Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry Episode 7 Discussion

lindsayzzz said:
Great episode of Rakudai. Ayatsuji deceived Ikki at the beginning by making him use Itto Shura; I actually thought she was legitimately committing suicide there. Ayatsuji was just so desperate to defeat Ikki in order to face the Sword Eater and take everything back from him. Ayatsuji planted traps before the match even started; this just shows how desperate she really is. However, Ikki had a feeling this would happen and told the supervisor to overlook it. Ikki still pulled through and was able to win. I'm glad Ayatsuji is now back to her senses and trusts Ikki again. The fight scene was pretty good and I agree with the others with the blood gags being unnecessary. Ikki falling on Stella's chest was quite the scene, I was expecting more... :P
5/5

danieltortoisee said:
Oh, what a surprise, Ayase is a bitch but they try to justify it all with a sob story. What a load of shit. Don't try to force me to care with heavy-handed, stupid flashbacks. Oh, and please stop with the stupid, retarded bleeding teacher gags. It wasn't funny the first time, and it still isn't funny 7 episodes in. Stop wasting time with shit like that.

Don't even get me started on the fight. Sure, it was nice to look at and all, as I expected, but it was still very lame. Once again Ikki was getting dominated and destroyed (this time by the power of absolute bullshit (to suggest that magic can make cuts into whirlwinds is taking the piss, really)) and once again he's able to win just because he wants to and just because he's the protagonist. At least try to make it seem like he has a chance in the fight so it doesn't seem so forced when he inevitably wins.

This should have been good, and it was significantly better than last week, but there's so many problems that I can't overlook that it's just pretty crap, in all honesty.

Sigsig said:
Ikki has never lost and will probably never lose.

CookingPriest said:


Had he chosen not to do that, Ayase would be punished without learning the lesson and could harbor future resentment to him because it was unresolved. As it stands, the lesson itself is punishment enough.

The last thing Ikki wants to do is to be like his family and trample others who are trying to stand up.



She is the daughter of one of his idols. Id say it is quite obvious why he would want to teach her her mistake instead of punishing for it.



One could even say that Ikki is a good person because he KNOWS how bad people can be. He grew up in an abusive household.

Its far easier to understand someone like him not wanting to continue the cycle of abuse against others than in usual shonen cases.

Gymkata said:
Am I the only one who hopes Ikki gets his ass owned by the Sword Eater?

Stormen said:


He should have exposed her, and had her flunk. These anime princesses needs to be taught that actions do have consequences. This is a concept above Japanese hack writers though.

Stormen said:

He should have exposed her, and had her flunk. These anime princesses needs to be taught that actions do have consequences. This is a concept above Japanese hack writers though.

CookingPriest said:

You are right.
How dare the writers of this not ruin a female character and have a male ruin her life.
How dare the writers of this not be sexist.

NeoAnkara said:
There is no need for that though

CookingPriest said:

You are right.
How dare the writers of this not ruin a female character and have a male ruin her life.
How dare the writers of this not be sexist.

Gymkata said:
Am I the only one who hopes Ikki gets his ass owned by the Sword Eater?

Maledict said:
It's a good thing blood loss apparently means nothing to this guy.

ixarising said:
It wasn't meant to be funny, Yuuri has poor constitution since childhood and vomits at least 1 liter of blood per day. And if people know what Yuuri's ability is, you'll realize it's not a joke that you want to make fun or view lightly at all.

frenze12 said:


I'm sorry but are we watching the same show? From the way they present it and the way people react to it in those situations (some of them really cheerfully use it as a pun). It's clearly ment to come over as a (terrible, disgusting) joke/running gag... Regardless whether or not it's a foreshadow to another wierd blazer power etc. That's just a excuse.

frenze12 said:


I'm sorry but are we watching the same show? From the way they present it and the way people react to it in those situations (some of them really cheerfully use it as a pun). It's clearly ment to come over as a (terrible, disgusting) joke/running gag... Regardless whether or not it's a foreshadow to another wierd blazer power etc. That's just a excuse.

ixarising said:


Explanation on Yuuri's ability as a Blazer.

So you still think her ability is a joke.

NeoAnkara said:
That's not the problem here btw. There are not even passing mention of her ability in the anime. Though her being a Blazer is a given but not enough hint given for her ability.

ixarising said:


The anime didn't do a passing mention on Kurono & Nene too. And both of them should be more famed than even Stella.

NeoAnkara said:
They do mention about KOK though.

ixarising said:
Yes but that's all. They didn't even bother to give anymore explanation beyond that. And before the teachers, they even skipped out Shizuku's first match. Clearly the anime doesn't give all these side characters sufficient exposure beyond supporting or rejecting the main duo's relationship.

RealityRush said:
They only have 12-13 episodes to blow through 3 volumes.

ixarising said:


Explanation on Yuuri's ability as a Blazer.

So you still think her ability is a joke.

frenze12 said:


Invalid point, like i said we are talking how it's presented to us . And it's clearly intended as somesort of running gag, the anime is making that very clear.

Just because it might be some foreshadow (in a much later part) doesn't erase the fact it was used as a running gag since the beginning.

If anyone wants to make fun about it, it's the anime.

ixarising said:


She has her share of blood vomiting in the LN too but yes i agree not extreme to the point of the anime but its there. Well blame the author for setting up Yuuri as a person who vomits at least 1 liter of blood per day. Or blame the anime producer for having her vomit beyond 1 liter per day.

abyss333 said:
EHH FUCKIN BITCH. I WOULD HAVE ITTO SHURAD HER RIGHT UP THE ASS AND MADE HER CUT HER FUCKIGN HAIR AND THEN THROW HER OF THT SAME BUILDING AND JUST LET HER DIE. BITCHES LIKE THIS NEED TO GET HURT

tht was my reaction to her. But main character barely having any flaws so far. its cool and all but we need to see some flaw eventually or this would be too much like WORLD BREAK.

FlameSpeedster said:
What do you mean he has no flaws? He has crap magic ability and has to resort to increasing his physical strength to even stand a chance.

RealityRush said:
Shit, Rakudai is steadily moving up the ranks this season. Assuming it continues to improve as it has, it might even crack the top 10 by the end of the season. If the views and bluray sales follow, we might get a second season!

abyss333 said:
EHH FUCKIN BITCH. I WOULD HAVE ITTO SHURAD HER RIGHT UP THE ASS AND MADE HER CUT HER FUCKIGN HAIR AND THEN THROW HER OF THT SAME BUILDING AND JUST LET HER DIE. BITCHES LIKE THIS NEED TO GET HURT

tht was my reaction to her. But main character barely having any flaws so far. its cool and all but we need to see some flaw eventually or this would be too much like WORLD BREAK.

drkurochan said:


Good news ! But have any idea how it is in Japan ?

RealityRush said:
Edit: I did find this Fall 2015 popularity poll from Japan. Rakudai is currently in the top 10 for popularity. The poll numbers are quite small though, so it may not be very representative. Also according to this poll, Rakudai is the 2nd most watched in Japan atm (for late-night). It has much higher polling numbers so it is probably accurate to say Rakudai is quite popular in Japan.

Ryuutobi said:
I can't believe that Hidan no Aria AA is the 2nd most popular show in Japan. The overseas fans of Hidan no Aria series hate that spin-off anime after all. Not only the fans of the original series, even those who like the spin-off manga dislike the many bad changes in the anime adaption.

RealityRush said:


Eh, I've tried to find Japanese viewership numbers before, but I've been unsuccessful for the most part. I know that after the first few episodes that Rakudai was in the top third for late-night TV though, above One Punch Man even, due to a 4chan post on it, but I don't know what the Japanese source was. So assuming that Japanese viewership has followed the same trend as the West since then, Rakudai is set up to do very well in sales, as it has been with the LNs/Manga. What that means for a second season I have no idea, but it makes me hopeful, especially considering the LN is ongoing. At the very least, Rakudai is doing better than the majority of non-sequels this season.

Edit: I did find this Fall 2015 popularity poll from Japan. Rakudai is currently in the top 10 for popularity. The poll numbers are quite small though, so it may not be very representative. Also according to this poll, Rakudai is the 2nd most watched in Japan atm (for late-night). It has much higher polling numbers so it is probably accurate to say Rakudai is quite popular in Japan.