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| Oh no... they have to leave all the fighting to Naofumi Emotani. Will our embattled hero be able to pull through in the face of overwhelming odds??? Nevermind, he leveled up and has a new asspull shield that lets him win on easy mode. Great character development. The shot of Glass's world is probably one of the only remotely interesting things in this entire series. That is the mood that this show should have had - a real sense of urgency, stakes, and sacrifice. Not an inane, contrived political "intrigue" plot that had nothing to do with anything, and resulted in zero development of any character. As it is, this new conflict of heroes trying to kill one another in order to save their respective worlds might have been an interesting premise if executed well, but the timing is completely botched. Why bring this in a couple episodes from the end of the series? Why not make this the entire series to begin with? Instead, and just like everything else in this sad excuse for a show, the pacing is wrong, these characters are underdeveloped, and the plot is filled with conveniences to ensure that everything turns out okay for the main cast. Nothing with the core cast has improved, either, even in the final episode of this mess. Raphtalia's motivation still makes no sense. Just defeating the waves isn't going to stop bad things from happening to people - especially when slavery is still legal. Speaking of which... Naofumi wanting to become the lord of the lolis also makes no sense. Up to this point he has resisted doing anything remotely altruistic, and he's still going on about going back to his life as a worthless otaku shut-in. The show hasn't demonstrated any character development to explain a change of heart. "Meeting you helped me find meaning in fighting the waves." You mean buying a child slave in order to get revenge on women in general for being falsely accused of rape? Yeah, let's call that "meeting". I guess if there is one consistent thing about this show, it's the shallow and under-developed characters. "Naoufumi-sama!!!" Good god. This has to be one of the most overrated anime that I've ever seen, with absolutely the most rabid, braindead fanbase I've ever encountered. Hopefully the BD sales will be bad enough that there will be no second season. |
SSL443Jun 27, 2019 4:18 AM
| Just freaking loved it. One of my fav isekai anime now. Raphtalia best girl till the end. The fight vs glass was pretty great and the ost was lit af. Also nice Naofumi got Raphtalias village as his domain and he set up his mind to save this world as the shield hero. Gonna miss this and hope this gets a new season asap. |
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Gytanzo said: .Mind if I ask what KoY stands for? I can't figure it out. AOT obviously is Attack on Titan. I forgot about Crunchyroll's involvement. That's a good point. I didn't know about Bilibili's involvement either. Thanks for the info. Kimetsu no Yaiba, Demon Slayer. Forgive my use of abbreviations. Yeah in Shield Hero's case, I do think begging Crunchyroll to invest more actually might work since they are one of the initial investors that made the whole show possible (heck, even the first trailer years ago is dubbed in English way before Japan aired the original Japanese) FreezePeach said: It seems to work just fine. He is the main character, they are just few of many NPCs who make his game more difficult. It is "rising of the shield hero", no "three heroes save the world and there is also some Naofumi dude." There has to be some bad guys in the story. If someone summoned 4 random people in 16-20 years range to another world chances that three of them are useless self centered a-holes are pretty good. Anyway, if the story was written as you suggested it would be a just a different story and no one knows how it would turn out. What author did clearly worked just fine. I totally understand this show is about Rising of the shield hero, but if Filoial queen's speech is any indication, then the three heroes have to work together sooner or later. At this point, Naofumi is the only one who can stop the other world heroes, because...well, he did went through a lot, that is understandable. But if the other three don't step up their game, then they really serve no contribution of the story and I start to think we might better off have a story without them since Naofumi certainly can do this with his own gang and without those other three heroes. Based on what I read so far (vol 10 of LN), the other three will actually become even more CRINGEworthy and forgettable, and with my friends telling me the author start redeeming and power-up the other three heroes starting volume 12 (which we will NOT be able to see if there is a second season), you can tell the LN author realized that is a problem here. By no means I am arguing if the show is good or bad, I am just not happy of this franchise's early story choice. |
SmilingBeginnerJun 26, 2019 9:47 AM
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| Worst anime i watched this year, shit like this will surely get S2 and i will say it again those first couple of epi are lie. |
| I'm so conflicted about the end, lol. I did like that moment between Raphtalia and Naofumi in the end, it was really emotional and it was as good thing she asked him about it, since someone always had to disturb them before. But that it seemed like Nao wanted to stay there? That's wrong, lol. And literally everything before that? It was changed so much and rushed, I couldn't even... like, what? And he didn't get the village until after the next arc in the LN, though I guess it isn't that bad if they did it before. But still, I was so confused I didn't appreciate that and what happened with Rishia, it was just thrown in, she should've deserved more than that? But what am I even annoyed about, it did happen the way it did and that's it. Do I want a second season? No, not really. Would I watch it, if it did happen? Yeah, I would. And as an end note, I kinnda hoped Naofumi and Raphtalia would kiss in that roof scene, as I really like them together, but I'm also glad it didn't happen. It still was a nice scene, I actually enjoyed that part. |
| I really enjoyed this show! The ending was satisfying, although not perfect. Naofumi is too kind-hearted and It was nice he became the land lord in Raphtalia's hometown. It showed not only he cares about Raphtalia but also his party :) Can't wait for news about season 2! ^^ |
PurpleGirl203Jun 26, 2019 9:52 AM
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| Not The best ending, felt a bit rushed, but overall pretty good anime.I remember the trailer was VERY generic but im so glad that I gave this one a chance.Solid 8/10 pretty good! There's a lot of story to unfold so I hope we get another season I'll miss this anime :[ |
DarkbxJun 26, 2019 10:05 AM
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Akashh said: Worst anime i watched this year, shit like this will surely get S2 and i will say it again those first couple of epi are lie. For something you consider like the "worst anime watched this year", you sure went easy on your rating lol Last episode was cool, I expected a longer fight vs Glass' party, but it ended up in an unexpected way. However the kind of epilogue that somehow announces nothing is finished (well that is something everybody knows considering the current source material already available) was great ! The Rising of the Shield Hero started on a betrayal & treason note, ends airing on peaceful background where everybody seems to live in harmony. |
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Otorez said: Akashh said: Worst anime i watched this year, shit like this will surely get S2 and i will say it again those first couple of epi are lie. For something you consider like the "worst anime watched this year", you sure went easy on your rating lol I'm lazy af so for me 1-6 scale doesn't exist, so yeah 7 score is considered as worst possible thing i watched. |
iliyanski89 said: 2/10. One of the worst animes that i have watched in this first half of the year. The first episode really hyped me but after a couple more down the line it went downhill. Overhyped and full of overused cliches. Not looking forward to season 2 if it ever came out. No one cares about your opinion |
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| what a way to end a hype anime, the mellowness of this episode fucking nails the conclusion for the story. this is way beyond what i expected. the next arc of this one is very confusing in the manga so I've put it on hold lmao, just wow. THANK YOU FOR THE RIDE NAOFUMI! |
| Very solid episode. I wasn't enjoying that much the earlier episodes (besides the first one and some after which were pretty good) but now it's over until a second season, I can say pretty much it was very good ride. It has some weak episodes but the good ones are really good. Loved the last arc and the last episode is beautiful. I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS A KISS BUT MY HEART ALMOST JUMPED OFF MY MOUTH IN THIS MOMENT  Naofumi redeemed himself in the series and redeemed himself to me because I have a better point of view of this anime now. I hope it gets a season 2! |
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SalamanderAvatar said: It's a good anime especially with the dark start , idk why people are hating. Why does something being "dark" automatically make it good? |
SmilingBeginner said: Yeah, I thought you were referring to Kimetsu no Yaiba, but that should be abbreviated as KnY, shouldn't it? It was the "o" that threw me off. Is Kimetsu no Yaiba really more popular than Shield Hero in Japan? I guess Shounen Jump does carry a lot of power over there. Gytanzo said: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Demon Slayer. Forgive my use of abbreviations. Yeah in Shield Hero's case, I do think begging Crunchyroll to invest more actually might work since they are one of the initial investors that made the whole show possible (heck, even the first trailer years ago is dubbed in English way before Japan aired the original Japanese).Mind if I ask what KoY stands for? I can't figure it out. AOT obviously is Attack on Titan. I forgot about Crunchyroll's involvement. That's a good point. I didn't know about Bilibili's involvement either. Thanks for the info. |
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SSL443 said: SalamanderAvatar said: It's a good anime especially with the dark start , idk why people are hating. Why does something being "dark" automatically make it good? Because "Dark" Makes it edgy and cool Duh! lol |
billybub said: Because "Dark" Makes it edgy and cool Duh! lol Ah yes, all the best shows are edgy these days aren't they. |
| The beginning was great, but it turned out to be an average isekai anime. Too bad that the pope as the main antagonist was not introduced earlier, his speech was great. 5/10 better than Kenja no Mago, but far worse than most other isekai anime (Slime, Konosuba, Re:). |
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| So Glass and her team thinks that if they defeat Shield hero and the other three heroes, their world would be saved. But I thought heroes are summoned anew if the current ones die. The more I think about it, worse it becomes. Now Naofumi can bring forth rage shield at will even though the cause for his anger is resolved. This inconsistency is probably due to the shitty adaptation back in episode 21. Either way I lost all respect for this series after the 1st cour. |
Zevere said: I like how even the people that say they hated it, they still managed to watch it to completion. Not the best ending / closure for the anime, but it is still much better than the regular isekai. It made the season much more enjoyable. lol there it is again. If you don't watch it, you get told you have no business criticizing it. And if you do watch it, you get told you have no business watching something you don't like. The reality is that the fanbase just wants to shut down negative sentiment against the show. So they cook up bullshit mental gymnastics like this to somehow gotcha the "haters". |
BlackLatias said: And as an end note, I kinnda hoped Naofumi and Raphtalia would kiss in that roof scene, as I really like them together, but I'm also glad it didn't happen. It still was a nice scene, I actually enjoyed that part. I didn't expect it to happen, however I saw probability of seeing Naofumi kissing Raphtalia or attempting to do it and being interrupted by everyone. I'm glad it didn't happen as well. Too early and I like to see their relation as it is, at least now. I agree this scene was well executed and it emanated with many positive emotions. |
| I don't think I'll be able to sleep until I figure out the ambiguous hug on the roof... IT'S LIKE THEY KISSED BUT IT'S ALSO LIKE THEY DIDN'T!!!!! Anyway, I liked the show much more than I thought I would (and I also normally despise isekai anime with game-like settings). It's a pretty fun ride with great chara developments~. (Plus, the animations and conversations were very enjoyable, despite some weak episodes). |
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| That was some ending, I like it, okay maybe there is some hiccup but I don't mind it Now this show has finish I'm hoping for season 2 !! |
| Goodbye and please never comeback . |
7soJun 26, 2019 11:24 AM
| This episode: Really underwhelming first half with Naofumi soloing the big baddie and his crew being way more competent than the other three heroes together. Which happened consecutively and is just not believeable. Second half was way more enjoyable due to world building. But still, Ep 21 would've been the better ending. This show: Really strong start with a big downfall after ep 4, the quality was never reached again even remotely. However, even at the lowest lows, it was never at the brink of worst anime of the year, let alone worst anime ever. People hating on popular shows can exaggerate as much as they want here, in the end it's nothing but exaggeration. The rating: Despite being below expectations after ep four, the overall enjoyment was still there most of the time. If I left out that, the show would probably get a 5, just maybe a 6 out of me. In this case, I give it a weak 7/10 just as I did in Mirai Nikki's matter as they share similarities imo. Good start, gradually became weaker, at times heavily flawed. But enjoyment wise, I never had the thought of being bored while watching. SSL443 said: Zevere said: I like how even the people that say they hated it, they still managed to watch it to completion. Not the best ending / closure for the anime, but it is still much better than the regular isekai. It made the season much more enjoyable. lol there it is again. If you don't watch it, you get told you have no business criticizing it. And if you do watch it, you get told you have no business watching something you don't like. The reality is that the fanbase just wants to shut down negative sentiment against the show. So they cook up bullshit mental gymnastics like this to somehow gotcha the "haters". Well, considering how sarcastic and witty you've been over the full course, it's hard to not to see you being more edgy than Naofumi ever was (which you so often accused him of ), but it is, what it is. Off to the next show. |
ArrRtiJun 26, 2019 10:51 AM
FreezePeach said: BlackLatias said: Nope. She made something noticeable first time 15 minutes before the end of S1, dedicating significant part of last episode to her not very interesting story is a really bad idea. Nobody cares about her at this point.But still, I was so confused I didn't appreciate that and what happened with Rishia, it was just thrown in, she should've deserved more than that? I read this part some time ago, from the top of my head I can't think about single thing about Rishia I would want added to this episode. She is kinda boring and routinely disappears from the story for few chapters. Still completely ignoring her introduction in S1 would mess up things for S2. They did enough. Well, I disagree, this way was just as bad as they could've done it. Like, coincidentaly when Nao wanted someone Filo saved her, wow, much coincidence, such luck. In the LN it at least wasn't as bad since Nao was actually involved in her troubles because it reminded him of himself at the beginning, hence him going after her and saving her from drowning with help of Filo. The anime just did it really bad, I'd rather not have her in his party now, since they changed so much already they also could've made her join Nao in a possible 2nd season. |
billybub said: SSL443 said: Why does something being "dark" automatically make it good? Because "Dark" Makes it edgy and cool Duh! lol a series that pretends to be "dark", but without a script that supports it only turns out to be a ridiculous and exaggerated story, even the teen titans go made fun of EDGY as fuck  |
ArrRti said: Well, considering how sarcastic and witty you've been over the full course, it's hard to not to see you being more edgy than Naofumi ever was (which you so often accused ), but it is, what it is. Off to the next show. So because I'm "edgy", I can't criticize a fictional character for being edgy? lol! I'm not a character in a LN hyped up to be the best isekai in years. You're really reaching, dude. Really reaching. |
| A wonderful ending. I smell a second season. |
| "Waah, waah. I did nothing wrong, the other are at fault, not me. Waah waah" Sure you can but double standards are always so very amusing. |
| IT'S OVER YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS NO MORE "NAOFUMI-SAMA"S This show may have not been the absolute worst this season with the likes of Fairy Gone and Shoumetsu Toshi (though it's a discussion) but I can tell you I definitely despised this one the most. Everything about it is so terribly written, and I've never seen such absolutely unbearable protags. Every single character in this show lacks any depth whatsoever, they're all nothing more than 1-dimensional cardboard cutouts, and it becomes so godamn grating to watch. This show perfectly encapsulates everything that's wrong with these trashy isekai stories imo. Everything is done to jerk-off to the viewer how great the protagonist is, and everything is written cheaply and without much thought or point, because to accomplish said goal none of that is needed. Only the veneer of it. In fact, such terrible writing even helps--since most viewers/readers of this stuff don't care, they're easily entertained with such schlock. The protag is basic enough to put themselves into--being "wronged by society" and such it makes it especially easy--and Ralphtalia? The perfect waifu-bait for them. With zero depth and actual personality, she can never (and doesn't) have even the slightest issue against her "master", ever. None of the girls do, because Naofumi-sama is SO different and unique and strong from the other men (the other 3 heroes). Fuck this society for putting him down, am I right? It's all gross wish-fulfillment of the cheapest kind. It's literally a harem, with 4 different girls now to fawn over our valiant protag (who can do no wrong). The writer shouldn't be getting paid for this story--this story should be on some obscure fan fiction site with all the rest of it's kin. |
ZaugrJun 26, 2019 11:41 AM
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| So it ended The First part was really good but the second was rushing and other stuff. 6/10 from me. LN is better. |
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| I enjoyed this episode a lot, a fitting ending for this season, and hopefully there will be a S2 announced in the near future. Time for me to read all of the LN |
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| The ending was fine very predictable but fine I still think the first half of the anime was better but not a bad show nonetheless. |
Avazak said: The ending was fine very predictable but fine I still think the first half of the anime was better but not a bad show nonetheless. That pretty much sums up how I feel. First half better than the second and the ending was pretty much par for the course. Pretty average show but miles better than crap like Slime. |
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| well it was time and all good series overall... but still se people complaining... overall a great show |
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| The final battle between Naofumi's party and Glass and her team sure was fierce. Therese's spells sure were impressive but so was the combo attacks that she and her comrades can unleash. The revelation about Glass's motivation sure was a surprising one. Still it sure ensured that the stakes for both sides become even heavier. The fishing scene though sure was cute and did well in reducing the tension from the battle. Its nice that the girl with green hair finally gets a name. Lecia huh. Hmm to think that what Naofumi wanted as a reward was to govern the demi human village and Raphtalia's home. Still its a nice move as while allowing him to protect the demi humans it also allows him to create a base as well for both him and his various allies that he met along the way. While the revelations about Glass's world certainly was unexpected im glad that the bonds that Naofumi forged with everyone managed to convince him to stand firm with his friends. Overall a strong final ep that featured a perfect mix of action and revelations. A beautiful ending as well. |
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| The fight scene was meh. Tbh I would prefer L'Arc vs Naofumi in ep 24 as the final fight. |
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