I Parry Everything: What Do You Mean I’m the Strongest? I’m Not Even an Adventurer Yet! (Ore wa Subete o “Parry” Suru) is the 2024 Summer isekai that nobody expected to love… and then everyone did. Produced by OLM and running for 12 glorious episodes of pure, unfiltered power-fantasy crack, this show takes the single most useless skill in every RPG and turns it into the most broken, hilarious, and satisfying ability in anime history.
Meet Noor, a middle-aged man who spent twelve years in the wilderness doing nothing but parrying rocks, arrows, and dragon fire with a broken wooden sword because his village mentor told him “just parry everything.” When he finally descends to civilization to register as an F-rank adventurer, the guild receptionist laughs at his only skill: Parry (Lv. 1). She gives him the easiest quest possible — collect ten medicinal herbs.
Noor comes back in thirty minutes covered in blood, carrying the corpses of three S-rank monsters, a wyvern, and the severed head of a demon lord that was terrorizing the kingdom for decades. He politely asks if he completed the quest correctly.
This is the entire show, and it never gets old.
Every single episode follows the exact same formula: someone underestimates Noor because he’s a middle-aged dude with no attack skills, he gets attacked by something that should instantly kill him, he casually parries it with one hand while sipping tea with the other, and the attacker (be it bandit, noble, dragon, or literal god) ends up obliterated by their own reflected attack. The comedy comes from how completely deadpan Noor remains while the world around him descends into absolute chaos.
The supporting cast is perfect. Lynne, the tsundere princess who becomes his biggest fangirl. Ines, the stoic dark elf archer who can’t hit him with ten thousand arrows. Rein, the arrogant hero who challenges Noor to a duel and loses in 0.2 seconds. Even the villains are hilarious — the demon lord who spent centuries preparing his ultimate spell only for it to bounce back and explode in his face is peak comedy.
Animation by OLM is shockingly good for a show this silly. The parry effects are crisp, the impact frames are meaty, and the facial expressions when characters realize they just attacked an immovable object are priceless. The soundtrack leans hard into triumphant orchestral stingers every time Noor blocks something that should be impossible, turning each fight into a victory lap before it even starts.
And somehow, beneath all the absurdity, the show has heart. Noor isn’t arrogant. He’s genuinely humble, polite, and just wants to help people. He doesn’t care about fame or money — he just wants to complete quests properly. When a little girl thanks him for saving her village, he scratches his head and says “I was just parrying” like it’s the most normal thing in the world.
The final episodes go full dragon ball z with continent-shattering attacks and literal gods throwing planet-busting spells, only for Noor to parry them all with the same calm expression he used on the first goblin in episode one. The finale is twelve straight minutes of increasingly ridiculous attacks being reflected back with interest, ending with the most satisfying “I win” smile in anime history.
Final Score: 9.3/10 – The dumbest anime you will ever love unironically
I Parry Everything is the ultimate comfort food isekai. It knows exactly how stupid it is and leans into it with zero shame. In a season full of serious fantasy epics and emotional dramas, this show is pure, unfiltered joy. It’s the anime equivalent of eating an entire pizza by yourself and feeling no guilt.
If you’ve ever wanted to watch a middle-aged man accidentally solo the final boss with a stick because someone told him to “just parry,” this is your show.
Stream it legally on HIDIVE.
And remember: when in doubt, just parry.
You’ll never look at the parry button the same way again.
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