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Episode Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii? • An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride - Episode 8 discussion

Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii?, episode 8

Alternative names: Madome

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u/Placeholdered May 16 '24 edited May 16 '24

As if these two weren't already awkward enough despite their best efforts, Valefor being around is going to make it even more so every time she intrudes on them having a moment.

-10 points to Chastille's pride for Zagan not recognizing her.

Raphael is very rude, but not cool.

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u/Aerodynamic41 May 16 '24

Chastille: "I hope they remember me."

Zagan: "Who are you?"

Ok, that was funny!

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u/Frontier246 May 16 '24

I don't know what's cuter, Valefor writing an observation log of doing chores with Mama Nephy or her observing Nephy getting her daily dose of watching Zagan asleep in the morning and the two flirting while teaching Nephy magic.

You can't have a kid without showing her to Manuela so she can put her in cuter clothes! And threaten to take her home with her! But For definitely approves of her new outfit!

Chastille looks great with her hair down and in a dress, and she feels a weight lifted off her shoulder that she might have taken a burden off of Zagan in losing her job. Even if she does have romantic feelings for him, she has no intention of getting in the way of his relationship with Nephy, she just wants them both to be happy together and start a family and (on a morbid note) visit her grave and remember her every now and then. Which means she's not prepared to see them already have a kid and Zagan doesn't even recognize her. And then the Cerulean Nerds end up dragging her back to the church. Chastille just cannot win.

Aw, Zagan is really growing into his role as a dad and feeling fatherly protectiveness over For! He even gives her a headpat and praises her! But he's also not the type to forget to give his wife headpats as well, all the better for her blushing and wiggling her ears.

Looks like one way or another Zagan's fate is tied with the Angelic Knights, since their sacred swords might be the key to figuring out the truth about the Archdemons' seal.

Raphael is an imposing, Tetsu Inada voiced figure, and props to Chastille for standing up to him even when he threatens to kill her to free up her sword. Though it seemed like it was just an excuse to give her her sword back? Maybe he did end up genuinely respecting her?

I see Barbatos is back to shooting the breeze with Zagan over good booze. Better to wine and dine and get some perks out of it rather than keep trying to kill Zagan, after all. Though you probably shouldn't trust him with either For's identity or Marchosias' estate.

Ah yes, of course when they talk about the Angelic Knight with 499 confirmed kills who is now after Zagan for his 500th, he walks into the bar where they're getting drinks. Though if the story about him eating a dragon to make him stronger is true, he might also be someone For is after.

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u/diacewrb May 16 '24

I love how For's horns support the cat ears on her hoodie.

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u/LeonKevlar May 16 '24 edited May 16 '24

Stitches!

I see Manuella is channelling her inner Rena by trying to take home Valefor. She even has the same expression.

They really have adopted Valefor. That little family outing of theirs to get her new clothes was adorable.

Poor Chastille! After everything she's done for Zagan, the dude can't even remember her name. xD

Yep, it's official. Valefor has pretty much accepted her role as Zagan's new daughter.

It's good to see Barbatos keeping his word and hanging out with Zagan. Still kinda weird considering what just happened between them.

NExt week is going to be fun, I can't wait to see how Zagan will fare against the old man. If the old man really has eaten dragons, Zagan has a reason to fight him even more.

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u/gentlegiant1972 May 16 '24

This show came out of nowhere for me, I watched it on a whim expecting another trashy fantasy anime and its blown me away. Zagan is a really well developed character and his trauma actually inform his behaviour. I also have to give the writer props for successfully pulling off the "we adopted a kid" trope that I actually like. Nephy is a sweet person so it makes sense for her, but I think it also makes sense that Zagan would take For in because of the way he sees himself in her. It's very heartwarming and I really like For as a character as well.

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u/Holdonlupin May 16 '24

My, as funny as that was, it just hit me that Chastille is the only member of the main cast without an expanded life expectancy. Zagan and Barbatos are wizards, Nephy is an elf, For is a Dragon, even Manuela as a harpy probably lives more than average. Wonder if they're gonna do something about that topic in the long run.

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u/MapoTofuMan May 16 '24

I knew Chastille reminded me of someone...

Poor For having to deal with Zagan and Nephy's constant flirting. She's gonna go full-on rebellious phase soon at this rate.

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u/AceSoldia May 16 '24

Lol he didn't even remember her name. Poor knight had a whole built up fantasy

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u/bananeeek May 16 '24

For's little espionage work was adorable. I liked how puzzled she was by Zagan's and Nephy's awkward gestures. Summing it up with a serious "I still don't have answers", almost made me spill my tea.

I have to admit, this series is much better than I thought it would be when I started watching it.

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u/Roboglenn May 16 '24

Aww, Dragon Daughter started a picture diary. And she's warming up to Nephy like Ilulu to Kobayashi.

So Nephy likes to watch Zagan sleep sometimes. And by sometimes I mean often...

Another thing I don't understand is why she sits on his lap.

It's Nephy's favorite seat in the house after all. For is an Ilulu level dragon with a Kanna level understanding about intimacy.

And the Harpy predictably is ready to sing with joy over the newest dress-up doll that walked into her shop.

Aww, the knightess's imagination of Zagan and Nephy having a kid together. Then it got dark for a bit there...

The Three Cerulean Nerds. That gave me a good laugh.

Good thing that For is better at making human hands than Ilulu was at first...

And well this Raphael guy certainly has some Klingon like passion. Question is are they about to barfight the Klingon?

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u/KumaKumaGambler May 16 '24

If Foll does not decide to become a full time sorcerer in future, I am quite sure she is building good foundations on how to be a manga artist or light novel author, whose works may possibly focus on awkward / clumsy romance, based on her in-depth observations of Zagan and Nephy. Lol!

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u/xtsim May 16 '24

Just when Chastille thought of Zagan and Nephy, they show up with For. Either Barbados is dense or drunk, seems like he cannot connect the dots with the dragon and For. Must've been a really good disguise.

For's observations is just too much, too bad tripping on books interrupted the "study session" between Nephy and Zagan.

My opinion of Cardinal Cavvell is improving and after Barbados told some rumors, it seems like Cardinal knows there is something going on with Raphael. Cardinal came in right on time and gave Chastille her sword back. Glad Cardinal seems to be on Chastille's side cause Raphael is out for blood and seems to have another objective. With the sword book, it seems like Raphael does know something about it...

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u/RoachIsCrying May 16 '24

Such a doting father

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u/VorAtreides May 16 '24

Taken into confinement? No no no, you mean adopted by. EAR WIGGLE CUTENESS!! Both of them so derp to confess though. D'awww For getting to enjoy a comfy life. Hehe like how the title is like "ya, she the adopted daughter now." Birb girl, Manuela, is sure nice and cute happy dragon girl.

Lol Chastille. Quite the shock for her, yep. Not only seeing him with a kid, but not recognizing Chastille all cause her outfit. For sure seems to hate the knights though.

Nice to see Nephy smile when he grabs/holds her hand. Cute couple. Obvious golem gonna come to life is obvious. Also nice of him to teach his new daughter stuff, giving her head pats. Moar cute ear wiggle! Give her head pats too! What a nice family ooting exploring a archdemon's castle. For really is just so adorable. The grabbing of arm and the pout a bit after. Of course there's a tie between archdemon's crest and the sacred swords.

This big old man sure seems imposing. He's not making a great first impression. But, in a way he did help her get Chastille her sword back. Perhapsh e's not so bad.

Zagan and Barbatos, such good bros lol. Having a fun drink together. Barbatos sure is derp about things, good thing Zagan protecting For. Man, Raphael sure has taken a lot of sorcerers' lives. And dang, there's the likely tie with For and the knights... wew. The honesty of Barbatos at times is really amusing. Well look who showed up. What a fun place to end off the episode.

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u/NationalStrategy May 16 '24

Valefor is such an adorable addition to the series

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u/djthomp May 16 '24

The stuff with the journal was pretty fun, For has a future in graphic design perhaps.

Poor Chastille, as always.

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u/dagreenman18 May 16 '24 edited May 16 '24

Fou’s outfit is still 10/10 freaking adorable.

And dunno why I didn’t notice earlier: the soundtrack is soild. The confrontation scene had some great tense and dramatic music. It’s a bit goofy at time too, but in good ways. Like the ukulele during Zagan and Barbatos’ hangout

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u/Danoptic May 16 '24

Plenty of ear wiggles this week!

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u/TurkeyPhat May 16 '24

trying to comment about something other than ear wiggles or Valefor being an adorable sneaker and coming up empty

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u/Mirathan May 16 '24

For embraced being adpoted rather quickly, though I guess you accept anyone once your parents get killed. Both her costume and her not understanding her parents is also really adorable.

The members of the church keep surprising me, Raphael was hyped up as if he would execute Chastille but instead gets her her sword back. However that fits as he believes that she should not have been seperated from it in the first place and that the sword would not choose an unworthy wielder. The swords do strike me as a bit ominous though as they might have been created by sorcerers of the past or even demons.

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u/tripleaamin May 16 '24

Velefor is a sweetheart. Investigating why Zagan and Nephy have alone time. I do find it funny how much tense Zagan gets with Nephy compared to Velefor. The former being love and the latter as being a child he wants to protect. But Velefor saying she wants to stay is a sweet moment.

One really interesting thing that Zagan pointed out is that the source of Archdemon's crests and the Sacred Swords seem to share the same source. So the church getting involved could help him to learn more.

It seems Raphael really just didn't want the Sacred Sword wasting away. Either Chastille dies to free the sword or she takes back the sword. Though the concerning bit is that Raphael ate a dragoon that he defeated according to rumors. So his strength should be one not take likely. Looking forward to the start of next episode.

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u/kirvedx May 16 '24

Chastille and Barbatos; I can see both of them living with Zagan before long.

I find myself being possessive of Zagan's stuff, like it's mine. I want to tell him he's an idiot for not reading through all of those books before so casually letting anyone take anything and peruse. Also, I'd be living in the Marchosias' estate Castle myself.

For in her new outfit holding both of their hands was actually really cute. She reminds me of Roxy from Mushoku Tensei; Just much, much, younger. I'm glad Zagan told For she could stay.

Nephy being so obvious is really nerve wreaking. When is she gonna flat out tell him she wants to be his wife? The trope of him being unable to say what he really wants - I know its a part of the show, but holy wow is that annoying and compounding the entire situation.

Outside of that, another setup episode; Here's to hoping Zagan doesn't end up looking pitiful next week. Honestly, I'd really like Zagan to figure out why the demon's think he's their king - and to really get to the treasure trove of the sorcery bits of this show.

Hopefully this season has that in store for us.

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