That is exactly how I felt about this as well.
It just keeps getting better.
That is exactly how I felt about this as well.
It just keeps getting better.
Peace.
Well.. it's better now, but it sure as hell took a nose dive during the Alibaba/Balubad arc. Maybe Bud will be less disappointed since he's marathoning that part now.Originally Posted by shinta|hikari
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
I never really felt that because I actually like character development arcs. I am used to seeing pathetic main characters, so I can patiently wait for them to redeem themselves.
Peace.
That's only acceptable in instances like Gurren Lagann where they provide you an awesome character you can pretend is the main character until the pathetic character gets their shit together.
Morgiana was there the whole time.
Peace.
I couldn't have watched through some of the eps if Morgiana hadn't been there. In fact I doubt I'd have kept watching the show. The recent episodes have been good even without her, but I'm sure I'll be glad when she's back again.
I don't get why everyone hates Alibaba so much, he was *very* likeable during the first episodes and I can't say I disliked him during the Balbadd-Arc - the problems came after that (Zogan-arc, or whatever that lifeforce-Djinn is called) because he couldn't let things go past him.
he has his lows whenever he's using that ugly 2h-sword of his though, I prefer his Dagger-King-Style fighting. The fight against Toto proves that imho.
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I never disliked Alibaba. I just like Morgiana an infinite times more.
Peace.
I hated him in the Balbadd arc, BECAUSE he was like 180 degrees from the way he was in the beginning.
His time in Leam brings back a little of that first episodes magic.
I'm all caught up now to the 19th episode of the second series. I've really enjoyed this series so far, but have a bit of mixed emotions. In one hand, it's better than I expected and it at times surprises me with the level of violence it has and some aspects of its worldbuilding, but at the same time it feels like the series could be much better than it currently is.
But in any case, I've been entertained.
Is there an episode this week? Haven't noticed a release or RAW of the episode out there so far, so curious if anyone knows something on that regard.
I was told the Olympics superseded its normal slot this week. Perhaps an event where the Japanese had a decent chance in.
Either that or CrunchyRoll is sucking ass again.
Makes sense, I normally wouldn't ask, but with the absence of the RAW thought something might be amiss.
HS - Episode 20
Note: Translation error @ 22:28 - it should read 200 000, not 20 000.
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I hope Scheherazade gets saved somehow. I'm imagining her real form to be elegantly preserved rather than semi-rotting. There probably isn't quite the material for a spin-off series about her young exploits like they've done for Sinbad, but I'd take notice of that just to see some cute expressions from her. :>
I'm starting to hop onto the idea someone mentioned before about the Fanalis existing as a giant pot of Dark Ruhk now. It makes sense for Yunan to guard such a thing. Perhaps it was him who made it so inaccessible too.
As for Mogamett, at this stage it no longer looks like he wants to simply rule over his country. Maybe he did until he just concluded that the only way to stop wars like this would be to rule over not only a country, but the world.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
This episode restored Scheherazade much in my eyes. She was quite cute. Although that doesn't change the fact I was more or less correct about her disposition, which she admitted in this episode herself. Still, I don't really care if she lives or dies. In a good story characters should die if they are to die, not be miraculously saved for no particular reason.
If Mogamett no longer simply wants to secure his own country, it's all thanks to Leam and Kou. The casualties were extremely bad considering it's such a tiny country, and now he's hearing another large force is marching in to add to the list. I'm actually looking forward to it! But I suppose Aladdin will be able to stop it before the worst happens.
So if Scheherazade is dying could it be that Alladin was 'sent' to replace her? I mean there have always been 3. With Judal as the youngest. Why is he the youngest? Did he replace another Magi?
Aladdin is an outlier. As a Magi he doesn't belong. This is why Scheherazade was skeptical, and why Judar was curious in the first place. He's certainly the youngest and third Magi of the old world, though it is a mystery how he was in that dungeon-like space beyond time, unaging, with Ugo for so long.
Now that Aladdin has told Scheherazade what he's seen, she trusts him. Yunan has told her something similar years ago, and all of the sudden she has an aberration (the 4th Magi) standing in her way and telling her he's doing this to prevent the end of the world.
Aladdin isn't going to replace her. But I bet I can guess who will.
It's kind of a shame that the Kou showed up right when Scheherazade was willing to back off and allow Mogamett to cool down. Probably part of that bitch's plan. She never had to have the Kou even fight. They just had to show up at the right moment.
I'm not so sure about Aladdin being a magi of the old world in the same regard as the other three are of this world. He's from there, but he sure was late to the party if he was born right when the world ended (and Solomon was presumably made a King by his own magi). In fact, could magi be an entity that only exists in this special world Solomon created? I can't remember whether they said magi existed throughout the ages or the worlds.
Or was Aladdin Solomon's magi whom Solomon "preserved" somehow? We only know that Ugo was Solomon's Djinn - and if Djinn are acquired in dungeons then I assume a magi was around in that world to erect them.
As for Scheherazade dying and Aladdin replacing her, I've found it weird that not all of the magi appeared at the same time. Are they supposed to be staggered such that each generation is supposed to try correct errors of the past magi by choosing a more appropriate king if required? We've been told that the magi choose their own king, but it needs not be a competition like it sounds like.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Those Djinn were people living in that other world of Solomon. They weren't someone's Djinn as far as I can remember. When they met up with Paimon I think there was a flashback that showed several Djinn like Ugo and Paimon together as humans. They could turn into blue giants we know as Djinn but that doesn't mean they were bound to the same rules as in the current world. Towers were erected by Yunan in the current world but that doesn't mean that the same thing happened. Aladin states that a few remaining survivors were guided by King Solomon to the new world. I think they were the people we know as Djinn like Paimon.
And there were magicians in Alma Toran but that doesn't mean that there were Magi as well.
It could be that there was always 4. And Aladdin was simply trapped in that place the entire time with no concept of the passage of time.
Who? Wouldn't her replacement be born after she dies?
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