(Hi) Ragna Crimson

[Master_Yoma]

Well Crimson is still being his effervescent self but didnt thing Majorca would have a strong trump card up her sleeve

[serenade_beta]

Spoiler for ep15:

Man, this group of people are a circus. You got twins that drink dragon blood to regenerate, some guy that has a dragon arm or something, and now his sister's hair can go silver

[Rasty]

Well, banishing Crimson is good and all, but the main reason why (s)he betrayed them still stands. At the current pace, they are pretty much screwed since they don't have enough magic to teleport everyone. I seriously doubt any of the mages has thought through how to solve this and they were just denying what she wants to do because of emotional reasons. So if they didn't have the MC they are now dying all together with the civilians, great call!

[scififan]

The poison dragon turns out that he still has lingering to his past. It gives men of the silver princess a chance to fight back.

[frubam]

you know that feeling you got several times in DBZ, where the big bads of the arc are going up against the Z-fighters except Goku, and Goku is desperately trying to get there(whether that's traveling, training, or waiting on something specific) while taking 30+ episodes to do so? Yeah, Ragna feeling like that quite a bit now. Its kinda hard to get a perception of time too, so him only showing up for like 20 secs of an episode of being en route doesn't help either.

That's not to denounce the exploration of the corps, which they've done very well but surely they could have done something more with Ragna than giving him the "take forever to get there" phenomenon =0v.

Originally Posted by Rasty

Well, banishing Crimson is good and all, but the main reason why (s)he betrayed them still stands. At the current pace, they are pretty much screwed since they don't have enough magic to teleport everyone. I seriously doubt any of the mages has thought through how to solve this and they were just denying what she wants to do because of emotional reasons. So if they didn't have the MC they are now dying all together with the civilians, great call!

Well with Crimson's idea, there would be no one to teleport; he was going to have all the civilians be used as fodder. When it comes down to Fuu, his commander's orders are paramount, so even if they didn't have enough magic in the moment, they(well, Fuu and Majo at least) would probably rather die than to disappoint the commander.

[shmaster]

It is coming, Zora's high light moment.
It is so assuring to have someone as reliable Okiayu to do the acting.
Though, I was hoping the acting of Zora's two personalities can be more distinct.

[Master_Yoma]

Well getting a back story on Zora and Starlia really pushing her men to go after him

Well those three idiots are going beyond stupid now keep move without making any sense while they talk

Wow Nazarena got a nice skill there

[frubam]

NOOOO!!!! I can't believe how it ended! That fight was something else. Episode had me SHOOK!

Spoiler for 17:

Fortunately it was a dream sequence. I should have known, since Starlia had a "Leo" head after Kamui cut it off even though he cut the hair too, but in the moment I was too shocked to pay it any attention.

There is also the possibility that it was a potential reality that he foresaw, due to some combination of his power and/or the teleportation device. But now that the remaining convo between Ragna and Crimson revealed how powerful Kamui really is, its clear that Ragna doesn't stand a chance currently. At least, not until he gets a weapon suitable for channeling his power. I guessing that's where Starlia comes in.

Glad the arc is over. But it looks like they'll be reuniting with Crimson sooner than I expected, but oh well; main point is that Ragna has learned that he doesn't have to rely on only himself, and Starlia has cemented her place ̶i̶n̶ ̶R̶a̶g̶n̶a̶'̶s̶ ̶h̶e̶a̶r̶t̶ ̶ as someone to work together with to defeat the dragons and make a better future.

[scififan]

Different people have different interpretation. She is physically killed, yet she is not quite dead.

Crimson already wars Ragna that he cannot win. Ragna chooses to ignore the words. His future knowledge told him that his companions will die while he will be left behind again. He determines to change a fate, or whatever it is.

[shmaster]

Budget, where is the budget?
Tara's last stand to Zora's despair, and the battle of 9 seconds.
No just, no. It is so cheap.
Out side Tara's self destruction, nothing looks right.
The manga took just 2 panels and thoroughly conveyed Zora's despair. But in anime it is just... just....
And the battle of 9 seconds... come on. I lowered my expectations already. I can't lower any further.

[frubam]

Originally Posted by scififan

Different people have different interpretation. She is physically killed, yet she is not quite dead.

Crimson already wars Ragna that he cannot win. Ragna chooses to ignore the words. His future knowledge told him that his companions will die while he will be left behind again. He determines to change a fate, or whatever it is.

That is possible. I hope it isn't that, but it would make sense in terms of how the narrative has been. Plus there's still Leo. He did have his full shirt in the end, so that could be the dream rather than the Kamui fight. I hope not though; really like Starlia as a character.

Originally Posted by shmaster

Budget, where is the budget?
Tara's last stand to Zora's despair, and the battle of 9 seconds.
No just, no. It is so cheap.
Out side Tara's self destruction, nothing looks right.
The manga took just 2 panels and thoroughly conveyed Zora's despair. But in anime it is just... just....
And the battle of 9 seconds... come on. I lowered my expectations already. I can't lower Amy further.

Yeah, the budget for the fight was pretty lacking . I ignored it, but it definitely stood out as the worst in the series so far. Kinda disappointed there, but oh well....

[Master_Yoma]

Well the 3 idiots finely stop running around like lunatics but Ragna is still running on fumes fighting Taratectra with now with Starlia help

Spoiler for Unexpected:

Well Voltekamui just came in with a bang and just killed everyone in a split second

[serenade_beta]

Spoiler for ep17:

Dang, I knew that there is no way there would be no deaths for the named side characters at the end of such a big battle, but they just deleted the twin at the end,
There is still a chance the princess is alive because of heroine power, but the twin is definitely dead

Originally Posted by shmaster

Budget, where is the budget?

Yeah, I loved the pretty lightning flashing in the background that was literally just one color and highlighted
But to be fair, they've been doing nothing but battling for the last few episodes, despite having a low budget. Freelane even has less battling despite having more budget than they can use properly. If only that budget went to an anime that needs it (and is better and more manly)

[shmaster]

The author released the manga chapter for the battle of 9 seconds for free.

https://twitter.com/D_Koba/status/1672154045367320580

[frubam]

Originally Posted by shmaster

The author released the manga chapter for the battle of 9 seconds for free.

https://twitter.com/D_Koba/status/1672154045367320580

Huh... it really was 9 seconds. I thought that was some kind of in-joke you were making.

The panels did make certain aspects of the fight clearer, so thanks for the link. Actually surprised Kamui got pushed, even though Ragna was completely spent. The fight might have actually been 9 secs, but the fact that a severely weakened Ragna was able to make Kamui not only transform, but call on his special weapon, means Kamui isn't the insurmountable force Crimson made him out to be. But Ragna is definitely going to need a much better weapon before he fights Kamui again; I see the weapon quality between them tipping the scales heavily in Kamui's favor.

[shmaster]

This week is a transition episode and suddenly the drawing looks okay.
Silver Link please, are you people trying?

[Master_Yoma]

So now theres a sun cult and with everyone with the same face as Ultimatia

Ragna just keeps looking more and more like a mummy after every fight

[scififan]

So, the army who follow the silver item princess were Ragna's friends from his previous loop.

The holy maidens of solar god religion agrees the assistance on the condition. One condition is Ragna's blood sample. Maybe Ragna army is coming soon.

The former wing king is lectured by Ragna. Although he is weakened, he is convinced it is his chance to hunt to the current wing queen.

[shmaster]

I hope no one miss the most important piece of information here:
Crimson is the one who has been looping countless times before he choose to let Ragna loop this time.
Ragna literally his UUR from the time loop gacha.

Though, really hope Kobayashi can do better this episode at the "it won't be my fault"
This literally the point where Ragna flips from one extreme to another.

And don't get me started on the drawings. It is like they give up drawing anyone who is not Traumatia.
The panels in manga where Ragna flipped really delivered in expression. This is a rare occasion where I'll say the anime should just copy the panels as it is better than nothing.

[Master_Yoma]

So Starlia is still alive even after being decapitated by Voltekamui he really got a strange power there

So Ragna is finely healed up and Crimson having a meltdown