Grancrest Senki

[neflight86]

Good fantasy stuff, but I have concluded it is a bit... sterile? Named characters die off screen, paradigm shifts in circumstance every other episode with no strong emotional reaction... Don't get me wrong, I'm enjoying the story, but none of the characters leave a strong impression yet. Word has it that this is a re-written D&D (or D&D clone) campaign by the author, which might explain the scope. Glad this is listed at 24 episodes, because with some more time to percolate, I'm sure it will become something well worth watching, and it is avoiding most fantasy anime tropes, which I like.

[Kraco]

Episode 5



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This does feel kind of disjointed. Does this show even need vampires and werewolves? Honestly, they appeared out of nowhere. I thought maybe HS was screwing with the downloaders again when I began to watch the ep, all the way until the crests were mentioned.

The weakest episode so far, no doubt. Making those daughters of the previous clan leader serve as maids... What the hell? That's like a plot element from some half-witted fanservice isekai story.

[NeoCybercoin]

Yeah not a fan of that either but I guess they'd need an 'official' role in order to remain a palace that belongs to Vilsar.
But I did like the fact that they brought Vampires and Werewolves into it. More worldbuilding. I mean we know there is Chaos and that it creates monsters but that's about all we know.I really don't mind more expansion on that matter. Werewolves and Vampires use Chaos to fight like the mages only to them it is an actual part of who they are. They have Chaos inside of them instead of the mages who use and manipulate the chaos around them.

[KrayZ33]

I'm not sure whether they needed the werewolves or vampires, but the fight this time around was several times more entertaining to watch than all the others combined.

It actually had a really fluid and diverse choreography which combined magecraft, monsters and martial skill.

And I'm a fan of vampires in a medieval setting anyway, that huge portrait of him was badass.

[Buffalobiian]

Episode 07

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I'd dump that weak-ass prince too if I was Marrine actually. He's not even that good looking next to Villar either.

[Kraco]

I'd dump that weak-ass prince too if I was Marrine actually. He's not even that good looking next to Villar either.

Let's not be so hasty. If Marrine actually married him, Marrine could be rather sure she would be the ultimate ruler since that dude probably wouldn't have the will to argue against her decisions. In some ways having a single strong ruler would be less problematic than having two strong ones. Although I suppose the former Union lords might feel like Alexis isn't representing them well enough. It would require Marrine to be of decent character and strive to be impartial.

It's pretty funny the highest noble of the Union would know Theo not because of his achievements but because he threw away land and title for the sake of a woman.

I earlier badmouthed the decision to make the werewolf princesses mere maids, but that's actually a pretty good cover to have two relatively efficient fighters around without anybody noticing.

[NeoCybercoin]

I do like how they showed a different effect a Crest can have on it's people. I mean those 'assassins' were forcefully ordered. Makes you wonder what else you can do with a Crest.

[Ryllharu]

Episode 8

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I really liked this episode, because it pointed out that even if Marrine is a bloodthirsty princess now, she deeply loves Alexis. From the last episode, I thought he was a useless weakling, but this part made it clear that he understands the social parts of rule, where Marrine has always been focused on the pragmatic parts of it.

They really are the perfect pairing.

It is interesting that the butler for Siluca used to be Marrine's bodyguard.

[shinta|hikari]

Oh that fool who partially caused both monarchs to die? Marrine needs better people in her employ. Her mage is quite stupid too.

[Kraco]

The Alliance folks seem too single-minded and simple-minded. Thus while it might take some effort, I can't see it being impossible for Villar to defend himself and his lands. Simple people have simple battle strategies.

[KrayZ33]

Episode 9



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That bitch is defiled now, throw her away.

I mean, seriously, even before the last bit. That girl needs to die.

"Oh I'm in such a tough spot, let me just murder everyone like hitler. Alexis still loves me though, right?"

[Buffalobiian]

Episode 11

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Strangely enough I found this episode more emotional than the latest Violet Evergarden (mostly due to lack of impact from the latter than to say the former was spectacular).

I still don't get why Villar was okay with antagonizing the Alliance when he doesn't really want to fight them. In that sense I do agree with the folks who say he brought it upon himself. When you start shit you kind of have to commit to it.

[Ryllharu]

Yeah, this episode was a bit of a bummer. Villar's mage girl killed off screen, the other poisons herself, and that asshole Milza gets rewarded.

Villar was trying to weaken the Union so that Marrine would give up her pointless bloodthirst "revenge" of nothing and marry her true love. But now she's committed herself to conquest. Again, she's being stupid.

I guess the next step now is Siluca and Theo's domain of monster-folk are going to "shake the world." It's one thing for Marrine's heavy troopers, her Viking-pirate allies, Bedouins and Siluca's asshole father to take out Villar's fairly traditional troops. It will be another when they have to face off against werewolves and vampire-kin, along with Siluca's adept friend Aishela. Theo's troops have already proven that a single one of them can slaughter dozens of troops like Marrine's. Every one of the them fights as hard as a single Villar.

[shinta|hikari]

All gloves are off. Marrine needs to be skinned alive then healed completely x92512005412458821737458 times. She deserves no mercy.

The turban guy? Well, he can just vanish off screen. Meh.

[Buffalobiian]

@Ryll: I'm not convinced that he just wanted Marrine to back off. At the council he was happy for Alex to launch an offensive. It was only when he was asked to be the poster boy that he goes "oh no I could not possibly fight my cousin"

Even when Siluca advised to launch an offensive his demeanor suggested that he knew that was right all along - he just really didn't want to go against Alexis (so he should have just lead the right anyway). In doing so he's killed off his entire army and upper management.

[shinta|hikari]

This entire war makes no sense.

Also, why did Villar suicide against the enemy instead of just giving his crests to the MC? He just made that whore stronger...

[NeoCybercoin]

He didn't make her stronger. He made Milza stronger since he received his crest. I do hope Theo has gotten somewhat stronger. Totally okay with him 'grinding' off screen against Chaos summoned monsters to strengthen his Crest.

[KrayZ33]

I was seriously disappointed with that fight overall, the small scale battle at the beginning of the show against ... Viscar (or something?), the dude who is now their ally, was more interesting than that.

I'm also disappointed in that "hellfire-girl", her spellcasting started really strong, but the animation couldn't keep up at all... I didn't read the LN but I can only imagine how her "fire-aura" was described in the books compared to how it looked in the anime.

[NeoCybercoin]

Well with a nickname like Hellfire I'd expect something more imposing than a fiery aura.

[Ryllharu]

I've been disappointed with fire-based or pyrokinetic characters basically forever. It's really hard to top Flame of Recca or Stephen King's Firestarter.

edit: Or FMA's Roy Mustang.