For a brief moment, My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s looked like it could be the next Solo Leveling . It had all the right ingredients, with a mysterious overpowered protagonist, a video game-inspired leveling system, and a brooding atmosphere that screamed “dark fantasy hit.” Fans hoped it would fill the void while waiting for Solo Leveling’s third season. Unfortunately, it is now being labeled one of Crunchyroll’s biggest disappointments of 2025.

The series had genuine potential, at least at first. Its early episodes teased a darker, stealth-driven story with political intrigue and a mysterious reason behind the hero summoning. But halfway through, My Status as an Assassin abandoned all of that for shallow power-fantasy clichés. Instead of an assassin wo

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