The Legend of the Legendary Heroes

[Buffalobiian]

This episode was awesome from start to finish.

After that decree, I was starting to doubt whether Sion really saw Ryner as as much of a friend as he appears to. It seems that's the case, and ordering to have Ryner executed if he goes berserk was for the good of everyone should it happen, including Ryner himself. Needless to say Ferris being angry that Ryner broke his promise was sweet.

I'm not too fond of the Iino Dwoe guy, but I'll live with it for now. I seriously thought Claugh would die in that encounter after he lost his arm, and am sure as hell glad he's alive. I don't want to imagine now Noa would act if he died..

And Luke.. holy shit. I thought he may be Lucile for a sec. But then I remembered that Luke is a Milk-con and not a Ferris one.

This show ending at episode 25 just feels too short.

[RyougaZell]

Yeah. There's so much to see... and so many powerful characters... 8 episodes don't seem enough.

[Kraco]

This new special eye dude sure earned the right to be called a monster. I wonder how Sion is going to solve the issue. Based on this episode, nothing short of Lucille or berserk Ryner would have a chance against him. Unless Sion manages to trick and trap him somehow.

Ferris getting so angry was a good sign because obviously it indicates she cares.

[shinta|hikari]

Ferris can kill him. He is only as strong as the part/magic he absorbs, so if he can't absorb anything, he can be killed. Ferris only uses her sword, so it should work.

Ferris is heading towards the Dere.

[Kraco]

Umm... Did you miss the scenes where he absorbed humans? As long as he's not totally depleted when facing Ferris, he could, based on this episode, keep up with Ferris's speed and jumps. Then it would be merely a matter of touching her to suck her essence in. After that he would be even tougher for a while.

And I don't see him ever being empty since he seemingly wanders from settlement to settlement consuming people like some plague or natural disaster.

[Archangel]

Let there be fail. Gotta love how what's his face handed Froade's ass to him o a silver platter

The whole episode was full of win, new cursed eyes, new omega mode and borderline dere from Ferris

And yes 25 episodes is too short, if you check the wiki you'll see that the amount of material is ridiculous.

[shinta|hikari]

@Kraco - I was hypothesizing an ideal situation where the sucker was low on gas. With fuel, even Ferris will be easily beaten, but without fuel and without a source during the battle, Ferris should be able to defeat him. This scenario can be accomplished by baiting him to use his current supply (similar to how he was forced to dodge the arm guy's attacks this episode until he was able to absorb more magic) by maybe getting fodder troops to attack and get killed by him. It's not the best situation, but it is a solution.

EDIT: What is the name of the Dango shop Ferris frequents? I watch the raws, and I hear it as Winit, but maybe there is an actual translation or correct spelling that I should know about.

[Marik]

What is the name of the Dango shop Ferris frequents?

It's Wynnit. That's how Funimation spells it.

[Buffalobiian]

EDIT: What is the name of the Dango shop Ferris frequents? I watch the raws, and I hear it as Winit, but maybe there is an actual translation or correct spelling that I should know about.

What does your sig and tag say Shinta?

[Kraco]

This scenario can be accomplished by baiting him to use his current supply (similar to how he was forced to dodge the arm guy's attacks this episode until he was able to absorb more magic) by maybe getting fodder troops to attack and get killed by him. It's not the best situation, but it is a solution.

The only problem is that he sucks in spells as fuel and if you switch to weapons, you risk getting consumed yourself. Archers might work, assuming they catch him empty enough so that he won't just jump too close or flee. I doubt he can eat arrows...

[shinta|hikari]

Can he absorb from a distance or does he need to grab the body part to absorb it? If it is the latter, Ferris can manage I think.

@Buff - Text in the sig image says "Can I eat them!?" Text beneath the image says "...Of course you can't."

[Marik]

Derp - Legend of the Legendary Heroes - 18 - 720p

[Kraco]

The battle went as I expected it to go. This guy was no n00b, after all, so it's unlikely to catch him unprepared. And when he's prepared, even archers won't do because they can't flee from him fast enough to avoid getting consumed. They should have brought siege weapons to deal so much damage the dude simply would have been destroyed beyond any self-healing.

Quite a sad episode otherwise. It underlined like never before the pressure and reality Sion faces as a king as opposed to any idealism. While the people cheer him for liberating them from the oppression by petty nobles, they still look up to him for protection from anybody different they consider a monster. And Sion can't do anything about it. I'm sure we didn't get the whole story behind the letter but I doubt Sion was completely without fault there, as demonstrared by how he himself erred to call the enemy a monster.

Ferris's gross personality is naturally partly nothing but fan service for those enjoying violent bitches in anime but ironically enough it makes it also very natural, nonetheless, that she would fail at convincing Ryner to stay. It's hard to genuinely convince anybody over the tip of a sword. I hope she can change during her journey to find Ryner. Someone living in a constant fear of being singled out as a monster needs something else than daily beatings and insults. If Ferris is too stupid or immature to understand that, she has no business to be anywhere near Ryner.

[Buffalobiian]

The battle went as I expected it to go. This guy was no n00b, after all, so it's unlikely to catch him unprepared. And when he's prepared, even archers won't do because they can't flee from him fast enough to avoid getting consumed. They should have brought siege weapons to deal so much damage the dude simply would have been destroyed beyond any self-healing.

His teleport/wind-run was never explained, and it better not be left like that. Those eyes consume life and magic - that's pretty hax already. I only take the term "not human" as a figure of speech, and not actually referencing to the guy's species. It shouldn't give him superpowers. He doesn't look like he's using a spell neither.

Quite a sad episode otherwise. It underlined like never before the pressure and reality Sion faces as a king as opposed to any idealism. While the people cheer him for liberating them from the oppression by petty nobles, they still look up to him for protection from anybody different they consider a monster. And Sion can't do anything about it. I'm sure we didn't get the whole story behind the letter but I doubt Sion was completely without fault there, as demonstrared by how he himself erred to call the enemy a monster.

I can't deny that Sion sees Ryner as a friend, but he became interested in Ryner because he sees him as a monster in the first place. There's nothing that he can work out in this situation. The only thing is for Ryner to accept that and embrace it for what it is.

It was probably the wrong reaction the writers were going for, but Fukuyama Jun's seamless transition into crazy laughter when he woke up cracked me up pretty good.

Ferris's gross personality is naturally partly nothing but fan service for those enjoying violent bitches in anime but ironically enough it makes it also very natural, nonetheless, that she would fail at convincing Ryner to stay. It's hard to genuinely convince anybody over the tip of a sword. I hope she can change during her journey to find Ryner. Someone living in a constant fear of being singled out as a monster needs something else than daily beatings and insults. If Ferris is too stupid or immature to understand that, she has no business to be anywhere near Ryner.

That makes sense and all...

.. But I still love Ferris all the same.

When that girl brought Ferris the message of Ryner's whereabouts, I interpreted her laugh at punishing Ryner as being happy at the thought that she'd finally find him. The scene at the dango shop however, suggests she's more a hard S [see edit1] (not that it matters in the slightest).

And I'm greatly anticipating the new costume. :3


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edit1: It could still be interpreted as being happy at the thought of finding Ryner, since she has to do it again now.

[Kraco]

Lucille already gave us a pretty big (if obvious) hint that Ferris (and likely the whole family) is emotionally stunted. You can hardly call Iris normal either. Looking at them now, Ferris might even be the one closest to regaining a normal human spectrum of emotions. She seemed to realise she misses Ryner's presence. But with no pressure, like was the situation when she entered the inn, her old bad habits overpowered any feeble new feelings she might have developed and she took steps backwards.

However, now that she's going to be alone looking for Ryner, I hope she will use the time to ponder things and listen to those new feelings she's having hard time understanding.

[Buffalobiian]

However, now that she's going to be alone looking for Ryner, I hope she will use the time to ponder things and listen to those new feelings she's having hard time understanding. .

She has understood one thing though: Ryner > Dango.

She's also bearing guilt at the moment, as she clearly states Sion's not at fault as King for protecting his countrymen (imply she's the one at fault for not protecting Ryner).

[David75]

Ryner going from a mass Dango eater to a mass People eater is a tad disturbing. Some yaoi feelings vibes were floating around too. I wonder how they will unfold that story as they always let you think they'll follow traditional paths, just to destroy everything and take a 90 degrees turn.
That's sure entertaining and fun, but they really need to give proper and nice conclusion to their nice ideas.

[shinta|hikari]

Ferris now on the way to full Dere = awesome.

I think going out on a journey to find a guy indicates that she has grown a lot already. Even Lucille admits that Ryner has given her new emotions, which I believe to be attraction and concern. She doesn't just miss Ryner. It really seemed as if she now needs him by her side. She is just way too Kuu to display it on her face.

I love how Ryner ran away with the other monster. This development alone sets the story apart from the usual mediocre stories with this kind of theme. The main character is clearly weak, and for valid reasons.

The problem now becomes the indirect responsibility Ryner will bear in all the deaths the monster (I call him this for his actions and character, not his power) will cause. I think that Sion could have killed him at that point, and that he really needed Ryner's help to escape. His "excuse" of saying he did not want Ryner to go berserk was actually a brilliant plan to bring attention to Ryner and make the soldier's shun him, and distract them all at the same time. Now, because Ryner helped him, he has technically willingly helped a mass murderer that eats people, and will surely eat people from now on. Ryner may have killed thousands already, but he did so unwillingly. This may prove to be a very big mistake if he is really trying to avoid causing deaths in general.

[Kraco]

Now, because Ryner helped him, he has technically willingly helped a mass murderer that eats people, and will surely eat people from now on. Ryner may have killed thousands already, but he did so unwillingly. This may prove to be a very big mistake if he is really trying to avoid causing deaths in general.

The army already classified Ryner as another monster and shunned him just like they did the real one in front of them. Under those circumstances it would be, in my opinion, quite arrogant and unreasonable to assume Ryner would still rather help them and not just hit the road. Objectively speaking they got exactly what they ordered, as the saying goes.

The recent events have also proven quite nicely how psychologically when you call and treat somebody like a monster long enough, the person may start to believe it himself. At that point it's a valid question who's fault it's going to be if he starts to act like one as well.

However, I don't see Ryner becoming a mass murderer or even a regular murderer any time soon, no matter if he's in the company of one (or even more if the dude really has friends waiting for him back home).

[shinta|hikari]

I meant that by helping the monster, the blood that the monster will spill from then on will be on his hands as well, at least partly. If he let the guy die, further victims could be avoided.

I don't think Ryner will ever willingly kill people for shallow reasons.