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Sep 17, 5:27 AM
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Tbh, I'm glad Sadeena got her spotlight. It's late in the season but she was able to show off both her fighting and drinking skills in a duel. Too bad she did go down fighting. Shildina is no joke.

The end result was even surprising from that duel and it looks like they're setting up for another big fight for the finale.
Sep 17, 6:29 AM
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Please, is it too much to ask for a fight on the same level as season 3? I think the main staff at Kinema Citrus must be busy with the Made in Abyss movie. I hope the next ep is fantastic to say the least.
Sep 17, 7:17 AM
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WTF!!! Why can't this five-year old subdue dangerous criminals!

Sadeena Onee-san gets her time in the sun here. The imouto she's never met is drunkenly rambling about something or other and showing off her copy power. Back to slideshow mode again, whatever. Maybe that hammer form is a power of the emperor or something?

Up next, the thrilling conclusion. Roar, roar, Raph is coming for you, Bitch 2.
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Sep 17, 7:35 AM
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Who was that woman who came at the end?
Sep 17, 7:36 AM
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this episode was kinda confusing what's even happening
Sep 17, 7:53 AM
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THERES NO WAY everyone is shocked to learn shes Sadeena younger sister. are they BLIND?!?!? both orcas? both water dragon priestesses? THEY LOOK LIKE THE SPITTING COPY OF ONE ANOTHER. at least Naofumi shouldve known lol
Alex_the_reaperSep 17, 8:04 AM
Sep 17, 8:02 AM
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Shildina is Sadeena sister? No way! *pretends to be shocked* no way they just now figured this out lmao. Classic case of younger sister being put into a position she never wanted to be in because of an older sibling who wants out. Despite that, very clear how much Shildina still loves and respects her older sister and it’s a damn shame this bitch Makina put them up to fighting.

Speaking of which, the fact she was willing to let the emperor die over all of this is so gross, what an utterly evil bitch.(same seiyuu btw)

SHE’S HERE FINALLY. I’m hype for the finale. Even tho pacing has been all over the place, I’m still largely enjoying the season

Naofumi stop making girls fall in love challenge
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Sep 17, 8:20 AM
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If this anime is gonna have 10 seasons then I can understand when 1 or 2 seasons are less about Naofumi and more about his close friends, but if this is gonna be the last season then it'd be the worst point to end the franchise.
Sep 17, 8:25 AM
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One more Season. Season 5 last season, Shield hero takes care two main problem Q'ten lo problem and phoenix problem. My prediction could be wrong, Shield hero get 5 more seasons up to season 10.
Sep 17, 8:59 AM
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phantomfandom said:
If this anime is gonna have 10 seasons then I can understand when 1 or 2 seasons are less about Naofumi and more about his close friends, but if this is gonna be the last season then it'd be the worst point to end the franchise.

season 5 will definitely be the last and its naofumi will be the main focus of it. s5 is the second highest peak of shield hero
Sep 17, 9:01 AM
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honestly this episode was the only time i preferred the novel version compared to the anime, the story telling imo was all over the place, fights were cut super short, i felt zero percent of the intensity in the novel into the anime

the animation was also pretty flat throughout the fight too, and the last quarter was more interesting.

the dialogue felt super cringe, and them butchering Sadeenas chapter the few episodes before contributed a part to that.

overall, 3.5/5 episode. definitely my least favourite which sucks because i expected a lot
Sep 17, 9:21 AM

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Yeah I knew she was going to appear sometime again in this arc, that smile at the end gave it away.
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Sep 17, 9:31 AM

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I can see why Sadeena wants her clan to be dissolved. Just seeing Shildina's backstory makes me hate those who expect beyond perfection in everything that she does, but then throws a tantrum when Shildina can't match those unrealistic expectations.

Either way, Sadeena does prove she's the stronger of the two of them, but Shildina then eats a fruit that gives her such a stupidly huge power boost, along with different ears and a hammer, she then makes Sadeena look weak. It did come at a price as she has now been taken over by what looks to be a former heavenly emperor with on hell of a grudge against the existing emperor.

It'll make for an interesting final episode to see Naofumi's attempt to stop her rampage. The production quality wasn't great in this episode, so hopefully the next one will be an improvement in that regard.
Sep 17, 10:46 AM
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WTF, now she's using Raphtalia's look to just destroy everythying, wow
Sep 17, 10:55 AM
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I have a question. Do they adapt one book every two episodes? This feels extremely rushed and to be frank, it's turning into a hate watch.
Sep 17, 11:23 AM

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You know what this show needed? A third Raphtalia randomly appearing as enemy. How interesting.
Sep 17, 11:33 AM
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Boring, predictable, yet doesn't make sense
Sep 17, 11:55 AM

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How am I going to say this... This episode actually had some potential in terms of storytelling, but it was executed poorly.

So, Shildina is actually Sadeena's little sister (which is not that surprising, we all knew they were related at least), and she blames Sadeena for all the pressure she had to face. So far I think it was ok. I just wonder why did they only showed this in this episode. Like, all of a sudden she remembered she was supposed to hate her sister, when she was commanded to fight them?
Then we have the actually fight, which was even more questionable. At first Sadeena doesn't want to fight, because she doesn't want to hurt her little sister, then she drinks some sake, and it's all good, let's defeat her. During the battle Shildina takes out a "memory card" that let's her use Sadeena's skills (that's new, but ok). Sadeena beats her easily. Then she uses the memory card again after eating whatever that was, and now she becomes super OP, defeating her sister.
Right after this she's like "Oh, Naofumi, you're here? Don't tell me you're Sadeena's lover!" and it seems she doesn't hate her sister anymore all of a sudden (especially when she discovers they are not in fact lovers). All of a sudden, Shildina transforms into a similar version of Raphtalia, and starts killing everyone at the castle.

Like, what is this storytelling? It doesn't even make sense. I suppose the "memory card" Shildina used had the soul of some older emperess that was too OP, and that has some beef with the current emperor I suppose. But I don't think they explained the "Oracle" and the "memory card" things well enough to say anything. It's like season 3 all over again, where they introduce stuff and never explain them.

I can't believe this was written by the same person that did the 1st season. I don't know if they cut content or not from the original source this episode, but the way it is in the anime, the storytelling was really weak, and didn't make a lot of sense.
Probably one of the episodes where they could have explored Sadeena's character the most ever, being one of the most promising ones of the season, but ended up being a disappointment with its execution.

I can't really believe this arc was supposed to be better than the Silvelt arc, because the 1st part of the season was much better than this.

Edit: Forgot to mention, but of course, another girl that likes Naofumi, we can never have enough.
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Sep 17, 12:00 PM

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You know what this show needed? A third Raphtalia randomly appearing as enemy. How interesting.
Gator said:
You know what this show needed? A third Raphtalia randomly appearing as enemy. How interesting.


I shouldn't have laughed so much with this comment xD


hypexleaks said:
honestly this episode was the only time i preferred the novel version compared to the anime, the story telling imo was all over the place, fights were cut super short, i felt zero percent of the intensity in the novel into the anime


Ok, so the novel explains stuff a bit better? Glad to see I wasn't the only one that found this episode a mess in terms of storytelling.
Sep 17, 12:09 PM

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Gator said:
You know what this show needed? A third Raphtalia randomly appearing as enemy. How interesting.


I shouldn't have laughed so much with this comment xD


hypexleaks said:
honestly this episode was the only time i preferred the novel version compared to the anime, the story telling imo was all over the place, fights were cut super short, i felt zero percent of the intensity in the novel into the anime


Ok, so the novel explains stuff a bit better? Glad to see I wasn't the only one that found this episode a mess in terms of storytelling.
@PokefanPT Thanks, glad you liked it :D
Sep 17, 12:40 PM
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2:50 Yep, I’ve been saying this all this time man 🤣 Shildina is Sadeena’s little sister. Been waiting for this encounter.

7:40 SISTERS SHARING A DRINK! 🤣 how anticlimactic. Drunken duel.

11:20 Orca vs. Orca! 🦈

15:10 freaking Sadeena 🤣 hugging Naofumi

15:50 bruh what just happened with Shildina here?

16:20 Naofumi having another harem moment here 🤣🙌🏻

Oh boy, Raphtalia impostor now
Sep 17, 1:01 PM
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PokefanPT said:
Gator said:
You know what this show needed? A third Raphtalia randomly appearing as enemy. How interesting.


I shouldn't have laughed so much with this comment xD


hypexleaks said:
honestly this episode was the only time i preferred the novel version compared to the anime, the story telling imo was all over the place, fights were cut super short, i felt zero percent of the intensity in the novel into the anime


Ok, so the novel explains stuff a bit better? Glad to see I wasn't the only one that found this episode a mess in terms of storytelling.

yeah way better, in terms of story telling. who ever directed todays episode did a horrible job
Sep 17, 1:14 PM

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this episode was kinda confusing what's even happening
@Ahohite-killer I felt the same lol
Sep 17, 1:16 PM

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THERES NO WAY everyone is shocked to learn shes Sadeena younger sister. are they BLIND?!?!? both orcas? both water dragon priestesses? THEY LOOK LIKE THE SPITTING COPY OF ONE ANOTHER. at least Naofumi shouldve known lol
@Alex_the_reaper everybody in their clan look like Orcas so it doesn't mean Shildina has to be Sadeena's sister. According to them, She could have been someone from Sadeena's clan who took the role of the Water dragon priestess after her.
Sep 17, 1:18 PM

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Shildina is Sadeena sister? No way! *pretends to be shocked* no way they just now figured this out lmao. Classic case of younger sister being put into a position she never wanted to be in because of an older sibling who wants out. Despite that, very clear how much Shildina still loves and respects her older sister and it’s a damn shame this bitch Makina put them up to fighting.

Speaking of which, the fact she was willing to let the emperor die over all of this is so gross, what an utterly evil bitch.(same seiyuu btw)

SHE’S HERE FINALLY. I’m hype for the finale. Even tho pacing has been all over the place, I’m still largely enjoying the season

Naofumi stop making girls fall in love challenge
Marinate1016 said:
evil bitch.(same seiyuu btw)
that explains lmao
Sep 17, 1:27 PM
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What a season more waste of time, all this useless journey and now this episode with a drama that no one cares about. What was important, facing the Phoenix, preparing for the waves, and everything else seems to have been in the background. This anime gets more bizarre with each season, now we have to watch the furry country with the shield hero's harem, in the first season I saw potential, but in the face of this one, I'm going to let go. Another disturbed author in the head who needs to expose his desires and uses manga for that.
Sep 17, 1:47 PM
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PokefanPT said:
Gator said:
You know what this show needed? A third Raphtalia randomly appearing as enemy. How interesting.


I shouldn't have laughed so much with this comment xD


hypexleaks said:
honestly this episode was the only time i preferred the novel version compared to the anime, the story telling imo was all over the place, fights were cut super short, i felt zero percent of the intensity in the novel into the anime


Ok, so the novel explains stuff a bit better? Glad to see I wasn't the only one that found this episode a mess in terms of storytelling.

yeah way better, in terms of story telling. who ever directed todays episode did a horrible job
When I researched the crew for episode 11, I didn't find anything about the director, but it's noticeable that he's Chinese or Korean and that he doesn't have an extensive resume, that said, I don't think he did badly.
Sep 17, 1:50 PM
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What a season more waste of time, all this useless journey and now this episode with a drama that no one cares about. What was important, facing the Phoenix, preparing for the waves, and everything else seems to have been in the background. This anime gets more bizarre with each season, now we have to watch the furry country with the shield hero's harem, in the first season I saw potential, but in the face of this one, I'm going to let go. Another disturbed author in the head who needs to expose his desires and uses manga for that.
@OgregO certainly Tate no yuusha is not a sexually fetishistic work.
Sep 17, 6:33 PM

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Was expecting her to be Sadeena's younger sister. Did not expect the heavenly emperor to return. Man this whole "taking over a country thing" is not going how I'd expected, I am so confused.
Sep 17, 9:06 PM

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little sister had ultra instinct lol


so is that copy raph or something else???
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Sep 17, 9:36 PM

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The fight was really boring.
Weird ass plot twist.
Still, Shildina > Sadeena any day lol (I prefer to just call her Zodia).
Sorry if my english is bad (っ˘▽˘)っ~~~
Btw, cry about it.

Sep 17, 10:05 PM

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This whole season has been an absolute train wreck and this was possibly the worst episode. The writing is terrible, the story makes zero sense now, random characters and abilities are popping up with no rhyme or reason. It’s all just so lame. I didn’t think anything could be more lame and displeasing than Fohl going full furry mode several episodes ago, but this is even more pathetic.
Sep 17, 11:38 PM

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So where did Raph imposter come from? Zodia transformed?

Maybe I'm just dumb and missed it but who is it?
Sep 17, 11:53 PM

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I really would prefer Raphtalia (& Naofumi) gets to shine in their own arc. Dolphin sisters yeah fine but focusing too much on side characters is one problem this series will never go away.

Give two mc their flowers at the finale at least.
Sep 18, 6:12 AM

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There are many issues with this season. But the main one is introducing too many side characters no one cares about. And it keeps introducing new ones.
Sep 18, 9:09 AM

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I don't even know what's going on any more and I can't bring myself to care.
Sep 18, 8:17 PM
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So they decided to make an episode with a super obvious reveal treated as a big revelation to the characters in-world and then just a bunch of randomness? Oops, I'm someone else now!

Then it takes 4 characters being terrified of Raphtalia for them to think "oh, maybe the person we just saw transform to look like Raphtalia and leave in THIS DIRECTION is here." It's pretty insulting.

Oh, and the dude waging war on the country comes across a battlefield with his "this is awful" like that's not a normal part of war.
Sep 18, 11:23 PM

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This entire story has been downhill since the first season ended... it's literally felt like filler material since, and it's so oversaturated with characters that I've found it super hard to care about any of them beyond Naofumi and Raphtalia.
Sep 19, 1:09 AM
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Only in the latter half of the 11th episode does tension finally rise and the plot finally deepens.

If the source went astray, then fix it with the anime. Don't give us dragged-out low-quality scenes and waste a whole season on almost nothing...
Sep 19, 9:52 AM
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Not a great episode. The story isn’t original, too many bad executed scenes.
Disappointing.
Sep 19, 5:23 PM

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Evil raphtalia is hot. and the water dragon miko is cute and would be fun to drink with.
4/5
Sep 19, 8:53 PM

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Huh? Just what on earth was this episode, man? Nonsensical fight, messy storytelling, dumb plot twists... and a third Raphtalia showing up as enemy just because? Excuse me, what?
Sep 20, 1:35 AM
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ZOMG Sadeena and Shildina are sister, "shocking"!
Darn evil Raphtalia looks hawt
Sep 20, 4:58 AM

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A fabulous art direction combined by the....atrocious pacing?

I mean, I literally praised how amazing the fight with Orochi was, but then we're not getting a proper choreography for the miko duel? We have lots of potential to call out the S1 worshippers through the visuals, but sadly they missed their biggest chance.

Makina was there, but not her terrifying characters. Did she not appear that much in the LN?

Next episode might be a 17-minute conclusion with a 5-minute epilogue, and I'm probably not quite satisfied.
Sep 21, 1:45 AM
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Nice Episodes, looking forward for next week!
Sep 24, 1:13 PM

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why do I feel like that's Raphtalia's sister or mom or something lol
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Sep 24, 4:30 PM

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they are sisters, really???

hum
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Sep 24, 10:40 PM
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WHAT THE HELL IS THIS BS?!?!?

First of all, you’re telling me that Shildina, or Zodia if you’d rather was drunk from the get go, meaning that she was acting differently due to the sake? Okay this is some strange stuff right here, and WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT BS TRANSFORMATION IN WHICH SHE HAD RAPHTALIA’S EARS AND TAIL, AND THEN SHE OUTRIGHT TRANSFORMS INTO HER AND ATTACKS THE CAPITOL?!

And you’re also telling me that Shildina’s soul is in the card that she gave Naofumi two episodes ago and now they need to save her?!

Yeah this is getting too crazy too fast with all sorts of random stuff. I’m still gonna watch all the way through, but I understand why people have been disappointed in this series since Season 2 because Season 1 was definitely the peak of this series.
Sep 27, 11:09 PM

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i knew she was sadeena's sister, and she's got some major grudge against her. or maybe she doesn't? anyway, something was possessing her and that thing that turned to be a raphtalia doppelganger, is she on their side? i'm thinking she is since she's pulverizing the emperor's men, and i wonder if makina was even pulverized lol

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