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| Truly a wonderful anime. My favorite this season without a doubt. Please, let this have a second season... I need more of Mary and Haruhiro. |
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| These last 2 episodes was great. Lets hope for another season. |
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| I liked this show through the entire season, and that hasn't really changed with the last episode. The ending was more than fine. 9/10. Though there was a stupid mistake at around half time. It wouldn't have been annoying if they weren't showing Rantas helmet with blood flowing out of it, hanging from something. And when deadspots finds him, he obviously couldn't have his helmet. But then for a brief moment when deadspots destroys that "shed" and Ranta uses exhaust to escape the strike, he wears his helmet. Plus every single bloodstain has disappeared from his head/clothes. I don't usually notice mistakes like that, but i was way too focused on everything that happened. |
| I am very glad to see that Ranta is still alive.. I knew that Ranta has the hots for Yume. The scene when he was about to killed by Death Spots is nice to see. Ranta's pet, Zodiaco is really being a more annoying douche than Ranta xD, I guess the pet's attitude depends on their owner's? The scenes in the episode made me go aboard on the feels train too much and I really think Haruhiro is the strongest in the party after seeing this episode. I want a second season. It's not enough, seriously. Some of the characters in the anime reflect on my feelings so much. Good thing that the anime is from a LN that I can read so I wouldn't get too sad. |
EricMar 28, 2016 5:01 AM
 At least justify your opinions instead of just saying "it's my opinion". It would've been more polite. |
| I wasn't sure who to ship with Haru the whole season after Mary appeared. Definately wanted Haru x Yume earlier, but now with this final episode I guess Yume will go with Ranta, and so Haru x Mary it is... and guess Moguzo will take Shihoru, since Manato isn't around anymore. Outside of my shipping though, it's a shame we didn't get a even any real romance besides a few hints throughout the season. For a show that is a slice of life show, I kind of expected more in this department. Didn't expect Haru to 1 v 1 death spots and win though so that kind of shocked me, that alone made the last episode awesome and unexpected. Really thought it be a team thing and their final triumph after all that build up towards this. But nah.. Kirito.. er Haru got 'dis. Anyways 8/10 for me. Kept me occupied this season and 2nd only after Gate S2. Only complaint is the romance or lack of as mentioned earlier and would have scored it higher had it had some. |
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| The anime actually did get me pretty worked up when Ranta stayed behind to fend off the Kobolds,I think his character was written pretty well. |
| Really liked the ending, but they pretty much fucked up the animation on Haruiro last burst against Date Spots. |
Kureiji-Otaku said: This anime is very boring, right to the very end. people say its "slow" but there is almost no character development whatsoever, here's my breakdown of character development : -Haruhiro: indecisive emo kid -> decided to sacrifice self for his team -Merry: i dont want to talk => now i talk -Mogzo: Domo =>Domo -Shihoru: i'm so shy i put my hair over my eyes => now i wear a hair pin -Yume: flat and useless => flat and useful -Ranta: i speak my mind even though i'm stupid => i still do the same But it was real chill most of the time, kinda calming, i even call it my "ASMR anime" . Its a solid okay anime, and i dont understand why people call it great or 10/10. Fixed that for you. |
| 7/10 overall i enjoyed the slow pace, i want a 2nd season! AUSTRALIA!!! so random |
| AUSTRARIA! Best ending 10/10 |
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| 4/10 and that's just cause of the amazing art background. I'll miss you, Goblin Blue. Goblin Orge as well too. |
| hmmm It seems like there is a development between Haruhiho and Merry... I hope there would be a second season! |
| "A sword is a weapon, Kenjutsu is the art of killing, Whatever pretty words you use to speak of it, this is its true nature." Otaku always defy common sense. nferocious76 |
| By the end of the series we discover the only thing more annoying than Ranta is his Demon familiar thingy o_o Al in all I enjoyed the run and the boss fight was pretty cool. Although it was a bit stupid for Haruhiro to get a -power suddenly to kill foe-. Could have been done better. Kinda makes the whole "just some normal guys trying to survive" feel they've been going for kinda pointless. Also Master SHIP MARY Awww yeah |
| 8/10. Definitely one of the best of this season. |
Kiri_Meow said: MahadoKusanagi said: Actually it does for a better understanding of the anime overall. The audience would get a better grasp of their situation which would be a + in Grimgar. Some kind of explanation was what i as well was hopping for, but in the beginning we only get "They are there, deal with it" and thats it for all 12 episodes. See, this is why the anime left a bad taste in my mouth. I wanted to know more on how they got there, or anything related to the fact that they are trapped in a fantasy world, but the anime doesn't explore that AT ALL. They just kept on wondering why they say weird things sometimes, but they don't even try to ask more experienced players, if they had a clue or wtv. Maybe I just got my hopes up that maybe there would be answers or at least clues by the end of the anime. Had to go through all that episodes and gain nothing. smh If you gained nothing simply because you looked at the wrong thing which the series didn't even choose to focus on at all outside of "That's odd", then that fault lies squarely on yourself. |
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LauraBirdie said: So several people noticed the continuity error but no one noticed the part where Hal kills the Death Spots and there are just keyframes? To cover it up they turned everything green. Quite sad to see this happening to this show, it's been mostly consistent but they couldn't quite pull it off. Having recently watched Shirobako I can only imagine what happened :O Noticed that too, however it's definitely the director's decision and the entire studio related to their budget issue so I don't really mind, while the other very "noticeable" continuity errors more likely because individual animator's mistake. Overworked factor is really strong here... What do you mean? I don't see anything wro... oh wait.  |
| Pretty good episode. Ranta ftw, He's the real MVP. Haruhiro was pretty badass but him taking down Death Spots solo like that was a bit overboard I suppose. Still pretty cool Merry was so cute this episode <3, The way she set Ranta straight was really funny xD And the Merry x Haru scenes made her look more gorgeous than usual <3 Overall 7/10 for me, Very slow paced. Not that I disliked it but a full 7-8 episodes of goblin grinding made it too slow and really hindered the possible World Building especially the scenery shots with the insert song made it slower than it should have been. Not to mention Haruhiro mentions Manato like every episode which got a little annoying at points, Thank goodness this episode he realized that he's not Manato and should follow his own path. Would love to see a S2 with more world building and diversity and of course more Merry xD |
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Kiri_Meow said: Tylaen said: If you gained nothing simply because you looked at the wrong thing which the series didn't even choose to focus on at all outside of "That's odd", then that fault lies squarely on yourself. I don't think you can actually pinpoint the real focus of the story if you just started watching it, aside from reading the synopsis and even that isn't enough unless you do full on research. That is why I continued watching the series out of curiosity and with high hopes that that point or plot or wtv would be explored. If you had no idea or background of the series, you would of course, as a new viewer, hope that the thing that piqued your interest in continuing the series would at least be touched upon on the later episodes, especially if that was one of the things that could answer why they were in Grimgar in the first place. Oh, the "I do not belong here" vibes were touched upon lightly, even In the last episodes however I would dare you to tell how you expected the series, after episode 5, to suddenly take a heel turn and become something it has thus far not been Interested In. Judging the series for what you want it to be Is such a waste of time, In contrast to judging it for what it wants to be. The "Why am I here" Is far less Important to the story than the "I am here". |
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| Fucking majestic. Haruhiro x Mary forever.   Overall, a great series. Keep on doing this, A-1. 9/10.  |
"The one true, unchanging righteousness in the world is..cuteness! Cute makes right! All our needs, desires, and instincts seek cuteness, and it is for cuteness that we will give everything we have! That's just the way men are!" - Sora |
MahadoKusanagi said: If thats it, then why even include the thing with "another world"? There is no point. They could as well just ignore that and go along with "This is the world the characters are in AND come from" but instead they just throw the "another world" in there but an explanation for why they are there or what for is basically non-existent. This doesnt have to be THE focus in Grimgar, if its not even suppose to be the focus, thats fine. But including the "another world" thing, just throws some people off and leaves a bitter taste in their mouth since the interest is there to actually know what world they are from and so on. You probably not, but other people. Throwing the "another world" thing away because its not the focus, is just an easy way to ignore things that were included in the Anime itself. Some people cant just do that since it was mentioned on an Anime but never got explained, is therefore part of the Anime. Is like knowing that SonGoku is Saiyajin that lives on earth but they never mention it again because thats not the focus of DBZ (as an example). Then there is no point to even mentioning that he is a Saiyajin, its the same with Grimgar. But for the point with "after episode 5": There would be a possibility in the end to show Haruhiro, Ranta, etc to go back to their world or something, by then at least the audience would be were they come from or whatever. Or at least mention it. But there was nothing like that. As i see it, there was no point to mention the "another world" if they arent gonna do anything with it. I think this would also explain "Kiri-Meow"'s point and complaint..............since i have basically the same one although appreciating some other points of Grimgar. Actually, it wasn't mentioned for years that Goku was a Saiyan so that's a bit of a half-assed example and it didn't really matter until he became an adult... The purpose of not just having the characters have lived In the world prior to the start of the anime, Is to have them become accustomed to the new reality they've never known to exist which Is something you can't do if they were raised there. I will, once again, say that forcing your view on shows of what you want it to be without flinching a bit Is unhealthy In the long term as shows like this will defy the norm. |
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Tylaen said: Kiri_Meow said: I don't think you can actually pinpoint the real focus of the story if you just started watching it, aside from reading the synopsis and even that isn't enough unless you do full on research. That is why I continued watching the series out of curiosity and with high hopes that that point or plot or wtv would be explored. If you had no idea or background of the series, you would of course, as a new viewer, hope that the thing that piqued your interest in continuing the series would at least be touched upon on the later episodes, especially if that was one of the things that could answer why they were in Grimgar in the first place. Oh, the "I do not belong here" vibes were touched upon lightly, even In the last episodes however I would dare you to tell how you expected the series, after episode 5, to suddenly take a heel turn and become something it has thus far not been Interested In. Judging the series for what you want it to be Is such a waste of time, In contrast to judging it for what it wants to be. The "Why am I here" Is far less Important to the story than the "I am here". When the show is dropping hints about some past life, viewers can't help but be curious about it. It was one of the first dilemmas the show presented, strangers in a strange land. |
MiraiLink said: Tylaen said: Oh, the "I do not belong here" vibes were touched upon lightly, even In the last episodes however I would dare you to tell how you expected the series, after episode 5, to suddenly take a heel turn and become something it has thus far not been Interested In. Judging the series for what you want it to be Is such a waste of time, In contrast to judging it for what it wants to be. The "Why am I here" Is far less Important to the story than the "I am here". When the show is dropping hints about some past life, viewers can't help but be curious about it. It was one of the first dilemmas the show presented, strangers in a strange land. I don't fault others for being curious about how they got there;I fault them for laser focusing on it to the point where nothing else matters. |
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Nigami_Shin said: PowerTearer said: Supposedly romantic scene ruined by uncolored sock within the next frame.   Someone at A-1 probably should have stop taking extended work hours for a while.... oh no. you are right - totally ruined the moment Sadly, that wasn't only mistake they made. Ranta had his helmet on for some reason when he used his Exhaust ability. He clearly lost his helmet trying to get away, so I'm guessing they were reusing an animation from an earlier episode. I'd like to show images as well, but that'd be time consuming. |
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| Nice end. Even though it was kinda like a MC-godmode for Haruhiro but up until the point he magically won it was really well done and the part after that was totally fine, too. Still would have been more "realistically" if that monster just didn't follow them and they safely escaped after blinding it before. Totally would watch another season if this. I also kinda hope it is happening because it wasn't much explained about their situation at all (luckily it told a pretty good story anyway). |
MahadoKusanagi said: Tylaen said: Actually, it wasn't mentioned for years that Goku was a Saiyan so that's a bit of a half-assed example and it didn't really matter until he became an adult... The purpose of not just having the characters have lived In the world prior to the start of the anime, Is to have them become accustomed to the new reality they've never known to exist which Is something you can't do if they were raised there. I will, once again, say that forcing your view on shows of what you want it to be without flinching a bit Is unhealthy In the long term as shows like this will defy the norm. At some point was mentioned that he is a Saiyajin, right? Therefore, it would be useless to mention it at all without using that point to the story. Not necessarily. They dont need to be raised there on that spot, they just need to be in a completely another enviorment and thats it. Therefore, it would very well suffice to just come from the other side of that world instead of another world. But even then, mentioning the enviorment they come from would still be needed to understand their situation better at how much different it is from their current enviorment or something. But it would be a bit more understandable coming from another part of the world than from an another actual world. I am not forcing anything. I am just evaluating the Anime for what it is. BUT the difference is, i am as well judging the points that were never actually raised. If you and others choose to ignore those points, thats fine, but thats not how i work or even others work. It has nothing to do with "I want Anime X to be this but it showed me that instead". The difference between Dragon Ball and Grimgar is that Dragon Ball has 12 episodes and Dragon Ball has more than 600. If you want teenagers to become accustomed to another environment, yes it would but not if they had to become accustomed to an entire world. The entire premise Is based on them knowing nothing, so knowing "something" about the world is not the same at all. Even transporting kids from the same world to another location would still lend a sense of familiarity because, it is their world and some may have even read about the place from legends or whatnot. You're judging points that were raised but were left for another time, In contrast to points which were mentioned once and abandoned entirely forever, which Is not the case as the lingering effects of their unknowing nature permeates the entire series. It was left for another time because it was less important than learning the current world, which Is the most relevant world. |
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Tylaen said: MiraiLink said: When the show is dropping hints about some past life, viewers can't help but be curious about it. It was one of the first dilemmas the show presented, strangers in a strange land. I don't fault others for being curious about how they got there;I fault them for laser focusing on it to the point where nothing else matters. Who are you though? I don't see why it's any of your business to call people out on what they choose to question or take from the show. I absolute hate shippers and their constant talk of "person x person" and I don't think that's what Grimgar is about, but you don't see me responding to people and telling them not to force relationships and romance. Questioning the lack of answers to a plot point is very healthy. |
MiraiLink said: Tylaen said: I don't fault others for being curious about how they got there;I fault them for laser focusing on it to the point where nothing else matters. Who are you though? I don't see why it's any of your business to call people out on what they choose to question or take from the show. I absolute hate shippers and their constant talk of "person x person" and I don't think that's what Grimgar is about, but you don't see me responding to people and telling them not to force relationships and romance. Questioning the lack of answers to a plot point is very healthy. It matters little if it is my business or not. Who are you to tell me to mind my own business? I do agree that questioning the lack of answers Is healthy, but unhealthy In overdoses. |
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| It was so good. It was too real at some points. Because of the certain little details, It sometimes felt more like a real story than a fictional work, especially in the first half of the show (like the things about drinking etc). As for anime-only watcher, the storytelling is just great. No unnecessary scenes, everything planned very well, everything on point. Not too much fanservice, just here and there a little bit of a teasing which was really good for lightening the mood for a bit. And I ABSOLUTELY love the soundtrack and animation. The artwork is just so BEAUTIFUL, that I would like to keep some cadres as a wallpapers on my wall. Beautiful watercolor painting with vivid colors! I will give this one a 9/10 (very good). Maybe nothing too much original, but the production wise it's just amazing. I hope it will get a second season. Thank you for the great time, grimgar. |
MahadoKusanagi said: Tylaen said: The difference between Dragon Ball and Grimgar is that Dragon Ball has 12 episodes and Dragon Ball has more than 600. If you want teenagers to become accustomed to another environment, yes it would but not if they had to become accustomed to an entire world. The entire premise Is based on them knowing nothing, so knowing "something" about the world is not the same at all. Even transporting kids from the same world to another location would still lend a sense of familiarity because, it is their world and some may have even read about the place from legends or whatnot. You're judging points that were raised but were left for another time, In contrast to points which were mentioned once and abandoned entirely forever, which Is not the case as the lingering effects of their unknowing nature permeates the entire series. It was left for another time because it was less important than learning the current world, which Is the most relevant world. That is not the point. The number of total episodes is irrelevant if X is mentioned but producers dont do anything with it. When i mention this, i dont expect the level of explanation like DBZ did, but at least 5-10 minutes for it at least. Not really. And that is why it would be better to know from what world they are from or whatever. Because you can surely assume that they dont know anything about this world, which would be true, but at the same time they would quickly understand that the world they are in resembles their world in 12th century or something but with the mystical and magic as an actual difference. I am not saying that you are wrong but i think you are not immediately right either when nobody knows how their world is actually like. Therefore, i find it a bit hard just to speculate and thats why i would prefer to know what their world is like to better understand how much they have to adapt. I can also speculate a lot, but in the end it just raises too many questions with no answers at all. Therefore, coming from the other side of this current world would be the same as from another world or it wouldnt be the same at all (as in harder or easier to adapt). Saying "were just left for another time" cuts it for you? Who says that there will be another time as in a sequel? Even if there is a sequel, who says that the producers will grab the point i am raising and explain it at least a bit? This when absolutely, to my knowledge, is guaranteed.... The only thing is, they could continue everything in the novel...........like Capeta or Berserk did, an somewhat open-end but still satisfying finale to continue with everything in the manga. This could actually be since i dont read the novel (heck, never even red one), but just to say "for another time"............. i dont know if this is the best solution. EDIT: BTW what the heck is happening here now? Cant there be a discussion without going overboard? But the author did do something with it. Dedicating so much time for something which Is largely irrelevant outside of it's side effects, that being the "Strangers In a strange land" thing. Given their choice of clothing, the various mentions of planes and Australia...I'd say it is pretty clear what sort of world they've originated from. There Is not much to speculate about outside of Aqua from Konosuba transporting them into this world, because that may as well be the answer. The producers don't matter a lot, as the LN has already been written and may have already answered your questions. That a writer brought In to adapt the material changing it, Is an entirely different thing but I am essentially "alright" with leaving material dangling for another time. You can only tackle so much In 12 episodes, so the number of episodes Is extremely relevant to me. P.S Dunno. |
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Z4k said: Kureiji-Otaku said: This anime is very boring, right to the very end. people say its "slow" but there is almost no character development whatsoever, here's my breakdown of character development : -Haruhiro: indecisive emo kid -> decided to sacrifice self for his team -Merry: i dont want to talk => now i talk -Mogzo: Domo =>Domo -Shihoru: i'm so shy i put my hair over my eyes => now i wear a hair pin -Yume: flat and useless => flat and useful -Ranta: i speak my mind even though i'm stupid => i still do the same -Manato: Decent leader -> dead But it was real chill most of the time, kinda calming, i even call it my "ASMR anime" . Its a solid okay anime, and i dont understand why people call it great or 10/10. Fixed that for you. Fixed it even further. |
MahadoKusanagi said: I am not saying that Grimgar is overall bad, quite the contrary, its a nice Anime, but there are some things (like this one) they could have done a better job. Fair enough. We seem to be going In a circle by now regarding our different priorities and I don't want to address anything, as I might just end up back tracking into prior arguments. The exception being that I don't think the concept of how their world was, was ignored but how they got there was. Nice talking to you, nevertheless. |
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| Loved this episode and loved the show. Zodiaco's voice acting was so great :D Also AAHHHH that HaruMary -moment!! Mary's so great. I want more of this. 9/10. |
| A solid story. I didn't find any major problems with the pacing or "slow" progression of the characters. In fact, the pacing of the show made it stand out from the many others in this particular genre. The main character wasn't dozens of levels ahead of everyone else for no apparent reason. He wasn't related to Zeus. He didn't fall into awkward situations that could be taken as sexual. It felt more human. There of course still had to be a deus ex machina at the end, but it was at least foreshadowed upon in earlier episodes. The series could continue to grow from here, but I have a feeling that this is probably where the animated series ends. Hopefully that's not the case. If you continually watched this while thinking it was boring, then I don't know what you were expecting. |
MyCoinsYourPurseApr 1, 2016 6:07 PM
| And that is the end of this regular-rpganime-at-.25x-speed...... Apart from world design & scenery, the plot was slow which maybe intended to help sink-in the emotions and feel of the characters. Btw only Yume and Mari were interesting while rest were random good and forgettable characters. |
| Damn, these last few episodes had me at the tip of my bed, it even stopped me from getting my well deserved sleep before the test tomorrow. That must mean something :p Well I'm glad they ended it like this, I do want a second season, I'd gladly have one. Death Spots was a terrific character, they did him great justice. I do want to know more though, where they at, where Renji go, where they gun go? Etc. I hope A-1 Pictures (if I've got the right company) will do a second season. This anime will be part of my top three of the season, together with ERASED and Showa Genroku Rakugo, which needs to be done justice! |
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