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| Good for Ryo for being able to enjoy a festival, food, and have some fun for once. He's been through too much this series. On the other hand, Abel took on a job that he wasn't too thrilled with. Episode could've been a better mood without Abel's part imo but oh well. |
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| I would say it’s nice for Ryo to get some r&r at the festival, but he’s been doing that all series lmao. Whenever they mention any sort of protective barrier in a fantasy series you know that shit’s coming down. So many high ranking officials and a princess in one area, you knew something bad would happen. Biggest question is who’s behind it?? We also got some indication that Abel is more than he lets on.. he clearly had some connection to the prince and another identity at one point, just who is he.. looks like Ryo isn’t the only one with multiple lives. Poor Sera having Ryo withdrawals since he’s away on a quest lol. Don’t worry, your library buddy will be back soon. Princess Fiona is so gorgeous! Love her design. Can’t wait to see Ryo and the inferno mage presumably in action next week. |
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Ehh, just skipped through most of the episode cause it became pretty quickly apparent that nothing of real importance was going to happen and it was just a buildup episode. I think my issue with this series is becoming the fact that there’s a lot of loose storylines out there and then some general movement forward but there’s a lot of slow, inconsequential progression followed by “climaxes” that are resolved in no time flat.
I definitely think this series (along with most action/adventure series) are better to binge once the season is out so when there are inconsequential/pointless lulls, you at least know the action will resume at some point in your binge watch rather than blue balling yourself week to week.
I definitely think this series (along with most action/adventure series) are better to binge once the season is out so when there are inconsequential/pointless lulls, you at least know the action will resume at some point in your binge watch rather than blue balling yourself week to week.
| @ShoupyDoo I was thinking roughly the same, especially the binging. I really like the premise, but I've been a bit disappointed with the pacing. I don't mind a slow burn, but this isn't that. It's just not being paced well as a weekly. |
| man... This anime had such nice premise and it feels wasted with how slow it is. |
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man... This anime had such nice premise and it feels wasted with how slow it is.
| @16bitsDreams It's not even the pace, it's the lack of focus. The show is all over the place |
| Decent episode. The festival was really entertaining, especially the scene where Dan completely stopped caring about the race and focused only on beating the guy from the other team to a bloody pulp, until they both flipped their ships over & fell into the river, haha. I also loved Eto's new bow & Abel's bullseye. |
| 90% + of this episode felt like complete "fluff" / filler =/ |
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| We're on season 1, and honestly, I've never felt such an intense void as with this anime! |
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Ehh, just skipped through most of the episode cause it became pretty quickly apparent that nothing of real importance was going to happen and it was just a buildup episode. I think my issue with this series is becoming the fact that there’s a lot of loose storylines out there and then some general movement forward but there’s a lot of slow, inconsequential progression followed by “climaxes” that are resolved in no time flat.
I definitely think this series (along with most action/adventure series) are better to binge once the season is out so when there are inconsequential/pointless lulls, you at least know the action will resume at some point in your binge watch rather than blue balling yourself week to week.
I definitely think this series (along with most action/adventure series) are better to binge once the season is out so when there are inconsequential/pointless lulls, you at least know the action will resume at some point in your binge watch rather than blue balling yourself week to week.
| @ShoupyDoo You're absolutely right! But I always tell myself, "Ah, next week will be better... it'll be fine... come on..." There are already two episodes missing xD |
| Although this episode wasn't satisfactory and leaves much to be desired (hopefully next episode will be way better,) I liked the 'all-over-the-place' storytelling because it matched the mood of the festival event. Like last time, my expectation is that this is a build up to something that'd glow up Ryo somehow. |
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Ehh, just skipped through most of the episode cause it became pretty quickly apparent that nothing of real importance was going to happen and it was just a buildup episode. I think my issue with this series is becoming the fact that there’s a lot of loose storylines out there and then some general movement forward but there’s a lot of slow, inconsequential progression followed by “climaxes” that are resolved in no time flat.
I definitely think this series (along with most action/adventure series) are better to binge once the season is out so when there are inconsequential/pointless lulls, you at least know the action will resume at some point in your binge watch rather than blue balling yourself week to week.
I definitely think this series (along with most action/adventure series) are better to binge once the season is out so when there are inconsequential/pointless lulls, you at least know the action will resume at some point in your binge watch rather than blue balling yourself week to week.
@ShoupyDoo Agreed. I did not like this episode lol I mostly skipped through it too because it just felt so boring, and it's not like I even missed out on much. There was some like boat race, an archery contest, something to do with crossbows and nobility bs... This is not what I wanted from this show. Tbh I've been pretty disappointed with where this show has been going lately. Might need to drop if things don't get interesting soon. |
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| I don't really understand this whining that it's a filler, especially considering that they introduced characters who will play their role, gave hints about the background of another character and yes, most likely there will be at least two seasons, maybe with a break, and the original seems to be only 7 volumes and Sera is a cutie, she found a new punching bag and interlocutor, and he took a vacation. |
| cool episode, but I really want to see him with the elf, they are both so cute together |
| hello, just a brazilian boy who likes anime |
| yeah, that didn't make much sense... the 'treasure' as well as its 'power cord' should have guards on them. space out the guards over the length of the cord and that 'short' wouldn't have happened. the 'control room' needed more guards too. ya don't go lax on security with VIPs that I visiting. i guess the 'important ship' will be part of 'the plot' or it wouldn't have been featured twice in this episode. maybe that's the getaway car? so, i wonder what 'our guy' is going to get into during 'the plot'? i bet saving one of the VIPs or something. that boat race was pretty stupid. put the fighters who are the strongest dudes also at the oars rowing and ignore 'the combat phase' on the second half of the course. two folks rowing would have provided more speed than the boats with one fighter and one rower. the floating barrels with the arrow targets on them was a cool idea though! that would be a very challenging course as long as the barrels only had single anchor lines. the barrels' movements would be even more irregular without the extra stability of two or more anchors. |
just an ol school American otaku enjoyin the life. don't sass me kiddies, i've been otaku probably since before you were born. leave me in peace and i won't bother you either.  |
| Another boring episode where absolutely nothing happens. If there wasn't just a few episodes left, I'd drop this thing at this point. |
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| Sera looked very much dejected when she heard that Ryo won't be back for at least another week lol It was cute how she was searching for him & finally decided to come to the guild to ask if he was around. And of course this episode ends with a cliffhanger. I knew all those feel-good festival fun vibes was a prelude to the disaster that was foreshadowed at the beginning of the episode. |
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| I was really hopeful for this series in the beginning, but seeing that we are at 10/12 episodes and it was essentially a scattered exposition dump, I don't see it ending in a very satisfying way. There is really no time to build chemistry with Sera, MC is probably the most OP mage but still walks around like a noob - even though he already proved a couple of times that he isn't. And now we have a bunch of nobles that are being introduced 3 episodes before the season ends. I mean, sure, they can end it on a cliff hanger, but this pacing is quite disappointing. Does anyone know if the source material is doing any better? |
| They really wasted time in this episode just to finish it on cliffhanger. |
| A rather chill episode, but it was quite fun. With many notable figures in town, something is bound to happen. They teased the conflict at the end, but with it being in the garden party, I doubt Ryo is gonna be involved. There's only two episodes left, so I hope we get to see action from Ryo in both. |
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| I ended up as disappointed as Sera was in this episode. I like quiet moments in medieval style anime, but this one felt like pure filler to me. I NEED ACTION: I want Ryou to face off with the princess's master already! |
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| This was a terrible episode. Let's ignore the fact that it's called "The Open Port Festival" and that "festival" might as well come with quotes around it because it was the most disappointing attempt at a festival in an anime, ever. The bigger issue is that it's the 10th episode and there still isn't a proper antagonist or a reason for hero to do anything. So far he has only fucked around in library with his stupid sandals on and we've been getting stories on NPC's who are as interesting as any other generic NPC's in any game or anime. The last two episodes better be the best damn action packed episodes else I'm giving this show 5/10 and moving on. Actually, now that I think about it, this episode pretty much reflects the entire show so far. Whole lot of nothing happening while the sandal wearing MC does fuck-all majority of the time. MC looks and acts like a child so that's already -2 points from me, and to top it all, not a single character has an interesting personality or skill-set. |
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| Seems like that elf got hypnotized... |
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| Why insert politics in the last 3 episodes of the season? Should've put that whole subplot away for next season after introducing the new characters. I just wanted some cozy adventures with Abel and Sera... Well, at least the festival was nice, and maybe that one whole minute of Sera. |
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*open this thread*
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Looks like another episode for me to skip. Can anyone tell me what important happened in the last 2 episodes that will be central to the plot going forward?
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Looks like another episode for me to skip. Can anyone tell me what important happened in the last 2 episodes that will be central to the plot going forward?
| @uuuuno you are watching the wrong anime if you want one big central plot progression every episode. |
| It appears that I expected too much from this anime after that breathtaking Ep 4. Their introduction to the siblings and the Inferno Magician sucked as hard as Shield Hero S2's Kizuna. |
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