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      Thecardq Member @OSRizzo
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      @osrizzo Oh no! I never even considered that they might make it that bad.

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        Not so much a spoiler as a hint of things to come but...

        spoiler

        All in all I'm just so happy to have it back. And with what even feels like slightly improved animation to boot. Seemed cleaner, somehow.

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          rsog412 Premium Member @OSRizzo
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          @osrizzo - You know, I was kind-of sad about this probably being the last season, but now that you've pointed this out, I'm glad there won't be an anime adaptation of P3. (/s)

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            strangeattractor Premium Member @OSRizzo
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            @osrizzo

            I'd be interested in seeing photos from the print museum. That sounds lovely.

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              OSRizzo @rsog412
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              @rsog412

              Eh, I'm still sad that this is likely the last season. I try not to be too hard on the translator, especially when it comes to these faux western names. If everyone remembers, the first season came out right after the first season of Shield Hero, where the name Myne was used by one of the most hated anime characters of all time. While I don't believe that it should have affected anything I can see why they may have wanted to distance our beloved gremlin. I do remember arguments that it was the reasoning at the time, anyways.

              As for

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              Ultimately, we, as LN readers, are a bit spoiled by having a translator as talented and dedicated as Quof.

              "Hubris is a slow and insidious killer, Aub Ehrenfest."

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                I'm fairly certain the picture of the press they had in the latest ep is the press from the printing museum videos. Which, if so, sweet.

                My grasp on sanity remains absolute.

                Oh, right, the poison, the poison for Kuzco, the poison chosen especially to kill Kuzco, Kuzco's poison. ...That poison?

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                  OSRizzo @TheGrimLich
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                  @thegrimlich

                  I think you're correct, as the museum offers printing press demonstrations.

                  "Hubris is a slow and insidious killer, Aub Ehrenfest."

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                    LurkingMcLurk Member @Thecardq
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                    @thecardq said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                    @osrizzo Oh no! I never even considered that they might make it that bad.

                    Don't worry we can have solace in the fact that at least the Japanese merch will use the correct name.

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                    Episode 28 Preview Pictures
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                      talisein Premium Member
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                      Happy Myneday, episode 2 is here! I feel like the director is struggling with all the flashbacks, but since its been so long since season 2 I guess it can't be helped. In the end the scenes are giving a good sense of her homesickness. I wish we'd get a little more complex harpspiel practice. In the 2nd half we learned a chant for the cone of silence that I don't think we knew before.

                      I think episode 3 should pick up the pace.. assuming they don't feel a need to reintroduce everybody in the workshop.

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                      • marcus_atticusM
                        marcus_atticus
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                        The anime this season makes Myneday fuller! Seeing the story animated brings a-whole-nother level of joy.

                        Following: Ascendance of a Bookworm, D-Genesis, Housecleaning Mage, Dahlia in Bloom, Rebuild World, Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom, TRPG

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                        • AngelusA
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                          Seems to be dropping in animation quality a little and the flow of the action in some scenes looked a bit disjointed. The CR "translation" is annoying, too, probably done by someone with no knowledge of the actual story - Lutz touring a papyrus workshop in a neighboring city? I don't think so!

                          After reading something captivating, book lovers simply need to talk about it with someone.
                          —Tearmoon Empire

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                            Thecardq Member @Angelus
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                            @angelus I'm pretty sure crunchyroll translators just get a copy of the script for the section they need to translate. Things like this are probably part of why JNC only puts one translator on most (all?) of their liscences. Also why were so lucky to have a translator like Quof.

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                              Angelus Member @Thecardq
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                              @thecardq said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                              @angelus I'm pretty sure crunchyroll translators just get a copy of the script for the section they need to translate.

                              So I believe. I don't think they don't even get to see the visuals either, which can lead to all sorts of problems too.

                              Anyway, despite my negative comments I'm still grateful for Myneday.

                              After reading something captivating, book lovers simply need to talk about it with someone.
                              —Tearmoon Empire

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                                pcj Premium Member @Angelus
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                                @angelus said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                                I don't think they don't even get to see the visuals either, which can lead to all sorts of problems too.

                                If they didn't get to see the visuals, we wouldn't have "Main". They spelled her name "Myne" on episode 1, then changed it to "Main" in episode 2 because of the emulation of romaji on the slate.

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                                  I see that once again the studio fail to convey the sense of urgency and danger in dangerous situations. The trombe hunt last season was boring compared to the source material, and in this episode, Myne's near mana overload seemed to be treated in a "ho hum, no big deal" kind of way. From the direction to the animation to the voice acting, these scenes continue to fall flat.

                                  "Hubris is a slow and insidious killer, Aub Ehrenfest."

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                                    Angelus Member @pcj
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                                    @pcj said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                                    If they didn't get to see the visuals, we wouldn't have "Main".

                                    The script is available weeks before the episode drops, the visuals are sometimes completed rather later. In the case you point out, maybe the studio got to see the CR translation of EP1. The studio always calls the shots, if they say it's "Main" because to a Japanese person that more likely reads as "My-een" rather than as "May-n" then "Main" it is. At least we are in a much better position here because Quof has a channel of communication with the author.

                                    After reading something captivating, book lovers simply need to talk about it with someone.
                                    —Tearmoon Empire

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                                      OSRizzo @Angelus
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                                      @angelus

                                      Well, that and I assume that the katakana for Myne is マイン which when put into romanji is literally Main.

                                      "Hubris is a slow and insidious killer, Aub Ehrenfest."

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                                        pcj Premium Member @Angelus
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                                        @angelus Back in the days of season 1, Crunchyroll typically wasn't getting the script for most anime until the day of, sometimes even not until after it aired in Japan. Studios were paranoid about the streaming sites leaking it before it aired in Japan, and it took them a long time to earn enough trust to get the materials in advance.

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                                          Libri Liberorum Premium Member
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                                          Shikza's execution is revealed in the most recent episode. When this happened in the LN, it was a huge shock for me and also for Myne

                                          I swallowed hard. Not for a second had I expected that the archduke would have Shikza executed. Considering that Shikza was a noble and I was a commoner, I figured he would get a light punishment at worst.

                                          But in the anime, she is just "oh, so that he was executed is not public knowledge" and breezes on with the conversation.

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                                            Episode 29 Preview Pictures
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