Source?Originally Posted by Dark Dragon
I either see no mention of the duration or it slotted for 12 episodes. Tokyo MX (the primary broadcaster) hasn't announced their schedule for next season either.
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I either see no mention of the duration or it slotted for 12 episodes. Tokyo MX (the primary broadcaster) hasn't announced their schedule for next season either.
Hmm... Mahou Showtime does say it's 10 eps. Dunno where their information comes from. It's too sad if it's true. This has definitely been one of the best shows this season. I'd rather see Maoyuu end than this.
I also got that info from Mahou Showtime.
It makes sense considering that the novels weren't that popular before the anime came out so the budget for the show might've been low.
It would be nice if the info was wrong and this ended up being longer.
Episode 7 - 720p | 1080p
It'll be a bloody crime against humanity if this show lasts only for 3 eps after this. The episodes are so supremely entertaining if this show falls within your area of interest, like it does mine - and apparently it's the same for lots of others as well.
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Sure, You got a chance to prove her fighting abilities are nothing to laugh at and Asuka got to find further limits to her main gift, in addition to meeting a cute, little fairy, but the things I enjoyed the most were the talks, the audience with the new floor master and above all how well Izayoi and Shiroyasha again hit it off with each other at being intellectual perverts. Foolish loser perverts are dime a dozen in anime, but while Shiroyasha regularly gets what's coming to her for her antics, I still wouldn't count her among the same company with those who only aspire but never get rewarded, unless by accident. So far Izayoi has been too cool to actually try to pull off any petty behavior, and I kind of hope it continues that way. He already gets under the girls' skins with his words and smug attitude just fine.
Looks like things might get serious already in the next episode.
Shiroyasha is a pervert and it fits her character.
For some reason, it doesn't fit Izayoi, like he does that for other purposes...
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
He's an healthy male who likes boobies, it's not that complicated. They were already pushing that side of him in episode one.
He's doing it because it clearly amuses him. I bet having the genuine pervert Shiroyasha around encourages him greatly; a shared joke is always the best.
His personal entertainment is more or less the reason he does anything at all.
While it was certainly like that at first, I got the feeling that he really enjoyed teasing Kuro Usagi particularly. He doesn't really tease the other two human girls, and he stays away from the vampire girl.
While she certainly is the easiest to tease, the way he focuses his attention on her makes it seem like he has taken quite a liking to Kuro Usagi.
He was teasing You in particular after the girls got out of the bath.
I wouldn't yet risk claiming he's interested in Kuro Usagi in that way. I think he's paid much attention to her due to how easy she's to tick off and because she's also Shiroyasha's favourite target. Plus she's a resident of that world and like a second boss of the no-name community. Although I suppose anything could happen; he's a healthy guy, like Archie said.
I reckon Leticia has of late been spared of his attentions due to being poor sport. Her rescue episode more than hinted that's the case. She doesn't put up a visible fight, so there's no game in teasing her for Izayoi. I imagine he might still do it when the others are present since they could get fired up to defend her, though, granting him his amusement.
Another idea is that Izayoi teases Kuro Usagi because she's a very strong fighter. So in the end he'd probably like to have a proper duel with her. Teasing her is one of the ways he shows interest.
Their speed duel was a good teaser for Izayo, showing him she's got great potential. Now, he's probably searching for the proper procedure allowing her to participate in a fight.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
Episode 8 - HS
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I'm sometimes wondering if Izayoi isn't in fact a demon lord once banished from the Little Garden, now summoned back by accident in disguise. It's quite unnatural a punk would know so much, even if we were to believe an aberrant punk could be that strong.
You and Asuka's limits were met surprisingly quickly here. Very surprisingly, if you ask me. But I suppose that's just an indication the story is supposed to be long enough for them to develop strong naturally (not be uber strong from the beginning like Izayoi). I can't really see that Landslide dude posing any problems for Izayoi, but I wonder how he's going to deal with the next opponent, whoever that happens to be. Though I guess the woman wouldn't stand a chance if she ever makes the mistake of letting Izayoi anywhere near her. But the plague demon could be more troublesome. She seems to have strange powers. Still, I don't really see Izayoi's place in all this if Asuka, perhaps, is meant to defeat the Piper with a somewhat similar ability and the local floormaster of fire with a vampire sidekick is reserving the plague loli for herself. The head honcho Hamelin demon lord himself is nowhere to be seen. Will he even make an appearance to give Izayoi a run for his money (assuming he exist)? Or will the gift game be over before that?
The head honcho of the Hamelin Demon community could very well be tucked inside Asuka's bosom. But that would make the "truth" of the legend that faeries spirited the children away. Who knows.
I feel like the challenge is inherently unfair. I got that demon lord challenges couldn't be refused, and was somewhat accepting of that fact, but the way the rules were written here, the demon lords that issue a challenge don't even have to actively participate. That's garbage. They only are because it is fun.
The rules put the burden on Shiroyasha, who will get freed if someone, anyone really, kills or subdues all the occupants of the area. The demon lords are just making that happen faster, they could just as easily wait for someone else to do it. They're not threatened by the other winning condition either, because it's not that they have to get defeated, someone just needs to find the truth behind the legend. If they had wanted to make it harder, they could have merely observed from far away, not making it clear what legend needed to be corrected.
Maybe if we're lucky, they'll decide that the demon lords are violating some sort of participation rule, and Kuro Usagi will stomp them with all of the power at her disposal.
I'm a bit disappointed in Izayoi. Shiroyasha should not have had to tell him that just barely not seeing is always better than seeing directly.
I was considering that at one point, but... You know, would a mighty demon lord really reduce themselves to such a form showing barely enough wits to be called intelligent and getting pushed left and right? It surely would be a straightforward puzzle otherwise, but that's my problem with it.
Kuro Usagi marketed the place to the three troublemakers as a place for fun and games, but from what we have seen, it's everything but fun and games for great many original inhabitants. Perhaps it's due to the powerless masses being little but game pieces for the powerful, maybe it's because not all those in power are clearly interested in living like Kuro Usagi's marketing speeches indicate. For example Perseus's scumbag leader was clearly only interested in living a luxurious life and bullying the weak. He didn't want to play any gift games and only did when forced to.
That's true, but it still made a funny scene in my opinion. Those two discussing their perverted views like some higher science with no inhibitions in front of the others amuses me far more than some stock shounen hero unsuccessfully trying to peep heroines.
Episode 9 - HS
Episode 10 Final - HS
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This ended far too soon. I could have kept watching for a long while longer (show, not arc). Even though I felt like I was all the time missing something with all the old legend talks during this arc, not bothering to go and google it. But fortunately even that got more clear in the last episode. Using such references isn't bad, though, and no doubt gives some extra pleasure when it happens to be a story you are more familiar with. After all, it's done all the time in manga/anime and live action movies.
It's quite a pity we only got to see the beginning of character development and the development of all kinds of relationships between the characters. The main characters were far more interesting than in most shows and even many side-characters were good.
Kuro Usagi's legs will be sorely missed each week.
I feel like You really got the shaft with this presentation. She's just been trashed left and right recently, and never really got a chance to shine the way that Izayoi and Asuka have been, or even Kuro Usagi in the final episode.
All in all, I still feel like Asuka's Gift is left being the most nebulous. Izayoi somehow uses his abilities to destroy or weaken the Gifts of the opponents he fights, particularly the harder they fight him, the more easily he breaks them. You befriends things and borrows their abilities. Asuka gets...what exactly? She doesn't get a lot of power on her own, since anyone strong can withstand her commands, and she has to rely on the Gifts of other people or other items/weapons in order to be effective. She requires servants and a diverse arsenal to be effective. It makes it feel like she can't stand on her own.
Personality wise, due to her background, I find her to be the most interesting character deserving the most individual character development, but it feels like they've hobbled her, dooming her into a life not that far from the one she left. Izayoi gets exactly what he wanted, and You gets to make a varied group of new friends. It still feels like Asuka is trapped.
On a much lighter note, I enjoyed the shot of You's cat and the catgirl waitress starting a romance.
Perhaps, but on the other hand she hated her old life because it was so empty and she could use her gift only for petty, meaningless things. Now she has a chance to use it for things that greatly aid her friends and the whole struggling community. Becoming an isolated, feared witch is a ghost haunting in the back of her mind, but that's just something that she needs to deal with personally. Her gift is what it is, so she needs to change her attitude and/or concentrate on methods that don't involve controlling people directly. Practically thinking, a gift like Asuka's is priceless for a community. If they catch a spy or during war/game times an enemy combatant, she can simply order the poor fellow to spill everything. No torture is needed yet the results are better. That alone would make her gift precious, even if such a use wouldn't be satisfactory for her personally.
FYI, there will be an OVA coming out in July and there's also a manga being printed that might eventually get scanlated.
Kraco's wish is granted.
Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo OVA [Commie]
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It picks up right where the series left off, thankfully, with a fresh Gift Game. Basically a quite blatant fanservice episode.
I would say, "poor Kuro Usagi," but I fear that I greatly enjoyed her being taken advantage of at every opportunity.
I also remembered that Kuro Usagi's clothes are enchanted so that all observers can always almost see her underwear. Also Asuka's affection toward celebrating Halloween.
Last edited by Ryllharu; Thu, 08-08-2013 at 07:07 PM.
I wonder why I got a feeling Izayoi actually solved the riddle sooner but rather than stop the show he waited until all the spikes had been pulled and the girls assaulted maximum times. The dude certainly knows how to choose his fights.
An episode of fanservice, but I can't complain. It still had the same good Mondaijitachi atmosphere that the tv series had, and that's plenty and enough. On the other hand it's sort of annoying that right when I had started to forget this show, the ova appeared to remind me of its excellent entertainment value.
Kuro Usagi's VA is voicing the female lead in Blood Lad. I immediately recognized her voice, yet it was exceedingly grating to listen to, exactly because the voice reminded me of Mondaijitachi and Kuro Usagi. However, Blood Lad, despite the title, is an utterly bloodless show and the VA's performance shares that deadly flaw. It's so spiritless that you'd think the VA was just some gal randomly picked from the streets, put in front of a mic and told to read lines straight from a paper, with no direction. Needless to say two eps of that show was more than enough.
Just watched the 10 episode series, it was unbalanced but yet very fun. But there has to be more at some point, right right?
The biggest disappointment was on how Yoh was used... they made her completely useless from the get go. In every arc she became the victim. The only time she really shone for a bit was against the Perseus community, and even then she got petrified. The biggest draw for me was how all these characters were going to change the balance of this world, but she got severely shafted. In the first two episodes or so she was really good, but after that she got destroyed as a character which was a shame.
In any case, will see about watching the OVA later... but I'm assuming there has been no news about a possible continuation to the series?
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