Dad Is a Hero, Mom Is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator [Season 1 Episode 11]

“Dad Is a Hero, Mom Is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator” Episode 11: The Goofiest Isekai You Didn’t Know You Needed

Let’s cut to the chase: if you’re here for a dark, gritty isekai with world-ending stakes, you’ve clicked on the wrong show. But if you want to watch an 8-year-old science nerd turn rocks into diamonds, roast her dad for being a himbo hero, and low-key threaten to invent nukes (yes, really), then Episode 11 of Dad Is a Hero, Mom Is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator is your vibe.

First, let’s get the basics straight—because this show’s premise is wilder than your cousin’s TikTok conspiracy theories. Ellen, our tiny protagonist, is a reincarnated Japanese scientist stuck in the body of a half-human, half-spirit kid. Her dad? Rovel, the kingdom’s legendary hero who’s basically a walking muscle with a heart of gold (and zero brain cells). Her mom? Origin, the Queen of Spirits, who’s so ethereal she probably sneezes stardust. And Ellen’s “cheat power”? Controlling the periodic table—not fire or water, but actual elements like carbon and oxygen. So when she’s not arguing with her dad about “scientific accuracy” (his words: “But magic is cooler!”), she’s making diamonds out of coal or inventing medicine to cure a mining town’s lung disease.

Episode 11 picks up right after the chaos of Episode 10, where Ellen’s cousin Rafilia was kidnapped by bandits (classic fantasy trope, we know). But instead of a tense rescue mission, we get… a family road trip? Rovel suits up in his hero armor (which looks like it was stolen from a cosplay convention), Origin floats along like she’s at a spa day, and Ellen brings a backpack full of test tubes “just in case.” The bandits don’t stand a chance—Rovel punches their leader into next week, Origin uses spirit magic to tie up goons with flower vines, and Ellen? She turns their weapons into rubber. “Don’t worry,” she deadpans to a terrified bandit. “It’s non-toxic. Mostly.”

Fans on MyAnimeList are split on whether this show even needs to be an isekai. “Ellen could just be an alchemist prodigy,” one user rants. And yeah—her past life as a scientist barely comes up except for the occasional “back in my lab…” joke. But honestly? The isekai label is just a excuse for the writers to let Ellen roast medieval logic. When her dad suggests using “hero intuition” to find Rafilia, she snorts: “Intuition isn’t a scientific method. We need a GPS. Or at least a compass.”

The best part? The show doesn’t take itself seriously. Rovel spends half the episode forgetting his own daughter’s name (“Ellen… Elara? Wait, no—you’re the one who makes sparkly rocks!”), Origin accidentally turns a tree into a giant teddy bear (“Oops, spirit magic is tricky when I’m hungry”), and Ellen? She’s just over here calculating the chemical composition of the bandits’ hideout walls. A fan summed it up perfectly: “This show is goofier than I expected, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.”

But let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the royal family drama. The kingdom’s prince, Ravisel, is still salty about the spirit curse that’s been plaguing his family for generations (no one knows why, because the spirits are holding a 200-year grudge like it’s a TikTok trend). And he’s got his eye on Ellen—though if he knew she’s mentally 35 (from her past life), he’d probably run for the hills. “She’s cute,” one user jokes. “We could work it out.” Yeah, no. Ellen would probably turn his crown into a pile of sodium and watch it explode when it rains.

Is the plot thin? Sure. Are the adults in this show useless? Absolutely—Rovel can’t boil water without burning the castle, and Origin thinks “royal duties” mean napping in clouds. But that’s the charm! This isn’t a show about saving the world. It’s about a tiny chaos gremlin with a lab coat (yes, she wears a lab coat) trying to keep her dysfunctional family from falling apart. When Ellen finally reunites Rafilia with her parents, she doesn’t get a medal—she gets a lecture from her mom about “using magic responsibly.” Her response? “But turning bandits into rubber ducks is science, Mom.”

By the end of Episode 11, the family’s back home, Rafilia’s safe, and Ellen’s already planning her next experiment: “I think I can make a nuclear reactor out of this old cauldron.” Rovel panics, Origin giggles, and the audience? We’re just here for the ride.

So should you watch it? If you love slice-of-life comedies with a side of science puns and zero angst, yes. If you want complex worldbuilding or deep character arcs? Skip it. But for 20 minutes of pure, unadulterated chaos? This show’s a 10/10. As one fan put it: “It’s not good, but it’s fun. And sometimes, that’s enough.”

P.S. Keep an eye out for Ellen’s pet tiger, Van—he turns into a human in this episode, and he’s just as confused as we are.

Dad Is a Hero, Mom Is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator Episode 11 is streaming now on Crunchyroll. Go watch it—your inner science nerd will thank you.