(L+CR) Maoyuu Maou Yuusha

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

The anime never mentioned about Maou's long life-span so far isn't it? If that's the case, is it really okay for us who read the manga and novel to just casually mention it here to the anime-only watchers?

Please correct me if I'm wrong .

[Myssa Rei]

No it hasn't been mentioned (yet), so it's going to be considered a spoiler. Edit your posts, boys!

Reckoner: The term used in the novel I think is Mazoku (hahaha, brings back Slayers memories doesn't it?), which IS a blanket-term for all non-human magical races. So a werewolf or a faerie will still be called a demon by a human, because the average human in this world doesn't see the difference.

[Xellos-_^]

it should have been establish in ep4. this is really a poor choice by the director to exclude this piece of info.

[Graveyard Duck]

Originally Posted by kagato3

Given that the Mage Girl (Onna Mahou Tsukai) is more correctly traslated as Woman Witch the fate of most human magic users might not be too good or very long.

The literal translation of onna mahou tsukai (女魔法使い) is "female magic user." There is a specific word for witch in Japanese, majo (魔女), which the show does not use.

Originally Posted by Myssa Rei

Reckoner: The term used in the novel I think is Mazoku (hahaha, brings back Slayers memories doesn't it?), which IS a blanket-term for all non-human magical races. So a werewolf or a faerie will still be called a demon by a human, because the average human in this world doesn't see the difference.

For comparison, the Japanese word for those evil spirits from the Christian Hell associated with Satan, is akuma (悪魔). Of course, English use of the word demon is wider than that narrow meaning, though modern uses pretty much always have an evil connotation.

[zRichard]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

it should have been establish in ep4. this is really a poor choice by the director to exclude this piece of info.

That Demon Queen is not human?

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Originally Posted by zRichard

That Demon Queen is not human?

Oh, so being a non-human immediately grants you longer life-span?

[zRichard]

Originally Posted by Obelisk ze Tormentor

Oh, so being a non-human immediately grants you longer life-span?

It's a possibility to have in mind. It's fantasy setting, what's so strange about long lived demons?

[XFire]

Originally Posted by zRichard

That Demon Queen is not human?

No, she just looks like it. Head Maid and

Spoiler for spoiler:

Female Magician

are from the same clan.

Edit: I worded that wrong. I meant its easy for viewers of the anime (and readers of the manga, to be honest) to think of her as "human" despite being called Maou until they hit you over the head with her age.

Originally Posted by Obelisk ze Tormentor

Oh, so being a non-human immediately grants you longer life-span?

Yes. Remember in the beginning how she told Hero she had been waiting a long time? She meant over 150 years since she decided she wanted to meet Hero. Various adaptions show her watching him growing up through a crystal ball, talking about how she wants to meet him.

[Dark Faith]

Originally Posted by zRichard

That Demon Queen is not human?

In all fairness, there's not much "demon" about her. Even the horns were removable...
And I have to agree with Obelisk, just because she's a supernatural entity it doesn't mean that her lifespan is longer. Usually demons live longer, but they usually don't behave like a teenage girl.

Originally Posted by XFire

Yes. Remember in the beginning how she told Hero she had been waiting a long time? She meant over 150 years since she decided she wanted to meet Hero. Various adaptions show her watching him growing up through a crystal ball, talking about how she wants to meet him.

I remember this scene in the anime.. except it stopped at "I've been waiting for a long time.". Which in turn says wonders about the adaptation since it keeps forgetting to mention these tidbits of information and manga readers end up spoiling it without noticing.

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Originally Posted by zRichard

It's a possibility to have in mind. It's fantasy setting, what's so strange about long lived demons?

Possibility isn't a confirmation. That's what I was talking about: how the anime didn't mention it explicitly.

Originally Posted by XFire

Yes. Remember in the beginning how she told Hero she had been waiting a long time? She meant over 150 years since she decided she wanted to meet Hero. Various adaptions show her watching him growing up through a crystal ball, talking about how she wants to meet him.

Look my friend, I read the manga too. But for anime-only watchers, they won't know until it's mentioned. And "a long time" is pretty vague in itself.

@Dark Faith
Thanx for stressing my point.

[erneiz_hyde]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

it should have been establish in ep4. this is really a poor choice by the director to exclude this piece of info.

Did you mean that by the time the novel/manga gets to where the anime is at ep.4, this piece of information should've already been conveyed? If so, then yes, if I remember right that shouldn't strictly be spoiling according to the forum's rules. BUT, it should be put behind the spoiler tag and labeled properly, because it's a comparison between a source material and and the anime. Pure spoilers aren't allowed to exist in the first place.

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by erneiz_hyde

Did you mean that by the time the novel/manga gets to where the anime is at ep.4, this piece of information should've already been conveyed? If so, then yes, if I remember right that shouldn't strictly be spoiling according to the forum's rules. BUT, it should be put behind the spoiler tag and labeled properly, because it's a comparison between a source material and and the anime. Pure spoilers aren't allowed to exist in the first place.

oh absolutely, it was when the HM was asking why the Hero didn't go see DQ even through he was back.

Spoiler:

Hero replied that he isn't stupid. He knows DQ cares for him. He is avoiding her because he knows she will out live him and didn't want to make her sad.

a huge difference form the anime as the anime was making the Hero out to be another or the wishy-washy male lead.

As one of the previous poster said, the director is trying too hard to make MMY into S&W S3. This is unfair to fans of both series.

[Polarpew]

1 thing I like to point out about those 200 ships getting sunk.
ITS EFFIN GIANT SQUIDS, EVEN IF YOU HAD 200000000 boats, it wont do sht against em. No way you can have naval advantage unless you had torpedoes, which do not exist in this series btw. So yea wasted lives

Noticed another thing
Maoyuu Maou Yuusha - Macroeconomics
Spice and Wolf - Microeconomics

Never been a better time to be a Business Major

[fukarming]

Originally Posted by zRichard

I watched Gasaraki more than 10 years ago and I remember that it had its fair share of action you could expect from a mecha. Chihayafuru is about a game, it's fun by pure nature. Could you say the same about Utakoi?

It sounds to me that you are simply less interested in macro economics than the other two themes. The show being boring to you because it's about boring stuff. But if that's not the case, and you are into economics and social development, what would be a better way to execute the exposition?

Everyone in my anime club found gasaraki boring. Karuta is a game that I don't understand a single bit. I haven't watched Utakoi but if that is a well made show it should be interesting despite whatever material it is.

There is a whole trope called "mundane made awesome". If they can make writing and walking look awesome, it is inexcusable that they make economics and social development looks so boring. Heck my econ 101 (macroeconomics) class is more fun than MaoYuu. At least my class have charts

It is about the atmosphere, as I simply don't feel any urgency in MaoYuu. Like I said, the negotiation scene can be made plenty of fun, thru the use of music, camera angle to build tension but I got nothing in that scene.

Lots of you keep on saying "it can't be help as they only have 12-13 episode". It is not an excuse as they could simply end the anime in an earlier plot point. I didn't watch the source material so I can't say much, but it seems to me that the imminent battle looks to be important. Maybe they could use 12-13 episode and end it there?

[kagato3]

Originally Posted by Obelisk ze Tormentor

The anime never mentioned about Maou's long life-span so far isn't it? If that's the case, is it really okay for us who read the manga and novel to just casually mention it here to the anime-only watchers?

Please correct me if I'm wrong .

They did state in the anime that the reason he isn't getting close to Maou is that he knows he will die before her in the anime at least implying she is natrualy longer lived as realisticly he has next to no chance of dieing in battle (the manga makes it less vague by stateing she will out live him because he is human) even the novel and manga don't get into the details at this point.

[Marcus H.]

It is about the atmosphere, as I simply don't feel any urgency in MaoYuu. Like I said, the negotiation scene can be made plenty of fun, thru the use of music, camera angle to build tension but I got nothing in that scene.

We don't need ZAWA ZAWA or Jojo levels of emotional exaggeration for Maoyuu, thank you very much.
I think the production team is going for a down-to-earth storytelling here.

Lots of you keep on saying "it can't be help as they only have 12-13 episode". It is not an excuse as they could simply end the anime in an earlier plot point. I didn't watch the source material so I can't say much, but it seems to me that the imminent battle looks to be important. Maybe they could use 12-13 episode and end it there?

My guess is that the story will be so open-minded at that point that closing the series there would be ARMS shooting itself in the foot with a nuclear missile.

[fukarming]

Originally Posted by Marcus H.

We don't need ZAWA ZAWA or Jojo levels of emotional exaggeration for Maoyuu, thank you very much.
I think the production team is going for a down-to-earth storytelling here.



My guess is that the story will be so open-minded at that point that closing the series there would be ARMS shooting itself in the foot with a nuclear missile.

There is a pretty big gap between Jojo level and the current MaoYuu. I doubt I am the only person who found MaoYuu boring and forgettable.

I can't say much since I don't know about the source material. But I am in the camp believe that original material/ending is better than rushing but faithful. I will probably revisit this topic after the whole series is over.....given I stay until end........

[mangamuscle]

The more I think about it the more sense it makes that for this kind of adaption they should have gone with the gender-swap (and giving the male lead to Shimono Hiro),posibly exluding the two little maids.

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Originally Posted by kagato3

They did state in the anime that the reason he isn't getting close to Maou is that he knows he will die before her in the anime at least implying she is natrualy longer lived as realisticly he has next to no chance of dieing in battle (the manga makes it less vague by stateing she will out live him because he is human) even the novel and manga don't get into the details at this point.

Two members said “no”, then you come and said “yes”. Aarghh! Which one is right? I guess I have to rewatch the episode again later to refresh my mind.

EDIT: Re-watched the episode. And yes it's implied but I think it's still a weak reference to her long life-span. Why didn't the anime producer made Hero say it clearly?

Originally Posted by Marcus H.

We don't need ZAWA ZAWA or Jojo levels of emotional exaggeration for Maoyuu, thank you very much.
I think the production team is going for a down-to-earth storytelling here.

Read fukarming’s post carefully. “the use of music, camera angle to build tension” not necessarily have to equal JoJo’s exaggeration style. Some dialogue scenes can be both calm and engaging. It all depends on good execution. Have you seen dialogues in Tarrantino movies like Inglourious Basterds or in Wachowski’s The Matrix or maybe dialogues in Death Note and Code Geass? (just to give you obvious examples).

[orion]

Originally Posted by ogon_bat

The more I think about it the more sense it makes that for this kind of adaption they should have gone with the gender-swap (and giving the male lead to Shimono Hiro),posibly exluding the two little maids.

I love those 2 girls.

I don't find the series boring at all. I'm an anime-only viewer.