The Heroic Legend of Arslan
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Oo, that was exciting. We get some fast paced action and archery on the road. I like how Daryun and the others ride together in unity. Not a dull moment in the opening of this episode imo. I suppose Hodir has some motives of his own so the others have to be on their guard. Good to know that Arslan was on his guard though. Narsus' experience also show a lot this episode. Good episode overall. A balanced mixed of action, drama, and comedy (ha, thanks to the Farangis and Gieve moments)  |
Stark700Jun 7, 2015 1:31 AM
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| I immediately knew that Hodir guy was suspicious. The squad was able to hold their own quite well during the climactic fight. Daryun continues to show how badass he is. And that was quite an unexpected reaction from the slaves. Solid episode, and great comedy from Gieve once again haha. I hope he and Falangies end up together |
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| Gotta love Arslan's development. There are things that need to be experienced so u can learn that the world isn't just black and white. He's really got potential to be a great ruler. And the 5 with him right now are the best companions he could ask for Well Gieve may slightly be problematic in the future lol Lol'd at Farangis's "The Djinn whispered to me that I should stick my foot out of the window" lol |
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| Not as interesting as episode before but a really good one. If Arslan keeps learning, he's definitely gonna be a good king. Gieve and Farangis really light out the episode, haha. |
| Gieve and Farangis together are hilarious. xD Yeah, this guy was suspicious and wanted to gain more influence and power. The group friggin walled all of them! Elam is really useful. |
thebrentinator24 said: We all did. He was so subtle about his evilness /sarcasm :DI immediately knew that Hodir guy was suspicious. |
| They've managed to catch up with the manga now: Question is, will they follow the novels or will they go anime original at some point? I don't think they'll be able to get multiple seasons out of this in the current market. The last scenes with the slaves are a highlight of this ep for me. Abolishing slavery will be a much harder job than they think it will be. |
FarabeufJun 7, 2015 4:14 AM
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Glad to see that the animation quality in this episode is better than the last. I hope they'll be consistent with it all throughout the duration of the series. Also really nice to see Arslan's development. Farangies x Gieve moments were fun to watch as well (ღ˘⌣˘ღ) |
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Farabeuf said: They've managed to catch up with the manga now: Question is, will they follow the novels or will they go anime original at some point? I don't think they'll be able to get multiple seasons out of this in the current market. Novels. They already confirmed that and revealed cast and designs for some characters. |
| Funny seeing how overprotective Daryun was of Arslan. Gieve was also pretty funny this episode. It was obvious that Hodir was up to something. Although didn't think he would go as far as to try to kill Arslan. Didn't expect Arslan to try to free those slaves and also didn't expect them to react they way they did. I guess things aren't going to be as easy as they hoped. Also really liked Narsus' metaphor using the stars. That was really nice :) |
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| That was a good episode. And LOL at Gieve when he went in the window of Farangis's room. |
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| Didn't except slaves to react that way |
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| It was nice seeing some Pars soldiers in action, though it ended rather quickly. Seeing how the slaves reacted when given freedom, it really was interesting. Given freedom, one might actually lose their ability to even survive without given food and shelter. Since the slaves are free to go whenever they want in Narsus's reign, they are just like a labour force instead. Makes me want to see a cruel master, where the slaves are actually truly happy to be freed in the long run. But everything goes back to the foundational laws (thus the foundation of the country) for the lowest-class to even be able to survive on their own. Especially the foreigners/captives, the racial barrier and how going back to their own kin is near impossible. |
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| Arslan and the others are saved by Pars soldiers and Lord Hodir. I already had the feeling that Hodir cannot be trusted. He too, betrays Arslan and only seeks benefit for himself. The slave scene was pretty intense; I didn't expect them to go againt Arslan, who just wanted to free them. |
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| The slaves must have had it real good to be that pissed at Arslan. There goes that idea. |
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| I'm glad that this story doesn't confront and expect the slave problem to be completely white and black. As in all the slaves are automatically expected to be happy forever once they're freed. Its also nice that events like where Arslan almost got lynched by those slaves, in addition the other members of his group are being used to create character development for Arslan through his naivety. |
| Action shown was nice, albeit a bit brief. Arslan goes to help the slaves but ends up making their situation worse, which shows he's still learning from the slavery issue. Liked the end card. |
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| Oh god it's Hodor! :P AntonKutovoi said: Farabeuf said: They've managed to catch up with the manga now: Question is, will they follow the novels or will they go anime original at some point? I don't think they'll be able to get multiple seasons out of this in the current market. Novels. They already confirmed that and revealed cast and designs for some characters. For real? I'm glad this won't be anime original, though considering the length of time that it will take to tell the entire story, I really don't see them arriving at the end of it by the time this show finishes airing... Dammit, now I know, I'm so hyped for Alfreed's arrival! This episode itself was nothing special. Traitors everywhere and selfish nobles trying to maintain the status quo, which Arslan and his fledgling ideals are threatening to topple. Also learned a lesson in the blind freeing of slaves, though Elam will help set him straight regarding his ideals come next episode. Looking forward to Bahman and his role in the coming episodes as well. |
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| it's a good thing arslan's companions all have nightvision goggles for all of these night battles where none of the opposing soldiers can see a thing :) |
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L-Ryoshi said: Dammit, now I know, I'm so hyped for Alfreed's arrival! Funny that you mentioned it, since she is exactly one of the revealed characters  |
| Like others have said, props to the show for not treating the slave matter black & white. Narsus obviously tried it and it backfire on him, but then again he wasn't a monarch. I'm just as curios as he probably he on how Arslan will proceed with this issue. But getting allies & taking back Pars hold's priority for now so that'll have to wait. |
| Hodir was so suspicious, fortunately Arslan and his friends are smarter and stronger that him. |
| Arslan and his quest to reclaim his kingdom continue. There are traitors everywhere and wanting Arslan dead. Arslan free the slaves and they try to kill him... This just keep getting interesting. |
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| Farangies x Gieve moments give me life. The freeing of the slaves was really well handled tbh. Still among my favorites for this season. |
| Well being free means they have to find a job and that means someone willing to pay them for their labor. That is not as easy. At least as slaves they have a guaranteed shelter to sleep and food to eat. Now they won't have that and they will have to fight for survival with the risk of dieing from hunger or from cold sleeping outside. That risk is something many of them probably want to avoid. We never got to see that 13 year old daughter. I was curious if she could actually be beautiful like he said because his looks didn't exactly inspire that possibility. rayeine said: Farangies x Gieve moments give me life. I wonder if she's just being tsundere to him. |
| That is one beautiful end card =o Episode was pretty good and we got some great character development for Arslan....Sucks what happened with the slaves but Narsus had a point there Lots of funny moments and great action scenes but what I find interesting is the post credit scene as well as the talk that Daryun and Narsus had in their room....That would be pretty interesting if Arslan is the son of the late king as well =o |
| I think Gieve already banged the 13 year old :) There is no good women, he went and checked :) |
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| Can't believe that Arslan's group got away this way and relatively easy To me it was quite intense with Hodir's plots |
| Found it more logical when they found the sleeping drug at the beginning rather than so long after they were done talking.. |
| Poor Arslan, he tried to free slaves and in return he gets attacked by them, that must've been quite a shock. Hopefully his ideals remain the same. Also, Narsus is quickly becoming my favorite character from this show. |
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| In the manga Narsus gave the slaves he freed enough money to fend for themselves however they spent it all and ended up coming back, some of them even questioned if Narsus even cared for them. While he provided a way for them to live they couldn't do it by themselves. It's still ideal to give them that chance and hopefully Arslan continues that belief. |
| So, anime has caught up with manga now. I guess anime won't do fillers and follow the main story. Has anything like this happened before? An anime gets ahead of a manga?(Sorry for English) |
| Narsus is very smart and experienced in warfare and the slaves are just stupid man |
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| A dark scene where I could actually see what's happening?! Has this anime finally learnt from its lighting mistakes? Peshawar, good, one of my favourite parts of the OVAs. I really hope they don't whitewash the princes, though... |
Archmedinian said: So, anime has caught up with manga now. I guess anime won't do fillers and follow the main story. Has anything like this happened before? An anime gets ahead of a manga?(Sorry for English) Arslan Senki was originally a book first published in 1985, so I'm assuming the anime will follow the book series. This happens pretty often. Mangas aren't the only sources that spawn anime adaptations. |
| Another great episode from the works of Yoshiki Tanaka. Yang Wenli's ancestor has sure shown his wits in this episode, even though I wish they include more info. My only question is, what happens to Hodir's daughter now? LOl everyone forgot about her. |
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Monad said: We never got to see that 13 year old daughter. Gieve did. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
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| Not my favourite episode but still a good one with a lot happening. Narsus really shines here. Archmedinian said: So, anime has caught up with manga now. I guess anime won't do fillers and follow the main story. Has anything like this happened before? An anime gets ahead of a manga?(Sorry for English) It's not uncommon at all for the anime to overtake or come close to overtaking the manga. It's usually why filler episodes (or filler arcs) happen in certain shows eg. Naruto, Bleach. That or the anime will just go ahead and do its own thing and the manga either follows suite or it goes for a different ending. That's what happened with the first FMA anime, it followed the manga at first but once it overtook it Arakawa let the directors make their own ending while she ended the manga differently. But like other commenters have said, Arslan's based on a novel so it'll be following material from there. |
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amelindabtr said: well, not bad. I just read that part because of this post. Gieve is so amusing. It's unfortunate that they really didn't adapt that.. It would've been a good scene. |
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| That was an alright episode. Still dunno dafuq happened to the daughter tho lol. |
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| Great episode, I thought they might take the King's daughter with them. |
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| Oh I have really high hopes for Arslan, he keeps getting better in terms of ruling and knowing people. However, a castle now lost its leader, I bet it would be mess there. Also, I wanted to see Hodir's daughter :p |
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| Actually I expected that slave do not be happy about death of their master. They just konw what the slave do, not other things, so their lives are restricted with slavery. They cannot even think what they can do without any master. Arslan is so naive and kind of stupid, he does not know anything about how real world works. If he doesn't learn it will end up awful for Arslan when taking back city and his reign. |
| So far Arslan & friends have been easily overcame all the problems they faced. I really do not want them to look too OP or lucky. I hope they will face a problem that truly hard to overcome. |
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| The slaves were weird... |
| I thought it was thoughtful of them to show how hard it is to abolish slavery. The fight scenes were pretty entertaining. And I thought the pressure and plotting of Hordir really helped a lot with the enjoyment. Like Game of Thrones but much more heavy-handed. But I think the Prince was in no position to to really help Hordir and Hordir made that jump that he had nothing to lose by pushing for his own agenda so crudely. |
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