Roll Over and Die, a grimdark fantasy series about a girl who drags herself and her girlfriend out of slavery, won't be winning awards for storytelling or animation, but it will be getting a regular watch from me as the solid-so-far anime airs on Crunchyroll this season. I've dabbled in the novels the series is based on – a breezy read with decent prose – and as lit RPG junk food goes, I'd put this one in the coveted "not bad" tier, head and shoulders above the usual glut of fantasy slop.
The series' full title betrays its trope-y origins: Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword. It's also worth looking at the previous release from studio ACGT, Berserk of Gluttony, which bears a remarkable resemblance to Roll Over and Die but, in my eyes, lacks the few things that meaningfully set this one apart from its many, many contemporaries. However, also like Berserk of Gluttony, it looks pretty alright in motion and the character designs shine through.
