Saikyou Tank no Meikyuu Kouryaku: Tairyoku 9999 no Rare Skill-mochi Tank, Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou sareru

Rud is a tank of the Hero's Party and is said to have the highest defense ever in history. The party often does labyrinth raids, but to Rud, it means more than just a raid. To cure his beloved sister's illness, he is in search for the wish-granting treasure that might be hidden in those labyrinths. But one day, the arrogant hero kicks him from the party after an unsuccessful raid attempt, blaming it on his skills whose effects he is still unaware of.

With nowhere else to go and nothing to do, he decides to return to his hometown, where his sister is waiting. On his way there, he saves a girl who was being attacked by a monster. Unexpectedly, this girl has an extremely rare skill called "Appraisal." Thanks to her skill, Rud is able to discover the truth behind his unknown skills, which turn out to be very powerful skills. With a defense of 9999 and powerful skills, thus begins the adventure of the strongest tank, Rud!

(Source: Square Enix)

Luna Main

Ichinose, Kana Japanese

Nin Main

Hondo, Kaede Japanese

Rud Main

Kasama, Jun Japanese

Amon Supporting

Kuno, Misaki Japanese

Manicia Supporting

Ogura, Yui Japanese

Lilia Supporting

Ohashi, Ayaka Japanese

Marius Supporting

Okamoto, Nobuhiko Japanese

Samimina Supporting

Mimori, Suzuko Japanese

Lily Supporting

Yuuki, Kana Japanese

Sashin Supporting

Inase, Aoi Japanese

Tashiro, Sei Producer

Hayashi, Masayuki Producer

Tanaka, Yuusuke Producer

Kobayashi, Daisuke Producer

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Apr 15, 2025

stotro

Recommended

Decent guy fighting the good fight to keep his family, his friends and his hometown safe. Generic? Sure. Bad? Not this time.

Stories about the apparent underdog who discovers and evolves his skills just to figure out he was the hero all along are, for sure, a dime a dozen. Saikyou Tank fits the template perfectly. To satisfy his ego "the Hero" kicks the MC, Rud, from his party. But since Rud was only in the party to farm for a cure for his sister's illness, he recovers quickly and moves on. Which is followed by a satisfying success story built on self-betterment and compassion.

To keep ... things spoiler-free here's what you'll get from Saikyou Tank: a JRPG backdrop of swordplay, monsters, magic, dungeons, horse-drawn carriages and rural towns surrounded by palisade walls. Several detailed and all in all entertaining boss fights. Relatable and not too complex character evolution and relationship building. A few cute characters and monsters. Quite some little sister and low key loli complex by MC. Growing respect and admiration for the MC mixed with some subservience and some romance from the (almost) all girls party. While, in my opinion, avoiding full-on simping harem territory. Overall a relaxed, easy to follow and satisfying story.

What you won't get: superhuman and decades long training routines to prepare for the next boss fight. Sugary romance or tearful tragedy. Constant yelling, screeching and temper tantrums. Force-inserted "comedy". In-your-face fanservice. Unless you count the, as usual, cutesy girls or Lilia and Lily's signature combat move. A 100% to the letter coverage of every rule in "the book" (of your choice). Genre defining story development, world building, art, animation or sound track.

Now, why would I recommend watching the show? Because it's entertaining and satisfying to see MC struggle and succeed. Because the show doesn't try, and fail, to be something it is not.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 28, 2025

animonmaster10

Mixed Feelings

they have some really nice characters and do a great job giving each and every one of them the attention they deserve, and will admit some story beats in this series are nice but in the end of the day it feels genric maybe it's cause this is the 3rd got kicked out of the heros party anime in a row that i seen, but outside of the first few epsiodes it became to predictable. did appreciate that the main character isn't the type to be op that he one-shots people and the need for genuint party formation and leadership but he still ... op allways so strong with his damage conversion and his ridiculously high defense that he can clutch up fights and protect everyone don't know how to truely express my feelings but with his abllities gained after conquering his first dungion he is kind of to op for my liking that i just don't feel any tension oh no a strong threat that's threating to destroy something no worries cause he never loses.

but regardless for an anime im indifferent to They have really nailed characters and character development enough for me to watch it tell the end even if it wasn't my usual benge style and ended up taking days off.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 10, 2025

Abdiel7

Not Recommended

Saikyou Tank, Simping Tank, It's Simply Terrible

Chit chat, prattle, babble, tittle tattle, yakking, Oh boy! i haven't heard conversation so tedious, monotonous and insipid in a long time...
I tried my hardest to finish this challenge, and thanks to God "episode 9" came along which gave me the strength to carry on until it's lackluster consummation. This ninth episode was a meagre glimpse of the type of show it could have been if it stuck to what it said in the title.

All in all, Saikyou Tank is an uninspiring, unstimulating mishmash of sheer poppycock, which ends up completely disrespecting the general anime fantasy experience you've ... grown to love.

You know what? It could have been fine if he just sat in the dungeon for 12 episodes just tanking stuff but no, the writers/directors thought they were capable of writing decent non-combat character interaction, one look at it's current average score will show you how well that went.

I'll summarize the show's drawbacks.

- It's boring.
- Mc is insufferable
- Main cast is insufferable
- Side cast are literally NPCs
- They add mobile game gacha mechanics unironically.
- Dungeons are just barebones and boring.
- Too much explored in 12 episodes, but it's all surface level so nothing is memorable.
- His party is his harem.....
- The pacing is awful.
- Zero tension.

MC sucks, he's terrible, not believable, not tank enough, he charges into every situation headfirst with zero planning and ends up winning because of plot-armor and inventing new powers which break the rules.

I will split the show into two sections which summarize the experiences found within my observations.

The first section when he's inside a dungeon actually doing what the anime advertises.

The second section when he's not doing the stuff in the first section.

The first section is it's saving grace. 6/10 at it's best, and a 4/10 at it's worst.

Not only is the first section in short supply, it's full of asspulls, garbage choreography and having full blown conversations whilst your teammates are getting their ass kicked.

The dungeons themselves are an actual joke, both in their presentation, the mechanics behind them. We come then to the barely-sentient monsters inside them lead by these pathetic excuses for "dungeon keepers" just a comeplete letdown. Every dungeon raid is a speed run, he can't wait to get back to wasting our time.

Another thing is, I'm sick of you bastards complaining about CG this CG that. There was no CG for anything here and it absolutely sucked, all the non-dungeon keeper fights are forgettable, and poorly conceived. I love my CG however bad it is, at least we spend time fighting hordes of mobs instead of drowning in revoltingly bad dialogue borne from terrible writing.

Annoying stuff about this first section are:
- When his fragile allies randomly walk in front of his shield.
- When he starts a chat in the middle of heated fight.
- When he's tanking up a storm and his teammates are just watching.
- When his special move is an offensive move.
- MC Narrating his pain whilst he's completely fine and we know he will be.
- When the enemies are utter morons

The second section deserves maybe a 1/10 at it's worst. It consists of:

- When MC recites to you his motivations
- When the harem speaks.
- When the female main cast tries to show character beyond their surface.
- When he talks to his harem(clan/party).
- When he's dense for no reason.
- When the side cast "negotiates" with the MC like drone bots.
- When he's overly polite, and omnibenevolent because the writer can't manage depicting a realistic person.
- When he talks and liaises with side cast with the most cookie cutter boring uninspired dialogue.

Others have said, that this show lacks any depth, they introduce a concept and ideas and then drown you with pointless garbage so nothing ever gets fleshed out and you are frozen in mediocrity.

Final Ratings
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Animation 5/10
Sound 5/10
Story 2/10
Characters 2/10
Enjoyment 4/10

18/50 - 3.6 - 4/10 Avoid like the Plague.

Shows like this make me reminisce of brilliant Chinese 3D shows like "Fanren Xiu Xian Chuan" where the villains and monsters are absolutely terrifying, extremely intelligent and unforgiving. The tension is off the charts, the stakes are real and if you stop to chat you will be obliterated.

Unlike this show, with it's shameless direction where they managed to sneak in the obligatory hot spa scenes despite the main show being starved of substance.

If you're semi-addicted to fantasy experiences like these, trust me this one isn't worth it, I'm a heavy binger and at best i think i barely managed 2 episodes a day almost falling asleep at the end of the 2nd episode. To be honest this show did such wonders for my sleep, i was practically sleeping midday with the sun out. Might be a great alternative to sleeping pills.

Hope this helps.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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