The reincarnation of the strongest exorcist in another world

What is this? Haruyoshi is the strongest onmyōji (diviner) in his world. He's betrayed by his friends and, on the verge of death, he wishes to be happy...

The pitfall with this style of information packing is that it doesn't give us a chance to get to know Seika as a character or to have anything more than a superficial understanding of what makes him so purportedly awesome. Having an onmyouji be reborn in a fantasy world isn't a terrible idea – it just doesn't look like it's one that this show is going to be able to do justice. Presumably, this is in the interest of getting us to the point where he's old enough to enroll in whatever magic academy his father is eventually convinced to send him to despite his lack of apparent magical talent; the song that closes out the episode certainly indicates as much. Still, he might as well be – in this case, exorcist seems to be a translation of onmyouji, and his spiritual talents lie in that direction. The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist is not an awful show so far, and it is probably the most competently written and executed of today's isekai premieres. Sure, the action leaves a lot to be desired, and maybe my eyes are just busted after sitting through Saving 80,0000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement, but I didn't hate looking at this thing while I was watching it. And like in many a similar tale before it, his spiritual powers negate any potential magic powers he might have in his new incarnation, leading people to grossly underestimate what he is capable of. I don't know if it is because of Haruyoshi's constant, laconic narration, the script's function-over-form priorities, or if it's just because this is the seventh new premiere I've watched today. He soon realizes, however, that the magic in this world is nothing compared to his old onmyō arts, and he declares that he doesn't need magic. I don't care what the little timestamp on the Crunchyroll player says, and I don't care what the clocks on every device in my home say; I cannot accept a reality wherein that single episode was only twenty-two minutes long when it practically felt like slogging through the first act of a meandering feature film. The big reason for that is the pacing. Haruyoshi is the strongest onmyōji (diviner) in his world.