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Jan 15, 5:59 AM
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Teoritta is like a talking shadow next to Xylo.

Got some story lore and world lore. Patausche still treats Xylo with a cold shoulder and tells him to just focus on the mission. He definitely handled that better than I had thought. However, this episode also showed the harsh reality of their world. There's just way too much death and danger, even that deep in the mines. Also curious to see more of Patausche as she seems to have a complex personality in this show.
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Jan 15, 6:00 AM
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A terrorist and… whatever Tatsuya is. You know, I’m starting to get why people are so racist toward heroes now. Tatsuya alone would justify it for me, ngl. Anyway yeah, new episode, new mission, and this time it’s nothing more than an obvious trap to capture Teoritta. Glad Xylo caught on to that quickly. Even that bitch, I mean, the knight from last episode who should’ve stayed dead is back to her usual antics.

Honestly though, Xylo has to stop being such a goody two-shoes and should’ve let Terrorist-kun “accidentally” kill them lol. So yeah, Xylo comes to this girl’s rescue once again, in the badass way he always does. Xylo's time again here, let's see him put these annoying pricks in their place hopefully.
Jan 15, 6:07 AM
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Xylo team is strong as hell, i love that terrorist king, can't hate him whatsoever. and then there's Tatsuya, absolute psycho killer.

Jan 15, 6:25 AM
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A bunch of eccentric heroes saving the world, heh, another suicide mission for Xylo.

Teoritta's eagerness and cheerful energy vanished when she saw the corrupted humans... more bleakness in already blighted world.
Jan 15, 6:38 AM
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Beautiful animation can compensate for many things, but not everything.

Good ED song BTW.
Jan 15, 6:38 AM
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i kinda felt like Teoritta was getting a few extra frames then everyone else not that im complaining lol.
anyways great episode i like where its going.
Jan 15, 6:44 AM
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Idk I feel very bored when there's not an action sequence going on, production is fantastic but I don't really care about the characters nor plot so far and was hoping it would get a bit more fleshed out.
Jan 15, 6:52 AM
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Idk I feel very bored when there's not an action sequence going on, production is fantastic but I don't really care about the characters nor plot so far and was hoping it would get a bit more fleshed out.
@Allblackj52
Well I care about the characters twin idk how you don’t
Jan 15, 6:56 AM
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@Allblackj52
Well I care about the characters twin idk how you don’t
@SnowHamining I don't understand how you do when they've had barely any focus or anything other than your stereotypical fantasy revenge writing but you do you, I don't care about them at all yet.
Jan 15, 7:05 AM
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when are we gonna see based loli outfit?
Jan 15, 7:07 AM
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when are we gonna see based loli outfit?
@EcchiGodMamster Bro u need to get locked up
Jan 15, 7:09 AM
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@EcchiGodMamster Bro u need to get locked up
TheWackyWizard said:
@EcchiGodMamster Bro u need to get locked up


i'd like to get an answer that i wasn't already expecting
Jan 15, 7:25 AM

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Very interesting worldbuilding, the art is also the same as in ep 1 it reminds me a very little bit about some ghibli sceneries.

I knew the Hero-group-members would be a bit special haha i like that

Yeah but FUCK this loli..
Jan 15, 7:34 AM
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Did Anyone Noticed.....??2024??? (From Episode 2 Credits)
Jan 15, 7:35 AM
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I knew it was gonna be a small step down from last episode. I liked the new hero’s that were introduced this episode. The animation in the fight sequences were alright, but the animation when they’re just talking is very smooth at certain points. Overall I quite liked this episode, and I’m not disappointed.
Jan 15, 7:39 AM
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After episode 1, I was afraid this anime would be exposition-central but this episode proved otherwise for now. I really dug the character introductions and pacing in this episode's writing. Until next week.
Jan 15, 7:39 AM

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Idk how the vote count is how it is, but this episode made me feel more reassured about the quality of this series going forward, both in terms of aesthetic quality and storytelling direction.
Apparently from what I was told by others, Xylo's personality in the LN was a lot more tame and even cheerful which imho doesn't really abide as well with the kind of situation he's in as a veteran penal hero, so I'd say it's a step-up on the anime's part to express a version more befitting and accurate; even if it's supposedly a bit overdone, it at least makes more sense logically and from a perspective in tonal consistency.
Jan 15, 7:46 AM
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It's just good battle Seinen with well produced values.
But at the end of the day it's still just a cartoon.

Just remember unless you grew up in Japan they don't make anime for you.
Jan 15, 7:47 AM

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We've barely met Norgalle and "His Highness" and all his chuunibyou antics are already the best thing ever. The fact his kingly majesty even got Kivia to flinch is gold lmao.

Wonder what the Xylo groan count will be by the end of this.
Jan 15, 8:02 AM

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Yeah, this episode was kind of meh for me. Action was solid but didn't have that much going on, was more focused on some world building and focusing more on other people working with Xylo and Teoritta, as well as Teoritta wanting to be more useful to Xylo. The animation wasn't episode 1 levels but the production was still really good for a more standard episode that I am expecting for most of the season. Liked the music too as a whole. Just wish the characters weren't dull to watch besides Teoritta trying to make up for the charisma in the series in some ways. Early Temu Eris vibes with how much they went ham on the scenes to make her charming in a bit of a forced way right from the get-go but if there's some real character development and progression there, I would be seated then. The pacing wasn't necessarily bad, but this didn't have me feeling much for it. Hopefully the intensity of the story can pick up more next week.
Jan 15, 8:06 AM
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Sorry....but did that moth just willfully fly into the fire and burn itself alive?

Besides that another banging episode, glad they could keep the quality from the first episode rolling through.
Seems like the heroes are a fun band of misfits and crazies, with them all being pretty solid in their respective fields of fighting or soulseal making...and whatever the white hair guy does.

Altought I feel like the heroes do everything and those holy knights are pathetic fodder, besides the captain. Like Tatsuya and Xylo would wipe the floor with them easily.

Just hope that Teoritta gets some praise from edgelord Xylo in the coming episodes for her hard efforts :?


Can't lie her moments of cuteness does ligthen the mood of this grim anime :D


Jan 15, 8:17 AM

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So Temu Esdeath just might have a conscience. The fake king and PTSD Guy are also kind of cool. If only Territorial could STFU for five seconds, we'd be golden. I'm assuming Xylo's reaction is meant to be the same as ours. Moving right along to the next fight.
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Jan 15, 8:31 AM

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I noticed that a lot of the times when a character delivers an attack, the camera cuts to a shot of the faeries being killed by the attack. There's not a lot of animation in those shots other than the visual effects of the attacks, which is a little underwhelming. Maybe they're saving the budget for the bigger fights but there's noticeable steps down in production quality from the premier episode.
Jan 15, 9:14 AM

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Its so stereotypical how the knights are portrayed as totally useless.... Mangakas, it's ok to have capable characters aside from the main cast, specially antagonists
Jan 15, 9:15 AM
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Teoritta's adorable. More headpats!

Very little exposition so far and just buildup for more action again. I'm quite interested in the world building but not much so far and only bits and pieces. I'm curious how that guy built that machine. We know very little about the artifact type system so far. We get to directly see what happens to the heroes eventually. Even though they can be ressurected they ultimately end up like a mindless freak. Also the blonde guy is a nutcase lol.
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Jan 15, 9:21 AM

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beautiful animation again and so far a great story

Jan 15, 9:23 AM
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What was that??

It was beautifully animated just like the first episode, and the first half was decent, but after the first fight in the caves, it stopped making sense. Why would extracting the captives lead to huge losses when one of them is right next to them? Shouldn't they just need to walk out of the cave at that point? Where are the other monsters that they're expecting to have to fight?

I'll give this show the three episode test. I want to like it, but the writing has just been pretty bad so far
Jan 15, 9:38 AM

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So we finally get to see Tatsuya and the King in anime form nice.
Tatsuya being a prime example of why being able to die and come back is not actually a good thing...
Jan 15, 9:50 AM
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people keep saying the animation is like jobless reincarnation but from the MC all I get reminded of is mars red smh
Jan 15, 9:54 AM

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the art fell off real fast. except for action segments. I feel bad for the characters.
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Jan 15, 9:54 AM
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Can someone explain to me why the average rating for this episode is 4.1 ,IT DESERVED MORE!! The animation , the plot and the character design was immaculate!! What the heck is wrong with these ppl?What do they expect?
Jan 15, 9:56 AM
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Good episode, we got more interesting lore about the world and a partial look into what civilization is currently looking like. As expected, people that were dooming over the episode quality were proven wrong. Despite the many action directors on the episode and the handful of second key animators. The quality only dipped very so slightly while still maintaining above average art, story telling, and animation.

Which picked up in the second half of the episode, the general movement and action sequences were on par to episode 1's. Which makes me think it might be similar to Wistoria in a sense where they save the super well animated sequences for the last half of the episode. (only episodes that don't have as much importance or action in them) so they're definitely spreading out their resources.

I can see why some would find this episode just 'okay' it's not a priority episode, more of a lore dump with character interactions than anything else with little fight scenes. It's a setup to the next episode which seems like will be a big one.

I hope I don't see any more people complaining about the animation quality or dooming over the upcoming episodes. It's clear that the anime is in great hands with a super confident production team, can't wait to for next weeks episode
Jan 15, 9:59 AM

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Ugh this show is so bleak, also I get the impression with all the problems going on not much is going to be accomplished in 12 episodes.
Jan 15, 10:03 AM

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It was worth the wait. I wouldn't expect much from a set up episode but it was great. The animation remains amazing and I love this artstyle with almost no shadows. I like these new characters.
Jan 15, 10:18 AM

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After the insane 1-hour first episode, how do I feel?
I STILL LOVE IT! Enjoying Episode 2 wholeheartedly. Amazing score, lovely insert song, surprisingly still well-animated too!

As expected, this keeps giving me the more and more Tate no Yuusha S1 vibe.

Still not seeing the anime going to share the same fate as Ninja Kamui, so in Studio KAI and Hiroyuki Takashima we trust.
Jan 15, 10:32 AM

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Another absolutely incredible episode, they didn’t miss a beat transitioning from that hour long episode to this. One of the animators on twitter said to be respectful if there’s a quality drop off, but this was still an amazing looking episode. The animation definitely picked up in the second half when even the talking and walking animation became so fluid, but the art is great throughout.

Was nice to get introduced to Xylo’s group of rejects, has to be a funny feeling going from being in charge of knights to in charge of mentally unstable people like this lmao. It would be so funny if the “King” actually ends up being the real king of the country. Given we know xylo was framed, imagine they set him up.

The whole reincarnation madness thing is definitely going to come into play at some point here, Xylo will likely die and lose some of his memories. They keep bringing it up too much and even one of their party members has it.

Respect to Xylo for pushing deeper in the tunnels I can’t wait to see how this goes next week!
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Jan 15, 10:42 AM

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another great episode

we are learning more things...
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Jan 15, 11:17 AM
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this anime is really walking on the right path

a quiet ep compared to the 1st one but still great, they got a new mission and it is trying to open a border to let the knights get in there without any problems and close the mine

we get to see a new characters like tatsuya the crazy person who is he oldest person their if I'm not mistaken and yeah i think this js making me remember cyberpunk like i think the heroes are seeing their future in him

and senridge he was a terrorist and then turned into a hero but it looks like he really was an important person cuz besides of his personality that is screaming to tell u, the priest did say that his is the son of someone important and its so sad to see him like this

and we got xylo, a great character and until now he really looks sad abt what happened to his former teammate and now he is really not letting teoritta do anything bcs he is really worried abt her getting hurt or something like that, and yeah he is going alone to try saving the ppl who couldn't get out of the mine in the right time

5 / 5 I'm really surprised with how this anime going
Jan 15, 11:31 AM
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Alright nice to see some set up of the plot. Next episode gonna be brutal
Jan 15, 11:37 AM
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popa910 said:
What was that??

It was beautifully animated just like the first episode, and the first half was decent, but after the first fight in the caves, it stopped making sense. Why would extracting the captives lead to huge losses when one of them is right next to them? Shouldn't they just need to walk out of the cave at that point? Where are the other monsters that they're expecting to have to fight?

I'll give this show the three episode test. I want to like it, but the writing has just been pretty bad so far

Rescuing the captives would lead to losses because, they’d have to defend the captives and themselves while facing against a surrounding horde of faeries, which will outnumber them and lead to more Holy Knight deaths. The anime explains this so I don’t know what bad writing you’re talking about.

It’s already implied that Holy Knights are limited in some degree, thus they avoid any actions that will directly lead to more causalities yet Kivia wants to save the captives which gives us some insight and depth to her character.

Just watch the show with your eyes open.
Jan 15, 12:05 PM
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Animation tourists are gonna get filtered out real quick if the characters are not emoting and moving non stop like in KPop Demon Hunters lol.

For a revenge isekai, made by a studio of which you wouldn't have any expectation for them to make this show look and feel good, I am pleasantly surprised by how things are unfolding. This is an excellent appetizer for the king of the isekai genre, Mushoku Tensei, coming this spring season if i remember correctly.

Well done staff and studio working on this, well done!
Jan 15, 12:36 PM

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I find it funny how useless the holy knights look compared to the very same heroes that they look down upon.

The heroes get these bad ass magic weapons while the holy knights are left with regular spears lol.
Jan 15, 12:39 PM
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fucking goated bruh
Jan 15, 12:47 PM

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btw, why they are called faeries when they look like nightmare monsters? lol
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Jan 15, 1:02 PM

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Are we gonna see competent knights or are the "heroes" gonna carry the entire human race or something?

Church guy is annoying as always. Stereotypical evil clowns.

I'm intrigued by the world the most. Characters are unimpressive.

P.S Looks like humans getting infected is news to these people. Goddess getting corrupted shouldn't sound like a dumb theory anymore, no? Kivia will hopefully catch up on this. She already shows signs she's trusting Xylo.
Jan 15, 1:08 PM
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I don't understand, are all the holy knights really that weak? Like all I'm seeing is the heroes carrying their asses hard
Jan 15, 1:08 PM

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Are we gonna see competent knights or are the "heroes" gonna carry the entire human race or something?

Church guy is annoying as always. Stereotypical evil clowns.

I'm intrigued by the world the most. Characters are unimpressive.

P.S Looks like humans getting infected is news to these people. Goddess getting corrupted shouldn't sound like a dumb theory anymore, no? Kivia will hopefully catch up on this. She already shows signs she's trusting Xylo.
@Sigmar-Unberogen is church guy the same one we see at the beginning of episode 1?
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Jan 15, 1:13 PM

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@Sigmar-Unberogen is church guy the same one we see at the beginning of episode 1?
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is church guy the same one we see at the beginning of episode 1?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's the same guy.
Jan 15, 1:21 PM

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ive seen this anime get a lot of hate on socials and all i gotta say yall are just ungrateful btches because this anime has an amazing vibe really cool mc and story line seems promising and unpredictable.
Jan 15, 1:23 PM
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You can't just sit your characters at the campfire, lower their IQ and make them explain things they all know very well... 2 episodes in a row. That's the type of writing kids do come on
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