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Some inconsequential LN spoilers/musings on this latest episode: I was excited to finally see the fight, but I was sad that they changed Kazuma's brutal takedown of Mitsurugi. They changed up the whole fight sequence a bit to save time (not showing Kazuma's archery skills and whatnot), but I still feel like they should have kept the LN sequence. His ruthless dispatching of Mitsurugi played a lot into the reputation they gained that night and better explains why people would be afraid of them. Come on, it's one of the few cool things he ever does! For non-LN readers who are interested, after freezing Mitsurugi's sword in place, he grabs Mitsurugi's face, uses Create Water to fill his throat with water, and then Freeze's it all, immediately incapacitating him. He's also the one who cancel's Rain's spell by exploding the tip of her staff with a long-range Snipe. I just feel like it was one of the few serious moments in the series and it loses some of its edge when they add a bunch of comedic fights.
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Just watched the episode and was wondering in the after credits scene was that supposed to be a reincarnated person in the noble's basement or something?  Maybe I should rewatch on a tv instead of my phone.
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Natural 20 posted:Being specific about what you spoilers entail costs very little and makes life nicer for others. I will be more cautious in the future.
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Alpha Kenny Juan posted:Just watched the episode and was wondering in the after credits scene was that supposed to be a reincarnated person in the noble's basement or something? The anime made the events a lot more confusing, but enough information still exists in the episode to figure out what is going on. A slight LN spoiler about the current episode that will make everything more explicit: When Chris and Kazuma stole the artifact, Aqua sealed it. They showed it happening in the episode, but they removed her line talking about what she did. They might be doing a thing where they reduce some information so they can reveal it in a flashback in a later episode?
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May 15, 2024 18:31
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This episode was a reminder that Kazuma is actually an incredibly competent fighter that knows how to use his insanely mixed repertoire perfectly (contrasting his absurdly specialized teammates) when he isn't being an absolute idiot and self-sabotaging. It's rare, but it's impressive when it happens.
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Nalin posted:Some inconsequential LN spoilers/musings on this latest episode: Also LN, doesn't go past the latest episode: I think it might've been a bit too brutal to animate rather than a time-saving measure, iirc his fight with Mitsurugi lasts all of 5 seconds in the LN and he just moves past afterward because he's not loving around Blaze Dragon posted:This episode was a reminder that Kazuma is actually an incredibly competent fighter that knows how to use his insanely mixed repertoire perfectly (contrasting his absurdly specialized teammates) when he isn't being an absolute idiot and self-sabotaging. It's rare, but it's impressive when it happens. tbf it's more that he directs that competence at very stupid ends(ie being a kotatsu goblin) rather than outright bein' a dumbass though that happens too Yinlock fucked around with this message at 02:00 on May 16, 2024 |
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just talking about the fightBlaze Dragon posted:This episode was a reminder that Kazuma is actually an incredibly competent fighter that knows how to use his insanely mixed repertoire perfectly (contrasting his absurdly specialized teammates) when he isn't being an absolute idiot and self-sabotaging. It's rare, but it's impressive when it happens. even more than his bag of tricks, the way he started the big fight by taking on the knightess upfront and immediately defeating her was really impressive. yeah, drain touch to finish her is kind of cheating, but being able to catch her like that to use it in the first place was pretty cool and a level of physical competence i don't think is generally expected of kazuma. he actually can win direct confrontations with his combat skills if he wants to. if it wasn't drain touch and was instead, idk, some kind of fire spell to instantly scorch her and take her out it wouldn't even really be underhanded. Nalin posted:Some inconsequential LN spoilers/musings on this latest episode: it was kind of a shame that his bag of tricks here is just drain touch and freeze, with a little water and steal. a larger variety of stuff being used in the same amount of time would've probably sold it better, he could've done one surprise snipe snapshot. the fight was still overall pretty good, engorging mitsurugi with water was honestly kind of nasty even if freezing it inside of him would've been more brutal. i thought he was just going to cover the guy in water and freeze him into an ice cube, turning him into a human water balloon was much more unexpected. end of ep it is pretty funny that kazuma did all of the stuff that the knights have been saying he can't do, completely trouncing everyone who stood in his way, and he can't tell any of them about it. it's cute that iris figured it out. also that megumin relationship is really getting pushed a lot more ever since the movie huh
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ninjewtsu posted:also that megumin relationship is really getting pushed a lot more ever since the movie huh[/spoiler] LN Spoilers That's on queue for the story. After the Crimson Demon Village arc, Megumin has already fallen for Kazuma and is just waiting to confess. Its also why she makes a huge fuss about 'taking care of Kazuma' after he is resurrected in the last episode. CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 12:03 on May 16, 2024 |
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May 16, 2024 11:49
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ninjewtsu posted:got caught up on this show. if they cross the line with iris i might have to drop it, megumin already makes me really uncomfortable. they dont and end of entire ln series spoilers kazuma never really sees her as anything but a little sister
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ninjewtsu posted:got caught up on this show. if they cross the line with iris i might have to drop it, megumin already makes me really uncomfortable. Gonna point out Megumin and Kazuma are both High School age only 2-3 years difference. , Megumins appearance is entirely because she starved herself to feed her sister and because her family was always broke because of her father's bad habits with money. It's the running joke of Kazuma denying Megumin alcohol because Kazuma shouldn't be drinking either.
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CommieGIR posted:Gonna point out Megumin and Kazuma are both High School age only 2-3 years difference. , Megumins appearance is entirely because she starved herself to feed her sister and because her family was always broke because of her father's bad habits with money. yeah my problem is not the agegap relationship but more the sexualization of a 14 year old in the pervy comedy show i'm not quoting that end of ln spoilers cause i don't wanna see it but thanks for letting me know
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i realize now that that comment combined with me saying megumin makes me uncomfortable is probably being read as me complaining about the megumin relationship becoming more prominent. i think megumin and kazuma's relationship is fun and cute when it isn't the show itself being horny for megumin. it's just a big shift in the character dynamics that isn't being explicitly acknowledged by the characters, which is interesting since kazuma's relationship (interpersonal, not romantic) with aqua and to a lesser extent darkness has been fairly static i think. to me, it looks like they're building up to a confession or otherwise some big event involving meguminxkazuma by putting in a bunch more little but notable details in how the two treat each other, which is more what i meant by that comment
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Kazuma continues to be the best at being the worst.
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Top-notch episode this week. This show has mastered comedic timing so drat well. I was wondering how the hell the writers were going to tie up all of the loose ends that they set up and lol, oh, that's how - cliffhanger!
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I love that the writers feel comfortable enough to include looooooong silent pauses to land jokes.
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that restaurant scene was way funnier than it had any right to be
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Sunday Morning posted:I love that the writers feel comfortable enough to include looooooong silent pauses to land jokes. Yeah, at first I thought Crunchyroll was acting up again on me, but nope! Majorian fucked around with this message at 10:48 on May 23, 2024 |
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ninjewtsu posted:that restaurant scene was way funnier than it had any right to be When Aqua and Kazuma are on the same wavelength they just make each other worse, its great
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episode felt a little disjointed but it was still fun, like a bunch of little vignettes
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El Burbo posted:episode felt a little disjointed but it was still fun, like a bunch of little vignettes 22 Short Films About Axel
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Yinlock posted:22 Short Films About Axel Yes please
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Yinlock posted:22 Short Films About Axel I'm picturing Kazuma and Sena doing "Steamed Hams."
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Kazuma, the house is on fire! No Aqua, that's just Megumin's explosion spell
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I hope for the dub they have Kazuma just dona straight up Archer impersonation. "Phrasing!"
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Konosuba Manga chapter dropped: https://mangadex.org/chapter/cfb58733-d282-426b-aa1b-195e3ba1cb3a Megumin confession is go!
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there's a manga? ...is it good?
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ninjewtsu posted:there's a manga? Its okay. It follows the LN pretty close so I'd say its good.
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CommieGIR posted:Konosuba Manga chapter dropped: https://mangadex.org/chapter/cfb58733-d282-426b-aa1b-195e3ba1cb3a this is where i thought they were going to end this season and i'm sad they didnt e: i mean the stuff with LN SPOILERS? wolbach not the megumin stuff Spookydonut fucked around with this message at 15:30 on Jun 3, 2024 |
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Spookydonut posted:this is where i thought they were going to end this season and i'm sad they didnt ANIME SPOILERS Nope, we are gonna probably end on the Darkness wedding it looks like, either in the anime or as an OVA like Megumin's story was done.
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