Honzuki no Gekokujou: Ryoushu no Youjo, episode 2

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4, Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 4th Season, 本好きの下剋上 司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません 第4期

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  • BillyClark@piefed.socialEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    I was surprised they spend so much time making sure that we knew Ferdinand killed Arno. Arno was previously bullying Fran, and Arno was the reason why Ferdinand didn’t respond to the attack in the temple more quickly. So, it’s sort of important to know that Ferdinand can be this ruthless to commoners, and how little grey priests’ lives are worth, but if they just mentioned that he was replaced with Zahm, I still think it would still play out similarly to the audience.

  • NineSwords@ani.socialEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    I was shitting on the first adaptation because they skipped so much important world and character building to just get to the plot points faster, but in this season they just ignore everything. Whoever is in charge has absolutely zero idea of what makes the series great. Probably didn’t even read it in the first place. I had so much hope for an adaptation by a studio that can animate more than a powerpoint slideshow, but now I would gladly go back to the shitty first studio.

    • BillyClark@piefed.socialEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      The only plot part that I’ve been disappointed with in this season is the portrayal of Rozemyne’s blessings. They’re not completely consistent with the book, whether you’re going with the original descriptions, or with those that were explained differently later. Especially the ceremony in this episode. I’m not even sure that people watching it will realize it was a marriage ceremony.

      For me, the most important overall consideration is whether this season will be popular enough to continue animating the rest of the series. It’s got to be a tough problem for the animation studio. This is a critical time for character development, but I suspect they’re also trying to rush through this arc because there’s no guarantee that the anime will continue. I admit that I was pleased they left the scene with Ferdinand after the Starbind Ceremony.

      Personally, I don’t think anything is all that badly done yet… But I’m a little concerned because I’ve expressed opinions like this in the past on different anime, and usually, the naysayers were right.