| The whole idea of this one race being hated because of the kind of magic they can do--in a world where magic is commonplace--is one of the dumbest anime/fantasy tropes. Oh no, your race can control monsters and those monsters killed a bunch of people! Oh wait, my race can learn to blast people with fireballs and lightning and also kill a bunch of people. Never mind. If they were really all that dangerous how did they ever get to the point where they're all in some dungeon somewhere? It's more likely people would have tried to intermarry with them to try and gain some of that power for themselves. If it were that easy, though painful, to gain poison resistance I would think every slum dweller in that world would be so poison resistant that alcohol would have effect on them. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
zkeleton said: Oh no, your race can control monsters and those monsters killed a bunch of people! Not to mention..."we hate you because you can control monsters that kill people...also I am going to control you to control monsters to kill people" |
| Episode 7 Noor is up against Zadu, known as the Deadman, and no matter how many blades Noor breaks with his parrying, Zadu always has spare blades on hand. Zadu was hired to kill Rolo, but has to get through Noor first. While Noor can parry anything, not so much when there are hundreds of those silver cross blades that Zadu throws at him. But he gets Ines to help out with her shield spell, and Zadu tries to sneak a hit on her only for Noor to parry that before taking his leave. But in the meantime, the Dragon of Calamity has attacked the kingdom and the party decides to turn back seeing that Noor can't go to Mithras all while the kingdom needs them. Zadu is quite the evil guy there and Noor shows that there's one thing he can't exactly parry as when there are lots of those things coming to him he can't block them all. |
| They really tried to hype that guy up talking about how super evil and powerful he was. He destroyed an entire country, etc. The MC's relentless stupidity continues to drag the show down. |
| They really are trying to do a reverse OPM where everyone knows the MC is strong while he thinks he's weak. But the writing and directing simply isn't good enough to make it work. Veldora incoming. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
Reply to zkeleton
They really are trying to do a reverse OPM where everyone knows the MC is strong while he thinks he's weak. But the writing and directing simply isn't good enough to make it work.
Veldora incoming.
Veldora incoming.
| @zkeleton Any time a dragon shows up in a show like this there's at least a 50/50 chance the dragon will turn into a girl after being defeated by the MC. |
| Remember in the first episode when he "parried" those thousand wooden swords by creating a whirlwind? I guess whoever wrote this did too because for some reason when he has the opportunity to use that ability--one which is uniquely suited for a situation exactly like this--he doesn't use it. I guess we're supposed to think he's so dumb that he only learned to do that as a party trick. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| "I want to murder that child and bring it's dead body back." MC: "I don't really understand what you're talking about." This two line conversation alone is enough to drop the show for good. I can't stand it. |
| Episode 8 Just like that, Noor has added Dragon Slayer to his list of accomplishments. He got a boost from Lynne once again with her wind blast, using it to get back to the capital as quickly as possible to parry the elder dragon's attack on the king. And after that he made quick work of that beast. There were also goblins, but they weren't nearly as threatening. Once again, Noor is being humble about all this. |
| Is the dragon's VA the same as the VA for Rolo? If so...Crimson from Ragna Crimson apparently making a guest appearance |
| I swear to God if he still doesn't think he's strong after parrying Godzilla I will scream. |
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@zkeleton Any time a dragon shows up in a show like this there's at least a 50/50 chance the dragon will turn into a girl after being defeated by the MC.
| @runec Any time a dragon shows up in a show like this there's at least a 50/50 chance the dragon will turn into a girl after being defeated by the MC. A primary colored Dragon usually transforms into a loli. A black Dragon transforms into an anal adult. Like this one: |
| <- just trolling |
Reply to W_Baumeister
@runec
A primary colored Dragon usually transforms into a loli.
A black Dragon transforms into an anal adult. Like this one:
Any time a dragon shows up in a show like this there's at least a 50/50 chance the dragon will turn into a girl after being defeated by the MC.
A primary colored Dragon usually transforms into a loli.
A black Dragon transforms into an anal adult. Like this one:
W_Baumeister said: A black Dragon transforms into an anal adult. Honestly when you said black dragon and anal I thought you meant Tio from Arifureta. |
| I think a dragon waifu is incoming. This is not the show I expected a harem from. Are we sure the demon kid is a male? runec said: My thoughts exactly. Click for said dragonHonestly when you said black dragon and anal I thought you meant Tio from Arifureta. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
Reply to zkeleton
I think a dragon waifu is incoming. This is not the show I expected a harem from. Are we sure the demon kid is a male?
runec said:
Honestly when you said black dragon and anal I thought you meant Tio from Arifureta.
My thoughts exactly. Click for said dragonHonestly when you said black dragon and anal I thought you meant Tio from Arifureta.
zkeleton said: I think a dragon waifu is incoming. This is not the show I expected a harem from. Are we sure the demon kid is a male? The dragon does suddenly look infatuated with him for overpowering it. Maybe it has a submissive kink. |
runecAug 22, 2024 3:45 PM
Reply to MenchiK1
So he had trouble with a few extra swords last episode (had to get hit the arm repeatedly) but now he can parry a dragon?
That's one weak ass dragon, just knock a building down on him or jump on him how wpuld he parry that?
That's one weak ass dragon, just knock a building down on him or jump on him how wpuld he parry that?
MenchiK1 said: That's one weak ass dragon, just knock a building down on him or jump on him how wpuld he parry that? With the way the show is going he would probably still be able to parry it. |
MenchiK1 said: Well she tried to step on him and he knocked her on her butt so I don't think jumping would have done anything except make it easier to knock her down. And if she tried to knock down a building I could see him just parrying her attempt aside before she could do it. Once you get to the point of parrying energy beams there's not much past that.That's one weak ass dragon, just knock a building down on him or jump on him how wpuld he parry that? MenchiK1 said: Yeah it still makes no sense that he had a problem with those flying blades after what we saw him do in the very first episode.So he had trouble with a few extra swords last episode (had to get hit the arm repeatedly) but now he can parry a dragon? Something I did really like about this episode was how calm he was as he batted away all her attacks. Of course they'll probably ruin it by having him going back to thinking he's weak next episode. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| Episode 9 While Noor defeated the dragon, it still lives, and then Rolo sends it away, but the dragon is killed by the invading imperial army instead with its leader using a powerful magical cannon to slay it. And now, he's about to use it to kill the princess and destroy the kingdom, but Noor parries the big blast, while Ines uses her shield. Once again, Noor is blown away by Lynne's wind magic and uses the momentum from the spell to launch an AoE parry on the army that sends their swords and shields flying by the impact with the soldiers taken down by falling debris, and then the commander retreats after seeing the sword he's up against. That was a rather ridiculous battle there, but it goes to show that Noor can defeat anything just by parrying it. |
| What happens if he doesn't yell "parry" before he parries? |
| They're shooting at you because you are standing on the to of a hill. Just....you know, get behind the hill. |
| Episode 10 Noor managed to defeat an army and scare the commander away, but he's at his limit and as strong as he is, it's just one man against an army. But reinforcements come as Gilbert and Alma save Noor when he was a sitting duck about to get taken out by the army's remnants. And then more of the king's knights and the instructors Noor learned under during his brief time learning under them help out as well. And thanks to Rolo's talent, he tamed a dragon, and that makes for some handy transportation for this party. Not to mention, it gives the party the advantage of higher ground as Ines creates an escape route with her sword. Noor is gaining more and more allies, and with all these seasoned warriors, the emperor won't stand a chance against them. |
| He's getting away, and will cross the border into his own country any minute, so let's stand around and keep talking... |
| Why even debate in the first place if you guys can absolutely destroy their fortifications with a flick of a wrist? Nevermind that you have a bloody dragon capable of leveling a city in a matter of minutes. You may as well just go on a rampage through the empire and cause as much damage as possible. |
| Noor's cluelessness is beginning lose it's charm and starting to feel like outright dumbness. He might've grown up in the mountains but surely he knows that bad people exists? Those machines that were attacking them came from where the "Flashy Old Man" was at, and he mistakes him as just a weird stranger? He can only be too oblivious for a gimmick/running gag to work. I'm assuming there's some kind of backstory about his father since the Sinister 6 seem to excessively admire him, not for his recent actions but simply because of his presence and existence. It was fun while it lasted. But I do still appreciate some of the comedic jabs and timings working quite well on me. Also... Ines is very beautiful. (Not sure why it took me a while to notice that.) |
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| Episode 11 The emperor has lost his mind after being throughly humiliated by Noor, and now he's resorting to desperate measures, using a WMD to slay a dragon at point blank even at the risk of severe collateral damage. Of course, Noor parries that and it causes the cannon shot to fall like meteors. He ends up falling into the throne room and gets attacked by the emperor's knights, who are throwing bombs and stuff at him, but he protects the emperor, and then they stop fighting once Lynne and the knights arrive. The knights led by Randeus surrender and they agree to become allies with Clays as atonement for the empire's crimes. Then it's back to Clays as Rolo is now a citizen of the kingdom at Noor's request seeing that his ability to tame the dragon made all the difference, and now having been adopted he can't help but to cry when he sees that he's finally eating a normal meal. Once again, Noor's actions totally run counter to what he says, but he saves the day. One more episode left to go. |
| Guess they just wanted to take Goku's cluelessness and dial it up to 11 |
| Nice of the animators to put so much detail into him pissing himself that we know it is not only piss but steaming hot piss. |
| I didn't care for the look of that city. It looked more technological--steampunk like really, just without the steam--rather than magical. For me the jokes in this have gotten better. Seeing him throw the king around was actually kind of funny. A much better joke than the whole thing with him thinking strong monsters are weak ones. If the director of this had set up the jokes from the beginning, instead of just throwing them out there with no support to go splat like eggs on asphalt, this series might have had a chance to be a decent comedy. It seems like the only way he would find out that he's strong is if the guy at the guild realized he was and told him. Of course the show will probably pull something stupid and unfunny in order to prevent that from happening. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| That Mako Cannon always fails and so much Mako Energy is lost. |
W_BaumeisterSep 13, 2024 7:24 AM
| <- just trolling |
| Episode 12 (Finale) To end this show, the kingdom begins its rebuild, and after seeing the guild still intact, albeit with the sign knocked off in the chaos, Noor looks back on all the times he trained to become one, but couldn't master a single thing. His swordsman training didn't go well as despite showing his guts, the instructor was worried that he could get killed if he went on. He could have made it as an archer if not for the fact that he was too strong that he breaks all the bows trying to use it. He trained to be a magic, but his lack of mana pretty much made it impossible for him to make it, though the fact that he could accomplish dual casting even if at a low level is quite the feat. Then he tried healing magic to see if he could make it as a healer, but that didn't go well, though managing to learn low heal without a blessing is an accomplishment. So after three months of failure at every job, Noor left to focus on parrying, and the six instructors decided that they needed to find Noor. So back in the present, Noor is hard at work, and gets some food from Lynne, while parrying a falling bell tower to protect a civilian. And so, it ends with what is largely a flashback episode to explain why things didn't work out with Noor's training as while he didn't make it, it helped Noor become something else in the end. Final Thoughts The show started off pretty well and despite being another one of those generic fantasies featuring an OP MC, this one was pretty entertaining. The characters are interesting and the production values are pretty solid for a show like this, all while the story concept of using parrying as the only thing the MC is superb at was an interesting idea. But as the show progressed, things became repetitive, all while the MC's humbleness and lack of self-awareness starts to become overly annoying, all while the story doesn't really accomplish a whole lot when all is said and done. But even so, it was enjoyable for the story concept and solid character development that went on even if it didn't come out right in the end. Grade: C+ (7/10) |
| So....that flashback basically showed he was extremely good at learning things, had monstrous strength, and extreme accuracy. "Oh, but he can't use a sword in a manner to cut things, and he's too strong to even hold a bow. " Maybe one of these illustrious and genius 6 people should have tried to get him to use a club, or a mace or something, or maybe he could throw spears.... I get that they were kind of trying to go for the "he's an airhead who would make Goku blush", but I didn't really find any of the beats all that funny, just stupid. It wasn't horribly boring though, so I will be generous with a 6/10 |
| Kind of a boring episode to end it on. Suppose it can have a 6/10. |
| You'd think if these guys thought so highly of Noor they would have checked in on him while he was at the other schools. And not one of them bothered to tell him that he had incredible potential and that they would find a use for him if being an adventurer didn't work out for him. These guys may be strong but they are horrible teachers. The spy guy, if he's so great at it, should have been able to track him down after he left the city. Or found out when he returned through some kind of information network. I guess none of them ever bothered to ask him where he was from either since they didn't know where he went. 5/10... maybe. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| Among all the instructors that sent Noor away, it's the magician that I'm most baffled about; I feel like if someone managed to learn in a few weeks something that took you 50 years to learn, you'd already know that that is someone has something special in them, no matter how non-existent it might seem. But after being so surprised with Noor's capability to use the skill that- again- TOOK 50 YEARS for him to learn, the magician still told Noor that it was not the path for him. They should be thankful there wasn't a villain that found Noor during those times or they might have already raised the scariest and strongest villain of them all just by being so encouraging and supportive to him, and being patient enough to at least train him for... I don't know... like... a 'YEAR', maybe? -------------------------- I once again judged a book by its cover and got proven wrong for doing so. Not to say that it's a very good show- it's "Okay" at best- but, it's was much more watchable than I thought it ever would be during those 8 weeks that I've been ignoring it. For me, it was the humorous approach to the misunderstanding gimmick that gave it uniqueness and a tiny bit of edge compared to other sub-par shows. Also, the director seem to have the capability to make a low-budget animation look presentable by doing some scenes with 'extra' touches on it. The sequel is not something I'm excited for, but I'd likely watch it when it comes. 6/10. Had some fun bits and little jabs, but definitely not something to rush spending your 6hrs into. |
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| The dragon ended up being wholesome. |
| <- just trolling |
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