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    • HylebosH
      Hylebos Premium Member @Sekki
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      @Sekki said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

      I was just thinking about when Myne touches babies they always cry. Is it possible that babies instincively fear her due to high amount of mana she has?

      The babies cry out because they can feel their fates are being twisted, as if their childhoods are being corrupted to revolve around books...

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      • marcus_atticusM
        marcus_atticus
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        I love seeing the comments of LN-naive watchers, I think they are adorable. Someone was worried that Dirk had chickenpox with last week’s cliff hanger.

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

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        • TheGrimLichT
          TheGrimLich Member @marcus_atticus
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          @marcus_atticus Delia wishes it was chicken pox.

          Also... fuckin' Arno, man. I tell ya what.

          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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          • Geezer WeasalopesG
            Geezer Weasalopes Premium Member @TheGrimLich
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            @TheGrimLich said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

            @marcus_atticus Delia wishes it was chicken pox.

            Also... fuckin' Arno, man. I tell ya what.

            Arno has a rather twisted personality, especially in regard to what gives him enjoyment.
            He knew damn well he wasn't supposed to share anything with Delia, although I'm sure he'd claim he had no specific orders to that effect.

            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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            • TheGrimLichT
              TheGrimLich Member @Geezer Weasalopes
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              @Weasalopes I mean, you and I, we've read the LNs, we know that Arno's a fucker. That bastard's gonna get what's coming to him.

              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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              • Geezer WeasalopesG
                Geezer Weasalopes Premium Member @TheGrimLich
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                @TheGrimLich
                Well, yes.
                It's not a subject for speculation since I know what's going to happen.

                I came up with some lovely lines, too.
                But I can't use them.

                All I could do was comment on stuff arguably clear from 'the story up until now' as told in the anime.

                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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                • HylebosH
                  Hylebos Premium Member
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                  Upon further reflection that baby crib was more or less a tragedy waiting to happen huh?

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                  • AngelusA
                    Angelus Member @Hylebos
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                    @Hylebos, yes, every time I saw it I had to keep saying to myself...

                    spoiler

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

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                    • Geezer WeasalopesG
                      Geezer Weasalopes Premium Member @Hylebos
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                      @Hylebos said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                      Upon further reflection that baby crib was more or less a tragedy waiting to happen huh?

                      Child, struggling to learn to roll over, placed upon what is effectively a table with no raised lip.
                      Everyone responsible for him is looking the opposite direction, all their attention on greeting someone who just entered the room.

                      You know what's going to happen.

                      Delia has every reason to be furious and feel they can't be trusted to watch over Dirk.
                      Seriously, she does.

                      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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                      • TheGrimLichT
                        TheGrimLich Member @Geezer Weasalopes
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                        @Weasalopes said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                        Delia has every reason to be furious and feel they can't be trusted to watch over Dirk.
                        Seriously, she does.

                        Yeah, Delia's anger was beyond reproach there.

                        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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                        • arghcA
                          arghc Premium Member
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                          Reread/skimmed the Arno-Delia stuff from the LN and there was no nefarious meeting at the well, although, from the re-read one might suspect that Arno's message from Ferd about adoption was meant for Myne and Myne alone, not broadcast to her chambers and whoever might be in earshot.

                          From the anime alone, I was thinking: gee, Arno must be a lipreader to know about the anti-eavesdropped conversation about adoption.

                          From both sources, though, one can only conclude that (1) Ferd is a terrible judge of character to trust the eminently untrustworthy Arno with so much (primary attendant) and for so long (2) I was thinking that he should have passed the message in a sealed envelope but then realized that in Bookverse, that'd be an excessively expensive enterprise. Normal nobles would ordinaze (sp!) and Myne can't yet... so message board in a sealed box? You could make an envelope out of parchment or fabric for a wooden board and seal it with wax...

                          Reading Bookworm, Bibliophile, and Dahlia. Also, Girl Genius, xkcd, Witch Hat, Harpy Gee, and Suitor Armor. Looking for suggestions.

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                          • marcus_atticusM
                            marcus_atticus @TheGrimLich
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                            @TheGrimLich I didn’t know Bowlcut-kuns name is Arno (j/k)! I ugly cried when I saw him referred to with such name on Reddit.

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

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                            • alfonso_rd_36A
                              alfonso_rd_36 Member @marcus_atticus
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                              @marcus_atticus said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                              @TheGrimLich I didn’t know Bowlcut-kuns name is Arno (j/k)! I ugly cried when I saw him referred to with such name on Reddit.

                              I call him Ahno...

                              As in Schwarzenegger..

                              I wanted to have a witty signature once I saw some of the ones some guys on the Bookworm forums had but None of the ones I thought felt witty enough...
                              The solution: Fuck it, I'll go Commando!

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                              • ZeteniZ
                                Zeteni Premium Member @arghc
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                                @arghc To be fair to Ferdinand back when Fran was in his retinue Arno's machinations to make him suffer were unlikely to act to the direct detriment of Ferdinand. At the very least Arno would've been more mindful of what could get him caught in the event it could hurt his master. But once Fran is serving Rozemyne it becomes easier to hurt him without Ferdinand having opportunity to notice it.

                                Unfortunately for Arno he pushed that willingness to the extreme and likely underestimated just how emotionally attached Ferdinand was to Myne. How could he? Ferdinand keeps that stuff under wraps and caring for a girl is so contrary to everything that would've been observed about him to that point, to say nothing of how the moments when it's made clear how important Myne is the room gets cleared.

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                                Featuring about 40 series from JNC.

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                                • b.scot.morganB
                                  b.scot.morgan Premium Member
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                                  Not related to the plot or anything, just something that made me laugh:

                                  Ascendance of a Bookworm when you can't unhear the guys as JJBA characters

                                  I don't think I'd realized just how many of the Bookworm VAs had voiced JoJo villains until I saw that video.

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                                  • HylebosH
                                    Hylebos Premium Member
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                                    watches English dub

                                    "Haha how long are they going to keep using 'upper' and 'lesser' noble, and what will they do when they start referring to mednobles? There's no way they'll keep this up in future episodes right guys? Guys?"

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                                      Sekki Member @Hylebos
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                                      @Hylebos said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                                      watches English dub

                                      "Haha how long are they going to keep using 'upper' and 'lesser' noble, and what will they do when they start referring to mednobles? There's no way they'll keep this up in future episodes right guys? Guys?"

                                      IMO they should hire quof to help them with translation :)

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                                      • LurkingMcLurkL
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                                        Episode 34 Preview Pictures
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                                        • arghcA
                                          arghc Premium Member @LurkingMcLurk
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                                          @LurkingMcLurk said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                                          Episode 34 Preview Pictures

                                          The evil look while holding the rabbit stuffie and a pair of scissors. <3
                                          Don't remember what that's about but... 8-)

                                          Reading Bookworm, Bibliophile, and Dahlia. Also, Girl Genius, xkcd, Witch Hat, Harpy Gee, and Suitor Armor. Looking for suggestions.

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                                            rsog412 Premium Member @arghc
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                                            @arghc - If I had to guess, it's one of the baby toys for Kamil. I think there was something about a metal ball that jingled and was wrapped in soft cloth? Maybe it wouldn't be too much extra to dress that up as a rabbit or something.

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