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Jan 17, 2016 1:22 PM
#101
Tylaen said: bobzanny said: the "fanservice" moment at the end was pointless... That barely counts as ecchi fanservice of any kind. Exactly it adds nothing to the episode what so ever same as last week. |
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Jan 17, 2016 1:24 PM
#102
I like the calm atmosphere this is giving ~ well apart from the fight lol Also refreshing to see people struggling to kill for the first time. Btw how is that a cat?? Reminds me more of a tapir... |
LyrisiaJan 17, 2016 1:35 PM
Jan 17, 2016 1:30 PM
#103
what character development? they have trouble killing one goblin feel traumitized and then we get a 15 minute montage of them walking through the village with no dialogue then they decide to look at girls in the bath, everything A okay..... what a waste of time......... that Ranta kid is so annoying I was hoping that gob would've killed him tbh |
Jan 17, 2016 1:32 PM
#104
bobzanny said: Tylaen said: bobzanny said: the "fanservice" moment at the end was pointless... That barely counts as ecchi fanservice of any kind. Exactly it adds nothing to the episode what so ever same as last week. I don't find the display of group dynamic, nor Ranta's obvious horny'ness to add "nothing", moreso that you simply care little for the display of such mundane teenage conversation. |
Jan 17, 2016 1:34 PM
#105
I liked the fight against the goblin: the emotional toll it had on the members most involved in that little creature's death felt real. Though I regret the poor choice of BGM and placement of said BGM, be it near the end of the battle where we suddenly switch to loud hard rock, which barely leaves room for Haruhiro and co. to let the thought of having killed another humanoid being sink in (especially jarringwhen you consider how effective the use of silence was in the first episode), or be it around the 14 min mark where the sappy insert song starts playing and vastly overstays its welcome. Other than that, it was a pretty good episode, better than the first at least. ps: is it just me or is yume into manato? |
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Jan 17, 2016 1:37 PM
#106
gust11 said: I'm okay with the pacing, although it's really a shame that this is only gonna be 1-cour. As a reader of the LN I wish the anime had more time to show the great LN that it's adapting but whatever, life's just like that :/ Also dang, that foreshadowing in the OP. Not that anyone other than LN readers would note it xD Ah, that beautiful sunset. (/flag) Anyhow, jc9622 said: Oh my god....2 episode in and it's still boring as fuck...And that long-ass out of place insert song. I'm going to put this show on hold till FUNimation dubs the series. Watchig a boring show in subs makes the show even more boring. Pretty cool fighting scene though...I still have no idea why it took them that long to kill 1 goblin. Goblins are easy enemies in both MMORPG and (J)RPG Stop comparing it to a RPG, it's not a RPG and you don't get XX stats that suddenly make you overpowered relative to a monster. Everyone starts somewhere and in real life, you know, plenty of animals can overwhelm a human being in strength or agility. I also have mixed feelings like the other people posting here about the long-insert song; it is difficult to adapt the LN but at the same time keeping up with the 'they trained for x days, built up a relationship together' type of feeling. And I wish people would stop complaining about fanservice about every episode when there really is no fanservice or showing of 'cleavage' for the sake of it; while the execution of characterizing Ranta might be poorly implemented and the pacing is slow, random antics is one thing, but this story is barely about fanservice and you don't see panty shots or random boob grabs every 2 minutes like ecchi shows. At least make a valid complaint. what character development? they have trouble killing one goblin feel traumitized and then we get a 15 minute montage of them walking through the village with no dialogue then they decide to look at girls in the bath, everything A okay..... what a waste of time......... that Ranta kid is so annoying I was hoping that gob would've killed him tbh Yes, on the surface if a person got traumatized and realized how killing was unreal and unnatural relative to their baseline everyday carefree tendency life- and walking through the village with no dialogue certainly meant they did nothing for the day. The music was just some random jazz track inserted for no purpose at all. And yup, some annoying kid just wanted to peep at girls. I am sure you can trivialize any anime episode if one only looks at one can see and not imagine the point of what is being shown. I do think the track was a bit bland and too extended where more actionable events should of been used, but well, that's just how it goes. |
EaenJan 17, 2016 1:42 PM
Jan 17, 2016 1:37 PM
#107
Sapewloth said: It's hard not to, he's such a caring ladps: is it just me or is yume into manato? |
Jan 17, 2016 1:38 PM
#108
Jan 17, 2016 1:38 PM
#109
Sapewloth said: No. ps: is it just me or is yume into manato? Yume's expression change at the end was her relaxing from trying to keep the spirits up around Shihoru. |
Jan 17, 2016 1:40 PM
#110
I know the group isn't killers and all but holy fuck was that goblin fight extremely pitiful. xD I still have no idea why they practically all decided to stand there until someone got hurt. And then there was that self-insert song that lasted way longer than it should've. Makes me think there's barely gonna be anything worthwhile to see in the end. Hopefully it'll pick it up but I'm having doubts. |
Jan 17, 2016 1:51 PM
#111
That was the most awkwardly placed insert song I've ever seen. And I really thought the show would be more interesting after that 1st epi, but I'm not even wanting to watch episode 3. |
Jan 17, 2016 1:51 PM
#112
The process of killing that goblin was intense. LN was serious enough but here they made it even more serious. Generally I loved that seriousness and started thinking about actually liking this adaptation a lot. Then the music starts playing. ... okay... Still it felt like that music lasted forever and at the end of the music there was short conversation and episode was done. And now, I have completely no idea whatever this is truly good adaptation or not. Well I will say no, although the question whatever I like it or not is the one that is difficult to answer. On one side I like it and it's clear that the creators are trying something new while at the other hand not all of their ideas go through. No Mary in OP though, which was something I was looking forward to. I wonder how many episodes will it take for her appear. |
Jan 17, 2016 1:52 PM
#113
I like some aspects of this, but the action is terribly scripted. 6v1 against a goblin that is smaller than humans; instead of attacking together, one person attacks and everyone else stands around; even when MC gets tackled by the goblin, everyone stands around for several seconds. And no one has a normal, balanced, mid-range longsword; all the fighters have close-range knives except the guy with the heavy, broad sword. |
Jan 17, 2016 1:53 PM
#114
Mogzo let out a battle cry and started swinging his bastard sword at it, once, twice, three times. The goblin nimbly dodged all of Mozgo’s blows, but as it was occupied with Mogzo, Ranta was also stabbing at it with his longsword. The goblin picked up a dead branch and threw it at Ranta. “Wah!” Ranta stepped back and barely managed to deflect it using the base of his blade. The net had been broken. The goblin tried to make a run for it through the hole in the spot Ranta had occupied, but Manato brandished his staff, not intending to let it go. Manato’s staff connected with the top of the mudgob’s shoulder and it let out a cry of pain. Now it was charging at Manato, letting out a terrible shriek that sent chills down Haruhiro’s spine. Even Manato seemed to back away a bit. And why shouldn’t they be frightened? The mud goblin was desperate. It didn’t want to be killed. It wouldn’t just stand there and tolerate it. It would try to kill, and kill, and kill some more before it was killed itself. And at the very least, it seemed to have resolved to take a few of them down with it. “All of you!” Ranta licked his lips several times. “Now’s not the time to get all scared! Kill or be killed! I’m going to kill it and get my Vice!” “Don’t be careless!” Manato warned as he landed another blow on the goblin with his short staff. This time, it was on the goblin’s head. Without paying any heed to the blood spurting out, it glared at Manato and swung both its fists at him. “The little guy is a tough one,” Yume whispered, voice trembling slightly. Jeez, Haruhiro thought. Even though blood was running profusely down its head, it seemed to be perfectly fine. Mogzo swung his bastard sword at it three times in succession. It backed up, but doing so of course brought it closer to Haruhiro and Yume. “Here’s our chance, Haru!” And even as Yume said it, a part of Haruhiro wondered… when did she start calling him ‘Haru’? But she was right; it was now or never. As Haruhiro approached it with his dagger, it turned towards him. Haruhiro somehow managed to suppress the urge to turn tail and instead slashed wildly with his dagger. One of the blows actually landed. He knew it because his dagger suddenly hit something hard. The mugob’s right arm, between the elbow and wrist. Surprised, he drew the dagger back. Not counting training dummies, this was the first time he had actually cut into something so deeply with a weapon. The feeling actually made him a little ill. Blood splattered as the mudgob flailed; it spun around and around threatening the humans in turn. It was 6 versus 1. And they had it completely surrounded, so anyone could attack from any direction. But no one was moving. Everyone’s breathing was ragged. Even Mogzo— and though it was true he wielded a heavy bastard sword, he really hadn’t been moving that much. What’s wrong with us? Haruhiro tried to calm his breathing. Why wasn’t this going smoothly? Was the mudgob a strong opponent? Or were they just too weak? Were they really capable of doing this? No, they weren’t. Thinking about it rationally, of course it was impossible. Haruhiro wasn’t suited for fighting. No one else was either. This was all wrong. All of this was unimaginable. For what sake was he doing this ? Wouldn’t it be better just to stop? What would they do if they stopped now? What would happen to them? “No one said this was going to be easy!” Manato shouted. “This is a fight to the death! Us, the mud goblin, we’re all fighting for our lives! The outcome determines who lives and who dies! No one, no living creature wants to die!” “Malik em Paluk!” A ball of light shot out from the tip of Shihoru’s staff, flew between Mogzo and Ranta and hit the mudgob right in its face. “GARGGG!” it shrieked. “Now!” Manato commanded, striking at the mudgob at the same time. Ranta swung his longsword with a shout. The blade bit into the mudgob’s right arm. “Gah! I hit bone?!” Mogzo raised his sword overhead and with all his might brought it down right on top of the mudgob’s head. The force of the blow smashed the goblin’s head in, crushed to somewhere between a half and a third of what it had been. It was over. “Yes!” Ranta pumped a fist in the air. Haruhiro started to exhale in relief then inhaled sharply. The mud goblin had gotten to its feet and was moving incredibly quickly. “No way~yan…” Yume said, dumbfounded. There’s gotta be some mistake, Haruhiro thought. But there was no doubt about it. The mudgob was running away, probably intending to make an escape. Manato too seemed stupefied for a moment, but then stuck out his short staff at the mudgob’s legs. Haruhiro was taken aback when the mudgob jumped nimbly to avoid it. And it was headed straight towards him. Did it intend to try to slip past him? “As if I’ll let you!” Haruhiro stuck his foot out at the mudgob’s legs as it tried to pass and, this time, the goblin wasn’t able to dodge. It tripped and tumbled head over heels. Mogzo moved in, getting ready to strike it with his sword but was cut off. “Mogzo, outta the way!” Ranta shouted. “I’ll finish it!” Haruhiro inadvertently turned his gaze away. There was a sickening sound then Ranta’s laughter. “Behold me Lord Skulheill! Your Dread Knight has taken a life with his own hands and will offer up a portion of its body as Vice at the guild’s alter! Ears are kinda big… A claw would be perfect… Oy oy oy!” Haruhiro looked in Ranta’s direction where the gobin lay, supposedly dead, and was shocked at what he saw. Shihoru let out a little gasp and seemed as if she was about to cry. “It’s not dead…” Yume said softly. She put her hands together and muttered something indistinct in prayer. Haruhiro hesitated a little before entering into the role of the straight man. “But it’s not dead yet…” “We need to finish it,” Manato said, lifting his staff above his head. “Otherwise we’re just prolonging it’s suffering.” Haruhiro didn’t want to look, but also had a feeling that he needed to see this out to the end. Manato dealt the mud goblin a final, ruthless blow, and then confirmed that its breathing had stopped. He made a gesture that resembled a hexagram, and looked as if he was considering offering a few last words as well. But he didn’t say anything. Perhaps it was because he didn’t want to make any excuses for doing something that was considered his job. “M-Manato!” Ranta pointed a finger at him. “You bastard! You stole my kill! I told you I needed to collect Vices!” Manato forced a smile then scratched his head. “Sorry. I wasn’t thinking.” “Sorry doesn’t cut it!” “Even if it doesn’t cut it, I already apologized and said I didn’t mean to.” “Doesn’t matter! I want a redo! DO EVERYTHING OVER! How are we going to do that? WE CAN’T!!” Ranta moaned. “My celebratory first Vice… RUINED.” He dropped down on all fours and beat on the ground with a fist. “Fine, whatever then.” Haruhiro blinked. “That’s it?” “What’s done is done,” Ranta said, getting up and crouching down by the mudgob’s body. “Ew, pretty gross. This thing hanging off its neck’s our reward? What is it?” Haruhiro crouched next to Ranta. He tried not to look at the actual body, but focused instead on the cord it had around its neck. “What thing?” The thin cord looped through several small objects. One of them looked like some sort of animal’s fang with a hole drilled into it. Another object was quite dirty but… Indeed, it was some sort of coin. “A silver?” Haruhiro guessed. “It’s got a hole in it though…” “Nice!” Ranta reached out to pull the cord off, then quickly withdrew his hand again. “Haruhiro, you remove it. It’s too dirty for me to touch…” “Fine.” Haruhiro cut the cord with his dagger then pulled off the fang and coin. It was a silver after all; damaged, but a silver nonetheless. “I wonder if we can sell this… How did it manage to punch a hole in something this hard?” “In any case,” Manato put a hand on Haruhiro’s shoulder. “This counts as our first victory.” “And it’s all thanks to me!” If Ranta puffed out his chest anymore, he would have definitely fallen over backwards. “Right,” Yume said, tone chilly. Ranta stuck his tongue out at her. “So you still have a grudge against me, just for calling you flat. Pigheaded brat.” “Being stubborn has nothing to do with the size of Yume’s breasts~yan!” Yume cried . “That’s right! It has nothing to do with it so just forget about it! Water under the bridge! I’ll say it outright, pigheadedness leads to small-breastedness and it’s been that way since forever ago!” “Boobs are cute big or small!” “BOOBLESS BOOBLESS BOOBLESS BOOBLESS BOOBLESS! Welcome Ms. Boobless, goodbye Ms. Boobless ! BOOBLESS!” Yume’s face turned a bright red and her cheeks made like a pufferfish. She nocked an arrow onto her bow and aimed it at Ranta. “Yume is going to shoot you, and she has a feeling she isn’t going to miss…” “W-wait! You—Sorry! I’m sorry!” Ranta twisted his body around, spun several times, and prostrated himself on the ground while still spinning. “I’ll stop! I’ll stop it, so forgive me already!” “I didn’t hear a ‘please’. And what you should say is, ‘Please find it in the kindness of your heart to forgive me, Lady Yume’!” “L-Lady Yume! Please I am sorry forgive me I’m begging I’ll do anything you ask! ” “Nope, not convinced.” Yume’s cheeks were still puffed out but, unexpectedly, she lowered her bow a bit. She gestured with her chin to the bubbling spring. “Jump in there then.” They needed to find a way to increase their earnings. Food and lodging per day was about fifteen capas. It would be great if he could make around double that. Wait, double? Only double? The lodge they were using was run-down and dirty. The straw-lined beds were hard, uncomfortable, and lacked blankets. The shallow holes in the ground that served as toilets smelled sickeningly of human waste and the walls of the bathhouse were so thin that when winter came, the inside would probably be freezing. He wanted better lodging. But even before that, he wanted at least a set of spare underclothes. He only had one pair of underwear now, which he washed in the baths and hung up to dry overnight. That meant that even now, he wasn’t wearing any underwear. Neither he, Manato, or Ranta had need to shave very often but Mogzo’s face was starting to look extremely unkempt. They had to at least be able to buy a razor, or even a small knife. They needed to earn enough money to buy daily necessities. The mudgob they had run across today just happened to be carrying a black wolf fang that sold for one silver, but what if that was just a lucky find? Did that mean that today’s earnings were on the high end? Or was it on the low end? Even if they were able to find and bring down another mud goblin tomorrow, it didn’t guarantee that it would be carrying a damaged silver either. Damaged silvers were worth thirty capas, which meant five capas each when split among the six of them. Even if they spent the night on the streets, it still wouldn’t be enough to live on. When he thought about it, Haruhiro realized how bad of a situation they were all in. He wanted to say exactly that to Manato, but stopped. If he opened his mouth to say something about it, it couldn’t be left just at that. He would have to actually do something about it. Today hadn’t exactly been a horrible day and no one knew what the future had in store; tomorrow might be even better, so maybe it was better just to leave it as is. “It’s nothing,” Haruhiro concluded. “I see,” came Manato’s reply. “If you say so then.” “Alllllright!” Ranta suddenly jumped down from his top bunk. “I’m going out for bit!” Haruhiro sat up. “What? Where?” “Yesterday, I decided to pass.” A dark smile appeared on Ranta’s face. “But not today! A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do!” “I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Haruhiro said. “Slow, aren’t you? What’s there not to get? The baths, idiot. B-A-T-H-S.” “What about the baths?” “The girls are in there right? Washing their bodies and hair… and completely naked. So there’s only one thing I, as a man, am supposed to do.” “Y-you… You’re not…” Ranta cackled. “Here I go!” “No way! You can’t do that!” Haruhito climbed down from his top bunk and chased after Ranta. Only at times like this could Ranta move fox-like, quick and nimble. Haruhiro wasn’t able to catch up to him until he was already at the baths. They were located in a different building than the main lodge, but the two were still attached; it had been built as an annex on the side, so perhaps it was more accurate to call it a bathhouse rather than a bathroom. Ranta crouched low at the entrance and put his ear against door. “Ranta—” Haruhiro started to say, but was cut off by a furious-looking Ranta putting his index finger to his lips. Ranta’s expression clearly said that he would murder Haruhiro if he said another word. Intimidated, Haruhiro shut up. What was he going to do? He quieted his footfalls and approached Ranta. “You can’t,” Haruhiro whispered in Ranta’s ear. “This isn’t something any human being would do…” “I know,” Ranta mouthed the words silently to Haruhiro. “I don’t care if I lose my humanity. As long as I reach my goals, I don’t care if I become a demon or an Asura.” “Demon, Asura, whatever, you’re still overdoing it. Don’t you have any self control?” “Self-control?” Ranta shrugged. “Never heard of the word. You gotta use words that are in my dictionary.” He suddenly exhaled sharply. “What?” Ranta pointed at the door. “You can hear them, their voices.” He chuckled softly. Without thinking, Haruhiro started to put his ear to the door. Then he stopped, regaining control of himself. It’s not right to do this. He admitted that he was curious, but if he gave in, he would become the same as Ranta. Ranta laughed soundlessly. “Now’s not the time for self-control, Haruhiro. Besides, you’ve already given in to your baser instincts. If you hadn’t, then why aren’t you dragging me back by force or yelling warnings at them?” Ouch. Ranta sure knew how to hit home. Haruhiro place a hand over his chest, looking around, and almost yelped in surprise—someone else was there, just out of sight in the darkness. Two people. And they were coming his way. “Hey.” The newcomer raised a hand in greeting. It was Manato. And behind him was a giant of a person. Mogzo. Ranta blinked as if his eyes had been lying to him. “You guys…” “No, I can expl—” Haruhiro started to say, but was cut off when Manato brought his index finger to his lips to indicate silence. No way. Of all people, Manato too? Yes, Manato too. Was this really okay? Haruhiro looked questioningly at Manato, who gave him a silent nod in reply. Mogzo too, nodded. Haruhiro laughed soundlessly. They had lost. Congrats, animal instincts, congrats. We raise our glasses to you. Honestly though, he was rather curious. And it wasn’t like they could see anything, so it wasn’t actually peeping right? There happened to be a paneless window above them where light and steam was pouring out in a sort of ‘please-come-here-and-take-a-look-through’ sort of way… but it was too high for any of them to reach. Maybe if he rode on someone else’s shoulders or if someone boosted him up, it would be reachable, but he had no such intentions of doing any such thing. Nope, not at all. The mere thought of it never even occurred to him. He couldn’t possibly do any such thing. No, no, no. Haruhiro and the others crowded together at the bathhouse entrance and put their ears to the door. They could hear voices, but rather faintly. Concentrate harder. He should be able to hear better. Yes, that was it. He could hear them now and clearly too. “Even though you were wearing that…” Yume’s voice. “W-w-what?” Shihoru’s reply. “Turns out they’re big, just like I thought.” “…What? W-what are?” “Your boobs. They’re so big… and adorably round…” “A-adorable?” Whether it was by chance or not, Shihoru’s words echoed exactly what Haruhiro was thinking. And probably not just Haruhiro either. Ranta, Mogzo, Manato, everyone was probably thinking the same thing: ‘Big, round, and adorable…’ Just what exactly did they look like?! He couldn’t even imagine… “Yes, adorable. Can I feel them, just a little?” “Th-that’s, ah, tha—umm—wha—ohhhh…” “Wow. I had a feeling they would feel really good to touch, and they really do!” “Wait—ahh… nyaaa…” “‘Nyaa, nyaa’ you sound like a cat, Shihoru.” “Y-Yume, please… don’t… please don’t touch… there…” “They go boing-boing, BOING-BOING…” “P-please don’t… It’s e-embarrassing…” “It would be fun if Yume had bouncy boobs too. But Yume’s boobs just do this…” “Ah, I-I think Yume’s boobs… are cute too, though…” “No, that’s not true… How are Yume’s boobs cute?” “Uh… They’re not fat like mine, but they still seem soft…” “…But yours aren’t fat at all. Yume’s are flabby…” “They’re soft so… I’m sure they’re… they look t-tasty.” “‘Tasty’? Shihoru, don’t say weird things like that. Yume isn’t edible.” “Ahh… Umm… I know, that’s… that was just… a figure of speech.” “But maybe just try to give them a little lick? Here…” “Uhh… B-but…” “But it’s okay to take a big bite too… maybe around this spot? Here, just a little taste…” What was going on? What was this? Haruhiro stepped away from the door and shook his head. This was no good. No good. No good at all. What were Yume and Shihoru doing in there? What was happening? His imagination was running in all sorts of directions. Were these the sorts of conversations girls had when boys weren’t around? He didn’t know. How was he expected to know stuff like this? When Haruhiro looked, Ranta, Manato, and Mogzo had also stepped away from the door. It was just too much… stimulation. It was all a riddle. Wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, and it all jumbled together inside his head. Haruhiro met Manato’s gaze. Let’s go back. Back to our room, he signaled. But Manato was already looking somewhere else. Haruhiro followed his gaze and saw that Ranta was gazing up at the night sky. No, that wasn’t it. It wasn’t the night sky he was looking at. It was the bathhouse window. Ranta was staring at the bathhouse window with the ravenous eyes of a starving wolf. Ranta stood up to full height and stretched to reach the window. He couldn’t. He looked over at the rest of them, his countenance strangely Asura-like. “You guys don’t want to take a peek? Seriously? Is it really okay to let his chance slip by? Can you really say you’re not going to regret it? Really?” “Well…” Haruhiro gritted his teeth. “That’s…” “I might regret it,” Manato said frankly. “I can’t say for sure that I won’t regret it. But what’s going to happen if we go any further?” Ranta knitted his eyebrows together and frowned. “What do you mean ‘what’s going to happen’?” “Think about it. Even now, we’re all pretty… excited. It’ll be worse if we get even more so. There would be no turning back. Then we return. To our room. The four of us. Four boys. I won’t be able to hold back then. But if we stopped here and now…” Haruhiro shuddered. As expected of Manato, he really thought things through. It would be more than horrible if things ended up like that. If they stopped now though, they could all just go back full of satisfying fond memories… or something like that. Supposedly satisfying. Probably satisfying. Or maybe not satisfying at all. This was the critical moment though. If they crossed that line, there would be no going back. If it were up to Haruhiro, everyone would be on their way back already. He had already sort of crossed a line… If only he had stopped then. But he wanted to avoid regretting it if this developed any further. “Let’s go back.” Haruhiro grabbed Ranta by the arm, intending to drag him back by force if need be. But he never anticipated that the real threat would come from another direction entirely. Mozgo stood up slowly and moved towards the window. When he was directly beneath it, he bent halfway down and put both hands against the wall. A platform? He had made himself into a platform? He looked up in Haruhiro and the others’ directions and gave a thumbs up. “Don’t worry about me, everyone, climb up.” Haruhiro looked at Ranta, then turned his gaze to Manato. Both of them looked as if they had been struck by lightning. Not possible, Haruhiro thought. But Mogzo’s determination was set in stone. Could they really reject his offer? No, they couldn’t. Not possible. There was no other choice. Haruhiro nodded at Manato. Who would go first? Haruhiro was okay with going afterwards or even last. The one who was probably the most eager to take a peek was Ranta. But Ranta was crying. He was actually crying, with tears running down his face and his nose dripping. Without bothering to wipe himself dry, he patted Mogzo on the back. “Dammit, Mogzo. Don’t make me cry like this!” “Oy!” Haruhiro said, then turned on his heels towards the window to take a peek. Manato, however, was the faster and cut in front of Haruhiro. “Why does Yume hear Ranta’s voice!?” Came Yume’s voice from the bathhouse. “Shit!” Ranta made a run for it while proclaiming in a loud voice. “It wasn’t me! I had nothing to do with it! It was Mogzo! It’s all Mogzo’s fault! I didn’t see or hear anything!” Mogzo tipped over clumsily with a loud grunt and Shihoru’s scream could be heard from within. “Stupid Ranta!” Yume kicked the wall from the inside. “Pervert! Idiot! Douchebag! GO TO HELL AND NEVER COME BAAAAAAAAAACK!” |
EaenJan 17, 2016 2:01 PM
Jan 17, 2016 1:55 PM
#115
24 mins of waste of time. |
Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
Jan 17, 2016 1:55 PM
#116
Nice action, slow pace, 10/10 again. I miss the bath scene but if its in the OVA then im fine with that aswell :P release date for the OVA? |
Jan 17, 2016 2:00 PM
#117
Meh. I'll keep watching but the slow place is throwing me off. |
Jan 17, 2016 2:05 PM
#118
Smudy said: Some people really don't know what good pacing and realism in anime is. It's hilarious. who the fuck watches adventure anime for realism? thats fucking stupid, even slice of life isnt completely realistic, let alone fantasy adventure and "good pacing" is subjective, i could argue that this shows pacing is slow as hell, and therefore is not "good" keep in mind i am enjoying this show, but your comment is more or less invalid |
Jan 17, 2016 2:07 PM
#119
That goblin took so many hits to kill. Really cool scene imo. Really felt like an intense first killing experience for them. |
Jan 17, 2016 2:12 PM
#120
koudez said: what character development? they have trouble killing one goblin feel traumitized and then we get a 15 minute montage of them walking through the village with no dialogue then they decide to look at girls in the bath, everything A okay..... what a waste of time......... that Ranta kid is so annoying I was hoping that gob would've killed him tbh you just contradicted yourself..."feeling traumatized" (if you could spell) is part of their character development. theyre teenagers who have never actually killed anything that was so sentient and actually fought for their own survival. that puts things into perspective because theyre in the exact same position. they realize that everythings real right now and any one of them could die just like the goblin they killed. you get lots of characterization during the montage btw you were just too dense and myopic to see anything. the montage shows the mundane side of their lives; grimgars not all just about battle after battle the characters are people too here and the writers seemingly want to convey that. yume and shihoru go shopping, manato chills by the river, mogzo carves wood, and its all reflective of their personalities actually. also ranta is completely necessary for everyone to cope with their situation though i cant stand him either. |
Jan 17, 2016 2:13 PM
#121
Nexxkinn said: God, what were both director and commite thinking? putting 6 minutes of full SoL-like insert song minutes AFTER that god-it's-horifying-my-hand-went-shiver scene? really? Damn that annoyed me as well. After a fight with that much tension they just killed it with 6 minute boringness... Everything was going perfect and boom the slow pace came back. |
Jan 17, 2016 2:14 PM
#122
I think they tried to make that fight look so realistic that it turned to be really stupid, i mean, that gobling had some kind of masterful combat tecnique, they should have made him their master. |
Jan 17, 2016 2:19 PM
#123
Paulo27 said: well fuckSapewloth said: No. ps: is it just me or is yume into manato? Yume's expression change at the end was her relaxing from trying to keep the spirits up around Shihoru. *proceeds to destroys all the Yunato sketches she just drew* Eaen said: Rly nigga? Did you srsly have to post the whole fckin chapter?Mogzo let out a battle cry and started swinging his bastard sword at it, once, twice, three times. The goblin nimbly dodged all of Mozgo’s blows, but as it was occupied with Mogzo, Ranta was also stabbing at it with his longsword. The goblin picked up a dead branch and threw it at Ranta. “Wah!” Ranta stepped back and barely managed to deflect it using the base of his blade. The net had been broken. The goblin tried to make a run for it through the hole in the spot Ranta had occupied, but Manato brandished his staff, not intending to let it go. Manato’s staff connected with the top of the mudgob’s shoulder and it let out a cry of pain. Now it was charging at Manato, letting out a terrible shriek that sent chills down Haruhiro’s spine. Even Manato seemed to back away a bit. And why shouldn’t they be frightened? The mud goblin was desperate. It didn’t want to be killed. It wouldn’t just stand there and tolerate it. It would try to kill, and kill, and kill some more before it was killed itself. And at the very least, it seemed to have resolved to take a few of them down with it. “All of you!” Ranta licked his lips several times. “Now’s not the time to get all scared! Kill or be killed! I’m going to kill it and get my Vice!” “Don’t be careless!” Manato warned as he landed another blow on the goblin with his short staff. This time, it was on the goblin’s head. Without paying any heed to the blood spurting out, it glared at Manato and swung both its fists at him. “The little guy is a tough one,” Yume whispered, voice trembling slightly. Jeez, Haruhiro thought. Even though blood was running profusely down its head, it seemed to be perfectly fine. Mogzo swung his bastard sword at it three times in succession. It backed up, but doing so of course brought it closer to Haruhiro and Yume. “Here’s our chance, Haru!” And even as Yume said it, a part of Haruhiro wondered… when did she start calling him ‘Haru’? But she was right; it was now or never. As Haruhiro approached it with his dagger, it turned towards him. Haruhiro somehow managed to suppress the urge to turn tail and instead slashed wildly with his dagger. One of the blows actually landed. He knew it because his dagger suddenly hit something hard. The mugob’s right arm, between the elbow and wrist. Surprised, he drew the dagger back. Not counting training dummies, this was the first time he had actually cut into something so deeply with a weapon. The feeling actually made him a little ill. Blood splattered as the mudgob flailed; it spun around and around threatening the humans in turn. It was 6 versus 1. And they had it completely surrounded, so anyone could attack from any direction. But no one was moving. Everyone’s breathing was ragged. Even Mogzo— and though it was true he wielded a heavy bastard sword, he really hadn’t been moving that much. What’s wrong with us? Haruhiro tried to calm his breathing. Why wasn’t this going smoothly? Was the mudgob a strong opponent? Or were they just too weak? Were they really capable of doing this? No, they weren’t. Thinking about it rationally, of course it was impossible. Haruhiro wasn’t suited for fighting. No one else was either. This was all wrong. All of this was unimaginable. For what sake was he doing this ? Wouldn’t it be better just to stop? What would they do if they stopped now? What would happen to them? “No one said this was going to be easy!” Manato shouted. “This is a fight to the death! Us, the mud goblin, we’re all fighting for our lives! The outcome determines who lives and who dies! No one, no living creature wants to die!” “Malik em Paluk!” A ball of light shot out from the tip of Shihoru’s staff, flew between Mogzo and Ranta and hit the mudgob right in its face. “GARGGG!” it shrieked. “Now!” Manato commanded, striking at the mudgob at the same time. Ranta swung his longsword with a shout. The blade bit into the mudgob’s right arm. “Gah! I hit bone?!” Mogzo raised his sword overhead and with all his might brought it down right on top of the mudgob’s head. The force of the blow smashed the goblin’s head in, crushed to somewhere between a half and a third of what it had been. It was over. “Yes!” Ranta pumped a fist in the air. Haruhiro started to exhale in relief then inhaled sharply. The mud goblin had gotten to its feet and was moving incredibly quickly. “No way~yan…” Yume said, dumbfounded. There’s gotta be some mistake, Haruhiro thought. But there was no doubt about it. The mudgob was running away, probably intending to make an escape. Manato too seemed stupefied for a moment, but then stuck out his short staff at the mudgob’s legs. Haruhiro was taken aback when the mudgob jumped nimbly to avoid it. And it was headed straight towards him. Did it intend to try to slip past him? “As if I’ll let you!” Haruhiro stuck his foot out at the mudgob’s legs as it tried to pass and, this time, the goblin wasn’t able to dodge. It tripped and tumbled head over heels. Mogzo moved in, getting ready to strike it with his sword but was cut off. “Mogzo, outta the way!” Ranta shouted. “I’ll finish it!” Haruhiro inadvertently turned his gaze away. There was a sickening sound then Ranta’s laughter. “Behold me Lord Skulheill! Your Dread Knight has taken a life with his own hands and will offer up a portion of its body as Vice at the guild’s alter! Ears are kinda big… A claw would be perfect… Oy oy oy!” Haruhiro looked in Ranta’s direction where the gobin lay, supposedly dead, and was shocked at what he saw. Shihoru let out a little gasp and seemed as if she was about to cry. “It’s not dead…” Yume said softly. She put her hands together and muttered something indistinct in prayer. Haruhiro hesitated a little before entering into the role of the straight man. “But it’s not dead yet…” “We need to finish it,” Manato said, lifting his staff above his head. “Otherwise we’re just prolonging it’s suffering.” Haruhiro didn’t want to look, but also had a feeling that he needed to see this out to the end. Manato dealt the mud goblin a final, ruthless blow, and then confirmed that its breathing had stopped. He made a gesture that resembled a hexagram, and looked as if he was considering offering a few last words as well. But he didn’t say anything. Perhaps it was because he didn’t want to make any excuses for doing something that was considered his job. “M-Manato!” Ranta pointed a finger at him. “You bastard! You stole my kill! I told you I needed to collect Vices!” Manato forced a smile then scratched his head. “Sorry. I wasn’t thinking.” “Sorry doesn’t cut it!” “Even if it doesn’t cut it, I already apologized and said I didn’t mean to.” “Doesn’t matter! I want a redo! DO EVERYTHING OVER! How are we going to do that? WE CAN’T!!” Ranta moaned. “My celebratory first Vice… RUINED.” He dropped down on all fours and beat on the ground with a fist. “Fine, whatever then.” Haruhiro blinked. “That’s it?” “What’s done is done,” Ranta said, getting up and crouching down by the mudgob’s body. “Ew, pretty gross. This thing hanging off its neck’s our reward? What is it?” Haruhiro crouched next to Ranta. He tried not to look at the actual body, but focused instead on the cord it had around its neck. “What thing?” The thin cord looped through several small objects. One of them looked like some sort of animal’s fang with a hole drilled into it. Another object was quite dirty but… Indeed, it was some sort of coin. “A silver?” Haruhiro guessed. “It’s got a hole in it though…” “Nice!” Ranta reached out to pull the cord off, then quickly withdrew his hand again. “Haruhiro, you remove it. It’s too dirty for me to touch…” “Fine.” Haruhiro cut the cord with his dagger then pulled off the fang and coin. It was a silver after all; damaged, but a silver nonetheless. “I wonder if we can sell this… How did it manage to punch a hole in something this hard?” “In any case,” Manato put a hand on Haruhiro’s shoulder. “This counts as our first victory.” “And it’s all thanks to me!” If Ranta puffed out his chest anymore, he would have definitely fallen over backwards. “Right,” Yume said, tone chilly. Ranta stuck his tongue out at her. “So you still have a grudge against me, just for calling you flat. Pigheaded brat.” “Being stubborn has nothing to do with the size of Yume’s breasts~yan!” Yume cried . “That’s right! It has nothing to do with it so just forget about it! Water under the bridge! I’ll say it outright, pigheadedness leads to small-breastedness and it’s been that way since forever ago!” “Boobs are cute big or small!” “BOOBLESS BOOBLESS BOOBLESS BOOBLESS BOOBLESS! Welcome Ms. Boobless, goodbye Ms. Boobless ! BOOBLESS!” Yume’s face turned a bright red and her cheeks made like a pufferfish. She nocked an arrow onto her bow and aimed it at Ranta. “Yume is going to shoot you, and she has a feeling she isn’t going to miss…” “W-wait! You—Sorry! I’m sorry!” Ranta twisted his body around, spun several times, and prostrated himself on the ground while still spinning. “I’ll stop! I’ll stop it, so forgive me already!” “I didn’t hear a ‘please’. And what you should say is, ‘Please find it in the kindness of your heart to forgive me, Lady Yume’!” “L-Lady Yume! Please I am sorry forgive me I’m begging I’ll do anything you ask! ” “Nope, not convinced.” Yume’s cheeks were still puffed out but, unexpectedly, she lowered her bow a bit. She gestured with her chin to the bubbling spring. “Jump in there then.” They needed to find a way to increase their earnings. Food and lodging per day was about fifteen capas. It would be great if he could make around double that. Wait, double? Only double? The lodge they were using was run-down and dirty. The straw-lined beds were hard, uncomfortable, and lacked blankets. The shallow holes in the ground that served as toilets smelled sickeningly of human waste and the walls of the bathhouse were so thin that when winter came, the inside would probably be freezing. He wanted better lodging. But even before that, he wanted at least a set of spare underclothes. He only had one pair of underwear now, which he washed in the baths and hung up to dry overnight. That meant that even now, he wasn’t wearing any underwear. Neither he, Manato, or Ranta had need to shave very often but Mogzo’s face was starting to look extremely unkempt. They had to at least be able to buy a razor, or even a small knife. They needed to earn enough money to buy daily necessities. The mudgob they had run across today just happened to be carrying a black wolf fang that sold for one silver, but what if that was just a lucky find? Did that mean that today’s earnings were on the high end? Or was it on the low end? Even if they were able to find and bring down another mud goblin tomorrow, it didn’t guarantee that it would be carrying a damaged silver either. Damaged silvers were worth thirty capas, which meant five capas each when split among the six of them. Even if they spent the night on the streets, it still wouldn’t be enough to live on. When he thought about it, Haruhiro realized how bad of a situation they were all in. He wanted to say exactly that to Manato, but stopped. If he opened his mouth to say something about it, it couldn’t be left just at that. He would have to actually do something about it. Today hadn’t exactly been a horrible day and no one knew what the future had in store; tomorrow might be even better, so maybe it was better just to leave it as is. “It’s nothing,” Haruhiro concluded. “I see,” came Manato’s reply. “If you say so then.” “Alllllright!” Ranta suddenly jumped down from his top bunk. “I’m going out for bit!” Haruhiro sat up. “What? Where?” “Yesterday, I decided to pass.” A dark smile appeared on Ranta’s face. “But not today! A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do!” “I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Haruhiro said. “Slow, aren’t you? What’s there not to get? The baths, idiot. B-A-T-H-S.” “What about the baths?” “The girls are in there right? Washing their bodies and hair… and completely naked. So there’s only one thing I, as a man, am supposed to do.” “Y-you… You’re not…” Ranta cackled. “Here I go!” “No way! You can’t do that!” Haruhito climbed down from his top bunk and chased after Ranta. Only at times like this could Ranta move fox-like, quick and nimble. Haruhiro wasn’t able to catch up to him until he was already at the baths. They were located in a different building than the main lodge, but the two were still attached; it had been built as an annex on the side, so perhaps it was more accurate to call it a bathhouse rather than a bathroom. Ranta crouched low at the entrance and put his ear against door. “Ranta—” Haruhiro started to say, but was cut off by a furious-looking Ranta putting his index finger to his lips. Ranta’s expression clearly said that he would murder Haruhiro if he said another word. Intimidated, Haruhiro shut up. What was he going to do? He quieted his footfalls and approached Ranta. “You can’t,” Haruhiro whispered in Ranta’s ear. “This isn’t something any human being would do…” “I know,” Ranta mouthed the words silently to Haruhiro. “I don’t care if I lose my humanity. As long as I reach my goals, I don’t care if I become a demon or an Asura.” “Demon, Asura, whatever, you’re still overdoing it. Don’t you have any self control?” “Self-control?” Ranta shrugged. “Never heard of the word. You gotta use words that are in my dictionary.” He suddenly exhaled sharply. “What?” Ranta pointed at the door. “You can hear them, their voices.” He chuckled softly. Without thinking, Haruhiro started to put his ear to the door. Then he stopped, regaining control of himself. It’s not right to do this. He admitted that he was curious, but if he gave in, he would become the same as Ranta. Ranta laughed soundlessly. “Now’s not the time for self-control, Haruhiro. Besides, you’ve already given in to your baser instincts. If you hadn’t, then why aren’t you dragging me back by force or yelling warnings at them?” Ouch. Ranta sure knew how to hit home. Haruhiro place a hand over his chest, looking around, and almost yelped in surprise—someone else was there, just out of sight in the darkness. Two people. And they were coming his way. “Hey.” The newcomer raised a hand in greeting. It was Manato. And behind him was a giant of a person. Mogzo. Ranta blinked as if his eyes had been lying to him. “You guys…” “No, I can expl—” Haruhiro started to say, but was cut off when Manato brought his index finger to his lips to indicate silence. No way. Of all people, Manato too? Yes, Manato too. Was this really okay? Haruhiro looked questioningly at Manato, who gave him a silent nod in reply. Mogzo too, nodded. Haruhiro laughed soundlessly. They had lost. Congrats, animal instincts, congrats. We raise our glasses to you. Honestly though, he was rather curious. And it wasn’t like they could see anything, so it wasn’t actually peeping right? There happened to be a paneless window above them where light and steam was pouring out in a sort of ‘please-come-here-and-take-a-look-through’ sort of way… but it was too high for any of them to reach. Maybe if he rode on someone else’s shoulders or if someone boosted him up, it would be reachable, but he had no such intentions of doing any such thing. Nope, not at all. The mere thought of it never even occurred to him. He couldn’t possibly do any such thing. No, no, no. Haruhiro and the others crowded together at the bathhouse entrance and put their ears to the door. They could hear voices, but rather faintly. Concentrate harder. He should be able to hear better. Yes, that was it. He could hear them now and clearly too. “Even though you were wearing that…” Yume’s voice. “W-w-what?” Shihoru’s reply. “Turns out they’re big, just like I thought.” “…What? W-what are?” “Your boobs. They’re so big… and adorably round…” “A-adorable?” Whether it was by chance or not, Shihoru’s words echoed exactly what Haruhiro was thinking. And probably not just Haruhiro either. Ranta, Mogzo, Manato, everyone was probably thinking the same thing: ‘Big, round, and adorable…’ Just what exactly did they look like?! He couldn’t even imagine… “Yes, adorable. Can I feel them, just a little?” “Th-that’s, ah, tha—umm—wha—ohhhh…” “Wow. I had a feeling they would feel really good to touch, and they really do!” “Wait—ahh… nyaaa…” “‘Nyaa, nyaa’ you sound like a cat, Shihoru.” “Y-Yume, please… don’t… please don’t touch… there…” “They go boing-boing, BOING-BOING…” “P-please don’t… It’s e-embarrassing…” “It would be fun if Yume had bouncy boobs too. But Yume’s boobs just do this…” “Ah, I-I think Yume’s boobs… are cute too, though…” “No, that’s not true… How are Yume’s boobs cute?” “Uh… They’re not fat like mine, but they still seem soft…” “…But yours aren’t fat at all. Yume’s are flabby…” “They’re soft so… I’m sure they’re… they look t-tasty.” “‘Tasty’? Shihoru, don’t say weird things like that. Yume isn’t edible.” “Ahh… Umm… I know, that’s… that was just… a figure of speech.” “But maybe just try to give them a little lick? Here…” “Uhh… B-but…” “But it’s okay to take a big bite too… maybe around this spot? Here, just a little taste…” What was going on? What was this? Haruhiro stepped away from the door and shook his head. This was no good. No good. No good at all. What were Yume and Shihoru doing in there? What was happening? His imagination was running in all sorts of directions. Were these the sorts of conversations girls had when boys weren’t around? He didn’t know. How was he expected to know stuff like this? When Haruhiro looked, Ranta, Manato, and Mogzo had also stepped away from the door. It was just too much… stimulation. It was all a riddle. Wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, and it all jumbled together inside his head. Haruhiro met Manato’s gaze. Let’s go back. Back to our room, he signaled. But Manato was already looking somewhere else. Haruhiro followed his gaze and saw that Ranta was gazing up at the night sky. No, that wasn’t it. It wasn’t the night sky he was looking at. It was the bathhouse window. Ranta was staring at the bathhouse window with the ravenous eyes of a starving wolf. Ranta stood up to full height and stretched to reach the window. He couldn’t. He looked over at the rest of them, his countenance strangely Asura-like. “You guys don’t want to take a peek? Seriously? Is it really okay to let his chance slip by? Can you really say you’re not going to regret it? Really?” “Well…” Haruhiro gritted his teeth. “That’s…” “I might regret it,” Manato said frankly. “I can’t say for sure that I won’t regret it. But what’s going to happen if we go any further?” Ranta knitted his eyebrows together and frowned. “What do you mean ‘what’s going to happen’?” “Think about it. Even now, we’re all pretty… excited. It’ll be worse if we get even more so. There would be no turning back. Then we return. To our room. The four of us. Four boys. I won’t be able to hold back then. But if we stopped here and now…” Haruhiro shuddered. As expected of Manato, he really thought things through. It would be more than horrible if things ended up like that. If they stopped now though, they could all just go back full of satisfying fond memories… or something like that. Supposedly satisfying. Probably satisfying. Or maybe not satisfying at all. This was the critical moment though. If they crossed that line, there would be no going back. If it were up to Haruhiro, everyone would be on their way back already. He had already sort of crossed a line… If only he had stopped then. But he wanted to avoid regretting it if this developed any further. “Let’s go back.” Haruhiro grabbed Ranta by the arm, intending to drag him back by force if need be. But he never anticipated that the real threat would come from another direction entirely. Mozgo stood up slowly and moved towards the window. When he was directly beneath it, he bent halfway down and put both hands against the wall. A platform? He had made himself into a platform? He looked up in Haruhiro and the others’ directions and gave a thumbs up. “Don’t worry about me, everyone, climb up.” Haruhiro looked at Ranta, then turned his gaze to Manato. Both of them looked as if they had been struck by lightning. Not possible, Haruhiro thought. But Mogzo’s determination was set in stone. Could they really reject his offer? No, they couldn’t. Not possible. There was no other choice. Haruhiro nodded at Manato. Who would go first? Haruhiro was okay with going afterwards or even last. The one who was probably the most eager to take a peek was Ranta. But Ranta was crying. He was actually crying, with tears running down his face and his nose dripping. Without bothering to wipe himself dry, he patted Mogzo on the back. “Dammit, Mogzo. Don’t make me cry like this!” “Oy!” Haruhiro said, then turned on his heels towards the window to take a peek. Manato, however, was the faster and cut in front of Haruhiro. “Why does Yume hear Ranta’s voice!?” Came Yume’s voice from the bathhouse. “Shit!” Ranta made a run for it while proclaiming in a loud voice. “It wasn’t me! I had nothing to do with it! It was Mogzo! It’s all Mogzo’s fault! I didn’t see or hear anything!” Mogzo tipped over clumsily with a loud grunt and Shihoru’s scream could be heard from within. “Stupid Ranta!” Yume kicked the wall from the inside. “Pervert! Idiot! Douchebag! GO TO HELL AND NEVER COME BAAAAAAAAAACK!” |
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Jan 17, 2016 2:26 PM
#124
Very good episode. i like this show even more now. I felt sorry for the goblin tho, he was trying to survive so hard... But it's a cruel world - kill or be killed. Plus, the mc and his allies should work on their teamwork. 6 vs 1 and still struggling. |
Jan 17, 2016 2:30 PM
#125
Jan 17, 2016 2:31 PM
#126
The goblin part was awsome, but afterwards... i mean why is there such a long scene like that with just music on the second episode. On another note are we not gonna get more stuff on the guilds (actual scenes not exposicion trhough some conversation)? That would be a bummer... i was really intrigued by the thieves guild and the master thief woman. |
Jan 17, 2016 2:32 PM
#127
Lollo36 said: Why are you trying to taint this pure show with yuri.Paulo27 said: Sapewloth said: ps: is it just me or is yume into manato? Yume's expression change at the end was her relaxing from trying to keep the spirits up around Shihoru. I thought that she liked Shihoru. LMAO I'll never understand. |
Jan 17, 2016 2:33 PM
#128
Lollo36 said: Paulo27 said: Sapewloth said: ps: is it just me or is yume into manato? Yume's expression change at the end was her relaxing from trying to keep the spirits up around Shihoru. I thought that she liked Shihoru. LMAO How surprising seeing you thinking of that. :>> |
Jan 17, 2016 2:37 PM
#129
Can someone who has read the LN tell/spoil me if there is romance between the characters and if there is , between who ? |
Jan 17, 2016 2:38 PM
#130
mr_sam21 said: You won't see any at least.Can someone who has read the LN tell/spoil me if there is romance between the characters and if there is , between who ? Actually, I mean, I guess you could see some, depends on how they handle some scenes or even if they change stuff entirely. |
Jan 17, 2016 2:39 PM
#131
Hopefully I've triggered Yuu-vi-Britannia and now he'll go on an 800-word rant about yuri bait. Paulo27 said: Lollo36 said: Why are you trying to taint this pure show with yuri.Paulo27 said: Sapewloth said: No. ps: is it just me or is yume into manato? Yume's expression change at the end was her relaxing from trying to keep the spirits up around Shihoru. I thought that she liked Shihoru. LMAO I'll never understand. It was more plausible than thinking that she was into the boy whom she never talked to :\ |
Jan 17, 2016 2:42 PM
#132
Lollo36 said: Maybe you should stop thinking altogether. :>> #burnIt was more plausible than thinking that she was into the boy whom she never talked to :\ |
Jan 17, 2016 2:48 PM
#133
jc9622 said: Pretty cool fighting scene though...I still have no idea why it took them that long to kill 1 goblin. Goblins are easy enemies in both MMORPG and (J)RPG Except it's basically real life for them, and goblins aren't as much of pushovers compared to their video game counterparts, and especially compared to children who are even too scared to kill. I'm also feeling bad for the goblins lol I'm liking it so far. That part was unnecessarily long, but it showed the town's situation, how the characters go on about their daily lives and their relationships with each other. I'm assuming those 2 men sleeping in the shade were also thrown in that world with little to no recollection of their previous, so a lotta people are in the same situation as these guys. |
Jan 17, 2016 2:49 PM
#134
The first 10 minutes were excellent. Watching the characters struggle and their sloppy teamwork as they were trying to kill that goblin was really entertaining but then the second half happened and ruined pretty much the episode for me. I get what the director was going for but placing that long insert song after the battle was a terrible decision and killed the entire tension. The bath scene towards the end was really unnecessary. There are plenty of ways to show the dynamic between characters instead of making them peak on girls while they're bathing but ehh it was no big deal I guess. |
Z4KJan 17, 2016 2:54 PM
Jan 17, 2016 2:51 PM
#135
Lollo36 said: Hopefully I've triggered Yuu-vi-Britannia and now he'll go on an 800-word rant about yuri bait. Paulo27 said: Lollo36 said: Paulo27 said: Sapewloth said: No. ps: is it just me or is yume into manato? Yume's expression change at the end was her relaxing from trying to keep the spirits up around Shihoru. I thought that she liked Shihoru. LMAO I'll never understand. It was more plausible than thinking that she was into the boy whom she never talked to : Usually kind and gentleman-ly (strong but gentle) boys in anime yield a flustering or affectionate/calm expression so it would be more probable that she liked him rather than her in a romantic way. Sapewloth said: Paulo27 said: well fuckSapewloth said: ps: is it just me or is yume into manato? Yume's expression change at the end was her relaxing from trying to keep the spirits up around Shihoru. *proceeds to destroys all the Yunato sketches she just drew* Rly nigga? Did you srsly have to post the whole fckin chapter? 1.6 chapters to be precise. Kind of, to answer ''why didn't they move''. - Not fit - Afraid to get hit - Scene was adjusted in its adaptation (never did threw a knife and strangled him) - They did try to chain attacks together The bath scene towards the end was really unnecessary. There are plenty of ways to show the dynamic between characters instead of making them peak on girls while they're bathing but ehh it was no big deal I guess. Not really. Ranta is an idiot and annoying. Get rid of him, he's useless. Is what we're suppose to think, in order to see the development and contrast later on. Not to mention .6 of a chapter was dedicated to this, so at least a screen time of 10-15% of the anime episode is not too bad. |
EaenJan 17, 2016 2:58 PM
Jan 17, 2016 2:53 PM
#136
Z4k said: I'm gonna sound crazy here but bear with me... it's like that was the point.I get what the director was going for but placing that long insert song after the battle was a terrible decision and killed the entire tension. |
Jan 17, 2016 2:53 PM
#137
Guild of level 1 noobs practically gang rape an innocent level 2 goblin. Next minute it's a happy slice of life anime. Why do this? |
Jan 17, 2016 3:05 PM
#138
Started out great and got to see a really good fight scene, it also let us know their pl and the grind that will follow... After that though there was nothing special, imo it completely ruined the tone of the fight for no reason. I would have preferred some decent dialog and then some shots of how there everyday life was to end it off. waste |
Onei |
Jan 17, 2016 3:05 PM
#139
Syrosu said: LETS STAND AND WATCH OUR FRIEND GET KILLED! And no, it has nothing to do with it being 'realistic', if you're out with a friend and someone stabbed your friend and is not strangling him on the floor, would you just stand there and do shit all? truth4lies said: MC's voice just doesnt fit. exactly my thoughts and damn it was boring. Expected some drama or sth from preview and it was just someone's stabbing. Still I'm hopeful next episodes will bring more action, less just doing nothing. |
Jan 17, 2016 3:07 PM
#140
yuiyuigahama said: koudez said: what character development? they have trouble killing one goblin feel traumitized and then we get a 15 minute montage of them walking through the village with no dialogue then they decide to look at girls in the bath, everything A okay..... what a waste of time......... that Ranta kid is so annoying I was hoping that gob would've killed him tbh you just contradicted yourself..."feeling traumatized" (if you could spell) is part of their character development. theyre teenagers who have never actually killed anything that was so sentient and actually fought for their own survival. that puts things into perspective because theyre in the exact same position. they realize that everythings real right now and any one of them could die just like the goblin they killed. you get lots of characterization during the montage btw you were just too dense and myopic to see anything. the montage shows the mundane side of their lives; grimgars not all just about battle after battle the characters are people too here and the writers seemingly want to convey that. yume and shihoru go shopping, manato chills by the river, mogzo carves wood, and its all reflective of their personalities actually. also ranta is completely necessary for everyone to cope with their situation though i cant stand him either. You're so full of shit!!! Character development my ass. First off I think the fight was awesome, and the MC's struggling with their humanity is great and all. I like that. But that horribly bland and awkward musical montage was just shit. It was a maybe the worst thing I've ever seen a director do to an anime. Calling it a cinematographic blunder of epic proportions is being nice about it. It told me nothing about the characters, it didn't advance the story and the only thing it made me feel was irritation. And all the things you highlight about it make the characters seem callous at best. If they where so incredibly impacted by the event, it's pretty horrible to go shopping like nothing happened. Way I see it is that a lot of people are thinking like; "OOOOOOOOOOH It's Japanese so a six minute over the top montage of shit I don't want to see isn't lame but mysterious and meaningful... Because it's Japanese so it has to be." But NO I say NO NO NOOOOOO. It's just horrible laziness on the part of the director and the production team! What are they thinking defiling their work with some horrible random ass generic bullshit musical montage? Besides I had a peek at some related manga which was waaaaay better. They skipped the whole party formation thing (character development ahum), I assume for the sake of brevity. And then in the next episode they waste precious time on this shit. Anime's are usually only 20 minutes per episode and they never get enough of them to bring it to an acceptable ending. At this rate where is this anime going? It's a shame because I like the premise, and they way they did that fight shows there are some really talented people working on it. But at this rate they will either get stuck somewhere mid story, or the team will become gay as fuck and realize that they want to help the monsters or live with them. But... playing devils advocate for a bit. I read a lot of complaints about fanservice and the juvenile dialog. Well these shows are made for juveniles so it has to be on their level. And fanservice... well boys will be boys, and boys like to masturbate :o |
Jan 17, 2016 3:12 PM
#141
Love it. Love the art style, love the music, love the laid back pacing of it all. Also like the concept of having to kill a mob and having it feel like killing a person instead of just a generic enemy. The fanservice in this anime is nothing to complain about imo. If it was over the top, they'd have shown the bath scene at the ending more detailed and all that stuff. I dunno, this kind of anime just really appeals to me haha. I like how it takes its time and doesn't rush things or make the protagonists OP too quickly. |
Jan 17, 2016 3:13 PM
#142
Sofar this show is a waste of time. There is nothing going on aside from some overdramatized goblin fight. Its like the protagonists dont even give a damn about their situation. that is not good enough. 2/5 |
Jan 17, 2016 3:13 PM
#143
Lollo36 said: maybe they talked off screen and you just didn't see itHopefully I've triggered Yuu-vi-Britannia and now he'll go on an 800-word rant about yuri bait. Paulo27 said: Lollo36 said: Paulo27 said: Sapewloth said: No. ps: is it just me or is yume into manato? Yume's expression change at the end was her relaxing from trying to keep the spirits up around Shihoru. I thought that she liked Shihoru. LMAO I'll never understand. It was more plausible than thinking that she was into the boy whom she never talked to :\ or maybe she just thinks he's hot & alpha & shit still makes more sense than your yuri pairing outta nowhere, in any case not that i would actually mind if there was some decent non fanservicey yuri in this show, tho I fear this won't be the case. :/ |
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Jan 17, 2016 3:16 PM
#144
A1 wasted half of the episode with nothing. They could show the same random things in 2 minutes and carry on. Wasting so much time won't reinforce the drama, it actually do the opposite thing when you try too hard. Anyone can get the message without the need of more than ten long boring minutes. |
Jan 17, 2016 3:20 PM
#145
Sapewloth said: Lollo36 said: maybe they talked off screen and you just didn't see itHopefully I've triggered Yuu-vi-Britannia and now he'll go on an 800-word rant about yuri bait. Paulo27 said: Lollo36 said: Why are you trying to taint this pure show with yuri.Paulo27 said: Sapewloth said: No. ps: is it just me or is yume into manato? Yume's expression change at the end was her relaxing from trying to keep the spirits up around Shihoru. I thought that she liked Shihoru. LMAO I'll never understand. It was more plausible than thinking that she was into the boy whom she never talked to : or maybe she just thinks he's hot & alpha & shit still makes more sense than your yuri pairing outta nowhere, in any case not that i would actually mind if there was some decent non fanservicey yuri in this show, tho I fear this won't be the case. :/ I laughed it off, who cares? ;) That shot felt a bit weird and I came to what I thought was the most plausible conclusion at the moment, but we have our trustworthy LN reader here to correct our misinterpretations. I don't care about any of the characters specifically yet, and I certainly won't ship Shy Girl n.28432 and Genki Girl n.3524631 after they had 2 scenes together. mfw "maybe they talked off-screen" -.- |
Lollo36Jan 17, 2016 3:24 PM
Jan 17, 2016 3:25 PM
#146
Lollo36 said: This stuff isn't really in the novels but I'm guessing that's very likely it because that's what Ranta does and he was looking just as depressed + it still makes more sense than what both of you said, even if you could totally assume it was that. xDSapewloth said: Lollo36 said: Hopefully I've triggered Yuu-vi-Britannia and now he'll go on an 800-word rant about yuri bait. Paulo27 said: Lollo36 said: Why are you trying to taint this pure show with yuri.Paulo27 said: Sapewloth said: No. ps: is it just me or is yume into manato? Yume's expression change at the end was her relaxing from trying to keep the spirits up around Shihoru. I thought that she liked Shihoru. LMAO I'll never understand. It was more plausible than thinking that she was into the boy whom she never talked to : or maybe she just thinks he's hot & alpha & shit still makes more sense than your yuri pairing outta nowhere, in any case not that i would actually mind if there was some decent non fanservicey yuri in this show, tho I fear this won't be the case. :/ I laughed it off, who cares? ;) That shot felt a bit weird and I came to what I thought was the most plausible conclusion at the moment, but we have our trustworthy LN reader here to correct our misinterpretations. I don't care about any of the characters specifically yet, and I certainly won't ship Shy Girl n.28432 and Genki Girl n.3524631 after they had 2 scenes together. |
Jan 17, 2016 3:27 PM
#147
I expect a lot with this anime but this episode lost me a little. The first half was really great but by the second half, I really just wanted the episode over. In the beginning, it was great to see the thoughts about the importance of roles, placement and so on, and it really felt like they had a good grasp of storytelling. Once they returned to town though, it really seems to get lost. That long song with the little shots around town i guess were to develop the town and its citizens but it all seemed fairly commonplace stuff. That last scene with the boys was also useless. Overall, it seemed like half of the episode was random filler. Aside from more details about Ranta's Class, i feel like this episode didnt really develop the story any. |
Jan 17, 2016 3:30 PM
#148
So I'm feeling a very Slice of Life version of SAO + Log Horizon + DanMachi with this series. Just gonna keep giving it time, like 2 more episodes at least. |
Don't believe the hype. |
Jan 17, 2016 3:32 PM
#149
I quite liked that little insert song bit, it was quite nice. Finally they got their first kill! |
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