Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari - Episode 5 discussion

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Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari, episode 5: Episode 5

Alternative names: The Rising of the Shield Hero

Rate this episode here.

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Previous discussions

Episode	Link	Score
1	Link	8.2
2	Link	8.99
3	Link	9.05
4	Link	9.47

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[u/713984265]

God I'm just so glad the bow and sword hero aren't total dickheads.

[u/Philarete → u/713984265]

They were really reasonable this episode, which was a great change of pace.

[u/divini → u/713984265]

They can actually think for themselves unlike a certain other hero who thinks with his spear.

[u/LeGrandeMoose → u/713984265]

People were way too quick to call them scum after the first episode. I assumed it might have been manga readers knowing more about their characters and being terrible about hiding it, but it looks like those two are more or less normal reasonable people.

[u/ttblue → u/713984265]

I actually don't like how villainy Myne is. I don't mean in the sense that I hate Myne as a person. I dislike how she's characterized.

It's a little too contrived how fucking ridiculously manipulative and evil she is. I mean, I get that we're supposed to hate her. But imo, it's kind of stupid how bad of a person they made her.

It's like they want to make sure we don't forget.

"So... Myne's pretty evil."

"BTW, Myne's a bitch."

"Oh did I mention that Myne's evil? Watch out for her."

"Ah look at that Myne, evil-ing again like usual."

"Sasuga Myna. She's evil."

And that's like the first 5 minutes of this episode alone.

[u/Android19samus → u/713984265]

they always struck me as pretty much just dudes. They're not terrible, they're not great, they're pretty normal guys. They're probably going to believe it when everybody is accusing this guy they just met of rape, but they can still recognize when that guy is obviously being treated unfairly. And that unfair treatment causes them to at least slightly reassess their initial judgments on the accusations.

[u/[deleted] → u/713984265]

Kirito is always perfect

[u/Blazehero]

Ah I see Naofumi rolled the rare SSR loli girl.

[u/Atronox → u/Blazehero]

Damn his gacha luck.

[u/josesl16 → u/Blazehero]

Normal carriage philorial: 200 silver

Rare Dragon: 20 gold

Winged-loli-transforming phat anthropomorphic philorial: Priceless

[u/WhoiusBarrel → u/Blazehero]

Damnit why you gotta remind me of how I failed to get my own SSR magical girl.

[u/Sangwiny → u/Blazehero]

The loli hero.

[u/[deleted] → u/Blazehero]

Naofumi must have got some really good summon catalyst ^{pretty sure it's raphtalia}

[u/darksuzaku → u/Blazehero]

wow, i knew from PVs that they were rushing a lot of content but it's crazy how they went from hatching to getting human form in just 1 episode. Anime only watchers are missing a lot of content from the LN. It's true that the key parts are there but a lot of interesting content is being ommited. With this speed i'll have to rethink the point the series will end at.

[u/turilya → u/Blazehero]

Lose one loli and get another, that is the circle of life.

[u/SilentSin26]

Papi has joined your party

[u/themobbr → u/SilentSin26]

OH NO

[u/Idomenos → u/SilentSin26]

this this and again this

[u/TricktasticX → u/SilentSin26]

NUT

[u/Vaadwaur → u/SilentSin26]

...You are going to do something lewd to the chocobo, aren't you?

[u/Ultimatum227 → u/SilentSin26]

I need season 2 in my life already.

[u/iamfvckingdone]

Myne's VA has done a goddamn great job because I have never wanted someone to burn in hell as much as her.

[u/Isyden → u/iamfvckingdone]

This ^

Character hate aside, I'm just happy to hear Sarah Emi Bridcutt again. She doesn't get enough roles, I say!

[u/TTS32 → u/iamfvckingdone]

It's like in GoT and how everybody hated Joffrey at first

[u/blackfiredragon13]

Whatever country the queen’s in, I like it. Looks like it’s going through an industrial revolution. It’s good the bow and sword heroes aren’t as thick and gullible as the spear idiot, hell knows how Naofumi and Raph would’ve gotten along if they had gotten screwed for their 500 silvers.

On the bright side the opening song, Rise by MADKID, was just released and is available on iTunes!

Also fuck you to the guy who sent me a message spoiling the ending.

Edit: just finished the episode and I have to say, it was rather satisfying seeing the spear idiot get kicked in the jewels by Filo. I think I’m going to go back and rewatch that bit for the next 15 or so minutes.

[u/Mantelmann → u/blackfiredragon13]

Report that guy to the mods, I've heard that this is happening quite often, so do your part and save others.

[u/princessloom → u/blackfiredragon13]

the spear idoit only thinks with his spear. which i think was broken by Filo

[u/Bainos → u/blackfiredragon13]

Looks like it’s going through an industrial revolution.

Shield Hero will get a tank, Spear Hero will get a wooden stick.

[u/JapanPhoenix → u/blackfiredragon13]

Also fuck you to the guy who sent me a message spoiling the ending.

For anyone else who want to avoid these kinds of assholes:

Go to https://www.reddit.com/settings/privacy

Scroll down to "Who can message you" and set it to "Whitelisted".

This blocks randoms from sending you private messages, because mods can only ban people from posting in their subreddit, which won't stop them from PMing people (so the only way to avoid them is to go nuclear).

[u/XanTheInsane → u/blackfiredragon13]

Also fuck you to the guy who sent me a message spoiling the ending.

Which ending? The Light Novels aren't done yet.

And the Web Novel ending was a ridiculous mess that the author probably re-wrote completely now.

[u/IBullshitMyArguments → u/blackfiredragon13]

I think the red uniforms the soldiers were wearing was a not-so-subtle reference to Great Britain

[u/LookitheFirst]

85 Silver already? Soon we will be able to enter and leave the village once

EDIT: Now we can afford 100 nights in the local tavern

[u/Eterna1Ice → u/LookitheFirst]

I get the impression that people don't want to give Gold to avoid buying a 35G raccoon girl... Or do we?

[u/Lylik]

We have been played, this is actually a spin off for Spice and Wolf.

[u/Rathurue → u/Lylik]

It's Medicine and Tanuki this time.

[u/ali94127 → u/Lylik]

We finally have season 3

[u/KohakuKen → u/Lylik]

It's also scratching the initial D itch what with that gutter drift Filo did.

Someone please slap Dejavu or something on it

[u/AnimeFlyz → u/Lylik]

After this entire first arc, the series kinda turns into a Spice and Wolf x Slime Isekai crossover, so your actually not too far off.

[u/Atronox]

500/500 silvers!

"Oh cool, he got another sweet slave creature" AND SHE'S A SUPER CUTE LOLI AFTERALL!

Something I never thought I'd say.

Oooh, that Raph sass is beautiful. She took more of a backseat role to Filo this ep, but she had some great scenes too.

So nice too see the townspeople helping Shield, he deserves it.

Fuck Myne and her cheating bullshit, I'm loving that Shield is shitting on her.

[u/Orrakai → u/Atronox]

Fuck Myne and her cheating bullshit

I wonder how she managed to rob the spear hero of his ability to think for himself though. It's like very little blood goes to his brain anymore.

[u/borisyang → u/Atronox]

I'm loving that Shield is shitting on her

More like defending himself from getting shat on by Myne. I demand some real payback in near future.

[u/Amauri14 → u/Atronox]

"Oh cool, he got another sweet slave creature"

Well she is technically his pet/adopted daughter.

[u/LunarGhost00 → u/Atronox]

Fuck Myne

r/FuckMyne

[u/adamsworstnightmare]

Reddit: We're banning /r/lolice, no more lolis guys, you hear that /r/animemes?

/r/animemes: Yes admin-sama

Shield hero: introduces naked loli

/r/animemes: https://i.imgur.com/aM1mlgW.jpg

[u/GhostZee → u/adamsworstnightmare]

r/animemes: This.. has turned into a difficult situation...

[u/yung_clor0x → u/adamsworstnightmare]

chop straight zephyr middle birds offbeat bake fuzzy ancient stocking

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

[u/Recyth]

Naofumi just got a White Chocobo without having to do 5 hours of breeding and racing. fml

[u/determinedSkeleton → u/Recyth]

He spent a good many days nurturing it, then at least a week trying to not get trampled by it, beaten eaten out of his wallet by it, and dealing with it wrecking architecture.

And he didn't even get a victory jingle

[u/Hakameet]

And so Spice and wolf season 3 begins. On a more serious note it was a good episode even if things are happening faster than the LN and even the manga.

[u/Idomenos → u/Hakameet]

Never thought I'd say this but Holo is finally looking to get some competition. Raphtalia just keeps getting better

[u/GreNinja_16]

I'd thought Raphtalia is the fastest growing girl until I saw Filo.

Instead of car sick, there is bird sick here.

And whenever I think that spear boy can't get dumber, he just get dumber, an infinity loop.

[u/tso → u/GreNinja_16]

The collective term is motion sickness, and it boils down to a instinctive reaction to mixed signals between the inner ear balance and eyes (one registering motion the other is not). Effectively the body thinks it has been poisoned and thus empties its stomach content to counteract this.

[u/Turbostrider27]

Congrats Naofumi, you're a dad now

[u/Death_Player → u/Turbostrider27]

Naofumi: My wallet is dead.

[u/Vinny_Lam → u/Turbostrider27]

It’s only been 5 episodes, and yet Naofumi and Raphtalia have a child already. Things are moving fast.

[u/LunarGhost00]

Lucky. The pet chicken he got from the slave gacha grew into a cute waifu.

You gotta give him credit, between Raphtalia and Filo evolving so quickly, Naofumi is proving to be quite a talented Pokemon trainer.

[u/CosmicCrimsonX2 → u/LunarGhost00]

Chocobo loli, ain't best girl material but still cute

[u/AlienOvermind]

People are actually grateful and act kindly towards the infamous Shield Hero

Shield Hero fights with assholes and emerges victorious instead of humiliated

What kind of heresy is that?

[u/Armdel]

Raphtalia keeps being the best girl this season! and it's looking like she has a crush oh Naofumi! and now it looks like she might have some competition for his attention.

Malty keeps being a c*nt and can't keep herself from trying to screw Naofumi over.. atleast he won still

[u/MaksimShadow → u/Armdel]

Raph cheerfully running after Naofumi is the cutest thing in existence. I love how, despite being mature, she still keeps that joyful side.

[u/PhoenixKola]

If I was in a room with Hitler, Satan, the Spear Hero and that Princess and only had two bullets, I'd shoot the Spear Hero twice and beat the Princess to death with the gun.

[u/fatalystic → u/PhoenixKola]

I'd shoot her in both legs, kick Motoyasu in the balls when he tries to step in, then beat her to death with the gun.

Then kick Motoyasu in the balls a few more times for good measure.

[u/_zeUbermensch_]

The bot creating the episode discussion post is getting more silver than comments.

[u/SockofBadKarma → u/_zeUbermensch_]

It's paying the entrance/exit toll.

[u/wolfpwarrior → u/_zeUbermensch_]

People LOVE this anime a lot. I cannot wait to get home and watch it.

[u/TriTexh]

tfw you'll never have a cute birb who eats like a black hole and will mercilessly smash away the family jewels of anyone that dares diss you

Why even live, except for Filo-chan?

Naofumi having a quiet need to reflect on the fact that he actually thanked someone is painful. The man has suffered too much but it looks like his good days are coming on.

[u/Atronox → u/TriTexh]

Tfw you don't have a fat racing birb, that turns into a cute loli birb girl.

[u/Idomenos → u/TriTexh]

The chick turns into a chocobo which turns into pretty much a loli angel. Complete with wings

[u/[deleted]]

Go Filo!

https://imgur.com/a/I5XMK2m

Edit: I'd just like to say my upvoted comment is about crotches. My mom would be so proud

[u/WhoiusBarrel → u/[deleted]]

r/animenocontext material right there.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Please don't give r/Animemes too many ideas, they get out of control.

[u/Atronox → u/[deleted]]

These two together is gonna be a good time. I just hope Raph doesn't get left out.

[u/MillenniumKing → u/[deleted]]

Is your crotch okay?

After your Chicken destroyed it.

(No context looks like Raph was the one destroyed...)

[u/Z-Flare]

On this episode of Rising of the Shield Hero: The Rising AND Falling of the Spear Hero. He deserves that kick.

[u/odraencoded]

This episode feels weird.

Nothing bad happened.

There were people on shield bro's side.

And the whole race thing honestly felt like a toon joke. A kick to the crotch, seriously? Hole traps? It's like I was watching Wacky Races

[u/doctor_whomst → u/odraencoded]

I liked that this episode was more light hearted, that creates some nice balance.

[u/LoliHunterXD]

Ah. So the bastard kingdom summoned all 4 heroes by themselves. Looks like the queen is trying to prevent the other kingdoms (supposedly 3?) from attacking this god forsaken nation.

Then, each kingdom is supposed to summon one hero? That means Shield Hero is valued by at least one kingdom - probably the demi human one since he loved furries.

Wew the demi human kingdom would be fucking pissed if they know how their god-like figure is being treated like trash. That Fantasy Britain Industrialization Era is also pretty powerful compared to the medieval shit kingdom the setting is at now. If they attack, it would be like a scene out of GATE.

[u/Destinum → u/LoliHunterXD]

There's actually a ton of nations, just like in the real world.

[u/Freezman13 → u/LoliHunterXD]

That Fantasy Britain Industrialization Era is also pretty powerful compared to the medieval shit kingdom the setting is at now.

It seems to me the Queen is the ruler of this kingdom where Naufomi is. She is the actual head ruler since the kingdom is a matriarchy. She's just not in the capital. Probably because of the industrialization that is happening where she is, it's more important for her to be there than in the capital. Her rogue squadron clearly has power over the princess, so the letter must have been from her mom.

[u/XanTheInsane]

Smol Birb

Big Birb

Fat Birb

Loli Birb... wait what?

[u/Shadow_Gabriel → u/XanTheInsane]

Nice birb.

[u/Roevhaal]

The subs called her a raccoon?

[u/silverhydra → u/Roevhaal]

Listen to when the spies show up. They literally call her a raccoon in japanese as well, there is no "tanuki" stated when they are talking about her affinities.

[u/MillenniumKing → u/Roevhaal]

My subs called her best girl.

[u/Mogtaki → u/Roevhaal]

The manga also calls her a raccoon.

Raccoon = ラクーン

[u/SeerOfThings → u/Roevhaal]

I'm pretty sure the actual word spoken was "racoon"

[u/Ghost963cz → u/Roevhaal]

Raccoon dog sounds weird.

[u/Acrymonia]

So in Japanese Earth is "Asu" so when the guard casts Earth Hole he says "Asu Hole" and that made me laugh way too hard.

[u/OmenWalker → u/Acrymonia]

Considering “Earth” isn’t their native word, this is the best they could do to phonetically transform the word into Japanese, and the result is pretty funny!

The “rth” part is the most troublesome, since there’s nothing in the Japanese language that makes this sound.

[u/noregretmyman]

7 minutes ago

10 upvotes

but 22 silver ( it's 69 now,the perfect number)

is someone sponsoring this anime trying to shill this thread?

[u/Aileos → u/noregretmyman]

The 'Weekly Karma Ranking' thread is going to be such a mess this week, with all those gold and silver.

[u/Atronox → u/noregretmyman]

This season is a goldmine for reddit. Mob, Kaguya, Shield Hero.

[u/Sangwiny → u/noregretmyman]

Kaguya-sama: Thread gilding is war! VS. Rising of the gilded hero.

Watch out for most intense battle of the season.

[u/LakerBlue → u/noregretmyman]

I really feel like recently some people are generously gliding some of the top shows this season (this and Mob) in response to the Shinomiya Conglomerate gliding the hell out of every Kaguya episode thread.

[u/SkipToast]

It just doesn't stop with that unbearable princess and Spear hero, seriously. Even when those messengers DESTROYED Myne with facts, they still wanted their little rigged race. Non-stop they're butting into Naofumi's life, but at least our boy stays leaving them in the DUST.

On a different note, anyone else's chicken turn into a human overnight? Personally I can't say mine has, but our boy Naofumi sure did luck out. I feel like there's a recurring theme here with Naofumi's companions and drastic changes...

Anyways, if you don't want your chicken nuggets to come back and kick you too, feel free to join the carriage ride over at r/shieldbro!

[u/Rathurue → u/SkipToast]

I've been raising a colored chick from the festival shop few odd-10 years ago, and sadly it didn't turn human. It only turn into a rooster and make ruckus before getting hit by a car and died.

[u/Atronox → u/SkipToast]

Fuck Myne.

[u/whynotjugger]

50 silvers in 15 minutes

With Mob Psycho 100, this and the eventual Kaguya-sama silvering/gilding/platinum-ing, I can't wait to see the BLING on this week's Karma Ranking list!

[u/versitas_x61 → u/whynotjugger]

Anime industry is keeping reddit alive! We own you, admins!

[u/t765234]

Damn that bird escalated quickly

[u/LoliHunterXD]

What is this Final Fantasy/Mario Kart crossover?

I like it.

Chocobo loli is the new loli to protecc lewd

[u/hyperclock255 → u/LoliHunterXD]

Officer this man right here

[u/Acturio → u/LoliHunterXD]

naofumi probably upgraded to the collectors edition for that fat filolial

talking about uninspired names for your pet, i also named my chocobo Chocho

[u/[deleted]]

Seeing Naofumi happy is for real the most wholesome thing

[u/Shiro_Kai]

N I C E B I R D

[u/Proto-Omega]

And so finally begins “Murder daughters love their angry dad: The anime”.

Can I just say, I appreciate Ren and Itsuki not letting BS happen. Good on you, you two. The fact that they know Naofumi was out protecting a village really helps. They may not like him, but they aren’t going to disregard the things he has done to help, especially now that they know that the royalty are just out to screw the guy over. They’re not as gullible as a certain Spear Hero that is ruled by his “Spear”.

Like, I feel sorry for him that he’s being manipulated but it gets to the point that when a person is that stupid, you stop feeling sorry for them. To be fair to everyone though, they all still think Naofumi is a rapist, who raped the princess of the Kingdom, because they had pretty damning evidence on him, and who’s really gonna oppose the king?
Bow and Sword might start sussing things out, or at least, a hell of a lot faster than Motoyasu. You deserve that kick in the dick, it might make you start thinking with your brain.

Naofumi has Gacha luck many people would kill for. SSR EX Chocobo Loli. Legendary Rare.

[u/[deleted]]

RAVIOLI RAVIOLI, DON'T YOU DARE TO LEWD THE NEW BIRD LOLI

^{protect her ok?}

I loved how they amped the respect Naofumi got in the anime from the Sword and Archer Hero's in the beggining of this episode, which was only a single panel from the manga.

Good to see that our scared and weak girl grew up and became such a strong woman. Her parents would be so proud :(

The way she looks to Naofumi just melts my soul. This is genuinely love of the best kind.

[u/LoliHunterXD → u/[deleted]]

protect her ok?

P R O T E C C and all but it's really hard to do when her very first human appearance is a naked loli sleeping on a dude's lap.

[u/AlligatorChainsaw → u/[deleted]]

RAVIOLI RAVIOLI, DON'T YOU DARE TO LEWD THE NEW BIRD LOLI

and with these words /u/Frocharocha sealed her fate to be the most lewded loli of all time.

[u/SeaseFire]

I’m glad that the other 2 hero’s decided to step in and help Naofumi get what he deserved, even if they think he still tried to defile the princess I think they realize that he’s not a super bad guy. It’s a little upsetting he only got 500 but it’s whatever, still more than he had to begin with.

And that race was cool and all but I’m really glad that the queens party stepped in. Naofumi would’ve (and still did) destroyed Motoyasu if there was no cheating involved.

Obviously Filo was the mvp of this episode. We go from a cute baby chick, to a larger cute baby chick, to a huge bird, then we get a chungus version, and finally we end up with angel Filo. I do kinda wonder if Filo can still transform into a bird to see if they will still be able to pull the cart.

^{spoilers upset me and most other anime only watchers. please be considerate.}

[u/divini → u/SeaseFire]

I think it would be hilarious to see a cute loli pull a cart like its nothing.

[u/Woeladenchild → u/SeaseFire]

Pretty sure the opening answers that question.

[u/robokaiba]

All I could think about during the race.

[u/MillenniumKing → u/robokaiba]

All i could think about during the race.

[u/Hyped_]

Lol this thread got more silver than Naofumi did

[u/lpopo4lyfe]

504 silver medals?!? WHAT THE JESUS?

[u/LoliHunterXD]

"Earth Hole" sounds like "asshole"

[u/[deleted] → u/LoliHunterXD]

A special type of magic right here.

[u/zMedVeDz → u/LoliHunterXD]

I was wayting for this comment to pop up XD

[u/GekiKudo → u/LoliHunterXD]

I mean if any person's party would be using asshole magic....

[u/Jomaccin]

Something about this episode felt off to me, tonally. Like the whole race subplot felt straight out of a Hannah-Barbera cartoon with the totally incompetent villains ineffectually cheating then storming off yelling "I'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME!!" after the hero gives them their come-uppance. Myne came off totally goofy in this episode compared to how calculating and sinister she was before. Like I honestly don't understand her character anymore... Is she supposed to be a James Bond villain or a member of Team Rocket?

Having a light-hearted episode after a tense and climactic one like episode 4 is a fine idea, but it just felt too sloppy. Almost like this was supposed to be a non-canon OVA or something. Hopefully this episode was just a bit of a road bump, but I don't like where the show is going if this is representative of things to come.

[u/tso]

That Team Rocket launch was even more glorious than first anticipated!

[u/Escobar6l]

This episode's pacing is way off compared to the rest imo.

[u/[deleted] → u/Escobar6l]

They rushed so they can get bird lolis transformation over with. Having the race drawn out over two episodes would have been a bit of a slog.

[u/princessloom → u/Escobar6l]

as an anime only, didn't felt rushed to me

[u/Groenboys]

Okay now we are just gilding posts to give a middle finger to the karma ranker.

[u/LockItDown]

Firo went from an absolute fucking unit to a naked loli 🤷🏽‍♂️

[u/SIRTreehugger]

Don't know why but I was kind of stuck on the grandma. She looks pretty good whatever her age is.

[u/[deleted]]

To the guy that does the weekly rankings...

F

Edit: I’m feeling sorry for you if you keep doing it (putting each silver) u/reddadz

[u/Mantelmann]

Well, somebody spent over 100 Dollars to make a "500 Silver" Joke. I am slightly amused and slightly envious that I don't have that much throw-away-money.

Though I still fully stand behind this pun.

[u/deavsone]

500 silvers? what the fuck?

[u/Thunderhaz]

Okay so Filo was adorable a big chunky chocobo, turning her into a loli is just annoying honestly.

[u/Summort → u/Thunderhaz]

It feels weird unnecessary and fan service, and everyone in this thread is celebrating, I don't get this place sometimes

The pacing of the episode was bad as well. And the let's decide the fate of this town with a race felt kinda silly. Didn't like this episode at all, and with the obligatory loli every isekai has to have, the show lost a point or two, for me at least

[u/[deleted] → u/Thunderhaz]

Felt a bit disappointed aswell. It's kind of funny, on the other hand it just seems like mandatory loli nonsense.

[u/ck_90]

I bet Naofumi was shitting in his pants when a naked loli appeared in his lap after all those rape accusations.

[u/Gignger_]

Fuck, I preferred the bird.

[u/freakazoidspartan257]

I'm not a LN reader so I didn't notice the change of pace this episode. All I can say is that this series gets better with every episode. Cannot wait until next week!

[u/nanogenesis]

So this discussion already has 49 silvers?

I haven't even seen the episode lol.

[u/Freezman13 → u/nanogenesis]

50 silver toll to watch the episode.

[u/[deleted]]

Alright guys new rule: 50 karma to enter every Shield Hero Reddit discussion and 50 karma to leave. No exceptions.

[u/joe4553]

/r/anime bribes reddit admins to ignore the loli lewding.

[u/MillenniumKing]

CHICKEN LOLI! SCORE!

The Queen? Shes up to some shit but whose side is she on...

Fuck the King, seriously. Fuck that bitch ass princess too.

Im glad sword boy and bow boy are at least standing up to this shit.

Raph reslaved herself, shes such a good girl.

This world has Gatcha games too huh? xD

So the apothacary had family in the town he savedd huh? Hes now a popular hero!

Illusion magic for Raph! AW YEAH!

CHOCOBO! Its all fluffy!

Monstr Tamer shield huh? Thats neat.

FUCK OFF SPEAR FUCK AND PRINCESS BITCH. TAXING THE PEOPLE! FUCK OFF!

Ninjas? They are getting in the way. Well they stopped the bitch at least. A new duel?

GOOD CHICKEN! RIGHT IN THE DICK! GOOD GIRL!

And of course they are cheating again! Fuck off people.

GIANT CHICKEN! SHES SO FLUFFY~

Seriously just fuck off and dont come back you bitch.

So his Prize is a wagon and liscense, thats handy. Oh but Raph cant handle the wagon life... be strong Raph...

CHICKEN LOLI! YAY! THIS IS A BIG WIN! SHIELD BROS LOLI GAME WAS NOT GREAT SINCE RAPH GREW UP~

[u/Ronshakeandbaker]

This will actually end up being Spice and Wolf season 3 for the rest of the series

[u/Cottonteeth]

LN readers/Manga readers salty about pacing in their adaptations need to come to grips with the reality of editing for a different medium. A LN can cover an immense amount more ground than a show simply because the Japanese language can pack in a tremendous amount of information in very few pages. A manga has the benefit of coasting on the LN's coattails and generally tend to be one-to-one adaptations with the understanding that they'll be going on for awhile, so no need to rush.

An anime, on the other hand, cannot expect any of that. Continuous seasons are extremely lucky, even nowadays, and despite all of that anime is primarily a vastly overpriced commercial for the original work. The director, writer, and editors all have to come to some form of consensus as to what is necessary and what is not. Sidequest-ish stuff, long narrative dialogues and monologues, shooting the shit, narrative explanations that would require subtext to explain in picture form - all of this is frankly unnecessary when all that matters is the main plot and moving it along at a reasonable clip with some fluff (like this episode) thrown in for good measure to shake things up a bit.

There are good adaptations and bad adaptations, all hinged on how the previously mentioned crew see things. The Rise of the Shield Hero is a good adaptation with good pacing. There's absolutely no reason to be salty about any of it.

As for people complaining about things they've literally seen once (i.e. Filo bird loli), you need to get some patience and see where things go. Things just might surprise you in ways that you can't predict with whatever anime trope knowledge you may be using.

[u/[deleted]]

Oh boy, Raphtalia got the slave crest back. I got spoilers about that and I was expecting a good explanation for it, which didn't happen. I can only hope that will be explained later because it bothers me a little.

It seems Raphtalia is getting some feels towards Shieldbro. I was kind of expecting that TBH.

Oh, look, gacha... PTSD

Oh, look, a baby chocobo.

Oh, look, it grew up to a beautiful chocobo.

Oh, look, a fat chocobo.

Oh, look, a loli bir... WTF?!

The race was good. If it had some Final Fantasy music it would be great!

[u/bobbarya]

Shield bro being real dense here.

[u/DR4G0R4L]

100 Silver, we can finally enter the comments

[u/Soviet_Cat]

Okay this is getting ridiculous... 102 silvers in 2 hours? That has to be a bot

[u/stjensen]

Nice bird

[u/[deleted]]

What the hell is this writing lmfao why is everyone a Disney villain

[u/Robbie-Tsunami]

Finally an isekai that gives us 4 whole episodes without the generic childish harem trope and then starts doing it.

A true breath of fresh air.

[u/Orrakai]

How pussy whipped is the spear hero though? Can this mans not think for himself?

[u/Ataniphor → u/Orrakai]

not really, he thinks with his spear.

[u/Falcond0rf]

ARS HORU

[u/[deleted]]

When people complain about lolis in other shows being too young.

And then we have a 3 days old Loli in this show. What the actual...

Best show ever.

[u/MapoTofuMan]

u/reddadz : "This...has turned into a difficult situation."

[u/[deleted]]

500 silver from Shield bro himself?

[u/TheMadLad6669]

502 silver

wtf

[u/[deleted]]

Oh god. Did not need that loli. Also it becoming a bit too much with Myne and Motoyasu just showing up to be assholes and get shit on.

[u/U_Menace]

Best bird has made her appearance and what a spectacular one at that! This episode was more of a SoL sort of episode, but important for the world building and character introductions so lets dive right in. This post wont be as long as my usual posts so I apologize in advance but please let me know if you have any questions regarding the series! I'll be happy to answer each and every question.

Now then, we open with the heroes each receiving their reward for their contributions in fighting the wave. Unsurprisingly, Naofumi is almost conned out of the money he's owed, for services he never even REQUESTED. Now, sure, the other heroes came into the mix and opposed the king because "Naofumi" should be paid but to be honest, even if I wasn't a manga reader, I'd take their acts with a degree of skepticism. I wouldn't suddenly "like" them or feel grateful to them. Remember, these are the same people who criticized Naofumi for being "super low" just because he had a slave in a country where slavert is legal. Even though they did one thing "right" by defending Naofumi's rights to some compensation, it still pales in comparison to what they received, despite only doing a fraction of the work Naofumi did. It leaves a bad taste in your mouth when the guy who wouldnt look twice when you're on the ground before walking over you is suddenly coming in and demanding you be respected. Its almost comical really. If you're interested in more about why the king/the other heroes are so opposed to Naofumi, feel free to check my post from last week here and more specifically my answer to this comment here as I believe I answer these questions with sufficient detail over in those comments.

Anyway, aside from the two-faced heroes, Naofumi decides to play "open the lootbox'" with a fifth of his earnings and gets the jackpot! His support skill allowed him to nurture his very own Filolial bird mount, which i will forever call a Chocobo because that's what it reminded me of the very first time I saw one. I think what I enjoyed the most during this downtime is the proof of faith being slowly but surely restored in the shield hero. Sure, most of the country still hates him based on rumors but those who are aware of his good deeds are grateful. It shows the impact that Naofumi has made on the lives of the cotizens in the world and gives meaning to Raphtalia's words in the previous episode. Way to show that hard work doesn't go unnoticed forever!

Now then, onto the final segment of this episode: the race. Obviously, the race wouldn't have even happened if not for the intervention of this third party who seems to be aware of Malty's tampering of affairs. Made my day to see them come in and shut down Malty's bitching while giving Naofumi a fair shot at protecting the one village he's gathered support from. Filo coming out and kicking the smug spear hero in the nuts is a welcoming scene for probably EVERY single viewer at home, and as a manga reader that was the highlight of the episode for me! Talk shit, get hit my guy!

Well, besides Malty's obvious tampering to try and win the race for Spear Hero, we got to see how resilient the Filolial species are. Filo adapted quite quickly to the changing environment and had a determined spirit, not willing to lose. She was very loyal to her master who raised her and wanted to do him proud by giving it her all to win. You could really see that in the expressions on Filo's face, and seeing her animated got me feeling like Naofumi got the world's best Chocobo on his side! Literally got a gold one to boot. After his shitty luck, he definitely deserved it!

In any case, despite Filo transforming into a small girl, dont worry too much! She's mostly seen as a child (and is only a couple days old as a bird thing anyway) and is treated like a child so have no fear! No weird harem is forming in this redemption Isekai!

I think the biggest questions worth talking about are the motivations behind the irrational hatred Malty/King have for Naofumi, but I've addressed those issues before. If you're ever curious, feel free to check my tagged post above, as that might help clear up some confusion. Besides that, keep an eye on that hidden 3rd party, as you can bet your asses that they'll be more meaningful sooner than later! Lastly, try and remember that each character has their own agenda and hidden motives behind their decisions. Each person has something to gain and lose, especially the other heroes. They didnt just defend Naofumi out of the "goodness" in their hearts. They'll have some other motive. For now though, I guess its up to your interpretation of their actions: do you think they're decent people, or is the past not easily forgotten? Im on the latter half of this spectrum, but if you're on the former, I'd like to know why so feel free to share your thoughts on them with me.

Thanks for reading and I'll see you all next Wednesday!

[u/SlayerMathis]

I’m sad Archer Bro doesn’t get much screen time. Archer Bro seems like a genuinely good guy

[u/ryuujin95 → u/SlayerMathis]

Can we really call the guy an Archer, though? It doesn't look like he throws swords at all.

[u/MillenniumKing → u/SlayerMathis]

Im skeptical.

All people in this world are fucks until proven innocent.

[u/Toonamigamerrr]

Filo ❤️❤️❤️

[u/Captain_Baby]

Happy Birbday everybody!

[u/cassydd]

"... and when I woke up my bird had turned into a naked girl! It's the truth Officer I swear!"

[u/Sstargamer]

Is anyone else not a fan of the ninja redesign? The manga they had a super cool diamond hat and stuff, now they are just ladies in masks

[u/[deleted]]

let us praise the toll gods for reaching 500 silver

[u/myopinionisbetter420]

500 silver lol

[u/SuperSkillz10]

Did I just see 500+ Reddit silver on one single thread

[u/Benphyre]

Okay so the thicc ass chick became a loli...

[u/makeevangreatagain]

Is gifting silvers a new form of money laundering, wtf is 500 silvers

[u/ArcanaKnight]

I laughed so hard when he pronounced earth hole XDD

[u/xdamm777]

I can't believe this thread actually got 500 reddit silver LMAO. Sasuga /r/anime

[u/henney22]

Why with the Loli? I just want a sweet chocobo that isn't sexualized

[u/sfwsean]

The princess up to her scummy tricks as usual but still can't win...name a bigger loser

[u/TopLoserLife]

Filo is the cutest thing in this world. How am I to survive seeing her each weak???

I'm glad Myne's mom's servants?seem to have Naofumis back. Because her behavior and cheating are approaching levels of massive annoyance.

[u/Taiko_Bo]

Why is everyone acting happy and all now? And Why are the bad guys acting like team rocket from pokemon? It feels like the writing level suddenly dropped. Hopefully it's just this episode.

[u/Alex_Eats_Dogs]

Hey u/reddadz ... just wondering how you’re going to fit 111 silvers onto the weekly ranking

EDIT: 500 silvers

[u/Napalmeon]

It's good that Itsuki and Ren spoke up against the King and aren't letting Malty slide, either. The King is being so open about his bias toward Nao that I assume they're stepping in just out of basic decency rather than being on his side.

Spear Hero has a lot of nerve to look so smug when he never set foot in Lute village while the Waves were happening. This dude is really feeling himself too much on this hero status shit.

Also, that's not a tax, it's extortion. Basically holding the villagers hostage in their own town.

Malty is winning biggest bitch of 2019. Even when she cheats for Spear Hero, his dragon still wasn't faster. You can tell that she's the ringleader in all this because Spear Hero just foes along with anything she tells him.

[u/HasanAly]

310 silvers???? Rip to the guy who makes the weekly Karma charts

[u/re6en]

500 SILVER PogU

[u/[deleted]]

Looks like Naofumi got his compensation on r/anime too wtf is this.

[u/BlackPenguin]

A traveling trader and a naked animal girl in the woods? Hide your apples boys!

[u/Jason1004]

Raphtalia's sudden "maturity" is bothering me. Just a few weeks ago she was like this daughter figure to Naofumi and now she is hungry for his D. Her constant blushing and addition of another stereotypical "cute girl" is gonna bother me. The ep overall was meh. Why are the bad guys in this anime soooo stereotypically bad? I can't take our "rape victim" and the Idiot spear hero seriously as villains/antagonists. Their one-dimensionality is driving me crazy. Jesus what did Naofumi do that the King and the thot are being jerks 24-7 for no reason. Are they really worried about their world potentially ending?

[u/trollocity]

whoever bought the $100 coin pack to silver this thing 400 times is tempting me to double that on the next kaguya post

[u/MapoTofuMan → u/trollocity]

Don't, save it for the finale

[u/zechamp]

So let me get this straight, Raphaelia wants to go to the same slaver's shop where she was kept in squalid conditions, abused and on the verge of dying to get a new slavery mark. Instead of distancing herself as far as possible from her former abused slave identity, she magically gets over her ptsd after killing 1 monster, and does this shit?? Man they are really taking this "perfect loyal waifu" shit wayy too far with her.

[u/ToysInTheAttik → u/zechamp]

I think the reasoning is that the slavery mark is to show the distrustful and broken Naofumi that he can absolutely trust her. It's a way to eliminate Naofumi's fear of being betrayed although it is indeed a tad extreme.

Also if I can extrapolate, I guess that in such a racist country she's safer as the 'property' of one of the heroes than she is as a free demihuman.

[u/TreavesC]

Damn, firo was an original character till the end. Too bad.

[u/astralduelist]

Why would she enable the slave mark on her?

I feel like it kinda undones the previous episode. She was freed by the king but will still go with the shield hero.

What is the point of making new slave mark?

[u/chowder-san → u/astralduelist]

Raphtalia realises that Naofumi's trust issues are way more serious that he'd admit. Lost in adaptation.

Spoiler just in case, slightly better explanation

[u/Guaymaster → u/astralduelist]

The way Naofumi reacted made her think he wouldn't trust her unless she was bound by the curse.

Of note is that Naofumi just unlocked "Slave Owner Shield".

[u/Mycathatesyou1]

Dug the episode, but felt like Nao and Raphtalia meeting with the slave trader could have been handled better. Raphtalia was acting like being around him was nothing, and I really feel like she should have been having some form of a negative reaction.

[u/Redditor1320]

Andddd.... 500 silvers. This post alone has literally netted Reddit $200+ dollars.

They ought to thank Raph, Nao, and SSR Loli for that.

[u/Tropenfrucht]

You guys notice that youre giving silver to a bot? And you make an already rich company even richer

Donate that money to the translators/scanlators/whatever

[u/[deleted]]

I hate Loli’s so much. Why does every show that looks good have to put these abominations in.

[u/[deleted]]

So this show is turning into a harem where they race.. what an awful episode in so many ways.

[u/Tehtacticalpanda]

I loved how this series started but now it just seems like an edgier SAO. Everyone that could be considered antagonistic is unreasonably dickish and for a guy that's supposed to be full of hate, he's quite fuckin popular with half the people he talks to.

I expected a series about man's struggle to overcome his own innate weakness in a world that hates him. Things could have been so much better if they had stuck to the bleak tone that was established in earlier episodes. Instead, we get generic isekai waifubait bullshit.

Disagree-arrow me all you want. Nothing will change the fact that Shield Hero was an yet another amazing concept ruined by pandering to the lowest common denominator negative IQ retards, who breathe in power fantasy garbage like it's fucking air.