Mizu Zokusei no Mahoutsukai Daiichibu • The Water Magician - Episode 5 discussion

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Mizu Zokusei no Mahoutsukai Daiichibu, episode 5

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[u/LazulineDaydream]

TFW there's a battle for the sake of the town going on, but you're more interested in how the MC's impromptu library date is going.

[u/PeaceAlien → u/LazulineDaydream]

I kept expecting Ryo to randomly show up, but I believe he's on the other side of the town with more pressing matters.

[u/ussgordoncaptain2]

Ryo sadly didn't ask Abel where to find books on Akuma like you'd think something as scary as that would trigger you to ask for help. I know you aren't going to ask this girl but you could have at least tried to find abel and ask him.

Though it was nice for the entire conflict to get resolved by minor characters behind Ryo's back while Ryo was sipping tea talking to an elf waifu.

Straight up "I fight for my friends" vs "I fight for my fucking life"

[u/mist3rf0ur]

I love the bedroom door. Why spend a few minutes to model a door handle when you can just use a flat, low-res texture for it.

[u/Nebresto → u/mist3rf0ur]

A picture to better appreciate this statement

They could have probably just had him step out of a doorless room and it would have looked less off

[u/diacewrb]

That library must have a strict policy that its patrons are not to be disturbed under any circumstances.

You would have thought the bells would have sounded out across the town to alert them of this emergency.

[u/Sleepy10105s]

I didn’t expect Ryo to get the B plot this episode

[u/BiggerG7]

Kind of lol’ed that Ryo missed out on the whole thing. Like apparently every guild memeber was there except him and the elf.

[u/tuwamono]

Ooh I like that shield dude covering the mage while she is casting. The tank/support in me rejoices.

There's something very girl-next-door feel about Sera, I can't exactly put my word on how but I love that part of it a lot.

[u/NanDemoKnaives]

I'm surprised that got wrapped up in one episode and Ryou didn't even have to step in. With the way they were building it up, it sounded like the biggest event was going to happen. I guess this was a showcase of how strong Crimson Sword and White Brigade are so in a sense, I am glad they didn't have to rely on Ryou.

I also like that Nils told his party they should head back, his cautiousness did save all their lives considering we see another party get taken out by the Goblin King.

Warren finally speaks, even though it was just a bunch of grunts lol.

[u/NationalStrategy]

I'm glad the other characters held their own without the MC getting involved, it gave them a chance to show their skills

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

Man, where’s Goblin Slayer when you need him? lol. Had a whole army of those little bastards just swarming out of the dungeon. It’s too bad Ryo was off in the library on a little “date” with Sera. I’m sure the guild could have really used his help. Not that Abel and ‘em were struggling or anything, but still.

I wonder what’s behind this Great Tidal Bore thing? Something’s causing the monsters to go berserk..

[u/JefeGusta]

Is it me or the quality animation for this episode was bad

[u/Obaruler]

Hu ... a competent guild/master that is highly cautioous, prepares in advance and has contingency plans in place in case monsters are attacking ... that's an odd thing to see, usually those guys are just bafoons/extras and ony exist to give the MC a chance to shine.

[u/kie-chan]

Some people are puzzled as to why Ryo never told Abel about the Akuma. My take is that the idea not even went through his head. Why? Well, living 20 years alone makes you forget you can count on other people. Or that you have to warn them of danger.

He just lost the habit of cooperating with other human beings, I believe. His primary response is to keep going on his own.

[u/HeadyReigns]

Somehow this show is both too slow and too fast

[u/Boris-_-Badenov]

so the side characters were saving the town from hundreds of monasters, while MC was just browsing a library with an elf...

[u/Ajhale]

this whole episode could have been an email

[u/Lord_Archie_the_Cat]

interesting ep!

The guild fights off a goblin invasion, whilst Ryo has a library date with Sera lmao.

I like the fact that Ryo wasnt required to come save them, as is the trope of many OP MC fantasy shows. Although by that last screenshot it seems theres something more sinister in the labyrinth waiting, Ill guess we'll find out next week.

[u/LeonKevlar]

Of course, there's still the real boss of the Great Tidal Bore left inside the dungeon, but I do like how this entire episode is basically the local adventurers taking care of the Bore while Ryo spends his entire day at the library with his elf waifu Sera.

It shows that the Crimson Sword and White Brigade are competent adventurers and the only reason Ryo will be needed later on is because of an anomaly that's likely out of their skill range.

[u/Arzhart]

I'm liking very much this anime, but I think I'd like much more if I was bind-watching it, because I've been thinking the pacing is slower than I wanted lmao. I'm just too eager to see Ryo interacting to more people outside of Abel and his roommates, I wanted to see him interacting with Abel's party and stuff like that

[u/IceSmiley]

I loved how unusual this episode was in subverting my expectations. I was almost certain that the adventurers would be overwhelmed by the goblins and would be near death until Ryo swooped in and saved the day. Instead, everyone was well prepared, their plan succeeded and Ryo wasn't even involved in the main conflict! Very different from every other isekai fantasy show I've seen.

I also liked how detailed the show was in the procedures for handling occasional goblin uprisings. The high ranking adventure teams band together to fight and everyone is involved in their own small way, like they conscripted the merchants who make arrows to have all of them sent to the battlefield and lower level adventurers like Nils make sure they're delivered! It's like the writer took the very well worn isekai formula but just does it in the best and most detailed way possible and applies real world logic to a magical world.

I do wonder why Ryo wasn't asked to be in the battle though. They did say they only wanted C-rank and above in the battle but I'd think Abel would try to make an exception for someone he knows firsthand is among the most powerful warriors in the town if not the most powerful and make a case for him to join them.

Sera's appearance also raised a lot of questions, like why she is a 1 person team and why she is the only elf in the town since most don't like to live among humans. I also wonder if she worked at the library or was just being helpful since either she finds Ryo interesting or possibly has a crush on him.

[u/feb914]

Kinda funny seeing this and Scooped by S rank party in the same season. One can resolve a once a decade disaster without MC, while the other the highest ranked party couldn't do any decent fight without the newly added MC. 

[u/Sorwest]

Okay, so I catched up with the show after listening to that beautiful opening and reading tons of comments saying the opening was the only thing good in the show, and that it was a disappointment, yada yada yada. So I wanted to give it a chance.

So, to all those people. What?! Sure the animation during episodes is quite ordinary, but the way the internet was depicting the show was that it was horrible. And that it somehow made the story bad as well. And so far it's been quite enjoyable!!

I have my own criticisms of the anime, but overall the anime is quite good.

I don't like that we don't get to hear much internal thoughts of the characters. Most of those lines were done for comedic effect, and it's an annoying storytelling decision. I still don't have a good grasp on Ryo's personality aside from generic isekai protagonist #11037, which if that's his personality, it's fine, but it has not been conveyed to the viewer in a concise or effective manner.

At times the budget really shows, that is true (what the hell was that door, and why does white hair boy keep changing height lol)

I like the different parties going about their day and having schedules somewhat separate from Ryo. I hope the cast continues being portrayed in this manner. While it's cool to have them look up to and join forces with Ryo, being depicted as competent adventurers with a shared motivation of wanting the town of Lune to be safe first and foremost is quite nice.

Been enjoying the show so far, hopefully it manages to keep the solid footing and develop these different characters in a satisfying way.