The Asterisk War (light novel)
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Well this episode went heavy with the action... Ayato can actually work quite well with Julis when the time calls for it. He risks his life apparently with the girl in his arm while in the sky. Hell, this episode actually shows that he cares quite a bit about her. Episode is very predictable though...but whatever. They seem to have gotten closer though after that. What a Claudia at the end~ |
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| Ayato just collecting his waifu, lol! For half of the episode he was carrying Julis, even in the sky! Episode was filled with cliches though... 4/5 |
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| Julis and Ayato work pretty well together. Not bad for an action outing, the fire wings were cool. Seems like we got some plotting goin' on behind the scenes.... |
| Really action packed episode, I loved it Individually, Julis and Ayato are absolute BEASTS but together, they're on a whole other level...That teamwork at the end was too great and I love how they got closer and are now a team :) I'm really interested as to why his sister binded his power though and holy fuck that ending with Claudia and those mysterious ladies O_O I need to know more pls!!!!!! |
TokoyaOct 24, 2015 7:02 AM
| I ship Ayato x Julis. Great episode and damn, Claudia is so scary. Lol, there are a lot of 4 out of 5 |
| Welcome to Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, where overpowered protagonists use lightsabers to slice through copious amounts of low level droids commanded by a weak, generic villain. Except it’s even worse |
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HaXXspetten said: Welcome to Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, where overpowered protagonists use lightsabers to slice through copious amounts of low level droids commanded by a weak, generic villain. Except it’s even worse I had Star Wars vibes too! |
XenocrisiOct 24, 2015 7:31 AM
| lmao the sfx of the weapons be sounding like star wars pre generic ep but the action was decent |
Tokoya said: adapatations are not supposed to be carbon copies of source materials and until the anime community in general can accept that and judge an anime based on what it presents and how they handle every episode, these threads will continue to be filled with hate posts by purists |
| Ayato x Julis OTP |
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| Really love the weapons that they use... beam saber like. Joining the ship of Julis and Ayato. |
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| Lots of action in this episode and let the ship set sail. Ayato x Julis! |
| And here comes the hero to the rescue! xP But I sure love how Ayato was carrying Julis for half of the entire episode during his battle. xD I love that romantic scene between these two under the moonlight. Totally shipping them both! :) |
| How´d the studio not get a lawsuit from disney for using the lightsaber sound for their swords? It sounds like exactly the same to me Also i like to see that Lester aka McFail is not a bad person... he´s just a d*ck sometimes. These puppets are already OP when there are only 3 of them but 128? That´s an army if i´ve ever seen one! But like many villains this one on his own is just as threatening as a three-legged rabbit so I hope we get a better main villain soon. Then we get to see Julis almost defeated but worry not, Ayato is here to save the day! In the most anticlimactic fight possible he swoops in and wins by appearently killing 3 of the robots. I wanted to see more of the action and get the cutest AyatoxJulis scene after the fight ...How can they just stand there and talk for 2 minutes and talk whilst there are about 100 of the robots left? Are the robots like "Hey brahs lets wait a sec before attacking again they´re having am moment there"? Then we see Ayato having an awesome looking power-up and you think there would be another good fight scene but no, first we see him taking out what seems to be the entire army in a split second just to have another conversation and then we finally get to see a fight which was just glorious and executed well. Thene we get another cute scene with Ayato and Julis that could be the ending to a lot of shows on its own. Also Claudia is just savage and straight up stabs a dude then, finally, we get to see what could be the main villains for this season! |
| An OK episode. Action scenes were decent, but thats it. It didn't progress much at the plot. I'm still waiting for a better development. Julis told last ep it needs to fight for the money even if it is a princess. I would like to get a better explanation about the system of the Asterisk world. I will give 4/5 for this ep. |
HaXXspetten said: Welcome to Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, where overpowered protagonists use lightsabers to slice through copious amounts of low level droids commanded by a weak, generic villain. Except it’s even worse Haha. Made my fucking day. |
| Great episode. But at some point it felt like i was watching animated Star wars with all those lightsabers and shit. And there was even a music during the battle that seemed like it was from star wars too. Soooo... In overall Great episode, waiting for the next one :) |
| Great episode. Ayato's OP, fighting and carrying a girl at the same time, lol. Ayato x Julis all the way, loving her. That Claudia at the end though. More please. |
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| Damn, that fight was fucking awesome. |
| This episode is so great. I really like the moment after the fight of Julis and Ayato. And the real story has just begun with the dark mysteries are coming. Can't wait for the next episode. |
ryanstrikeOct 24, 2015 8:00 AM
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| Good episode Ayato and Julis make a good team, and the ship is otp XD Some bad guys at the end making some evil plan |
Dragon_Slayer_X said: My body is ready :DDWell that was pretty well done and they also didn't cut much of Ayato's characterization. Props to them for showing Ayato provoking Lester on purpose and also for showing his battle prowess. The action was well done and i also liked how they showed the "Nine-fanged Sword". As for Ayato carrying Julis around, it was so that she wouldn't get targeted as she was injured but that should be obvious. More important characters are going to be introduced next episode. Saya get some spotlight too so rejoice Saya-fans. Tokoya said: Individually, Julis and Ayato are absolute BEASTS but together, they're on a whole other level...That teamwork at the end was too great and I love how they got closer and are now a team :) Then you will definitely enjoy the tournament fights. |
eslej said: I would like to get a better explanation about the system of the Asterisk world. They've already explained it pretty well actually. Six schools/organizations fighting for prestige based on the success of their students which nets them more students and more income (basically real world universities). Gladiator colosseum style battles called Festas for entertainment that put the students against each other (whether or not death is a possibility is hinted but not confirmed, though... who knows what kinds of wounds can heal in this universe). The students are fighting for dominance because if you win, you get any wish granted (e.g. for Julis, it's money for the orphanage). Ayato is obviously really powerful after this episode and got a scholarship to go to one of the Rikkas, possibly because his sister went to the same one and therefore they knew of her power... not sure. It's not totally fleshed out with the small details (like the possibility of death perhaps), but it's definitely already solidified. |
| AYATO x JULISSSSSS fantastic episode with the action. pretty sure theyre conserving budget for the festa since it heavily relied on cutting. please bring on the phoenix tournament my body is ready. claudia being shady as fuck too |
| Babe in one arm and wielding a sword with the other! I couldn't stop swooning over Ayato this episode. Already shipping Julis x Ayato. Can't wait to see more of them together >_< |
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| Silas was so over the top. I like the MC. Ayato's not a wimp, and he can actually speak his mind without getting all flustered and tongue tied. Of course, he'd have to have some weird flashback to interrupt his moment with Julis. Damn those sister shackles. |
| Pretty good couple, almost as good as that other anime with red haired chick, but the harem tag troubles me |
| Julis and Ayato's interaction sure are great. If we're gonna be getting more of those + teamwork and "Hime Dakkos" while he's fighting like that then I'm in for the tourneys :P It's nice to see Julis was BA enough on her own but just having Ayato there made it go to another level. I assume this is the end of vol1? Hopefully Julis will keep having a good amount of BA screen time and not just get shafted. Or become a damsel in distress type Ayato is way more BA than I thought |
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| Why doesn't he just put her down while he fights -_- ... Also, Claudia looks like a badass at the end and boy, is she pissed/jealous. |
| There's no magical spell to save someone's life. |
| anakin skywalker vs droid army EDIT: julis best girl |
NakatoshiOct 24, 2015 9:17 AM
"The one true, unchanging righteousness in the world is..cuteness! Cute makes right! All our needs, desires, and instincts seek cuteness, and it is for cuteness that we will give everything we have! That's just the way men are!" - Sora |
| I like how casually he held her during the fight "oh i do this on a daily basis" looks like we're getting closer to the pheonix fiesta? |
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Jose07 said: Why doesn't he just put her down while he fights -_- ... In the LN he said to her than if he separate from her Silas will probability cowardly attack her... Barion-Zara said: I assume this is the end of vol1? Yes it is |
| Really good action episode that leaves it open to many different things that we can go into in the next episode. Loved seeing how strong Ayato is but still showing some sort of weakness and then also showing more about his sister and more about Claudia and showing a new enemy as well. Here is my full review on the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMc71shLmrc&feature=youtu.be |
| Pretty burgerwoodish episode, 1vs 100, super simple bad guy... And that lighsaber sounds, lol. Julis can be cute too. Ugly CG robots. |
rsc-plOct 24, 2015 9:41 AM
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
konatachan80 said: Me too. In this episode his sister seems to be the direct (and only) cause of pain, so she couldn't have cared much for him. Maybe she hates/d him? What you said its very funny... |
| In the episode one opening scene, it seemed like Ayato's sister had been chained/locked as well. Wonder if their father/someone else locked her because the power was too great if she fell into the wrong hands and therefore she had to lock Ayato's power as well. |
| I didn't expect Kirin to be ranked number one in the school. There's also more to Claudia and Yabuki than we know of yet. |
 "to the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world." -a magnet |
| I do wonder about Ayato's sister. I mean the first thought was that there is something self-destructive about his powers and limiting his activity is for his own sake. But you could also say it's possible that she was envious of how powerful her younger brother was and kind of limited him for that reason. Though I do think it was more for his sake, so that he might not lose himself or something. And while Ayato carrying Julis around was badass, it did make sense to me. Rather than leaving her in a condition that she couldn't move around easily, better to keep her close. That way he can just pay attention to the attacks and not have to look out for sneak attacks. Helped as well at the end since she could just slap those fire wings on him and go after Salis. A fun episode. Ayato going all Jedi on the 'droids' XD. But really I liked the Julis and Ayato moments there. Small bits where both reacted in an over the top way, but the other person always balanced that out and they had a good chat on the roof. Hope to see more of them even though there will be attention given to the other female characters along the way. |
Ayato came just in time to save his damsel in distress. Pretty cool fight.  Claudia looked slightly evil there. Wonder if she's up to something.  |
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| The action was okay, but it would have been great if it was actually ANIMATED :( It was skipping through the sakuga, and just showing the end result :( Claudia looking badass :O Looks like the robot things at the end each are desgined to have Claudia's data (  |
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konatachan80 said: If she really did believe that, then she must've preferred him to be killed or whatnot..whether he was losing himself or not. I mean, intentionally weakening him would potentially make him prey to weaker enemies. Enemies he otherwise could've dealt with himself. Well no one ever said she was the smartest sister in the world :). Plus, Ayato knows his limitations. If he puts himself into a situation and fights past his known limits that's also partly on him for being reckless. After all if his power is dangerous to himself then are you saying she should have preferred he kill himself by over using his power? Your argument works the other way as well. So long as we don't know about Ayato's power or why his sister did what she did. |
konatachan80 said: FlareKnight said: I do wonder about Ayato's sister. I mean the first thought was that there is something self-destructive about his powers and limiting his activity is for his own sake. But you could also say it's possible that she was envious of how powerful her younger brother was and kind of limited him for that reason. Though I do think it was more for his sake, so that he might not lose himself or something. If she really did believe that, then she must've preferred him to be killed or whatnot..whether he was losing himself or not. I mean, intentionally weakening him would potentially make him prey to weaker enemies. Enemies he otherwise could've dealt with himself. I don´t think Ayatos sister wants him to be killed, for example her saying that she will always protect him might give a hint that she only wants to help him so your theory with his powers being self-destructive is plausible. Also when she "dies"(idk if she actually does) she apologizes to Ayato when she realises that she is no longer able to protect him. On the other hand the sword he used, which also tried to kill him, did previously belong to his sister. |
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