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I never got into the original so I'm giving the story another try this time around, and it just seems very slow so far. I did enjoy the visuals and especially Holo being framed as intimidating (a nice change of pace compared to how other anime would introduce a naked goddess). But, I think my biggest gripe with the show currently is that it feels like we didn't get to know either of our main characters very well. Holo's got the beginnings of characterization (she's homesick and feels unnecessary in the changing world), but Lawrence is barely a presence in the show. I know people call the original a masterpiece and it seems like fans are happy about this new one, so I'll give it some time to cook, but if it stays like this it might just not be for me.
With just the premiere to go off of, I can't bring myself to give this more than a 3/5, but hopefully it's just ramping up.
Well, it is as much slice of life travel romance as it is medieval economical drama, so the story overall is relatively slow paced. The pacing usually picks up at the end of each smaller story arc though (which is mostly the end of each LN volume, which iirc the original anime covered 3.5 of in 25 episodes). Assuming similar pacing I'd guess 4-5 eps in you should know if you're interested. The very start is imo still a bit more slow paced than the rest of it, but it's rarely fast, with the character development happening just as slowly.
I can definitely like slower-paced shows, but those tend to be carried by their character writing, and I just don't think the first episode did a good job showing off who our mains are and why we should care about them (particularly Lawrence). Hopefully the show will get there.