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GuiltyKing said: ahmed_great2005 said: lol why is he ignoring her?& on top of it for 6 months..that is absurd. Because he thinks him fighting against the demon rebels in the underworld is the only way he can be of use to Maou. From what I got from this episode: He also had all those ideas and fantasies/dreams of how his romance would play out(him dying at the lap of his love of his life, etc), but, unlike usual anime characters, has not actually realized on what A REAL commitment would be like. Its not some fairytale with an ending. Its for life. And he just does not feel like he has anything to offer in the relationship. Demon King, in his eyes,is smart, resourceful, witty, diplomatic - all those things, while Hero sees himself like someone who would fail at anything but swinging his sword at stuff and fighting stuff. He just feels inferior to her and thus, fears eventually ruining the whole romance thing. I personally like it because it sets him apart from usual "rpg hero" stereotypes in anime, who do not stop to think about real world mature implications of a relationship. |
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| I'm really enjoying this show more than I thought I would. |
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| Why are they just skipping over what the Hero has been doing for the last six months.? :( Poor Maou misses him and now some jerk even proposed to her. Even though she'll decline I don't think that merchant is one that takes no for an answer. |
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| Huh, interesting negotiations between the Demon King and the Merchant. Proposing marriage ...?! Well that was fast ... haha XD Somehow I don't think he'll give up easily ... and with Hero already being gone so long who knows what will happen?! Good thing the Head Maid is there to remind him that they're bound to each other ... though I really did like the Merchant guy more after this episode XD Seems like the war is imminent now. Pushing for fighting ... well, now she's got a deal with the Alliance to try and stop the war. The old Knight guy (I forget his name) is with that King in the Southern Territories ... and they have to fight because the Central Nations ordered it? Seems like a lot to go wrong ... Nice scenes with Knight and the Maid, especially when the latter said she wanted to learn to fight. I guess this could be a possible duo in the future?! :O |
HoneyHomie said: What, he has been in the freaking chair the whole 6 months? lmao |
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Fai said: From what I got from this episode: He also had all those ideas and fantasies/dreams of how his romance would play out(him dying at the lap of his love of his life, etc), but, unlike usual anime characters, has not actually realized on what A REAL commitment would be like. Its not some fairytale with an ending. Its for life. And he just does not feel like he has anything to offer in the relationship. Demon King, in his eyes,is smart, resourceful, witty, diplomatic - all those things, while Hero sees himself like someone who would fail at anything but swinging his sword at stuff and fighting stuff. He just feels inferior to her and thus, fears eventually ruining the whole romance thing. I personally like it because it sets him apart from usual "rpg hero" stereotypes in anime, who do not stop to think about real world mature implications of a relationship. After seeing all the confused post about yuusha's action, I thought I should make an attempt to clarify. The above quote basically explains Yuusha's reasons, but I thought I should make it more clear. The post will be quite long. Story started with Yuusha rushing to the Demon Castle alone because he thought that was the quickest way to end the War. After seeing Maou, who told him about the truth of the War, he realize he was just another tool by the Central Government. After cutesy interaction yadayada, Maou told Yuusha that she can bring about peace with his help. Thus Yuusha agreed to form the contract with Maou, because his primary goal was to find a way to Peace and end War. Given the intelligence and insight of Maou, he can be the sword to further their ideals. MorningGlory said: Something to note is their contract is not merely a contract to mutual possesion of each other, that would be a marriage. It was build upon a similar ideal, curious to how they can contribute to better the world(end War). Maou definitely has a different agenda(to posses Yuusha's body and soul) in mind. But Yuusha as of currently is still quite hang-up on the reason they formed the contract. Given his role and name, the Hero, there's a greater amount of responsibility he feels towards the contract. That he has a role to fullfil as the Hero, even if he isn't very smart as shown, he knows his responsibility. Although it's fairly obvious he also likes Maou, he doesn't want to get too close with Maou because he's afraid emotions would affect his responsibilities. Also as mentioned by Fai above, he feels inferior to Maou as he is aware of her intelligence, while he's self-aware of his lack of insight. In his mind he thinks his role is just to be the blade and sword of his partner as it's clear Maou has no combat power despite being the "Demon King". I know responsibility seems stupid at first glance, but the more you mature you'll understand it's importance, moreso in real life than in anime/manga. Even for Love, the responsobility of lifetime commitment is different from a temporary crush. Thoughts about Maou's strong interest in Yuusha before they even met: Being the Demon "King", I'm sure she hear news of the Hero, and know what he looks like from her underlings. There is a huge time skip before Yuusha fought his way to the Demon Castle, it's clear she knows what he looks like(evident by her pillow), and generated a crush on him because of his "heroism" we never got to see. Same doesn't apply for the Yuusha tho(thought Maou was a King). Thoughts about their relationship: It doesn't really feel rushed if there really isn't any sentimental value in their relationship thus far, I would say their relationship seems lovy-dovy last episode mostly driven by Maou's persistence. But in fact they don't really understand each other that well. I would say they are attracted to each other right now, one more than the other, but they have not formed the strong bond of love yet. Thoughts on the direction of the anime: It was made rather clear at episode one, this anime is about Politics and Macro Economics. 1st approach to ending War was education, but obviously it would take at least another generation(30 years or so) before they can see change. 2nd approach was that if the start of war was money and resource, then improving the macroeconomic would be the answer. Would be interesting if they do more development on the Politics later on, as it is shown historically, Wars don't just start with lack of money, but also strong prejudice between race/nation/religion. Romance and Fantasy mixed in for a twist and not a main focus. Thus why they omitted the action scenes(tho I would have loved to see them, im sure there is more to come). Although there are many similarity to S&W, this is also very different. One is about Microeconomic and one is about Macroeconomic(google it if you dunno what's the difference). If you watch this anime with just the romance in mind, there are way better ones out there. Same with Fantasy/Action there is SAO or other fantasy anime. This anime has been staying quite true to it's focus, at least what I think. But it may dwell deeper into Romance like S&W did in the later episodes, I wouldn't mind that either. Thoughts about this series overall: I haven't read the manga or LN, but the pacing feels really rushed. It was harder to pick out the details, which the audience gotta fill in ourselves. Really interesting to see animator taking a bland topic like Economic and incorporating it into anime. I have to admit S&W did a way better job with the execution with the focus on microeconomics. But I'm rather hopeful of Maoyuu, and enjoying it so far. |
hdd1230Jan 30, 2013 2:53 PM
| Slow pace but fast time flow? Somehow it works... I really enjoy being able to sit back and enjoy the atmosphere(which is something that needs more attention in some animes), and also the feeling of leisurely advancing plot. Refreshing, chill, but not boring. Props. |
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| Moving along nicely (well, a fair rate of knots) but still very much enjoying the ride. That maid is totally bad-ass and I'd love to see her in action. Something tells me she can really fight (or I'd like her too)! |
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| We didn't get to see much of Hero's (as Dark Knight) action in the Demon World for the past 6 months. The number of episodes is definitely the problem here. Another battle for control of Aurora Island is about to take place very soon. And the love rivals are starting to show up on both sides now. |
| This show is so painfully boring that I'm just going to give up here. |
| Great episode, but I want something serious to happen soon. The buildup here was great, and we got to see some new characters. |
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eminagnam said: It was so so though I enjoyed it. This anime still lacks depth compared to Spice & Wolf. Everything is betwixt and between: they didn't go further with economy, they didn't go further with agriculture, they didn't go further with romance, they didn't go further with battle, and so on. In S&W, they went deep into commercial trade (e.g. exchange transaction) from the 2nd episode. In S&W, romance didn't happen in early episodes and it was valid cuz neither of the hero and heroine showed romantic interest in each other. But in Maoyuu, the heroine already showed romantic interest in the hero. Nevertheless romance has not developed yet. When one character said the negotiation with Maou was tense, I felt it was forced cuz I didn't find it tense. Tense was a negotiation between Holo and a merchant in episode 2 of S&W, for instance. S&W was full of thrilling moments from the 2nd episode already. But this anime is not so thrilling yet. Since they use the same director and voice actors as ones of S&W and this anime has vibes similar to S&W, it's inevitable to compare this one to S&W. Compare everything and you won't be able to enjoy anything to their fullest. It's not as awesome as S&W but it's still good in it's own way, but it's true that it lacks more detailed info.. About the tense situation, they felt that way, not us, you should understand that, if you try to understand their mentality and everything at that moment, you'll find that tense too, they're having doubts and struggling in their mind, etc.. |
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| i was hoping to see those ghost demons kick some ass.( =3=) |
| Poor Maou... Yuusha is so... D: |
| The head maid is one interesting character... lol |
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| Maou's boobs did look nice in that dress. |
| Quite a lovely episode! The first part was okey but the second part was rather interesting, it was funny to see what he encountered in the demon world dat cow girl and to make it even more epic it seems she was right :p Sure some nice development here, lets see what happens next! |
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| yessss big boooobies |
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| ok episode was hoping for hero to come back sand we get a little romance developing >.> wonder what that last little talk the maid had with heros friend is going ot lead into >.> |
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| Good episode with the negotiations and the Female Knight training some of the men, I did not get the Hero's reasoning for staying out of the way though just seemed pretty stupid. |
haydnwrightMar 23, 2015 5:13 PM
| Rather boring episode. And the show as a whole... For now it's all about economics, even though the economics bits are kind of reduced to the essential. It's nice, yes, but it also seems rather linear and straightforward, with nothing note-worthy... it's not making me all "oh, that wasn't expected, let's see where we go from there"... It's all "ok, they want to end the war by instructing people how to survive with their own hands by spreading economic and agricultural notions", and stop. It's nice, on its own genre, but... I don't know... underwhelming? Boring? |
| Yuusha is an idiot, why does he make her unhappy like that? The soundtrack was pretty nice this episode :3 |
| Yuusha's face does NOT match his voice lmao. 35 y/o trapped in a 12 year old bod |
| Xtina is my mother! |
| if she loves the hero she should have said that she is spoken for!!! this makes her look like... |
| NTR flag raised in this episode. |
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| And now there is corn, with no clue about where it comes from in their world. All I need is one half-assed sentence to explain it! Everyone talking all the time but no one can say where it came from. The Hero being too shy to see his wife for 6 months? When he could've come home almost every day? They've been married for over a year now. Maou is better off with her pillow. That shot of the stupid cow girl clinched it: I'm dropping this. |
| Kinda feel like it filled with randomness out of nowhere. Rushed & Lacks of Depth at it's finest. And don't forget the NTR. Ridiculous. |
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| After 3 and now 4 episode.. I realize how boring this anime could be.. I only want to see their relationship progress, and about yuusha friends.. Not about the damn boring negotiation n plantings!! |
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| Ah yes, gather around children, let me tell you a tale of the man called.. hero and the villain called.. "Demon King". They ran away amidst a brutal war, that you never see the glimpse of because it's hard to animate. They then spent time teaching villagers how to grow fucking potato's and do the fucking crop rotation that thousand other anime have done. Then they spent time teaching people math and stuff. Tale as old as time. How the fuck this show has 7/10? I am four episode in and don't care for a single character at this point. Hero is the most worthless whiner I've ever seen. |
| Hiding in a coffin table thing with a full suit of armor must've been uncomfortable enough, let alone while hearing your virginity getting addressed. It'd be cool to watch the big sister become a warrior herself, it perhaps even a heroine of her own. |
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