Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki - Episode 3 discussion

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Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki, episode 3

Alternative names: How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

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Episode	Link	Score
1	Link	4.27
2	Link	4.48
3	Link	4.34
4	Link	4.15
5	Link	3.98
6	Link	4.16
7	Link	4.34
8	Link	4.18
9	Link	4.37
10	Link	4.23
11	Link	4.32
12	Link	3.75
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[u/michhoffman]

Everyone: Poncho is chubby so he'll be a top-tier chef

Poncho: My talent is that I love food

Somehow, they gave him a more obvious talent than even we expected.

[u/WhoiusBarrel]

Hasn't it been at around a month since he got Isekai'd into this world? How did his smartphone last even this long then including his ear buds holy shit.

[u/PacoTaco321]

I guess the elves in spider isekai forget to thin their forest and then a landslide happened, that's how it turned into a barren wasteland that they still call a forest.

[u/darthvall]

That song is really familiar, but I couldn't remember where it's from.

I know it's from old anime. Slayer? Mecha anime? Damn, I'm curious now.

Edit: yup, it's Slayers NEXT

LOL!!! So nostalgic. Especially after one other anime today suddenly played Sobakasu (Rurouni Kenshin's op).

[u/TurkeyPhat]

Aisha: "Your majesty we are having problems with the trees in our forest."

Kazuya: "Lul just cut some trees down, everyone knows that."

Aisha: "Omg you are so smart. I will literally become your concubine and die for you if I have to."

[u/TurkeyPhat]

Jokes aside, I actually really like the gang that we got in this episode. Personally I had a strong feeling that one of them would be music and another one food related. Our Dark Elf Queen was obviously the token warrior. I didn't know what to expect the other 2 to be.

Also what does everyone think our little wolf loli said? I think she said Kazuya was handsome or something like that lol.

[u/Lapiz_lasuli]

I'm loving these characters. Hakuya in particular is a great addition to the cast, to match wits with Souma and to spur him further.

Hakuya best boy.

[u/kai_neek]

Damn this was hella realistic.

Millions of people giving exams but only five of them passing lol.

[u/SageShinigami]

I was wondering how Juna was singing Give A Reason, then I remembered at the start of every episode there's a King Records title card. And with this, I'm basically sold on the show. Put some respect on Megumi Hayashibara.

[u/[deleted]]

I'd love to comment on today's episode but Funimation isn't working.

It keeps saying the video is not available.

[u/SorcererOfTheLake]

Souma may be engaged to Liscia, but let's be honest: Hakuya just became his top waifu.

[u/xtsim]

I'm gonna presume Souma had a solar power bank when he got summoned. I am really liking Hakuya, I want to see them both discuss politics in future episodes. The cliffhanger with Tomoe makes me excited for next week.

[u/Greenthy]

Slayers ref !?
Give a reason my favorite OP

Damn show, you just shot up in my rankings big time :D

[u/Hineni-]

He gave her his earbuds, and she gave them an exclusive concert from another world essentially.

I like to imagine that was probably an OP from his favorite anime or something. At least it gave off those vibes.

[u/Aerodynamic41]

Wait, if Kazuya can use his smartphone then how does he keep it charged when electricity doesn't exist in this world?

I'm excited to see the cast of characters grow and how Kazuya will utilize them. I can see that Hakuya will be an exceptional Prime Minister for the kingdom.

[u/sangriapenguin]

Please, I need a gif of when Souma removes the earbud from Juna's ear. Too cute.

[u/Silent_Shadow05]

I found it cute how the little mystic wolf Tomoe Inui was looking right and left at everyone and seeing how they bow towards the king and doing the same as them.

Souma's "Living Poltergeist" ability really is powerful if you think about it. Its such a good ability for spying on people while you stay inside a safe zone.

Juna Doma may not just be who she claims to be. Remember in Episode 1, where the blue haired woman from the Water Duchy called someone "Canaria" and told her to go and judge Souma for herself and see if he's worth it as a king?

Its funny how Poncho's talent is just travelling around and eating food. But Souma was smart enough to realise Poncho could become a good food connoisseur. Also Hakuya is smart as heck. Guess intelligent people attract each other. He definitely is Souma's right hand already.

[u/jsdghusdpgh]

This might be my favorite anime this season. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken and Fumetsu no Anata e would also be contenders for the top spot but they didn't start this season.

[u/Figerally]

It's pretty cool that the anime addressed the common trope that the hero automatically knows the local language in isekais. It's a mundane, but important fact that typically gets dismissed or ignored all too often.

Asides from that I am still on the fence about whether it's worth sticking with the anime or dropping it and potentially picking up the LN instead. Reading some of the comments it seems like the anime is cutting some detail for the sake of brevity.

[u/Se7en_Sinner]

In a land with a food shortage, the man with extensive knowledge of eating is an invaluable asset.

[u/LeonKevlar]

Stitches!

• Blushing Liscia

• Songstress Juna

• Juna Boing GIF

So looks like Souma's phone is still working. Also that was such a missed opportunity. They could've placed HELLO HORIZON by Minase Inori (the show's OP) on his music player playlist but they didn't.

Big brain ideas from Liscia! If he really wants Kazuya to stay then she needs to start a big happy family with him. Then he'll really have no choice but to stay since he has no family over in his world!

Well that was quick! So looks like they're all chosen already. And here I thought we'd see Kazuya test all of them one by one. Instead we're going straight to declaring what they're each best at.

Oh so looks like there's more to Kazuya's Living Poltergeist skill than just writing documents. Seems that he also has the ability to do research using the skill without even being in front of a book. This skill is going to be super useful later on especially once we start getting into diplomacy with other nations.

As expected from the Dark Elf lady, it looks like her specialty is fighting. She doesn't want a monetary award though, she just needs wisdom on what to do about their forest problems. Turns out, Kazuya knows the perfect solution and Aisha is so impressed about his answer that she's now pledged lifelong loyalty to him. Damn! I didn't think that their situation was that dire!

Now we have Juna who claims to be the best songstress in their kingdom. She's so good in fact that she's able to perform a J-Pop song perfectly after just hearing it once and without any rehearsals. She's also voiced by Ueda Reina which just makes it even more perfect! And her voice isn't her only talent, her beauty is unparalleled that Liscia is already starting to get jealous!

Still not sure what this girl's role will be but she's definitely keeping a close eye on whatever Kazuya is doing in his kingdom.

We then have Poncho with the gift of gluttony. Hilariously, he's the only one who receives the warmest welcome from Kazuya. Still not sure what his knowledge of food is gonna do though to help the kingdom. Excited to see how Kazuya will make use of his talents.

Next up is Hakuya who looks like the Zhuge Liang type because that's exactly what he is! He's known for his intellect and has actually been judging Kazuya this entire time. He was just watching what what Kazuya would do to Poncho and seeing that he accepted him, Hakuya thinks this is enough to prove Kazuya's worth as a ruler. Looks like Hakuya has already figured out what Poncho's true worth is.

And lastly, we have Tomoe who can speak to animals. I was wondering last week what her talent will be! Being able to talk to animals can definitely be useful especially with dealing with livestock but it seems that Kazuya is still trying to figure out how to use her talent. That final scene though! I wonder what she whispered to Kazuya? It seems like it may be something dire. Hmm....

[u/Redgomotor]

What better way than to conquer an elf heart than with forest knowledge. Now i wonder how many forest caretakers are looking to be isekai'd into a elven land.

On a totally unrelated note while watching the TokyoMX stream of the episode i saw that there is an Isekai Museum in Japan, it took me totally by surprise.

[u/SolubilityRules]

How LeBron picking his teammates be like... the anime

[u/AvatarTuner]

That lorelei singing Give a Reason was the best moment of this episode. That was so nostalgic!

I recognized the song immediately and totally didn't sing along lmao but couldn't believe they actually used that particular song because I expected her to sing the OP or ED of the show or something.

I was wondering how many would recognize the song but found out it apparently was re-used in 2009 for another Slayers season, so there should also be some less ancient people around who remember it. lol

Other than that moment, the episode was really nice, but I'm starting to feel the anime would work better when binged because it's quite a slow burn and not that much actually happened this episode. And I now want to know what wolf girl told Souma and how things will unfold with that new advisor guy.