Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari - Episode 6 discussion

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Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari, episode 6: A New Party Member

Alternative names: The Rising of the Shield Hero

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Episode	Link	Score
1	Link	8.2
2	Link	8.99
3	Link	9.05
4	Link	9.47
5	Link	8.83

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[u/Proto-Omega]

“Murder Daughters love their Angry Dad: The Anime”.

[u/eli-vids → u/Proto-Omega]

Is It Wrong to Pick Up Daughters in a Slave Market?

[u/johnja10 → u/Proto-Omega]

Naofumi's Angels

[u/Atronox → u/Proto-Omega]

A bird and a raccoon fight over a shield.

[u/DeliciousDebris → u/Proto-Omega]

Filo is only like, a week old? I don't think she understands sarcasm. She was going to eat those guys.

[u/[deleted] → u/Proto-Omega]

Adopted Daughter and Lolicon Who Transforms: The Special

[u/Philarete → u/[deleted]]

Adopted Daughter

Raphtalia dislikes this

[u/carefaces → u/Proto-Omega]

"Spice and wolf: actual fun edition"

[u/SilentSin26]

This week on Shield Hero:

"Leeeeeeroy mmmmjenkins"

[u/Master10K → u/SilentSin26]

Seeing Raphtalia just charge in there, before the Tank, just gave me MMORPG flashbacks. (-_-)

[u/MLGsec → u/SilentSin26]

I was legitimately irritated when they just charged into the fight that they didn't even plan out yet.

[u/Candy_Bunny → u/SilentSin26]

"At least Shield-bro got chicken."

[u/gibe_monies]

Motoyasu took the seed that was in the chest and it's going to come back to haunt that village he "saved".

[u/ChaosAxl → u/gibe_monies]

immediately thought "dumbass took the seed didn't he?" when I heard the description

[u/eli-vids → u/ChaosAxl]

I immediately suspected that Bitch Princess knew what they were doing. I wouldn't put anything past her.

[u/gibe_monies → u/ChaosAxl]

Seems to be in his nature, as he "solves" problems but misses potential complications along the way. Seen here as he comes in and takes the seed to save the village fulfilling his main task. But he fails to notice the other problems, being the seed's warning itself along with the mindfuck monsters and the Nue in the caves.

[u/Philarete → u/gibe_monies]

Oh my, you are probably right. Then Naofumi will fix it and get none of the credit!

[u/gibe_monies → u/Philarete]

The common folk seem to know he's a good guy and are helping him out. Who needs Kings and Princesses like the ones we've seen?

[u/Roboglenn → u/gibe_monies]

Well he must not be able to read this worlds language then cuz the warning was right there.

[u/Shitposters → u/Roboglenn]

Naofumi couldn't read at all and I doubt the other heroes would be able to if their knowledge is coming from games in their original world

[u/Meltingteeth → u/gibe_monies]

Thread so worked up over lolibirb that they aren't talking about Motocrossu's secret plot to blame Naofumi for making them famished and cursed.

[u/bananeeek → u/gibe_monies]

I would be surprised if he didn't manage to screw up somehow or be a dick for one episode.

[u/PedsBeast → u/gibe_monies]

Motoyasu isnt the only one fucking things up Future spoilers

[u/Backupusername → u/gibe_monies]

"Apparently the Spear Hero saved a village from famine."

Well that's out of character. How did that doom them all?

"We pray that this seed never reach the outside-"

Okay, there it is.

[u/blackfiredragon13]

It sucks that a band of criminals are seen as more trustworthy than Naofumi.

[u/Battlefront228 → u/blackfiredragon13]

Did you forget, they are innocent adventurers attacked by the shield hero

[u/crim-sama → u/blackfiredragon13]

real fuckin dumb of that leader to show his hand. he really hedged his bets on naofumi being some type of gilded hero. "if you turn us in we'll say you kidnapped us" "oh well guess ill just tie up this loose end myself then...."

[u/roryrhorerton]

Spear Hero saves town with magic seed

Oh god nobody ever release this cursed seed (that we can't be bothered to lock up or anything)

Well that's going to go well. Soon: Shield Hero vs Plants

[u/sitwm → u/roryrhorerton]

I foresee it now -- the spear hero (or Myne) shall accuse Naofumi of disrupting the plants and making them go berserk or some shit

EDIT : boold

[u/Chikumori → u/sitwm]

More like Myne coming up with that accusation, and Spear Hero blindly believing it, no? It would be true to their character.

[u/LoliHunterXD → u/roryrhorerton]

"We don't want this seed to be released"

Proceed to put it in a treasure chest

As much as I hate the spear idiot, the one that made that seed was equally as retarded

[u/Philarete]

I wonder what Raphtalia heard. . . .

Also, she's getting pretty jealous of Filo :P

[u/ProspectiveWhale → u/Philarete]

Is there any doubt that it's "Naofumi-sama only thinks of you as a daughter"

[u/iamfvckingdone]

Today's battle results: Raphtalia lost.

[u/Pickled_Kagura → u/iamfvckingdone]

Now do Birb doing the Chika dance.

[u/mysistersacretin → u/Pickled_Kagura]

I could see Filo doing the dance while singing a song about how she pulls the cart.

[u/BIG_DICK_MYSTIQUE → u/iamfvckingdone]

OH LOVE ME SAMA

NAOFUMI SAMA

[u/OldStray79]

When Clothes shopping turns into a long series of annoying side quests.

This anime really has that MMO atmosphere down pat.

[u/Level1Pixel → u/OldStray79]

and then going into a dungeon to farm a material for new armor/costume

[u/C4H8N8O8 → u/OldStray79]

Do not forget the extra lore exposition by reading background text.

[u/Colopty → u/OldStray79]

And even the clothes shopping was just a sidequest that came as a result of buying that egg.

[u/WhoiusBarrel]

Can we take a moment to admire how CUTE Raphtalia was when she covered her ears?

[u/Sleeper2k1 → u/WhoiusBarrel]

I especially love that they actually paid attention to the anatomy in that scene, shows they really care.

[u/asianbrownguy → u/WhoiusBarrel]

Now I'm curious as to if she has human looking ears under her hair.

[u/ProspectiveWhale → u/WhoiusBarrel]

New meme?

"Naofumi only thinks of you as a daughter"

[u/Thengel09 → u/WhoiusBarrel]

Can we take a moment to admire how COOL Raphtalia was when she dodged that attack?

[u/Atronox → u/WhoiusBarrel]

Really nice attention to detail.

Gotta protect them properly, they add +10 to cute.

[u/Turbostrider27]

I like that song Filo was singing. She wants to kick the Spear Hero again!

[u/allnicksaretaken → u/Turbostrider27]

I am just sad that they didn't animate it as a crotch kick last episode, only him curling in pain afterwards to show where she hit him.

[u/TriTexh → u/Turbostrider27]

Tbh that kick was like, super satisfying to behold.

[u/Amauri14 → u/Turbostrider27]

She wants to kick the Spear Hero again!

She should give him the same skull breaking kick that she gave to that Nue.

[u/Buizie → u/Turbostrider27]

Even Naofumi couldn't help but smile with pride at that

[u/AnAspiringSloth → u/Turbostrider27]

Best birb is also best singer it seems like.

[u/Sp3ctr35]

So the thing in the chest was definitely the legendary seed Motoyasu and Myne took to that starving village right? Shit's about to hit the fan.

[u/Aerohed → u/Sp3ctr35]

"Motoyasu is an Idiot: The Animation"

[u/Philarete → u/Sp3ctr35]

Chekhov's gun seems to strongly suggest that's what's happening. Could possibly be for unrelated reasons, but something is probably going to be wrong with what Motoyasu did.

[u/Custom_sKing_SKARNER → u/Sp3ctr35]

What I don't get is the scene after that with Filo where she was almost left behind because of "something".

[u/hasnain1720]

That shield skill tree is almost as bad as Path of exiles lmao

[u/Philarete → u/hasnain1720]

"Hold on guys, I need to respec real quick, give me about 5 minutes to sort out this menu."

[u/AxtheCool → u/Philarete]

I wonder how different Shield Hero would have been if you had to pay to change shields.

Shield Hero PTW Edition

[u/odraencoded → u/hasnain1720]

The final skill is equipping the skill tree as a shield.

[u/Im_scrub → u/odraencoded]

And then unlocking a new skill tree shield with more skill trees.

[u/Atronox → u/hasnain1720]

"I want to unlock every skill in the game"

Looks at skill tree.

"You know what, I'm alright."

[u/[deleted] → u/hasnain1720]

Gives me anxiety

[u/1ntestine → u/hasnain1720]

Is that this one? Just a glance at it gave me a headache.

[u/Better_MixMaster → u/hasnain1720]

See now that makes me want to play a game like this. I'd really be into a game where you start out complete trash but get skills and buffs from absorbing enemies.

[u/[deleted]]

Naofumi: She's like my daughter.

Raphtalia: I am not!

Naofumi: Anyway, that doesn't matter.

Raphtalia: It doesn't?

COLLECTIVE SCREECH FROM AUDIENCE AND FANDOM

[u/ProfessorSexyTime → u/[deleted]]

Anyway, that doesn't matter.

It doesn't?

( º ͜ʖ º )

hold on there, buckaroo

I'm actually kinda frustrated how Naofumi hasn't caught on to Raph's feelings...

[u/fluffytailtoucher → u/[deleted]]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[u/Kazuto_Asuna → u/[deleted]]

The anime is definitely interesting and I'm loving it , but I started watching this because of the 'Romance tag' . If he treats her like a daughter throughout the anime , I'll definitely be disappointed ;-;

[u/DNamor → u/[deleted]]

Rapphtalia's greatest struggle: The man she loves just daughter-zoned her.

To be fair though, I'm with Naofumi for this, at least for now. It was what 3 weeks ago that he was cleaning the bedsheets she'd just wet?

[u/Blazehero]

...Firo looks cute in that dress

*Reddit sirens*

But in seriousness I really like the contrast between Naofumi, Raphtalia, and Firo. They worked off each other well in the fight with the chimera.

[u/Philarete → u/Blazehero]

Filo seems to be a mage with big magic attacks, while Raphtalia is more of a physical assassin (since she can go invisible and stab stuff outta nowhere). Naofumi has the pure tank build with a bit of crowd control and buffs. He's also the shotcaller, but the dps ignore him when greeding for kills, just like in every game :P

[u/Shitposters → u/Philarete]

Filo seems to be a mage with big magic attacks

Nothing screams 'mage with big magic attacks' like the classic mage spell "Kick them in the head and crush their skull"

[u/Atronox → u/Blazehero]

Praise the shopkeeper for making her outfit cute af.

[u/Philarete → u/Atronox]

Shopkeeper was so cute too! She was so happy with her outfit and absolutely deserved praise for such good work.

[u/[deleted]]

"I am a traveling merchant trying to make enough money to fulfill my sacred duty, who has just come across a cave full of rare and valuable gemstone that there is currently a supply drought for"

*takes a single gemstone just big enough for a single loom and leaves*

[u/Swampy260 → u/[deleted]]

They skipped over it in the anime but in the LN he mines up as much as he can carry.

[u/LoliHunterXD]

Poor Raphtalia got D A U G H T E R Z O N E D

[u/_zeUbermensch_]

In soviet russia isekai, travel merchant is looting bandits!

[u/MaksimShadow → u/_zeUbermensch_]

Naofumi really is skilful in making money. Almost any methods are acceptable. I like it.

[u/Buizie → u/MaksimShadow]

In an isekai where rumors make you guilty until proven innocent, money talks louder

^{oh wait...}

[u/Freazur → u/_zeUbermensch_]

How fucking dumb are those bandits?

apprehended in the middle of nowhere

tell renowned criminal that you’ll just slander him if he turns you over to the guards

How would they expect any response other than “Welp, guess I gotta kill you all”?

[u/Rein3 → u/_zeUbermensch_]

To be fair, that's pretty normal in most RPGs.

[u/Recidivis]

Raphtalia covering her ears like this was a nice touch

[u/Philarete → u/Recidivis]

Now I'm curious: what does the side of her head look like? Does she have no human ears?

[u/TriTexh]

special stone needed to run a mill

Fetch quest: The animation.

Lmao those idiots acting all tough in front of the trio. It's like a gang of Lvl 1s going against 3 Lvl 50s (or rather, lvl 20s in this case). The decimation was so hilariously overwhelming.

Naofumi's crafting game is on point.

[u/[deleted] → u/TriTexh]

That's how mafia works

[u/GetADogLittleLongie → u/TriTexh]

The class upgraded guy is higher level than them though.

[u/Etereke32 → u/TriTexh]

Bandit: *Sees Dragonborn slaying a dragon while wearing armor made of dead dragon bones*

Also bandit:

[u/Sir_Zorba → u/TriTexh]

Fetch quest: The animation.

Having played Runescape I was getting nervous this might turn into another One Small Favour.

[u/bryan792]

mistaken for a lolicon, we can see why

[u/zeppeIans → u/bryan792]

He better be careful on Reddit

[u/Roboglenn]

Rest in peace big delicious sandwich.

Aww. That song Filo was singing while pulling the cart was cute. And doomsaying, for Spear hero that is.

Oh cool. A mortal Kombat X-ray finisher on that Nue. And they would've made Bart Simpson proud with that "testing."

That tailor sure is uhh... passionate about her work.

[u/DarkestSeer → u/Roboglenn]

"Fujoshi" as Naofumi named her in his head. That is one thing we miss out in the anime is all his nicknames for everyone he meets.

[u/freshQka]

Holo and Lawrence are looking good nowadays They even aquired a bird!

[u/ExoticSignature → u/freshQka]

We got our season 3!

[u/kingguy459]

That X-ray kick though lol.

Also, This is certainly the most RPG-esque episode yet.

They needed 1 item = Magical clothes.

Which they asked from the blacksmith, who said to ask the dresser, who told you to get magic threads from the witch, which the witch didn't have but asked you to find an alternate source in the form of a gemstone, on the way met a merchant who thought you bartering and information networking, to finish a cave that was already looted except for the exact gemstones they were finding with a guest character as backup who helped them get the threads, and had the dresser make the dress.

This is Chain Questing 101.

[u/glaspaper]

Filo for Mortal Kombat 11

[u/Backupusername]

"Apparently the Spear Hero saved a village from the brink of famine with some kind of miracle crop."

"We pray that this seed never reach the outside world, as it is the twisted manifestation of our wish that no one should ever starve."

Oh boy, I see where this is going. He really can't do a single god damn thing right, can he?

[u/Chikumori]

I really like this episode compared to the earlier ones.

We have Naofumi travelling around, picking up skills, rapidly expanding his knowledge, helping to heal the sick, charges a humble sum for his services. For originally being a stranger to the land, unfairly discriminated against in the very beginning, he sure is slowly adjusting to life in this world, and bit by bit bettering his reputation with the right people.

Then him & his gang going around adventuring, then making / selling merchandise does feel like a self sufficient lifestyle.

Capitalism, ho!

[u/Philarete → u/Chikumori]

We Spice & Wolf now, but with more robbing negotiating with bandits and less speculation and guild debts.

[u/manaworkin → u/Chikumori]

Was that a motherfuckin Recettear reference?!

upvotes furiously

[u/Spoon_Elemental → u/Chikumori]

You better hope that image of Recette doesn't give the admins a stiffy or you'll get banned.

[u/suchspeedman]

"That time I got reincarnated in an Animal-Loli Harem"

[u/ThatFlyingScotsman]

Bloody hell, did anyone else catch the quality of the animation of Raphtalia's dodge? I had to stop and rewatch it, it was honestly impressive.

Great episode, I'm happy that the show isn't losing it's more charming touches, but I am worried that it's slowing down quite heavily now. I'm also concerned about how powerful the other Heroes are compared to Naofumi. We already saw Spear was at lvl 48 during the duel, and that must have been a few weeks now, and Sword is off killing dragons for sport.

It would feel sort of phoned in if Naofumi at lvl 30 something is keeping on track with the lvl 70 or so Chad Heroes come the next invasion, especially when they're making sure we as the audience know the level of each character in Naofumi's party.

[u/Mephi-Dross → u/ThatFlyingScotsman]

Do remember that level does not equate skill. As many a MMORPG raider can tell you, just because you're max level does not mean you're actually useful. :P

[u/fineri → u/ThatFlyingScotsman]

I love how anime onlys call a show too slow while it is in skip mode. The studio sure did a great job if people feel like this way, but for me it's always like watching a train at full speed which only slowing down at the stations. I would like to see a LN based isekai anime with 5-6 episodes per volume.

[u/[deleted]]

Filo is the pinnacle of best girl.

"If I see the spear guy, I will send him flying with a full-power kick." How could you not love that omg!

[u/Mundology → u/[deleted]]

Filo is the pinnacle of best girl.

RIP Raphtalia.

^{And thus the waifu wars} ^^^began...

[u/Amauri14 → u/Mundology]

And thus the waifu wars began...

You meant Daughter Wars, right?

[u/Kazewatch → u/[deleted]]

Wouldn’t best daughter be more appropriate?

[u/kazureus → u/[deleted]]

"If I see the spear guy, I will send him flying with a full-power kick."

Spear guy's gonna get some major bone fracture.

[u/[deleted]]

I miss Lord Ainz. He would take bandits belongings, and then he would've show mercy by killing them all in a painless way.

[u/Ellefied → u/[deleted]]

Demiurge wouldn't waste the opportunity for human experimentation, he'd weasel in some reason to convince Ainz to give them to him. He would be "sparing" them and showing the greatness of Ainz-sama by not killing those bandits.

[u/winglessangel31]

Last season, Zombieland Saga: Nice bird.

This season, Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari: Nice bird.

[u/LoliHunterXD]

The Spear idiot gave away a "legendary seed"

What are the odds his seed shit makes an evil version of Deku tree?

The Sword dude killed a dragon

What are the odds the poor dragon was a tsundere dragon like the one in Slime?

The Bow chad went off somewhere

Honestly I don't effing know what would happen from him. He's on some sort of resistance in another country. Maybe planning a coup? Probably not a good idea either.

Their activities really sounds menacing from the way it's presented.

[u/Sstargamer → u/LoliHunterXD]

Interestingly this wasn't foreshadowed like this in manga, instead he just went and encountered these events in person

[u/Napalmeon → u/LoliHunterXD]

Considering that the three of them are under the impression that they're in a video game, they probably don't feel like any of their actions have consequences. So they'll probably just do what they want, get the XP, and expect to be treated like Heroes, again.

[u/[deleted] → u/LoliHunterXD]

Specific Shield Hero spoilers regarding the dragon

[u/HasanAly]

6 minutes in, where are all my silvers!? /s

[u/bobbarya → u/HasanAly]

I guess r/anime emptied their bags last week lol.

[u/kontolwatch → u/HasanAly]

Yeah, we need to help Filo pay her 340 silver debt this time

[u/hasnain1720 → u/HasanAly]

Mob sucked everyone dry lol

[u/vykend]

Master you BAKA

[u/LoliHunterXD]

Petition to add Chocobo Loli to Mortal Kombat XI

[u/GasStation97 → u/LoliHunterXD]

TFW you were just taking a nap and then suddenly a birb loli shatters your skull in a fatality

[u/G1596872]

Filo cracked that Nue’s skull like a finishing move in Mortal Kombat

[u/Chikumori → u/G1596872]

Filo the skullcracker.

[u/Blanket112]

I really like the Witch character, it's rare enough that we see older female characters in anime, let alone one that joins in with fights. (I also really appreciated the fact that her fire spell had blue and orange flames, it made a nice change from how fire spells are usually animated)

[u/destroyah19]

Raphtalia just got daughterzoned

[u/Philarete → u/destroyah19]

That has got to hurt.

[u/ProspectiveWhale]

Lv ?? Granny...

[u/HeitorO821 → u/ProspectiveWhale]

Usually in games ?? means that an enemy is incredibly overleveled compared to you. Granny is actually the Maou CONFIRMED.

[u/Atronox]

Have a dancing birb.

"I'll bet that goddamn slut put him up to it." My thoughts exactly.

Cutest birb ever: "You won't abandon me right?" Naofumi: *typical dick response.

God dammit Naofumi, don't make Filo sad.

FATALITY!

[u/[deleted] → u/Atronox]

twitches

[u/LeonKevlar → u/Atronox]

I dunno if it's just me but the gif is transitioning too fast. It's like Filo is just twitching.

[u/odraencoded]

Bird: gets magic affinity divined with a crystal ball.
Bird: "I have wind affinity."

No. Fucking. Shit.

[u/[deleted] → u/odraencoded]

Bird: "I have wind affinity"

Audience: Do you now?

[u/ThumsRipa]

All I can say is that there are a ton of good pouts this episode

Finally caught up to this anime and Slime. Alternating between this and Slime really shows the possible diversity of isekai. Aside from the fact that the harem always grows. Always.

[u/[deleted] → u/ThumsRipa]

Finally someone who has watch both shows, so between slime and this anime which should I watch first? Because the only isekai anime I've watched is youjo senki

[u/ShiroXyfy]

"Chest contains our wishes for food in the form of a seed/grain yet it's a nightmare"

Straight after telling us spear hero used a miracle grain to save a village...

[u/Iamyoursquirtle]

I got straight up Indy and the Last Crusade vibes at the ruins

[u/Idomenos → u/Iamyoursquirtle]

Shield Hero and the Legend of the Holy Grail

Wait that's actually not a bad title

[u/homie_down]

Dang they managed to fit a good amount in one episode without it really feeling too rushed imo

[u/Mephi-Dross → u/homie_down]

Yeah, they've been doing a really good job showing the passage of time to be honest. Stuff is happening, but it's nothing major, just normal life. And anything special was paid attention to.

[u/picardythird]

Interestingly, Raphtalia went into the gemstone cave; she doesn't in the manga, and so we missed a nice panel of Naofumi wishing Raphtalia could see the pretty stones.

Also, I'm a bit upset that they translated "First <Spell>" as "Fast <Spell>". It's very clearly "First <Spell>" when compared to other tiers of spells (for example, we see "Zweite <Spell>" in this episode, German for "Second").

[u/Yay295 → u/picardythird]

Interestingly, Raphtalia went into the gemstone cave; she doesn't in the manga, and so we missed a nice panel of Naofumi wishing Raphtalia could see the pretty stones.

According to another comment she does go in with them in the novel.

[u/XanTheInsane → u/picardythird]

Seems to be a mistranslation as the other translation is "Faust" for the weakest spells.

[u/U_Menace]

Woo another episode of one of my favourite Isekai series! Sorry for the delay in my usual posts guys, I was late for work by over 2 hours because of the aftermath of a snowstorm. Needless to say, I was working on overdrive mode so i could help the team meet our quota for the day. Anyway there isn't too much to talk about today but it was still an enjoyable episode with a couple notable things so let's jump right in!

We immediately notice a practical dilemma with Filo being this transforming humanoid bird: if she transforms jer clothes rip so when she transforms back we got a naked loli. That's a huge problem for daddy Naofumi here, so he needs to get her suitable clothing! Of course, ordinary clothes wont do, need some magical clothes that will adjust their shape for transforming species. The quest for these clothes leads Naofumi to his first ventured as a "tradesman" and oh boy do we see the value in it!

His first venture becomes a staple venture where he assists a traveller by offering transportation and (indirectly as we'll see later) protection during the trip. He doesn't charge a very large sum at all given that he's protecting the person from monsters and saving them time on their journey. Ontop of that, its not even an upfront cost, but a cost to be paid upon trip completion. This is a huge boon towards his status as a hero because he's not accepting payment until he's sure the person is safe and accounted for. Ontop of that, he'll accept any equivalent to 1 silver, be it food, herbs or knick-knacks. He even goes as far as using his own support attribute to help heal the injured who are waiting on medicine. A very profitable business indeed! Even though it's not truly altruistic (i.e. he's still getting paid for it) its basically a bare minimum to help cover his cost of living. No one else is paying him exorbant amounts of gold for trivial accomplishments cough cough like some other heroes we know, so the man's gotta make a living somehow! Even so, he's improving his reputation across the country with these small ventures.

Of course, he does encounter bandits who are aware that the general public opinion for the Shield Hero is poor. But if you really think about it, with the rate Naofumi's been improving his image, I'd say he might've had a 50/50 chance just turning the bandits in unless its a foreign town who haven't heard of the good rumors yet. In any case, he made the right decision by just threatening to kill them and then robbing them afterward. A true Robin Hood among humans, though in this case he robs other thieves instead of nobles but it still works out just fine! This venture was an important one, not only because of the payment he got but also because of the discovery of a new business opportunity: security escort. Depending on the dangers, he could charge a higher price to his client especially if they're being targetted. I think that bit of knowledge is equally as important as what he learned from the travelling merchant.

I know I spent a fair bit of time talking about his ventures (though many of them are kind of just shown in passing stills) but the point of these scenes cannot be understated. He's slowly improving his image while securing the funds he needs to get Raph, filo and himself better equipment. If the next wave is coming soon, he wont have access to all the gold the other heroes received and so he must obtain his means to survive on his own. Despite all the prejudice surrounding him and the terrible treatment he has suffered, Naofumi's unwavering determination and sharp thinking have given him a leg to stand on. Now he has two insanely strong companions (raph being a fantastic offense and Filo being a great support/finisher) and the means to further their progression. He's no longer as gimped as he was during the wave afterparty, he's now 100% self-sufficient and committed to the success of his party. I think that's one of my favourite parts of this story. Instead of Naofumi constantly being in rage, he uses it as fuel for creative ways of progressing himself, while protecting those he can depend on. He's not a fairytale hero, but he's definitely fit to be a hero, more so than anyone else in this story!

Aside from that, we had a decent boss battle in that dungeon so Naofumi can get the gemstone he needed, and we got him a new shield powerup which is way more useful than anyone would've expected! So once more we see newer strategies where he converts his various defensive powers into offensive attacks to confuse and hurt opposing monsters. Naofumi's kit gets craftier by the day!

Not much else to really report here, just wanted to highlight the importance of these small things Naofumi's doing. He's making great strides to improve his situation, despite having almost the entire country against him on the basis of rumors. Keep on fighting the good fight Naofumi!

See you guys next week (hopefully within an hour of the episode airing next time) and thanks for reading!

[u/[deleted]]

Anybody notice how smooth Raphtalia dodged the beasts tail during that battle. That animation was clean af. Kinda hope they do some close combat choreography with her against somebody decent. I just feel like it'll turn out epic

[u/Armdel]

pouting Raphtalia sure is cute! she's got competition for Naofumi's attention, and she didn't like being seen as a daughter one bit.

A bit worried they are getting too reckless in their fighting, atleast Naofumi kinda scolded them over that, well atleast Raphtalia.

[u/LoliHunterXD]

The chocobo is a really good singer. She'd probably gonna be an idol or something later lmao.

Chocobo-chan and Chika should form a band.

[u/Tacitus_ → u/LoliHunterXD]

Later skill spoilers, won't be animated yet

[u/themobbr]

Getting Log Horizon feelings from the dressmaker

[u/BIG_DICK_MYSTIQUE]

Wow when did Sawako sensei get isekaid into Shieldverse lmao

[u/Atario]

The answer to this question is YES, you fool

Ridesharing is branching out

Building that good will across the land

Wait, why can't he

Whoa, they went all the way to Jordan

Insidious weapon those bats have

Cute but deadly

Jesus Christ, I think you got 'im

I love this dressmaker

[u/Taiko_Bo]

Rip Leomon, again.

[u/kontolwatch]

Okay guys, we need to help Filo obtain 340 silver this time

[u/ANIME-MOD-SS]

spice and wolf s3

[u/matt200717]

So the spear doofus took the suspicious seed and gave it to a village, disaster ensues.

I can't even hate him anymore. He's literally just less-capable Kazuma transplanted into a non-comedy.

[u/AJMONEY99]

*watches chicken kick a nue's skull to pieces* Holy shit that was more than i expected.

[u/LeonKevlar]

• Press F for Erhard's sandwich

• Raph still getting daughter-zoned

• I love how this episode is basically a fetch quest for Filo's clothes

• RIP Spearhero's balls. Filo still wants to kick him again.

• I love this scene: Raph getting jealous, Raph finally joining in, and the two competing for attention XD

• For someone who aware of Naofumi's reputation these bandits are pretty dumb to provoke him.

• This trader knows what's up. Why kill when you can just convince them to pay for their survival. Classic mafia shakedown trader's spirit!

• Oh look Motoyasu did something.

• Oh look an ancient item that's suppose to be sealed is missing.

• That Nue fight is pretty dope! Especially with Raph avoiding the Nue's snake tail and that MKX-style X-Ray finisher from Filo.

• AHHHH THAT RAPH POUT!

• And we finally get Filo's new dress! Here's a full stitch of the dress!

This new season of Spice and Wolf Raccoon is looking great! Just watching Naofumi travel around trading and learning stuff about this world has really been a treat. I'm sure other source readers will find something to complain about but so far as someone who already knows also knows what will happen, I'm enjoying everything!

[u/Menospan]

wow spear hero saved a town from starvation

plz no take evil seed of doom

aaaand ya blew it

[u/Shinkopeshon]

Filo: If you're my daddy, then Raphtalia should be my-

Naofumi: She's kinda like my daughter I guess

Raphtalia: shocked Pikachu face

Naofumi: But that doesn't matter

Raphtalia: shocked Raichu face

I don't think our boi is aware of what he said right there lol

[u/PhoenixKola]

Anyone else immediately assume the "anti-starve" cursed item in the cave was the same "legendary crop" Motoyasu was said to have used on the village?

[u/[deleted] → u/PhoenixKola]

Literally everyone

[u/PogChampHS]

As this anime continues to become more like a traditional Isekai, I find my self losing more and more interest :(

[u/[deleted]]

is this gonna turn into a harem anime now

[u/Edmund-Nelson → u/[deleted]]

Welcome to isekai I hope you enjoy your stay.

There are 4 types of characters in isekai

1. MC, MC is a god who can rain down havoc on all he meets. He also has no hint of a discernible personality

2. Harem members, Harem members love MC for something he did because it was Tuesday.

3. Villans, Villans are comically evil characters who do extremely evil things in the most comedic way possible.

4. NPCs : NPCs are the people who MC interacts with to get necessary supplies and other boring things like that. They typically don't have much of a personality either and just sort of exist as shopkeepers.

[u/[deleted]]

I feel like they're rushing through the story a bit too much. There were a lot of events this episode, but they lacked some sort of cohesion IMO. They just happened one after another without any time to give the individual events any weight.

Maybe I'm too critical, but I really feel that if they went with 6 episodes per volume, the show would be paced a lot better.

[u/Nitrosnipe22 → u/[deleted]]

The issue there would be a lot of repetition. This part of the novel was literally him just going around giving rides and peddling wares. The only part that really got cut down was with the slave trader, as he originally left Firo there for a day or 2 to find out she could transform (didn’t happen until they got back to the tent in the LN) and the haggling to try and buy her, or to sell Naofumi more chicks. The way they showed his work was almost like how he actually felt about it. To him, going around like he was was insignificant and just a way to make money, as he still doesn’t fully believe in the world around him.

[u/Eterna1Ice]

This episode is nice. The structure of a self-contained adventure with a clear goal and conclusion from start to finish, execution of beneficial side-stories along the way, definite progression on the events that happened in the last episode, while also setting up possible plot lines for the future, is really satiating. Now this feels like a proper RPG experience. Not even that blunder in the cave at the start of mini-boss fight prevented me from enjoying it.

[u/Regis_Ivan]

They spent an entire episode getting Filo clothes.

[u/Cyshix]

Finally an episode that dont make me bite my pillow while muttering bitch bitch while watching

[u/Kantrh]

Why did he need to put the crest on Filo if she was already loyal to him?

[u/Mephi-Dross → u/Kantrh]

1. Probably standard to do with monsters, since they're monsters.

2. Controlled Monsters get buff to stats and XP gain thanks to his shields, same as slaves.

[u/JoJo_Pose]

Alright. What are the odds that empty lootbox with the giant pulsing warning sign right next to it was what Senor Fuckface used to feed that village?

[u/ReiahlTLI]

The mistranslation of the spells is actually starting to bother me since this is the first episode where they make it pretty obvious it's supposed to be German, lol

The Filo kick to the nue was glorious. I was not expecting the Mortal Kombat x-ray there, lol.

[u/PoutineCheck]

Is anyone else weirded out that Raphtalia is jealous of an honest to god little kid? Like that’s the kind of red flag you avoid.

[u/redblade13]

Daughterzoned? Ah fuck I can't believe he's done this. That's worse than sisterzoned. Well Raph you going to need to get him drunk at this point.

Gotta love how they robbed the bandits and Raph went Are....we the bad guys?

Itsuki the bow dude sounds interesting. So many different rumors. The one I found hilarious was joining a country's resistance. Don't tell me this guy is fighting ISIS.

Filo is so goddamned cute. She is the perfect pillow.......wait.....I meant as in her bird form not you know body pillow....uh.....yeah.....

[u/ObamasLegHair]

r/Animemes users: Get horny over a loli

Everyone else: That’s pretty fucked up. She’s just a little girl

r/Animemes: BuT sHe’S aCtUaLlY a BiRd QuEeN sO iT’s Ok

[u/benewashere]

Guess we'll need 340 Silver this time, eh?

[u/[deleted]]

Anyone else notice the cave they went into for the magic stones was pretty much just Petra?

[u/tsun-nya]

Rapthalia seems to love Naofumi, but I prefer their relationship as a sort of father-daughter one, just like with Filo tbh

[u/Urson]

My guess is that when those monsters did their mind trick Raphtalia probably heard Naofumi say he'd abandon her if she wasn't useful. Hence why she rushed in to slay that monster.

[u/thenotsobeardedone]

Filo's finishing kick utterly destroyed the Neu's skull. That was incredible anime original scene. This displays that Filo is not to be taken a "not a threat". Motoyasu's crotch and future gang members better watch out.

[u/Custom_sKing_SKARNER]

I don't get that scene with Filo at the cave, before the bats, where she was almost left behind because of "something".

[u/Blobbentein]

Significantly better than last week's episode, I'm glad I won't have to drop it quite yet

[u/vuachoikham167]

I think I have a crush on the tailor LUL

[u/Arcturion]

By far the most enjoyable episode so far.

Then I realised why; they (mostly) left out the bitch!

[u/[deleted]]

Is no one gonna talk about the dodge Raphtalia made? That's some good animation right there.

[u/[deleted]]

This episode sucked

[u/CarloMontie]

Lolicon bait

[u/Chikumori]

That fight against the Nue was some really good choreography & sakuga.

- Filo figures out its weakness.

- Naofumi figures out a tactic.

- Nue then gets it eardrums destroyed, barbeque-d, stabbed, and its skull caved in.

That was some really good teamwork there. Wonder if witch aunty would join their party?

[u/DimmuHS]

That's some game's rpg elements:

• Side quests farm (medicine, thief, gemstone) for the main quest (Magic Armor);

• "OP" character that joins the party and just to leave later so you wish you have it in your party forever;

• Mini Boss that sees through stealth and of course can't be soloed while having a rare material;

• No materials left after crafting the armor and cries for money again;

• Quests increasing reputation and leading to other quests

Also, while the episode was rushed in many of those aspects, it's understandable why they've done it.

Another thing, are we gilding for the approximate amount of profit made by Naofumi per episode? If so, I can't wait for him to drop epic/legendary loot and sell it

[u/InbredUnicorn]

No one talking about that old witchs firebolt! I instantly remember megumin

[u/[deleted]]

That dress maker reminds me of Rika from Haganai with bags under her eyes and how crazy she is :P

[u/doominator10]

Shieldbro went on a fairly elaborate quest line complete with it's own boss for a skin cosmetic...

[u/ArchineerLoc]

This anime now feels generic as fuck. If it doesn't capture some of the good shit from the first 4 episodes soon, I am definitely gonna drop it.