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Mynoghra was a big let down all things considered.

For something with the potential to be a breath of fresh air in Isekai, what you get is a million half baked weird ideas that can't even take themselves seriously.

Things start off incredibly. Interesting characters, fresh ideas, an evil aligned MC who doesn't only go halfway. As things progress however, they keep adding things when there's already so much they need to flesh out. For a 13 episode show it means everything just kinda falls flat. Remember that relationship building between the MC and Atou, the best character of the show. Well, forget about it, heres some ... other random slop.

I haven't read the source material, but man I just know it is better thought out than this. It's not terrible, but sucks knowing that this had the potential to be actually really good and refreshing for the genre. Each episode felt less and less exciting, a shame for a show that left the first episode with what seemed incredible.

This show was a major wasted opportunity with its failure to recognise what makes fantasy incredible.
(No spoilers but later characters mentioned)

The start had everything that makes fantasy so special. A transportation into an unrecognisable world with little but intuition to guide you on an adventure. A great atmosphere with interesting characters, especially prevalent through the MC Grace, who carries every interaction through her charming nature. The comedy isn't cringe, the dialog is interesting and the pacing is spot on for a more SoL focused anime.

This sets you up for an incredible show with growth and fun where you see how Grace navigates this new ... world and overcomes noble adversity through modern thinking. Then, as if to rip you completely out of any immersion you have developed. The show introduces the pre-isekai family as a form of exposition to unnecessarily explain the nature of every mechanic of this new world. This introduces a whole new plot element where the MC could eventually return to his original family, only for it go nowhere by the end of the show.

The immersion that is lost by introducing this element greatly takes away from the overall strength of the plot. This act completely ruins the overall success of the story for someone looking for that immersive fantasy experience. What is gained however? Long, dry dialog explaining mechanics that you either don't care for, or play very little role in the overarching story. The saying "show, don't tell" encapsulates it well here, despite over-explaining being a common trope in Isekai.

I left the first few episodes certain this would be my favourite fantasy of the season, only to be more and more disappointed by each episode. This was never because the experience was bad, but because I felt cheated out of something incredible..