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Feb 15, 2018 4:23 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Not sure how much longer I can stand that Yumilia girl.

It looks like Hazuki has improved and is trying to make things right. With all the drama going on, she was able to actually use full use of her talent this time. Pretty predictable fight though. I wish they made it less predictable honestly. The Cinderella story narrative coming from Hazuki might be the highlight of the episode.
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Feb 15, 2018 9:52 AM
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Hazuki has finally done something useful for once. She did a good job fighting against Yumilia and was able to create a new magic. Got some backstory for Yumilia and her teammates, how sad.
Feb 15, 2018 10:07 AM
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Told you the OP would be complete when she transforms.
Feb 15, 2018 11:21 AM
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They finally fix the OP, and it's still quite boring to watch

Not a fan of her transformed design. The dress looks nice, but doesn't really fit with her white hair. Probably would be better if her hair is light blue or something.
Feb 15, 2018 11:39 AM
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Only thing I have to say about today's EP

Feb 15, 2018 11:55 AM
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Hazuki disregarding the book theory, you write your own story, everyone will now do that I guess.
Qazan defeated and realizes she what's important.
Shizuka is her friend :)
Feb 15, 2018 12:44 PM
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I knew Hazuki would pull, through. She finally found her own path. This is why I love this show so much. It has someone finding their own life story, even though a pre-destined one exists for them. Maybe that's why I don't generally like normal fairy tails; they tend to have one set path. Qazan found her place too rather than fighting a pointless battle; it was out of character for her, but it helped her grow more and that's more important.




Feb 15, 2018 1:17 PM
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Finally Hazuki awaken her book and transformation. I really liked that she just took and edited the story under herself. Oh yeah liked the last phrase where Hazuki asks Shizuk to be her friend, at the same time to say that she loves her.
Feb 15, 2018 5:38 PM
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OP is "fixed" but still a lazy one with bare minimum effort put into it. In fact, it is bad enough that I would take the old one over this new one. The old OP's animation (chopped off from the episode) is at least better and more fun to watch.

Literally no one was shown to have problem with the outcome of the match when the japanese team obviously cheated.

Hazuki's transformation looks great, but essentially any book would be fine for Hazuki's power if not for her backstory. I hope it won't be one of those "MC with op power but can't transform/use it freely."

Feb 15, 2018 5:51 PM

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The meaning of Märchen Mädchen pulls through: girls with each of their individual stories, making their powers that exceed their limits.

And finally about time Hazuki got her magic, which is the main highlight of the episode. And while she still is clueless, her act got together to become stronger (which is the main reason the OP constantly changed).
Feb 15, 2018 6:08 PM
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I liked this show until THIS episode. I was enjoying learning about the system they had and actually enjoyed most of this episode seeing the girls' magic being based on the stories and what they could do. The stories put a limit on each of them to make for interesting match ups.

Then Cinderella shows up, disagrees with her story, and re-writes it and her magic so now we have no idea what she can do or if she even has limits anymore since she's rewriting things. It was a deus ex machina AFTER cheating by being a fourth member in a 3 vs 3 match.

But she wrote that her story has a happy ending so everyone's happy about it... This is where I drop this show.
Feb 15, 2018 6:18 PM

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Well to all who said the Japanese team is cheating, I don't think they are cheating at all. What I would said is the Coalition team is at a disadvantage. They have participant list and Japanese team is included Hazuki from the very beginning. Even the OP is clarifying this, The OP showed that each team seems to have at least 5 members. Maybe after this Qazan will join Japanese team to make it 5 members, but idk about that will see in next eps.
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Feb 15, 2018 11:37 PM

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then suddenly a great episode! nice one!
their griamore floating books is more colorful than the dreaded black clover...lolz
5/5.


Feb 16, 2018 3:12 AM

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6 episodes in. Things this anime done wrong to me:
- The grimoire doesn't look like cute girls that I can f*p to.
- It's not a harem.

The plot around Hazuki is at least interesting, as well as her narratives (albeit she herself as a character is boring as f.)
But how boring are the other cast, especially important ones like Shizuka and Yumilia, ruin it for me.
Feb 16, 2018 3:40 AM

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Really enjoyed this one. Hazuki finally got some action.. and Qazan seems to have realized the right thing to do. Well, probably because of the budget... Hazuki didn't get a flashy transformation scene.. anyway, as explained in precure anime - transformation is actually just a flash of light (like what happened here), the long transform scenes is just doing the transform in slow motion. ^^

The pied piper uses cannons and rats, the puss in boots is a fencer that uses lies... but I was suprised most of all by Shizuka.. when she activate her full power, i thought tentacles were coming out of her white robes - later it was shown to be a flying boat.

And lastly... I like this intro better than the first one, just personal preference.
Feb 16, 2018 4:55 AM

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That was one of the worse animation direction I've seen lately, boy this episode was terrible in that sense. Thank God at least the message of the story is quite alright, otherwise I'd have pull my eyes off after finishing the episode.
Feb 16, 2018 7:51 AM

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That was... no... what the fuck was that? xD

And thus, a girl created her own magical book with the power of friendship and love that can do whatever the fuck she wants, then, everyone gets purified.

THE END

Have we just witnessed the birth of a completely stupid and absurd OP character? lmao
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Feb 16, 2018 10:01 AM

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That was laaaame even her magic is lame af

BlackstarFallen said:
Hazuki has finally done something useful for once. She did a good job fighting against Yumilia and was able to create a new magic. Got some backstory for Yumilia and her teammates, how sad.


If you call that fighting

More like talk no jutsu, then they both glow and Qazan remember some memories "welp I give up" Hazuki proved she can stand longer lol
Feb 16, 2018 10:49 AM

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I hate/love that Hazuki can rewrite Cinderella's story. I hate it because it is a big Deus Ex Machina, like the magic she creates to save Yumelia, so who knows what else she can do. But I love it for the meaning behind it and it fits perfectly with her and how she has develoved throughout these episodes

Funny thing, I always listen to the opening but I don't watch it, so thanks to that I could see the transformation in the episode itself xD. Also, I guess they delayed the opening to not show Hazuki's transformation. So, why not wait for one more episode, you know, AFTER the episode in which she finally transforms.

And yeah, the visuals have been pretty bad this week.
Feb 16, 2018 3:27 PM

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I kind of called Hazuki breaking the seal but rewriting the story totally caught me off guard lol. That was a nice move.

Too bad the opening just had to spoil her new form so it didn't make that huge of an impact but looks pretty cool nonetheless.

Also, no wonder she is super OP, half of the show is gone and she finally had to do something...
Feb 16, 2018 3:48 PM
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The animation took a mild nosedive in this episode, at least in regards to the fight, which had a predictable outcome. What saved the episode from being mediocre was Hazuki deconstructing the Cinderella tale and rebuilding it into something new. I actually like Yumilia and I'm glad the episode leaves open the possibility of redemption for her. With the series reaching the halfway mark, perhaps it could devote more time in developing the supporting characters and setting.
Feb 16, 2018 7:47 PM

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another terrible episode with bad consequences
The current game that i play: Azur Lane :3

Feb 16, 2018 8:11 PM
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Well, finally development for Hazuki, making her own Cinderella variant & new magic, and real OP finally.
The 'cursed' fate Shizuka & Yumilia mention from their books is an interesting idea that Hazuki helps refute.
Fight was disjointed & random with bad animation, like lots of unexplained mechanics, what balls of magic, when they exit the field how much hp they got, why Malletgrill hit the floor (adds protective field?) & why she didn't finish off Shrek-cat when she's unconscious.
And the mechanic where the magic from the fight goes to cleanse all libraries of stains... just seems weird like how far & inefficient does the magic need to travel?


Feb 17, 2018 12:26 PM

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Very nice turn of events! I was not expecting Hazuki to write a new Cinderella's book.
Feb 17, 2018 8:32 PM
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The animation was derpy in a lot of parts this episode. It's like all the budget goes to the OP.
Feb 17, 2018 8:38 PM

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well when Hazuki turned into Cinderella she's more like a granny rather than Cinderella
The current game that i play: Azur Lane :3

Feb 18, 2018 5:06 AM
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love this episode, especially that Hazuki has able to transform and show what she can do...
Feb 18, 2018 7:58 AM

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A story rewritten and a match won it's looking good for the girls but it looks like there is more trouble heading thier way.
Hope they will manage to overcome it seeing their rivals.
Feb 19, 2018 12:35 PM

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finally we get a real op (even though it doesn't feel finished imo)

and finally we get the transformation, kinda figured it would happen halfway though but still now things feels alot better can finally get things moving again
"one step at a time"
Feb 21, 2018 1:16 PM

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I felt like her Dress would have been more puffy (IE: Dresses we see at Balls, large puffy skirts, etc)

But we got like a Minimalistic half Wedding style Dress, not bad, but isn't what I had imagine a Cinderella Dress to be. (I guess her hair become what is to resemble the Wedding Dress's Veil or something. (but yea, I think it would have look nice with her original Hair color or light Blue)

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And yea, LOL, she gone real OP with rewriting the Origin story and making a new Magic that gives a "Happy End", hahaha.
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Feb 27, 2018 6:56 PM

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Watching this playing Narkopop in the background was a surreal experience. Longest 20 minutes of my life. Even my Kronenbourg felt unpleasant.
Surprisingly the music actually was fitting for a brief moment, the scene where Hazuki rewrote the book and the start of Narkopop 3

Mar 7, 2018 2:59 AM

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wtf thesis college project animation
Jul 9, 2019 12:44 PM

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amlg said:
I felt like her Dress would have been more puffy (IE: Dresses we see at Balls, large puffy skirts, etc)

But we got like a Minimalistic half Wedding style Dress, not bad, but isn't what I had imagine a Cinderella Dress to be. (I guess her hair become what is to resemble the Wedding Dress's Veil or something. (but yea, I think it would have look nice with her original Hair color or light Blue)

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And yea, LOL, she gone real OP with rewriting the Origin story and making a new Magic that gives a "Happy End", hahaha.



have u seen once upon a time series (its not anime)? she became whar henry is snow whites grandson and son of the savior who weilds power of author, he discoverd the power later on


Jul 19, 2021 9:57 AM
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Great episode.

It was definitely a good time for Hazumi to write her own story. Her transformation was beautiful. I like her new look a lot.

SerafosDec 20, 2023 8:37 AM

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