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| Ren always feels like one of those characters who isn't sure about their goals. But seeing him again in this season...and attacking Naomfui's party like that is a surprise. The way he has that mask on not only changes his appearance but personality too. We do see a bit of his background story and tragic moments though. Seems Ren did go through some rough times from behind the scenes yikes. It's a good thing that Naofumi has his party and is also healthy to deal with him. |
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| Myne didn't keep decieving Ren for too long thankfully. Guess Naofumi is gonna keep collecting heroes like Pokemon and making them actually useful now lol. I like it. Itsuki is next. |
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| Ooooh, it's nice seeing some backstory of Ren's life in Japan. Hope they do this with the other heroes. The swordsman, Ren, once overlapped the game he played with this world, and as a result of acting with a gaming mindset, he brought about a tragedy. Despite losing everything, he still holds onto an unyielding wish. Seeking even greater power, Ren attacks Naofumi and Motoyasu, but this time, Ren manages to inflict harm on Naofumi with a technique akin to Shield of Wrath's Iron Maiden. Raphtalia, alerted by Raph-chan, rushes to the scene to lend assistance. So do all the Cardinal Heroes possess weapons infused with Cursed Series, or is it exclusive to Naofumi? It seems that some, like Ren, can even have multiple types in a single weapon, as evidenced by his Greed and Gluttony. Is Motoyasu's spear from this episode also a part of the Cursed Series? Despite Motoyasu's comedic nature this week, he surprisingly managed to eliminate the two adversaries, showcasing an unexpected level of competence when following Naofumi's guidance. However, he still needs to maintain a respectful distance from Filo. |
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| ren was at his all-time low thanks to the bitch and ended up becoming batman. eclair is cool though. dude at the end brought out a meteor only to instantly die at the hands of motoyasu lol bro thought he was madara. |
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| You're trying to make me feel sympathy for Sword, but it's not working. Congratulations to Ren on setting a new record for the "Betrayed by Bitch Any%" speedrun. Even Naofumi got a whole day of training with her in the party. Very nice to see Eclair face off against Ren. I'm told that Season 2 skipped the arc where they fought for the first time. Even with all his experience and Curse powers, Sword is still a glorified jobber. Rest in pieces, Trash 3 and Trash 4. Pretty sure you only existed to put over clown girl and Motoyasu's Curse Spear. |
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| poor ren, but it looks like they all got curses, i wonder if spear hero's is pride and lust. it looks like we're finally making friends but i wonder if that town will accept him. what they did to him is unforgivable. |
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| I Dont know why!! But this episode was really satisfying... Maybe because Ren got sucker punched by reality or maybe because we got to see him struggle to reach to a point where he understands that all this time, Naofumi was only looking out for him out of experience with Malty!! Whatever it is, I'm really glad he is back on track and the Spear hero and Sword hero are in same page (kinda) with the shield hero. |
| For once, I thought I was watching the wrong anime, but nope, it's Ren's life back in Japan when he was a pro-gamer in another game, and thinking that in the current world, he can do the same as well. Oh, how wrong was he. Same as Motoyasu, when Ren tried to fight against the Spirit Tortoise, he failed spectacularly, and ended up being manipulated the same in the Spear Hero's shoes by Myne. It's no surprise that Naofumi laid waste to Ren's ideals of not seeing the reality that was in front of him, and it did not take until Myne to steal his valuables to ensure that he has to face reality, as such with her cahoots with high-level mages, the same as Naofumi did. Essentially, the Cardinal Heroes are all useless, all except for Naofumi, as enemies chase Ren's back endlessly, with both ordinary people and adventurers mocking him, before he took over a new identity as a masked man. That's how the Cardinal Heroes have gotten themselves facing against each other with Motoyasu and Ren, who has the Curse series inflicted on himself for greater power, which Naofumi knows all too well. But Ren has gone too deep of being a vagrant bandit, so much for Naofumi and his party to start restricting Ren before all hell broke loose for him. Especially for Eclair, her wanting to duel with Ren is a testament to her strength and skill, forcing Ren to come out of his shell. And at the very least, Ren's Greed and Gluttony Curse in tandem to Naofumi's Wrath, it's like the 7 Deadly Sins, and she forced him out of his curse. While the same assassins came back to fight them, Motoyasu was swift, and his burst of strength taught from Naofumi, indeed made him stronger. Ren's only choice now would be to commune with Naofumi, Motoyasu and the others so that they can work together, that's the only way if they are to rise up together once again. |
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| Eh that was an OK redemption arc, it's always a good decision to remove Malty from any part of the story The Spear Hero likes Filo thing is genuinely disturbing, really hope they don't overplay that gag |
| I'm not a lolicon, you're just projecting your tendency to lewd 2D characters. If your favourite character is Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko, you are my soul mate. Been a long time since I've been here, I'll continue expressing myself freely and believe everyone should too. My MAL Interview |
| continuation of kirito when he die in SAO, he reincarnate in Tate no Yuusha then become side character without harem LOL |
| The insight into Ren's past and his days before his current self sure was insightful. No matter how good of a gamer you are in the field there's always a huge difference between games and reality. Bitch as ever is predictable as always. But i guess we got to saw how Ren broke down and how he came to face the spear hero. If only Ren learned how to master his abilities and created an optimal fighting style as Naofumi did then at least he would had been useful. In the end as a knight who values swordmanship above all else Eclair was the perfect counter to Ren. In the end im glad that they were able to save Ren. With Eclair helping him im sure he can be an asset to the team. |
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| Every change the studio did in S2 came back to bite them in the ass! - S2 ended with the three heroes stopping the wave, getting medals for their bravery and saving the kingdom. S3 retconned this and everyone hates the three heroes for not helping. - The reason only Eclair could save Ren is because they started to have a small relationship/history. Because this got cut from S2 Eclair saving him feels random. - The group getting curse in S2 didn't happen, but they still have it in S3 and affects their performance seriously. - The agents of the waves have artificial souls and this allows them to revive. During the fight against Kyo Naoufumi's group discovered this and gained the knowledge to stop him. Because this got cut from S2 the soul thing feels random. - Naofumi recognizes that Ren is using a Curse Series, but doesn't notice that Motoyasu is using one too. - When the hooded guys die in episode 5 there's no blood, but there's blood in episode 6. |
| I kinda felt bad for the Sword hero with his backstory and how he got betrayed by bitch like everyone, but it ended good, at least |
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| Now am I supposed to start liking Ren, this simp muggle? I won't Tate on Yuusha, try next time.. |
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| Ren - the typical gamer tryhard who blames everyone else when he fucks up Motoyasu - The gamer pervert who hits on any female character Itsuki - The bitch bow player, nuff said Who the hell picks these heroes? They have so many mental flaws and poor character. Its like they were purposely picked to destroy the world because of how weak they are. We are 3 seasons in and Bitch still using the exact same tactic to manipulate the heroes, how dumb are they? Shame;less tired old trope. Cmon man.... |
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| As much as I disliked the last episode I do like this episode. Quite compley in an emtional way, plenty of character development and just the right mix of fierce fighting and comedic relief! What surprises me the most is that I really like this new derp face Mc Motoyasu guy. :D |
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| My face hurts from facepalming so hard when Ren realizes he was tricked by Bitch. Also, going to go ahead and say that Motoyasu probably has the Lust Curse series and I don't think I need to elaborate. |
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| I'm surprised this wasn't a bad episode. Only thing I would have changed would have been more focus on the action scenes. We got a lot of weird cuts of characters just watching other characters fighting. Like turn the camera around I hear the sword clashing sounds over there. We got Ren's backstory very isekai-ish but still cool to see. Also Motoyatsu was using his brain by luring out the bandits. WTF dude is hella dangerous when he starts using that. I'm pretty sure he was using the lust series with his spear, it was glowing all purple. It would explain his ridiculous strength. |
Reply to Yaggamy
Every change the studio did in S2 came back to bite them in the ass!
- S2 ended with the three heroes stopping the wave, getting medals for their bravery and saving the kingdom. S3 retconned this and everyone hates the three heroes for not helping.
- The reason only Eclair could save Ren is because they started to have a small relationship/history. Because this got cut from S2 Eclair saving him feels random.
- The group getting curse in S2 didn't happen, but they still have it in S3 and affects their performance seriously.
- The agents of the waves have artificial souls and this allows them to revive. During the fight against Kyo Naoufumi's group discovered this and gained the knowledge to stop him. Because this got cut from S2 the soul thing feels random.
- Naofumi recognizes that Ren is using a Curse Series, but doesn't notice that Motoyasu is using one too.
- When the hooded guys die in episode 5 there's no blood, but there's blood in episode 6.
- S2 ended with the three heroes stopping the wave, getting medals for their bravery and saving the kingdom. S3 retconned this and everyone hates the three heroes for not helping.
- The reason only Eclair could save Ren is because they started to have a small relationship/history. Because this got cut from S2 Eclair saving him feels random.
- The group getting curse in S2 didn't happen, but they still have it in S3 and affects their performance seriously.
- The agents of the waves have artificial souls and this allows them to revive. During the fight against Kyo Naoufumi's group discovered this and gained the knowledge to stop him. Because this got cut from S2 the soul thing feels random.
- Naofumi recognizes that Ren is using a Curse Series, but doesn't notice that Motoyasu is using one too.
- When the hooded guys die in episode 5 there's no blood, but there's blood in episode 6.
| @Yaggamy I always appreciate when people like you help us anime only watchers with either minor details that were skipped or like with those actual important plot points I thought Ren was a complete loser but that brief moment before dying showed that deep inside he was a genuine hero and Motoyatsu this episode kicking butt and saving the day for once. |
| Enjoyable battle and it looks like Rens soul might of been saved for now. And hes managed to unlock his powers. |
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| Just like with Naofumi way back in season 1, Ren finds out the hard way in how much of a nasty piece of work Bitch can be, tricking him before disappearing with is equipment. Still, this episode did focus on Ren and what he was like back in his world in being a dedicated gamer, although seeing him spring into action to save the schoolgirls from being stabbed was a brave thing of him to do. His current state was making him go completely off the rails with how cursed he was, so stopping him was a must, which Eclair did a good job in defeating him and getting through his head with her words. The two goons from the previous episode appeared again, but Motoyasu didn't hesitated in taking the pair down before Raphtalia finished their spirits off in style. You can easily tell that Motoyasu has the lust curse with how he acts now, especially towards poor Filo, who I can't blame her and Rishia from running away in horror. XD Overall, I was happy with how this episode wrapped up Ren's issues and I hope that he can take that step needed to redeem himself. |
| bro really thinks he's the mc of this anime.. |
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| The spear hero Motoyatsu actually did something useful for once, he's really going hard to get his father's approval in Naofumi. It's kinda scary. Poor Ren went through the same BS with bitch that lead Ren to tap into his curse series of Greed and Gluttony. Luckily, Ren was able to snap out of it after fighting with Eclair who has now become his partner. Ren was just a typical gamer with no friends in his previous life and got the typical isekai route by dying trying to save someone. |
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Every change the studio did in S2 came back to bite them in the ass!
- S2 ended with the three heroes stopping the wave, getting medals for their bravery and saving the kingdom. S3 retconned this and everyone hates the three heroes for not helping.
- The reason only Eclair could save Ren is because they started to have a small relationship/history. Because this got cut from S2 Eclair saving him feels random.
- The group getting curse in S2 didn't happen, but they still have it in S3 and affects their performance seriously.
- The agents of the waves have artificial souls and this allows them to revive. During the fight against Kyo Naoufumi's group discovered this and gained the knowledge to stop him. Because this got cut from S2 the soul thing feels random.
- Naofumi recognizes that Ren is using a Curse Series, but doesn't notice that Motoyasu is using one too.
- When the hooded guys die in episode 5 there's no blood, but there's blood in episode 6.
- S2 ended with the three heroes stopping the wave, getting medals for their bravery and saving the kingdom. S3 retconned this and everyone hates the three heroes for not helping.
- The reason only Eclair could save Ren is because they started to have a small relationship/history. Because this got cut from S2 Eclair saving him feels random.
- The group getting curse in S2 didn't happen, but they still have it in S3 and affects their performance seriously.
- The agents of the waves have artificial souls and this allows them to revive. During the fight against Kyo Naoufumi's group discovered this and gained the knowledge to stop him. Because this got cut from S2 the soul thing feels random.
- Naofumi recognizes that Ren is using a Curse Series, but doesn't notice that Motoyasu is using one too.
- When the hooded guys die in episode 5 there's no blood, but there's blood in episode 6.
| @Yaggamy Damn, thanks for explaining. The soul thing really didn't make sense to me and I thought I skipped something. |
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| Wait I’m just thinking, how was Ren able to read the letter? Since the hero’s can only understand the spoken language. In the books it was kind of glossed over. Overall they did a really good job with the adaptation in this one. Really love how much they characterised ren who’s come off as a pretentious asshole since first met him. Yes, he has his flaws, but he’s really a good person at heart. Shoutout to eclair for coming in clutch and breaking the hold the curse series had on him. Motoyasu taking out the bad guys literally had Naofumi and Ralphtalia jaws on the floor lol |
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| It seems like all 4 Cardinal Heroes can develop curses, and since there are 7 sins and 4 heroes, I'm guessing each hero can succumb to two sins, except for the Shield Hero, who only had to deal with Wrath. If Ren has Greed and Gluttony, then Motoyasu probably has Pride and Lust, and Itsuki has Sloth and Envy. I'm also guessing that the Vassal Weapons will play an important role, likely to be connected with the Cardinal Heroes' curses somehow. It looks like Motoyasu will be the next one to deal with his curse, since the purple weapon and red marks on his face and body might be a sign. I'm also wondering if Bitch's goal is to actually get the heroes to fall for their curses. But why though? Hmm... |
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| hasn't this become a little too shallow? Just comparing to season 1, or the hype of the first episodes, for some reason it has fallen flat. It feels so superficial and uninteresting. It lacks seriousness and direction. Maybe it's the fact that the story is not given enough time, once again rushed. Like they keep adding characters they end up not even showing or giving the importance they implied they'd have. The conflict with ren felt so insignificant, so simple. And it was solved as simply. tomoyasu is just a clown, has been for a while. that whole trying to make him badass killing those 2 guys didn't work out. The cardinal heroes are portrayed as such side characters, such wasted story potential. There don't seem to be any interesting or serious obstacles or antagonist. Is always some typical evil stooges, or for some fucking reason bitch who hasn't died or had a conversion moment. Halfway into the season and I believe just 14 minutes of actual interesting plot: the thing with the 2 white tiger siblings and the king. |
| If Malty's "deceive/seduce + steal + disappear" plan works for a third time with Itsuki. I swear I'm gonna lose it. And no shit! Motoyasu actually did something useful lol. Not to mention he seems to have the Lust Curse... oh, boy. |
| i thought Ren's sin curse would be pride, but guess it was greed & gluttony instead. hmm, maybe the bow hero will be the pride curse. now the heroes are slowly being rounded up, and Ren's found his anchor in Eclair. i think Motoyasu's anchor is Filo, although Filo doesn't appreciate being his anchor lol Why did Rishia run away too from the spear hero? |
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| I do like they gave a bit of Ren's backstory and POV. While it does not make his choices much better, it helps give you an idea why he made them. Especially considering these guys are basically teen/young adult weebs living their Isekai dreams. Motoyasu has got to be the weirdest character I've ever seen. He doesn't have a lot of depth to him but holy shit is he diverse. Every time I think I've got his character figured out they give him a new personality lol I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing, but it sure is different. |
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| Huh? What's that? The sword hero got betrayed by Bitch? Oh my god, who could have predicted that??? Eclair finally did fkng something lol MOTOYASU IS DOING CRAZY SHIT TO HELP NAOFUMI AND DEFEND HIS LANDS, AT LEAST, REDEMPTION FOR THE SPEAR HERO!!! It's cool that Naofumi isn't the only hero with the Curse Series, but was Motoyasu also using it? His spear was weird. Btw, could you people imagine if this shit had good animation? lmao |
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