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      talisein Premium Member
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      I'm glad they mentioned the ordannanz Damuel tried to send, I always thought it was weird he didn't mention trying it in the LN.

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      • SegothS
        Segoth Member
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        I’m actually disappointed where this episode ended. I wish they’d gone just a tiny bit further.

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          Walksauce
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          spoiler
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          • TheGrimLichT
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            Well, well, well. So this is where we end this week...

            spoiler

            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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              grobinson2k1 Premium Member @Segoth
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              @Segoth said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

              I’m actually disappointed where this episode ended. I wish they’d gone just a tiny bit further.

              It happen exactly where I thought it would. But yea, it would have been nice for a longer episode.

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

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                arghc Premium Member @Geezer Weasalopes
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                @Weasalopes said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                I think others have mentioned this, but it is at times way too amusing reading comments on the anime from folks who have clearly not read the LN or Manga.
                I mean, MAL can be amusing for other reasons, but this aspect can be especially choice.

                Sorry if this has been defined already, but what is MAL?

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

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                  Zeteni Premium Member
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                  Me: Ferdinand's smile can't be that scary.
                  Ferdinand's smile:

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                  • AngelusA
                    Angelus Member @arghc
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                    @arghc said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                    Sorry if this has been defined already, but what is MAL?

                    MyAnimeList.net

                    @Zeteni, only Ferdinand takes just one moment to get rid of the opposition.

                    Good episode on the whole, I suppose, but there were parts of it that didn't seem to flow well. The scenes inside the Temple must have been chaotic, but it seemed kind of static, more like separate tableaux. Anyway, I'll forgive them most things for that end card.

                    After reading something captivating, book lovers simply need to talk about it with someone.
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                      Geezer Weasalopes Premium Member @arghc
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                      @arghc said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

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

                      I think others have mentioned this, but it is at times way too amusing reading comments on the anime from folks who have clearly not read the LN or Manga.
                      I mean, MAL can be amusing for other reasons, but this aspect can be especially choice.

                      Sorry if this has been defined already, but what is MAL?

                      My Anime List; a fan site which provides a decent listing of the various Anime, LNs, and Manga, when they aired/were published, if they have English licenses, and various other info.
                      And discussion forums.
                      The MAL discussion forums are kinda infamous...


                      The shift in stance, expression, and vocal behavior when Myne goes funny in the eyes and starts exuding mana all over her body are good signifiers that All Hell Is About To Break Loose.

                      "Where are you going with my Tuuli?" being a particularly choice moment that way.

                      Oddly enough, while a good many of the VAs for Honzuki had rolls as villains in JoJo, it appears she's not one of them. [There's a lovely YouTube video concerning the crossover of talent with JoJo...]

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                      • CampbellaC
                        Campbella Member
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                        Lol with the latest LN release I think it's funny what dubbed aired today. It's the Spring Prayer she had with Syl and their first meal together

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                        • Libri LiberorumL
                          Libri Liberorum Premium Member
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                          So, the LN has a High Bishop in a Temple.
                          The anime has a High Priest in a Cathedral.

                          We can't get no consistency.

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                            Valanduin Premium Member @Libri Liberorum
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                            @Libri-Liberorum said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                            So, the LN has a High Bishop in a Temple.
                            The anime has a High Priest in a Cathedral.

                            We can't get no consistency.

                            The LN has a High Priest as well, it is just a different character entirely from the one with that title in the anime

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                              Libri Liberorum Premium Member @Valanduin
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                              Once again (like when Myne was being swallowed by a trombe), the animators fail at action scenes. In the middle of a fight for survival, everyone stands around making lengthy speeches.


                              @Cooper-Cummings-gk5u8qq said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                              The LN has a High Priest as well, it is just a different character entirely from the one with that title in the anime

                              The point is that bishops and cathedrals go together. You can't have one without the other. "A cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra (Latin for 'seat') of a bishop" (Opening sentence of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral)

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                                grobinson2k1 Premium Member @Libri Liberorum
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                                @Libri-Liberorum said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                                Once again (like when Myne was being swallowed by a trombe), the animators fail at action scenes. In the middle of a fight for survival, everyone stands around making lengthy speeches.

                                I don’t know, I can think of one that is much worse on that front, Dragonball Z. Tons of lengthy speeches.

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

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                                • ZeteniZ
                                  Zeteni Premium Member @Libri Liberorum
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                                  @Libri-Liberorum said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                                  Once again (like when Myne was being swallowed by a trombe), the animators fail at action scenes. In the middle of a fight for survival, everyone stands around making lengthy speeches.

                                  Nothing about that seems strange to me. Considering the first two minutes of the episode was a literal replay of the end of the previous one it's so obvious how little budget they had for all of this. And they had a lot of dialogue to squeeze in during that fight that already got pared down.

                                  They definitely overdid it with the devouring soldiers roiding up and charging. Poor Fran would've broken his neck and he already didn't even get to draw his knife.

                                  I'm mostly worried about the fact that Damuel is still conscious!

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                                    NekoInu Member @Libri Liberorum
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                                    @Libri-Liberorum said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                                    Once again (like when Myne was being swallowed by a trombe), the animators fail at action scenes. In the middle of a fight for survival, everyone stands around making lengthy speeches.


                                    @Cooper-Cummings-gk5u8qq said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                                    The LN has a High Priest as well, it is just a different character entirely from the one with that title in the anime

                                    The point is that bishops and cathedrals go together. You can't have one without the other. "A cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra (Latin for 'seat') of a bishop" (Opening sentence of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral)

                                    If one listens to the anime and enables German-language subtitles, Bezewanst is referred to as the "Hoch Bischof," something which makes a lot more sense than High Priest (vs. Head Priest, Ferdinand's office).

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

                                      I'm mostly worried about the fact that Damuel is still conscious!

                                      You’re right, I didn’t even catch that.

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

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                                      • TheGrimLichT
                                        TheGrimLich Member @Libri Liberorum
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                                        @Libri-Liberorum said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                                        The point is that bishops and cathedrals go together. You can't have one without the other. "A cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra (Latin for 'seat') of a bishop" (Opening sentence of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral)

                                        ...Melodies from the Grand Cathedral, by Lamentations for Anxieties?

                                        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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                                        • AngelusA
                                          Angelus Member @Libri Liberorum
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                                          @Libri-Liberorum, this is why they invented mkvToolNix and Aegisub!

                                          Edit: OK, impressions after a night's sleep and a rewatch.

                                          Disappointing, I guess. The dialogue with Ferdinand when he sees Myne's charm is crucial, the rest of the story (and there's a lot of it) hangs on those few minutes and it just feels flat. And why is the charm plain black again, though? There should be a fire in it to show it's been activated. As has already been mentioned, Damuel should be seriously injured and unconscious, and Gunther's wound should be much worse too, were they reducing the injury detail because of the expected age of the audience?

                                          Anyway, the production staff have one more week to redeem themselves.

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

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                                            IronDestinyBlaze
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                                            Seems the final episode is already out in Japan through the release of the S3 Blu-Ray box set.

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