I would have wanted Alibaba to be a bit more "manly" with his crying. Maybe cry a little when he claims that he killed Kassim, but soaking it up afterwards with resolve when he talks about what he'll do in life afterwards.. instead of bawling it out.
Or he should have asked if Hakuryuu was strong enough to drop his pride in order to get things done when the Kou prince called him soft.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Rather enjoyable episode. I liked the setting, weird and Alice in Wonderland-y. Hakuryuu's crying was also pretty funny in that I didn't see it coming. Made his insults funnier than they otherwise would've been. And Judal at the at end made me laugh too. Everytime he's shown his face, he's gotten his ass kicked. It's like trying to make Pokemon trying to make me take team rocket seriously.
There's a different relationship brewing between those two. Obligatory awkwardness will ensue.Originally Posted by Kraco
"You are not free whose liberty is won by the rigour of other, more righteous souls. Your are merely protected. Your freedom is parasitic, you suck the honourable man dry and offer nothing in return. You who have enjoyed freedom, who have done nothing to earn it, your time has come. This time you will stand alone and fight for yourselves. Now you will pay for your freedom in the currency of honest toil and human blood."
- Inquisitor Czevak
PSA: Seems they're going for an anime original ending so get ready for forced closure.
gg - Episode 22
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Morg could have been drawn in a more flattering way when she ran out of Magoi. That was just creepy an unnecessary.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Holy shit, I was completely surprised when she ran out of magoi.
That face ...
Also Magi's budget now fell to one similar to Inferno Cop's.
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That was kind of contrived plot progress. Aladdin could have dealt with the tentacle monster with his fire balls far easier than Morgiana, and from all the way up as well if he hadn't wanted to fly down. But whatever, at least this resulted in Alibaba having Morgiana in princess carry, which is good in itself.
Maybe the fireballs' effect dissipate with distance? That actually makes sense because fire burns out with time. It looked like Morgiana traveled a long distance before reaching the bottom.
Peace.
is this show supposed to have a really huge budget or why are people complaining so much about it.Also Magi's budget now fell to one similar to Inferno Cop's.
because I don't see it, the animation is decent
and good for a shounen - I've seen *so much* worse especially in this genre
I'm complaining about the stylistic drawing of Morg with zombie, blood-bleeding eyes. Aladdin over-exerted his Magoi and only looked anaemic.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
i know, its more about all the "I'm already used to the bad animation" "the budget for this show seems to be very low" comments
I dunno...I rather enjoyed that, namely because of how taken aback I was by it. My thoughts while watching that went something like this:
"Oh great, so now you're happy because you can carry those weaklings even HOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT!"
Plus I have a thing for goth chicks, even anime ones, like that girl from Ergo Proxy. Morg fit the bill in that moment in a creepy, I'm almost ashamed of it sort of way.
"You are not free whose liberty is won by the rigour of other, more righteous souls. Your are merely protected. Your freedom is parasitic, you suck the honourable man dry and offer nothing in return. You who have enjoyed freedom, who have done nothing to earn it, your time has come. This time you will stand alone and fight for yourselves. Now you will pay for your freedom in the currency of honest toil and human blood."
- Inquisitor Czevak
Probably because the budget IS low and the animation IS awful.
If you think otherwise you either haven't watched enough anime or have holes for eyes.
I rarely notice animation problems if they exist, this case included.
Art, sure. But not animation.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Watch the broadcast releases of Nanoha StrikerS. Halfway through, their budget falls out. Rubber flailing limbs during fight scenes, off-center faces on the in-betweens, etc.
Magi has been fine this far in.
you don't know what you are talking about if you think so
I could give that sentence right back to you, especially the "you didn't watch enough anime" part
because then you'd know how bad animation CAN get and most of the time, how bad anime animation IS nowadays.
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If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Alibaba should just burn to ashes the gloomy knight. I doubt he could reassemble himself from that anymore. But then again, Alibaba still hasn't grown a pair, so I guess it's useless to expect such effective if gruesome solutions from him.
So...just watched all of this this week. From the naming conventions of the episode, I was preparing myself for a 1001 episode epic! If I'd known it was only going to last two more episodes I'd have just waited till it was over.
Same here. I read through the thread and was surprised how negative it was.
That said, while I like this series, I can honestly say that I don't really like either of the two main characters. Aladdin is just...I dunno...TOO simple. He doesn't really have any edge to him like your usual Shounen protagonist.
And Alibaba, after the first arc, I was pretty sure I liked his character. Then the next time we see him, he's in full-on Shinji mode. Which lasts pretty much the entire arc. And while I was hoping that would finally go away when the arc dealing with his tragic past was finally resolved, that doesn't seem to be the case.
Episode 24 - gg
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It makes me sad a good character like Morgiana is going to waste in a show like this. Alibaba is sucking all the life and thrill out of this. I don't know why feeling sympathy when learning the tragic past of an enemy who was betrayed in front of you will push you deeper into the dark side, but if this finally helps Alibaba to get some balls and quit feeling sorry for himself, then what the hell. Maybe he'll become an exceptional man who can use both types of rukh.
But then again, there's only a single ep left, so it matters little. I hope Morgiana will get the questionable honour of kicking Alibaba back to his senses. At the very least I hope this didn't turn Alibaba mysteriously an ally of the villains. That would be too much even from a show like this.
Wait, what? One ep left? Wtf...I thought this was going to be one of those 100+ episode decade long shows where development has forever to happen. There can be no satisfying end to this shit...Now I regret watching this.
"You are not free whose liberty is won by the rigour of other, more righteous souls. Your are merely protected. Your freedom is parasitic, you suck the honourable man dry and offer nothing in return. You who have enjoyed freedom, who have done nothing to earn it, your time has come. This time you will stand alone and fight for yourselves. Now you will pay for your freedom in the currency of honest toil and human blood."
- Inquisitor Czevak
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