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Hakai · 2016-01-12, 06:38

Putting all the pacing issues aside
I'm kinda glad they ended the first episode where they did
Giving a reasonable explanation for Lisha's anger and a glimpse of her cute side
Otherwise we'd be getting a lots of 'Another blonde violent tsundere main girl'

ValvraveTruth · 2016-01-12, 06:43

I think its pretty obvious who is the dark hero which help destroyed the Arcadia empire. The hints are just everywhere in the op and episodes itself. Oh wait, does that mean he destroyed his own empire? Such mystery... continue watching the next episodes... hahaha

And the subs are not that good.

Benigmatica · 2016-01-12, 08:23

Episode 1:
Well, it sure is similar to Infinite Stratos, but has some elements to Blade Dance and Kuusen Madoushi.

Still, I wonder if Lux's black sword is related to the fabled "Black Hero" that toppled the old Arcadia Empire?

dmaxzero · 2016-01-12, 08:29

I liked it.
Will watch.

Shlugo · 2016-01-12, 09:16

When the hero fell on the heroine in the bat before we even got to see his face I totally expected a derivative cliche fest on par with Blade Dance. And for the most of episode it was. A meek, clumsy hero, a tsundere heroine, an all girl school with the hero as the only guy, hero and heroine getting into a duel, but halfway through the duel things took a turn for the better and surprised me. I honestly expected Lux to just beat Lisha with his crappy Drag-ride, to establish how great he is, but instead an Abys shows up and they team up to beat him. I found that a cool way for them to resolve the conflict.

Lux is a pretty typical harem action protagonist, with a meek personality but hiding some secrets, in a difficult place in life but hiding a great power. He's nice, brave but perhaps not the sharpest tool in the shed. The biggest problem I have with him is his voice- very annoying. Aside from that he's fine. I totally expect his black sword to summon a Bahamut Drag-ride, a counterpart to Lishe's Tiamat.

Lisha is also a typical heroine but seems to be on the better part of a spectrum. She's a tsundere princess, but she's not unreasonably abrasive or condescending towards Lux. She was mad at him when she had a legitimate grievance but let go of the grudge once he proved himself to her and started to get along with him just fine. She's wilful and hotblooded but not obnoxiously so. I like her design, she's cute. I think she and Lux will make a good couple. I also like that she's the strongest and highest standing student at the school, I much prefer strong heroines than incompetent ones that other girls can make jabs at. I also love that she has a gravity based powers, those are always cool.

Airi is pretty fine as far as younger sisters go. She doesn't act bratty and doesn't seem to be a bro-con which is a good start. Will have to see more of her before getting a more refined opinion.

Creepy stalker girl is creepy. I hate this type of characters.

All in all a pretty good episode and I look forward to the next one. If they can keep this up, they will be able to hold the line for actually decent LN high school fantasy adaptations that started last season.

IceHism · 2016-01-12, 14:17

My need for trash is satisfied. Will continue to watch.

blitz1/2 · 2016-01-12, 15:31

I am starting to like Ari Osawa's voice work. She can make a good impressionist, her voice is sounding like Noriko Shitaya at times, and her voice in Active Raid made me thought it was Risa Taneda at times.

MartianMage · 2016-01-12, 16:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arya

^ What about Kyoani's (sorry, I'm unable to remember the title

)?

ahaha well I highly doubt the KyoAni show would satisfy my need for 1 trashy harem show per season.

ghost013 · 2016-01-12, 23:04

Okay episode, the character designs are nice and the animation seems fine. But yeah, getting strong IS and Asterisk vibes. Kind of expected that from the manga though.

KnightShade · 2016-01-12, 23:28

the best way to describe saijaku: Infinite Madan no ou to Asterisk

Marcus H. · 2016-01-13, 01:43

Quote:

^ What about Kyoani's (sorry, I'm unable to remember the title )?

Did Bahamut even have a pair of boobs that are willing to destroy its restraints to clear a round of electrified limbo?

Anyway, Bahamut didn't pique my interest either. Sure, the original designer is capable of lewd things, but the show and its concept/s didn't grab me by the collar and say WATCH ME YOU MASOCHISTIC PIECE OF SHIT.
Well, I'm already blazing through my anime list backlog so it's not like I'm exposed to nothing this season.

Arya · 2016-01-13, 03:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartianMage

ahaha well I highly doubt the KyoAni show would satisfy my need for 1 trashy harem show per season.

Yeah, I get it what you mean, there's a sort of addiction to trashy harem

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus H.

Did Bahamut even have a pair of boobs that are willing to destroy its restraints to clear a round of electrified limbo?

To be fair, these two shows are conceptually at the opposite extremes, at one extreme you have the busty and perky philosophy of Mai (and monique and unique, that's how I call them) and here they instead follow a more restrained and dignified approach with Krulcifer. Too different philosophies to compare them

Kismet-chan · 2016-01-13, 05:40

I took the plunge and watched the first episode.

- The OP sequence is pretty stylish minus that one awkward transition and I like the song.
- I really like the character designs. It's half the reason I even cared to watch this, if I'm being honest.
- Setup is extremely generic, but the political angle of the premise makes it slightly more bearable. The action scenes seemed competent.
- Lisha, for now, seems less annoying than the average tsundere. That's not really saying much, but she didn't make me want to hurt someone, so that's good. This can always change at any point, though.

The only thing I straight-up hated was the whole "lol, the protag sees the main girl naked!" stereotype. I don't care if it's there solely to create the opportunity of Lux seeing Lisha's crest, I just think it's stupid and I'm tired of seeing it. But if I try my hardest to ignore that, the episode didn't really offend me on any other level. Perhaps I'm being too generous? Hmm...

Anyway, I might keep an eye on this mainly because I'm curious to see if Krulcifer lives up to her (apparent) hype.

chaos_animagic · 2016-01-13, 18:47

so... the guy's some sort of slave that works for anything non-stop everyday without pay because he used to be the Prince of the previous empire... and looks like he can't refuse the orders either.

At least the sis weren't working in "suspicious jobs" and is just attending the Academy.

Good thing he's now attending the Academy, so he got off from having to work like a slave for random works. (just now have to work for the girls in the Academy instead)

I say slave, cause they're wearing those Neck Bracelets that usually placed on Slaves (as seen in RL, Movies and other Anime/Manga)

And yes... IS vibes... but maybe the MC won't be completely useless in here... maybe... lol

PS: hmmm... pulling her shirt and panties to reveal the tattoo... lewd... *takes pics*

Also, ppls talked about that foreshadow of black sword.
If he is indeed the Black Hero... what's the point of doing that if his family would be turn into slaves?
Who really do that? It's like saying you're literally selling off your family members cause you're in a rebellious age...

bakato · 2016-01-13, 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaos_animagic

so... the guy's some sort of slave that works for anything non-stop everyday without pay because he used to be the Prince of the previous empire... and looks like he can't refuse the orders either.

At least the sis weren't working in "suspicious jobs" and is just attending the Academy.

Good thing he's now attending the Academy, so he got off from having to work like a slave for random works. (just now have to work for the girls in the Academy instead)

I say slave, cause they're wearing those Neck Bracelets that usually placed on Slaves (as seen in RL, Movies and other Anime/Manga)

And yes... IS vibes... but maybe the MC won't be completely useless in here... maybe... lol

PS: hmmm... pulling her shirt and panties to reveal the tattoo... lewd... *takes pics*

Also, ppls talked about that foreshadow of black sword.
If he is indeed the Black Hero... what's the point of doing that if his family would be turn into slaves?
Who really do that? It's like saying you're literally selling off your family members cause you're in a rebellious age...

If he's really the Black Hero who toppled an empire, then he's already in another league compared to Ichika.

Newprimus · 2016-01-13, 20:36

For one I approve they took out the first battle sequence that was in the LN before the Lux vs Lishe battle. It's redundant in the larger progression of things.

DragoonKain3 · 2016-01-13, 21:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benigmatica

Episode 1:Still, I wonder if Lux's black sword is related to the fabled "Black Hero" that toppled the old Arcadia Empire?

I was actually thinking how it would be so bad for Lux if indeed he is the "Black Hero" that toppled the old empire. Like pushed out of court before the coup, then he was the main force that made the coup successful, and now he is forced to pay back remuneration just because he is of the old bloodline? Man he has it REAL bad.

Medivh · 2016-01-14, 06:46

Pictures of 2nd episode is updated on the website.
http://saijaku.jp/story

~Yami~ · 2016-01-14, 08:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by DragoonKain3

I was actually thinking how it would be so bad for Lux if indeed he is the "Black Hero" that toppled the old empire. Like pushed out of court before the coup, then he was the main force that made the coup successful, and now he is forced to pay back remuneration just because he is of the old bloodline? Man he has it REAL bad.

that makes it interesting

at least that is a kind of background that I like to see from Lux

RegulusNemea · 2016-01-14, 16:32

I have a bad feeling about this.

Spoiler for :

2016-01-12, 06:38	Link #81
Hakai Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Age: 25	Putting all the pacing issues aside I'm kinda glad they ended the first episode where they did Giving a reasonable explanation for Lisha's anger and a glimpse of her cute side Otherwise we'd be getting a lots of 'Another blonde violent tsundere main girl' __________________

2016-01-12, 06:43	Link #82
ValvraveTruth Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Singapore	I think its pretty obvious who is the dark hero which help destroyed the Arcadia empire. The hints are just everywhere in the op and episodes itself. Oh wait, does that mean he destroyed his own empire? Such mystery... continue watching the next episodes... hahaha And the subs are not that good. __________________ Last edited by ValvraveTruth; 2016-01-12 at 07:11.

2016-01-12, 15:31	Link #87
blitz1/2 Tenshi's Defense Squadron Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Fighting against those who oppress the system	I am starting to like Ari Osawa's voice work. She can make a good impressionist, her voice is sounding like Noriko Shitaya at times, and her voice in Active Raid made me thought it was Risa Taneda at times. __________________ hai, hai. Onii-chan has his work cut out for him.

2016-01-12, 23:04	Link #89
ghost013 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012	Okay episode, the character designs are nice and the animation seems fine. But yeah, getting strong IS and Asterisk vibes. Kind of expected that from the manga though. __________________

2016-01-12, 23:28	Link #90
KnightShade Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014	the best way to describe saijaku: Infinite Madan no ou to Asterisk __________________ Join the Vanadis Discord

2016-01-12, 08:23	Link #83
Benigmatica Deadpan Rambler Join Date: Nov 2012	Episode 1: Well, it sure is similar to Infinite Stratos, but has some elements to Blade Dance and Kuusen Madoushi. Still, I wonder if Lux's black sword is related to the fabled "Black Hero" that toppled the old Arcadia Empire?

2016-01-12, 08:29	Link #84
dmaxzero Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007	I liked it. Will watch.

2016-01-12, 09:16	Link #85
Shlugo Senior Member Join Date: May 2014	When the hero fell on the heroine in the bat before we even got to see his face I totally expected a derivative cliche fest on par with Blade Dance. And for the most of episode it was. A meek, clumsy hero, a tsundere heroine, an all girl school with the hero as the only guy, hero and heroine getting into a duel, but halfway through the duel things took a turn for the better and surprised me. I honestly expected Lux to just beat Lisha with his crappy Drag-ride, to establish how great he is, but instead an Abys shows up and they team up to beat him. I found that a cool way for them to resolve the conflict. Lux is a pretty typical harem action protagonist, with a meek personality but hiding some secrets, in a difficult place in life but hiding a great power. He's nice, brave but perhaps not the sharpest tool in the shed. The biggest problem I have with him is his voice- very annoying. Aside from that he's fine. I totally expect his black sword to summon a Bahamut Drag-ride, a counterpart to Lishe's Tiamat. Lisha is also a typical heroine but seems to be on the better part of a spectrum. She's a tsundere princess, but she's not unreasonably abrasive or condescending towards Lux. She was mad at him when she had a legitimate grievance but let go of the grudge once he proved himself to her and started to get along with him just fine. She's wilful and hotblooded but not obnoxiously so. I like her design, she's cute. I think she and Lux will make a good couple. I also like that she's the strongest and highest standing student at the school, I much prefer strong heroines than incompetent ones that other girls can make jabs at. I also love that she has a gravity based powers, those are always cool. Airi is pretty fine as far as younger sisters go. She doesn't act bratty and doesn't seem to be a bro-con which is a good start. Will have to see more of her before getting a more refined opinion. Creepy stalker girl is creepy. I hate this type of characters. All in all a pretty good episode and I look forward to the next one. If they can keep this up, they will be able to hold the line for actually decent LN high school fantasy adaptations that started last season.

2016-01-12, 14:17	Link #86
IceHism Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014	My need for trash is satisfied. Will continue to watch.

2016-01-13, 05:40	Link #93
Kismet-chan The Chaotic Dreamer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In a cruel yet beautiful world Age: 32	I took the plunge and watched the first episode. - The OP sequence is pretty stylish minus that one awkward transition and I like the song. - I really like the character designs. It's half the reason I even cared to watch this, if I'm being honest. - Setup is extremely generic, but the political angle of the premise makes it slightly more bearable. The action scenes seemed competent. - Lisha, for now, seems less annoying than the average tsundere. That's not really saying much, but she didn't make me want to hurt someone, so that's good. This can always change at any point, though. The only thing I straight-up hated was the whole "lol, the protag sees the main girl naked!" stereotype. I don't care if it's there solely to create the opportunity of Lux seeing Lisha's crest, I just think it's stupid and I'm tired of seeing it. But if I try my hardest to ignore that, the episode didn't really offend me on any other level. Perhaps I'm being too generous? Hmm... Anyway, I might keep an eye on this mainly because I'm curious to see if Krulcifer lives up to her (apparent) hype. __________________ Last edited by Kismet-chan; 2016-01-13 at 07:34.

2016-01-13, 18:47	Link #94
chaos_animagic Senior Member Join Date: May 2009	so... the guy's some sort of slave that works for anything non-stop everyday without pay because he used to be the Prince of the previous empire... and looks like he can't refuse the orders either. At least the sis weren't working in "suspicious jobs" and is just attending the Academy. Good thing he's now attending the Academy, so he got off from having to work like a slave for random works. (just now have to work for the girls in the Academy instead) I say slave, cause they're wearing those Neck Bracelets that usually placed on Slaves (as seen in RL, Movies and other Anime/Manga) And yes... IS vibes... but maybe the MC won't be completely useless in here... maybe... lol PS: hmmm... pulling her shirt and panties to reveal the tattoo... lewd... takes pics Also, ppls talked about that foreshadow of black sword. If he is indeed the Black Hero... what's the point of doing that if his family would be turn into slaves? Who really do that? It's like saying you're literally selling off your family members cause you're in a rebellious age...

2016-01-13, 20:36	Link #96
Newprimus NO ESCAPE FROM NYAAA Artist Join Date: Jan 2004	For one I approve they took out the first battle sequence that was in the LN before the Lux vs Lishe battle. It's redundant in the larger progression of things. __________________ NYAA-CEPTION

2016-01-14, 06:46	Link #98
Medivh Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015	Pictures of 2nd episode is updated on the website. http://saijaku.jp/story

2016-01-14, 16:32	Link #100
RegulusNemea Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014	I have a bad feeling about this. Spoiler for : Be ready for an AntiMagic-tier pacing __________________