There's that one he buys from the store in an SLF Mini, but we don't see the inside of that one. But aside from that, I think that about covers all the ones we've seen so far.
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I'm really enjoying Let This Grieving Soul Retire, if only because it's exactly the kind of trash I enjoy.
Okay, this episode brings back the awesome. Glad I decided to give it another episode.
Koga FINALLY becomes interesting. He realizes he's weak and has always been weak because he never stood up for himself not even once. He's still a puppy though, but now he's trying to be a wolf.
Also, turns out that Noel is part of Laughing Coffin! THIS IS ACTUALLY A DEATH GAME AND HE'S A PLAYER KILLER!
Okay, so not really. But damn if the talker "level up" icon isn't ominous.
Oh, good idea!
Look at you doing all the detective work once again!
made it all the way up to chapter 85 in this episode btw
Neat! How many chapters have been released total?
I think this series does the politics/negotiation side of things a lot better than the actual warfare. The tough thing about writing characters like Rosell and Mireille that are supposed to be geniuses is that they can really only be as smart as the author.
Very true. I was reading the Destiny's Crucible series (which is not a Japanese LN series... crazy, right?) and the author did a good job with this particular isekai because the MC is basically a smart Earthling placed down on a Medieval Times planet so he's constantly like, "I THINK this is how stuff like this works, but I'm not sure." It allows him to get things wrong. Unfortunately things got really boring in the 4th book and I haven't gone back to it.
But back to Aristocrat, the strength really is in the character development and political intrigue so I can let some tactical buffoonery slide. I mean, one battle basically boiled down to "My mage is better than your mage" so it's whatever XD
This show was just stupid fun. The insanely OP MC who just does whatever he wants. His maid who is a legendary swordswoman. The ultimate evil demon who gets tamed into something of a pet. Oh, and let's not forget the adventurer that falls for the MC's alter-ego, lol.
Has a season 2 been announced?
Oh snaps, I loved the original. And it's a sequel and not a remake. Joy!
Haha, yeah. It's a big giveaway that something is adapted from a Japanese Light Novel when the title is a full on description. Oshi No Ko and Blue Lock are also a manga adaptations, so also normal titles. Fun times!
Anyway, I'll definitely have to check out the manga now!
Oof, what a weird episode. The pacing, battle tactics, animation, etc all felt off.
I did like this exchange though:
Ars giving him the toy spoke volumes without using words. It makes his appearance later feel very natural and in-character.
But the battle itself felt very un-natural. Telling people to get in a circle formation to counter the cavalry... no, that's what pikes are for. And it wasn't like the cavalry was a surprise; they knew the castle had cavalry.
"Hey great strategist, should we get some pikes? You know, the most basic military infantry tactic against horses?"
"Nah, just stand in a circle with swords. They'll NEVER see that coming!"
Later:
"Retreat!"
"What about our infantry?"
"They have horses now!"
"Uh... where were we keeping all these horses? And if they have horses why are they infantry and not cavalry?"
"Pssh... i dunno."
Even Later:
"The enemy cavalry has speed hacks and can get in front of us!"
"It's because your horses have to carry all that heavy armor"
"But... your troops also wear armor."
"I know what I said..."
I feel this probably made a lot more sense in the light novel but translating that into animation didn't quite work out. Speaking of animation, some of it was bad enough to be distracting. I know that horses are notoriously difficult to get right in anime but this wide-angle shot felt especially off:
If the foot soldiers had just retreated normally without magically summoning horses from their horse pocket, then the enemy cavalry catching up would not only make more sense, but would be more dramatic when they split the retreating army in two rather than nipping at their heels (as would be expected). Maybe we fix the animation struggles too since people are marching instead of horses bouncing around like they're on pogo-sticks.
I would also have liked to see more of the hostage rescue. "Oh no, it's the enemy." "We're here to rescue you whether you like it or not. Check out my knife. It's a Benchmade." "Oh, okay, we'll go with you."
Oh nice. I like this silly and wholesome slice-of-life meets fantasy anime. And it doesn't even have a stupid name like, "That One Time I Got Sold to a Demon by my Wicked Parents but the Demon is actually now my Loving Grandfather... As Long As I Don't Let Anyone Know I'm Actually A Human As They'll Kill Me For Sure!"
That was a thrilling race, and this episode captured that suspense well.
Yeah, I think I would agree with you there. The race as a whole is absolutely thrilling. This episode wasn't BAD by any means, just nothing surprising happens. But hey, that's racing. And the conclusion is going to be mad epic.
No, women don’t think of anything except how to please their men… :-/ 😒
I remembered your words from last week the ENTIRE time. Bechdel Test Failure XD
I believe the name for those were "dragoons". I thought about it, but my understanding was they were armed with muskets. Since firing a rifle from horseback usually meant you missed, they would dismount before engaging. I suppose it's not a stretch to have dragoons that only carried swords, but we also know that they had 5000 troops in that battle and even if they doubled up the riders that's over 2000 horses. We saw, maybe 2 dozen in the retreat
Wait... I know! They couldn't get any wood for pikes or chevaux de frise so they had to retreat all the way back to the forest... the forest that's entirely made of wood... nevermind. Maybe we just shouldn't think too hard about it. ;)