Jamie going from Mr. "Poopay" to the king of grammar. The Zava-effect.
Nice little ending. They played it safe. Wish that the anime showed more of the "night time" activities like in the manga and light novel especially since it's mostly played off as jokes. I got addicted to the series and read the manga and a good amount of the web novel, so I'd love to see a second season. The expansions with the Villages (and more) really do add new elements into the fray and having the kids around and new characters would be a plus. Getting to all the festivals and everything would be awesome as well. Mostly, I want more Hakuren since she my fave waifu!! Anyway for now, I'll keep reading and just hope a second season comes around.
Trent Crimm, Richmond AFC. He back baebae!!
Really interesting first episode. They literally spent the whole episode building shit up before he even got isekai'ed where none of it basically didn't matter... But it was fucking dope as shit. Lol. I'm looking forward to how this turns out. The order is kind of out of sorts showing the full complement of chicks but I hope they start from the beginning and build all of it up properly. We've got 20 episodes so hopefully this rocks out. Already looking pretty good.
MC was finally a little bit less cringe with his little speech/confession to Chizuru at the end of the episode there. Too bad he can't do that be like the other 95% of the time. I wish Mami going to the apartment would have been a little more eventful but hopefully we see some more of the other girls next episode.
A bit of a slow burner of an episode here. Mostly seeing MC flashbacking to his cringe actions and misinterpreting all of Chizuru's signals. Seeing Chizuru at the batting cages was mint though. However, next episode looks like it's going to be a riot with Chizuru having "lost her key" and Mami coming over for a "surprise visit"
Fantastic episode but it seemed so short. Uggggggggh. Having to wait a week for the conclusion and to hear Eiko's full version of DREAMER is going to be such a pain D:
Great job on this latest episode. I really liked how they gave a lot of time to flesh out Nanami's background and story this entire episode rather than just spending a couple minutes on it in a quick flashback. It really helped you connect with and feel for her character a lot more along with making Eiko's "eureka" moment more impactful. I'm looking forward to how this season ends for sure now.
I LOVE the manga (especially the latest chapter where we finally got to learn about Twilight's childhood and father) and I've been so pumped for this adaptation. I really enjoyed the first episode and I liked how they didn't rush it at all. Almost everything from the mang chapter was covered. Anya sounds absolutely adorable and I'm really looking forward to how she is once she gets a bit more confident and is goofing off in the academy with "Sy-on boy" :D
It's a "happy" ending for sure, but it seemed a bit lazy that everything that was supposed to happen in the last episode (and before) was essentially retconned in the end. Kind of made the ending feel a little cheap, even though it was still nice. Just my 2 cents.
Loved this first episode. Satania's VA (from Gabriel Dropout) is just perfect for Jahy. I love her voice especially when she's in chibi form. I'm looking forward to having the other characters added, and of course, more battles with the "landlord". Lol.
Oh damn. I just finished binge watching the entire first cour after stopping at Episode 2 and letting things build up. Jesus H. Christ. This was an amazing adaptation. I honestly didn't mind the pacing, and thought that the studio did a great job with it, especially with things that required a big exposition in the books. The studio was able to interject little explanations that gave us just enough info rather than the big info dump. Some of the slower parts of the books, the studio sped through which I thought was a good decision. The next set of volumes are much more interesting than the third for sure (which covered the beginning of the Demon continent).
And Eris is still my favorite. She's a little rough in the beginning, but she grows and gets so much better as we continue on. I loved the background music for her in the earlier episodes which had a "horror movie" sound to them. LOL. I absolutely can't wait for the second cour to hit.
Another BIG issue that I've encountered is that I now want to re-read (or is it re-re-re-re-re-re-re-read at this point?) the novels again. I just finished doing a re-read like 7ish months ago, but I want to go back AGAIN. LOL :D
"Keara" for the motha f'n win. That was a glorious episode. That is how you do a trap!! So many glorious image stills in this one with trap Keyaru. They left us right at the cliffhanger though with Blade about to get her comeuppance. I hope it isn't edited down too much and given full glory like Flare's scene in Episode 2.
Greatest end scene image of the series thus far. No competition. LOL.
https://i.imgur.com/apFNgS9.gif
Not sure what to think about this show. Honestly, most of the parts with just Kumoko are pretty damn boring since it's just her and her monologues about skills. Then when we focus on the other reincarnated humans, we don't really care about them because we were given absolutely no back story or development for them and just thrown into a boring story involving them.
I guess the humans are a bit more interesting but even that's a stretch. And Natsume/Hugo is just a joke. Try to at least make him somewhat realistic and not a complete worthless moron. This episode just showed how much he sucks even more.
I honestly don't know why I keep watching. Maybe hoping for something good to happen...
This show is kind of a grind when it only focuses on Kumoko and no one else. She's literally the only character there and the entire show becomes her monologuing about RPG elements/skills and shit. They really need to get to some of the better parts of the story or I may get bored out of my mind...
Yah, I actually really liked how this episode cleared up the whole "Demon Lord" arc. Rather than go with the traditional OP MC going super-saiyan fight, we got a great comedy routine instead which fits this entire series a lot more. Not gonna lie, I really like some of the comedic faces this show has and the splashes of "Engrish" that they throw in for comedy :D
I'm looking forward to more ladies being introduced and how the rest of the story develops from here on out.
Oh dang. This is actually becoming better. I liked the setup and action in this episode, and I'm glad they didn't play around with Marie's identity for a long time (other than for the great jokes :D ). The last sequence was pretty solid as well with some nice "surprises".
I now must resist reading the Light Novel and just wait for this to air. Must... resist...
Incredible episode!! This was definitely the best episode of the entire first cour. Unfortunately it was also beyond sad and heartbreaking at times too. Fantastic animation and a great job by MAPPA of bringing this entire sequence to life.
Not gonna lie. That's only of the most "action-packed" reunions that I've seen for a reality tv show. There were some legit fireworks and MAD drama during this one.
For once, I actually don't think that Angelina really started that much drama. FOR ONCE. This shit was just brewing since day 1 and just exploded in that epic fight.
Best. Shounen. Battle. Ever.
Facts.
This was a good season EXCEPT for that horrific anime original ending. Basically puts a nail in the coffin for a possible 3rd season. At least the manga is still going well and is heading to the final endgame as well. Especially from reading the latest chapter (141), it looks like Uruka will probably be the "winner" in the end like in the anime's ending...
Great adaptation of the ending. The feels hit me hard in the finale just like it did when I read the novel. I REALLY REALLY hope that they continue to adapt the rest of the novels with the adventures in Exfolia by giving us a second season. I've read part of the continuing web novel and enjoyed it a decent amount. It goes in a slightly different direction, so there's some decent comedy with that as well.
Bow chick a bow wow...
Love the humor and adaptation of this episode as well. LOVED the "slapping" scene with Rosalie. I was waiting for that one. The only thing that disappointed me this episode was the definite drop in animation quality, especially when looking at the characters' faces from further away. Honestly, this seems like a production issue due to a packed schedule and lack of resources (hence the one week that they delayed a previous episode). I hope it gets cleaned up in the BD release because the direction, voice work and other parts of the adaptation have been on point.
Oh man... This episode had some AMAZING moments between Rista and Seiya especially the entire "flying" sequence (gotta make a gif of the last part). This is one of the few anime adaptations that I've seen where I think the anime actually really improves significantly on the light novel/manga sources.
On the other hand, this was the first episode where I thought things were a little bit rushed. However, this is only from the point-of-view where I already know what extra little details and dialogue were added in the light novel. The stuff that they skipped over really isn't that relevant or important to the characters, and being able to get through all this stuff faster in order to get to the honestly good stuff later on is more important. So, while it was a bit rushed in a sense, nothing of importance was really lost.
I'm really looking forward to the next arc. It's gonna be LIT.
Nice...
The return of Mafuyu-sensei in full force, and some solid chapters animated right there with some nice little additions. I can't wait for Miharu to make her appearance soon :drool:
On a sadder note, it looks like they probably skipped the beach chapters with Ashumi and Sensei since they showed a tiny little montage of Ashumi last episode. RIP in missing Sensei in a school girl swimsuit...
Edit: Nm. Those chapters are being animated in the upcoming OVA released this winter!
Sick. This anime adaptation is really really well done. I love the improvements made on the light/web novel and manga. It's adding a lot of personality to the original dialog and nice little meme-worthy moments. Can't wait for more!
Also, I think that the anime adaptation can get to a pretty good point in the source material where we actually hit like some really good plot twists and character development with some real serious stuff. Hopefully it all turns out good!
Whoaaaaaah!!! I watched the first episode on a whim and now I am 100% on this train until the very end. This is like Konosuba 2.0 with actually good animation. I absolutely love the animation and especially the facial emotions of Listarte/Lista/Rista that Whitefox have animated so far as they give a definite Studio Trigger vibe. I hope that the quality stays at this pace.
The VA's are absolute gold as well for the MC's. Aki Toyosaki (Yui from K-On) does a fantastic Listarte and Yuuichirou Umehara (Goblin Slayer's Goblin Slayer ) nails the deadpan emotionless comedy as well. I'm really loving the chemistry between the two so far. Hopefully things will continue to progress and stay fresh.
AOTS here we come!!
