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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Not a bad episode and I liked the part where Hero inducts the Female Knight with her sword. Also, I think I saw the Female Mage in a brief scene so looking forward to seeing her more later on in the series. Oh the little emotions of this episode. |
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| Oh good stuff! Things being set in motion with the stakes being set higher than they've felt so far. Sounds like Maou's Demon King license renewal is a lot more dangerous than she made it out to be last episode to Yuusha. I liked how this episode showed how much these characters have changed in 8 episodes. Yuusha is starkly more confident than the bubbling hero he was in episode 1, the maids can fend for themselves and more. What I want to see more of is Merchant get more screen time, he is arguably one of the more interesting characters who we've only seen the surface of. |
| Was good. Although I'm becoming a little worried at the fact it's only 12 episodes. I hope that it stays good towards the end but I'm not sure how well this pacing will go. From the beginning the series has felt "slow-paced" ( but enjoyable and a good way ). With only a couple more episodes I wonder if it'll be enough. I haven't read the novels so I don't know the ending but I assumed it would be a long series. |
| while still rushed, this was a very good episode. The atmosphere was good and the music was great. Next week is my favourite moment from the manga, I hope it gets a good adaptation. |
| One of my favorite episodes, after an excellent start and a stumble this series has picked back up IMO. Glad I stuck with it, will be there 'til the end now! Won't be importing it or anything but I am enjoying watching it. |
| Good episode. Loved the interactions between Yuusha and Merchant :) can't wait for nxt ep :D |
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| so boring |
| I'm a bit confused. What is the Light Spirit? |
I have my own anime blog. It's called Anime Viking. Hope you'll you read it! |
WrathSC said: so boring then don't watch....lol they are plowing through it aren't they? i wonder if they will cover the war too. still i like what all they have covered so far. |
| Was trying not to fall asleep.. Zzzzzzz.. |
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Hyack said: Was trying not to fall asleep.. Zzzzzzz.. I can't imagine what people would say if they watched an actual slow show. Maoyuu isn't quick by any means, but there are dozens of great shows even slower. If anything, I think they're trying to fit too much in each episode. Would have loved for 24-26 episodes. |
| Jeebus, sometimes I think people are masochistic. You should have realized by now that this show is slow paced. If that isn't your beer, don't hesitate to leave. Also, I loved that badass comment from Yuusha "Finish that sentence and you get a face full of lightning" (at least that's why my subs said. still, it sounded badass) |
| I want Rambo in a mecha-suit with a laser-chainsaw gun that fires nuclear warheads, fighting the love-child of Predator, Alien, a group of Bangladeshi terrorists, and Satan. (Actually that would be a pretty sick show) - StopDropAndBowl |
Marow said: I'm a bit confused. What is the Light Spirit? It's how they call the "God" thingy. |
Hybridbloodszak said: Oh good stuff! Things being set in motion with the stakes being set higher than they've felt so far. Sounds like Maou's Demon King license renewal is a lot more dangerous than she made it out to be last episode to Yuusha. I am not convinced that Maou is in any danger. There are no hints for that to be true. |
| All hail the Nutcracker Queen! |
Techno-Commie said: Reminds me of DA's 'Maker' :cIt's how they call the "God" thingy. |
| Whoa damn the Light Spirits > ; 0. |
| So.... potatoes are evil? |
| Well I guess we know who will be the wife and who will be the mistress. Am concerned with the pace. But least this way we should see the ending the Manga will have. |
| I don't even know what this story is about or why I should care about the characters or what's going on. But..  4 more episodes, fuck it. |
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ihateeveryone said: I don't even know what this story is about or why I should care about the characters or what's going on. But.. 4 more episodes, fuck it. Pretty much. I feel like they lost sight of the story somewhere in a previous episode, because I'm not sure either. Not saying the show is terrible, just...I don't know anymore. But since there aren't many eps left, might as well go all the way. |
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dietmango said: It's because this show is a condensed adaptation of the manga -- which is a condensed adaptation of the LN. You can tell that this has the potential to be a good show, but they really fucked this show up in the end. They should have adapted the LN and given this 24 episodes instead.ihateeveryone said: I don't even know what this story is about or why I should care about the characters or what's going on. But.. 4 more episodes, fuck it. Pretty much. I feel like they lost sight of the story somewhere in a previous episode, because I'm not sure either. Not saying the show is terrible, just...I don't know anymore. But since there aren't many eps left, might as well go all the way. |
Appel_stroop said: Potatoes go bad all the time. It's sad, really.So.... potatoes are evil? |
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AiCon said: dietmango said: It's because this show is a condensed adaptation of the manga -- which is a condensed adaptation of the LN. You can tell that this has the potential to be a good show, but they really fucked this show up in the end. They should have adapted the LN and given this 24 episodes instead.ihateeveryone said: I don't even know what this story is about or why I should care about the characters or what's going on. But.. 4 more episodes, fuck it. Pretty much. I feel like they lost sight of the story somewhere in a previous episode, because I'm not sure either. Not saying the show is terrible, just...I don't know anymore. But since there aren't many eps left, might as well go all the way. I've been thinking about that since I heard about this show. Why just 12 episodes? I think any LN adaptation would need at least double that to actually expand on everything and not feel like it's rushing 10 chapters each episode. |
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| So they're after Maou . Let's see how the plot will develop |
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dietmango said: AiCon said: dietmango said: It's because this show is a condensed adaptation of the manga -- which is a condensed adaptation of the LN. You can tell that this has the potential to be a good show, but they really fucked this show up in the end. They should have adapted the LN and given this 24 episodes instead.ihateeveryone said: I don't even know what this story is about or why I should care about the characters or what's going on. But.. 4 more episodes, fuck it. Pretty much. I feel like they lost sight of the story somewhere in a previous episode, because I'm not sure either. Not saying the show is terrible, just...I don't know anymore. But since there aren't many eps left, might as well go all the way. I've been thinking about that since I heard about this show. Why just 12 episodes? I think any LN adaptation would need at least double that to actually expand on everything and not feel like it's rushing 10 chapters each episode. Agreed with both of those statements. I think a good example of a proper, recent LN adaption is Sakurasou. It isn't perfect, but it doesn't feel too rushed either. It definitely does feel like it could be a great show, but the two main issues are probably the rushed adaption and Arms. Glad to see I'm not alone in this opinion either. |
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ihateeveryone said: Agreed with both of those statements. I think a good example of a proper, recent LN adaption is Sakurasou. It isn't perfect, but it doesn't feel too rushed either. It definitely does feel like it could be a great show, but the two main issues are probably the rushed adaption and Arms. Glad to see I'm not alone in this opinion either. Those, and it also doesn't help when you have her handling the script. Buuut that's probably just me. |
dietmangoFeb 22, 2013 5:25 PM
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| I love the parallels between this and 16th century Europe. This is getting good! |
| Gosh, I'm not feeling this anime. It's like a bunch of disjointed loosely related scenes mixed together. I didn't like the setting to begin with. |
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| Poor maid sisters, now are going to be separated, it's really sad. I don't get it how did they find out about who Scholar really is, is the Merchant dude a traitor? Next episode is going to be intense, can't wait. |
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| i dont really have a problem with the anime. to me, each episode is a short story about a guy and a girl trying to eradicate war via introducing technology and new methods. their trials and tribulations stems from the fact that humans aren't very keen on change and often mistaken revolutionary technology as witchcraft. i think people are too used to having information spoon fed to them and more often than not, follow linear stories. |
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| Oh church, you so silly. |
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| My favorite part in this episode was the part with Yuusha and the merchant. I find the merchant's eyes really pretty...o_O RediceRyan said: Gosh, I'm not feeling this anime. It's like a bunch of disjointed loosely related scenes mixed together. Yeah, that's how I feel too. Maybe I would like it if I read the LN or something to get a better understanding of things, but I think as an anime by itself, it hasn't done a great job at making the plot interesting. I mean, there are interesting parts here and there, but I guess it's just doesn't capture my attention, which is unfortunate because I really wanted to enjoy this anime. I like a lot of the themes that are going on in the story, but it only ever seems to scratch the surface and then goes onto something else. |
Kurogashi said: i agree with this..i dont really have a problem with the anime. to me, each episode is a short story about a guy and a girl trying to eradicate war via introducing technology and new methods. their trials and tribulations stems from the fact that humans aren't very keen on change and often mistaken revolutionary technology as witchcraft. i think people are too used to having information spoon fed to them and more often than not, follow linear stories. i'm actually not entirely happy at the pace of the show which resulted because it only has 12 eps.. but disjointed events actually fit this.. the show is designed to be a hypothetical fantasy world and the post events of some random overpowered fantasy RPG hero who decided to not get the normal end of his campaign game by going alone and working together with the demon king instead of slaying her with the rest of his party.. look, none of the characters even have names and not many of them show any sort of background information.. also, the entire setting is not given any specific background and it has a map that it didn't bother elaborating to you, etc. .. why? because the purpose of the show is not to show you with the information of its world, because the world is supposed to represent many other generic medieval fantasy worlds out there.. this show's audience is intended more for those who are very familiar with such a setting.. any timeskip they do and any events you think they should've put in between are the ones the familiar audience must fill in themselves.. they don't have to explain the Light Spirit, you should know what it's supposed to represent.. they don't have to elaborate further on what Yuusha and Maou does in each of their main tasks in their pursuit for peace, you have medieval fantasy RPG's and grand strategy games for that, respectively.. any political/economical crisis that arose during the events are the natural course of events that would eventually happen because of what they do.. what the show is trying to focus on are the events that provide new information (or old practical information of our modern times), along with their consequences, when applied to this specific setting, which doesn't seem to be present in a lot of iterations of this setting.. if you didn't get it before or what's been happening, i guess it's time for you to watch/play/read more specifically about this setting.. if you didn't like the setting in the first place, why are you even watching? it was from the first episode that it's going to be all about that (or was it only obvious to those who are familiar?).. but anyway, yes, this show does not have good pacing and it dwindles from slow to fast pace.. but let's all blame the 12-episode format that is being used for LN adaptations.. i have yet to see a 12-episode LN adaptation in recent years that is great or did not require more seasons to finish its story.. |
argiliumFeb 22, 2013 7:11 PM
| Given the totalitarian nature of a theocratic state (one church to rule them all...), this development isn't unexpected. Let's hope the hero can rescue the maid before she faces her "trial". Never forget the Burning Times... |
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
Appel_stroop said: So.... potatoes are evil? Indeed. Even a certain wolf deity thinks so:  |
| Kind of reminds me of the good ol' days 500 years ago. Well, they're in a pickle. Good episode, too. |
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Appel_stroop said: So.... potatoes are evil? no the potatoes |
xtremexx said: Appel_stroop said: So.... potatoes are evil? if there is anything you should take from this episode, that is it. If you eat potatoes or anything made out of them including french fry's you're a heretic and shall be burned at the stake. |
| "Ogon’ po gotovnosti!" |
| anyone notices the quality drop ? a little well, the episode wasn't bad, but it's rushed too much. |
| hmm.love that little girl.. |
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| I found it a great episode. Loved the atmosphere and subtle music. Twelve episodes is really too little for this sort of anime. Hopefully it gets another season announced as soon as it finishes or some time after. The next episode, I recall being the most praised chapter in the manga. Hopefully they make it good. 5/5 for me. I don't see what people don't like about it. Perhaps if you don't like it you shouldn't be watching this anime. This anime is actually interesting to watch unlike a load of other anime that don't even bother telling a proper story sometimes. |
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