The fights take a lot of chapters to finish in the manga.
I just read the Zagan arc, and it finished much better than the anime did. Alibaba was not a liability in the fight.
EDIT: They really did switch around a lot of events in the Zagan arc, most of the changes making Alibaba look bad. I have no idea why they chose to do this.
Last edited by shinta|hikari; Fri, 04-05-2013 at 12:53 AM.
Peace.
Because Alibaba sucks a plate full of dicks.
Alibaba would only suck a spoonful of dicks if they didn't do the changes.
Heck, he is actually decent in the rest of the manga.
Peace.
HS - S2 Episode 01
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A non-pervy Magi is no magi. I can't tell if Aladdin is sane/controlled/evil or not based on his performance at the beginning of the episode. The academy sounds like a shady place, and those veins on his face don't make him any more pleasant.
Sinbad being devious was another good development. It'll give Alibaba room to outdo him if he chooses to. At the very least he's not some shining white knight that Alibaba will forever be in the shadow of.
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Sun, 10-06-2013 at 11:04 PM.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Episode 2 - HS
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It seems to me Sinbad is one of the most realistic people in this show. He's basically a good ruler in the sense that the population of his country at large seems content. At the same time he's surely quite jealous of his position and thinks his way is the best way. No doubt that contributes a lot to his considerable charisma. You can't be a leader of men and give hope to the masses unless you look strong and especially look like you know what you are doing (even if you didn't or you were doing a bad thing). If this wasn't fiction I'd say Alibaba would never have a chance since in RL white knights never beat people like Sinbad. But since this is fiction, he might. A gullible and incompetent but well-meaning person could defeat one who seems to possess all the aces. I'm not going to be rejoicing if that happens.Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
The preview seemed to suggest Alibaba is leaving the island as well. I hope that's the case. He won't make any progress as long as he's worshipping the ground under Sinbad's boots. In some ways he has been degerating on the island. At least back home he made his own decisions and tried to take responsibility, no matter how bad it all ended. Doing the wrong thing is still better than doing nothing.
It has become quite clear that Sinbad has been trying to lure Aladdin into supporting him as supreme ruler for some time. He desperately wants a court Magi because he doesn't have one. Magnostadt has one (edit: or do they? Maybe I'm confused), Kou has one, Sinbad doesn't and it is driving him nuts that one who is nearby backs Alibaba, not him.
What surprised me was that Kougyoku gave up on Sinbad so quickly, and now seems to be going for Alibaba after all (though she was initially forced). Their shared background serves to put them even closer together.
The other surprise, at least to me, was that they revealed there weren't any Fanalis left on the Dark Continent per Masrur. I honestly expected at least a few to still be present, leading to some scenario where Morgiana was some lost princess or something absurd like that. I'm very interested in her journey the most then.
DunyaYour chest and hips were quite healthy. Yamuraiha seemed to harbor quite a bit of guilt about Dunya losing her kingdom to Magnostadt, I wonder if she is far more involved with the coup than we've been led to believe. Either she didn't support it and fled when she could have kept Dunya safe, or participated after all.
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I didn't get that feeling at all. Maybe I'm half as dense as a harem lead... I just thought she gave up on Sinbad but learned enough in Sindria that she wanted friends and possibly connections (I guess in a friendly way, not just for political reasons). She has seen quite a few buddies during her stay there, as opposed to back in the Kou empire, not to mention in Alibaba's wretched country, and likely realised the value of human relationships and the strength they can grant, even over superior individual power. But then again, she is quite shy even if strong, so maybe you are right.
Alibaba - stealing the hearts of red-heads! And he so sneaks onto Aladdin's ship next week.
I don't think they do. It might even be what Aladdin becomes (tricked or not), based on the first episode.
The country that looks Greek/Roman has their own court Magi.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
HS - Episode 03, 04
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This was a good episode. It reminds me of when someone else got kidnapped in the first season and Morg tore shit up. Hakuryuu's mastery is pretty damn good. He would have stolen the spotlight this episode had Morg not brute forced her way in. While I'm looking forward to the next episode (let's finally see Alibaba not suck, I'd say he was holding back this episode so he didn't burn his own ship), but I'm also not sure what we're in for. There'll be some kids to beat up and maybe a deceptive mother to talk to. I don't give many shits about the latter besides learning more about this (seemingly pure evil) Magnostat.
Aladin's view is an interesting one. He's not really that judgemental and seems to express his views as curiosity and doubt. It reminds me of when he first met Alibaba and didn't fault him for his behaviour back then. It seems besides magic, he's trying to learn what truly drove Magnostatto its current state.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Alibaba's treatment by the plot is getting pretty sad already: An underachiever who is beaten by people who conquered their dungeons much later than he. It's like he continues to suck and make mistakes because the target audience of 10 years olds of this show finds such humour so mightily funny.
I'm looking more forward to Magnostadt. It's the real deal based on what we have seen. They are spreading disruptive technology around in their neighbouring countries to various groups unfriendly toward the government and brewing civil unrest also otherwise, making them weaker and ready for picking. I just hope Magnostadt is doing this on their own and not because of some bullshit conspiracy and being used as a tool by whatever evil organization.
It might be Alibaba's full djin equip is that much more powerful than anyone else in the world, he needs lots of time and self control to fully master it... without falling to the darkside.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
I really don't think that Alibaba will ever be great or above all others anytime soon. He is still a brat, so it is only natural that he cannot compare to Sinbad and the other veterans.
Peace.
Bah! Why didn't anyone tell me this had started up again!
Now I gotta go catch up!
HS - S2 Episode 05
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It kinda sucks balls that the only decisive guy on their team (other than maybe Aladdin) switches teams. Stop trying to talk people out of it already. Aladdin's the only one who's good at it. You've got to walk over these guys in order to save them. If this was a darker anime, one of those children would have ran them through with a knife while they were receiving "hugs".
But.. since we're doing down this path, please... please do something useful and cool this time Alibaba. You can start with a full Djinn Equip. It doesn't piss me off any less that he's still Morg's primary love interest.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
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I feel like I've just been trolled...
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
When it started to look like even Aladdin was affected, I thought he has no business visiting Magnostadt. This "mother" is nothing but some pesky tool sent out by Magnostadt so she should pose no problem if Aladdin really wants to face the real deal.
The others having so little willpower is hardly a surprise. Morgiana is a former slave who was being broken for years. Alibaba is an idiot. Hard to say about Hakuryuu, though. His psychology hasn't been revealed so well, but he's so straightforward and uncomplicated that it might make him weaker against manipulation like this. If he really wants to stand against Al-Thamen, though, he would need to get some guts. They will otherwise fool him left and right.
So...I managed to be unaware of this second season. Is it any better thus far than how the first season turned out?
"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
It's moving back into the right direction, but I can't say it's as awesome as the first 12 episodes were. I think that this will continue in that manner until Alibaba finally learns to equip so he can be cool. Otherwise he's always stuck at "how do I do this cool thing that others keep doing?"
I also think that he's got some burden that he's not really ready for. The earlier episodes were more light-hearted in that they didn't have to worry about saving countries and all. Imagine if the three just went around trashing dungeons like young Sinbad? It could get old if they fall into a pattern, but it could also be fun.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
None of them are ready to be even dreaming of saving countries. So, they should indeed be going around adventuring, exploring, and learning new things. Well, I guess that's what they are planning to do, but they suck so much a gang of kids can slow them down.
That's what I'm saying they should do. Trashing dungeons is good.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
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