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May 14, 2014 7:04 AM

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I think i like this series. I was expecting to drop it on episode 3 but here i am. I really like the cruel setting of the world. It wasn't was i expected from a mmo adaptation. And of course, character design is as attractive as generic (best noses of the season).
May 20, 2014 4:07 PM

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Don't get why anyone feels sorry for the brother, he was a murderous little shithead. The first guy was self-defense but after that he was straight up murdering people for their stuff. He deserved to die and for once they weren't afraid to give a kid what they deserved. Glad this series is ignoring the 'Infant Immortality' trope, it's extremely unrealistic with how callous of a setting this is.

Other than that, not much to say. Average episode, on to the next.
Jul 3, 2014 1:11 PM

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At first I thought the boy was showing courage by killing the man who was robbing the woman, but then he turns around and starts murdering people for money. Brat deserved to die.

It seems that there are "terrible rumors" about Karen.. interesting indeed.

And of course Master Hon had to be a deformed old man :/
Sep 5, 2014 7:25 PM

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Aozure said:
Sure it wasn't great but it was much better than the last crappy episode, we finally get to see some more backstory and Alka development. I liked it even with the flaws.


I agree, better episode than the last two, we finally get info on why she's so emotionless and we also see how hings told by her old master and her new experiences might change her robotic ways.

I also like how this show doesn't bullshit around about how harsh death can come.

Spike_Terra said:
Yeah, I'm done. I can't follow this anymore, I'm tired of watching Alka not do anything but kill people. She is a silent protagonist (granted she talks like once in a while), who shows no emotion and I hate watching her be a useless extra in her own show. Maybe she'll develop towards the end of the show, but now all she does is wander around, seeking revenge in the most boring way possible.


Kind of strange of you to have this rant in this episode that actually tried to start solving her emotionless state and develop her as a character.

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kuity said:

Even if she can't see, she has other senses. She could make a good guess. That's not a main issue by far.


I think she should have said "I can't see properly," would be better


Facepalm, are you people for real? The boy made noise by putting her sword on the bench. To you people think she doesn't know the noise of her sword inside it's covers make when she was holding it since she was a little child?
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Oct 16, 2014 2:46 PM
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Approva said:
That boy's sister got over his death rather quickly.


Was thinking the same like ooh noo nii-chan :'( 10 sec later she runs to the town can i have a job please ? yeah sure ok come with me *happy face.
I realy like the outro song tho.
Nov 29, 2014 3:57 PM

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Slightly better bes the drama of those kids, other than that still slow paced...
May 16, 2016 11:27 AM

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m-i-c-h-a-e-l said:
At first I thought the boy was showing courage by killing the man who was robbing the woman, but then he turns around and starts murdering people for money. Brat deserved to die.


This. Exactly! I would have really been rolling my eyes if he lived through this episode. Was glad to see him get what he had coming. I mean, the kid was a straight up merchant murdering machine. At least he had a motive that made sense and Aruka tried telling him not to. Showed a little insight into her character. Which is scarce this series...
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May 26, 2016 6:57 AM
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Hated Seto after that murder he did, kid kinda deserved to die after that.

But yeah, glad to see that Pia turned out okay.
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Jul 13, 2016 5:32 PM

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The kid deserved it. I'm starting to think that the bar is the world hub and that Karen seems to slightly fishy. I haven't touched the source material so no idea whats going to happen.
Jan 29, 2019 2:31 AM
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Everyone that gets involved with Alka ends up much, much worse off than they were before. Disaster just follows her around.
Jul 30, 2019 6:09 PM

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This show keeps going down the dark path.

Poor boy, but his sister moved on quickly.

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Jul 21, 2021 6:09 AM

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Poor Pia. She lost her brother, but fortunately Karen is going to take care of her for now on.
Dec 18, 2023 5:46 AM
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The first Blade & Soul episode rated below four stars. The whole episode was essentially the definition of average. It wasn't a bad watch, and it advanced the plot nicely, and no more new impactful character introductions. On the flipside... those two siblings that got a majority of the airtime were a mixed bag AT BEST. MC couldn't improve on her step forward in her personality she took last episode because she spent all episode healing. And... it was the first episode I wasn't enthralled by. So... average. Through four episodes, my rating is an even 8/10. Still quite solid.
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