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    • AngelusA
      Angelus Member @Sekki
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      @sekki, and it would use up a lot of the animation budget, which I can see from the preview pics is going to be needed elsewhere.

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

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        strangeattractor Premium Member @LurkingMcLurk
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        @lurkingmclurk

        I like the Glico Man pose picture.

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          talisein Premium Member
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          Wow episode 4 is packed! I wasn't sure they would fit in everything in the final action sequence, but I think it turned out great. I want to rewatch it immediately!

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          • Geezer WeasalopesG
            Geezer Weasalopes Premium Member
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            I can't recall if anyone established a discussion topic focused on God of Darkness prayer/spell related matters, but this episode had relevant material, to say the least.

            The icky stuff attacking the carriages was stated to be related to the God of Darkness.
            My memory being what it is, I already can't remember if it was explicitly stated that this meant a ranking Noble was directly involved; it would be worth checking.

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            There was a bunch of good stuff this episode, both from a data mining perspective and an enjoyment perspective.

            The animators continue making good use of the 'virtual chibi Myne' for explication of things.

            All your libraries are belong to us. | Those who do not read shall not eat.
            Help me, Satomi-san. You're my only hope. | Fight! Yurika!
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            • ZeteniZ
              Zeteni Premium Member
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              Well that sure went fast. They covered a LOT of content but for how fast they had to charge through it they did rather well hitting the points they needed to. Of things missed I'd say not having Myne drink a potion before knocking out was odd but I get they save on a decent amount of animation budget with just that getting excised.

              I can't believe I'd never considered that when Myne says, "So I just need to say a prayer to make magic happen, right?" that she was also entering Crushing mode but in retrospect it seems so damned obvious.

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              • marcus_atticusM
                marcus_atticus
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                I am happy with the way they animated this portion of the book as I was engaging the with media through its runtime. The pacing is good and being a LN reader made for a richer watching experience. I am going to check the subreddit for anime watchers as they say a lot of wholesome things that LN readers could get a kick out of (I certainly did), one example is Damuel will now have shiny hair since he is taken into Myne's circle of influence.

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

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                • grobinson2k1G
                  grobinson2k1 Premium Member
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                  They subbed his name properly! Yea!

                  Looking to the next few years of Ascendance of a Bookworm.

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                    rsog412 Premium Member @grobinson2k1
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                    @grobinson2k1 - Yeah, it looks like the subtitle-writers have been referencing the LNs this time around. They had lots of opportunities to make different choices (Gerlach, Liesegang, Sylvester) but were 100% consistent.

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                    • b.scot.morganB
                      b.scot.morgan Premium Member
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                      My only disappointment is that they didn't include Myne asking Karstedt if, as her future adoptive father, he would protect her from Sylvester if he got out of control. I've always thought that was a surprisingly heartwarming interaction between the two, so I'm a little sorry they skipped it, even if it isn't particularly plot important.

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                      • grobinson2k1G
                        grobinson2k1 Premium Member @b.scot.morgan
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                        @b-scot-morgan said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                        My only disappointment is that they didn't include Myne asking Karstedt if, as her future adoptive father, he would protect her from Sylvester if he got out of control. I've always thought that was a surprisingly heartwarming interaction between the two, so I'm a little sorry they skipped it, even if it isn't particularly plot important.

                        Yea, they could have used that instead of the tent scene at the end.

                        Looking to the next few years of Ascendance of a Bookworm.

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                        • OSRizzoO
                          OSRizzo @rsog412
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                          @rsog412

                          Well, not 100%; they translated Flutrane as Fruhtrane.

                          But I'm really glad we didn't get Jilvester

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

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                          • AngelusA
                            Angelus Member @OSRizzo
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                            @osrizzo, these things seem to vary by stream provider, which I suppose is natural. For example, Sylvester in the last CR episode forces "Main" to say "pwee", but in the PV it was "oink". Although in the P4V7 LN thread, @GeorgeMTO says that MuseAsia is still using "oink".

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

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                              Axehand Member @Angelus
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                              @angelus Could have been worse. If Sylvester had said "squeal like a pig", I would have been traumatised.

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                              • OSRizzoO
                                OSRizzo @Axehand
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                                @axehand

                                Why do I hear banjo music?

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

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                                • LurkingMcLurkL
                                  LurkingMcLurk Member
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                                  Episode 31 Preview Pictures
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                                  • ZeteniZ
                                    Zeteni Premium Member
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                                    I'm loving this preview shot of the Sim Bookiverse video game:

                                    spoiler

                                    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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                                    • grobinson2k1G
                                      grobinson2k1 Premium Member @Zeteni
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                                      @zeteni said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                                      I'm loving this preview shot of the Sim Bookiverse video game:

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                                      So 1990s. I'd rather play Ehrenfest: Skylines. The Feyplant DLC would be to die for.

                                      Looking to the next few years of Ascendance of a Bookworm.

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                                      • Geezer WeasalopesG
                                        Geezer Weasalopes Premium Member
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                                        So, a 50% mortality rate so far among Effa and Gunther's offspring.
                                        Um, yeah.


                                        Rosina, Wilma, Jenni, all left behind when Lady Christine left the Temple.
                                        Rosina and Wilma now appear well adjusted to their new life after being taken in by Myne.

                                        Jenni, despite having been lifted back out of the Orphanage earlier than they, appears somewhat less than happy with her lot; one gathers the HB is not kind to those who attend upon him.
                                        Well, that's hardly news at this point, but Jenni for one isn't positively inclined toward those who ended up with a more pleasant master this time around; why her? is a question with no good answer, after all.

                                        Delia continues being somewhat easily deceived by those who mask ill-will under a pleasant seeming.
                                        Her grasp of how she would be treated if taken by someone as a mistress is rather lacking, but those arranging such matters seem to have grasped that things go more smoothly for themselves if those they provide go willingly to the block.
                                        Knowledge is power, and all that.

                                        I really dislike that Delia is manipulated this way; while the HB has more power, Myne is a far more reliable master... just ask Fran and Rosina concerning who would place a priority upon their lives.


                                        Speaking of knowledge and power.
                                        Ferdinand and Sylvester have more to mull over now that they've seen the Myne Workshop in action, and the result of exposure to what she is already producing upon the knowledge base of those within the Orphanage.
                                        From that perspective, the longer they have to prepare, the better, so Myne staying with her family continues to be permitted until she reaches an age where they can postpone her adoption no longer.

                                        All your libraries are belong to us. | Those who do not read shall not eat.
                                        Help me, Satomi-san. You're my only hope. | Fight! Yurika!
                                        Croquettes, Baguettes, and Books, oh my!

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                                        • ZeteniZ
                                          Zeteni Premium Member @Geezer Weasalopes
                                          last edited by Zeteni

                                          @weasalopes said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                                          Speaking of knowledge and power.
                                          Ferdinand and Sylvester have more to mull over now that they've seen the Myne Workshop in action, and the result of exposure to what she is already producing upon the knowledge base of those within the Orphanage.

                                          I've never been a big fan of the explanation Myne gave Ferdinand in that scene.

                                          Ferdinand: So what happened in your world with the advent of printing?
                                          Myne: Here is the least flattering answer I could possibly give that zeroes in on the worst possible fears you might have.

                                          It always baffled me that she didn't expound upon the wonders of the democratization of information or the ways in which it contributes to education and the profound value that brings to a society.

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                                          • GamenG
                                            Gamen Premium Member @Zeteni
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                                            @zeteni I have the urge to make a tileset out of that >.>

                                            My talking sword has a point. And is also right.

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