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I seriously wonder just when he's going to begin traveling like the opening suggests, or when he's going to pick up more companions. And I really want to know just how he learns to turn human. So far the only method I know for him to take on an organism's form is to eat one of their species and fully digest them. Does this mean he's going to eat someone at some point? Maybe this WILL get a bit dark?
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The old gramps who seemed to be nearing the end of his lifespan seemed like he really wanted to be strong and youthful again instead of being a half-dead man who can't even shoot with the bow properly anymore. So compared to the others he probably wished for a "strong body" the most and his desire was fulfilled. Likewise Gobuta didn't really seem to care about his body, as even after appearently being the only Goblin who didn't upgrade visually (he did become a Hobgoblin though), he didn't show any indication of being bothered by it. The whole concept seems so unfamiliar to him, appearently, that he wasn't even able to grasp what "belittling other races" means. Of course that opens up the question of "what did he wish for" then? ![]()
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Another is that the Japanese guys is often some kind of everyman, but once flung in another world, he becomes a great leader. Not just a great leader, but the great leader. The only one in the world. How come that other world didn't produce its own great leaders? Or even its own good ones? |
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If there is no 'need' for something, then the likelihood of that 'need' being met are more or less non-existent. War (as a driving force) generally results in technology advancing significantly (due to necessity) If the leaders they have are capable of satisfying the requirements of the followers 'as is' then you won't end up with a significantly improved version. In the 'real-world', America now has Trump (where he'll 'rank' in the history books are far as leadership is concerned is yet to be determined).
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![]() He probably just go " uhhhhhh " and his evolution is completed
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Not that the "Japanese salaryman = great leader" trope isnt annoying, but aren't you jumping the gun a bit here? All he did was employ some basic strategy and organizational skills, which isnt farfetched for anyone who has had some kind of leadership role before. He even dumped the actual day to day running of the village to Rigurd, who was more familiar with doing so.
There are a number of superior leaders in the story, same as there are a number of characters far stronger than Rimuru is in a fight.
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1. She is not a political leader with he highest level of authority but rather a military leader who is still following orders from others, so her leadership requirement is lower than you implied. 2. She went through proper education in the cadet school and then in the military academy, so her businessman experience from her past life is just a cherry on top of what the world's natives already have to begin with.
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I'm guessing that those referencing Tanya have only ever seen the anime as the original novels are very different - or rather, the anime simply removed a huge amount of background detail on her. In the novels there's a lot of discussion of both military theory and practice, real world politics and also modern Western thought amongst other things. To be honest, it would quite easy to change Tanya from originally being Japanese to being from a Western country. Also, it's not like Tanya is held up as being a role model in-world - pretty much the opposite.
Similarly with Rimuru, I don't see any indication that his/its success come from "being Japanese". It's not like a contrast is being made to people from other places on Earth. |
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I doubt japanese salaryman has anything to do with it, what rimuru shown is just a very basic leadership and management. I mean if you recieve a proper education or play a lot of video games (especially rts and management genre), basic leadership like that is pretty much given.
As for japanese salaryman, i think thats normal considering the MC age is around 30ish, high school student is the standard trope for 16ish MC, for anyone in 30ish the most typical is japanese salaryman afterall. Its like the western version of office worker. |
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Yeah, I don't think there's supposed to be any of that "mundane skills make me awesome here" crap to the selection of a salaryman. It's just that there's typically four possibilities, all of which occur to varied extent: middle/high school student, college student, salaryman, or NEET. I've seen good and bad done in all these categories. And so far, he hasn't done anything impressive. All he did was tell them to work at the obvious necessities, split them up so someone's working on each thing, and told them not to pick fights that could lead to trouble. Not exactly the work of a tactical mastermind or an administrative genius.
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Hehehe... The emasculated trio.
Kinda makes me want to see an anime of "I was a sword when I reincarnated" just so that we can add the MC to this list. He was a 30-ish salaryman. (Nah, I lie, I just wanna see Fran animated...) Tanya: Reincarnated as a little girl, this sucks. But at least it makes me harder to be shot. Ainz: At least you're still human. I can't even feel emotions properly, I can't eat etc... Rimuru: At least you're still humanoid. I'm just a blob! Sword Shishou: At least you're still organic. PS Regarding Ainz's age on Earth, I would have guessed he'd have been late 20s at a minimum, given how long the game had been running for and that one of the requirements for the guild was to be a productive member of society. |
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