Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class episode 1: Ein almost dies in the dungeon and the Yuri is introduced

Modified Jan 10, 2025 08:30 GMT

Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class episode 1 highlights and more (Image via Okuruto Noboru). — Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class episode 1 highlights and more (Image via Okuruto Noboru)

Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class episode 1, released on January 9, 2025, started this Okuruto Noboru production by introducing the protagonist, Ein, and this fantasy setting where people are given a profession the moment they are born. He is an appraiser and has to deal with a lot of hardship until the moment everything changes when visiting a dungeon with an abusive party.

The vast majority of Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class episode 1 is focused on establishing Ein's struggles and his weaknesses in this world. However, the game-changer turns out to be the introduction of the Yggdrasil tree and a mysterious girl who heals his wounds.

Disclaimer: The article contains spoilers for Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class episode 1. Reader's discretion is advised.

Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class episode 1: Ein and his misfortunes are introduced

Ein as seen in the most recent episode (Image via Okuruto Noboru)

Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class episode 1 starts by depicting the protagonist, Ein, about to jump from a cliff and curse his weakness. The story then goes back a few hours, depicting him as an appraiser and being mistreated by the party who hired him.

The 2025 winter anime then has the protagonist explain that the people in this reality are born with a specific job they have to fulfill, and his is that of an appraiser— which means he can see a creature's level of strength and pick up their valuable body parts. This is why this party of a mage and a knight picked him, so they don't have to get their hands dirty.

Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class episode 1 then takes another turn by setting them up in the dungeon by an army of Hellhounds, with the two other characters betraying Ein and using him as bait so they can run away. This leads to the scene of the prologue where the protagonist jumps from a cliff, cursing his own fate.

Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class episode 1: Ein is saved and the mystery of the Yggdrasil tree

Yuri taking care of Ein (Image via Okuruto Noboru)

Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class episode 1 then switches to the protagonist waking up to the legendary Yggdrasil tree, which was considered a myth by their scholars. Its mythical water manages to heal his wounds, and he also sees a mysterious girl— who seems to disappear and whose name is Yuri, the coprotagonist of the series.

While not having a lot of information regarding his current state of affairs, he gains a degree of courage by realizing that he was given a chance to fight once again.

However, the moment he steps back into the dungeon, he is attacked by monsters, stronger than even the Hellhounds, and is easily bitten to pieces, only for him to be saved by a mysterious mage and brought back to the Yggdrasil tree next to Yuri.

Final thoughts

Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class episode 1 established the vast majority of Ein's struggles in this world, including his weaknesses as a fighter, his issues with his profession as an appraiser, and the abuse he is getting from his party in this adventure in the dungeon. The next episode is bound to explain his situation in the Yggdrasil tree and how Yuri has been helping him.

Edited by Ahana Mukhopadhyay