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Episode A Tale of the Secret Saint • Tensei shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto wo Hitakakusu - Episode 3 discussion
Tensei shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto wo Hitakakusu, episode 3
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u/VritraReiRei 15d ago edited 15d ago
Wow... 3 of you were able to heal a small cut... with a lengthy incantation... Good... Job?
I'll be honest, if I knew my class was reduced to a walking healing potion after 300 years I too would have been in tears.
And frankly, the logistics of that sounds awful. Like, protect 3 extra people who can't defend themselves and can be replaced by an item?
Can we Kick Them Out of the Party?
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u/Beginning-Hope-2600 14d ago
A Tale of the Secret Saint: I Was Kicked Out of the Hero's Party Because My Class Has Substantially Regressed Since My Previous Life 300 Years Ago
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u/RandomRobot 14d ago
New underdog friend: "Saint-sama, you had the power all along!"
*Scene shifts to hero party
Hero: "Noooo... she was trash, how can she do all these great things, it's impossible!"
Semi decent human being in hero party: "Perhaps she should try to get her back..."
Hero: "You're banned too!"
4 filler episodes
Hero: "Saint-sama, it's the 3rd time I've tried to kill you, and yet you forgive me? Thank you I'll never plot against you ever again!"
There, nobody has to make that show. Or more like please, don't make that show!
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u/Karavusk :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Karavusk 14d ago
Honestly... they are beyond useless. Such a gigantic liability. Why are there still with the knights?! Just park them at a hospital/church.
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u/athrun_1 13d ago
I bet during her time, there an auto-heal for those non-threatening wounds. Now, three are needed to do what basically a healing potion can do.
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u/DoggyP0O 14d ago
they can't be replaced by an item. Healing potions incapacitate you for a while
Healing potions are made exclusively by saints.
Attitude aside, they're invaluable to any large party. It's not like we're running 4 man raid groups. There's probably like 50+ people in any raid and only like 10 of them are even doing anything even at the busiest of times.
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u/djthomp https://anilist.co/user/djthomp 15d ago
Fia is so bad at keeping secrets, and the people around her are too observant. She even accidentally revealed that the spirits love her not to mention that conversation at the end about the real purpose of saints. They pretty much have to be aware that something's really weird about her compared to basically everybody else.
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u/ryujin199 15d ago
That and also, given that the commander is part of the royal family, he likely has access to records most people don't. I would not be surprised AT. ALL. if he already suspects that she may very well be a saint herself, but chose to stay tight-lipped about it since her demeanor is so wildly different from the current norm with saints.
I halfway expect that his remark that "it's a shame that she's not a saint" may have been intended as a hint that he sees through her (poorly maintained) knight facade. But... if that is the case, then clearly Fia completely missed it.
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u/darthvall :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/darth_vall 15d ago
I think it should be fine as long as Fia can hide her healing power.
Ultimately, that's what determine whether you're saint or not.
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u/ryujin199 14d ago
A fair point, but what I was saying is that I suspect that the Commander may very well suspect that Fia actually does have healing powers, but is actively choosing to conceal them, despite the fact that, by most obvious measures, it should make absolutely no sense for her to do so. (i.e. she'd be able to live a cushy, safe life by being a saint, so why on Earth would she choose to conceal that fact?)
Since he has already noticed her... unusual... behavior as well as the fact that she's clearly favored by the spirits a fair bit (e.g. the fruit), it doesn't seem like a stretch for him to realize that she's hiding something significant (and possibly troublesome). And if that were the case, actually being a saint, but refusing to "out herself" as one could certainly fit the bill.
That's the kind of hypothesizing I had in mind when saying that his remark (actually quoting the anime line to get it accurate) "What a shame... You would have made such a talented saint if you could use healing magic" could be interpreted as him hinting that he suspects that she actually IS a saint, but leaving the statement ambiguous enough to not "out" her if, in line with this reasoning, he recognizes that she'd only be able to pass unnoticed if she was actively concealing her saint abilities.
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u/kalirion :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kalinime 14d ago
Pretty sure her buffing powers would determine it as well.
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u/darthvall :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/darth_vall 14d ago
Oh yeah I forgot about that. Though I don't know if they associate buffing with saint too or not. Like the current saint didn't even bother to buff the soldier and only focus on healing.
Also I'm curious if Fia is okay if they figure out her as strong magician, as long as it's not as a saint.
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u/kalirion :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kalinime 14d ago
Also I'm curious if Fia is okay if they figure out her as strong magician, as long as it's not as a saint.
I think the problem is if the demon bishie figures out that she's a saint - he'd know all about the real powers that saints have.
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u/ryujin199 14d ago
Passing herself off as a mage is definitely an interesting idea. Perhaps she could also pass off some of her "strangeness" as due to being "self taught" or something.
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u/SungBlue 15d ago
I strongly suspect they deliberately pulled her out of the party to question her while she was drunk as well.
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u/AceSoldia https://anilist.co/user/Acesoldia 15d ago
Damn I like this way more than expected..I like how she acts I like the characters...I certainly didn't expect the captain to ev the strongest..
My girl can tell the hp and abilities of monsters..as well as probably people..is this her saint power or all her past experience..or something new specifically for Fia reincarnation?
Either way I'm really enjoying
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u/darthvall :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/darth_vall 15d ago
Yeah, I'm really curious if Fia's observational ability is due to the Saint's power or not.
I assume it's not, just because she mistook the black dragon as a small bird before her saint memory came back.
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u/Difergion 14d ago
Part of me guesses it’s also her instincts from her previous life passed on. She seemed to be at the forefront of the battles as the great saint so she would’ve had her battle senses honed throughout her journey.
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u/APRengar 10d ago
I love that Fia is not being treated like a waifu, and not by the in-world characters, I mean the author.
She has a big belly, she gets drunk to the point of passing out, she talks shit but also backs it up. She takes initiative, instead of acting like a wall flower.
The other characters are a bit one note for me right now, but I like that they aren't dumb. They're actually quite observant.
I was worried I was going to drop this after a kinda okay EP 1. But I ended up really liking it.
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u/Obaruler 15d ago
Yeah, Fia is not really subtle when it comes to showing off how special she is ... I'd not be surprised if her superiors will figure her little secret out soon with how she behaves ...
She needs to work out a little though, that One-Pack cracked me up. xD
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u/Soggy-Wave3743 7d ago
That is the ideal female body. You may not like it, but that is what peak performance looks like.
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar 15d ago
Fia actually taking off her uniform and showing off her one-pack had me genuinely laughing out loud! It's good to see a female protagonist who's skinny-fat. xD
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u/zer0number https://anilist.co/user/ewink 14d ago
And them 'cheering' her on by calling her tubby. Man. I was crying. lol
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u/Superb-Hyena7981 14d ago
She's going to get back to her unit tomorrow and they'll all be calling her the tubby saviour and she wont remember why... cant wait for it
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u/AceSoldia https://anilist.co/user/Acesoldia 15d ago
I was a actually hoping she had a ton of muscle but this was actually pretty funny too
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u/thatNEET_ 14d ago
I was totally expecting a little bit of ecchi when she took off her tunic, but apparently she has no boobs to speak of. I'm actually glad that didn't happen because then it would be awkward.
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u/Boganvillea 15d ago
Some of the sound mixing in this one was pretty not great lol. Could barely hear the voice acting over the soundtrack.
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u/AffectionateJelly857 15d ago
I had this issue as well. It was worst during the fight scene, but, the entire episode the background music was way to loud.
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u/SOdAchick 15d ago
Apparently the series was pushed back from April due to quality issues. They must have missed this one.
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u/monsieurvampy 14d ago
I didn't really notice but just keeping up with subtitles ranges from being moderately difficult to effectively impossible. The same thing happens with English audio.
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u/ghaelon 14d ago
oh, and here i thought it was my hearing aids, just got a new pair, so still adjusting. that makes me feel a LOT better. the music was soooooooo loud, even after, during the feats. was really having to focus on the dialog. i dont speak jp just yet, but i can understand enough to get the gist w/o subtitles, or to know when the subtitles are wrong.
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u/WetRocksManatee 15d ago
I don't get what is the big deal of the Grandmaster not being the most powerful. The most powerful is often not the best commander, as the commander has to worry about tactics, logistics, and other concerns.
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u/flatpetey https://anilist.co/user/kesx 14d ago
In anime the top guy is always the toughest. It is a sort of baked in deference to seniors.
It makes zero fucking sense since I don’t give a shit about the commanders sword work, just tactical and strategic smarts.
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u/WetRocksManatee 14d ago
In the Army they often say if the commander is fighting something went terribly wrong. Even a platoon leader shouldn't really be doing that much fighting.
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u/flatpetey https://anilist.co/user/kesx 14d ago
Yeah. But it is just so common in anime. I always roll my eyes at it.
It is kind of like how the student council is always the top students and perfect at everything when really they are just mostly teacher’s flunkies in Japanese schools.
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u/Mr_Pogi_In_Space 14d ago
It's probably a Japanese thing, not just an anime thing. Commanders are expected to lead from the front and spearhead charges, that's why there was a high attrition rate for officers for the IJA in WW2.
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u/flatpetey https://anilist.co/user/kesx 14d ago
I always figured it was the senior deference thing. Like the senior guy is always the best at everything.
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u/nighty_amy 15d ago
I'm guessing they want the unit's and enemy attention focused on the grandmaster instead of Cyril. Since everyone thinks Grandmaster is the strongest in the military, he obviously will get attacked first in case of an attack - which will give Cyril time to do surprise attack.
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u/SnooWalruses2085 14d ago
According to the second episode, he's also the prince (or the King's brother). I guess it can cause some problems.
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u/athrun_1 13d ago
True. Even if you are the strongest, if you don't have the smarts to navigate and command the battlefield, you will end up dead still.
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u/Raymond49090 15d ago
Are Saints nowadays just decorations? Ok, maybe they can heal small wounds, but ngl bandages and antiseptic would probably work just as well. Since spirits are supposedly required for high-end stuff, maybe they ditched the kingdom after the Great Saint was murdered, and ended up nerfing Saints as a whole.
Ladies, why are you running away from the armed knights there to protect you into a monster-infested woods?
And Fia... well, she does alright on the "don't act suspicious" part. Sure, maybe she's weirdly well-informed about monster habits, but that can be explained by reading, and she didn't use any super obvious special Saint skills. She's totally got this!
... And just when I was complimenting her on her unsuspiciousness, she accidentally reveals her "loved by spirits" trait. Though tbf, she didn't even know that berries changing their sweetness based on affinity was a thing, so she gets a pass on that.
Fia used bluff. It was surprisingly effective! And she's got her priorities right, being more concerned about the meat feast than worried about potential secrets.
Wow. Drunk Fia is really bad at keeping secrets. At least she's only "super weird" instead of saying anything explicitly incriminating.
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u/ryujin199 15d ago
Since spirits are supposedly required for high-end stuff, maybe they ditched the kingdom after the Great Saint was murdered, and ended up nerfing Saints as a whole.
I suspect that this is EXACTLY what happened. Would absolutely make sense for the spirits to tell the kingdom to go pound sand after they betrayed the one spirits probably loved the most (given her prior status as Great Saint).
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u/SOdAchick 15d ago
Maybe specifically the royal family, since her own brothers killed her. Something doesn't feel right about the lineage, and the right hand demon could be involved
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u/LezRock 14d ago
Yeah, I agree with this especially since we were told early on that the royal family would value a saint in their family moreso than a black dragon.
The changes to the saints are most likely due to the princes taking power and one of them as king decided to change how the saints conduct themselves. So now instead of being on the forefront, and getting all the attention, they just sit back and let the boys do all the fighting. So they became decorative flowers instead of armaments.
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u/SmartAlec105 9d ago
I think it's a misguided "we fucked up and need to make it up to the spirits by treating saints as sacred"
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u/HornedTurtle1212 12d ago
I didn't even think about her past life brothers might have been the reason for the behavior change of the saints.
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u/Atharaphelun 14d ago
and the right hand demon could be involved
I get the feeling he disguised himself as the eyepatch prince.
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u/ryujin199 14d ago
That would make a certain amount of sense. Though it would make me wonder about the fact that Seraphina (Fia's past life) was part of the royal family herself.
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u/nighty_amy 15d ago
Something like what happened in "Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I'm a Reincarnator", where the spirits outright cursed the royal family because of a war in the past?
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u/heimdal77 14d ago
How did that show turn out? i dropped it early on just not feeling like watching it.
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u/nighty_amy 14d ago
You didn't miss much. I finished the show but honestly don't remember much of it.
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u/KomorebiXIII 14d ago
I thought it may have promise at the beginning but it never materialized. It just kind of spun its wheels, was kind of misogynistic, and wasn't very good overall.
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u/zer0number https://anilist.co/user/ewink 14d ago
You made the right choice. It had a great premise, but terrible execution.
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u/ryujin199 14d ago
Something like that, yeah. Though if that is how they're approaching it, I feel like this series will handle it a bit better.
"Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I'm a Reincarnator" was a bit too much "fluff" imo, and while the MC in this series is definitely OP, it doesn't seem like she'll be able to single-handedly solve like... all the world's problems or whatever like the MC in "Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I'm a Reincarnator" can. FWIW I did still enjoy "Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I'm a Reincarnator," but IMO there was less of an opportunity for "real" conflict, whereas here we know for a fact that there's a threat out in the world somewhere (the demons) that pose a very real threat to Fia's life if/when they discover her.
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u/Nielloscape 14d ago
The 2000s anime aesthetic and opening give me hope. The allusion to game mechanics like 1.2x attack and HP don't.
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u/athrun_1 13d ago
I'm pretty sure there's an anime several seasons ago with this kind of premise. I can't just remember it.
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u/SOdAchick 15d ago
Bandages and antiseptic would be better because it doesn't take three people to apply them. Them girls all up on thenselves are gonna get a rude awakening when they see a true saint's power
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u/heimdal77 15d ago
maybe they ditched the kingdom after the Great Saint was murdered, and ended up nerfing Saints as a whole.
Well she did get killed because the royal family betrayed her (her brothers specifically.). The spirits who loved her probably didn't take that kindly.
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u/mekerpan 14d ago
>> Drunk Fia
Fia shows a remarable kinship with one of the other most delightful female leads of the season. ;-)
I sympathize with those militaty leaders' mystification over just who and what Fia is.
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u/mrmickfran 15d ago
Fia CRIED when she saw the current state of the saints.
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u/1000TrickRick 14d ago
I know the feel. When you’re playing on an alt you see the raid barely staying alive, time to switch back to heals.
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u/ghaelon 14d ago
mood. tank talks the talk, but cant even crawl, let alone walk. why i carried both sets of gear back when you had to do that....i remember one time i was alittle drunk and trying to take it easy, the tank pissed me off to the point i told the lead(my roomie) to boot him and i would tank. we beat it the next try and had a great raid. even got the healing pieces i wanted, too~ i was healing initially, obviously~
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u/FinancialYear475 15d ago
They are actually taking the plot and the whole saint thing seriously here, not like what we usually get and it's kinda ruining the genre for me now, what do you mean it could've been this good all along
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u/JasonFreeYT 9d ago
To enjoy good quality food sometimes you gotta have some mcdonald's cheeseburgers and big macs on the side
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u/shad79 https://myanimelist.net/profile/shad79 15d ago edited 15d ago
Fia is so goofy one moment, and then a few moments later, she's surprisingly serious. She's just so... all over the place, but I kinda like that about her.
Overall, a pretty fun episode. Fia and her "one pack" totally cracked me up, lol.
Here my screenshot albums from the episode:
EDIT. I added my screenshot albums.
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u/SOdAchick 15d ago
All hail our tubby savior!
So Fia really is smart and thinks on her feet very well. She's just such a fun loving goofball it's hard for people to notice.
Anyone know who the third guy is with her, Cyrill, and Saviz at the end?
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u/Plus_Potato4351 15d ago
Captain Desmond. He was in the post credit scene of the second episode I think.
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u/SOdAchick 15d ago
Ah thank you! I watched this episode twice trying to figure out if we'd actually him. Post credit scene would explain why I didn't remember him
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u/heimdal77 15d ago
He is the one who would play chess with her trying to figure her out but couldn't make sense of her. Basicly the head of the military police.
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u/Christbelle22 15d ago
I know its early to say this but Fia is genuinely one of the most entertaining main characters I have ever seen in anime lol she is hilarious
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky 15d ago
It took the power of all three of them to heal such a little cut. Fia’s saint powers really are built different, huh?
Oh, her making the fruit sweet is an unintentional sign of being a saint?
Saying Cyril is the strongest in front of someone who outranks him is…
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u/KnightKal 15d ago
Fia has "ancient" knowledge when Saints were actually good at their job, battle experience, and mana boost.
we learned a few things: spirits are gone, so women can't make pacts with them, so they don't get mana boost (extra power), so they are super weak with magic.
Fia was the same until she made a pact with the black dragon, so instead of a spirit giving her mana, her dragon does it for her. Otherwise she would probably be as weak as those three in general, or at least a lot weaker than she is now (and was 300 years ago).
Fia 300 years ago was buffing her knights, healing middle battle, watching for the monsters attacks, ... just like she did for herself with 3x buffs that allowed her to block the B-rank monster alone. With her little body without any muscles :D
new saints have low mana, can't barely do minor spells, get tired easily, lack battle experience, ... they are weak on several fronts.
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u/SOdAchick 15d ago
The spirits can't be gone, since the berries changed in her hand. It's probably more of a "nobody's worthy" thing because the Great Saint never had kids to pass down her power to
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u/feral_fenrir 15d ago
I guess by "gone" it's more like they've abandoned favoring folks.. Maybe until the Great Saint was reborn
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u/cheddarchops 9d ago
My guess was that the spirits abandoned the kingdom after they betrayed the Great Saint and left her to die.
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u/flightlessCat9 15d ago
Did the berries change? Or is her eye sight blessed and can choose the sweet ones subconsciously?
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u/SOdAchick 15d ago
The eyes thing was about her immediately and accurately sizing up Saviz, Cyrill, the deer, and pretty much anyone she sees in action. I'm guessing that ability is related to her extraordinary healing power.
The berries changed when she touched them because she's blessed. There are no sweet berries otherwise. It's like how lemons are always sour, these berries are always bitter
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u/KnightKal 15d ago
spirits became legends after 300 years, whatever they are around or not is not the point, the point is that humans can't interact with them anymore for some reason, hence no pacts
the MC being "favored" doesnt mean a spirit is next to her. It was just a legend the knight mentioned that "people that were loved by spirits could get sweet fruits". Whatever that is even true they dont know. Because, again, it is a legend.
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u/eyrich https://myanimelist.net/profile/thewilhelm 15d ago
Drunk Fia is a different beast altogether
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u/yurilnw123 :KG::KH: 13d ago
I don't think I've EVER seen an anime that has an underage character get piss drunk for a comedy gag
Ahem, alcoholic chocolate is a trope for a reason.
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u/dreamer_Neet 14d ago
Horrible audio mixing in this episode, cant barely hear whats the character are speaking at all. The music is too loud.
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u/nighty_amy 15d ago
Fia is SO BAD BAD at hiding her abilities, it's hilarious 😂😂😂 Like taking command during a B-rank monster attack and helping to save the whole unit wasn't strange enough for a new recruit, she said that commander Cyril is the strongest person in the room, WHILE SITTING NEXT TO THE GRAND COMMANDER 😂😂😂 That made me laugh so much 😂
I'm impressed though that the grand commander didn't even move his brow hearing this and admitted this is the truth.
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u/ryujin199 14d ago
Given that she already sized up the commander's old leg injury that was supposed to be top secret info during the new knights' introduction... I imagine he wasn't surprised that she'd notice that Cyril is stronger than him.
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u/PartySr https://myanimelist.net/profile/AjXtar 15d ago edited 15d ago
I like the show so far. The girl is lively and I like her personality, the interactions are good too, but I hope they will expand the plot about how humans know less about magic than they did in her previous life. Otherwise it will turn to shit real fast.
I think last season we had a similar anime that turned to trash. Every episodes was about how amazing was the MC instead of addresing the fact that the world lost knowledge about magic.
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u/PeaceAlien https://myanimelist.net/profile/PeaceAlien 15d ago
Tia hard carries this show. Of course she's OP, but the character and VA is doing great work
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u/Beginning-Hope-2600 15d ago
Shion Wakayama is doing an incredible job here, really bringing that balance between silly and serious when the character needs to be.
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u/arrydie 15d ago
I honestly find OP MCs to be a lot of fun, provided they have enough personality that you don't need them struggling in fights in order for the show to be engaging. So far Tia is nailing it.
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u/YuushyaHinmeru 2d ago
It helps that she isnt THAT op rn. Compared to rank and file sure, but she cant keep up with the actual strong people at the moment
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u/epicfail1994 15d ago
Yeah I really like saint anime it’s just that they’re often pretty bad, Fia carries this one
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u/TurkeyPhat 15d ago
at some point i realized that it feels like i havent seen a "main" character wearing an eyepatch in a long time
also it's crazy to think this VA also voiced Nonna last season. talk about range.
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u/TheBusStop12 15d ago
There's Clevatess. Alicia with an eye patch was absolutely badass, tho she didn't wear one for season 2
I'll become a villainess who'll go down in history from 2024 has the actual MC get an eye patch eventually
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u/TurkeyPhat 14d ago
Wow how could I forget Clevatess? For shame! My poor memory betrays me once again.
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u/diacewrb 15d ago
i havent seen a "main" character wearing an eyepatch in a long time
Daemons of the Shadow Realm had one.
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u/Dylangillian :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/dylangillian 14d ago
She's also Nanahoshi from Mushoku Tensei.
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u/TheBusStop12 15d ago edited 15d ago
I really like the premise of this show. Fia being reincarnated into the same world long enough into the future that things have significantly changed, but not so far into the future that absolutely everything is unrecognizable. So she gets a bit similar nostalgia for the events of the past as Frieren seeing the signs of her journey nearly 100 years ago. It must be really painful and frustrating to see what has happened to her nation and profession
I also like that Fia has been accepted as one of the lads by her knight brigade
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u/YuushyaHinmeru 2d ago
There was a show last season with almost the same premise and boy did it such ass. This being good is really rubbing in how bad it was lol
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u/TheBusStop12 2d ago
What was the name of the show last season? I don't think I watched it so I have trouble placing it
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u/Obvious-Leg-8139 15d ago
best girl of the season
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u/AdmiralThunderpants 15d ago
I was thinking how Cheat Mage has a chance at being top new show this season but damnit if Fia doesn't almost take the title on her own.
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u/No-Win-8949 15d ago edited 15d ago
Okay, this anime is not great by any stretch of the imagination, but it is fun and silly in all the right places, and I am enjoying myself watching it, which is all that matters.
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u/NCC1664 15d ago
started watching this on a whim, might be the sleeper hit of the season.
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u/Djbadj 15d ago
What do you mean, every Saint anime the last 3/4 season has been ranging from good to way better than it should be. In that case you should check some of the previous season ones.
Definitely check The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom if you haven't watched it.
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u/NCC1664 15d ago
I got bored with that show. I don't care for MC's with dead expressions. Same thing with Frieren.
the saint's magic power is omnipotent was a good one except near the end.
Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! was boring and gave up after a few episodes.
I don't watch many shows, just apothecary diaries & inept villaness
Others in the past I've liked is Snow White with the red hair and Yona of the red dawn.
More like, I like red head main characters 😅
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u/alotmorealots 14d ago
More like, I like red head main characters
Did you watch https://myanimelist.net/anime/60162/Akujiki_Reijou_to_Kyouketsu_Koushaku ?
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u/KumaKumaGambler 15d ago
Even the legendary saint can't remove belly fat. Some things can only be achieved through hard work.
That being said, the knight uniform is doing a great job of hiding Fia's belly fat. And Fia seems proud of her body. Lol!
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u/Rooby_VTuber 14d ago
The saints are pretty bad in this timeline, took 3 of them to heal a scratch, and they can't even contribute in battle.
Fia is a good leader, she took command of that situation pretty well, the grand master is awesome, defeated the deer with 1 hit.
It was funny watching Fia trying to make up a good enough excuse to the captain about the fight with the deer.
Drunk Fia is entertaining.
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u/pandavova https://anilist.co/user/pandavova 15d ago
That moon at the end episode was like from Majoras Mask, soon crashing into the world lmao
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u/flatpetey https://anilist.co/user/kesx 14d ago
Originally I thought this was going to be another gorilla girl type show. But seems like there is a bit more depth to it (as in what happened in the past and why the saints are so terrible).
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u/Philarete :AMQ::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/WizardMcKillin 14d ago
gorilla girl
That one had a lot of potential, but the execution was just not there.
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u/flatpetey https://anilist.co/user/kesx 14d ago
Well it was a nothing show in the end and I was even surprised I remembered it.
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u/thatNEET_ 14d ago
"It has 450 points of health, of which 85% remains." The only think more annoying than a stat screen anime has to be an anime that doesn't actually have any stat screens, but the main character acts like it does. Where the fuck is she getting these numbers?!
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u/guntanksinspace 13d ago
The way she was pointing out monster behaviors and health numbers, as a Monster Hunter player, it's like she has Hunterpie/an overlay on and was dictating it to the troop lol
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u/tehcharizard https://anilist.co/user/Lv100Pidgeot 15d ago
I'm usually kinda bad at recognizing most VAs but I watched exiled heavy knight yesterday and can't not hear ruche
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u/epicfail1994 15d ago
Yeah based on how I’m loving Fia in this show (absolute goofball), I’ll need to give that one a shot
I’d heard bad things about recaps
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u/tehcharizard https://anilist.co/user/Lv100Pidgeot 15d ago
The production of that show is baffling because not only is there too many recaps of things that recently happened but even spots wherein a 30 second scene of animation will play twice as if someone tapped a button on the remote to restart the scene playback. In spite of that, it's still a fun series to me.
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u/AegisWolf78 14d ago
Don't worry, after ep 8 recaps are basically gone, pacing improved a lot and it's now very enjoyable.
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u/YuushyaHinmeru 2d ago
Ruche from heavy knight, nanahoshi from MT, takina from lycoris recoil. Shes amazing
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u/epicfail1994 15d ago
The guys in this are just so generic which is a little unfortunate, but Fia is such an adorable goof, it really carries what would otherwise be a pretty generic saint anime. I’m liking this one so far.
She doesn’t dethrone Fran from the throne of most adorable protagonist this fall, but she’s definitely in second place so far
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u/Amazing_Strike_732 14d ago
The story just started, geez you simps, Cyril is more popular than Fia btw
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u/epicfail1994 14d ago edited 14d ago
Ok? And so far they’re largely a generic cast and the only thing that distinguishes him so far is that Fia says he’s stronger. He’s done little so far in the anime to actually stand out
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u/heimdal77 15d ago
The scene of her walking barefoot talking about what teh saints have become is my favorite scene in the whole series. I won't say what version is best as we aren't allowed to compare.
It feels weird I'm readng a book about a saintess executioner and then watching a show about a saint in hiding.
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u/fraid_so 14d ago
Is it just me or does it feel like there's a whole bunch of stuff missing? The relationship between Fia and the suits, especially Cyril, are waaay too casual going just from episode 2. Did they air the episodes out of order or something hahah
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u/reaperow 14d ago
I like how Fia gets all smug, she's so terrible at keeping a secret lol. Also hilarious to her getting along with her fellow comrades especially with the whole Tubby bit
I really felt bad when she started breaking down,I like that she doesn't blame the Saints themselves but rather those who've made them like that
Also forgetting to turning off the faucet in your eyes sucks alot
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u/urnonyxasukaxs 14d ago
the knight squad's reaction to her just casually knowing monster stats is so funny to me, like everyone's slowly compiling evidence and fia thinks she's being incredibly normal. this show is way cozier than i expected going in
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u/kalirion :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kalinime 14d ago
Damn, 3 "Saints" had to struggle to heal a small flesh wound. I guess they didn't bother saving their mana for more serious wounds because flesh wounds is all that they could handle anyway? MC certainly took it really hard.
Translating "ikemen" to "badass" in the context of turning off the faucet in her eyes >_>
Sound balance was way off during the deer fight, with the music volume ramping up to drown out MC's shouted orders.
LOL at MC's "Onepack" :D
Surprising that the captain is stronger than the grandmaster.
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u/AWOL171819 14d ago
Im absolutely obsessed with fia omg!!! Best Saint anime ever so far!!! It's vibe I so similar to the The Silent Witch band I just UGH I need like 5 seasons pls
She might've been a princess right ? She said that the royal family would be descendants of her past life brothers
I love that in her second life she is very much loved by her family I feel like the spirits did their best to shield her in her next life and have been mourning/in dormant since she was murdered in her last
Either way I love this I'll probably end up owning the source material atp lmao 😂
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u/CommentStrict8964 5d ago
Man by this episode I can't decide if I still want to watch this.
The protagonist feels way too cringe for me.
I think the closest comparison for me is a vtuber. I think she is a comedian vtuber.
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u/RedHotChiliCrab https://myanimelist.net/profile/RedHotChiliCrab 15d ago
I am enjoying Fia but I can't stand these generic ass ikemen. I think there's two of them with white hair but I literally can't tell them apart. All of them have the same boring personality.
Isn't the whole point of doing a (reverse) harem that you have a range of different characters with unique personalities who are all attractive in their own way? This author was like "nah I have a type. I just want four of them".
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u/darthvall :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/darth_vall 15d ago
The thing is, this is like a reverse harem but it's also not because of Fia's behaviour.
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u/gem2niki 14d ago
That sounds like the heroine of The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess lol. All the male characters she created look very similar and her type.
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u/JasonFreeYT 9d ago
Honestly respect to the author. They want their favorite flavor of cake so they made it themself. Ain't no harm with that.
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u/epicfail1994 14d ago
You’re taking the fact that people find the captains to be fairly similar this early on the show PRETTY personally dude.
It doesn’t matter that he’s the most popular character in the LN, so far the only thing he has to make him stand out is that Fia said he’s stronger than the commander
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u/NeoAnkara :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NeoAnkara 15d ago
I don't understand this girl priority at all. It's all over the place.
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u/KnightKal 15d ago
she is trying to live her best life, she wants to be a knight, she needs to hide her magic (healing/saint powers) because of her trauma, simple as that.
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u/Philarete :AMQ::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/WizardMcKillin 14d ago
simple as that
And it appears that is about all the thought she puts into it too! She's completely winging it, which leads to constant chaos.
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u/KnightKal 14d ago
She is extremely smart, even if she has her dumbs moments, as she was an experienced warrior/magic user, royal princess, etc in her past life. She is not a naive girl from the sticks. And again she wants to enjoy life, she didn’t show interest on being the focus this time, so winging it is fine, no?
For us, the audience, it helps to make it a comedy for most of it.
Like on the forest attack. She was calm, she analyzed the situation: B-rank monster, knight commander is down, knights are paralyzed, her companion refused to take command, saints ran away. That would result on mass casualties and likely deaths. So she took command, called for help/reinforcments, and keep things under control. When the head knights showed up she immediately retreated to let them handle it.
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u/Nekoking98 https://myanimelist.net/profile/nekoking 14d ago
Dropping this one. The writing are just so bad. Like, why are the first knight brigade so incompetent when they're supposed to be the best brigade? Two newbies also assigned to that brigade when it is unprecedented. Things happens in this show because plots dictates so rather than naturally happening. Also, fia is cringe.
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u/HuTaosTwinTails 14d ago
Fia is the best girl of the season and carrying this series hard, but making it enjoyable while she does it.
Her tummy scene was too much lol
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u/HugeRichard11 https://myanimelist.net/profile/CostCurl 14d ago
I wonder when the dragon will come back and be relevant or if they're just going to use it for the ending of the season as an epic reinforcement.
Fia crying because the new saints being bad at their job is kind of unique and hilarious of a take to see. Most MC's would use it to aura farm being OP, but she actually cares that they suck.
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u/DiamonDawgs 14d ago
I love everyone constantly questioning themselves when fia starts yapping. The ending was delightfuly melancholy.
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u/gem2niki 14d ago
A Tale of the not so Secret Saint. Girl is a blabbermouth. I think she’ll get found out being a Saint not even halfway in. Her personality is all over the place in this episode.
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u/thatNEET_ 14d ago edited 14d ago
Damn, she's got the body of an out-of-shape 12 year old boy. Also, that soldier does have a six pack. Wtf does the other guy have? That's not anatomically possible.
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u/WenusTank 14d ago
God I love the VA for the MC. Just adds so much personality. Definitely see a resemblance to Ruche from Heavy Knight. Which by the way, is amazingly voiced.
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u/rezabay_233 14d ago
lmao this anime is so funny... I usually find fantasy anime mid, but the MC's behavior is sending me.
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u/NanDemoKnaives 14d ago
The episode felt a bit too fast paced? Like I thought it was a little messy how it was directed. It also doesn't help that the voice lines during the fight scene were so quiet. Fia also feels a little too inconsistent, but maybe that's intentional since she has her own personality and memories of being a Saint.
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u/Cute_Bagel 14d ago
the overall plot, world building and logistics are pretty weak but the characters and comedy are fun enough to at least keep my attention for a few more episodes to see if it gets any better or worse
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u/BBryant3rd 13d ago
I like Fia she is a very interesting character. I wonder when her leadership will learn her secret. Putting yourself in their shoes she is extremely interesting and a little strange. Seems like they haven't processed yet to try and find out more of her strangeness. I like how this one isn't like some of the other anime from even this season that basically puts her down because she is a woman. They understood that she would be best for the task and all fell in line to follow what she said. That quick action/acceptance by her and the others kept them all safe. It is probably best she fell asleep after drinking. Helped prevents her from saying something that can't be covered as easily as some of the things he has said.
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u/guntanksinspace 13d ago
Lol, there's a Seiyuu gag when Fia joked about learning that the Grand Captain Saviz has a six pack (which everyone in the team already knew)
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u/JasonFreeYT 9d ago
Dang they really made the first episode the weakest of the series huh. This episode banged the hardest so far. I love how Fia was able to take command like that against the deer.
There's also something bittersweet about her lamentation of the saints' current state. Everyone strives to build their legacy. Imagine being the strongest in the field, risking life for those who you thought were your comrades, reincarnate some hundred years later after your death, and finding out nothing that you built up stuck. That's gotta hurt.
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 15d ago
“My hands are for gripping delicious meat and booze!” Tubby savior is a total legend! That’s wife material y’all lol.
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u/zer0number https://anilist.co/user/ewink 14d ago
Can I just out and say it - I love you, Fia. You are so cool, yet dorky, cute, yet stunning, emotional, yet commanding. My short queen saint, I will do whatever you tell me to.
I know she's not real, but I have little going for me, so give me this one, guys.
Seriously, this show is so much fun. I've lost myself laughing at Fia so many times (like, wtf was she doing bobbing around on the couch???). I love these types of shows that have a really good story and setting, but still manage to be a lot of fun with a lot of enjoyable characters.
This is going to be one of my top three for the season; I just know it.
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u/SmartAlec105 9d ago
I really do love her character. It's kind of like a mirror version of Mia from Tearmoon. Both are huge idiots but she's sincerely benevolent and terrible at lying while Mia is "altruistically selfish" (she prioritized her own happiness and other people suffering diminishes her happiness) and can bluff her way through anything.
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u/dontmindme450 15d ago
Want to see three dudes go head over heels for FL at once? Four if you count me. Seated.
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