Ended up liking the second episode a lot more than the first. Geeze, the purple haired guy is supposed to be the protag while almost every other character is more interesting than him. And I was happily surprised to see how practical the monk, the doctor, and the city official were, making plans for the worst (normal) outcome instead of freaking out or ignoring it all together (which seems to be the more normal reaction in anime). Definitely keep watching this now but I'm a little worried about keeping track of all the characters, I've heard that the novels have 150 named characters.
