The first two episodes sell you on a genuinely clever premise: a man with human cunning trapped in a goblin body, forced to claw his way up through pure appetite and strategy. After that, it abandons everything that made it work and becomes exactly the harem power fantasy it initially pretended to critique. The gap between what Re:Monster promises and what it delivers is so wide that calling it a bait-and-switch feels generous.

After an unfortunate death, Tomokui Kanata is reborn as Goburou, the weakest of goblins, but he keeps the memories of his previous life. His new existence comes with an unusual advantage: a power called absorption that makes him stronger the more he eats. What starts as a feeble existence turns into rapid evolution, and before long he rises to lead his goblin community. In a world where only the strong survive, he gathers capable subordinates and comrades as he grows into one of the most powerful goblins around. The result is an action-driven fantasy adventure built on a fun reincarnation premise, well suited to viewers who enjoy watching an underdog climb to the top.