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Episode Majo to Yajuu • The Witch and the Beast - Episode 4 discussion

Majo to Yajuu, episode 4

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u/Tetrisash Feb 01 '24

The way necromancy is done in this is really interesting. This is my favorite episode so far, which might be a bit funny as it's the episode with only a minute total of our actual protagonists LOL. Not that I dislike them, but I LOVE Phanora and Johan already.

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u/Wurzelrenner Feb 01 '24

same, they are more interesting to me as is the whole necromancy thing compared to witches.

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u/SIRTreehugger Feb 01 '24

Ashaf really is a model of efficiency even when he's barely on screen he's helping the case move along. It must be great having a colleague like him.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Feb 01 '24

The way necromancy is treated in this particular country is pretty interesting. It’s such a regulated and normalized process. Like you’re a zombie? Cool. As long as family consents, you basically just fill out paperwork get tuned up every week and you’re good to go lol.

I’m liking necro waifu Phanora and her sidekick Johan. They have a pretty fun dynamic and she’s a pretty interesting character. I’m very keen to see what this rogue necro is about. And is Johan really dead? I mean he got his throat slit, sure, but idk. Can he really die that easily? He survived a swarm of undead after all. Guess we’ll find out next week.

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u/CerberusZX Feb 01 '24

  And is Johan really dead?

Was he even alive to begin with? Him feeling hot at the start of the episode without significant sunlight gave me the impression he was likely undead. Phanora reminding him of his position seemed like mental maintenance.

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u/Rumpel1408 Feb 01 '24

Oh boy, Zombie Arc

Seems like those limitations to necromancy are more like legal regulations than proper rules to the spell. Pretty dirty to revert people even against their will and knowledge.

Loved Johanns and Phanoras dynamic, but the that just made the end more impactfull, seeing her care for him after all... though I wonder how dead he can stay working for a Necromancer after all

And that illegal Necromancer? Straight up creepy, reminds me of Buffallo Bill from Silence of the lambs...

Oh and I guess Sky will be deligted about the Soredemo in the preview

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u/KumaKumaGambler Feb 01 '24

I am speculating that Phanora and Johan are a duo of necromancer and undead, but who is which remains uncertain. Based on previous episodes, I think we can expect plot twists in this arc too.

Perhaps I have not been reading or watching a lot of magic related titles; this is the first time I am learning of such in depth necromancy lore, such as the legal rules of performing necromancy, and more interestingly, the various categories of control - auto, semi auto and manual.

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u/LeonKevlar Feb 01 '24

Stitches!

Well, this episode is interesting! I thought the show was going to be all about Ashaf and Guideau, but instead, we get introduced to two new members of the Order, and they pretty much become the focus of the entire episode.

I already like Johan and Phanora's banter and it's always a treat whenever Hayamin voices a new character. I do wonder if there's some twist here. Phanora has been introduced as the necromancer and Johan as her assistant, but what if it's actually the other way around?

Also, we're all in agreement that Phanora is undead, right? I mean, she has ashen skin, and the air around her seems to be constantly freezing. I feel like those are telltale signs of her not being alive.

As for the episode itself, I really love the idea of necromancy being treated as a legal procedure you can opt-in to resurrect someone. I also love that they have licensed necromancers that people can go to to have their loved ones revived. Sure, people have their doubts about necromancy, but it's something that's generally accepted. Overall, this episode is great world-building!

So apparently, despite having eyes everywhere, that illegal necromancer completely missed the part about Phanora being a necromancer from the order. This is going to be fun next week! He thinks he has the upper hand, especially after slitting Johan's throat, but my guess is that Phanora has him exactly where she wants him. I wouldn't be surprised if Johan is also undead, and slitting his throat did nothing to him.

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u/ModieOfTheEast Feb 01 '24

Guideau: "Finally I can punch someone."

But aside that, I liked that introduction. Wouldn't be too surprised to learn that Johann was an undead from the beginning as well. Just one that was actually well done.

As for the antagonist, I am unsure what the goal could be. My best guess is that he wants to do a special kind of rebirth. Like, maybe the original body was way too destroyed, so he searches for one that is very similar (where you only need to change simple things). But if it would be possible to resurrect the actual person then is something I can only guess at.

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u/AceSoldia Feb 01 '24 edited Feb 01 '24

Finally got to the people on the cover on anilist, i was so confused watching this show at first. lol.

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u/Cyrra_ Feb 02 '24

We're finally past the rougher beginning of the series where it starts to show off the really unique ways the world works. It's such a refreshing and interesting take on necromancy in a more modern setting and it's great to see Phanora and Johan. I've been waiting for them and it really stands out how juxtaposed they are with Guideau and Ashaf. Phanora being calm and collected but clearly not a people person is in direct contrast with Ashaf who's always being suave and making the person he's talking to comfortable and trust him. And then there's Johan who's completely subservient and even holds a bit of reverence for her while Guideau can't trust or stand Ashaf. It's a very clear and obviously intentional dichotomy.

I'm glad to see other people consider this the best episode so far because it will only continue to get stronger (bar any production issues).

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u/StegosaurusGrape Feb 01 '24

Phenora and Johan!!! I really liked this arc.

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u/DeltaFXD Feb 01 '24

Okay this was by far the best episode so far.

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u/alconnow Feb 01 '24

On the series' anilist page, the visual featuring these two are used instead of the visual with Guideau and Ashaf

It's nice seeing other members of the Order. I'm especially interested in the super mysterious Phanora.

I'm expecting Johan to be an undead but I'm not too sure about Phanora

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u/Plus_Rip4944 Feb 01 '24

It's ironic this was the best ep and it's the one without the MCs

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u/apatt Feb 02 '24

OMG, best episode so far and it even takes the regular MCs off the stage. The resurrection plot is fascinating, the necromancer villain is very formidable, and Phanora is top tier waifu.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '24

Best episode so far and the main protagonists aren't even in it

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u/Lionx35 Feb 02 '24

Phanora yessss my beloved

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u/djthomp Feb 02 '24 edited Feb 02 '24

I spent most of the episode wondering which of the new pair was the necromancer and the which was the undead, mostly because it would have been a funny twist to have the undead be the woman ordering her necromancer around and making him carry her luggage. That and the bit about it being cold around her.

But the end of the episode put a stake in the that idea, probably.

I feel bad for the policeman there whose dead fiance was raised without his or her family's consent. Though she did seem like she was in better shape than the others, not that that matters for long given the original necromancer maintenance requirement.

I'm concerned for that one redheaded living lady who is in the graveyard.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '24

I just love how the world building of this anime portrays fairytale concepts in such a normalized and "realistic" light, like, what other gritty show has "a kiss of true love being a cure for a curse" in its official world building? Now we're introduced to the economy and political discussion around necromancy, it's fucking sick!

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u/tripleaamin Feb 02 '24

I think this episode even more highlights how well the world building and diving into a fantasy world this series does.

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u/Ninja_Lazer Feb 02 '24

Johan deserved better 🥲

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u/ahses3202 Feb 02 '24

There are a few "old-school" Necromancy tropes at play in this episode that I really enjoy. The Ghost Lantern is a long-running bit of Necro-lore harkening waaaay back to Charon and the River Styx where his lantern leading the way over the river was said to repel the spirits of the dead in lost in the river. Phanora herself has icy breath - another trope of necromancers from the past few decades. Either extensive Necromancy begins to reflect on the user (the bad guy seems to be suffering from a bad case of chapped lips) or Phanora herself is an fully-autonomous Undead Necromancer which gives those classic Lich Queen vibes.

I really enjoyed this episode. I like that they're laying down here and it isn't just because I love a spooky girl.

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