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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Well, the OP song is decent. I kinda like it. Albus and Mercenary has a funny character chemistry so far. They're not getting along so well lol. At least Albus decides to help Zero with the magic division. Kinda felt bad for Albus though for the way he got treated by the local villagers. It's really too bad witches and magicians aren't really treated so well in their world. Witch hunts can be scary. |
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| Decent episode. What was up with that "Took an arrow to the knee" meme? Seriously? |
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| That was a good episode. Our trio have a pretty good dynamic going here, watching them interact is pretty fun. :) " I used to be a adventurer mercenary like you, then I took an arrow to the knee" The SKYRIM MEMES. XDD Though I'm not sure if that was just the translation I watched or if they actually said that. The village people seemed nice in the beginning but they sure turned on our trio instantly when they saw the ring, they wouldn't even listen to reason. :( Was nice of Zero to reason out how Sorena had a very low chance of causing the plague. The final scene with the old woman being a witch and leading our trio out of danger was really nice. Her backstory was kinda bittersweet, Sorena seems like a really nice person, shame she died due to the unreasonable mentality of the mob. I do hope we learn more about her in future episodes. |
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| This episode shows the irony of our world. Though, good people tend to do good things but they are the one who accept all the blame and sarcasms. I really feel sad for Sorena. She did nothing but help people and people didn't listen and do things to her without thinking. :"( |
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| Amazon subber being real cheeky with ''dat arrow to the knee''. The only thing i didn't really like was how the villagers jumped on the trio too quickly. I thought, that should have been a slower ordeal but only nitpicking. Otherwise a decent episode. Witches are misunderstood (Sorena was helping the villagers to get rid of a plague, yet they thought she was the perpetrator of all this). Also makes sense now when i see the little dialogue between Zero and Mercenary. She's been lonely and is just happy to have someone to talk to, i thought that was sad and heartwarming at the same time. All because witches are misjudged. |
| I never expected to see a Skyrim meme in an anime. That was funny. It's tough being a witch. It was nice of the granny to help them. She's a witch too. The ring she has was from Sorena. Her past is bittersweet. It's a shame Sorena was burned at the stake because of a misunderstanding. She was just trying to help. |
BlackstarFallenApr 17, 2017 9:33 AM
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| Yup, Mercenary got a point over there. "Sorena", "Him", just a pin in the ass so far. LOL At least the misunderstanding about Sorena is cleared now, even when it's for Albus and Mercenary. Sad story. :'( |
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| This episode was a perfect example of how messed up this world is....Sorena didn't deserve that death and neither did our MC's deserve that treatment either I wonder what Sorena's daughter is up to though |
| slow episode but decent that fist fight tho wtf, lack luster the lil boy is not as annoying as thought he would be |
| An enjoyable episode. Not fantastic, but I really like how everything that happens in the story is relevant and helps us understand it. Nothing is random - if it doesn't add anything to the story, then it's skipped. That being said, I don't swallow the whole Sorena burned at the stake scene. Nobody would ever behave as if they didn't care about the fact that they were about to die such a horrible death. A powerful witch like that should easily be able to avoid being caught like that or manage to escape with the aid of her spells. The only way this would make perfect sense to me is if the one who was burned turned out to be a mere copy of Sorena, but I don't think they'll pull off something like that. It seems to be an aspect that was overlooked on purpose in order to create a major pillar for the story. It kind of sucks that they never raised the question "how did she ever get in a situation she couldn't escape even with magic?", so I hope that'll be answered at one point. Lelouch0202 said: The SKYRIM MEMES. XDD Though I'm not sure if that was just the translation I watched or if they actually said that. rsc-pl said: Smudy said: Amazon subber being real cheeky with ''dat arrow to the knee''. It's not the only shitty, made up line in this episode... Smudy said: Amazon subber being real cheeky with ''dat arrow to the knee''. I lmao with that Skyrim reference. And for those who're wondering, there's nothing cheeky about the "arrow in the knee" translation. That's exactly what the guy said in Japanese. 膝に矢を受けてしまったな。:) |
FlamepriesTApr 17, 2017 10:04 AM
FlamepriesT said: I lmao with that Skyrim reference. And for those who're wondering, there's nothing cheeky about the "arrow in the knee" translation. That's exactly what the guy said in Japanese. 膝に矢を受けてしまったな。:) Just replayed this scene. Yeah, actually you are totally right. I watched it with very low volume and couldn't believe that it was an original reference. My bad. |
rsc-plApr 17, 2017 11:48 AM
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
| Sorena didn't deserve to die. She saved them and then blamed everything on her. Yet another example where fear effect logical reasoning. Though I don't believe that a powerful witch like her would die so easily. Overall, a decent episode. |
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| One thing I didn't mention, but I feel other people may be thinking the same is these episodes haven't been the most thrilling. I don't know if the anime will get much better in that department, but it would be a great step up. Cagliyora said: Eugh, I don't know if that Arrow in the knee thing was translation original or was also in the novel but I don't like it. I don't know about the novel, but make no mistake, the guy said the exact same thing in Japanese in the episode. |
| Can't this little blonde shit die already? What's the point of such annoying garbage character... Not to mention really badly written episode. Everything was so forced and predictable. Series looked promising at first but this episode was just awful. |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
| Albus is fucking annoying and really made this into a dreadful episode. Not very impressed that we have to put up with him all the way through this; would have been far better with just Zero and Mercenary, but oh well. Also, honestly did not expect a Skyrim reference in this show. |
| well the people are so much paranoid... |
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| I feel this story is kinda slow paced, they should add romance in it. |
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| It really said an arrow to the knee didn't it? xD That was an amazingly boring episode, I'm unsure how to feel about this anime yet. |
joe_g7Apr 18, 2017 7:54 AM
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| Really liking this show - it is yet too soon to actually call it great or anything, but it does feel different from recent fantasy anime. I like how these chars (especially Mercenary) behave more like actual, reasonable ppl rather than stereotypical anime characters. Anonymousmon said: I feel this story is kinda slow paced, they should add romance in it. Not all stories need a romance to be good - I agree that it is still a bit slow, but it could get better without needing to resort to something as clichéd as a romance subplot. Rehls said: Although I find the show good for providing me things I like to see, there are still things that I consider bothersome as I disagree with. At 12:20 Mercenary bleeds too much and the knife was more effective that I think it should, as I believe the fur would've been more protective. At 11:32 the village man declares they'll 'go on a witch-hunt'--and I'm like: 'Why show, do you endorse this man? He's undeserving.' So yeah I totally disagree with how these events transpired. I expected different from Mercenary. He's too little pride, when the body he has makes him so much more than the people there. Not to say how they place him practically equal to the villagers in terms of strength. Is it intentional or are they failing in displaying his difference in strength properly? Tigers are said to be as strong as 10 men, c'mon-- make use of that. Don't let it go to waste. Mercenary hasn't been impressive to say the least. It's like the show's being too politically correct. As example, I'd have liked to see Mercenary grab the village man with one arm and throw him at a distance. Instead of having him hold his strength (he was, right?) and have him make a weak punch against the village man. Which part of "he did not want to have a fight" you missed? He's been shown now and again that he just wants to be left on his own, and only fights in self-defense (and even then, only just enough to defend himself). You might or might not like it, but it's a perfectly reasonable and realistic behaviour on his part. Heck, given what kind of chars anime love to produce on average, having a char who does not believe that violence is the best solution (even if he does not lack in strength) is a nice change of pace IMO |
| The thing I'm disappointed about is that the animation seems lackluster. Like I still remember the fighting scenes of Akame ga Kill, Re;Zero, and Jormungand. White Fox can do better than this. You do realize that it's an old English slang for getting married. |
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| That knee reference |
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| Sorena the great witch backstory, albus with the group now and he gives the old woman back the ring. Mercenary not fighting cause he doesn't want the church's knights going after him. |
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| A Skyrim reference in anime, never thought I'd see the day. Also, idk if it's just me but for some reason the OP feels like it doesn't really fit this show...... Decent episode, but a bit predictable (mainly the old woman turning out to be a witch). It was pretty frustrating to see how the villagers quickly turned on the main trio, but fear affects rational thinking. The exact same thing occurred with Sorena as well, she was completely innocent but again, the fear thing. joe_g7 said: It really said an arrow to the knee didn't it? xD Yep, at first I thought it was a joke but after listening again, he said, like others pointed out, "Hiza ni ya o uketa shimatta na" which literally translates to "I received (or took, in this case) an arrow to the knee." |
| 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. |
| skyrim is boring game, don't care about that garbage. Opening theme is quite good, but the episode is generic as fuck, this is like the most basic of basic generic formula of middle age village story theme. the boy (whom im sure will 100% turn out to be girl later on because this is LN garbage, and witch) is really annoying character, same with zero. good thing mr.bear is pretty ok character. and it's hard to expect good thing from this since the story will definitely left hanging with 12 episode and just pretty ads for the LN. to make it worse, this isn't plotless episodic slice of life that and it's pretty shitty to only get ~10% of the story |
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FlamepriesT said: I think the same. If she was that powerful, why she just didn't used magic to escape? Did she was suicidal or something?That being said, I don't swallow the whole Sorena burned at the stake scene. Nobody would ever behave as if they didn't care about the fact that they were about to die such a horrible death. A powerful witch like that should easily be able to avoid being caught like that or manage to escape with the aid of her spells. The only way this would make perfect sense to me is if the one who was burned turned out to be a mere copy of Sorena, but I don't think they'll pull off something like that. It seems to be an aspect that was overlooked on purpose in order to create a major pillar for the story. It kind of sucks that they never raised the question "how did she ever get in a situation she couldn't escape even with magic?", so I hope that'll be answered at one point. |
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absolutely NO ONE asked that, you have to be the most Annoying MAL user I have seen here, everything is boring for you, and then you call it garbage lol That aside Skyrim: The animation XD, the moment i saw that i was like... SERIOUSLY? seems like the pace is a back to normal. dunno why i felt it so weird on the first episode, the OP is pretty LIT AF |
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Jack_Corvus96 said: and nobody asked you to cry about me.absolutely NO ONE asked that, you have to be the most Annoying MAL user I have seen here, everything is boring for you, and then you call it garbage lol That aside Skyrim: The animation XD, the moment i saw that i was like... SERIOUSLY? seems like the pace is a back to normal. dunno why i felt it so weird on the first episode, the OP is pretty LIT AF i'm simply stating my impression just like everybody else |
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| That skyrim reference was gold. 10x funnier because that's what the guy actually said. xD Perhaps Sorena was trying to quell the villagers' anger with her death (which evidently failed). But we'll see where it goes. I don't like the witch boy. Hopefully he improves later. |
alpha_shadow said: omg i died when they said that LOL also i don't know how to feel about this series yet, i'm kinda sticking around for the witches!! might turn into a typical adventure anime, and it might surprise us idk. the op song is cute thoDecent episode. What was up with that "Took an arrow to the knee" meme? Seriously? |
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| the memes are spreading Also, Zero is so OP putting two people to sleep with a wiggle of her finger. Love it. Nice OP too :) |
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| Skyrim refrence tho LMAO Decent episode, I just wish that the animation was a tad bit better, come on white fox you can do better than that |
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| I thought the opening was pretty good. Arrow to the knee reference lol. Skyrim was a really good game. The music in this is really good also, I had to listen to some parts over again. I love how Zero is always so calm and in control regardless of the situation. Looking forward to next episode, looks like another good one. |
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| Godammit plebs in this anime. Don't even bother to think and just rush to conclusions. If it was me, my first reaction would be "where did you find the ring? Oh grandma, is this the ring you lost?" not "HOW DARE U WEAR A RING!!! TBH WE DONT EVEN CARE ABOUT THE GRANDMA (BTW DID U KNOW SHES A WEIRDO HAH) BUT NAH ITS A RING AND U WORE IT AND U HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DIE!!! YE MEN ITS TIME TO PARTY!! WITH TORCHES" That was a behavior worse than yanderes. 180 degree change in attitude. Disgusting. Sure, humans and witches may come to understand each other but disgusting things (no they aren't even people in my eyes, sorry. not sorry) will forever remain little in my heart. Even an ant is more noble. In-fact, it's actually pretty damn cool. Time to praise ants. And ye that thing really did take an arrow to its knee (thats what the japanese said) Well I am glad it took that arrow. Not expecting a lot of good things from it anyway. And I am sorry I thought it was cool guy for a second 'cause it changed my image of it in like 5 secs. That being said, beautiful ED song. My favorite this season. |
TragicRomanceApr 17, 2017 3:29 PM
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| That shameless Skyrim meme loool |
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| Unshou Ishizuka will never not be a great narrator |
| Took an arrow to the knee LOL |
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| I just witnessed an anime use a Skyrim meme. o.O WTF?! LMAO |
| Well well well, Skyrim memes...seriously Japan, it took you that long to put this in an anime? Man it made me cringe but laugh at the same time. I can see the subliminal messages coming into play with this episode. My only complaint is that the OP doesn't fit the dynamic of the series. Like it makes me feel like I'm about to watch an adventure slice of life series with a non-serious plot as opposed to an adventure series with some light-hearted moments but a lot of dark moments here and there. |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| I'm digging this show so far. I like the chemistry between Zero and the Mercenary. Still sucks that the witches are misunderstood though. |
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| Arrow in the knee lul. Good old skyrim days. Anyway enjoyable episode. |
| So is that blonde kid supposed to be a girl? The village mayor did think that, after all. I thought that both men and women would be able to learn magic, but are all witches female in this series? |
| +1 for Skyrim Reference |
| Nice episode, no one is watching this but people should give this a chance, it´s good. I thought it was cool to explain us all the history behind the rivalry between Humans vs. Witches. Poor Sorena... I hope this anime will be an 8/10 or even better ! |
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GangsterCat said: Jack_Corvus96 said: and nobody asked you to cry about me.absolutely NO ONE asked that, you have to be the most Annoying MAL user I have seen here, everything is boring for you, and then you call it garbage lol That aside Skyrim: The animation XD, the moment i saw that i was like... SERIOUSLY? seems like the pace is a back to normal. dunno why i felt it so weird on the first episode, the OP is pretty LIT AF i'm simply stating my impression just like everybody else You're lying straight through you teeth bud. |
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| This episode was underwhelming relative to the first. |
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