Reign of the Seven Spellblades (light novel)
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| Nanao just honestly never ceases to surprise me in this show. For this episode, she's once again showing the school what she's capable of. Episode also features Pete prominently as the arc wants to show her talents. Unfortunately, not everyone is thrilled about her presence. This arc is just full of ego if you ask me. |
Stark700Sep 1, 2023 9:04 AM
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| It's Nanatsuma Friday again. So happy to see that Kenkadan scene in the anime. |
| Nanatsuma Friday’s! Again, the magical worldbuilding in the franchise is on full display in this episode with concepts like the womb being a powerful magical reserve for women. Pete’s sexual transformation isn’t just aesthetic, there’s real tangible differences in the abilities he has access to in both genders. Plus boobs lol. Funny enough, as the fight scene showed, he’s actually a more competent fighter as a girl. Finally the sword roses are here! Been looking forward to seeing the group get their official name and hideout. Again, reinforcing the importance of every member of this cast. Yes, Oliver is the main character but everyone is extremely important to the story which is rare in fantasy series and why I love this series so much. A group of people from different backgrounds with different strengths and weaknesses coming together in order to survive these 7 years. One of the biggest reasons why so many people fall to the spell/die at Kimberly is going at it alone. You’ve got to have people you can trust with your life. Post credits scene! Can’t wait for next week’s episode to see how JC staff handle this one. They continue to do a great job. Chela appreciation post. One of the more underrated waifus |
Marinate1016Sep 1, 2023 10:12 AM
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| Nice to learn more about Pete's reversi situation. This is some cool worldbuilding. 20:34 剣花壇 (kenkadan lit. sword flower bed) Btw if you win you take all your opponent's coins right? More like a breather episode this time but still nice This episode title: エクスプロア（迷宮探索）— Explore (Labyrinth search/exploration/investigation) Next episode title: マスターアンドナイト（主従）— Master and Knight (master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee) |
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| LUMOS! lol what a joke |
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| Oh wow, I didn't remember Pamela Gorton appearing for the first time THAT early O_o". That's so cool that she did though. She's a bit of a weirdo and at least so far hasn't been especially relevant to the story, but I kind of like her weird way of being badass. That chubby travelling merchant sempai has got no chill at all inside the labyrinth, she's like a merchant version of Kevin Walker. Other than that, that episode reminded me once again how well written that story is. A bit of a shame that the novel pace doesn't really fit the episodic format so it won't please that many peoples. |
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| The idea of treating the womb as a sort of miniature magic mana pouch is rather comical. Pete certainly has a lot to learn about navigating the life of a female Riversi! Katie's quest to lead everyone to her workshop seemed like a surefire way to get them all into trouble. She truly insisted on taking the most scenic route, didn't she? Just take a look at what happened to Guy's posterior! It's quite amusing how there's a group of guys down there having a little barbecue and one girl running her own shop. It appears that the Sword Roses will have to contend with Stacy and Fay's misadventures next week. |
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| Its great to have an episode with such a nice leisurely pace compared to the previous episodes. Not that I mind the breakneck speed of the previous episodes either, but this kinda pace is more suited for the more relaxed episodes such as this. It sometimes feels like like we can't take a breath in the more hectic episodes. We get to see more of Pete's struggle and character development. Its nice to see him steadily improve throughout the series. We also get shown other aspects of the Labyrinth other than a place of constant mortal peril. There's just a sense of wonder and exploration to the place that we've never seen yet, along with the more friendly colorful inhabitants. |
| This school is so bizarre with having the dangerous labyrinth below. At least the workshop looks cool but getting there is not safe, at least not alone. On that note it was so strange and random having that group of 1st years chilling and eating BBQ. That Cornwallis girl is now up to something (is she Chela's cousin? I think they mentioned that before) and may be targeting Chela and her friends. |
| Okay i enjoyed it. I hope they will do a 2nd cour or season, because the story is still ongoing. |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| Who was the girl in Oliver flashback? His cousin? So girls have stored magic power in their womb... They got their hideout and a group name, let's see what they'll be doing from here on out. |
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| Why they're still addressing the nerd as a "he"? I mean that plump chest aside, people are literally briefing him about his womb at this point lol, so please... proper pronouns! Also again they'd find themselves with no way out in the labyrinth, again swinging swords at something something and again making it out alive and foiling the plans of.. this time some blonde, right? Anyways, Sword Roses as a group name is so fucking weird lmaooo. |
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| This episode was so unbelievably boring I couldn't care less about the reversi side plot get back to the revenge plot line, the storytelling is so uneven with this show |
Reply to aegd
@Softhenic03
They are wizards, they don't really care much about gender norms, they consider themselves to be a different breed from regular humans. They could care less about your pronouns.
They are wizards, they don't really care much about gender norms, they consider themselves to be a different breed from regular humans. They could care less about your pronouns.
| Yeah mages don't too many of customs regular people do or give them that much weight. Like organized religion isn't even a thing with them This was a nice leisurely episode. We finally get to see the Labyrinth as it is without constant fights or threat of death at every corner which enhances its wonders and mystery of both ecosystems and odd people actually live there and more on advantages of being a Reversi. The journey to workshop and birth of Sword Roses was really well done highlighting the shared camaraderie of six essentially in the same boat in this hell of school. |
Iron_MawSep 1, 2023 4:40 PM
| they gave pete the goods huh, i was momentarily interested in this show. |
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| Several surprising developments this episode. 1. Pete as a Reversi now has access to additional magical storage since he has a womb. Uh okay .. 2. He still loses horribly in a duel 3. They get access to a workshop but have to go through the labyrinth, and the first thing that happens is they meet Labyrinth Gourmet Club. That looked like they were trying to Dungeon Meshi 4. Sword rose, huh. Not a bad group name, to be honest. |
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| I thought there was going to be a title drop or something. But I realized they're only six. |
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| Great episode, really liked how their bonds have developed so far. |
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| Lmao Nanao trying to rise her own skirt in the middle of the crowd, just to wanna know if her womb able to be like Pete, like wtf. I agree with Stark, she never cease to amaze me xD Looks like Pete still struggling over the transformation. But with the pat from Noll, and his thousand of information he have, surely there's a way, right? Oh so the previous brat manage to alive after the off-screen battle. Colour me surprise. Then what's up with Ms Stancy? Need some good lesson from Noll spellblade? Exploring the dungeon and learn all those interesting npc exist like the real npcs suppose to be. Good to know it and bout time they finally named their group. But to think of they are now owning Milligan workshop as theirs. Damn now that's a good deal! Wish they reach the 6 episode hype again next week, i really miss it... |
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| lol, what even is this labyrinth? I'm liking it though. This anime has the highest differential of quality between episodes for me personally. |
| What just happened with Rossi's last duel from last week's episode? Guess there's another mystery here along with whatever that Cornwallis girl was plotting during the post-credits. |
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| I like how the labyrinth actually feels like it must be huge from the confined spaces in it paired with the mention of that student being in there for months. IzanaSolos said: The idea of treating the womb as a sort of miniature magic mana pouch is rather comical. Pete certainly has a lot to learn about navigating the life of a female Riversi! It's funny but also makes a lot of sense for magic systems. Since if magical ability is something they hold in a body and a womb can hold a fetus a womb should be able to hold magic. |
| This has been the sleeper hit of the season for me. After watching the underwhelming Mashle and the outrageous Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute, I came in here thinking this would be something similar, or maybe somewhere in the middle. But it has easily set itself apart with great worldbuilding, attention to detail, interesting characters, and a decent number of interesting sub-plots. I thought the pacing at the start was crazy, but the last couple episodes have improved on that. Animation and voice acting is also well done. |
 Why would I spend my time watching shows I don't like? 💢 |
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@Softhenic03
They are wizards, they don't really care much about gender norms, they consider themselves to be a different breed from regular humans. They could care less about your pronouns.
They are wizards, they don't really care much about gender norms, they consider themselves to be a different breed from regular humans. They could care less about your pronouns.
| @aegd @Softhenic03 @Iron_Maw That's not it. The Japanese language uses pronouns way less than English, since having a subject for a sentence is not requirement in Japanese grammar, it can be fully implied. They actually never say "he"/"him" nor "she"/"her" in this episode towards Pete, but it's hard to consistently avoid using any in the English sub without making the sentence flow becoming awkward. |
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| The uterus is the second heart of a woman huh... Yeah definitely something written by a dude lmao. Well whatever as weird as it is, sex and magic are apparently very linked in this world. |
| That's some unique magic storage. I assume dudes can store magic in their balls right? rofl I don't really care for all the focus on Katie and Pete. What's going on with Guy? He's basically a background character at this point compared to the rest. Wouldn't mind some more Michela focus too. Only 4 eps left. |
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| Pete still can't handle his sexual change due to magic/mana disruption, but his Reversi trait won't be a secret for long, which he is learning new things from Michela. That said, Pete vs. Cornwallis challenges the former's resolve to fight, though he tried his best. Kate having access to Miligan's underground workshop is a way of apology that more demi-humans are being killed by humans every year, and Kate wants to change that perception with everyone's support. With the various traps and magical fauna all around the labyrinth, the group of friends travel the road less travelled with caution, though they find a group of freshmen from the Labyrinth Gourmet Club having a BBQ welcome party. Passing a shop out of nowhere selling ingredients, they find the secret base and cook enough food for all's fun in a small space. The small group of 6 needs a name, and they all swear by their blades in a sword rose formation, thus giving the name "Sword Roses". A pretty vow between friends. |
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| Never ceases to be the highlight of my season. Honestly this anime even motivated me to try out Hogwarts Legacy lol. I hope the Sword Roses thing doesn't foreshadow character deaths... Oliver seemed to be pretty concerned at the end. Pete seems to be doing well, hope they can start improving a lot from here on out... good confidence growing arc never does harm. |
GenesisAriaSep 6, 2023 9:37 AM
❀桜舞う空〜 Cute is Power. 🔗CosmoGenesis Project “Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” “A truth seeker has no patience for BS.” I seek only to improve myself and others. |
| Stacy feels way too unreasonable getting mad at Pete for what happened with her uncle. There are some rather interesting characters in the dungeon. The gourmet club's weirdness was amusing. |
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| We get more stuff related to the labyrinth. While I prefer this over the last episode, the character introductions doesn't really interest me. |
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