Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 4 Episode 3 Discussion

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Jul 23, 6:13 PM

#51

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@Desmascarado

This episode was all meaningless dialogue typical of anime that has no real content but needs to make a 3 episode arc 12 episodes. Sorry but whatever character development that was made this episode could've be summarized in like 2 sentences.

You're also spoiling future content which I am pretty sure is against the rules.

"meaningless dialogue typical of anime" drop it then lmao, are you even watching the anime? they're dueling and that'll wrap up the siltvelt arc, this is good character development for both fohl and atla because they're very important to the story later on, it's important the anime focuses on them.

and he's not spoiling future content, it's all in the anime trailers so take it as you will

Jul 23, 6:37 PM

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@PseudoMorals The content that will be adapted and how it will be adapted is done the way the staff chooses for a reason, since the anime is designed to have twelve episodes.

As far as I know, I didn't give any spoilers. You must not have read the part where I said I didn't read the novel from volume 13 onwards and deduced everything I said by watching the anime.
Your attitude of accusing me of giving spoilers was exaggeration. By chance, I have already done you some harm?

Jul 23, 7:29 PM

#53

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This whole story is such a big mess!

Siltvelt arc could have been skipped easily:
- Naofumi could just simply use his dragon to fly to Q'ten Lo. He already made half the journey this way...
- There are also griffins in the mountains, just tame one like with the other monsters in the village.
- Or ask any of the captains to take him there. I heard he's famous so they wouldn't mind!
- Or buy a ship. A whole country is sponsoring him.
- Or ride Sadeena, she's a killer whale therianthrope. If I remember correctly, whales CAN swim.

- I personally hate how they're trying so hard to redeem the Staff Hero with sad brooding scenes after spending the whole first season making him public enemy number two!
- Shield hero's party defeated the legendary Tortoise that could have destroyed the whole world. And a random politician is like 'Yeah, I can take them in a fight, no problemo!'.
- The Queen spent the whole first half of S1 going around countries and putting out diplomatic fires for summoning all four heroes in Melromarc. Siltvelt was ready to go to war to get their Shield Hero back!!! But in S4 they're like 'Nah, he's not the Promised One, we don't really want him lol. But thx for stopping by, and btw if you're free could you breed my daughter?'
- They already swore to him like three days ago. That didn't last long...

Jul 23, 7:49 PM

#54

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unpopular opinion but I find zealot, cocky Atla very annoying

Jul 23, 8:31 PM

#55

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why they entertain this blatantly racist asshat is beyond me

Jul 23, 8:31 PM

#56

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unpopular opinion but I find zealot, cocky Atla very annoying

@S1l3ntHunt3r

S1l3ntHunt3r said:
unpopular opinion but I find zealot, cocky Atla very annoying

might be a more popular opinion than you think; she's an all but explicit replacement for the far more popular Raphtalia, even to the point of stealing her tag line

Raphtalia got one line in this episode, which was to concur with Raphtalia 2.0 AKA "Atla", as if the writers are rebelling from obvious flaws in the script

throw in Fohl and Orca chick in the same category of supporting characters that sort of got forced into the main party without any compelling reason to make them that prominent or even have them exist at all

just try to imagine where we'd be right now if, instead of one massively time-wasting sidequest after the next, we got to see the main quest and development of S1 characters continue - it would be a way better story than this ugly mess we're at

Jul 23, 9:33 PM

#57

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Tate of boredom 4...

Jul 23, 10:07 PM

#58

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this whole episode could've been an email

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Jul 23, 10:36 PM

#59

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The Rising of the Peak Hero💯🔥

Jul 24, 1:31 AM

#60

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I would say Atla is as annoying as always but here everyone is behaving like an idiot
but as far as the concern goes about episode I will say that the plot is moving too slow and only one volume might be covered in this season. This shit could have been covered in just two episodes but they are stretching it too much and it is becoming boring.

Jul 24, 1:34 AM

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phantomfandom said:
The poster already warn us that this season is not about a shield hero, if you don't believe me just check all poster versions and see who are on the front.

bro I didn't even realise it uptil now

Jul 24, 1:49 AM

#62

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The only good thing about the last few seasons of this show is that the author actually gave depth to the comically evil king, unlike the other heroes whose characters have regressed into shitty comic relief.

Jul 24, 7:17 AM

#63

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I was surprised the 2 silver wolves challenged the lion to a duel. Funny seeing Naofumi get scared when he seen the minotaur's daughter he would have to marry if they lose.

Jul 24, 8:17 AM

#64

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@S1l3ntHunt3r

S1l3ntHunt3r said:
unpopular opinion but I find zealot, cocky Atla very annoying

@TrashWaifuHater "steal tag line"...?

raphtalia:
I am your sword; means that raphtalia will attack for naofumi because he is unable to attack.

atla:
I am your shield; means that she will protect him since, as the hero of the shield, naofumi has no one to protect him.

the phrases are similar but their meaning is totally different besides being very beautiful.

"Raphtalia 2.0 and Writers Rebelling"...? Obviously this arc focuses on Atla and Fohl, meaning they will have more prominence and consequently more lines.
Your speech is like complaining that the Spirit Turtle had too much focus in the Spirit Turtle arc, it's a simply useless and meaningless complaint.

"Fohl and Sadeena are supporting characters who have no reason to exist"...?
Honestly, this claim is so absurd that I don't even know how to respond. lol
Well, they are characters, they exist, they have their function in the plot, and in the future, they will have their character arcs resolved, simple.

"Time-wasting side quest"...?
Only if it's your time.
I've talked so much about character development and arcs that it's getting boring to keep repeating the same things.
I liked your analysis of this episode. I noticed you put some effort into it this time, congratulations.
But I'd be happier if you offered stronger, more convincing critiques instead of repeating the same complaints over and over, because that makes your impression of the episode too weak and uninteresting to respond to.

Jul 24, 9:31 AM

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Damn... I used to like this show, but this season has been a waste of time so far.
I'm dropping it

I think I don't know wtf I'm doing. Maybe. Probably.

Jul 24, 11:31 AM

#66

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These discussions are all so stupid...
"He might be the shield hero, aka our god. But what if he's the hero we were waiting for?"
Do they even know what a god is?

Jul 24, 11:47 AM

#67

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The third episode had better dialogue, and certainly a lot of interesting things were expressed. We got to see Atla’s devotion, which added depth to the character. I do think the season is progressing a bit slowly, but it’s becoming more interesting with each episode.

Jul 24, 12:15 PM

#68

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atla is being cute girl and badass at same moment..

she is really star right there

Jul 24, 12:53 PM

#69

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kinema citrus saving their budget for made in abyss season 3

Jul 24, 2:19 PM

#70

Desmascarado

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kinema citrus saving their budget for made in abyss season 3

@shironeko13 The joke was good, but I think Made in Abyss S3 doesn't have enough manga material for a new season.

Jul 24, 3:11 PM

#71

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more peak mid, well let's see what happens

Jul 24, 3:25 PM

#72

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great episode

this little girl was really not scared...

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Jul 24, 6:38 PM

#73

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@shironeko13 The joke was good, but I think Made in Abyss S3 doesn't have enough manga material for a new season.

@Desmascarado yeah i know, im a manga reader thirsting for new chapters

Jul 24, 10:30 PM

#74

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Let's go Atla!!

Nice to see the old king (trash?) showing some care and guilt over the white tiger siblings, go on and put your trust to the Shield Hero.

An old fashion way of settling a debate, through a duel– I was genuinely worried that they'll get cheated at some way but after the conditions set by that minotaur I just can't stop laughing lmao, they definitely has to win this!

Im more surprised that Raphtalia doesn't have much anything to do in this arc, tho Atla is taking that role for her... well I guess because the next one (if we're going straight to Q'ten Lo after) will be Raphtalia's time.

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Jul 24, 11:12 PM

#75

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I can understand people finding the episode boring because it's dialogue heavy, however, I think it does a good job of fleshing out the supporting characters and raising the stakes (albeit, Alta's exposition about the founding principles of the country were a bit cringy). If the episode made you want to stick around to see what's next, I think it did its job. I have an idea of how the duel's gonna go, but now I'm invested in Fohl and Atla's story, and how the figureheads of Silvet may play a part in the Waves of Catastrophe in the future.

Jul 25, 4:07 AM

#76

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Alta is the way to go, yeah. And, the expression on Naofumi's face is priceless. This is one of those situations that he has no control of the situation. I'm sure it's eating him up inside. haha

Jul 25, 9:23 AM

#77

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shironeko13 said:
kinema citrus saving their budget for made in abyss season 3

lol production hasn't even started, lots of outside animators did this episode tho. but only because kinema has priority episodes for this season, it will be very good next episode

Jul 25, 11:44 AM

#78

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Atla so feisty 🤭

21:25 NAOFUMI’S REACTION! 🤣🤣🤣 I’VE NEVER SEEN HIM REACT LIKE THAT BEFORE! SO OUT OF CHARACTER FOR HIM! THEY BETTER WIN!

Jul 25, 2:21 PM

#79

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@shironeko13 The joke was good, but I think Made in Abyss S3 doesn't have enough manga material for a new season.

@Desmascarado we have the same staff from season 3 episode 9 on next weeks episode, LETS GOO

Jul 25, 2:59 PM

#80

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@Desmascarado we have the same staff from season 3 episode 9 on next weeks episode, LETS GOO

Holy shit, the peak is near. I don't think I'm ready for this.

@hypexleaks Could you specify the team?

I remember that episodes 8 and 9 had the participation of two action directors who are not part of the anime's permanent staff.

Jul 25, 6:06 PM

#81

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20 minutes of a kid calling out furry adults. You love to see it... *sigh* Well, at least I like Atla enough to endure this drag of an episode.

shironeko13 said:
kinema citrus saving their budget for made in abyss season 3

Hell yeah! Looking forward to more Made in Abyss in 2030.

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Jul 25, 9:49 PM

#82

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honestly surprised with myself at how I haven't dropped this anime yet, no other show has fallen off so hard for me right after a glorious peak S1, too many side characters I genuinely don't care for. back when it was just Raph, Filo, and Naofumi, those were the better days

Jul 25, 10:21 PM

#83

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@Desmascarado yes, team is this being done by these guys
Screenplay: Ooine Ezaki
Storyboard: Huang Jiawen
Director: Hitoshi Haga
Chief Animation Directors: Sana Komatsu, Masahiro Suwa, Franziska van Wulfen

not too sure if they're in house animators or team members, but it's still pretty cool

Jul 26, 12:23 AM

#84

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cyber_coupe_benz said:
honestly surprised with myself at how I haven't dropped this anime yet, no other show has fallen off so hard for me right after a glorious peak S1, too many side characters I genuinely don't care for. back when it was just Raph, Filo, and Naofumi, those were the better days

i also agree about the character cast, the show was better with just the 3 of them. since now it's harder to balance them, the biggest flaw in this series is the amount of new characters that get introduced.

but some of them have good backstories and character arcs, i'd continue giving it another chance. it does become an average fantasy anime, but i love the world & characters so i stick with it. since i also just enjoy it a ton

Jul 26, 12:29 AM

#85

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All the discussion turned into duel.
Such loyalty from Atla

Jul 26, 2:44 AM

#86

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God dang it of course they dragged it so the duel is next episode.

Jul 26, 2:46 AM

#87

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Who gives a fuck bruh, we all know the white tiger siblings will win anyways 😭😭😭

I still hate Atla, she is so fucking annoyin, so proud and shit when she is no more than a blind mudblood lol, I specifically hate the fact she acts like she is better than his brother and that he sucks ass, like what the fuck, he was giving his life for her when she was dying from illness, give him some fucking respect.

I don't know about this sudden change in Trash's personality, he was a literal piece of trash all previous seasons, until the siblings show up, and now he is all fragile, it happened so quick, it's kinda lame.

PD: I would fuck the cow, I don't care.

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Jul 26, 4:06 AM

#88

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@hypexleaks My god, the person responsible for the storyboard is the animation guy in episode 9 of season 3. I had already mentioned him before as a "Chinese" animator who is not listed on myanimelist, this guy is simply amazing.
With this team, it's certain that the next episode will be the peak, it's time to see Atlas doing a pirouette.

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Jul 26, 4:13 AM

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This part in particular has no action but the animation, direction and movement of the characters are excellent.

https://sakugabooru.com/post/show/243564

Jul 26, 7:09 AM

#90

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Most disappointing anime of the season, from great season 1 to worst. The hero looked like a moron letting himself get used just to be saved by kids.
Just die already.

Jul 26, 11:33 PM

#91

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Lol, they must win no matter what happens to avoid the marriage with animals XD

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Jul 27, 9:51 AM

#92

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Yay, an episode of a fantasy show that spends almost its entire runtime in a meeting! We certainly need more of that! . . .

Jul 27, 10:31 AM

#93

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Alex_the_reaper said:
Dude we aren't going anywhere, just dragging. tought siltvelt would be like 2 eps and then deal with raphtalia assassination but noooo, we have duels at least till ep 5/6. "he isnt the hero of time" just show the turtle shield as proof lol

just curse of wrath on them all and steal a voat smh

episode 4 will wrap up siltvelt arc hopefully, they're finally fighting

@hypexleaks does it ever get better? It has felt like a filler ever since season 1

Jul 27, 9:15 PM

#94

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scrapegoat said:
@hypexleaks does it ever get better? It has felt like a filler ever since season 1

it does, but that's from the phoenix fight onwards

Jul 28, 9:18 PM

#95

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I hate to say it, but this season just hasn't been very good. This episode was mind numbingly boring. It felt like they were talking in circles. I get that we're kind of entrenched in another country's politics here, but it's just so boring. This is a far cry from what Shield Hero used to be.

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Jul 29, 9:38 AM

#96

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Imagine having a meeting-esque eps but no recap in isekai anime
I'm amazed on how bold they decided to go with the eps, and I love it.

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Jul 29, 2:06 PM

#97

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He's basically a god. Plays backhanded spy games instead of just accusing him publicly.
A duel over the fate the shield hero, not fought by the shield hero. Why is he such a btch now? What does the duel even prove? That his companion isn't the shield hero??
Ridiculous plotline with 0 input from the MC. Never a good sign when you hero doesn't act.

Jul 29, 8:50 PM

#98

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I really wanted to like Tate no Yuusha, but I can't, I'm dropping the series after this episode.

Mc is supposed to be intelligent, still accepts a duel against a proven criminal, who tried to poison the entire government body, and all that because the criminal says the hero isn't the "true hero"... Also Naofumi sends two children to battle against old veteran warriors. Also also, if the hero loses, many people loses their lives, and if he wins he get basically nothing. Naofumi is easily the dumbest mc I ever saw.

Jul 30, 11:19 AM

#99

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Lol, it looks like Naofumi really didn't mind if he would lose until he saw his minotaur lady-in-waiting lol

Jul 31, 4:10 AM

#100

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Ahh man ... Duel is going to be so insane ...

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