. Those who enjoy it cite things such as the hilarious interactions between Zaryasu and Lulu, giving the audience the first look at Ainz's conquests from the other side, Cocytus' Character Development, Ainz's epic royal procession, etc. There's also the issue that the arc comes across as filler in nature, and there are few long-lasting effects of it.

For those who dislike it, the main arguments against it are it taking focus away from the main characters, and for the perceived Romantic Plot Tumor often derisively called " lizard porn". The Lizardmen arc is a polarizing arc, especially for anime-only fans."I Am Ainz Ooal Gown", the theme that plays when Ainz stops playing around and shows his enemies just who the hell they're messing with.The first ending theme "L.L.L." as well, likely sung from Albedo's point of view.but it can also be taken from Crusch's.
