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| @Killuan I don't want to be rude but I don't really care anymore. This doesn't fit my taste and it's not going to be entertaining for 25 episodes for me. With characters as basic as this you need to at least have some worldbuilding or interesting combat system, maybe have some sidecharacters to focus on for some variety (sneaking out to make master happy doesnt count) idk |
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Esquirtit said: well just keep in mind that next episode will be good if they adapt it faithfully and there shouldnt be three episodes in a row like this again.@Killuan I don't want to be rude but I don't really care anymore. This doesn't fit my taste and it's not going to be entertaining for 25 episodes for me. With characters as basic as this you need to at least have some worldbuilding or interesting combat system, maybe have some sidecharacters to focus on for some variety (sneaking out to make master happy doesnt count) idk |
Esquirtit said: @Killuan I don't want to be rude but I don't really care anymore. This doesn't fit my taste and it's not going to be entertaining for 25 episodes for me. With characters as basic as this you need to at least have some worldbuilding or interesting combat system, maybe have some sidecharacters to focus on for some variety (sneaking out to make master happy doesnt count) idk No worries, man. I mean, it's your opinion and we'll respect it as long as there's no stepping on anyone else's. I found entertainment and enjoyment value from this episode and that's good enough for me, personally. Next episode should be much better, hopefully. |
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Esquirtit said: @Killuan I don't want to be rude but I don't really care anymore. This doesn't fit my taste and it's not going to be entertaining for 25 episodes for me. With characters as basic as this you need to at least have some worldbuilding or interesting combat system, maybe have some sidecharacters to focus on for some variety (sneaking out to make master happy doesnt count) idk Sorry to butt in. If you expect something that it's like the 1st 4 episode then it's your fault that you set high expectations for this anime. Maybe this kind of anime that balances the mood of the story is not your cup of tea. |
| The whole plant situation at the start of this episode was probably the first actually interesting thing in this series. Pretty cool that it was parasitic, plus we got the bonus of some tentacle hentai. Shame it ended so quickly. Sadly, the "abilities" of SH seem more and more like asspull. He just happens to have all these relevant skills right when they are needed, with no explanation of how or when he got them. And it seems like few of them have much to do with actually using his shield for, say, shielding stuff. His abilities seem to have more to do with magic and alchemy than anything else. Maybe they should have called the series "Rise of the Plot Convenience Hero" instead, and made it a satire of the isekai genre? "He's so quiet and cool, isn't he?" No Raphtalia, he's milquetoast. The last half of the episode was ... pathetic? I have no idea why this romance/jealousy angle is being forced into the story. Raphtalia's character has been reduced to chasing after Naofumi, and he just doesn't deserve her. |
Cleckeroo said: Antanaru said: Was that a fucking filler? I don't remember any of this crap around hot springs in the manga. Character models were off, writing was garbage, it has filler written all over it. So much source material and they do shit like this? Awful episode. You do realize that this anime is adapted from the LN version not the manga. The 2nd part was from the 2nd volume extra chapter because they want to save the next episode for the climax of Vol.2, if you already read the manga I assume you already know it. An advice: Do not expect people to understand, they will always complain, exactly because they can't wait and they want everything now. Some people don't even bother to think about what they say and say "wrong" facts, like the Manga is the original source Hell, some people even complain when they know everything because "it didn't come sooner" There is a big difference in legitimate criticism and blind hate |
| May our sweet and Merciful Madoka be with you |
| Obligatory onsen scene....... First half was boring ngl, but mollified that they turned the usual "girls get jealous over protag" story into one where they bond instead. |
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AwesomeAlfie27 said: Cleckeroo said: You do realize that this anime is adapted from the LN version not the manga. The 2nd part was from the 2nd volume extra chapter because they want to save the next episode for the climax of Vol.2, if you already read the manga I assume you already know it. An advice: Do not expect people to understand, they will always complain, exactly because they can't wait and they want everything now. Some people don't even bother to think about what they say and say "wrong" facts, like the Manga is the original source Hell, some people even complain when they know everything because "it didn't come sooner" There is a big difference in legitimate criticism and blind hate Well I'm old enough to understand that there are no perfect anime exists because of people have different tastes. But if they have the wrong impression of the series or they misunderstood the context of some scenes or some elements that is misunderstood because that can be explain the later episodes, I will defend it by my current knowledge of the series and clearing their misunderstanding. Except for trolls or haters that hates the series for shallow reasons, I don't waste my precious time to them. Thanks for the advice btw I really appreciate it. |
Esquirtit said: Damn one of the worst episodes I've seen in a while, all of the dialogue is either NPCs sucking his dick or birdloli and raccoonwaifu having beef. Makes me wonder how stupid the reason everyone hates Shield Hero is going to be. Where is the underdog story of a hero having to buy slaves because everyone hates him, I only see a dude with a harem doing sidequests waiting for Team Rocket to make their appearance again What I'm wondering is how he, or at least the audience, doesn't know the reason yet. If everyone hates the shield hero so much you'd think the reason would have gotten back to him by now. |
| OK episode. I expect some drama all the time, so it's hard to enjoy relaxed episodes like this, even if I usually like those. It seems next week will get serious. |
| @killian I enjoyed last episode, and I'm not dropping this show it's not like I don't enjoy it all I just come here to complain @Cleckeroo episode 2, 5 and this one are terrible imo I enjoyed the other ones |
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SSL443 said: I think it's some stupid destiny shit because of the book in episode 1 or how Raphtalias dad said Shield hero was a nice guyEsquirtit said: Damn one of the worst episodes I've seen in a while, all of the dialogue is either NPCs sucking his dick or birdloli and raccoonwaifu having beef. Makes me wonder how stupid the reason everyone hates Shield Hero is going to be. Where is the underdog story of a hero having to buy slaves because everyone hates him, I only see a dude with a harem doing sidequests waiting for Team Rocket to make their appearance again What I'm wondering is how he, or at least the audience, doesn't know the reason yet. If everyone hates the shield hero so much you'd think the reason would have gotten back to him by now. |
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Esquirtit said: @killian I enjoyed last episode, and I'm not dropping this show it's not like I don't enjoy it all I just come here to complain @Cleckeroo episode 2, 5 and this one are terrible imo I enjoyed the other ones Then you will enjoy the next one if you enjoyed those episodes. This series is not serious as you think it is. :) |
AwesomeAlfie27 said: Another advice: eat a dick. I know it's not adapted from the manga but one, manga adaptations usually follow LN story line so it's safe to assume they match, two, second part of the episode was so God damn awful, it's hard to believe it's not a filler. It's actually even worse because it means the source can get that bad without the usual anime production bullshit. I know what comes next in the story but it doesn't change the criticism about this episode in any way.Cleckeroo said: You do realize that this anime is adapted from the LN version not the manga. The 2nd part was from the 2nd volume extra chapter because they want to save the next episode for the climax of Vol.2, if you already read the manga I assume you already know it. An advice: Do not expect people to understand, they will always complain, exactly because they can't wait and they want everything now. Some people don't even bother to think about what they say and say "wrong" facts, like the Manga is the original source Hell, some people even complain when they know everything because "it didn't come sooner" There is a big difference in legitimate criticism and blind hate |
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SSL443 said: The whole plant situation at the start of this episode was probably the first actually interesting thing in this series. Pretty cool that it was parasitic, plus we got the bonus of some tentacle hentai. Shame it ended so quickly. Sadly, the "abilities" of SH seem more and more like asspull. He just happens to have all these relevant skills right when they are needed, with no explanation of how or when he got them. And it seems like few of them have much to do with actually using his shield for, say, shielding stuff. His abilities seem to have more to do with magic and alchemy than anything else. Maybe they should have called the series "Rise of the Plot Convenience Hero" instead, and made it a satire of the isekai genre? "He's so quiet and cool, isn't he?" No Raphtalia, he's milquetoast. The last half of the episode was ... pathetic? I have no idea why this romance/jealousy angle is being forced into the story. Raphtalia's character has been reduced to chasing after Naofumi, and he just doesn't deserve her. Sadly, the anime leaves out a lot concerning the shield abilities. The shield Naofumi uses right now? From the Chimera the heroes killed in the first wave (I think it is that one at least). He got it in the village Filo hatched in. But there we just saw the flesh hanging in that barn, because of that montage, so how could anime only watchers know? It is a fault of the anime, since they would just need to show him absorb some things. And the plant fight was also a bit different, but I digress. The anime changed a whole lot of things this episode. I still liked it in the end, but it could've been done better. |
Cleckeroo said: AwesomeAlfie27 said: An advice: Do not expect people to understand, they will always complain, exactly because they can't wait and they want everything now. Some people don't even bother to think about what they say and say "wrong" facts, like the Manga is the original source Hell, some people even complain when they know everything because "it didn't come sooner" There is a big difference in legitimate criticism and blind hate Well I'm old enough to understand that there are no perfect anime exists because of people have different tastes. But if they have the wrong impression of the series or they misunderstood the context of some scenes or some elements that is misunderstood because that can be explain the later episodes, I will defend it by my current knowledge of the series and clearing their misunderstanding. Except for trolls or haters that hates the series for shallow reasons, I don't waste my precious time to them. Thanks for the advice btw I really appreciate it. Always defend your opinions, it's your right Thank your for answering, i just wanted to save you from wasting your time in these "discussions" |
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Antanaru said: AwesomeAlfie27 said: Another advice: eat a dick. I know it's not adapted from the manga but one, manga adaptations usually follow LN story line so it's safe to assume they match, two, second part of the episode was so God damn awful, it's hard to believe it's not a filler. It's actually even worse because it means the source can get that bad without the usual anime production bullshit. I know what comes next in the story but it doesn't change the criticism about this episode in any way.An advice: Do not expect people to understand, they will always complain, exactly because they can't wait and they want everything now. Some people don't even bother to think about what they say and say "wrong" facts, like the Manga is the original source Hell, some people even complain when they know everything because "it didn't come sooner" There is a big difference in legitimate criticism and blind hate Yeah they follow the storyline but there are scenes that the LN has but not in the manga. I agree with the fact this is the weakest episode so far if you want a huge progression of story, but if you're for a change of pace this episode and the previous two are perfect fit. BTW I'm not forcing my opinion on you. We can have different opinions. |
BlackLatias said: Sadly, the anime leaves out a lot concerning the shield abilities. The shield Naofumi uses right now? From the Chimera the heroes killed in the first wave (I think it is that one at least). He got it in the village Filo hatched in. But there we just saw the flesh hanging in that barn, because of that montage, so how could anime only watchers know? It is a fault of the anime, since they would just need to show him absorb some things. And the plant fight was also a bit different, but I digress. The anime changed a whole lot of things this episode. I still liked it in the end, but it could've been done better. I recall from the producer/director AMA that they deliberately downlayed the "game" aspect of the world, which presumably includes the shield abilities. Seems like they took that approach too far because the shield seems like an afterthought at this point. That said, I still find some of the abilities to be strange. Like, why would he be able to manipulate plants just because he absorbed a plant? I can see if he could shoot vines out of his shield or something, or even get the regenerative abilities. But instead he is now some kind of ultimate greenthumb? K. |
Antanaru said: AwesomeAlfie27 said: Another advice: eat a dick. I know it's not adapted from the manga but one, manga adaptations usually follow LN story line so it's safe to assume they match, two, second part of the episode was so God damn awful, it's hard to believe it's not a filler. It's actually even worse because it means the source can get that bad without the usual anime production bullshit. I know what comes next in the story but it doesn't change the criticism about this episode in any way.An advice: Do not expect people to understand, they will always complain, exactly because they can't wait and they want everything now. Some people don't even bother to think about what they say and say "wrong" facts, like the Manga is the original source Hell, some people even complain when they know everything because "it didn't come sooner" There is a big difference in legitimate criticism and blind hate 1.I have already eaten dinner 2.How do you know i like the series?I never posted my opinion on the episode, as far as you know i hate Shield Hero 3.This was my mistake, i just wanted to say that to @Cleckeroo, but i don't know how to use the BBCode well and i dragged you into this |
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| So, what I expected was real... I started having a bad sensation at episode four and now I know I was correct, this anime is slowly fading and becoming filler and mainstream... I mean, if you needed 4 filler episodes out o seven, you should just make a 12 or 13 episode series instead f 25... As said infinite times, it has potential but now I feel like it is trashing it selfbup...the way episode one was made was just perfect, but they just needed to start putting fillers and harem-like situations, like there aren't other anime which already do this... I feel really really sad and disappointed by the path this anime choose to follow, I feel like dropping it, if it wasn't for the post-credit scene, I hope other people finally realize it themselves |
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| Didn't really care much for this episode, until that post-ED scene. It looks like the story will pick up more after these last couple, relatively chill episodes. |
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OG_Gattsu said: PS: Naofumi was given a pick hammer as a present. “I can’t use another item to fight with besides my shield” hur durr. Well, you got one now. Tool=/=weapon. In episode 2 he has a pickaxe that he uses to mine ore but doesn't use against the dog. |
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mecegirl said: But actually he was not given a pick hammer. He was given a crafting hammer. Its not even big enough to be used as a weapon. Like it's tiny. You couldn't even use it for blacksmiths its really little. He uses it to do jewelry making with minerals and gemstones. And he ends up selling accessories along with his potions. He could use it as a kubaton. |
| One of those "calm periods", when seemingly grim yet rational title becomes funny and cute for some episodes, then returns back to somewhat grim. This ruins ongoings for me, because it's a pain to wait for a couple of weeks until anime comes back to what I started watching it for. When you watch a whole anime in one sit, this inconsistency not that noticeable. If they would start with that "rivalry for attention" in first episodes, I would drop the title. Now I'm stuck with that, I guess T_T |
| I think the manga actually skipped the plant fight although it did mention the seed. Raphtalia so thirsty wew, also nice hair in the spring <3 |
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OG_Gattsu said: Jealous love rivalry between Raphtalia and Filo, who btw have the mental age of children. Disgusting Firo might, but Raph does not. Raph has the physical, mental, and emotional level of an adult due to leveling up, she was just acting like a kid in this episode. Adults can have moments where they act like kids. She's the only viable love interest of the 2. Firo on the other hand is usually played up for comedy. Also, you are looking at 2 non-humans in a world with magic and monsters so things are different from the real world so these kinds of things are probably way more in the norm than in the real world. Though considering you added "disgusting", you are probably too stupid to understand that. |
SSL443 said: BlackLatias said: Sadly, the anime leaves out a lot concerning the shield abilities. The shield Naofumi uses right now? From the Chimera the heroes killed in the first wave (I think it is that one at least). He got it in the village Filo hatched in. But there we just saw the flesh hanging in that barn, because of that montage, so how could anime only watchers know? It is a fault of the anime, since they would just need to show him absorb some things. And the plant fight was also a bit different, but I digress. The anime changed a whole lot of things this episode. I still liked it in the end, but it could've been done better. I recall from the producer/director AMA that they deliberately downlayed the "game" aspect of the world, which presumably includes the shield abilities. Seems like they took that approach too far because the shield seems like an afterthought at this point. That said, I still find some of the abilities to be strange. Like, why would he be able to manipulate plants just because he absorbed a plant? I can see if he could shoot vines out of his shield or something, or even get the regenerative abilities. But instead he is now some kind of ultimate greenthumb. It might not be a bad thing all the time, but they should at least have more time for Naofumi and the shields abilities. I can unterstand if people think his powers are a total asspull under these circumstances. I think that is because the seed itself had been manipulated already. It came from the seed the alchemist had made, so it resulted in this specific shield. But I don't remember if it was mentioned anywhere in the LN or manga. |
| So since this episode was very boring and apparently was filler to a degree? I guess next eoisode is going to be good again. I do hope so, because if not it would get rather stale. I am already not a big fan of the merchant plot considering the setting of the show, why isnt he grinding 24/7 to get stronger? Money isnt going to solve the wave problem. Anyway, I really like the outro, but I still wish we could have gotten more time with loli raphtalia. |
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Nxeel said: this episode contains way too many common harem tropes it's now really hard to see it as not a harem. Really wish they'd follow the source material and display their family bond instead of all that love rivalry bs. Firo never wants to be Naofumi's mate. She wants food and praises and to pull the carriage that's how easy it is to make her happy. Raph sees her as a sister and they get along really well. There is no rivalry and jealousy at all in the manga. Really disappointed...ttcchen said: Yea love rivalry between 2 girls is really H A R E M like you re stupid .This eps actually disappointed me. Not only did they add in filler material (2nd half) they also made it so harem-like when in the manga Raph and Firo have a better, closer, family-like bond. |
| So there is competition between raptalia and filo over Naofumi's affection, so that plant epidemic was cause by the spear hero's stupidity , I'm guessing that Malty had something do do with it. Man, when will that bitch Malty get her day???/ |
| Man this village sure has a rather serious plant problem. Hmm so the plants are also parasitic as well. For a hero the spear hero sure causes a lot of trouble. Seems Filo and Raphtalia's personalities are starting to clash with each other. Naofumi sure did well in managing to turn a disaster for the village into a boon for them instead. It was cute seeing Raphtalia get jealous though. Filo's mannerisms are just so adorable. Funny how Filo and Raphtalia had exactly the same idea. Though they may have started their little quest as rivals it was nice seeing them team up to deal with that bull. The gift that they ended buying for Naofumi though sure was a nice way to convey their thanks. An excellent ep that while progressing the story also did well in expanding upon Filo and Raphtalia's characters both in terms of combat tactics and in personal feelings. |
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BlackLatias said: maybe Firo is teasing Raphtalia in the anime? It seemed really weird to me as wellI don't really understand some of the changes they made from the source in this ep. Filo never mentioned in the LN that Naofumi should be her mate in the future, she only wanted him to praise her, nothing more. The anime makes it hard for me to say that it is not a harem, if it really makes it seem like one. In the LN Filo doesn't think of Naofumi that way, why did they do this here? Really, why? Overall I liked the episode and I suppose the next one might end on a cliffhanger. But anyway, it's nice to see that the ep didn't go the way it was pictured in the LN, because that would have been another issue altogether. And Rapthalia was absolutely adorable this episode, I just love this girl so much, seriously :D Can't wait until next week though. I really hope it will be an awesome episode, it should be at least. |
| This might be the worst episode of the season. Extremely cliche dialogue, forced romance and overall it was boring |
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SSL443 said: This is one thing that I will agree with being forced, the anime is making another weird decision to make Filo into a love interest for no other reason than having a fucking lolicon route, and a rival for Raphtalia. The whole plant situation at the start of this episode was probably the first actually interesting thing in this series. Pretty cool that it was parasitic, plus we got the bonus of some tentacle hentai. Shame it ended so quickly. Sadly, the "abilities" of SH seem more and more like asspull. He just happens to have all these relevant skills right when they are needed, with no explanation of how or when he got them. And it seems like few of them have much to do with actually using his shield for, say, shielding stuff. His abilities seem to have more to do with magic and alchemy than anything else. Maybe they should have called the series "Rise of the Plot Convenience Hero" instead, and made it a satire of the isekai genre? "He's so quiet and cool, isn't he?" No Raphtalia, he's milquetoast. The last half of the episode was ... pathetic? I have no idea why this romance/jealousy angle is being forced into the story. Raphtalia's character has been reduced to chasing after Naofumi, and he just doesn't deserve her. At the very least next episode is the last of book 2 and the show will get the better parts of the series. Also, unfortunately the show not depicting how/when he gets each shield and what they do, will make it seem like everything is plot convenience. |
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| I actually quite liked this episode for what it was and next week should be interesting again. |
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  Come on. They know what this is. Right? RIGHT? |
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| 「ボクは…確かに現実に絶望している。だけど、自分には絶望していない!! 今がつまらないか…楽しいのか…平凡なのか…決めているのは現実じゃない。決めるのはボクだ!!ボクが望めば不可能はない!!」-桂木桂馬 "True, I've given up on the real world. However, I haven't given up on myself!! The world doesn't get to decide whether my life is boring, fun, or ordinary because that's my decision to make!! As long as I have the will, nothing is impossible!!" -Katsuragi Keima |
Literally felt I have seen this litt... little bath episode already. Turns out I did, someday, somewhere... |
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Daniel_Naumov said: Literally felt I have seen this litt... little bath episode already. Turns out I did, someday, somewhere... The more I think about it. It's more like they did this on purpose. |
| 「ボクは…確かに現実に絶望している。だけど、自分には絶望していない!! 今がつまらないか…楽しいのか…平凡なのか…決めているのは現実じゃない。決めるのはボクだ!!ボクが望めば不可能はない!!」-桂木桂馬 "True, I've given up on the real world. However, I haven't given up on myself!! The world doesn't get to decide whether my life is boring, fun, or ordinary because that's my decision to make!! As long as I have the will, nothing is impossible!!" -Katsuragi Keima |
| The first 4 episodes were great, but everything after that has been a downward spiral so far. Hopefully next episode will pick up again. |
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TnGy75 said: Any guesses on what episode the next wave will be? Also wondering when kimono lady will make an appearance. If i remember right, I didn't really become invested in the manga until that point. I would say around episode 10 or 11 is when the next wave should start. Unless I forgot some important plot points, it's been a while that I read volume 3 of the LN. |
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