So I'm a Spider, So What? (light novel)
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Yup, no matter what hardship or situation Kumoko finds herself in, she moves forward. Admirable really. It goes to show that size doesn't matter when she's got the guts and skills she's learned. On the other hand, there's also some focus on the real world with the teens outdoors. Very typical daily life style for them imo. |
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| I have gone from hating this show to actually being excited to see the next episode xD |
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| It'll be interesting how the human part of things will develop as more flashbacks about the past lives of the characters are revealed. Noice, we got two new parallel sides as well. I can only imagine how entertaining Aoi Yuuki must be having with a role as fun as Kumoko. |
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| Loved seeing more of the kids’ backstory. Red haired girl’s design just does something to me, man. Wish we’d got more of them this week, especially after the setup we got last week. Kumoko vs the dragon was just hard for me to watch because of the CGI. I get that it’s easier on the staff to have CGI for fast paced action scenes, but it’s just so out there for me. I’m looking forward to the human kids being developed more in the final stretch of this season. |
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| Great to see more backstory to help us get more used and to like these human characters more, and to really show more personality from them. Though I doubt our spider is of course dead. It'd be a surprise if she was, can't wait to see how she'll overcome this next week. |
| Lots of cool backstories in this episode. Our little spider was pretty cute in her previous life as well. Pretty nice episode. Then, we had the Kumoko vs Dragon fight, once again the CG was the lowest part of the fight for me. It's not getting any better than before. I wanna know what's going to happen in the next episode. |
Pre_YumFeb 26, 2021 7:24 AM
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| I liked the backstory, at least he tried to save her from getting bullied. Dragon fight was good as well, cg was fine. I wonder what made her think that Hiiro’s dead. |
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| This episode was probably the worst one so far, not satisfying at all; even Aoi yuuki 's performance cannot save something like that. Episode was all over the place, trying to cram as much unrelated stuff as possible (wouldn't be surprised if it skipped a lot compared to usual either) in as little time as possible. The general feel was no build up to anything, no tension felt in the battle as well, and expectations after the previous episodes that raised so many questions were left 100% unanswered. the direction felt amateurish to a point I've honestly rarely seen in an anime. When the viewer is left feeling that the episode was just throwing stuff at a wall and see what sticks, clearly something was really wrong. |
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| nothing fun about the humans. there should be more kumoko |
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| A slow episode, but a backstory-heavy one to see both the life of former Hiiro "Spooky" Wakaba (a.k.a Kumoko) and her classmates before the reincarnation, and the Administrator D part (albeit very briefly). It's fascinating to see that everyone's personalities have largely stayed the same, but only Oka-sensei knows the full story from the outcome. Aoi Yuuki remains the central comical part about Kumoko's character to identify more OP powers and abilities...and bickering against her parallel clones. The battle with the CG magma dragon is bog standard-fare, but quite a challenge to face. Though I must say, judging Kumoko is dead, that sure took me for a surprise (though we all already know that's not the case). |
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| We finally saw how most of the characters looked in their previous life along with what type of personality they had. Also I guess Wakaba Hiro's Kumoko. She looked pretty cute in her previous life. Back to Kumoko lol poor girl keeps getting in trouble and this time she found a fire dragon who is insanely strong. Also if Wakaba's kumoko then I wonder why Oka chan said she's dead. |
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| Awesome episode! I love the animation and visuals still! I was confused about the evil eye thing, I thought she selected one eye to be the evil eye, but when it was put to use this episode, it looked like all eyes were evil eyes. |
Ryuk is somewhat relatable |
| Wait so the guy they were teasing back then that he secretly liked boys was reincarnated into a girl? lol. |
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IamVermillion said: she can have any amount of eyes use evil eye. for example she could use one eye, all eyes, half of her eyes on one kind of evil eye and the other half on another kindAwesome episode! I love the animation and visuals still! I was confused about the evil eye thing, I thought she selected one eye to be the evil eye, but when it was put to use this episode, it looked like all eyes were evil eyes. |
| "I like young-girl sexual creations, Lolicon is just one hobby of my many hobbies," he says. I ask what his wife, standing nearby, thinks of his "hobby". "She probably thinks no problem," he replies. "Because she loves young boys sexually interacting with each other." |
| What was their budget for this show and how much time did they get to pull this off? The amount of CGI is laughable. |
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MegamiRem said: We finally saw how most of the characters looked in their previous life along with what type of personality they had. Also I guess Wakaba Hiro's Kumoko. She looked pretty cute in her previous life. Back to Kumoko lol poor girl keeps getting in trouble and this time she found a fire dragon who is insanely strong. Also if Wakaba's kumoko then I wonder why Oka chan said she's dead. It will all be revealed in due time |
| Was nice to Kumoko in her past life and to get reminded of the contrast between her old and new self. The rockstar-venting and parallel mind sketch were both pretty hilarious haha. Also thrilling action again at the end. It's really engaging when you're so invested in Kumoko's character. It's implied that Wakaba is Kumoko, but given the nature of this show and what other people wrote in the forums I expect some twist. |
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| We saw the lives of the student before they were sent to this world. It was nice seeing their backstory. Kumoko acquired two more parallel minds if you can call it. Though I felt sorry for the last one for being told to shut up. XD I wonder what Oka-chan meant when she said Wakaba is dead. |
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| The past of the characters is interesting, it is somewhat difficult to know who is who but I am glad they included it Kumo-chan is so lonely that she had to have multiple personalities, poor her But now, did she really die, again? LOL I look forward to the next episode, this just gets better |
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ZeroTwo__002 said: Wait so the guy they were teasing back then that he secretly liked boys was reincarnated into a girl? lol. Yep, she's best girl from the human side of things. All the students that had some type of focus during the flashback are the ones that are/will be relevant to the story, the rest is on the elf village with a few exceptions (like the ones that died for example). So, I suggest to remember how they were and try to figure out who is who. It's not that hard but, it's good to see how the isekai changed them and how much they stay the same. |
| Kinda slow, but still loved it Valacar said: KANLen09 said: A slow episode, but a backstory-heavy one to see both the life of former Hiiro "Spooky" Wakaba (a.k.a Kumoko) and her classmates before the reincarnation, and the Administrator D part (albeit very briefly). It's fascinating to see that everyone's personalities have largely stayed the same, but only Oka-sensei knows the full story from the outcome. Aoi Yuuki remains the central comical part about Kumoko's character to identify more OP powers and abilities...and bickering against her parallel clones. The battle with the CG magma dragon is bog standard-fare, but quite a challenge to face. Though I must say, judging Kumoko is dead, that sure took me for a surprise (though we all already know that's not the case). Spoilers hello???? Hide them ZeroTwo__002 said: Wait so the guy they were teasing back then that he secretly liked boys was reincarnated into a girl? lol. Yeah As an homosexual, I don’t really know how to feel about this. Idk if it was to make stuff easier for the character or if the author sees gay people as women, which is...questionable and worrying? Anyways, definitely not a smart thing to make the only gay character reincarnated as a woman |
XenocrisiFeb 26, 2021 9:19 AM
| i don't think it's really spoilers, the show has been pretty overtly directing the audience to believe that kumoko is wakaba. spooky girl can also be figured out via process of elimination since the vampire's either her or kyouya from what the show has been giving away |
| "I like young-girl sexual creations, Lolicon is just one hobby of my many hobbies," he says. I ask what his wife, standing nearby, thinks of his "hobby". "She probably thinks no problem," he replies. "Because she loves young boys sexually interacting with each other." |
Aure0lin said: i don't think it's really spoilers, the show has been pretty overtly directing the audience to believe that kumoko is wakaba I was referring to the creepy guy at the vending machine, which is a spoiler (Deleted the reply by mistake) |
KANLen09 said: A slow episode, but a backstory-heavy one to see both the life of former Hiiro "Spooky" Wakaba (a.k.a Kumoko) and her classmates before the reincarnation, and the Administrator D part (albeit very briefly). It's fascinating to see that everyone's personalities have largely stayed the same, but only Oka-sensei knows the full story from the outcome. Aoi Yuuki remains the central comical part about Kumoko's character to identify more OP powers and abilities...and bickering against her parallel clones. The battle with the CG magma dragon is bog standard-fare, but quite a challenge to face. Though I must say, judging Kumoko is dead, that sure took me for a surprise (though we all already know that's not the case). Just one misunderstanding. Hiiro Wakaba wasn't the one labelled "Spooky", it was Negishi Shouko (the girl that appeared behind Shun). Hiiro Wakaba was said to be "unbelievably beautiful", to the point of her beauty being considered inhuman. |
| Well, we got a POV of Kumoko in her past life. A gloomy, unenergetic beauty with most likely no social skills. The complete opposite of her personality as a spider. I'm curious to know how Filimøs is receiving info on her students status. |
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| That right there is a clusterfuck of spoilers up there. So, I have a few thoughts on how the adaptation's handling reveals - if you haven't read the WN or LN, click at your own risk. |
| It's nice, we got to see a bit more of when they were living in the real world, especially for the other reincarnated students. There are so many separate minds for Kumoko now, that's perfect xD it's funnier with that much Kumoko And the fight against the dragon is quite tense, it's sure a rough one, but I'm sure she'll manage to beat it in the next episode |
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| Interesting episode, nasty cliffhanger though. |
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| Cool episode. The direction wasnt as good as some of the other episodes (which i will continue to defend that yes, they did have good direction) but it was serviceable besides some somewhat confusing shots. Parallel minds is one of my favorites things in the original and they are doing a great job with it, they are always funny to me. The dragon is also a pretty nice opponent, besides being in somewhat questionable CGI, its good that we dont have an opponent that immediately gets defeated when the episode ends, it helps build some sort of tension, although its pretty obvious who is going to win. Zefyris said: Strange you thought this was "rushed", as not only me, but a lot of people in this thread, thought it was reasonably slow, as there really were just 3 segments, students backstory, kumoko learning magic and dragon fight which isnt even over yet. This episode was probably the worst one so far, not satisfying at all; even Aoi yuuki 's performance cannot save something like that. Episode was all over the place, trying to cram as much unrelated stuff as possible (wouldn't be surprised if it skipped a lot compared to usual either) in as little time as possible. The general feel was no build up to anything, no tension felt in the battle as well, and expectations after the previous episodes that raised so many questions were left 100% unanswered. the direction felt amateurish to a point I've honestly rarely seen in an anime. When the viewer is left feeling that the episode was just throwing stuff at a wall and see what sticks, clearly something was really wrong. I do agree that setting aside the "administrator" thing is very convenient for the plot, it is understandble to kumoko`s character to ignore it, but i do agree that it was frustrating when i read it in the novel. |
| So tired of seeing the side characters. Why did they bother adapting the LN instead of the manga? No wonder the rating is low. |
vong10Feb 26, 2021 10:48 AM
vong10 said: So tired if seeing the side characters. Why did they bother adapting the LN instead of the manga? No wonder the rating is low. Cause all of it have a reason? Cause manga is half the story? Cause There is 14 Volumes of light novels (10 in English with 11th releasing in march) when manga barely covers 4 volumes (and considering that it cut half of the content in each volume - even less). Anime going to surpass manga by the time it finishes airing. So yea - i wonder why they adapting light novel. |
| First of all, Negishi was a girl? lol. Now, I don't know if it has something to do with it but it's curious that Shouko has a fang when in the OP you can see that the demon lord also has one. Interesting interaction between Shun and our spider friend when she was human, I wonder if this will mean they will ever cross paths. Then you have Katia who in her previous life as Kanata already seemed like she wasn't entirely interested in women so you know what that means.... And finally Kyouya, the last of Shun's group of friends who according to Oka is fine but doesn't want to reveal more information... interesting. I've always liked the human side so I'm happy to see more of their backstory. Oh no, Kumoko is dead! Of course not in her timeline but if you take into account the theory that the human side occurs later than hers, then maybe she really is dead in the present? Or maybe Oka is lying, who knows. |
| I think kumoko is a great protagonist. Maybe even better than a certain *cough* annoying turned edgelord of a protagonist on some other show airing currently. *cough* |
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Talmer said: vong10 said: So tired if seeing the side characters. Why did they bother adapting the LN instead of the manga? No wonder the rating is low. Cause all of it have a reason? Cause manga is half the story? Cause There is 14 Volumes of light novels (10 in English with 11th releasing in march) when manga barely covers 4 volumes (and considering that it cut half of the content in each volume - even less). Anime going to surpass manga by the time it finishes airing. So yea - i wonder why they adapting light novel. Understandable but the human side of the story is so boring and generic. 1 monster character has way more life in her than those students. It makes me want to drop it seeing as it's 24 eps long but nah, think I may just skip the human part during episodes. |
| I thought the episode was fine, it was a little slow for me compared to other episodes. I did like how we got more backstory from Kumoko's classmates, just wish there was more of them, but in small doses when there's no action. I thought the fight was cool and I thought it was funny how the other spiders said "shut up" when the new one came. What a way to end at a cliffhanger. |
| Quite enjoyed that Flash back that they had for the kids. Spider vs Fire Dragon who would win? Sider will win ofc. |
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| The school flashback took half an episode just to establish the spooky girl and that Shun was nice to the MC. There are too many names and characters for me to remember relationships between them in past and current lives. The CGI on the fire dragon was a little rough. I don’t know why the MC chose to fight it and not escape when she was overmatched. |
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