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Average 3.0
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| I feel bad for Richard tbh. He just wants to do the best for what's right in his world. Queen Margaret is no joke to deal with her own ambitions. Personally, I think Richard took a big risk when trying to get everything done himself. I like the tense storytelling this episode as it gives credibility to the overall tone of the anime. Hope to also see Richard's character develop more too. |
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| The story seems really interesting and while this episode wasn't as badly rushed as the first one, it's still too fast for my taste. I'm more inclined to go for the manga now. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| I haven't read the manga and at this point I'm completely lost, I have no clue as to what's going on. Also what's with Henry making those weird appearances in front of Richard? I don't get it. |
 「あなたのためなら世界中を敵にしてもかまわない」 "If it was for your sake I wouldn't mind even if I had to turn the whole world into my enemy" |
| Makoto Furukawa's OP just sounds so average. Welp, Richard's growing-up years only continue to be more maligned as King Richard only continues to suffer in Lancaster's victory under Queen Margaret of Anjou, treating him like the British noble version of Jesus to his death. Richard's plight isn't all over, as the Lancastrians have taken over the land of York, and fighting to save his own life after being abandoned by his mother, and witnessing the death of his father. Henry coming to see and save Richard from the heresy of the war between York and Lancastrian, and it's not getting any better as he gets coaxed by Queen Margaret only delighting in the war as he trembles in fear. I didn't cover this part before, but Episode 1 covered almost the entirety of Volume 1 of the manga, which is a definite no-no. This episode improved on the pacing, but all context of what was not adapted is removed, which is sad. Seems like this 2-cour series will be binging on the recently finished manga from start to finish. |
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| Very messy episode. Also, the animation is basically a slideshow. |
| Maybe I'm a fool for not be able to appreciate this (tho it's a given for some things...) but I'm starting to think that the art style doesn't fit as much as with the story, like the shots with black and magenta colors which felt out of place to me. Story wise yeah, felt rushed. And at the end, did (s)he kissed the chopped head of his (her) father? |
| No tomo malas decisiones, solo me gusta apoyar causas perdidas. Disfruté Mayoiga, Ou-sama Game, Evil or Live, Mirai Nikki, Big Order, Arifureta, Ex-Arm, Tesla Note, Shuumatsu no Harem y Platinum End nope les falle con esa, lo siento pero todos tenemos nuestros límites. Así de jodido es mi gusto en anime, ¡Y estoy pinche orgulloso de ello!  |
| The "animation" in this anime is reminding me of how JC Staff did the "animation" for Food Wars. Powerpoint slideshows with barely any actual movement. Idk why but it felt way more noticeable to me in this episode. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Story is good. Don't care that much about animation |
| JC Staff can try sometimes with the animation and production efforts, like in Children of the Whales or even the latest Railgun season as well as the Konosuba movie, but their overall track record over the past few years have been absolutely shocking to say the least and screams soulless. The PowerPoint-level animation in this series 2 episodes in, like with Food Wars with so many stills, and poor drawings from a studio with experience like them in 2022's just so lazy and doesn't look great from an effort perspective. The pacing was better in this episode compared to the premiere but doesn't mean that it's good either even here. Rough start to say the least. |
animejasJan 16, 2022 10:32 AM
Maou_heika said: I also am lost. I feel like I'm watching a recap episode. It just sort of jumps around, without properly introducing characters. I haven't read or even heard of this manga so coming in blind, it's hard to follow. Like why are all these guys in love with Richard? (IE the king and his son?) This character development needs more attention... I'm sure it better in the manga but I am anime onlyI haven't read the manga and at this point I'm completely lost, I have no clue as to what's going on. Also what's with Henry making those weird appearances in front of Richard? I don't get it. |
| The still frame animation was definitely noticeable this episode. The story is still quite intriguing so I’m tempted to just pick up the manga instead but I’ll give it a few more episodes to see how the anime fares. |
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| Great episode! The pacing was off a bit though and the animation was also lacking. I think I will pick up the manga to better understand this story. Looking forward to the next episode! |
Rem4lifexDJan 16, 2022 12:27 PM
| AISHITERU...REM! |
| Really felt the lack of animation in this episode. Started reading the manga so I wouldn't miss any of the skipped content, and it indeed flew better. Still gonna continue for a bit to see how this adaptation goes. |
| UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH BEATRICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Hearing Sayaka Ohara made my day. Unfortunately, this pacing is extremely messy but I hope it will get better before dropping it :/ |
Ushiromiya Battler, right now, on this island, no one exists except for you. You're the only one alive in this island. However I'm here right now, and i'm about to kill you. Who... am I? |
| OP is mediocre at best - I hoped for something more dramatic considering the theme and dark atmosphere of the show. Many still frames and lazy animation. Messy pacing and rushed action with many little scenes avoided (that made the events more impactful for the reader) will probably confuse anime-only viewers - so far episode 1 covered almost entirety of Volume 1 (3 chapters) and this one covered chapters 4-6 (so around a half of Volume 2). I'm afraid the anime will want to somehow squeeze the whole 17 volumes in one season. That's too bad because it was one of my most anticipated shows of this season - and now this being probably the worst out of those I'm watching feels really disappointing. So glad I've decided to start reading the manga just before the release - the show fails completely in keeping me interested to what's going on on the screen, I don't know if I would check the original source if this was my first impression. |
KyotkaJan 16, 2022 2:03 PM
| Yeah, I'm done with this. Even as an anime-only, it's abundantly clear how poor the pacing is, and on top of that the animation is just outright non-existent and that stands out so much when this should be so action-heavy (that scene where Richard was taking the sword from the soldier was disgustingly poor). All in all, I feel absolutely nothing for anything that's happening except from respect for Sayaka Ohara's great voice acting. |
| The rushed pacing, I can deal with. It's pretty bad, but the worst I've seen. But I can't stand the abysmal animation (or lack thereof.) I want to like this show, but I might just drop it if the next episode isn't a huge improvement. |
| I bet that in due times the story's happenings will slow down but for now I feel that the theatrical structure of this work helps counterbalancing the rapid storytelling. |
| Ugh. The horrible pacing, combined with the subpar animation and overabundance of still shots, makes this almost unwatchable. What the hell were those "fighting" scenes? Even my sister, who hasn't watched anime in years and was really looking forward to watching this since she likes the manga, decided to quit after this episode. Downright disappointing. J.C. Staff is obviously giving zero love for this show. I can't feel anything for what's happening when they're pretty much censoring and rushing through everything. |
  "As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower." |
| I am confused. It was very hard to follow what was going on. I can't tell what happened between this and the previous episode. I also can't tell what happened in this episode itself. There is something I have always wondered about archery in fiction: does a projectile shower of arrows actually work? I feel like arrows should be the most powerful when shot directly at the opponent. If you shoot it up, it will only fall down after losing its energy, and only be as strong as the gravity, which should not be strong enough to kill people in armour. Wasn't the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe fairly recent? Did it even exist back in the medieval times? I was right about the dad. He dies. Good parents always die! I am sad. I liked how it was shown. Like: even when dead, the dad is a powerful and strong presence in Richard's life. Did the episode count change? I feel like, last episode, I had said 12 episodes can't be enough to tell a satisfying story of war. Now, MAL is showing 24 episodes. |
| HOWWW DID THESE FINE KINGS MARRY DEVIL LIKE WOMEN 😭😭😭 also what what what WWWHAT. was that ending did richard .?kiss? his dad? |
| A bit disappointed with the pacing its like a slideshow but overall i still enjoyed the episode. Richard kissing his father's severed head was unsettling... daddy issues all the way down (? |
 “ younger brothers of the death painting wombs, lend me your strength!! fire!! like Esou... I must fight with grace! like Kechizu... I must fight freely!! and like Yuji... I must fight with power!!! ” — deliveries ⋆ collection ⋆ reverie sonata — amazing set by ec secret snowman < 333 |
| The story is getting better but the animation is getting worse. I’m sad to let this anime go. |
| The slide show animation is even worse than Record of Ragnarok and the pacing is all over the place.. What a weird, confusing show - I'm out. |
| The story is not bad but it's kinda fast pacing and why they skip some of the event? I guess they animated it like that because of an art... I don't really mind that. Aaa, yes... The son and the father taking an interest toward Richard... how will they handle that when the son found out that his dad like Richard too? Wait... Richard has a female chest... By the guy that almost rape Richard reaction.... Richard has a penis?? Poor Richard... His father's dead...and that last scene ... Kissing your own dad... And a dead one too... |
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| The story is pretty messed up. The animation is also a catastrophe. I'll keep watching in hopes that the story will get better. |
| I sometimes forget to finish my sentences. |
todd2580 said: Esmera said: Ugh. The horrible pacing, combined with the subpar animation and overabundance of still shots, makes this almost unwatchable. What the hell were those "fighting" scenes? Even my sister, who hasn't watched anime in years and was really looking forward to watching this since she likes the manga, decided to quit after this episode. Downright disappointing. J.C. Staff is obviously giving zero love for this show. I can't feel anything for what's happening when they're pretty much censoring and rushing through everything. censorship is the tv channel's choice not the anime studio. Okay true - the TV channel and production committee are probably the ones to blame for censorship and horrible pacing, but I was mostly referring to the almost non-existent animation on J.C. Staff's part. Incredibly disappointing when the studio has produced some shows with superb animation quality such as Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. |
"As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower." |
| All hope from the first episode is now gone. The animation and pacing cannot be this bad by the 2nd episode. Absolutely butchered. No way I can sit through another 22 episodes of this. It’s a shame because it could’ve been good if given a proper adaptation. |
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