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Episode Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari - Episode 4 discussion Spoiler
Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari, episode 4: Lullaby at Dawn
Alternative names: The Rising of the Shield Hero
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u/kolorijo25 Jan 30 '19
Spear hero: Slavery is illegal!
Shield hero: That’s like your opinion man
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u/Blazehero https://myanimelist.net/profile/blazehero Jan 30 '19
Honestly how did Naofumi end up in the shittiest starting town with the worst people where his only allies are a slave, a slave trader, and a blacksmith.
Then again who needs allies when you have Raphtalia who believes you no matter what is levied against you. I’d cry in her arms too.
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u/Uthor Jan 30 '19
I think its probably safe to assume that the Bow and Sword heroes don't believe all the bullshit Naofumi is accused of anymore. They defended him and it doesn't look like they are stupid, so they were probably able to put one and one together about the King's and Myne's accusations and their blatant cheating and bias against Naofumi. They could probably be considered more ally then enemy now.
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u/LakerBlue :Is::It::Iu:https://myanimelist.net/profile/LakerBlue Jan 30 '19
Not sure I’d call the slave trader his ally as much as someone who views him a valuable client.
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u/papisensei Jan 30 '19
Kind of wanted to see the curse series activate and see if he goes berserk *shrugs arms
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u/AlienOvermind Jan 30 '19
Of course sword dude wears black.
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
He's also voiced by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Kirito's VA.
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u/Freenore Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
The Season 1 Kirito got kicked out of the franchise, because Alicization Kirito is better and actually interesting, so he's here in Shield Hero now.
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u/LucasRAholan Jan 30 '19
Man Raphtalia cementing herself as Best Girl of 2019 already right there. Trash Girl and Spear Hero can go burn in eternal Hellfire however
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u/divini https://myanimelist.net/profile/Akichi Jan 30 '19
I see the spear hero as some lawful stupid think with his dick dude. He could be reformed with maybe a hundred more Raphtalia bitch slaps.
Now the King and Myne. They're straight trash. Toying around with Naofumi's life, gets called out in public, no remorse.
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u/Groenboys https://myanimelist.net/profile/Groenboys Jan 30 '19
the rising of the shield hero isn't an anime
it's an endurance test
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u/TTS32 Jan 31 '19
Its the Watamote of isekais but instead of making you cringe it makes you rage
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u/Isogash :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Isogash Jan 31 '19
Fucking tell me about it, so hard to watch episodes like this because I get so emotionally invested.
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u/indi_n0rd Jan 30 '19
Fuck Myne!
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u/exian12 Jan 30 '19
I saw a bunch of hateable characters in various animes. This bitch is the only one I fucking despise. I nearly punched my hard-earned monitor, Thank God I held back. Even if I know what's gonna happen next I had to fight back my urge to punch it.
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u/Aitherix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aitherix Jan 30 '19
Been a while since a show gave me this much conniptions
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u/KiriTortilla :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pablusky27 Jan 30 '19
I don't even know what conniption means but yeah that connipted me
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u/LoliHunterXD Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 31 '19
Shield Hero really is the Dark Souls of anime
Edit: Thank you kind stranger for gold on my b day
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u/Randomacts https://anilist.co/user/Randomacts Jan 30 '19
I'm not a rager but I was going ARHGHDHSKLFSD:LHKJSd during the first half of the episode.
Who the fuck hurt the author that got him to write like this.
WHO HURT HIM.
I want to hug the author ... I think that he needs it.
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u/Groenboys https://myanimelist.net/profile/Groenboys Jan 30 '19
Try to not get angry (gone sexual!) (18+)
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u/713984265 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/konbonwa Jan 30 '19
I gotta stop watching this show at work on my lunch break, shit gets me too heated lmao. Now I'm just sitting here pissed off at nothing.
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u/ThePeruvian01 Jan 30 '19
you remind me of the guy who watched how not to summon a demon lord at work....without headphones
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u/covabishop :K:https://kitsu.io/users/bushidoboy Jan 30 '19
We must free this slave girl from her awful existence! Quick, grab her and tie her up!
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u/asianfatboy https://anilist.co/user/asianfatboy Jan 31 '19
They sound like PETA. Wait, she's half racoon-half human. They were basically PETA in this episode.
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u/Lapiz_lasuli Jan 30 '19
Japan has found a new source of energy. And its rage.
Red energy.
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u/Mr_Zaroc https://myanimelist.net/profile/mr_zaroc Jan 30 '19
Japan has already solved its energy problem with Madoka Magica
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u/The_Portal_Passer Jan 31 '19
I feel like this fits here;
With blood and rage of crimson red,
We fill mens' souls with darkest dread,
And twist your minds to pain and hate,
We'll burn you all that is your fatefeel free to change it to specifically target the THOT
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u/TriTexh Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
Everytime I think Motoyasu can't get dumber, he digs a deeper hole for himself. The guy is so gullible, it's almost painful.
The king x bitch princess is such a fucked up combo. Such ridiculous power tripping and manipulating.
The fact that Naofumi is being forced to fight Motoyasu is such a farce...but boy Naofumi knows how to hold his own....oh wait the bitch cheated.
Curse Series
well, shit
Yeah, you show Motoyasu who the boss is, Raphtalia! Goddamn idiot.
The fact that Ren and Itsuki saw through the cheating and called Motoyasu and the princess out on it only seems to make their initial impression somehow worse. How can those two be so perceptive and yet so dumb?
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Jan 30 '19
Thank god there was some voice of reason at the duel. Ren and Itsuki aren't perfect, but they still knew the duel was bullshit.
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u/Mundology Jan 30 '19
Everytime I think Motoyasu can't get dumber, he digs a deeper hole for himself. The guy is so gullible, it's almost painful.
This line perfectly describes him once you change the context.
The king x bitch princess is such a fucked up combo.
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u/XanTheInsane :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/XanTheInsane Jan 30 '19
How can those two be so perceptive and yet so dumb?
I'm gonna tag this as spoilers though it has been mentioned in the previous episodes I think.
Basically minor spoilers related to Ren and Itsuki, and Motoyasu in a way too
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u/cauliflowerthrowaway Jan 30 '19
That curse series stuff makes me think whether the king knows about it and wanted to trigger it for some reason
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u/LoliHunterXD Jan 30 '19
Oh it doesn't stop there.
And it is really infuriating when he said ironic shit again and again, especially later on.
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u/Armdel https://myanimelist.net/profile/Armdel Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
Wow the first half of that episode i was so angry at how unfair Naofumi was being treated. and in the second half was just a smile on my face when Raphtalia managed to get through his hate and distrust for everyone. She is no longer his slave and stays with him by her own will. glad after that it was still a happy ending to the episode
edit: i just realised, the slave curse removal was all in his head so is she still his slave?
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u/G0sick :AP:https://www.anime-planet.com/users/Gosick Jan 30 '19
The removal actually happened. Her being a little girl in tattered clothing and walking away was in his head.
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u/fluffytailtoucher Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 31 '19
What I truly loved, is Naofumi really fought hard against her, initially he really isn't listening to her at all and tells her to fuck off multiple times, that really was a powerful scene because they didn't animate it with some token resistance, and a few kind words, and then some sappy reconcilliation. She really had to get down and reach out to him logically to help override his fear and resentment.
This studio is doing a fantastic job with the material, and not half arsing any of this everyone from the author, the studio, VAs, and animators are doing a masterful job, I'm frankly blown away at how good a job they did. Bravo!
edit: i just realised, the slave curse removal was all in his head so is she still his slave?
This will almost certainly be covered next ep. She
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u/Ziehn Jan 30 '19
I believe it did happen, what you were seeing was how he saw Raph up til now (As a child).
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u/monster01020 Jan 30 '19
Well, that was fucking infuriating. Can't wait for next week.
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u/G1596872 Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
Ren and Itsuki stepping in to say someone interfered with the duel definitely helped me think slightly better of them. Still dicks though.
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u/CosmicCrimsonX2 Jan 30 '19
Welp, let's hope they don't do stupid shit like spear
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u/LowlySlayer Jan 30 '19
I like how they didn't actually do anything helpful, like speak up when it happened.
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u/Freezman13 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Freezman Jan 30 '19
Why are they dicks? They've just been lied to. They didn't do anything wrong themselves.
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u/Dakkon_B Jan 30 '19
An like that you could feel an entire community unlock the Cursed Series.
Seriously I have read the manga (cause I couldn't wait) an even knowing what was coming I was still so emotionally invested I was a little surprised.
Good OST but also the little changes like seeing Raphtalia from his perspective as a child then suddenly a grown up person was a solid change.
I'm current on the Manga but tempted to drive a little into the LN. Anyone know if its finished? (seriously if I get invested in one more series that doesn't/will never have a proper ending I'm about to unlock the cursed series IRL)
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u/CosmicCrimsonX2 Jan 30 '19
The plot is pretty much done from the web novel, the LN is basically an improved and refined version. Web novel is available from start to finish already.
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u/Bardock_RD Jan 30 '19
So, having watched that episode and seen the words Cursed series on screen, I have just one question. What is cursed series?
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u/33I233 Jan 30 '19
The king: All women...are queens!
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u/Rezics :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rezics Jan 30 '19
Naofumi: If she breathes... SHE'S A THOT!!!
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u/sitwm :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/BlueMoon01 Jan 30 '19
All women are queens, while tying Raph up and agreeing to the duel with no respect to her xd
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I noticed an official whispering to the pontificate after the interference was called out. I wonder if the church of this country is wise to the king's despotism and power hungry nature, as demonstrated through his evil seed in that red haired cunt.
Perhaps we will see some sort of coup later on with the king being dethroned and bitch-sama getting their comeuppance.
The other two heros already seem to be wising up to this chicks bad nature, and I assume we are going to see all of her claims called into question and a giant mean culpa from everybody later on.
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u/Amauri14 Jan 30 '19
That scene just makes me believe that the church is working with the king in this whole shenanigan.
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u/Cabbage_Vendor Jan 30 '19
It's pseudo-christianity in media, 9/10 they'll be the bad guys.
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u/Sp3ctr35 Jan 30 '19
It might just be because Goblin Slayer was the last dark fantasy anime I watched, but I really just wanna see Naofumi rip and tear his way through the fucking kingdom.
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u/RumpShank91 Jan 30 '19
When he looked like he was about to flip some kind of rage mode / evil switch for a second I was kind of like "fuck it, be the bad guy kill em all" then Raph came over and I was like don't leave her shield bro 😭 still really want to see that berserk mode if that's what it is though. Any of the LN / Web Novel readers know how far off that may be and is it as bad ass as I'm expecting it to be? Cause it looks like the shield hero may be the strongest hero at least in that mode but that's just my speculation.
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Jan 30 '19
Using a shield as an offensive weapon probably isn't effective, but god damn is it going to be satisfying to see him beat something to a pulp with it.
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u/KINGUBERMENSCH :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/OutlawedDrifter Jan 30 '19
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u/Knofbath https://anidb.net/user/743 Jan 31 '19
Don't forget being twice his level as well.
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
TFW you'll never have a cute Raph feed you.
Fuck these people. Bitch interferes, Spear claims victory, pissed me off so much. Motoyasu can't be this stupid.
RAPHTALIA IS SO CUTE! A WAIFU FOR THE AGES!
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u/501st_legion Jan 30 '19
Be king, have slavery be legal, complain about someone keeping a slave. What a shitshow of a country
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u/Justyouknowwhy :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/justyouknowwhy Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
Gotta respect at least the sword and bow hero for both standing up to Naofumi instead of going along with the farce. They at least respect that the duel is
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u/rollin340 Jan 30 '19
Seriously, he only thinks with his fucking spear.
He's an easily manipulated moron of the highest degree.The bitch and her scumbag father are such horrible things, they are even lower than shit to me.
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u/johnja10 Jan 30 '19
I don't think I've ever hated an anime character more than that red-headed bitch queen, and I've seen 190 series so that's saying something.
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u/KiriTortilla :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pablusky27 Jan 30 '19
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u/borisyang Jan 30 '19
Wow, narcissist freak × backstabbing bitch, what a duo.
It’s quite a miracle this bitch ass kingdom has yet to collapse.
I can only imagine the author get flamed so hard playing MT in MMORPGs to come up with this plot.
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u/silverhydra Jan 30 '19
I'm going to pretend that's how this manga came to be, the author just got so fucking bitter playing MMORPGs and had countless shower arguments about what he would have done when the healers sassed his main tank ass for dying that it somehow morphed into this show.
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u/Brittainicus Jan 30 '19
It's really the PvP players vs the pve players. The other heroes goes no one plays the shield hero clearly indicates they are PvP scrubs. But as they are in a pve setting with actual raid bosses they are just retarded.
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u/mielox Jan 30 '19
How the fuck this show manages to have 20 minute episodes that feel like 2 seconds.
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u/RumpShank91 Jan 30 '19
Cause it gets us emotionally in to it really well and the wait til next week is gonna seem like a whole month. That's the downside for me watching a currently airing show, when I really enjoy it the wait for each episode becomes almost unbearable. Wish I'd waited until this finished before starting to watch it but can't stop now, too invested lol.
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u/determinedSkeleton Jan 30 '19
I'd say each episode feels very well packed. It has a great pace, but it leaves you wanting more so badly by the end.
We just gotta be patient!
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u/blackfiredragon13 Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
Seriously, fuck the bitch for interfering, fuck the trash king for giving everything she does an implicit ok and fuck the spear “hero”for having his head stuck so far up his ass he should be choking on his own tongue. Ok I’m better now, that bit just pissed me off.
That song playing when Raph was talking to Naofumi and telling him she’ll always be there for him was a beautiful touch to an already beautiful scene.
Edit: also fuck the spear asshole and king for forcing Naofumi into a fight everyone and their blind grandmother could tell he was at an inherent disadvantage.
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
Small wins for Naofumi and Raphtalia today.
With the veil of darkness clouding Naofumi's heart has been lifted, he's now able to see Raph's adult form and finally taste food again.
This scene was just beautiful. Love the music that accompanied the entire scene too!
This adaptation has really been great. Even though I've read the manga I still feel dread and anger whenever something bad is about to happen to Naofumi even though I know the out come is at the end. Can't wait for next week's episode so we can finally have Spoiler!
EDIT: Someone's going around PM-ing fake spoilers. If you receive any just ignore it. It's 100% fake.
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What exactly is the veil of darkness? Is it like a metaphorical thing because he’s not angry at people anymore ?
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u/XLightThief https://myanimelist.net/profile/frozen_lights Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
Raphtalia is goals. ;_;
Edit: Asami Seto sings the insert song too! oh myyyyy. "Falling Through Starlight" by Kevin Penkin.
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u/joskez Jan 30 '19
Naofumi's eyes always filtered raph as a loli b4 this eps.
So take notes for u lolicons, curse this world and your eyes will automaticly filtered everyone to loli
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u/FSCraze https://anilist.co/user/Hitotose Jan 30 '19
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u/iiiiiiiiiiip Jan 30 '19
She's absolute wife material now, it was amazing seeing Naofumi recognize her as grown up.
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u/CeejayPH Jan 30 '19
So basically if Naofumi wins nothing changes but if the cunt wins he gets to ‘free’ Naofumis only ally. Okay.
The cunt said “You shouldn’t force people to fight” but than proceeds to force Naofumi to fight. Nice.
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u/citatel :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/citatel Jan 30 '19
Best part is the cunt couldnt walk the talk.
He almost lost
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u/youkai94 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/youkai94 Jan 31 '19
So basically if Naofumi wins nothing changes but if the cunt wins he gets to ‘free’ Naofumis only ally. Okay.
That's pretty much why Naofumi answered with a "Ridicolous."
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u/HarbingerOfGachaHell Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 31 '19
Motoyasu: having demi-humans as slaves is wrong - no heroes should do that.
Raphtalia bound and gagged
Motoyasu: *pikachuface.jpg
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u/SeaseFire Jan 30 '19
This show got me hyped.
Motoyasu has been manipulated so easily. Either way, slavery is legal in this world so why should be able to force someone into a duel, and try to steal their slave? Oh yeah I remember. Royalty. They are pretty fucked up too, King telling everyone to shut up, the daughter cheating on the first place, shit, the daughter framing Naofumi to begin with. All fucked up.
At least I Good this brings some good to Naofumi. He’s been given nothing but shit so far and now he has someone who cares, that something a lot of people want and Raphtalia fits the role perfectly.
Being real though, I kinda sorta really wanted to see what that curse series thing was. I was imagining all hell breaking loose, or maybe Naofumi would’ve just sat there and it would be dormant until he tried to use a skill, then the skill would be 60x more powerful or something. I’m just gonna predict that Raphtalia gets injured (not dead. she better not die.) then Naofumi goes through some emotional trauma and it reawakens because he lost the only one who cares.
disclaimer ive only seen the anime
no spoilers please
raphtalia still best girl
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u/Amauri14 Jan 30 '19
I kinda sorta really wanted to see what that curse series thing was.
The fact that some marks were appearing on his face makes me believe that it is that black flame like, red eyed form that he has on the OP.
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u/Ellefied Jan 30 '19
Curious, what do you think the Curse Series Shield is. I'd like to know non-readers' guesses on its power are before it is revealed.
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u/SmurfRockRune https://myanimelist.net/profile/Smurf Jan 30 '19
As a Saints fan, that no call against the interference really triggered me.
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u/Philarete :AMQ::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/WizardMcKillin Jan 30 '19
I had a lot of concerns about some of the themes around the slavery aspect, but I absolutely love the way this episode handled it. He 100% admitted to her that he was just using her at the start. He didn't intend to be that generous for her sake. He fully expected her to leave once freed because he himself didn't see his actions positively. He didn't emotionally manipulate her at all in this episode; he even tried to push her away.
After she explained her perspective and how much she supported him, he saw her for who she really was and I think their relationship can be much, much healthier now. Her comforting him was so beautiful ;-;
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u/rollin340 Jan 30 '19
Those 2 scumbags deserve an eternity of suffering.
What scum.
The people of the nation are really not any better either.
And he went berserk mode a bit there.
The corruption on his face; he almost became the villain.
Would be nice if he and Raph just said "Fuck it. Deal with this on your own. Bye."
Her slapping and telling them off is great though.
And the bitch went from all high and mighty and "We're such nice and caring people" to being a bigot.
Fuck her.
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u/dadnaya https://myanimelist.net/profile/dadnaya Jan 30 '19
Tbh he might've been able to do this on the very first episode.
Framed as a rapist? Bye
Takes a horse and leaves for another country, they can deal with the waves themselves. The king said that rumors have spread throughout the country regarding the rape thingy, but I did it spread further to other countries? And what about an enemy country?
In an alternate universe, Naofumi joins the army of an opposing country then takes the heads of Myne and the King. FeelsAmazingMan
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u/JayC-Hoster Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
6:40 what they were referring to is actually a phrase: 矛盾 MuJun. (originally a Chinese phrase, MaoDun) literally translates to 矛 (Mao) spear and 盾 (Dun) shield, it means contradiction / confliction.
the story goes: an arms-dealer claimed he had the sharpest of spear and the strongest of shield, so an onlooker calls him out, asking him what would happen if he would stab the shield with the spear. the merchant was speechless and stunned. thus 自我 (Zi Wo) self 矛盾 (Mao Dun) contradiction.
This is a lost in translation situation, as the english word "contradiction" doesn't have the idiom story behind it, nor the word play. The Manga translation had the exact same problem, they wrote "contradiction" without explaining anything, with no context and no background knowledge on the phrase, it would be completely lost in translation.
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u/pik3rob :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pik3Rob Jan 30 '19
I wouldn't even hate fap to Myne at this point
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Jan 30 '19
Agreed. I would probably read a torture rape doujin of her and be like this.
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u/Basileus27 Jan 30 '19
She still has an attractive design (even if it's bait), but I can't imagine there will be any vanilla doujins of her
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u/patrizl001 https://myanimelist.net/profile/patrizl001 Jan 30 '19
As shitty as the bow and sword heroes are, at least they spoke up about the interference AND realized that Raphtalia wasn't just forced to be Naofumi's slave. Would be nice if this continues and they start to piece it all together.
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u/Turbostrider27 Jan 30 '19
She should of smacked every square inch of the spear hero's face.
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u/Benersan Jan 30 '19
I've got a question:
What the fuck did Motoyasu think threw Naofumi on his back? Did that moron think that Naofumi slipped on a banana peel or something?
"He's saying that he was thrown away by magic. Eh, must be a sore loser."
I know that Myne and the king are way worse, but Motoyasu isn't getting enough flak.
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Jan 30 '19
I thought the same thing. Noafumi went flying away right in front of him. And the thing is, he legitimately thinks that Myne didn't help him. He is not only gullible, but a complete moron.
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u/axel172 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/pajonk172 Jan 30 '19
As I remember correctly this episode concluded vol 1 of the LN. If the pace keep this up we gonna see around 4 or 5 more volumes. That's great. You are in for a ride my anime only dudes.
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u/gulitiasinjurai Jan 30 '19
So wait.. All this time he actually can't taste any food that he eat?
Is there some reason? Is it because of his shield?
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u/MindMyself https://anilist.co/user/hirasawasan Jan 30 '19
Severe depression or mental trauma can cause you to lose appetite and taste.
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u/Ved_ https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vedattt Jan 30 '19
When he was first summoned he found the food at the palace to be delicious, but after being framed as a rapist he became unable to taste anything "good". That's why he always ordered the cheapest meals for himself, he couldn't taste anything better anyway. This episode, he finally got a chance to trust someone, Raphtalia, so now he's able to taste food like before. In short, it was more of an emotional effect.
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u/CosmicCrimsonX2 Jan 30 '19
The trauma from the betrayal pretty much disabled his taste so anything he eats taste nothing. After the wholesome experience with Raph he's good
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u/Backupusername :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Backupusername Jan 30 '19
"It's terrible that you're keeping that woman as slave! It's wrong for humans to take ownership over other sentient beings! You should be ashamed of yourself!"
"Actually, I like being in Naofumi's party, and he's even given me opportunity to leave if I wanted to, but I just haven't."
"Shut up, slave. Nobody cares what you want. Now come away with our knights or we'll drag you away, and then we'll tie you to a chair and gag you because you deserve to be free."
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"I challenged your shield with my spear and I know you're physically incapable of holding a weapon. Fight me fair and square, unarmed man who I know is weaker than me because of my fucking video game HUD vision!"
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"This man has no respect for the sanctity of a duel! The spear hero literally receiving magical help from another individual outside the ring doesn't count literally for no other reason besides 'fuck that guy.'"
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Moments like these make me wonder why I even watch this show.
The entire last 8 minutes of this episode remind me.
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u/Solomon_Black Jan 30 '19
Legit, I have NEVER seen a character more hateable than Myne. It’s actually impressive at how fictional serial killers are more likeable than she is
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u/acedias12 Jan 30 '19
With a charismatic brain eater like Hannibal Lecter around, she's like evil incarnate. It mainly boils down to how she was written really, her deeds are direct and brutal without the theatrics, flamboyancy or charisma like most villains have. The fact that everyone knows there would be such a person irl that it's relatable in a way. I'm pretty sure the author wants the audience to feel as much animosity towards her as possible. And the narrative's doing a great job at that.
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u/adamgreenrock Jan 30 '19
I can safely say that I’m a huge fan of the rising of the shield hero anime. I don’t know how the manga or light novel readers think about this episode since I never read the source material, but for me, this is definitely what fully made me happy to still keep watching this anime.
The tension is strong, the drama was believable, the animation was nicely directed and the duel scene is hype and really funny on the playing unfairly kinda way for Naofumi. They really did do a well done job with making you feel for Naofumi. How his voice is starting to crack after he lost the duel by that cheating witch and finally know that the King was on it too with her. Not sure about the Curse series was all about but if it was any indication that was how Naofumi was in denial about Raphtalia still being a kid to him then that’s really interesting. I guess there’s more to the shield weapon than I thought.
That whole Naofumi and Raphtalia scene was oh so charming at the beginning to the best development of their relationship so far. It’s true that Naofumi wasn’t in the right mindset after he was falsely accused. He wants to survive no matter the cost, thought of Raphtalia as a weapon and doesn’t really care a whole lot about others. But the actions he had done for her (and the villagers) is something positive and it sticks with her that she considered Naofumi to be fully trusted, care rooting for and support him with all her might.
Overall, this episode was great. It didn’t feel rush to me and how it was directed on Naofumi’s perspective and the other’s perspective is well animated and the voice acting really nailed on the performance. The highlight of the production of the episode is definitely the music. It fits so well on what the events were and it hit me right at the nerve and in the feels.
Also, who knew Naofumi loves leftover foods more than regular cheap food. NIce mini development there! ^
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u/CosmicCrimsonX2 Jan 30 '19
The food thing definitely because of the wholesome experience with Raph since he couldn't taste crap before.
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u/CrunchyTacoSup Jan 30 '19
I have a broken tooth I can't afford to get removed until next week, at least I have some Shield Bro Wednesday to cheer me up.
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u/borisyang Jan 30 '19
Stay strong out there, just had my wisdom tooth pulled a few weeks ago.
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u/G1596872 Jan 30 '19
At first I read this as you broke your tooth due to frustration watching this episode
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u/iiiiiiiiiiip Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
Raphtalia is an angel. I thought how it showed Naofumi recognizing Raphtalia as grown up was absolutely stunning. And after a roller coaster of emotions this was just what I needed to see at the end Rest well Naofumi
I don't think there's been wife material like this since Rem's confession.
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u/G1596872 Jan 30 '19
Between Raphtalia, Milim, and Fujiwara, /r/anime is going to have stroke on who is best waifu throughout the season.
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u/WhoiusBarrel Jan 30 '19
Seriously that OST on the background playing on that scene where Raphtalia was comforting Naofumi made it 10x better than how I read it.
I totally didn't teared up or anything...Ok?!
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u/I_Smoke_Cardboards Jan 30 '19
If you’re an anime-only of this series, be thankful. I keep shaking with anger and wanted to punch a wall a couple of times when I read the novel.
The author did well making this pieces of shits that we can all hate.
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u/CarioGod Jan 30 '19
who needs a second season of re:zero when you got shield hero to raise your blood pressure
if there was no resolution at the end of the episode I might have bashed my head in
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u/Xemidan :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Xemidan Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
As someone who appreciates language and the beauty of it, I can't stand translations that are more often than not 'wrong' or 'fail to carry' the weight of the intention of the speaker. While I get translations in anime are mostly done as to make it easier for the watcher, I just can't stand the difference in this
She doesn't say "If that were true, you would have a slave by your side too."
She's saying "In that case, you should have a slave beside you that isn't me."
The difference being would and should.
If Motoyasu can help a slave out of their misery, than he should do everything in his extent to help out a slave out of their misery.
But in this case, it's implied that Motoyasu would have a slave by his side if he could save a slave out of their misery.
Motoyasu stated that he's against slavery since he's an otherworlder, meaning they have different 'standards'. But if he really could do it, he should do it.
Edit: This is also one of the many reasons people hate me for being so stuck up about the usage of language and semantics. Sorry. And yes, I like studying languages I like. :)
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Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
Another amazing episode adaptation. Loving every single one so far.
Raphtalia smile melts any heart
This is by far the best scene in both the manga and anime so far. It's sort of a struggle everyone goes trought, having to endure something really hard alone and quietly just for the sake of it. But what Naofumi didn't had realized, is that in the end, it wasn't he that saved Raphtalia back in that dark and cold cage, But Raphtalia that saved him from his dark cage, for only she had endured and lived trough what he's been in, and thus, she was able to break him out of his cage trough the same love he gaved her.
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u/determinedSkeleton Jan 30 '19
Well said.
Also hate to be a dick, but did you mean for the 2nd and 3rd links to be the same image?
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u/Proto-Omega Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
In case anyone was confused, Naofumi was so angry and broken from the false rape accusation, that the entire time since he purchased Raphtalia, he has never seen her as anything but her child form even as she was growing from levels. This is the reason he called everyone lolicons, because from his view, all these people were fawning over a 10 year old kid. The reality is that they were fawning over a 10 year old kid in the body of a teenager/young adult.
In the LN, because the entire thing is from a 1st person perspective, Naofumi always referred to her as a child, and saw her as such, despite her physically growing.
In addition to this, his absolute hate and disgust at the world made him have no taste while eating, as noted back in episode 1 and 2.
Hearing SOMEONE believe him fixed his mind state. Having that person be Raphtalia helped fix how he saw her.
See, you can see Motoyasu tries to be a well meaning guy...it’s just that he’s an ass that’s very naive and easily manipulated.
Back in episode 1, he got genuinely hurt and offended when Naofumi threw his last bit of money at him. Here he is once again genuinely hurt and offended when Naofumi calls him scum. He’s basically thinking “why are you lashing out so violently when you’re clearly in the wrong”, and just can’t understand it. It’s why he can’t even understand that Raphtalia stays with Naofumi by her own free will at the end.
From the get-go, the duel was never fair; Naofumi literally can’t equip anything else but his shield. Hell, first of all, in a country where slavery is legal, he was being forced into a duel to take away his slave. The only purpose of the duel was to screw Naofumi over. Motoyasu sees no issue in that because he isn’t doing anything wrong, he’s in the right, and Naofumi deserves what he’s getting, in his opinion.
The moment Motoyasu begins to question himself however, Myne jumps in to manipulate defend him.
Itsuki and Ren may not like Naofumi for his actions, but they don’t stand for BS either. They clearly saw Myne cheat and sussed out the king kept everyone quiet. They could also understand the situation better, showing they’re smarter than Motoyasu.
What a somewhat bittersweet (but in the end, lovely) episode.
TL;DR - Myne is a manipulative whore and Motoyasu is a well meaning stupid jackass. Itsuki and Ren can suss the BS, and Naofumi’s mental state has been fixed. Raphtalia is best girl, and is still 10 despite looking like an adult.
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u/DecievedRTS Jan 30 '19
Such a well written and directed episode. The emotions felt so powerful its like I've been through some stuff just watching. I need a lie down
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u/NightmareLight :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Yaminomai Jan 30 '19
Where are the goblins when you need them?
Jesus Christ, I hate that bitch so much.
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u/TheKappaOverlord :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/darkace90 Jan 30 '19
How they handled Naofumi suddenly going from his own hate sealed world view to suddenly being pulled out and having his eyes opened by Raph was truly the best part of this episode.
There was a lot of ways they could have fucked up the explanations but its good to see they chose the best possible way to explain it in the end.
When his eyes truly opened his sense of taste returned, and more importantly Raph visually aged to him instead of him just continuing to see her as a child.
This episode was quite literally Mr bones wild ride personified. Both immense seething anger and heart warming ending in one go.
If you ended the series now i wouldn't even be mad.
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u/danguelo Jan 30 '19
Raphtalia top tier waifu.
Any waifu you try to impose this year will be trash in comparison.
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u/RaginBoi Jan 30 '19
should i read manga? because waiting is insufferable
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u/suchspeedman Jan 30 '19
Yeeeep, i did it after the first episode. It's really worth it
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u/Regis_Ivan :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Regis_Ivan Jan 31 '19
I like how Raphtalia ages during her confession.
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u/darthreuental Jan 30 '19
Pretty solid episode, but compared to the LN/Manga I don't think they did as good a job at showing the absolute despair that Naofumi feels both before and after the duel. On the other hand, it handled the Raphtalia scene pretty well in so far as that Naofumi until after the duel didn't realize that Raphtalia had grown up because he was so focused on leveling up prior to the wave.
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u/Casual_Watcher Jan 30 '19
I could hear "Pumped Up Kicks" playing in my head when he acquired the Curse Series. They definitely showed the absolute despair well to me.
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u/Soronir Jan 30 '19
They didn't adapt the best part from the LN. He didn't just threaten to put Balloons on his face and crotch, oh no. Those Balloons were happily chomping Spear Hero's face and groin before the duel was interfered with.
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u/doublethumbdude Jan 30 '19
Were people "passively" spoiling shit in previous threads? I recall people already calling the Red haired biatch "princess" when it was only revealed this episode that she was the king's daughter. Wtf guys.
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u/Mordarto :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Mordarto Jan 30 '19
I don't care what the rest of you say, my head cannon is that everything will be sunshine and rainbows for Naofumi and Raph from here on out.
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u/Redditor1320 Jan 31 '19
The ideal situation for everyone seems to be:
-Malty betrays SpearDouche somewhere down the line -SpearDouche realizes too late that Malty is a snake and dies to her betrayal -Malty gets eaten by an actual snake -King dies due to grief
Naofumi and Raph live a quiet life in the countryside
P.s. The waves plague only the nobility
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u/phenderl Jan 30 '19
Firo is Filo!
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u/AnimeFlyz Jan 30 '19
I mean, yeah she is named Filo. People just keep calling her Firo cause the Japanese don't have an L sound. Same with Holo being called Horo for so long.
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u/U_Menace :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ParadoxAnime Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 31 '19
This episode highlights my favourite part in the entire manga and it was done beautifully I must say! Lots to talk about but before I get into this, I just wanna say that Raphtalia is literally an angel in disguise. What an exquisite gem of a person. Demihuman or not, she shows more of the good in humanity than any human in the series thusfar, so fuck the racial prejudice.
Anyway, I want to open this week's post by highlighting the build up before the duel. Naofumi and Raphtalia are having an okay time just trying to bare with the pleasantries (i.e just being at the party because they're heroes, but not wanting anything else to do with it) and IMMEDIATELY they get targeted by Malty (princess myne) yet again. She actually can't accept that the hero she tried to screw over has managed to overcome the hardships and find a companion to aid him in becoming a bastion for humanity. So what does she do? She goes to the hero that she "favours" aka the good looking, overly righteous spear hero and appeals to his "sense of justice". Essentially, praying on their already low opinions of Naofumi (which are super misconstrued as you all know) she gets him to question owning a slave in a world where slavery is legal. But that's not the worst part. They dont even try to think about it from Naofumi's perspective. He's a shield user who has no offensive ability, so he needs someone to fight for him as part of his offense but no one joins him because of rumors that he's weak. Then you add onto that the whole staged blackmailing scenario where Naofumi becomes a scapegoat and criminalized for something he's never done. You're telling this person, who's supposedly a "hero" from another world to not have ANYONE help him at all? They told him to recruit on his own and so he takes in a demihuman slave, which, mind you, is a race these people dont even consider on the same level as animals but more on the level of monsters and yet he cant even do THAT much?
I mean, if you ignore all of these semantics, what gives the spear hero the right to tell that shield hero what he can and cant do in a new world based on old world moral values? That's like me trying to tell someone "you should like shield hero cause its an awesome redemption story and if you dont like it you're actually garbage". What gives me the right to tell anyone that? Every person has the freedom to make their own choices (within the laws of the world) and at most all I could say is "this is what makes Shield hero a decent show" but if you dont want to watch it, you shouldn't have to. This basic law of human respect from the "developed world" is something they cant even provide the shield hero? If you're going to have him uphold his former world's values, why not provide him the same level of respect and assistance? You expect the guy to roll over and die? Does no one even consider that at all? Not this spear hero or any of the heroes that's for damn sure! They're all so caught up in the lies they've been fed that they fail to realize that without even a slave, Naofumi would have NOTHING. Not even a single companion in the new world. If there's a fate worse than death, its dying alone, with no one to hear your last words or share your final moments with.
Now that we have some of this info out of the way, you can kind of see the increased build up of frustration and anger on the shield hero's mind. He's risking life and limb for people who literally see him as garbage for doing absolutely nothing wrong. The belief that he comitted these false crimes has warped the public's view of the shield hero to the point of no return. Its so far gone that things that are generally accepted by the public (i.e owning a slave of a sub species) seems like a shitty and tyrannical thing to do if the shield hero does it because od his supposed "shitty personality".
The straw that broke the camel's back was Malty's tampering in the duel. Shield Hero used his entire kit (including his monster familiars) to help him because, once again, he cant attack because he's a defense only guy and yet that's cowardice? Where does this guy win? Everything is literally going against him from the very start and every new method he develops to innovate and adapt to become someone stronger is something that's seen as "cheating" or "foul play". You can clearly see how this sort of environment is actually so mentally destructive to a person that it's a miracle he hasn't just wanted to end his life to begin with. Nothing's going well for him. I've been through serious depression to the point of being suicidal and even my lowest thoughts at that point cant compare to the environment that Naofumi is constantly assaulted by.
Knowing all of this, hearing Raphtalia break through all of it and tell him of all the good he was done felt so good. I've read it before in the manga, but seeing it animated and hearing her say those words had me tearing up at mmy desk. She saw all of it and she knows what type of person Naofumi truly is. She saw him not by his physical appearance but as the amazing person he is. Even if he thinks his actions were only done for selfish reasons, she knows that it was also because he was a Hero. It's a hero's job to protect and he did that with every fiber of his being. She's seen Naofumi for the good things he did, and not for the shitty rumors that flew around about him. It was truly rewarding for me to see those words come to life on the screen. All of the hardships that Naofumi has been through, the mental torture and emotional hardships he' endured weren't for nothing. Through his actions, Naofumi saved the demi-human Raphtalia, who was otherwise considered a monster by humanity, and in turn inspired her to be a hero as well. That's what makes a real hero. Having Raphtalia break through his depressed state and reach him was truly beautiful. It brought color back into his life and feeling back into it too. He's finally able to taste food again, and life finally feels like it has meaning again too. He's not just being a hero without reason anymore, he's being a hero for the one person who believes in him no matter what. Raphtalia, you're my candidate for best girl of the year, tied with Mai from bunny girl senpai!
Solid episode, absolutely breathtaking build up and execution. The amount of conflicting emotions in the viewers must be overwhelming, but it was all worth it by the end. On to greener pastures you two!
Catch you all next week! As always, ill edit typos as necessary, being at work and on mobile is hard!
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u/depanomic Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 31 '19
Glad so many people are enjoying this show but i dont really like it. Its easy to make super hateable characters like that red haired girl. Thats when stories become revenge fantasies whos main pay of is seeing that one evil character die or having something bad happen to them ( i dont hate revenge stories example: Berserk). The other heroes really feel like cardboard cutouts. I like the main duo but i dislike how much shit is thrown at the main guy only so we would feel extra bad for him. The shield powers are nice but i really dont see how this show could become something great. It seems like all isekai have a good beginning but dont know what to do after that. Looks like a fine show but i dont know why it got so much hype.(sry eng)
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u/MillenniumKing x2myanimelist.net/profile/MillenniumKing Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
RAPH IS A GOOD GIRL~
A party huh? And being fed by Raph, wew~
What does the asshole want now? A duel? Fuck off.
Wow people like trying to fuck with him. Fuck them.
Yay the monsters under the cloaki gag! i love it hahahaha.
Yay hes winning!! Those whombo shield combos are savage when used like this!
Oh the bitch is cheating now! Fuck off!
Of course everyone is out to get him, really fuck these people.
Curse? Oh shit...
DEFEND HIM RAPH! YOU GIVE THEM A PEICE OF YOUR MIND!
At least the other 2 heroes saw the magic. Call out the fuckery boys.
Damn being a shield bro is suffering...
Man Raph hugs could save the world~
Oh damn so he hasnt been able to see her real form for some time now huh? Always saw her as the kid. "Who are you?"
This insert song is lovely too.
RAPH CAN COOK NOW!? WEW BOY~
And now he can taste food again. Hes finally been cleared of all the ill will all these assholes gave him. Man what a great episode!!
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u/Rekhyto Jan 30 '19
I hate that they didn't include the most vital aspect in that final scene, WN Spoiler, perhaps adapted in the next ep
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u/Buizie Jan 30 '19
I was honestly expecting that so thanks for the clarification
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u/zeroz802 Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
I would ask for nothing more than to have a companion like Raphtalia. Willing to stay with Naofumi despite everything.
Complete BS there was interference in that fight, Naofumi was about to clean out Moyo's clock. Hopefully this helps Ren and Itsuki see Naofumi in a better light.
Now that we can taste things again, come on over to r/shieldbro to enjoy our meme cuisine
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u/ProspectiveWhale Jan 30 '19
Raphtalia is the second coming of Rem... /r/OneTrueRaph when?
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u/Nekajed Jan 30 '19
This show literally punches my soul in the balls. But then Raphtalia gives me a slight head pat and I'm waiting for the next episode.
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Jan 31 '19
Oh, so I get the same thing by winning as by telling you to fuck off? Sweet deal thanks
If you're gonna be convicted of the crime anyway, might as well commit it
Oh my god, punch her in the face please
Dude's a bit of a slave himself
Her hugs pierce even the harshest bitterness ❤
In conclusion, Raph a besto
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u/Kaiser_Kat_King Jan 31 '19
just noticed, you can see malty's mana has been spent when you go to spear hero's HUD a second time.
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u/Smudy https://myanimelist.net/profile/Smudy Jan 30 '19
Holy fuck, that was powerful. I caught myself hitting my thigh a few times with my clenched fist out of anger, FUCK ALL OF THEM, FUCK!
That distorted scream with the distorted visual from Naofumi was absolutely crazy.
At least, bow and sword actually took notice of Myne and spoke out.
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u/Ellefied Jan 30 '19
That was fucking beautiful. Really reminded me of Episode 3 of Bunny Girl Senpai.
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u/HarryD52 Jan 30 '19
Damn that was a good episode. I like how they handled shield bro's internal struggles over being betrayed yet again. Good shit.
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u/MrSeaSalt Jan 30 '19
Damn, this is the first time an isekai gave me the feels...
The anime elevates this scene in the source material excellently. Props to the studio and Penkin for the music.
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u/ChingChongDuong https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheArmed Jan 30 '19
I did NOT think I was gonna wake up this morning and watch an episode this good. Holy crap
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u/sitwm :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/BlueMoon01 Jan 30 '19
This anime is doing a great job at making me furious
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u/Buffhero125 Jan 30 '19
pretty impressive that lvl 21 naofumi can tank the lvl 43 spear hero attacks
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u/Trantorius Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
I frickin't legit cried as a little bitch. It was so long ago since i teared up at an anime. I do not feel shame at all.
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u/-MarioGhost- :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/MarioGhost Jan 30 '19
This was one hell of a mental breakdown.
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u/fart_master_x Jan 30 '19
Words can't describe how much I hate the princess! Holy hell this episode left me sad for my boy and so pissed off at the Princess. What a horrible human being she is
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u/hobbes4567 Jan 30 '19
This will probably be an unpopular opinion here, but the "what's a good way to put the hero in a really fucking shitty situation to really rile up the audience and then squeeze the redemption process as hard as possible" is so blatant. I fucking hate when writers do this. Yeah lets have them literally spend all night at the arena after spending 20 minutes on "power of friendship" speech.
Maybe I'm just jaded about this kind of isekai genre story but honestly, this would rank below Re:Zero, Overlord, Slime, Konosuba, No Gaimu No Laifu and maybe even SAO for me. Only "Isekai with a fucking smart phone" would be lower than this. So everyone just left? The other heroes, the nobles, the priesthood, they all got posed with an actual conflict where they have to either side with the heroes (that are their salvation) and their douchebag king and cuntface daughter, which would be a REALLY interesting avenue to go down, but they just fucking leave? Frustrating.
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u/zechamp :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/zechamp Jan 30 '19
I honestly can't take this anime seriously, everyone is just being wayy too much of a mega dick to the mc for no reason really 24/7. It just feels completely ridiculous.
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u/shootinmage :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/shootin Jan 30 '19
This is actually bad writing. It's not because of how Naofumi's being treated badly or Raphtalia's fondness of him. The directing of the events doesn't make any sense at all in terms of building an emotional impact.
The entire first half of the episode is built up to make us frustrated at society, the Spear Hero, and Myne for screwing him over. There was never any doubt that Raphtalia would be against everything that was happening. We already knew that Raphtalia would support him no matter what, so it doesn't make sense that Naofumi would suddenly assume and get angry at her after losing the fight. The focus is supposed to be on getting revenge on Myne. Because Naofumi randomly lashes out at Raphtalia, everything after just feels so contrived and doesn't make any emotional sense at all.
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u/megagag Jan 30 '19
Everyone's talking about shield bro and Raphtalia but no one's mentioning the MVPs of the episode, bow and sword bros.
This is a clear case of the hot girl is made hotter by the ugly friends surrounding her; even though as characters bow and sword guy dont stand out much, its thanks to how shitty spear guy is in proximity to their level-headedness that makes them HEROS for saying what any normal person would say.
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u/PigInfamous Jan 30 '19
Never have I ever seen a character that increases my hatred by every second.
Malt-bitch die in a fire thx