The Magical Revolution of Reincarnated Princess and Genius Young Lady Episode 5
Climax delivered in almost flawless way boarded and directed by Shingo Tamaki with fascinating soundtrack, great voice performances and animations which carved a mark on the show.
The episode showed just how far Anis is willing to go to aquire magic and this naturally contradicts Euphie's views and this whole time we were witnessing that even if she is so cheerful and confident Anis is willing to go through dangerous means to fulfil her inner desire.
We've seen previous depictions of Anis fighting style in episode 1 but that was only a glimpse of what would come next. For a series whose most noteble feature isn't action these are certainly impressive and dynamic cuts that showed how reckless and scary Anis is.
After witnessing how swift Anis's magic tools are we get to see the huge gap between proper and beautifil magic of Euphie which Anis just so deeply years for. It is a goal that drives her forward but on path that could caused her lose herself thus she needs support.
I suppose there wouldn't be many dragons later down the line so it is very nice that we got a 2D one instead. Kouta Moroishi was Monster Animation Director for this episode and I wanted to first mention a name and to point that this role means handling correction on monsters.
I'm sure many were surprised just how impressive the effects are or if you haven't thought of that chances are you were probably amazed. Kazunori Ozawa was Effects Animation Director and I was honestly caught of guard, sure it may be bright but it definitely had an impact.
The OST in this episode definitely showed especially when building tension and excitement. I need to mention the sequence where Euphie flew towards Anis because that surely felt hype. I may have not paid much attention to music recently but this episode deserves that.
Manaka Iwami's performance during speech was absolutely stellar. You could hear how much soul she put in it and I was floored. Naturally seiyuu are extremely great at their job but I really had to point out how amazing that delivery was. It made this scene so much more impactful.
Many fought that the of fight was in the air but noone was ready for what appeared next. In a fashion reminiscent of action shows Anis and Euphie unleashed a final slash that could be seen not only as manifestation of their mana but also bond. Presumed cut by Tsurugi Kato.
Perhaps as a some kind of reward for slaying the dragon she was cursed and while now we don't have much explanations for that, I could suspect she will need Euphie's assist to not only fulfil her dream but to carve a path whatever it may be.
Huge portion if not majority was given to the dragon climax and portion to close or rather open the pages for future of these two. Who envy one another but complete themselves by filling those aspects that other lacks. Can they bring a change to themselves and the world?
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Upon first glancing on the conclusion the readers feel perplexed. The goal has been achieved, and narration drives a point forward regarding lies, however, it is missing aspects that would solidify it. It undermines the past making it seem insignificant.
Oshi no Ko has always been a story divided into two sections. The Entertainment World Vs Revenge. Some of the introduced characters were clearly designed to only interact with a single aspect of it. Ruby the Idol and Aqua the Revenge Actor. This formula began to crumble early on.
Having Aqua and Ruby was supposedely conceived to have a dual protagonist, and receive a balance between the two plotpoints. At times the scale would change depending on events, however, it would not overshadow the other completly. This has taken a noteable effect on Ruby.
Amazing pilot for one of the more intriguing battle light novels. From visuals to presentation it may feel overbearing but that's the essence of work. If you're into over the top characters fighting it out in ridiculous scenarios, that's it and more!
The magic system of world was briefly touched upon in a quite fast and easy way. It is enough for readers and viewers to understand without being too complicated. The pacing of episode spends little time before getting to the absolute madness that this story often is.
The drastic change to environment and tone greatly depicts the dangers lurking beneath. What is especially interesting aside from the sheer brutality on display, is how you can very much empathize with Yuno's struggles. With such powerful forces simply playing around her.
Following the mainly overseas reception of Mushoku Tensei's latest episode some have gone out of their way to ridicule author to the point that certain sites have mischaracterized tweets and took away all nuance and context. All of which resulted in author being forced to clarify
Every week author does what is called live tweeting which basically implies posting thoughts on episode as it airs in real time. Giving some sort of insight to world and characters. There was nothing unusual about it at the time and noone had any objections.
That was until people picked it up and started spreading author's words in narrative that basically framed this as his response to heated controversy overseas when in fact his tweet was made before episode even came out in English, nullifying that.
Boarded and directed by Shinpei Wada that is filled with symbolism and metaphors. The impact that Rudeus made on others and the path that people enable him to tread on. Freedom birds are a central motive and piece.
We open with a simple scene of a curtain with a light at the end of it. It can be seen as figuratively and literally in a way that it shines upon Rudeus world and in order to reach it he has to take a step. This curtain motif was present previously in attempts that hurted him.
Opened birdcage with 3 colored leathers laying next to it indicating that there were once birds trapped in it and Rudeus freed them. It is a reference to main girls which where able to change thanks to his influence. We also see a spilled drink. Just like on that night with Eris.
Regrets. Mistakes. Failures. Even after getting up we stumble across obstacles that life puts on our way. It is not easy to overcome but gradually we tend to learn. We grow. We change. We fight. In an never ending battle called life
It is clear by now that Sara was a walking Eris reminder that constantly kept bugging Rudeus with her presence and his lack of ability to read the room. Over the course of this episode we see multiple doubts that he himself feels but also some that are suggested to him by others.
The very scene in bed and justification is specifically designed to mirror that from season 1 with some, I'm almost confident similar frames and Sara claiming to have done it out of obligation. The scene had a very tough to convey the considering nature of problem.
Introduction of a story taken from extra chapter necessary for future development. The worrying signs are partially true as even with change of staff, the show retains segmented aspects that made people love Mushoku so much.
I personally believe that this could have been used as an OVA instead of a season opener due to its contents that slighlty require remembering what happened in season 1 to avoid confusion. Most episode was spent on Asura's politics and showing us what Sylphie was going through.
The delivery was rather straight forward with not to many aspects that require explanation, however the amount of new or updated information can feel a bit overwhelming, especially if politics is not someone's cup of tea. We got to meet new faces that actually made cameo in S1.