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| This is just... boring? I didn't love the first season altough I was one of those that was interested because of the initial hate Naofumi got, but since all of that is in the past, right now this looks like any other generic isekai with dumb fights without or with very little logic in their actions (and convenient magic like "I'm going to give you my power too! [Pew sounds]") Ziyall said: Okay, we've established that a lot of the story has been cut, and I get why. If you're into the story and read the novels, you don't mind the training arcs and such, but it can be boring in an anime. But this feels so wonky, I guess is the word I wanna use... I'm glad I'm a novel reader, and I feel you need to be a novel reader in order to get any sense of what going on. Things seems to be all over the place, not only in terms of the story telling, but also in terms of cinematography. Some shots doesn't seem to make much sense and could be easily cut, while other would are missing. Just a quick line or two from someone saying something about something to explain why events unfold, or simply show it on screen. It feels so messy, almost like if it was a film student or something directing it. I don't want to trash talk it, because I love this series. But some of the creative decisions just seems so strange to me. There is also so much cg, and it looks terrible, at least some of it. The turtle looks to be lagging when it's moving, almost like it's made and programmed with less fps then the rest of the anime. It looks like cg in anime looked 3-4 years ago, and they've had much more time to work on it. Granted, I know many of the delays were due to covid, but still. It feels rushed, and it's a shame. Granted, this arc isn't my favorite, and the author really starts hitting it home in terms of great writing around vol. 10 and onwards, after this arc is over. But I still feel it's being done a bit of a disservice. My biggest fear is that people will drop the series very quickly, if they haven't already. And given what's been teasted in the opening, there is a lot of really good story to come. And Shield Hero is a really good story, it would be a bit of a shame if an anime adaptation that doesn't live up to the quality of season 1 in terms of production would be the thing that kills that buzz for the series. And unfortunately, I fear this might be the case, unless things improve very soon. I think that you are one of the few people that read and like the source material, but also can understand why people may not like the anime and its fails in terms of adaptation. Thank you for that. Also, the anime and the source material are two different things, don't feel sorry for disliking/criticizing the adaptation. |
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| Naofumi creating a flag to show his position on the field was pretty intuitive of a move for it also allows him to raise the morale of the troops as well via sight alone. Using natural terrain to site heavy weapons is textbook but still damm effective. Nice to see Ost show her skills via the display of gravity magic. The siege weapon teams really need to be commended for holding the line in the face of the Tortoise's assault. But it was the king's sacrifice that halted the tortoise. That charge and the assault that lead to the beheading was beautifully done. Looks like though they need to board the Tortoise to defeat it entirely. Overall an excellent ep that featured some pretty neat action and lore expansion. Im actually quite glad that the studio decided to expand upon Ost by giving her original scenes that served to not only showcase her personality but her magic as well. Curious to see who the mastermind of this crisis is. |
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| TF was that cliffhanger? Well, I'm kind of glad tho, I like Ost and didn't want her to go so soon. Anyway, I don't know if I'm not feeling it but this isn't even half as good as season 1 episodes. Each season 1 episode used to be so exciting and entertaining to watch and this season just feels bland. There are literally no emotions involved or I didn't feel anything while watching this episode, no shock or sadness because someone died or happy when they thought they finally defeated the tortoise, nothing. Is it that this arc is boring or the studio is doing a bad job at adapting it? I mean one would have expected high quality after it took so long for season 2 but all my expectations have been killed now, thoroughly disappointed. I honestly love Tate no Yuusha, having rated season 1 a 10/10, I was looking for stuff in this season so I can rate this 10/10 as well but unfortuantely there's nothing, it's been 3 episode so it's time to rate and for now I can't rate this more than 6/10. I'm really hoping that this improves so I can rate this 10/10. |
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| thought this season was going to be all about taking down the turtle its way to fast paced |
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SpicyRamen8539 said: WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT ISN'T DEAD? IT'S HEAD IS CLEAN OFF! Was it not the real spirit tortoise? I'm so confused! as always this show throws me for a fool. this was over all another amazing episode, I'm 90% certain the spirit tortoise was CGI but honestly I couldn't tell a difference between it and the rest of the environment, so glad some animes are getting better with it. then again if it was awful I'm pretty sure most of us fans of the show wouldn't been pissed so they probably did extra work to make it look and blend in better. I can guarantee your eyes did not deceive you. It's the real Spirit Tortoise! I know it sounds strange but the mastermind is still hidden somewhere, and if the Spirit Tortoise did actually died then how come the familiar Ost Horai is still there? I see you lack some of CGI comparisons. What need to search some CGIs and look up at the comments. It'll help you at understanding them. |
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Marinate1016 said: Am I tripping or did they skip all of Rishia, Raphtalia and naofumi Hengen Muso training ?? Or at least most of it? That was some of the best stuff about this arc. It’s hard to evaluate these episodes independently because of how bad the season has been adapted, but this was a decent ep I suppose. The fight did drag on in the LN so I understand condensing some of that in the anime medium, wasn’t a fan of the CGI turtle, but I also hate all CG so it is what it is. Thought they did a good job of showing the scale of the fight and how many casualties were taken which is of course important for later on. I’m not a fan of OST’s potrayal either. Yep they did skip the training sub arc but given that was five entire chapters long its a necessary sacrifice. |
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Shingster said: Marinate1016 said: Am I tripping or did they skip all of Rishia, Raphtalia and naofumi Hengen Muso training ?? Or at least most of it? That was some of the best stuff about this arc. It’s hard to evaluate these episodes independently because of how bad the season has been adapted, but this was a decent ep I suppose. The fight did drag on in the LN so I understand condensing some of that in the anime medium, wasn’t a fan of the CGI turtle, but I also hate all CG so it is what it is. Thought they did a good job of showing the scale of the fight and how many casualties were taken which is of course important for later on. I’m not a fan of OST’s potrayal either. Yep they did skip the training sub arc but given that was five entire chapters long its a necessary sacrifice. They could’ve condensed it some, rather than outright skipping |
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Marinate1016 said: Shingster said: Yep they did skip the training sub arc but given that was five entire chapters long its a necessary sacrifice. They could’ve condensed it some, rather than outright skipping Maybe. Though given how much was explained within those chapters i have a feeling that condensing it would have caused further problems within the narrative. And from a anime perspective i don't think there will be many that will be willing to sit through a entire episode or episodes that explained the events if that arc. Remember this season is only 13 episodes compared to the 25 that the first season had. The studios don't have the luxury of time here. |
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Shingster said: Maybe. Though given how much was explained within those chapters i have a feeling that condensing it would have caused further problems within the narrative. And from a anime perspective i don't think there will be many that will be willing to sit through a entire episode or episodes that explained the events if that arc. Remember this season is only 13 episodes compared to the 25 that the first season had. The studios don't have the luxury of time here. Still doesn’t excuse it but that’s cool you’re ok wit it. Not I. |
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| Seeing the old granny unleash her crescent moon technique on the monsters looked impressive in terms of production values, but the other parts of the episode lacked that treatment. The CGI used for the tortoise looked fine, model wise. However, its movements, most of the time, were choppy in terms of frames and that can be a little disappointing. Regardless, I do like the combo attack of Raphtalia and Filo as it looked like they were successful in beheading the tortoise. However, the fact that Ost hasn't disappeared means that the tortoise is still not dead yet. It'll be interesting to see how the next episode will play out. This one was good, but it wasn't great as I hoped it would be. |
KANLen09 said: FragmantLemon said: Shouldn't this be a spoiler?Still waiting for the reveal of Ost being the actual mastermind behind its attacks all along, I can feel it How to spoil if I've never read the manga/LN for Shield Hero kek. I never bought Ost's introduction as "helping Naofumi take down the Spirit Tortoise as a task as its familiar" as that just sounds fishy af and this episode further cements my theory that she actually is the one behind its rampage for unknown motives as of yet |
| You know what, this ain't too bad actually. I still find it all slightly cringe, but that's no issue in the broader scope of things. The only thing I would've change is the introduction the the spirit tortoise itself. It is shown briefly before the actual encounter, but it's when our characters lay their eyes on it that really matters. Perhaps I'd have the army lying in wait, seeing nothing, but hearing the thundering footsteps and its echoing wail far in the distance. The camera would pan onto the faces of the soldiers, fear being struck into their hearts by the impending doom that is coming upon them. Slowly but surely, a monolith dark figure can be seen through the fog, until it finally emerges in full sight, eyes blazing, as it lets out a deafening roar, challenging all those who dare to oppose him. The chick leading the army then gets her angry face on, turns to her soldiers and gives a quick but epic speech before then getting the Tortoise's attention and leading it away from the populace and to Naofumi who would deliver the final blow. But instead they're all running, and then it kind of just shows up behind him. That's okay too I guess... It's the very end of the episode which you really have to give points to though. While they're all somewhat grieving for the familiar chick (sorry I don't remember anybody's names), she shows up behind them, fully alive, for some magical reason, yay. Of course they would keep her alive. BUT... there is an actual legitimate reason why she's still around. The Tortoise has not yet been fully defeated. HECK yeah, the cringe I thought it was going for by keeping a waifu alive, has been deleted, and their attention has to go back onto the Tortoise. I'm not a light novel reader of this so I had no idea. While it did take quite a bit of effort to take it down, it still kind of got defeated relatively easily. After all, it was hyped up for two episodes, and taken down in one. I actually was expecting this ordeal, this arc, to last the whole season. Perhaps that would be too long, but I'm glad it is lasting for more than a mere 3 episodes. Was never a fan of Shield Hero, but now I'm actually looking forward to next week's episode. |
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| The cgi looked passable, but the scale was off... The drawing though really went downhill, not to say it was great this season to begin with so its almost trash territory here, the cuts, angles and script kinda sucked too, and with how they changed up (naofumi's party went in FIRST with support from the back, not the army charging in first, blindly) what happened so much to the point it didn't even make sense (i mean, sending the cavalry and troops against it? what the hell?)... I liked last season but i think i'll be dropping this one. |
GRAND_SEYED said: Not gonna lie this 3 episode was shit There is just no feeling in the show As one of the fans I've to say im totally disappointed Hope it gets better Gonna agree with that, but don't think there's much chance of it getting much better. |
| That was an OK episode. I think the issue is that this didn't feel high stakes enough. And without the high stakes, there wasn't much tension. Without tension, it's hard to get invested in the fight. Still cool to see Raphtalia and Filo working together like that. They've both come far. I don't trust Ost as far as I can throw her. We're basically being tugged along according to what she can conveniently remember at any given time. I'm beginning to suspect she may be more than just a familiar. It sounds as thought the battle has only just begun. I wonder if we'll see the other lesser heroes mentioned in the previous episodes? |
joexmdq said: This is just... boring? I didn't love the first season altough I was one of those that was interested because of the initial hate Naofumi got, but since all of that is in the past, right now this looks like any other generic isekai with dumb fights without or with very little logic in their actions (and convenient magic like "I'm going to give you my power too! [Pew sounds]") Ziyall said: Okay, we've established that a lot of the story has been cut, and I get why. If you're into the story and read the novels, you don't mind the training arcs and such, but it can be boring in an anime. But this feels so wonky, I guess is the word I wanna use... I'm glad I'm a novel reader, and I feel you need to be a novel reader in order to get any sense of what going on. Things seems to be all over the place, not only in terms of the story telling, but also in terms of cinematography. Some shots doesn't seem to make much sense and could be easily cut, while other would are missing. Just a quick line or two from someone saying something about something to explain why events unfold, or simply show it on screen. It feels so messy, almost like if it was a film student or something directing it. I don't want to trash talk it, because I love this series. But some of the creative decisions just seems so strange to me. There is also so much cg, and it looks terrible, at least some of it. The turtle looks to be lagging when it's moving, almost like it's made and programmed with less fps then the rest of the anime. It looks like cg in anime looked 3-4 years ago, and they've had much more time to work on it. Granted, I know many of the delays were due to covid, but still. It feels rushed, and it's a shame. Granted, this arc isn't my favorite, and the author really starts hitting it home in terms of great writing around vol. 10 and onwards, after this arc is over. But I still feel it's being done a bit of a disservice. My biggest fear is that people will drop the series very quickly, if they haven't already. And given what's been teasted in the opening, there is a lot of really good story to come. And Shield Hero is a really good story, it would be a bit of a shame if an anime adaptation that doesn't live up to the quality of season 1 in terms of production would be the thing that kills that buzz for the series. And unfortunately, I fear this might be the case, unless things improve very soon. I think that you are one of the few people that read and like the source material, but also can understand why people may not like the anime and its fails in terms of adaptation. Thank you for that. Also, the anime and the source material are two different things, don't feel sorry for disliking/criticizing the adaptation. Well except season 1 was adapted pretty well, story wise, art and animation where also FAR better (even if they weren't super amazing or anything outside some select scenes, also UI of the shield, vfx of magic and skills looked really smooth and good), it was also well directed. This season though COMPLETELY jambled up the story, is horribly directed, and looks like shit frankly - the characters are barely passable but the animation is near non existent and the backgrounds vary from just a little over ok to horrible washed out garbage, especially this episode. |
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| The Spirit Tortoise didn't look that bad to be honest and I figured it wouldn't go down that easily despite being decapitated. Even Ost was just standing around as if nothing happened. I wish Rishia would get rid of that ridiculous Filo outfit. |
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| Raphtalia's and Filo's plot armor is so high level that it's even waterproof! They don't have a drop of blood on them after decapitating a giant turtle and standing in the rain of blood that follows. |
| I feel like the pacing is soooooooooooooooo off that's insane. Almost no impact seen from the tortoise, you see nothing of the hero, no RPG element, no adventure, just a big ass tortoise and we just slash it until it dies. And what's that thing with the girl at the end : "Wait, you're still there ?" "Oh yeah, that's right" ... |
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| Naofumi: Now stand aside, worthy adversary. Spirit Tortoise: 'Tis but a scratch. Naofumi: A scratch? Your head's off! Spirit Tortoise: No, it isn't. Naofumi: Well, what's that then? Spirit Tortoise: I've had worse. Naofumi: You liar! Spirit Tortoise: Just a flesh wound. |
| Ya know.. I'm all for a good climactic fight.. even if it doesn't ends there.. But this is waaay too fast paced.. WTF.. we literally got introduced to the big ass turtle 2 episodes back and we are now having war with it? where people are literally dying? At least give me some time to get used to the characters , the world and especially when there is a 4 year gap between season 1 and season 2.. I don't even know half the characters or what's going on.. Reading other people comments, looks like the studio decided to skip the freaking training arc.. so we the viewers are going in blind.. and we will see stuff that we won't even know how our main cast got.. All these complains and I haven't even touched the production value.. They had 3+ years to work on this and they butchered it.. |
| And to think I was somewhat looking forward to this second season. It's gone down the Attack on Titan route, the mystery elements made AOT great to watch until majority of them were finally solved, here it was the Shield Hero fighting to save his name, now that's solve... We are left with mediocrity. |
| Probably the best episode so far, Naofumi rising the morals of the army was just incredible. The combination attack between Ost, Filo and Rapthalia was great, the animation was spot on. Never mind that, the CGI wasn't even bad, they seriously did a great job. Forgot to mention the old bamba doing some taijutsu was crazy LOL. |
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SpicyRamen8539 said: PurpleGirl203 said: I can guarantee your eyes did not deceive you. It's the real Spirit Tortoise! I know it sounds strange but the mastermind is still hidden somewhere, and if the Spirit Tortoise did actually died then how come the familiar Ost Horai is still there? I see you lack some of CGI comparisons. What need to search some CGIs and look up at the comments. It'll help you at understanding them. You telling me that the spirit tortoise is dead, but because whoever is controlling it is the reason why Ost Horai still alive. Also seen plenty of CGI (looking at you Ex-Arm) in anime, just me personally the spirit tortoise didn't look out place such as the CGI abomination creatures in OverLord season 3 then again that was a flat barren wasteland and creature's the size of a skyscraper.that made goat noises if I remember correctly. Compared to the spirit tortoise that has a rock on it's shell or shell made from rock that's pointy either way it was difficult to tell compared to the usually cgi abominations I'm used to. What I'm trying to say is that As long as Ost Horai is alive, the Tortoise is not dead. Or are you trying to say the beast will look more like a zombie now it doesn't have its head? You need to check the previous episode again for the explanation of Ost's existence and mission. I don't know about Overlord so I can't help you with that, but I know Arifureta have unbearable CGIs (if worse or better than Overlord, I don't know) :/ |
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| 3 episode in, i stil didnt know Why Eclair there? and why Rushia, i mean Rishia always wear costume all time? Really enjoyable to make me sleep middle of episode |
| I liked this episode. The first six minutes was actually pretty epic with Naofumi raising the Flag...I liked that a lot. Showed how far he has come. The CGI wasn't the worst I've ever seen so Ill let it slide. That ending had me like "Whoa...wtf?!?!" So I am excited for next week! |
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| Everything is 10x times worse than it was in the LN. 10x times smaller turtle. 10x times smaller armies. Wtf they did with that spike attack lol. She should use the ray of death from her mouth like Godzilla wiping hundreds of people. |
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| Given how this season, according to source readers, has been rushed so far, I actually did think they completely defeated the Tortoise already and were set to move on lol. But it makes sense it isn't done yet, given how easy this all seemed. |
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| Not very excited about the spirit tortoise arc, I hope it ends soon. Naofumi with the flag carries the army again. The CGI of the tortoise looks pretty bad to me. I hope they killed it next ep |
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| I don't care about what's happening because nothing was built up. They just flung us into this arc with slightly stronger characters and other side characters that we haven't gotten to know. I don't feel sad that the general/king guy died in that explosion, but the characters facial expressions tell me I should. They feel sad that the familar woman "died", why you only knew her for a day. I'm so disappointed with this season. Shield Hero season 2 should have been the star of the Spring 2022 season. For goodness sake they pushed it back 6 months, just to deliver this rushed crap. |
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