I'm Quitting Heroing: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		4.5
Audio		4.5
Extras		3.0
Overall		3.0

I'm Quitting Heroing: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

I’m Quitting Heroing is an action-adventure anime series. Created by Quantum (and featuring original designs by Hana Amano), I’m Quitting Heroing offers action fans a demon-lord extravaganza. With animation produced by EMT Squared (Assassins Pride, Nyanko Days), I’m Quitting Heroing has an interesting and unique creative style. Produced by Hideaki Miyamoto (Nyanko Days), Julien Vig (ēlDLIVE), Naoki Kishida (The Rising of The Shield Hero), Noritomo Isogai (Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA), Sachi Kawamoto (House of Five Leaves), Shousei Ito (Chivalry of a Failed Knight), and Tomonori Kumagai, I’m Quitting Heroing offers something new to fans of the genre.

Leo Demonheart (Kensho Ono) faces new challenges around every corner and there’s never time to slow down and smell the roses. As Leo manages to take on and defeat the Demon King, Leo has become the ultimate master of hero-dom. Yet Leo finds that challenge takes him down an unexpected pathway – one where Leo decides he might need to take over the role of the infamous Demon King himself!

Deciding to move on from the world of heroing, Leo now aims to be the Demon King himself – after all, it doesn’t seem like that huge of a stretch for someone with the last name of Demonheart! Yet as he quits heroing, Leo finds that absolutely no one wants to work alongside the Demon King now! This quickly causes some issues for Leo Demonheart (as he still needs to be able to afford meals). Now determined to find some work to do, Leo applies with Demon King Echidna – yet he finds that the solution to going hungry won’t be as easy as he hoped it would be.  

The characterizations are one of the key elements of the series that works well and manages to imbue the production with something effective for the genre. The central protagonist, Leo Demonheart, is a rogue in some respects and the change from hero-dom to demon-hood is something that is distinct within the series and the character development certainly allows room for the anti-hero aspect to become front-and-center.

The character designs by Yuki Nakano (Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, A Destructive God Sits Next to Me) are an impressive aspect of the animation. The designs are certainly nice looking and each of the primary characters is distinctive. The designs by Nakano manage to blur the lines between good and evil and offer audiences something that feels more creative than a standard production. A solid effort with character designs by Nakano.

The animation for I’m Quitting Heroing certainly stands out as colorful and exhibiting a unique creative flair. The art style is energetic and creative. Under the art direction of Toshiyuki Tokuda (The Future Diary, Trinity Blood), I’m Quitting Heroing provides the balance of adventure and action the team of animators needed to explore these characters and the universe of the production (assembling all the right ingredients for the team).

The cinematography by Rumi Ishiguro (Akiba Maid War, The Piano Forest) and Tsunetaka Ema (Devils and Realist, Made in Abyss) is a beautiful thing and one of the most distinctive elements of the series. The cinematographic style provides the production with clean, clear, and vivid visuals. The style of the production is certainly robust and the cinematography helps the efforts of the animators to shine and flourish.

The score composed by Kōhei Munemoto is unfortunately a weak point for the production. The original score doesn’t stand out as particularly distinctive compared to some of the other elements of the series. The score simply serves as adequate background music to the production. The score sometimes helps to enhance the tone of the production and the action sequencing but it isn’t as creative or robust as one might hope to find.

Written by Shigeru Murakoshi (Zombie Land Saga, The Gymnastics Samurai), I’m Quitting Heroing isn’t a classic, but it does offer a decent concept and solid enough execution to make it interesting. The idea of the series is compelling enough and the dialogue is well written. Though not something as distinctly original as some anime productions, the writing by Murakoshi is solid and fans will appreciate the combination of comedy and action.

Chief direction by Yuu Nobuta (High School Fleet, World’s End Harem) and Hisashi Ishii (Rainy Cocoa in Hawaii, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear) provides I’m Quitting Heroing with a balance of adrenaline- packed sequencing and some comedic spins. Though the direction feels standard and not as distinct as the greatest action productions (such as My Hero Academia or Yu Yu Hakusho), the effort is still decent enough and fans of the genre may wish to check it out.

I'm Quitting Heroing: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Arriving on Blu-ray from Sentai Filmworks, I'm Quitting Heroing is presented in 1080p MPEG-4 AVC encoded high definition in the original television aspect ratio of 1.78:1 widescreen. The series has colorful, bright, and robust animation. The art style is certainly well reproduced by the high-definition presentation on the release by Sentai. The encoding is solid with excellent color reproduction and good detail for the action scenes. The presentation offers crisp encoding and is a nice step-up over anything one can find on streaming services. Fans will be pleased with the presentation.

I'm Quitting Heroing: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The release includes lossless audio options: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo and Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (with English subtitles). The lossless audio on the release is excellent. Dialogue reproduction is superb and sounds clear on the program. The sound staging is surprisingly robust for a stereo audio mix. Either option will provide fans a worthwhile lossless presentation – something a far step above streaming services. A good encode by Sentai.

I'm Quitting Heroing: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Clean Opening Animation (HD, 1:31)

Clean Closing Animations (HD, 3:04)

Tokuten Shorts (HD, 2:02)

Episode Previews (HD, 5:52)

Japanese Promo (HD, 1:25)

The release also includes a selection of trailers promoting other releases available from distributor Sentai Filmworks: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III (HD, 1:36), Demon King Daimao (HD, 1:31), Chivalry of a Failed Knight (HD, 1:32), and Chaika – The Coffin Princess (HD, 1:31).

I'm Quitting Heroing: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

I'm Quitting Heroing packs a mighty punch with action-packed adventure and plenty of adrenaline-infused fun. The production boasts excellent animation and a solid concept to keep audiences of I'm Quitting Heroing entertained. The Blu-ray release features a strong video and audio presentation (it easily surpasses streaming options) and a selection of bonus features (including the Tokuten shorts). Fans of the series will want to pick up the release. Recommended.