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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
          Angelus Member
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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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            • AngelusA
              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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                • OSRizzoO
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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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                  • AngelusA
                    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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                    • OSRizzoO
                      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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                      • pcjP
                        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 LiberorumL
                          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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                            LurkingMcLurk Member
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                            Episode 29 Preview Pictures
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                            • TubeT
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                              Talking about pace in relation to LN:

                              spoiler
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                              • AngelusA
                                Angelus Member @LurkingMcLurk
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                                @lurkingmclurk, I'm glad they still show who uses rinsham. Although a certain purple-haired guy looks like he needs more than rinsham to make his hair behave!

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

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                                  Sekki Member
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                                  I read books so I knwo what will happen but it is still interesting to see how they adapt it. Also I try to spot mistakes. In latest episode when Myne is eating alone in room I noticed there is no bell on table :)

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                                  • AngelusA
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                                    Somebody or something is messing with time in my locality, I just sat down to watch the new episode and all of a sudden it was finished.

                                    And a wild Blue Priest appeared, too! But "pwee"?

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

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

                                      And a wild Blue Priest appeared, too! But "pwee"?

                                      Hey. It's a HUGE step up from the "oink" we saw in the trailers.

                                      Read my April Fools prank, Zeteni’s Light Novel Review/s: The Incomplete Anthology! Link: t.ly/EZRn

                                      Featuring about 40 series from JNC.

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                                      • marcus_atticusM
                                        marcus_atticus
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                                        I am so happy they developed Damuel’s character on screen! This is how characters become alive on screen, and what separates bookworm from the generic isekai! Big Applause to the production team

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

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                                          Sekki Member @marcus_atticus
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                                          @marcus_atticus Not only that but they are speeding up things that will be relevant in future seasons in order to focus more on what hapens in part 2 of books. So far they are doing excelent job.

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                                            Libri Liberorum Premium Member
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                                            They didn't have Benno's "Took her long enough" reaction to Myne collapsing!

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