Bogus Skill "Fruitmaster" (anime)

Bogus Skill <<Fruitmaster>> is an anime set in a fantasy world where people may eat a special fruit that bestows upon them one skill, which can range in use from giving the bearer a mundane utility to extraordinary abilities. Distributed by the church, these fruits may only be eaten once, as consuming even just one more will poison and kill the consumer, making the skill one receives from the fruit a life defining event.

Protagonist Light Underwood and his friend Lena both attend the church to eat the fruit, with Light seeking a skill that would make him a great adventurer, and Lena seeking to follow in his footsteps. Lena is blessed with the rare and powerful Sword Saint ability, and is recruited by the church to be an adventurer on the spot. Meanwhile Light is granted the Fruitmaster skill, and is informed it merely has agricultural utility. Resigned to the life of a poor farmer as Lena rockets to fame as an adventurer, he is made to take in a small girl Alya to work on his farm. After a mishap, both consume the fruit as part of a meal. While Alya has yet to consume the fruit, Light quickly comes to terms with his impending death, only to find that he has not died. Using Alya's new analysis skill, the duo find that Light's Fruitmaster skill prevents death from the consumption of more skill fruit. Having gained the powerful Sword God skill, the two set out in search of adventure.

Based on a broader series and worked on by Asahi Production, the Anime began airing around January 2025. Stream it on Crunchyroll here

Tropes used in Bogus Skill "Fruitmaster" (anime) include:
  • Blob Monster: Light and Alya encounter a slime with a blue exterior and a bright core.
  • Breath Weapon: The Wicked Dragon can use breath attacks.
  • Clasp Your Hands If You Deceive: The Holy Sister does this during episode 5.
  • Corrupt Church: The Holy Sister is able to wield a lot of power and influence through distributing skill fruits and recruiting new talent on the spot, to holding a leadership position within the Adventurers Guild. The church is also associated with the Obviously Evil group Black Swan.
  • Dem Bones: The party encounters these when they venture into the manor of the former count of Montes.
  • Fairy Companion: Light Underwood gains the companionship of the Sleep Pixie.
  • Fantastic Racism: People with taboo skills are ostracized from society.
  • Necromancer: This is the skill of Dratena, allowing her to command undead near her.
  • Our Dragons Are Different: The Wicked Dragon features four eyes on its skull like visage.
  • Our Zombies Are Different: Zombies are undead monsters created out of the corpses of once living people. It is stated they can transform more people into zombies if they bite them.
  • Peek-a-Bangs: Mirror Strike Shera wears her bangs over her left eye.
  • Playboy Bunny: Lena is briefly shown wearing this sort of outfit after a misunderstanding at a shop in episode 5.
  • Shower Scene: Lena gets one near the beginning of episode 5.
  • Trademark Favorite Food: Alya is obsessed with pizza, to the point where prices are often explained in how many pizzas they buy.
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