Reborn as a Space Mercenary Episode 1 Review: A Fast-Paced Sci-Fi Isekai That Makes Space Battles Its Biggest Strength

Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! Episode 1 makes a strong first impression by taking the familiar isekai formula and moving it far away from the usual fantasy kingdom. Instead of waking up with a sword, magic ability, or mysterious adventurer’s guild waiting for him, protagonist Takahiro Satou finds himself inside a powerful spaceship in a universe filled with interstellar colonies, space pirates, mercenaries, and large-scale battles. That change in setting is easily the…