2013-01-11, 17:34 | Link #721 |
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I'm ... not actually objecting to that at all. Lacking a third season closure on Spice & Wolf, I'll take whatever echoes there are here as comforting
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2013-01-11, 17:55 | Link #722 | |
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2013-01-11, 18:35 | Link #723 | ||
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I don't know how the various manga adaptations treated this part of the narrative, but I would argue that while the larger plot did clearly take a back seat this time around, focusing on a much more local setting instead, there were enough nice, small scenes between the characters that I'd consider the anime episode interesting enough. Less dynamic than the previous, maybe, yet still not slow enough to make me feel bored. The dialogue was less openly confrontational, yes, but I wouldn't say the exchanges weren't at least slightly witty on a smaller scale. I'm sure that there will be more engaging conversations in the future, but not every episode needs a high concentration of them. Likewise, the reduced amount of fanservice was actually pretty good from my point of view, but I'm also expecting them to increase it from time to time. Of course, I'm guessing that -going by the preview- episode 3 will bring more excitement to the story, but I really don't have a serious complaint against episode 2. Although...the art quality did seem to drop a little in general, which is to be expected of most series after their first episode. |
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2013-01-11, 19:03 | Link #724 | |
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You mean turned them back into serfs. |
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2013-01-11, 19:54 | Link #727 |
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Well in the end for those girls this was the best result. While they had limited choices, they did make a choice here. Can serve good people as maids, could run off again and take their chances, or get turned in and sent back. Made a choice that lets them feel like people.
Just liked the little things in the episode. Not surprised that the Hero feels a bit useless right now. No longer a situation where he can fight his way to a solution. Can do some hunting, but that's about it. Where does a heroes skillset leave you in a world without war anyways?
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2013-01-11, 19:58 | Link #728 |
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As a fan of the story (the manga in particular), unfortunately I found this 2nd episode lacking.
What’s lacking is the overall execution of some scenes. The scene at the barn should be the one to describe how the two sisters are in a very poor condition. They’re cold, desperate, frustrated, extremely sad and afraid. Even more so when the Head Maid confront them with strict attitude. Yet they didn’t portray it with enough intensity. Furthermore, the scene where the Big Sis is asking to be made into human should’ve shown how determined she is to be a better person for her lil sister and herself, yet I didn’t get that determination vibe. That, and coupled with lackluster animation (the characters barely move in some scenes), plain characters’ expression and so-so score made this episode disappointing for me. In short, I agree with Clarste and Kanon. At least there's one positive thing though. The three Noble Students looks a lot better compared to the manga.
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2013-01-11, 20:08 | Link #729 |
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I was joking, because whatever you call them, they're no longer serfs by the strict definition of serfdom. But that being said, as of episode 2 (I know nothing of the novel or manga), you could argue that it is a form of voluntary servitude.
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2013-01-11, 20:12 | Link #730 |
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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The book the Demon Queen puts down in ep 2 had lots of random text related to what she was teaching, including two words with an X in them, so my alphabet chart has everything but Z now.
Is this same substitution cipher in the manga too, or was this developed for the anime? Also, the text on the maps is all readable, with terms such as Spoiler:
Are those familiar terms from the manga?
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2013-01-11, 20:23 | Link #731 |
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Spice & Demon 02 was okay. If episode 1 was just the setup/attempt to grab the audience to stay, episode 2 is to try to establish the setting a bit more.
Didn't really care about the whole slave bit. Took too much time, and in the end, it didn't really serve anything. Rather get into the jist of the farming stuff quicker.
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2013-01-11, 21:24 | Link #733 | |
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2013-01-11, 21:32 | Link #734 | ||
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I don't think the cipher has come up in the manga, but then I'm only reading 1 of the 3 adaptions of the main story and the 4 koma gag strip (and the mage girl's side story if it ever gets translated) 3 or 4 of them have come up as importent places and I think the others are mentiond. Quote:
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2013-01-11, 21:51 | Link #735 |
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so blue hero & red queen move to new area to start fresh with help build new land while help of red queen's top maid. all well then something sneak to reveal 2 sisters who were lost & runaway slaves give head maid bit "grr" on them yet give them bit food yet head maid want them out. but under terms the 2 sisters be more human & live normal they agree so now adopted both of them as maids all well more to go on it.
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2013-01-11, 23:02 | Link #736 | |
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2013-01-11, 23:04 | Link #737 |
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What i would complain from this episode is the lacks of cold expression from Maid Chou (Head Maid). For the story, i would say that they should do more on explaining the base story why Maou wanna focus on the agriculture and the background of serfs...
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2013-01-11, 23:15 | Link #738 | |
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I think we can say serfs are not exactly slaves And servants are not the same thing as serfs. The two girls became the servants of the Demon Queen. They are working and for that they are giving a place to stay, clothes, and food (and also in this case education). They are also not being turned in. As serfs they would be forced to work on their lords land for the rest of their life. In this situation they are given freedom of their future. Anyways there are different types of serfs and I expect the girls were basically the lowest level of serfs and almost like slaves.
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2013-01-11, 23:20 | Link #739 | |
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What is the confirm number of episodes of this series. |
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