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| Man, Abel Walker's puppet magic really is one of a kind in this show. Perhaps the creepiest too. This turned out to be a rather serious episode featurin what Able is capable of. His battle against Mash also had some psychological elements tied to it. Nice to see some background storytelling about Abel too. Quite a thrilling episode imo. |
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| It's time for the big battle: Abel vs. Mash, and after some Talk no Jutsu with hilarious reactions from Mash, even a flashback of his younger self, he's just wanting to be reasonable in the most basic terms. And somehow, Love Cute has to come by and provide commentary on their battles, as Mash does all he can to drive Abel back with his muscle power. Even with the gold coin on him, Mash is able to cut Abel's threads, and even so as much as to give sarcasm to Abel, which he doesn't appreciate. Even with his Marioness Change, Abel wasn't able to fully puppeteer Mash due to his spinal reflex, and that gold coin swapped for a cream puff is a funny gag. Tha pushes Abel to release his ultimate power - Secondth: Harm Puppet, which instantaneously turns one into a puppet. But Mash is not magic, he's all muscles, and with the destruction of his Secondth and a Hell Fall of a German Suplex, reflecting on his life just a bit, he came from the position that Mash did, but turned evil by bringing the best talent of powers that could make the oppressive stronger than the weak. Since Mash won, he only demands Lemon's release, and that's all that matters even if bad guys have an inkling of good in them. Cheers all around for Mash, Lemon, Dot and Fnn, but as for Lance...Rayne suspects him being of a different caliber, and indeed, Lance's real self is part of the Innocent Zero, who's searching for something in the magic academy, that was tasked to Abel at first. From one problem to the next, the Innocent Zero are a formidable enemy. How will Mash push them back? |
KANLen09Jun 23, 2023 6:03 PM
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| Putting the trademark entry aside, now that Mash is face to face with Abel and is just a hand’s distance away from freeing Lemon, him going all-out from the get-go both physically and verbally even had Abel flustered, just a bit. From bowling tutorials to pinpoint shootings, Mash has covered it all. And honestly the reactions and commentaries of by-standers in this series just add more fun to already enjoyable fights… Love Cute in this case by the way. As Able’s plans of disposing of magic-less people and even those sheltering them would’ve meant more than a problem for Mash, he took this fight a tad too seriously this time. I mean his spinal reflexes to cream puff and all is one thing, but hey who makes light of secondth spell this bad lol. Poor Abel really, he just had a bad matchup. With Mash capping things off with a fucking TOMBSTONE, and heck even Abel reflecting a bit, fight came to an end and so this arc. Needless to say, Lemon is back and so does Finn and Dot. Gang is going banzai but the baddies of Innocent zero are already onto something. Rayne has a bit of work to do next week, which is also the last week, sadly:( |
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| In addiction to his muscles Mash has a really damn sharp tongue. I love it. "I kind of sounds like... you think you're a pretty deep person, huh?" I like this one the most. This episode also had some pretty damn good animation/art |
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| Probably one of the more enjoyable episodes so far, though I'm not sure if the backstory for Abel was really necessary. Just more of Mash destroying everything his opponents throw at him. Decently satisfying. We'll see what the first cour finale will bring. |
| Using his bowling skills to even the odds Mash is damm creative. Abel being the puppeter type really didn't surprise me at all given his personality. Abel must love using his petri spell on those that he views as weak. Love really adds a lot of comedy via her insights and reactions into Mash's actions. So his mom's death was what caused him to hate the world. In the end im glad that Mash was able to beat Abel but man what a flashy fight that was. Innocent zero infiltrating the school though was a surprise. Looks like that group has quite the lineup. Out of the strings and into the storm looks like Mash and co's celebration was premature. |
ShingsterJun 23, 2023 11:17 AM
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KANLen09 said: Abel vs. Mash was great, it tells you that not all bad guys are actually bad. Though with Lance, what a twist of a character that alerts the Divine Visionary of the Innocent Zero at work. Loving your dead mother doesn't make wanting to genocide the lower classes good and justifiable lol |
| Oh.. baby Mash was really adorable, the fight finally concludes and the the result was obvious to say the least |
| The way they cheered at the end of the fight XD Man, what a bunch of loveable idiots. |
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| So the fight between Abel and Mash ended with a nasty looking piledriver. Felt sorry for Abel not being able trust humanity after his mom got stabbed. Now there's Innocent Zero who was posing as Lance planning to finish Abel off which asks the question where the real Lance was at the entire time? |
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What the hell was this frame, it looks so goofy |
okay but why is he kinda- |
| I vote for Love be a recurrent character that will appear in every Mash fight. Her reactions and explanation, are great. 100x better commentator than the main cast. I guess that even in a world full of magic, that people survive a groundbreaking piledriver(and other Mash moves for that matter), a stab wound is fatal. |
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| Good end to the fights. Abel's powers are very interesting, but of course Mash can just pro gamer it all :P |
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| Abel got defeated already. Mash just brute forced it as always. Some serious bad people arrived though. |
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DarmagOxattee said: Oops thats been corrected thanks for noticing that. I got confused with CR's episode summary. Shingster said: Using his bowling skills to even the odds Mash is damm creative. Milo being the puppeter type really didn't surprise me at all given his personality. Milo must love using his petri spell on those that he views as weak. Love really adds a lot of comedy via her insights and reactions into Mash's actions. So his mom's death was what caused Milo to hate the world. In the end im glad that Mash was able to beat Milo but man what a flashy fight that was. Innocent zero infiltrating the school though was a surprise. Looks like that group has quite the lineup. Out of the strings and into the storm looks like Mash and co's celebration was premature. Milo? This is a stone mage. |
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| Sad mother backstory :( Happy ending for that fight but they don't know that things are still going on ahah |
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| Justice has been served but not quite. The mastermind is on his way to kill Abel. I can't wait for the final showdown, they should really made this series into a 2 cour. A criminal wizard with a level of Divine Visionary vs Abel or Mash... 🥹🥹🥹 P.S. I really missed Lemon's antics and her voice...  |
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| so abel wasn't a terrible person anyway mash now something about worry now |
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| Nice!! I even got some chocolate for this eps. Nom nom. But now has been revealed the true protagonists will Mash get his move on before whatever they are looking for is found or will they continue the hooray ceremony. Thats not to say it is without purpose. Sharing the hip hip ceremony with friends fuels bonds, builds strength, has healing powers and adds determination! Lets go. |
 To have you, Id give a billion lives A-Chan best girl |
| Dont know but the animation is getting better and better, im really enjoying this anime |
| I keep moving forward |
| This Abel fight was a huge disappointment. |
| Abel wasn't even a challenge lol. |
| On the manga this fight is where the comedy and action hit that sweet balance. Love to see it adapted |
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| The triple liner puppet guy has a decent backstory, which only came out AFTER Mash whacked him. Oooo. Mash's friends are hilarious. So that Dark Sorcerer has a friend who uses a knife and fork. This doesn't bode well. |
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| This show is getting good, I like (most) of the comedy and it blends well into the action. There will be another cour right? |
Stormy_77 said: Parody of demon slayer and other anime making fun of the villian had a sad backstory so they can be somewhat relatable idea, after they are beaten.The triple liner puppet guy has a decent backstory, which only came out AFTER Mash whacked him. Oooo. Mash's friends are hilarious. So that Dark Sorcerer has a friend who uses a knife and fork. This doesn't bode well. |
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| I love how literally every enemies of Mash this arc has a sad back story lol. But honestly I love Abel. |
| Forum set + pfp by my aibou Rin. <3 |
Zoopiez said: Stormy_77 said: Parody of demon slayer and other anime making fun of the villian had a sad backstory so they can be somewhat relatable idea, after they are beaten.The triple liner puppet guy has a decent backstory, which only came out AFTER Mash whacked him. Oooo. Mash's friends are hilarious. So that Dark Sorcerer has a friend who uses a knife and fork. This doesn't bode well. Well, I am kind of glad this series doesn't have too many flashbacks! People think Demon Slayer Swordsmith Arc was bad, and NGL, the flashbacks just killed ALL momentum. But then I did watch the most recent season of Yowamushi pedal and that one has so many flashbacks it was insane, there was even .... a flashback ... within a flashback. Can't top that! |
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| Loved how they added a last-minute generic sad backstory to justify Abel's genocidal plan. |
| mash with the creampuff uppercut even though he was almost transformed into a puppet. i forgot about their hip hip hoorays lol. |
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| Glad Mashle helped another villain recover from darkness. Really sucks Abel lost his mother for no reason at all :( Another amazing fight! I wonder how they got captured after they left the brother. Dang Innocent Zero seems annoyingly powerful and a sicko, hopeMalshe helps Abel escape from Innocent Zero. |
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