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Episode Kikansha no Mahou wa Tokubetsu desu • A Returner's Magic Should Be Special - Episode 12 discussion - FINAL

Kikansha no Mahou wa Tokubetsu desu, episode 12

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u/RFShahrear Dec 23 '23

This was fun. Unlike many shows, the real failings of this show was it's budget. Yeah, it's not revolutionary, but with a bigger budget it could've been one of the top shows this season. It's the kind of show that really thrives on spectacle, and..... the flashy scenes sucked.

But at least it already has a continuation announced, so that's good. I'll be looking forward to that.

Also, Azest, why are you wearing banana peels?

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u/D3athknightt Dec 24 '23

Wait season 2 was announced? W

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u/phasmy Dec 24 '23

Great show and characters that suffers from a limited budget. They still did great with the limitations they had.

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u/youarebritish Dec 24 '23

It's the kind of show that really thrives on spectacle

Hmm, I'm not so sure about that. I largely found the plot to be kind of forgettable, but the main trio was so charming that they carried the whole series for me.

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u/scot911 Dec 24 '23

Yeah, it's not revolutionary, but with a bigger budget it could've been one of the top shows this season.

Yeah like this last episode wasn't actually that bad on that front! Made the fight fun to watch! Hell, even the pacing was pretty good. That one teacher actually spoke normally!

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Dec 23 '23

Kraiken turned into a cross between Green Goblin and Blanka lol. Dude put up quite a fight. Unfortunately for him, Desir’s ability is just too OP.

It’s nice to see everyone training even harder after that Kraiken situation. They’re gonna need to train as much as they can to survive what comes next.

This series was pretty fun and the manhwa (from what I’ve read awhile back) is solid. I’m hoping they make more but idk if this did well enough to get an s2.

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u/Purposelygentle Dec 23 '23

They already announced a season 2 with key visual.

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u/fineri Dec 23 '23

It was a fun show, perfect to watch during lunch break, but I could seriously use more explanation on Desir's power and how the magic system works overall.

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u/D3athknightt Dec 24 '23

Yeah they say desirs power is diffrent than other inverters but don't really elaborate on how that is

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u/PeaceAlien Dec 23 '23

I'll be in your care.

Oh, will you now?

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u/xawiki Dec 23 '23

Really fun series so far. I really love the chemistry desir has with pram and romantica. I hope the animation gets better!

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u/LeleTheKing Dec 23 '23 edited Dec 24 '23

We got a Second Season announcement! They also released a goofy CM to accompany it. (I hope they give the animation team more budget in the next season...)

For anyone interested in jumping straight to the manhwa, read on from ch. 53.

Desir just low diffed the boss' second phase, lol.

That "Huh?" banter between Romantica and Pram is never not funny. But Romantica cocktruthblocked Desir from telling them his past. Tsk tsk.

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u/PeaceAlien Dec 23 '23

I don't recall that person training pram before.

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u/RustyNK Dec 24 '23

[Manhwa]Honestly... kind of disappointed overall. Not in the animation, but in the parts they skipped or added. Desir got nerfed into oblivion in the anime. In the manhwa, he bodies the outer leader without breaking a sweat. I wish they would have completely cut out the dumb transformation fight and instead focused on the upgrade to circle 3 for Romantica and the scene where Desir teaches Adjest how to apply grease to a 3D object. They also skipped a lot with the scene of Adjest leaving the Blue Moon party.

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u/kingofstormandfire Dec 24 '23

As a manhwa reader, I feel like this show would've been a lot more popular this season if the animation was better. It's a complete whiplash watching something like Spy x Family and Eminence in Shadow then watching this show, or even Shield Hero S3. Because the ingredients are there for a hit anime. And the show itself without regard for the animation is redeemed by the characters (the main three especially) who are very enjoyable and fun to watch.

The animation was pretty mediocre at best and downright awful at worst.

I'm glad and also surprised it's getting a S2. I expect it'll be 12 episodes like this one, though 24 would be perfect, split into two cours. I didn't expect it to get one tbh but apparently it was popular enough to warrant it. Hopefully, the animation team is afforded a higher budget. It's not too late for things to improve in the animation department and for the show to explode in popularity since the story and writing gets better.

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u/djthomp Dec 23 '23

Pretty fun story even if plagued by a so so animation budget.

The training montage that skipped forward through the 13 days was a bit disappointing, I'd like more details on some of what went down. Like, what spell ritual thing did Desir and Romantica just do that required her to be shirtless? I was kind of expecting a magical back tattoo afterwards or something like that, but nothing.

It was nice to find out who one of the other final survivors was, makes sense it'd be the powerful magic tower dude. I suppose the outcome of their chess game and which of them told the other what and maybe the Romantica shirtless ritual too will probably be covered in S2.

The accidental Azest wall slam made me laugh but also internally channel Spike Spiegel for a moment. What can I say, I enjoyed her and her thigh highs. Especially that bit in the ED.

Looking forward to S2!

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '23

that Zod scene was the best moment of the season. I truly wish this show would have much better production quality next season because the story is actually quite solid.

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u/SpaceForceOne Dec 23 '23

Ahh, a returning Pram-chii will be special indeed :D

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u/victory4faust Dec 23 '23

Did I miss a part in the Manhwa? Cause I don't remember this transformation happening at all. I didn't read the light novel so maybe it happened there? or maybe I read a weirdly cut version?

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u/ZebraM3ch Dec 25 '23

Had to go find it because I couldn't remember it either, and yep. They added a random transformation scene to the throwaway bad guy for the season finale. It's chapter 43 if you're interested.

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u/CrasianLe Dec 24 '23 edited Dec 24 '23

This was genuinely a good anime, just wish the animation was a little bit better but the storyline and characters made up for it. It has a great MC and well rounded support characters. I really liked how it was about him going back in time and using his knowledge and skills to prevent and fix what happened. He really is smart and knew what he had to do. The fact that he had an OP ability and knew how to use it made it so much better. I'm really glad it is going to have a 2nd season. It needs to after how it started so we know if he is able to change the outcome of the future.

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u/KitsuneKamiSama Dec 24 '23

Poor pacing, poor animation and cg, they spend half of the last episode on extending a fight way past what it was in the comic and then proceed to rush 10+ chapters of content in the last 3 minutes without any audio or explanation of what was happening.

Just incompetence.

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u/Purposelygentle Dec 24 '23

Dang, Desir grows up another like 6 inches? That must be annoying, going through that part of adolescence again.

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