 https://myanimelist.net/anime/58216/%C3%9Cbel_Blatt Rumors stir throughout the land: when the wielder of the black sword draws his dark blade, all who stand in its path are torn asunder...! Köinzell, the mysterious young boy who carries the black sword, undeniably wields it with exceptional skill, but can he truly be responsible for the bloody rumors? Pursued by the Traitorous Lances, four powerful warriors who were thought to have been defeated by the Seven Heroes, the strength of the young swordsman will be tested to its limit. At battle's end, only the shocking truth of Köinzell's quest will stand above the corpses of his enemies... Type: TV Episodes: Unknown Status: Currently Airing Aired: Jan 11, 2025 to ? Premiered: Winter 2025 Broadcast: Saturdays at 00:30 (JST) Producers: Square Enix, Pony Canyon, DAX Production, Good Smile Company, Kansai Telecasting, BS NTV, MAGNET, Anici Licensors: Amazon Studios: Satelight, Staple Entertainment Source: Manga Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy Demographic: Seinen Duration: 23 min. Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity) |
W_BaumeisterJan 10, 4:25 PM
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| WTF! |
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| Episode 1 And here's an intense and violent dark fantasy, at least in terms of what I had been hearing in the manga, but the anime adaptation really toned it down here. So it begins with some background info involving Koinzell as he was one of the 14 Lances who were sent on a mission to defeat the enemy nation of Wischtech. Along the way, three were KIA'd, while four were branded as traitors by the other seven, with Koinzell among the traitors. Having been taken in by Wied, Koinzell is now on a mission to put those "heroes" in their place, starting with Schtemwolech. This manga is supposed to be great, but seeing that it's being done by a pair of studios who don't exactly have the best of reputations (while Satelight is at least capable of putting out great stuff, Staple is a no-name studio) that unfortunately this adaptation looks like it will be one of those hack jobs, and so far the storytelling has been a mess, and not to mention there are a few things that were different than what I was expecting when reading the show's description that I don't believe were in the manga. |
| I was debating if I would try this, but with these initial impressions, I think I might give it a pass |
| I could see this getting pretty good. I could also see it becoming a total stinker. I think I'll stick around just to see which way it goes. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| Episode 2 Now they explain the background about the "Seven Heroes" and the "Four Traitors" after the the battle in which Koinzell, whose was previously known as Ascheriit, fights Rangzatz at the Thousand Stonespears monastery. It turns out to be a familiar place as Koinzell has been there with Ergnach where he and one other were the first to be killed on the mission. But seeing just how much of a pain Rascheb and those priests are that Rangzatz decides to walk off the job working for those guys, and Koinzell finishes them off while swiping the dragon hidden there. Things are really personal to say the least, and now the stuff I was expecting to hear is coming out. |
| Episode 2: WTF! |
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| I think there's a good story here, but the way they're telling it isn't exactly helping. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| As much as I dislike evil-for-the-sake-of-evil villains, I am quite intrigued about how the MC is gonna get his revenge with the "Seven Heroes". I'm a bit disappointed that they didn't show the priest being satisfyingly bludgeoned by the enraged people they oppressed-- assuming he did die there, that is. Also, I agree with the monster. Altea is indeed "Bouncy and Yummy looking." xD |
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| Episode 3 Bikini armor has the best defense status. And I thought I will say "WTF!" every episode. ps. BTW, Kratt was already introduced? |
W_BaumeisterJan 24, 10:36 AM
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| Episode 4 WTF! |
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| I read the free chapters in Manga Up. I think the animation studio has an insider who is causing all kinds of damage. There is no other explanation. |
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| This reminds me a lot of Ishtura. You can see there is a lot of good here, but its being strangled by terrible story structure. W_Baumeister said: That's too bad.I think the animation studio has an insider who is causing all kinds of damage. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
zkeleton said: Ishtura Is that like a combination of Ishtar (considered one of the worst movies of all time) and Ishura? It reminds me of Ishura, because it's another show where I wasn't sure I wanted to watch it, came to the discussion thread and saw the initial reactions and decided not even to start watching it. The initial reactions on both made me think the show would be leaning too hard into "edge" The discussion thread for Ishura season 1 didn't have much traffic, and no one even bothered to created a thread or revive the old thread for Season 2 which is airing right now...maybe as much of that has to do with the fact that it is on HULU. I mean zkeleton, GridironOtaku and I are the only one posting in the Medalist discussion thread and so far that is the best show of the season. |
| Episode 5 Wow, this time we have a mostly coherent episode. I thought Tako (Geranpen) was wearing bikini armor under his clothes, but it seems that is not the case. |
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| I took a look at the manga too and yeah they are really butchering the story. They skipped the first three chapters, which were all long chapters too, and then made almost no effort to fill in all the holes that created. W_Baumeister said: Fortunately he's not like the character from Beheneko.I thought Tako (Geranpen) was wearing bikini armor under his clothes, but it seems that is not the case. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| Another mostly coherent episode. Fight choreography was a disaster. |
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| Episode 7 Ath has to buy a new panty for a new revenge. |
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| Poor Peepi, she didn't get a chance to say her name. |
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| Now that we're farther in the show is starting to hit a bit of a stride. This studio was probably never going to get this material right, let alone elevate it, but they really butchered the beginning. W_Baumeister said: Maybe she should have offered them to Koinzell.Ath has to buy a new panty for a new revenge. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
zkeleton said: Maybe she should have offered them to Koinzell. Must be hard to move wearing 7 pantsus. |
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| So, more screentime for Ichfeis's past than Koinzell. |
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| Now that there's more characters and story branches, this has become entertaining to watch. The 'Evil for the sake of evil' villains are also kinda working on me now; Much easier to enjoy villains getting bludgeoned and decimated when they're totally not sympathetic. But I do hope that some of them would have some substance, especially the main villain. The ED is still very out of place though xD |
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| I went just a bit past this when took a look at the manga. They sped up the first fight with that group. It went into more detail about how Aht wasn't just spending too much time looking at Koinzell, to see if he was watching her, she was also trying to use flashy attacks all the time to show off for him. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| Vampire + bikini armor would be an OP combination. |
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| 5 to go. |
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| I like how he transformed her better in this than the manga. Well now we know why the seven turned on the other four. W_Baumeister said: Wonder how many of the others went insane like the first two.5 to go. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| It was interesting. |
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Reply to zkeleton
I like how he transformed her better in this than the manga.
Well now we know why the seven turned on the other four.
Well now we know why the seven turned on the other four.
W_Baumeister said:
5 to go.
Wonder how many of the others went insane like the first two.5 to go.
| @zkeleton I just read a couple of chapters, I don't think I will read all the manga any time soon. |
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| Weird way to end it with a sort of comedic episode. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
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