TheLastCrusaders said: I'll be honest when I first saw this anime the art style really turned me off from watching. Gave me a kid show/disney vibes so I didn't start watching it when it first aired. But then one of my good friends told me I had to watch it because it was so good. So 4 episodes later I was hooked and couldn't wait till the next episode. However around the half way mark of the show. (When Hilling came to free her son) I found I just didn't have the same hype to watch the show and I honestly don't know why. Just wondering if anyone else finds the second half not as good as the first half/ reasons why. No hate towards the anime I still enjoy it. I stopped watching at around episode 12. When watching weekly I sometimes find that I lose the motivation to watch a show even if it’s really good (it was kind of overshadowed by mushoku tensei). But once I jumped back into it, I was able to binge to the current episode really easy. I recommend you just give it a try again when you get the motivation. |
| "Equivalent exchange. I'll give half of my life to you, if you give half of your life to me." |
| Yeah I can completely relate. Now I'm just not looking forward to watching the new episodes. |
| Same as me. The second part still waiting for me btw |
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| I agree, first half was better. Its just that multiple perspectives are being played that makes it seem like a slow paced cour. |
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| LOL 🤣 these kinds of posts. ROFL y'all got me weak 😂 cmon now let the dang anime run its course |
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security_desu said: LOL 🤣 these kinds of posts. ROFL y'all got me weak 😂 cmon now let the dang anime run its course There's nothing wrong with these posts though. Second part is much worse in every aspect. IDK it started so good but now we're getting quite generic, corny shonen. |
| the story has more impact in the first half because of the awesome and consistent direction and animation thats all |
| I think we were all floored by the first few episodes of To Your Eternity, the first arc that was focused mainly on March. Then it went on, and it was still good, but speaking for myself, nothing hit as hard as it did in the March arc. The decline in impact is not as significant here in Ousama Ranking, but it's here nonetheless. It's hard to put my finger on why exactly though. Maybe I just really loved how the first few episodes focused on Bojji, and him being the underdog of underdogs. We see how his friendship with Kage blossomed, who also got a very moving, tragic backstory. While the focus was on them, the world around them was also slowly being developed as we are introduced to the other players in this story. They kept the characters interesting while also not revealing too much about themselves and their intentions, maintaining an air of mystery surrounding the entire kingdom. Maybe that was one of the appeals of the show at first: just imaging what could be. The set up was there, the potential, the mystery, and we were excited to see how it would all play out, how our little guy Bojji would somehow rise up with Kage at his back to save the day. And now... almost everything is already laid out on the table. We didn't even have to wait until the end of this season to know the true thoughts and intentions of all our supporting characters, where their allegiance resides, what are there drives and motivations. Perhaps there is a plot twist or two still coming our way, but for the most part I think the show has shown us its cards. Bojji is now rather OP asf and was able to hold his own for quite awhile against an immortal being. Damn. It's cool to see the little guy we were all rooting for now kicking ass, but personally I feel like we arrived at that point a little too fast. As far as the narrative goes, shit is flying left and right. Characters are fighting other characters and despite its overall slow pacing, it feels like it all escalated rather quickly rather than gradually and smoothly building up to these bigger moments. It's still quite entertaining of course, but nothing feels as impactful as we might have it expected it to be based on the first half which seemed to promise that big things are on the horizon. Big things are here, but it doesn't feel that big. TL;DR? Best I can word it is that some of the magic which reeled us into this story in the first half seems to have been lost for the sake of getting things rolling a little too quickly. The thoughtful, more methodical narrative that this story seemed to have seems to no longer exist at the moment. From the beginning of this season up until about the point where Domas pushes Bojji into HELL, I was feeling an easy 9/10 if not a full 10/10. Right now, I still like it, it's still good, but honestly it's feeling more like a 7/10. Heck I haven't even seen any gakutodeathglare threads recently, maybe even he doesn't think it's interesting enough anymore |
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| I think the first half was a great start to the anime and the second half made things more epic. The second half is a huge step-up from the first. I was actually really surprised when after only 3 episodes the score went up over 8.7. But now I think it has done more than enough to earn it. The show is most probably going to end up as a 10/10 for me. |
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TheLastCrusaders said: I'm all caught up to current episode. I think one big thing is there doesn't seem to be any real stakes. Early on it felt like there was consequences to actions but now it feels like no one is at risk of dying/ getting punished for mistakes. Everyone getting healed ect. Except for Dorshe who already lost an eye and a leg. |
Chaplin87 said: I think this is one show that’s better Binged watched - which I will be doing one this season ends. A SMART ONE, love it |
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| I didn't think the first half of the show was all it's cracked up to be. The second half which apparently turned off many, is the one I preferred. Because of the art style, I also almost skipped the show, but it having been made by WIT I decided to give it the benefit of the doubt. Was it worth the watch, I guess so. |
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