(L) Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho

[kari-no-sugata II]

Originally Posted by DemonneoPT

The only thing i disliked in the show is Zero having a loli design when it's hinted she is much older than she looks.

Somehow, I feel it's only so we could have Zero climbing over the mercenary without the mercenary having to be ridiculously huge:

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Cat taxi ftw!

[alex_drian]

Damnit, you can't be a Mercenary beast man and behave like a generic LN/harem

[HandofFate]

the mood kind of feels like Spice & Wolf, only reversed with the furry being Lawrence, and the teasing one be the human (witch)

[kari-no-sugata II]

Originally Posted by HandofFate

the mood kind of feels like Spice & Wolf, only reversed with the furry being Lawrence, and the teasing one be the human (witch)

I've not really read enough of this series to say how it compares longer term but it has slightly reminded me of it. I'd say this series is more "shonen" to Spice and Wolf's "seinen" - it's more action orientated and the banter is less subtle and more straightforward.

[Applehell]

Originally Posted by alex_drian

Damnit, you can't be a Mercenary beast man and behave like a generic LN/harem

Eh, I'm pretty sure that has more do with the fact that he's like talked to 3-4 people in the first episode alone and only one person out of that group hasn't tried to kill him.

Originally Posted by kari-no-sugata II

I've not really read enough of this series to say how it compares longer term but it has slightly reminded me of it. I'd say this series is more "shonen" to Spice and Wolf's "seinen" - it's more action orientated and the banter is less subtle and more straightforward.

I still feel like Chaika is the closer compassion because of the overall similar character setup, non-human protagonist aside.

[Twi]

Unless you count the dragon girl.

[ReddyRedWolf]

On occasion I did skim the first chapter of this and some details were omitted why the MC is a Beastfallen as explained by Zero. What was explained here is what Beatfallen were before not why he is one.

[Stark700]

Episode 2:

Haha, Mercenery got called being an old guy by that Albus kid. Priceless.

It's too bad witches are treated like monsters (like Sorena) during the past and probably still in the present. The misunderstandings are unreal....

Seriously though, they need to fix their world. On the other hand, I continuously find the character chemistry between Zero and Mercenery to be cute with their little moments.

[kari-no-sugata II]

Ep 2 was nice done, I thought. Enjoying this so far, which is nice.

I don't want to make too many comparisons to the original LN but from the pacing they're going for I get the feeling that they're going to expand the first LN into one cour. If that's the case then I think they're going about it in a nice way - properly laying the groundwork and background detail in a natural way. It also makes it more worthwhile to watch the anime because they're adding a number of original touches that compliment the story.

[RDNexus]

Honestly, I kinda hope they don't waste the whole cour on Vol01 content alone. I'd like to know more about the following volumes...

[AB079]

Episode 2 was really good, sad at the same time because it shows how the Humans do things that can leave deep scars on people's heart just because of their ignorace.

The pacing is quite good, leaving a nice amount of time to completely understand what is going on and the impact of certain scenes. I agree with @Kari about the first volume, maybe they have planned more than 1 season? who knows.

Another great detail of this adaptation is how we can appreciate the chemistry between Zero and the Mercernary, how little by little they're getting closer and trust each other even more. That ED is always perfect to end each episode, truly one of the best this season.

And here an image from a series that can summarize what happened this episode.

Spoiler for Young Pope:

[kari-no-sugata II]

Originally Posted by AB079

And here an image from a series that can summarize what happened this episode.

Spoiler for Young Pope:

I'd say it's more about jumping to conclusions, but yes there's part of that as well - hating the "other". In this episode, the ring serves as a metaphor for what happened to Sorena - something bad happens, people jump at the first plausible explanation, lynch mob forms. In Sorena's case this initial misunderstanding leads to an extreme counter-attack and the situation descends even further. (Reminds me of how events can unfold in some Gundam series and more...)

[sparhawk1610]

You look pale mercenary. That is just my fur
A really nice and sad episode. How jumping to conclusions leads to death of a good witch.
Is nice to see mercenary how he is changing his point of view. Also , I like Zero, she is really cute.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Stark700

Episode 2:

Haha, Mercenery got called being an old guy by that Albus kid. Priceless.

It made me wonder what his actual age is. It's impossible to tell given his looks.

[felix]

Originally Posted by Kanon

It made me wonder what his actual age is. It's impossible to tell given his looks.

Probably just 2X.

Ep2 was great. Show is interesting.

[AB079]

Originally Posted by Kanon

It made me wonder what his actual age is. It's impossible to tell given his looks.

Actually Zero gave us a hint, she mentioned the Mercenary is actually a well looking guy in his "human" form. From that you can tell he's probably someone who's not old, maybe around 20-30 years old?

[kari-no-sugata II]

I couldn't find Mercenary's official age but he is over 2m tall.

In ep1 we see a flashback to when he killed some bandits. At the time he was 13 years old. He clearly looks older now but I've no idea how much time passed since then. He feels somewhat mature in his attitude but not particularly mature - somewhere in his 20s sounds about right.

[AB079]

^ you should put that on a spoiler tag, just to avoid any problems and potential nukes.

[Twi]

I read the manga, or what's translated so far, and it didn't have that village. I wouldn't mind if it actually explained some of the things in better detail.

[RobotCat]

Is that arrow to the knee joke in the original language or just inserted by the subber I watched?