Maou-sama, Retry! Episode 12 Discussion

Grahamtb said:
then why are you watching it. Never understand people who complain about an anime but continue to watch it. I personally would like a proper conclusion rather than what we got.

AnchientProphet2 said:
Animation was too off in this and didnt look very good most times. Bland sorta low fantasy, game based isekai. Characters are pretty base and the constant reminders of characters names is an eyesore. Fairly annoying and not very interesting show. And the need to censor some parts was pointless as it lessened this show even worse. ANd only lvl 30 max? But the same old overpowered admin gamer privelages doesnt make up for the lameness here. This show went nowhere and was too generic and lame ot even risk showing some tits. *smfh * 4/10 show

Shirasho said:


You've summed up my feelings as well. There are quite a few issues with this series and quite a few animation issues that were not fixed in the BDs.

Character-wise, it is always refreshing to have an isekai with an older person instead of a teen. As I approach 30 I find it way more entertaining to see how somebody my age who isn't a dumb sack of bricks and who isn't super horny would tackle the situation they are in. Unfortunately that is probably the only positive thing I can say about the characters. The 2 younger sisters are obnoxious and the older one is dull. Aku was adorable in a way, but I felt like it really destroyed a defining characteristic when they cured her leg.

Animation-wise, there were moments where you could tell it was either rushed or outsourced. Even in the BDs, look no further than in the previous episode when they are sitting at the inn table. The view from above is absolutely atrocious. The perspective is all off, and it looks like they are standing under the table instead of sitting on a bench. The spells were also rather uninspired as well.

Story-wise, I have nothing much to say. One thing that did irritate me all the way through the series was that it was said that only level 30s could break through his shield. While he does say that magic may not be blocked by the shield, he also says that Luna must either be max level or have a max level attack. In the commercial cards, however, it says she is less than level 20. This really makes no sense, and even if it can be explained away by the use of legendary items I have never seen a game where characters critical to the plot are less than level cap and can make use of legendary items. In addition, it doesn't make any sense that he would have to get points to unlock admin privileges. That's not how games work. You either have it or you don't, and unlocking those permissions through gameplay is a serious security issue.

In response to the "only level 30" comment, that isn't that big of a deal. Without knowing anything about the game itself, let's look at this like the core game wasn't successful and they had to close the servers before they could release any expansions to increase the level cap. Of all the things this series expects us to believe, having a level 30 cap is at the very bottom of the list of things that are hard to swallow.