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| As expected, we got an action packed episode featuring Naofumi and his allies trying to stop the Spirit Tortoise. Got some flashy attacks, calculated strategies, etc. Not going to lie, this episode kept me at the edge of my seat considering anything could've happened. Also kinda looked like something out of a video game you might see in JRPGs. Raphtalia, Filo, and Nafofumi did some pretty good work on this. Eclair also deserved some credit for keeping the morale high. That ending though. |
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| Now we really start the spirit tortoise arc, and not gonna lie, i actually really like the CGI of the turtle, it looks really realistic. This episode was the thing i love about shield hero, the video game feeling you get as seeing it and this cap is my favourite so far. And at the end they actually defeat the turtle in this episode lmao, but it seems that they actually isnt. Best chapter so far, looking for the next |
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| Raphtalia and Filo scene where they beheaded the turtle was pretty epic but it seems like the turtle is still alive after that? It doesn't sound good at all for them :S |
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| I actually thought the turtle CGI was actually well-integrated lolol, maybe I'm just used to playing video games with that type of CGI ye, at least this isn't worse than that Arifureta CGI because a fucking turtle doesn't move as fast any other monster and at least it's a preparation to start and shove everything on Naofumi, also Raphtalia and Filo's taking orders from Naofumi was a pretty swift move and Ost is kinda cool when establishing that curse technique of hers. Also, Eclair is sexy hot with that armor and who is Eclair's VA, forgot to ask that lol. People seem to be conservative about Rishia's presence, I didn't find her that irritated in all reasoning. |
| So I reserved judgement for the first couple of episodes, but the art and animation this season is so lackluster in comparison to the first. I thought they'd at least go all-out in animating the fight with the giant turtle, but it was extremely underwhelming. Does anyone have any behind the scenes info on why this is the case? I have a feeling this season has a greatly reduced budget from the first. |
EiyuuuOu said: What? So the problem with the Spirit Tortoise isn't over since Ost Hourai is still around? Anyway what is Rishia doing wearing Filo costume? She's so adorable lmao It gives her overall stat boosts everytime she ifghts plus she feels comfortable not being exposed directly with others. This was a good episode, the cgi was a little jarrin but it certainly wasnt the worst. anyway pace wise it looks like it is slowing down a bit so thats good. |
| Use of CGI was fine but the battle as a whole didn't interest me as much as, say, the whale battle. And of course, it isn't dead; I was laughing at the victory music that was playing. Still better than the last 2 episodes though. Pacing also slowed down a bit. |
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| what the fuck was that episode. could it be any more predictable at this point? shield hero honestly just feels like any other average trashy isekai right now, I'm hoping this season actually improves, but this was probably the worst episode so far. edit: also why did the turtle need to be cgi? you'd think the one thing this anime would have going for it would be the budget to actually animate. |
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| This is really giving Arifureta a run for its money for dumbest thing I've watched in a while. And why is the green haired girl wearing a chicken costume? |
| Oh wow, a detailed neck sliced detail in a modern anime :O EiyuuuOu said: What? So the problem with the Spirit Tortoise isn't over since Ost Hourai is still around? Anyway what is Rishia doing wearing Filo costume? She's so adorable lmao copy and pasted from reddit, but here's your answer. unsure if a spoiler so here. |
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| Phase 1 and Phase 2 of this Spirit Tortoise battle is quite good, really felt the high stakes when it launched that purple spike thingies Still waiting for the reveal of Ost being the actual mastermind behind its attacks all along, I can feel it |
| The Spirit Tortoise has finally shown itself (the CGI is bearable enough), and good luck to the allied army for surviving this hectic battle. As one of the defining moments of the arc, sadly the 3-year gap of Season 1 and this just spells out lackluster quality, other than the CGI taking most of the animation constraints adapting this to the small screen. Given how the Spirit Tortoise is not an easy entity to be taken down in all circumstances, there'll be large casualties even if Naofumi and the gang, together with Ost Hourai, is able to make a difference. Ost Hourai is worth commending for her role as a familiar in stopping the Spirit Tortoise, though it's Naofumi, Raphtalia and Filo whom did most of the work to sever its head off. But if Ost Hourai is still alive, then the Spirit Tortoise's spirit is still alive somehow... FragmantLemon said: Shouldn't this be a spoiler?Still waiting for the reveal of Ost being the actual mastermind behind its attacks all along, I can feel it |
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| Okay, we've established that a lot of the story has been cut, and I get why. If you're into the story and read the novels, you don't mind the training arcs and such, but it can be boring in an anime. But this feels so wonky, I guess is the word I wanna use... I'm glad I'm a novel reader, and I feel you need to be a novel reader in order to get any sense of what going on. Things seems to be all over the place, not only in terms of the story telling, but also in terms of cinematography. Some shots doesn't seem to make much sense and could be easily cut, while other would are missing. Just a quick line or two from someone saying something about something to explain why events unfold, or simply show it on screen. It feels so messy, almost like if it was a film student or something directing it. I don't want to trash talk it, because I love this series. But some of the creative decisions just seems so strange to me. There is also so much cg, and it looks terrible, at least some of it. The turtle looks to be lagging when it's moving, almost like it's made and programmed with less fps then the rest of the anime. It looks like cg in anime looked 3-4 years ago, and they've had much more time to work on it. Granted, I know many of the delays were due to covid, but still. It feels rushed, and it's a shame. Granted, this arc isn't my favorite, and the author really starts hitting it home in terms of great writing around vol. 10 and onwards, after this arc is over. But I still feel it's being done a bit of a disservice. My biggest fear is that people will drop the series very quickly, if they haven't already. And given what's been teasted in the opening, there is a lot of really good story to come. And Shield Hero is a really good story, it would be a bit of a shame if an anime adaptation that doesn't live up to the quality of season 1 in terms of production would be the thing that kills that buzz for the series. And unfortunately, I fear this might be the case, unless things improve very soon. |
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KANLen09 said: The Spirit Tortoise has finally shown itself (the CGI is bearable enough), and good luck to the allied army for surviving this hectic battle. As one of the defining moments of the arc, sadly the 3-year gap of Season 1 and this just spells out lackluster quality, other than the CGI taking most of the animation constraints adapting this to the small screen. Given how the Spirit Tortoise is not an easy entity to be taken down in all circumstances, there'll be large casualties even if Naofumi and the gang, together with Ost Hourai, is able to make a difference. Ost Hourai is worth commending for her role as a familiar in stopping the Spirit Tortoise, though it's Naofumi, Raphtalia and Filo whom did most of the work to sever its head off. But if Ost Hourai is still alive, then the Spirit Tortoise's spirit is still alive somehow... FragmantLemon said: Shouldn't this be a spoiler?Still waiting for the reveal of Ost being the actual mastermind behind its attacks all along, I can feel it Its just speculation, right? Even I'm slowly beginning to suspect her. |
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| Ost Horai looks pretty in her new outfit. The action scenes were okay and they managed to cut the tortoise's head but seems like it ain't over yet. |
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| What's up with Rishia still on that chicken armor tho. I have to say, that fight was kind of underwhelming. Despite the fact that there was so much going on with abilities and spells being thrown around. And they also have the weirdest cliffhangers. Like episode was already abrupt and this one isn't any better. |
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| I'm surprised that the turtle didn't look awful, that alone is a rarity and praise worth. |
| Am I tripping or did they skip all of Rishia, Raphtalia and naofumi Hengen Muso training ?? Or at least most of it? That was some of the best stuff about this arc. It’s hard to evaluate these episodes independently because of how bad the season has been adapted, but this was a decent ep I suppose. The fight did drag on in the LN so I understand condensing some of that in the anime medium, wasn’t a fan of the CGI turtle, but I also hate all CG so it is what it is. Thought they did a good job of showing the scale of the fight and how many casualties were taken which is of course important for later on. I’m not a fan of OST’s potrayal either. |
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| Ost's such a mood killer though... anyways i was expecting Spirit tortoise to not go down this easily to begin with, so not too much surprised with that cliffhanger. |
| Felt like an episode of Sleep Hero |
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| Nice action. CG tortoise was hideous though |
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| The CGI on the turtle looks horrible. |
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SpicyRamen8539 said: You are kidding right... The CGI was awful, it looked like a ps2 game. Are you blind? How are you not 100% sure that is CGIWHAT DO YOU MEAN IT ISN'T DEAD? IT'S HEAD IS CLEAN OFF! Was it not the real spirit tortoise? I'm so confused! as always this show throws me for a fool. this was over all another amazing episode, I'm 90% certain the spirit tortoise was CGI but honestly I couldn't tell a difference between it and the rest of the environment, so glad some animes are getting better with it. then again if it was awful I'm pretty sure most of us fans of the show wouldn't been pissed so they probably did extra work to make it look and blend in better. |
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Ronninn said: billybub said: Arifureta is better my manThis is really giving Arifureta a run for its money for dumbest thing I've watched in a while. And why is the green haired girl wearing a chicken costume? That's like saying dog shit tastes better than cat shit...they're both awful |
| Ah yes, my favorite kind of fights, CGI people riding CGI creatures fighting a giant CGI turtle. Only thing they're missing is shooting magical CGI projectiles at each other. Really hoping this entire season isn't going to just be this. |
| The CGI looks awful!! x_x Not surprised, cuz using a CGI for big monsters is a terrible idea unless it's well made, but this one did not get the pass needed. A calm before a storm... and it's strange since Naofumi and co chopped that beast's head off. Something is off about it and it won't be over easily. The mastermind is still hidden! >.> |
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| This is just... boring? I didn't love the first season altough I was one of those that was interested because of the initial hate Naofumi got, but since all of that is in the past, right now this looks like any other generic isekai with dumb fights without or with very little logic in their actions (and convenient magic like "I'm going to give you my power too! [Pew sounds]") Ziyall said: Okay, we've established that a lot of the story has been cut, and I get why. If you're into the story and read the novels, you don't mind the training arcs and such, but it can be boring in an anime. But this feels so wonky, I guess is the word I wanna use... I'm glad I'm a novel reader, and I feel you need to be a novel reader in order to get any sense of what going on. Things seems to be all over the place, not only in terms of the story telling, but also in terms of cinematography. Some shots doesn't seem to make much sense and could be easily cut, while other would are missing. Just a quick line or two from someone saying something about something to explain why events unfold, or simply show it on screen. It feels so messy, almost like if it was a film student or something directing it. I don't want to trash talk it, because I love this series. But some of the creative decisions just seems so strange to me. There is also so much cg, and it looks terrible, at least some of it. The turtle looks to be lagging when it's moving, almost like it's made and programmed with less fps then the rest of the anime. It looks like cg in anime looked 3-4 years ago, and they've had much more time to work on it. Granted, I know many of the delays were due to covid, but still. It feels rushed, and it's a shame. Granted, this arc isn't my favorite, and the author really starts hitting it home in terms of great writing around vol. 10 and onwards, after this arc is over. But I still feel it's being done a bit of a disservice. My biggest fear is that people will drop the series very quickly, if they haven't already. And given what's been teasted in the opening, there is a lot of really good story to come. And Shield Hero is a really good story, it would be a bit of a shame if an anime adaptation that doesn't live up to the quality of season 1 in terms of production would be the thing that kills that buzz for the series. And unfortunately, I fear this might be the case, unless things improve very soon. I think that you are one of the few people that read and like the source material, but also can understand why people may not like the anime and its fails in terms of adaptation. Thank you for that. Also, the anime and the source material are two different things, don't feel sorry for disliking/criticizing the adaptation. |
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| Naofumi creating a flag to show his position on the field was pretty intuitive of a move for it also allows him to raise the morale of the troops as well via sight alone. Using natural terrain to site heavy weapons is textbook but still damm effective. Nice to see Ost show her skills via the display of gravity magic. The siege weapon teams really need to be commended for holding the line in the face of the Tortoise's assault. But it was the king's sacrifice that halted the tortoise. That charge and the assault that lead to the beheading was beautifully done. Looks like though they need to board the Tortoise to defeat it entirely. Overall an excellent ep that featured some pretty neat action and lore expansion. Im actually quite glad that the studio decided to expand upon Ost by giving her original scenes that served to not only showcase her personality but her magic as well. Curious to see who the mastermind of this crisis is. |
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| TF was that cliffhanger? Well, I'm kind of glad tho, I like Ost and didn't want her to go so soon. Anyway, I don't know if I'm not feeling it but this isn't even half as good as season 1 episodes. Each season 1 episode used to be so exciting and entertaining to watch and this season just feels bland. There are literally no emotions involved or I didn't feel anything while watching this episode, no shock or sadness because someone died or happy when they thought they finally defeated the tortoise, nothing. Is it that this arc is boring or the studio is doing a bad job at adapting it? I mean one would have expected high quality after it took so long for season 2 but all my expectations have been killed now, thoroughly disappointed. I honestly love Tate no Yuusha, having rated season 1 a 10/10, I was looking for stuff in this season so I can rate this 10/10 as well but unfortuantely there's nothing, it's been 3 episode so it's time to rate and for now I can't rate this more than 6/10. I'm really hoping that this improves so I can rate this 10/10. |
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
| thought this season was going to be all about taking down the turtle its way to fast paced |
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SpicyRamen8539 said: WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT ISN'T DEAD? IT'S HEAD IS CLEAN OFF! Was it not the real spirit tortoise? I'm so confused! as always this show throws me for a fool. this was over all another amazing episode, I'm 90% certain the spirit tortoise was CGI but honestly I couldn't tell a difference between it and the rest of the environment, so glad some animes are getting better with it. then again if it was awful I'm pretty sure most of us fans of the show wouldn't been pissed so they probably did extra work to make it look and blend in better. I can guarantee your eyes did not deceive you. It's the real Spirit Tortoise! I know it sounds strange but the mastermind is still hidden somewhere, and if the Spirit Tortoise did actually died then how come the familiar Ost Horai is still there? I see you lack some of CGI comparisons. What need to search some CGIs and look up at the comments. It'll help you at understanding them. |
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Marinate1016 said: Am I tripping or did they skip all of Rishia, Raphtalia and naofumi Hengen Muso training ?? Or at least most of it? That was some of the best stuff about this arc. It’s hard to evaluate these episodes independently because of how bad the season has been adapted, but this was a decent ep I suppose. The fight did drag on in the LN so I understand condensing some of that in the anime medium, wasn’t a fan of the CGI turtle, but I also hate all CG so it is what it is. Thought they did a good job of showing the scale of the fight and how many casualties were taken which is of course important for later on. I’m not a fan of OST’s potrayal either. Yep they did skip the training sub arc but given that was five entire chapters long its a necessary sacrifice. |
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Shingster said: Marinate1016 said: Am I tripping or did they skip all of Rishia, Raphtalia and naofumi Hengen Muso training ?? Or at least most of it? That was some of the best stuff about this arc. It’s hard to evaluate these episodes independently because of how bad the season has been adapted, but this was a decent ep I suppose. The fight did drag on in the LN so I understand condensing some of that in the anime medium, wasn’t a fan of the CGI turtle, but I also hate all CG so it is what it is. Thought they did a good job of showing the scale of the fight and how many casualties were taken which is of course important for later on. I’m not a fan of OST’s potrayal either. Yep they did skip the training sub arc but given that was five entire chapters long its a necessary sacrifice. They could’ve condensed it some, rather than outright skipping |
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