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Apr 29, 2019 2:03 AM

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The plot is a little messy, but the characters are interesting and the music is good.

I hope that Veronica actually kinda explains herself a little next episode, and that we get to see why Maryla calls herself unlucky.
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By definition, everything is retro since by the time you realize something has happened it's already in the past.
Apr 29, 2019 2:08 AM
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Definitely my favorite show of the season. I guess I should start watching OPM too, but I feel like it is probably just overhyped, and they say s2 isn't that great.

SkyDrop said:
meh not even as interesting as the last episode tbh.. Too many flashbacks this time.

blakehoffman said:
i also don't understand why there are so many flashbacks, kind of annoying and unnecessary at times.

lol, there was exactly 1 minute 38 seconds of flashback at the beginning of the episode and 9 seconds sometimes later, a total of 1 minute 47 seconds,,, I swear this anime is Naruto 2.0

blakehoffman said:
don't know why marlya wouldn't just turn around and shoot him.

down in the crypt it was dark af, and the corridor they were coming up was a curved one
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Apr 29, 2019 4:24 AM

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Yeah I'm done with this show, can't be bothered watching 20eps of this. Since AOT season 3 has started I'll get my action fix there
Apr 29, 2019 6:16 AM

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Ah, Fairy gone... Still going for that confusion route, are we?

Definitely agree that we need more backstory about the various different cities and what actually happened. Flittering backwards and forwards all the time with name cards that are supposedly there to help does not help when you're also trying to remember names and associations of the actual characters as well.

I also agree that we need some sort of explanation about the Fairies and their abilities as well, but I have a feeling that that's going to come in a later part of the show.

At this rate, I'm here for the great soundtrack and the constant action, not to mention the more memorable characters like Ver and Jonathan - we certainly need more characters to stand out like these two. It could make for a really good story but they really need to sort out the direction and the pacing of the series. At the moment, very average with lots of potential. I'm not going to drop it, but I do hope it gets better.
Apr 29, 2019 9:09 AM

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Nice episode. Sweet's fairy has a cool ability, making her all the more fearsome, but Mariya was able to make her retreat. Then Cain and Damien, who are private Fairy Scholars and Veronica's allies, or they are simply using her to get to the Black Fairy Tome, couldn't be open about the provenance of the fake one they are so kindly donating to the Ministry, but Mariya can tell, or at least feels, that they are lying about not knowing Veronica. That is, if Cain is working together with Damien and her, and knows about this.

Free dozing off on a chair while watching over Mariya was really adorable too. And it's nice, well the circumstances weren't nice, to know how Veronica and Mariya got separated, and also to see how they got close in the first place. But Sweet sent some people of the Cain Mafia to steal the Black Fairy Tome, and now Free and Mariya are fighting against some dangerous people in a underground crypt, and that's pretty cool. The way Veronica made her entrance to save Mariya was especially cool.
Apr 29, 2019 11:12 AM

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Aight, they did not lose a single second at the beginning : last episode ended with a very incoming battle, episode 4 started the fight.

We now learnt a bit more about who's after the Black Tome, as well as we met this Patricia & her psycho friend Jonhatan. I was glad to see Veronica breaking the glass to protect her former friend : maybe a longer dialog between those two can be expected next week.
Apr 29, 2019 12:41 PM

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AquaShldEXE said:
Atlas77 said:

Hate how the show thinks I know the difference between to cities, I can't even remember the names.


The best way to go about it is remembering the region name the first time it's introduced. Pretty much all regions are the same in that they've been unified during the Civil War/War of Unification, but each nation-state seems to have a different distinct attribute that might take a few watches to pick up on. Timoon was a big source of fairies during the War of Unification, and I'm pretty sure it's where Red Hood, Free's fairy, came from as seen in the preamble of last episode--it's also where Free and Marlya have been for the past two episodes. Ledrad was the nation-state that Wolfran and Free fought for in the War of Unification, and Hybranz seems to be a highly religious nation. I agree though, they definitely could do a better job of presenting each nation. At the very least, maybe show a map before they cut to a new city?


Yeah, maps, I love maps, how helpful they could be if they want to situate you spatially in a country.
Apr 29, 2019 12:58 PM

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AquaShldEXE said:
I like that [K]now_name has gone to the trouble of writing all the show's soundtrack fully in English for us, and I'm fairly sure that the show is intended for an English speaking audience, as even the title cards are in English. Shame we can't hear the lyrics to the battle music, though, because as seen with Backtrack if you've heard it seperately, they can sometimes really add depth to the scene. I'm guessing a dubbed version of this show is on its way, and I look forward to it.


The simuldub started airing yesterday. That's a very good point, this show seems like it was meant to be easily dubbed, especially since most of the characters' names are pretty grounded and realistic with some exceptions (nobody IRL is named "Free" lol and I'm still convinced "Marlya" is a translation screwup that should have been "Mariya")
Apr 29, 2019 3:48 PM

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I don't know why everyone is hating on this, saying the episodes are bad and the story is boring or there's no story at all. Everything was pretty well explained since the beginning and a little more with each episode, then the characters are pretty different from each other and the action is very good. The animation with the music is perfect, idk what there is to blame here??
Also, people were complaining about the flashbacks and how the first two episodes were here just to introduce each one of the MCs' long lost friend but it's nothing new??? Many animes do that and they're not all that bad, plus there are not that much flashback, go watch Naruto or something else then you'll see what's "too much flashbacks". I feel like people are complaining about this one just because it's an original story.

I personally like it, this episode was as good as the others and I'm looking forward to the next one.
Apr 30, 2019 12:38 AM
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What a weak season; RobiHachi is the only thing that makes me smile, but there is nothing really impressive. This show, I have to drop it.

Fairy Gone reminds me of sitting in a library and filling out paperwork. That is the feeling I get when the characters talk to each other, about things I stopped caring about. The fights just pile on so I stop caring about them too.

It's a shame, because it is a concept I usually like. Bonding with a supernatural aide. Except the aides don't talk, they are just tools. It isn't interesting when they are on the screen.

A fight - bring out the fairies. Fairies are quiet, fight for a while head to head. There is no feeling in this.

There is a tome to find. It's such a by-the-numbers way of making the factions fight in a city environment. I think the tome was handled badly, the show doesn't make me interested in it.
Apr 30, 2019 4:42 AM

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kikusan said:
I don't know why everyone is hating on this, saying the episodes are bad and the story is boring or there's no story at all. Everything was pretty well explained since the beginning and a little more with each episode, then the characters are pretty different from each other and the action is very good. The animation with the music is perfect, idk what there is to blame here??
Also, people were complaining about the flashbacks and how the first two episodes were here just to introduce each one of the MCs' long lost friend but it's nothing new??? Many animes do that and they're not all that bad, plus there are not that much flashback, go watch Naruto or something else then you'll see what's "too much flashbacks". I feel like people are complaining about this one just because it's an original story.

I personally like it, this episode was as good as the others and I'm looking forward to the next one.

Going to be divisive no doubt. I personally enjoy it as well so far.
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Apr 30, 2019 7:38 AM

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Story barely keeps this show together. Songs are what make me through it.
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May 1, 2019 4:58 AM

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An okayish episode.

So many characters after the black tome.

May 1, 2019 3:24 PM
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Okay, I think I'm done now. It got one extra episode because I couldn't decide whether or not I was bored with it, but now I've made up my mind.

Everything else is actually pretty good, the only thing that's turning me off is the story itself. There's not much effort put into actual worldbuilding, we're just tossed around between different locations that don't seem all that unique from each other. Also, I find it really hard to care about what's going on, or any character besides our three protagonists. On top of that, their backstories as of this point in the show are really vague and messy. It's a shame, I want to see more original anime shine.
May 1, 2019 5:27 PM

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Hah Sweetie after the Tome as well now with the help of Patty. She seems really tired in that chasing screen xD
May 2, 2019 1:06 AM
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Veronica ❤️❤️❤️ Saving the day
May 2, 2019 8:16 AM

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If the book is a fake I don't get why they chased Patricia instead of letting her flee with it
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May 2, 2019 7:11 PM

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kikusan said:
I don't know why everyone is hating on this, saying the episodes are bad and the story is boring or there's no story at all. Everything was pretty well explained since the beginning and a little more with each episode, then the characters are pretty different from each other and the action is very good. The animation with the music is perfect, idk what there is to blame here??
Also, people were complaining about the flashbacks and how the first two episodes were here just to introduce each one of the MCs' long lost friend but it's nothing new??? Many animes do that and they're not all that bad, plus there are not that much flashback, go watch Naruto or something else then you'll see what's "too much flashbacks". I feel like people are complaining about this one just because it's an original story.

I personally like it, this episode was as good as the others and I'm looking forward to the next one.

I do like like this anime in terms that it has an interesting concept and I love historical style settings, Violet Evergarden was one of my favorites last year, but I think the anime's biggest downfall is its lack emotional impact. To be fair, it's set up well enough but it just... doesn't hit you. The characters unfortunately don't help much either. Yes, they all have their pasts but beyond that there's just isn't much going to really care about them. I'm willing to give this another two episodes but if the anime step up it's game, I'm sadly going to have to drop it.
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May 3, 2019 2:44 AM

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this anime is progressing really nicely.I dun see any reason for such low rating infact it's better than a lot of other airing animes rght now.
May 3, 2019 5:14 AM

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Saved! Ver came in the nick of time!
4/5.


May 3, 2019 9:39 AM
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Free just keeps getting knocked around. The music is decent. And yeah finally Ver came to rescue Marlya.
May 3, 2019 3:57 PM

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Oh my god.

This episode was awful.
Editing is awful.
Sound mixing is awful.
The animation is way below what we expect about P.A. Works.

What happened?
May 4, 2019 6:31 AM

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It was okay. The best part was Veronica coming to save Marlya.

The first half or rather two thirds of the entire episode was meh.

臭い-
May 4, 2019 2:43 PM

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Ver crashing in was supposed to be the money shot, but I’ll be damned if I can understand what’s going on. I have the feeling they chose the wrong director for this.
May 6, 2019 9:39 AM

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Kinda surprised y'all think this is so bad. This is the most middle of the road thing airing. Feels like its high production values are completely neutralized by how generic and shitty the story is, and how uninteresting the characters are.
May 7, 2019 9:32 AM

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Better episode than the other 3 in my opinion.
May 9, 2019 7:19 PM
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Got damn! I love the characterization of Veronica's character. It looks great👌.
Making calculations I think Marlya is around 21 to 22 years old and Veronica 23 to 24 years old.

Why did Patricia de Gui Carlin carry such a large suitcase? And why did he only ask for water? WTF? xD
May 12, 2019 3:37 PM

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Look, more crazy people.

That part with Veronica coming in with the ed playing was great.
All weebs creatures of the galaxy, hear this message. Those of you who listen will not be struck by western animation. You will no longer know hunger, nor pain. Your Anime have come to lead you now. Our strength shall serve as a luminous sun toward which all intelligence may blossom. And the impervious shelter beneath which you will prosper. However, for those who refuse our offer and cling to their western animation ways… For you, there will be great wrath.
May 30, 2019 2:17 PM
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Homm said:
Ok I'm done, dropping it...

exactly my feeling
Jun 8, 2019 9:37 AM
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I keep forgetting that there is going to be 24 episodes in this daunting show, it better get more interesting or else it's going to be a total grinding pain to get through the whole thing.
Maybe Veronica will come to her sense, or maybe she is, and it would turn out to be that both the protagonist and that dude realize that they are on the bad side.
I ship the two by the way.
Also, I really love how they handle next-episode previews.
Jun 19, 2019 6:47 AM
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This anime is too mediocre with a lot of forced flashbacks. There was a flashback about how Marlya envied Ver for having parents and a lot of happiness but it led to nowhere. There was literary no reason for that flashback!! Free is more like a supporting character A rather than one of the main characters. I honestly didn't understand why a lot of people were so hateful about this anime but I am beginning to understand.
Jul 13, 2019 12:54 PM

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Hmm... ok ?
Petty voice actor sounds nice and veronica big hero entrance is classic


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Jan 8, 2020 5:24 AM

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Seeing Veronica coming to the rescue must mean that she hasn't completely abandoned her past

I wonder why Jonathan was playing around instead of immediately catching Marlya, because from the looks of it he had a lot of chances to catch her while running after her

Feb 13, 2021 11:25 AM
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I'm still enjoying this. the story is quite interesting, if not still a bit murky. but I have to say the dialogue between the main girl and guy is pretty terrible. I think some of it is the english va's doing a mediocre job at times (even though I like the main guy's voice) and part of it is just really flat/lame dialogue

one example:

*girls awakes and sits up in bed*

after she sits up, the guy says, "you can sit up"

and the girl replies, "yes, [something or other]"

It's like the damn Naruto water prison jutsu meme. the scene where the girl passed out in the guy's arms was so inorganic. they're trying to force a love story here, right? it feels so inauthentic. and the guy's hand/arm gestures/mannerisms when he speaks are kind of annoying. I don't know if that's in the manga or if it was simply a poor directorial choice by the studio

fortunately that stuff is relatively minor, overall, and has zero bearing on the actual plot, which is actually good

I've got this sitting at an 8/10 right now; borderline 7/10. I'm hopeful it sticks in that 7-8/10 range
Aug 15, 2021 5:17 AM

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Ver made a grande entrance! Lets see how her 1v1 with Jona will go.. hmm I wonder who will win :P
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