Many monsters don't feel alive and instead act like beast-shaped targets that only exist for the players to smack the XP out of. Many D&D DMs struggle to make their combat encounters engaging. Because of this, it is the perfect show for Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters looking to upgrade their monster encounters.
In fact, the series handles monsters in a fascinatingly complex way that sets it apart from other similar series. However, it quickly revealed itself to be an extremely clever take on the genre that was anything but standard, featuring several unique twists on both the isekai genre and fantasy tropes in general. At first, many brushed it off as yet another fantasy isekai series. So I'm a Spider, So What?was last winter's sleeper anime hit.
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of So I'm a Spider, So What?, now streaming on Crunchyroll.
