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2013-02-08, 20:22 | Link #1362 | |
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2013-02-08, 20:47 | Link #1364 |
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I'm just going to expand on one of Anh_Minh's arguments to fukarming, who got some events confused.
The Gateway Army, while having superior numbers, were exhausted and not at the ideal mental health (Hero's illusions). This was reported to Maou's group and she said that the forces would be evenly matched because of that. Then came the report that Ice General was not with his army. So, anime-only knowledge is more than enough to say "Ice General could have chosen to retreat with his men. He'd probably have made it." EDIT: I also liked how they touched on the Hero's solitude. How Archer was sorry for leaving everything on Hero's shoulders. This is a direct attack to something that most classic JRPGs are guilty of.
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And so we come to the end of the first novel. The humans have regained their lost teritory and opened the south seas up to be used for trade and fishing. The human comander in gate city seeks to make peace with the demons. And Hero finaly has his long awaited reunion with Ma....Knight.
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2013-02-08, 22:05 | Link #1366 |
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red queen & big sis maid had some talk then ask what is war is really about? while our hero is doing scaring soldiers as a headless knight with help from fairies. then female knight arrive area to meet winter ruler & old guy then come red queen give old guy wonder red queen's "meat" got bottle smack by female knight. so red queen offer to help winter land is help build a bridge to cross battle sea demons then big battle is on & then the hero teleport to winter base then big walrus appear. cue female knight vs big walrus with end knight slash to defeat walrus now victory dinner, female kinght & red queen in fancy outfit while the hero & old guy had some talks about how they been doing & good times.
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2013-02-08, 22:14 | Link #1367 | ||
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I checked out the source material and finally understand what you all are saying regarding the ice general. btw, that map graveyard duck posted is what initially fuel my confusion: the demon army is going South, which is retreating to the demon territory (and where the crusader are). I didn't catch the ice general left his army to stall the main group. The ice general don't have the knowledge that the crusader army is weak. If he had known he would have retreated. He thinks the crusader army is similar in strength to the female knight, thus he sacrificed himself to stall the main army to avoid being sandwiched. So the main point is, what happened to the 7500 demon army (which escape to the South)? Total annihilation as the main army able to "help" the crusader army? Fight a bloody battle with the crusader and both side suffer huge losses? Of course ideally, the crusader army is such wuss that they open up a path to let the demon army escape back to demon territory. but I am leaning towards total annihilation given what I see on screen. btw, while Maou said on screen that she hope the demon able to retreat, and that's all she does. She did nothing to help the demon tribe to retreat.
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2013-02-08, 22:41 | Link #1368 |
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There was indeed a drop in the animation quality, even some of the main character's had a noticeable drop due to the budget constraints. Overall it was quite decent, although they cut some stuff in order to save time.
The introduction of the fire arrows in the beginning of the episode was a tease. They cut out Young Merchant and the trade of salt for forming the ice bridge mass. The ending dialogue with Archer Grandpa and Hero about him being too strong was nice though the beginning part was kind of rushed. Did like Lelouch voice FukuJun in Gateway City. They made the commander of the crusader army a lot less intimidating and raving mad. They skipped the announcement of the Southern Nation as well. They're probably going to do it next episode it seems. The enemy Ice General looked silly I could hardly take him seriously with his face.
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2013-02-09, 04:56 | Link #1372 |
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Back from a trip and just finished watching episode 6.
Well, what can I say, I really like this episode. Unlike previous episodes, the pacing this time is very good and most of the information aren’t that quickly thrown like bullets from a machine-gun, making the plot easy to understand. Hell, they even gave Hero a little time to shine. After watching previous episodes, I really wasn’t expecting them to show us Hero’s work in Gate City. Seriously, it’s a miracle! Yeah, I know, animation isn’t perfect (due to budget, I assume) but what we get is miles better than Hero’s slideshow in eps 4. Female Knight’s fight with Ice General is quite exciting to watch. And finally, a nice little closing with the dialogue between Hero and Grandpa Archer, his comrade from his overpowered party years ago. Glad that someone finally clearly addressed that due to his super-overkill power, Hero's been kinda lonely deep inside. Anyway, damn pervert geezer, his interest in Maou’s boobs even override his sharp instinct . Well, that’s Grandpa Archer for you. Btw, from the look of things now, is it possible that my guess some pages ago was right that they decide to change the scriptwriter since episode 5? Well, if it’s true then whoever he is, I’d like the studio to keep him. On the other hand, the art director also done well this time. It’s sad to let him go since it seems that they use different director each episode. Anyway, this episode is definitely one of the best so far (aside from episode 1).
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2013-02-09, 07:06 | Link #1373 | |
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Still, it's probable that they made some changes in the way they were working out the series because of how hard the pre-orders slowed down after the early adopters first rush.
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2013-02-09, 10:26 | Link #1375 | |
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Given the goal is to end a war of this scale it's reasonable to believe there will be some battles shown. Way back in ep 1 they even admited what they are going to do will kill a lot of people the up side is it will hopefully save many times more. And the series does not skimp on showing war for what it is for both the good and bad. Thinking on it I'm starting to bet the traditional DVD only 13th ep will end up being Hero's adventures as Dark Knight as they tend to be both the most fansevicey and least important to the story given all the important info was covered in a 3 min letter, but we will see.
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2013-02-09, 11:43 | Link #1376 |
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Damm that was a good episode. The battles between Female Knight's forces and Arctic General's demons was well done.
So many deaths. So much brutality. Also, Female Knight look hot in that dress.
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