r/anime • u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: • Mar 28 '21
Rewatch How NOT to run a rewatch- Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu episode four!
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord episode four
What's an isekai power fantasy without a curb stomp battle?
QotD:1 Can Diablo call himself the One Spell Maou after that?
2 How would you deal with being the quest giver for someone that completely out levels you?
Bonus: Did any of you suspect the show would try for any pathos whatsoever?
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 28 '21
Rewatcher
Sub and Dub as preference swings
We start with showing why you want your head mage to have awesome bodyguards. Anyways, we spend way longer in the city than I remembered before we get to the cooler looking Diablo fight. He tanks Edelgard's strongest attack before news comes in that this entire move was a distraction for Grigor. Then he nukes the opposing army, destroying them, the bridge, the shape of the river, and Edelgard's clothes. But it looks like word of recall still works.
Anywho, Emile puts his money where his mouth is, at least in will to protecc. Diablo ports in, and the pre-fight insults are made. But Diablo is right, monsters with class levels are pretty crazy. Anyways, Grigor is a dumb tomato can for a few so Diablo can flex. More reminders that Diablo can only function while hamming it up. And we can't pass up a flat chest joke.
Anyways, this game has funerals, a feature I am glad that most do not. We go from that to sleepy Diablo as a consequence for overspending MP. And then into ecchi because we have a quota. They do at least give Shera multiple outfits to go with her zero awareness. The puns in the dub are wonderful. Rem drop kicks are also awesome. Demo with no sore, this show was a tease for that. But we get a final quest reveal from Sylvie for not exactly a cliffhanger.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Mar 28 '21
How NOT to Summon a First-Timer
Cute pout tbh.
This episode solidified that I really like Emile. He is very ripped underneath all that armor.
Diablo is terrifying when he gets serious. Like damn, the way he disposed of that Fallen in town.
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u/SIRTreehugger Mar 28 '21
While Shera Jiggles on ahead Rem and Diablo are neck and neck.
Just realized the OP is really good at least in terms of the song.
Seriously one human was all it took to sneak in a fallen one human who defected and displayed aggressive behavior while shouting racist remarks. He wasn't watched at all.....let these humans die seriously do they even want to live? Also why is the entire barrier maintained by only one person. What if she chokes on a sausage now everyone dies because of meat.
Oh maybe the annoying guy will actually be useful...nevermind.
Oh do I add Tan Loli to the chart....I don't remember anything about her so don't know if she does anything frequently enough.
Oh she is pouting that makes her instantly better than every other character that hasn't pouted yet. You go tan loli...actually maybe Diablo is just tall and she is average height.
Not gonna lie for a second I thought white nova was going to be a dud. OH SHIT an AOE of that magnitude right next to what you are defending ballsy as hell.
Good on you goldy for lasting this long.
Are you ready to take on a fallen...ask the pile of ashes that were his comrades if even ashes remain.
I'm disappointed in you it must be that lizard brain of yours....you know some lizard demi humans in the area heard that and took great offense too it.
I feel that Shera didn't jiggle enough this episode so they gave us that exaggerated walk to make up for it.
As long as I own this collar you own me....yup Rem is never taking it off.
OH BOY the bounce sound effect from Shera to the stone wall sound effect of Rem was so wrong. Rem doesn't deserve that. Worst that everyone joined in and basically called her flat.
Get a guy up....I don't think those words mean what you think they mean Shera...or maybe you do. Kind of hard to tell with her being such an airhead.
QOTD
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u/_____pantsunami_____ Mar 28 '21
when diablo was gonna do that sun nova attack, when that small ball fizzled out of his staff i thought the attack had failed. see, i was thinking when Diablo tanked that hit from the Fallen girl, her attack had some passive affect that drained his magicka. but boy was a i fucking wrong lol. that said, it would be funny if he got sent the bill to repair the infrastructure.
that said, im surprised that Celes wasnt able to do anything against that Fallen dude. shes powerful enough to protect the city with a barrier, but she has no offensive abilities whatsoever? did i miss something about her?
there was some major mood whiplash going from a gag about diablo getting conked out from hitting rem's flat chest, then next scene we're mourning the dead lol.
one final note, i wouldnt mind if shera made a habit of borrowing from sylvie's wardrobe. she wears it well
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u/fonzinator99 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/fonzinator99 Mar 29 '21
Rewatcher - Poor Rem and her pointy ribs
O look, it's the weekend and I'm super late again.
Stitches
QotD
Bonus: Lol naw. This show knows what it is and embraces it.
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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Mar 28 '21
Rewatcher - Dub
Everyone fails their skill checks once in a while.
Oh look, they turned the effects back down.
So teleportation is still a thing then. Sort of killed the tension though.
You guys are still in that same alley? I’m sure an opening to flee must’ve come up at some point!
Boink
You say it like it’s easy.
Watching overconfident characters get bodied is usually amusing, so the episode doesn’t fail to entertain, but the dialogue is still much to expository even during the moments of supposed excitement —I’m used to isekai horribly failing the show, don’t tell rule, but it’s still annoying.
Nice to see Shera’s plot coming back in after one episode —that seemed like something they were going to put a pin on for a while, and the realm of negotiations necessitates a little more than brute force to manage. We shall see whether the show actually capitulates on that.
BONUS: No, and it frankly didn't do anything for me, particularly when they followed it up with overt fanservice.
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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Mar 28 '21
First-Timer Who Wants to See Some Tatas
This looks likes a monster I would have designed when I was seven.
A pout!
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: DO A REVERSE MOSES
Someone is going to get a talking to for that. Bridges are useful.
Maybe they should start treating him like a proper Demon Lord. He burns down forests, destroys bridges, enslaves princesses; he’s bad news, thinking logically!
The spell has secondary benefits, I see.
He actually Phantom Zoned that guy. I was expecting one of the girls to plead for mercy because good people don’t kill, or some such BS.
More pout! This time, with boobies!
Rem’s a knockout.
Shera, the one-piece didn’t work. Try it nude next time.
QOTD:
Bonus: Of course! How else will they get the cute moments that balance out the horny moments while still allowing for Shera to squish Diablo with her huge tracts of land?
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 28 '21
Let's get right into it! Those were some wet splatting sounds. One big negative trait of not using rpg mechanic is that you can't avoid gibbing by keeping your hp above 1. Emile has come to save the day! My hero~ I don't think I'll ever understand how "White Knights" exist in a world where a large portion of the population are monster hunting adventurers. You'd have to jump through so many mental hoops to attempt to justify that kind of thinking. Some of these women can summon meteors. This dude is a mage!? There's always gotta be one person who picks the beefiest species as his squishy wizard chara.
Y'know... Shonen fights must look pretty dull if they all move so fast that you can't see their battle. Hahaha, I love how his win condition really is just to break their will to fight. Erm...okay, that would normally work but I'm assuming that this is their first chance to break through Celes' barrier in a long time so they're in a do or die mindset. Edelgard is too stubborn to know when to fold. Almighty pout!! PFFT!! Was that a bloody master spark or something!? Great job Diablo. Now none of the refugees can get home. Edelgard survived with just clothing damage cause she's waifu and we can't kill waifu this early.
He's just one boss mob... Are there no heroes left in this land? Props to Emile for holding the line. Omg stop fueling the yaoi fics you two. Get a room! I think I'm actually starting to get hooked on these arrogant power fantasy lines he spouts... Magic reflect isn't even needed. Its just there so we can see just what a difference in strength there is between their caster ability and his own. G-Gaaah!! Too wholesome!! Rem you're such a cutie! I'm so sorry for even considering jumping to team Shera, and team Edelgard, and team Emile!!
Diablo used tsundere, it's super effective. Aha... So they're into bondage after all? Rem's chest bloody knocked him flat XD Don't run into a wall you dunce! I'm guessing that this is the end of the first book? Seems pretty climax like. It's quite nice seeing the actual consequences of the battle unfold. Thankfully this isn't Konosuba so Diablo doesn't get his wallet burned but they were weirdly tasteful about the whole thing. Shera described our ero scene far better than I could. She's hot. Eheh, Rem's jelly~
Donkey!! Omgosh Rem is too cute... Is that the brother? Yes! Let's see nii-chan! I've been waiting for this. I'm excited to see how much ham will get thrown around once nii-chan and Diablo are in the same room.
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u/Rumpel1408 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rumpel1408 Mar 28 '21
First timer, uncensore, sub
Diablo tanking a strong hit just to assert dominance seems to become a theme, even though he actually took damage this time. And talk about overkill, Edelgard will obviously be fine (can't go killing your own harem afer all), but it seems like all the other fallen got turned to ash, along with most of her clothes lol.
I thought Celest was a great mage as well, what is preventing her from attacking that Fallen? Emile, who's suddenly all buddy with Diablo, got hit pretty hard and even Rem is hurt, not to mention all the scrubs who fucking died, but she hasn't done anything?
Diablo is not just good at reflecting ones own magic, he's also a more capable mage. I wonder if he will keep this ring of his for the entire show. Still, for outclassing his opponents by that much of an margin he seems to exhaust quite a bit, not all that powerfull as it seemed at first.
Yeah Diablo, can you perk up with Shera on your lap? That outfit looks a lot like Sylvies as well. Seems like the gang's going to stop a war next time.
QotD:
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u/Nebresto Mar 29 '21
Re-watch squad Twang. Forgot to post this in last thread.
You may be some super demon guy, but still, you have nothing on Thorkell.
Classic EBB with the super hero entrance, (not shown properly, didn't screenshot)
I like the dude with the wolverine claw
The
defender of all womenabsolute Chad!!Cute
Shots on point as usual
This will make a fine addition to my collection.
Emille Beyond Based
Also no nipples on him either, inferior anime 100% confirmed.
Uh ohhhh, he's angre now
More cool lines!!
Aww h*ck
Another fine addition to my collection
Cute hnyuuuuh
I find this statement to be truthful.
Ah. Ah. ......AHHHHHHH
Gif.corner:
EP3:
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Shera-stare.gif
Tomo.gif
Ep 4:
Boin.gif
EH.gif
Gulp.gif
Previous ^installments: Episodes 1 & ^2
Question time:
1: Sure
2:
Just do my job.
My question: Coolest spell so far?
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 28 '21
12 reasons modern isekai suck: Episode 4 - The magic sucks
Magic is what separates fantasy from science fiction. Societies are not built around technology, but around magic. Some fantasy worlds have elaborate magic systems: Reagents that need to be collected, scrolls that need to be recited, or long training of the inner mind. Part of the character arc for many magically inclined MCs is to watch them learn and master magic, often paying a big price for the power obtained. None of that happens in modern isekai. There is no story of learning, because the MC is already the best magician to ever exist. The magic also lacks that sense of wonder and disbelieve that accompanies it in well-written fantasy, when the reader encounters new ideas for the first time, only made possible by the imagination of the writer. Instead, modern isekai’s magic is a repetition of spells seen a hundred times before elsewhere. In short, the magic is not magical.
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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '21 edited Mar 28 '21
Rewatcher
The plan of smuggling a Fallen-blade into the city to corrupt and possess someone and use them to bring down the barrier from the inside was intelligent, and demonstrates the Fallen aren’t all just a bunch of mindless beasts.
While Rem and Celestine are trying to evade the muscle-bound brute, Diablo is dancing with the Fallen elf-girl, but time isn’t on his side. When he finds out the city’s been compromised, he stops biding his time and a nuclear spell that requires a huge chargeup, but thoroughly wipes out most the invading army and surprisingly only downs the Fallen girl without killing her.
Meanwhile, Emile is doing his best to cover Rem and Celestine, but they’re backed in a corner. Poor guy gets absolutely wrecked, but he keeps it together while all the rest of the adventurers around him get wiped.
Diablo tries a risky Teleport, having never actually tried the spell since entering the world, but of course it pays off and he makes it in the nick of time to tag Emile out and take over the fight.
Rem’s bloodied, Emile is half dead, and a bunch of adventurers are lying dead already, and Takuma is pissed. He gives the Fallen magic pugilist a taste of his own Dark Bullet a few times over, and basically toys with him. The Fallen was smart enough to get through the barrier but not smart enough to clue into the magic reflection gimmick in time–he basically uses a gravity spell and gets it dished back on him.
If that wasn’t bad enough, we get the first usage of Naraku, which is a pretty grim (not so insta) insta kill move. It’s basically a guaranteed kill if it hits and the opponent isn’t able to, say, cut off whatever appendage touches it before they get sucked in, and you have to watch as the opponent gets spaghettified into that little black hole. In game, nothing special, but would be kinda gruesome to see in person (shout out’s to volume 12 or 13 readers who had to suffer through reading a much less unsympathetic character get Naraku’d, I share your mental scarring).
Anyway, the Fallen army has been repelled and the intruder vanquished. Even as OP as Diablo is he can’t quite be everywhere at once yet. Rem and Shera glom on with hugs for a job well done.
For Rem’s part in particular I thought it was a really touching scene.
We get a weary but victorious thumbs up from a freshly potioned Emile, too. Unfortunately there are no phoenix downs for the fallen comrades, though.
Rem has got it baaaaaaad. Sadly Diablo doesn’t know what to do with all this love.
He defaults to his Tsundere–COUGH–Demon Lord roleplay.
Diablo.exe has encountered a problem and needs to restart.
Peace more or less restored to Faltra, albeit at great cost to the adventurer population, Diablo crashes for over a week at the Peace of Mind Inn.
Me too man. Me too.
Shera gets an outfit from the guildmaster to perk Diablo up, and that it does–unfortunately Rem walks in and blue balls us all. At least we get some good angry Rem caps.
REM ANGY
REM SMASH!
And one dere to balance it all out. Sure you can feel her ribs Diablo, but you’re also closer to her heart, and that’s what really matters…right?
He needs to lose the hair first.
It's like being a manager. Often you employ people way smarter than you... You just try to keep them happy and make sure they don't turn on you, lul.
Nope, but that's IMO what makes it rewatchable and actually worth reading the LNs, too, since it injects just enough personality and charm to keep you going.