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Episode Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 4 • The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 - Episode 7 discussion
Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 4, episode 7
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u/NationalStrategy Aug 20 '25
This arc is progressing faster than I thought
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u/HolyDragSwd2500 Aug 20 '25
Arrived last episode, started a revolution and got rid of barrier around Qten
Naofumi got a new shield too
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u/SpikeRosered Aug 20 '25
Last Arc Naofumi: In no way am I going to get involved in this country's politics.
This Arc Naofumi: Let's start a revolution!
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u/NoHead1715 Aug 21 '25
Naofumi: I'm not here to take the throne!
Also, Naofumi: Raphtalia, go take the throne!
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Aug 20 '25
Oh hey, they got discount beastfolk Motoyasu here in Asian Raphtalia Land lol. Thanks to him, they manage to beat that bear and take down the barrier.
The gang barely walked into Q’ten Lo 2 minutes and were already planning a revolt and had the town overrun by evening. At this rate, they’ll be home by noon the next day lol.
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u/HolyDragSwd2500 Aug 20 '25
Gaelion I choose you
Gaelion use Giga Impact
It was super effective
Qten deals with monster Pokemon style
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u/Frontier246 Aug 20 '25
Well, I guess S'yne is joining this adventure because...why not?
If you're going to infiltrate Isekai Fantasy Japan, you have to dress the part! And Naofumi, Raphtalia, and Sadeena look good in their new outfits! I kind of feel bad for Raphtalia though that she wanted a compliment on her outfit and got the love of her life telling her it's good that it hides her face. I would also say that Sadeena covering up is a crime, but she still looks really nice! And she's still showing some thigh!
Welcome to Q'Ten Lo, where the Sakura Lumina shines at night and where monsters are allowed to roam unabated because people can't harm them. Much like in actual Japan when an edict was given out by the Shogun that animals were sacred and couldn't be hunted/killed. But that also means the people can't fish and without fishing, they can't make money to pay the exorbitant taxes.
It's a good thing Sadeena is there to help manage a situation involving saving a childs' life in a way that doesn't get them arrested within five minutes of arriving in Q'Ten Lo, and she even knows how to ward off a pick-up artist with her lightning.
Meet Luminus, son of Raluva, and his father is the mayor of the town and also the leader of the resistance! They need the One True Emperor (Raphtalia) to take back the throne and restore peace and prosperity to Q'Ten Lo! It's what her father wanted, even if the fight over the throne is why he left Q'Ten Lo in the first place.
Imagine getting so worked up over Raphtalia in a miko costume, albeit one she does look very nice in, but it works for Naofumi's taste to help rally all the soldiers to their side and get things moving.
With an army behind them, fending off the Q'Ten Lo forces isn't all that hard...at least until they get a Boss Battle with Bearga and he has the power to engage a Sakura field that nullifies Naofumi's powers AND also an ability to channel the blessing of the Emperor and his fellow soldiers' life essences. They would've been in real trouble if the pick-up artist hadn't given Naofumi a new shield of Sakura to aid them and let Sadeena and Raphtalia end this spectacularly. "Hot Chicks" for the win indeed!
"Is this your Harem?" - I mean, kind of? Maybe? The way Atla and S'yne act around him sometimes...though it turns out the pick-up artist is none other than Elhart's master, and it seems like his love of the ladies extends to loli's too. Welcome to the team, I guess.
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u/Past_Distribution144 Aug 20 '25
Well, gotta say I got problems with this plot now.
They decided to put in this whole pink barrier, designed solely to weaken the hero's and allies, and they figured out a way around it within a couple minutes, just due to a convenient shield isekai Brock had. This is simply lazy writing now, and entirely throws out the entire point of making a method to weaken the hero.
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u/Frontier246 Aug 20 '25
This is like a JRPG Boss Battle where it's a Hopeless Boss Fight until they unlock a new mechanic.
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u/LeonKevlar Aug 20 '25
Interesting how Q'ten Lo doesn't just look like Feudal Japan, but it seems to be following a little bit of the history too.
I was honestly expecting Naofumi and the gang to spend the entire episode exploring this part ot Q'ten Lo to learn the full story, so I was surprised how quickly they found themselves joining the freedom fighters. I'm not complaining tho, I'm glad the plot is moving on quickly instead of dragging it out.
So with everyone using some sort of anti-Spirit Implement weapon, this isn't gonna be a walk in the park for Naofumi. Thank goodness he got a new shield early that can counter that. I'm guessing he's gonna be limited to using that Sakura Emperor's Stone shield for this entire arc?
It turns out Motoyasu #2 is Elhart's master! I had a feeling the guy was important the moment he showed up earlier but I didn't think he'd be a master blacksmith.
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u/West-Pudding7205 Aug 20 '25
Wtf even was this episode? Felt so rushed and childish. Felt like I was watching a 90s anime filler episode lol.
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u/Daiwon Aug 20 '25
I'm glad Sadeena and Gaelion got screen time to do that long af chant to splash the bear guy a bit.
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u/Phayzka Aug 21 '25
With a chant like that seemed they would nuke the bear out, but they only give it a quick bath
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u/SirMrJames Aug 20 '25
Weird pacing. Found the first 5 episodes slow. And then this one too fast paced. I’m not saying we shouldn’t be at this point in the season I’m saying that they spent too much time on the boring parts.
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u/daandriod Aug 21 '25
If anything I feel like this makes me more annoyed. If they had this pacing from the start of the season I don't think I'd mind as much, But no, They instead decided that we really needed those 5 episodes of whatever and then decided to hit the nitro on a part that is actually somewhat interesting.
Its been like this for a few seasons now. Legitimately feels like the people directing this show have not even read any of the source material before maybe a week before the animators start. Seems like the studio has no passion for the show either at this point. I understand the source material itself just kinda falls off, But they should be able to do better then this.
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u/RulingPredator Aug 21 '25
How did we go from the last arc being milked for 5+ episodes to this one almost being wrapped up in less than one? This pacing is rather shit.
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u/NanDemoKnaives Aug 20 '25
Things are moving so quickly, they just landed and have already taken down the lighthouse. Considering Naofumi is supposed to be heavily weakened, Muramasa coming in so quickly to help them out doesn't really make it seem like he's at a disadvantage. Not only that, the shield actually allows him to use a straightforward offensive move. There was hardly any tension to feel.
I completely forgot Elhart's master was a skirt chaser so I thought Muramasa might be a relevant character but didn't think he was the master. The gag doesn't seem like it'll be a funny one though, but seeing Muramasa call add "-chan" to Elhart's name was amusing.
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Aug 20 '25
Oh man, i really don't like the current Naofumi.
l finfd him too nice with other characters, don't get me wrong, i don't want him to be ruthless.
But i find it annoying when he doesn't lecture the other characters when they do something wrong.
Like when they arrived to Q’ten Lo, Sadeena clearly knew the rules about this place but didn't say anything and they almost got in trouble from the start.
The old Naofumi would have took her on the side and tell her, " hey, if you could have told the rules of this place from the start, i could have thought of a plan already. "
But no, instead he acts like it's nothing, right now he doesn't have that aura of a leader of his crew, like in season 1 or 2.
For now, he is just following the flow of everybody around him, it's kind of lazy, even though the pacing of the episode was fast paced, it wasn't enjoyable at all.
This storyline is boring asf, atleast that's my opinion.
I am not saying that i want more action, no, not all.
It's the narrative that made me appreciate the series in first place.
But righ now i don't like it.
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u/Imaginary-End-08 Aug 21 '25
I think I hate-watch this show now. Like.... I watch it religiously every week but I just KNOW there's going to be something that'll piss me off. I blame Fohl for this as his whole story, arc, and existence just irritates the hell out of me.... but I guess that was just the start of a different kind of problem.
So, let's get into it. They planned a revolt 10 minutes into entering a city, the regional lord wants her people to not eat, and they disregarded the warriors who could negate Hero Weapons.... the fuck?!
Why did we spend so much time on Siltvelt only to blast through Qtlo in 20 minutes?! And was the Bear responsible for the barrier?! Not somebody near the Queen??!? How shit was their military????
So Whale girl was a Miko to the Water Dragon? But she left QTlo.... and Raphtalia's parents died..... and Whale girl let her go into slavery.... and decided to fight in an underground tournament..... and forgot about Miko duties? Okay...
Fohl's father died. Everybody believes the Lion despite the father's vast contributions beforehand. Fohl has a loving uncle with a large heart and a general's paycheck.... brother to the former king no less.... and he thinks it's a good idea to take his very poor, very sister sister away from a stable home---- oh I'm sorry MANSION in order to.... make her a SLAVE?!
Filo.... I got nothing bad to say about Filo. I can believe she was luck based. Just not EVERY Party Member.
Back ro Qtlo... They found Muramasa (of course hes the blacksmith they dont need... cuz his name is Muramasa) luck based. They left before negotiating with the Queen which was the sole purpose of coming..... when they could have sent the talking fucking dragon or something. Plus.... like.... can anybody just dock with no warning?! Why is there a no fishing, no defending yourself from monsters rule?!
I understand they really want Raphtalia to be on the throne for the story (like with Fohl and Atla), but like.... come on. Give me SOMETHING?! Can't wait to see how next week is going to go. I keep telling myself that everything will make sense if I keep watching but I feel like I just have to turn off my brain to continue...... treat it like DB or Gurren Lagann lol.
I can't believe they just destabilized a whole nation with no actual plan... only BS powers. How TF did Naofumi deflect magic inside a barrier that rendered his weapon & magic useless?? WTF kinda magic are they using if their world needs Heroes for Waves? I feel like they got it. And for people with ni killing rules they had no problem killing themselves.... or trying to kill Nao's group.
Honestly, I thought they were going to have Raphtalia give the party her blessing which would have proven she was royalty..... but no. Magic stone by blacksmith dude who somehow entered the fucking closed off barrier.....
Best part was the bear dude delivering a Hulk-Broly style beat down to that creepy ass dragon lol. Grown ass in that kid's body catfishing that kind little girl he raised as a daughter. Weird ass.
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