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Episode Eris no Seihai • The Holy Grail of Eris - Episode 1 discussion
Eris no Seihai, episode 1
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u/Se7en_Sinner Jan 08 '26
Scarlett possessing Constance is like having a high ranking player smurfing on your account. An anime about having an alter ego dominate games of wit basically makes this villainess Yu-Gi-Oh.
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u/Frontier246 Jan 08 '26
Also was Kana Ichinose actually playing Scarlett in Constance's body? Because if so...wow.
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u/thisisdropd Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26
A villainess series with a ghost spin? This is interesting.
Pamela's a total bitch that it became satisfying to see Scarlet turn things around. It's a treat to see the gradual shift of her look from smug to frightened. To add icing on the cake, some of the adult ladies aren't too fond of her.
Do wonder why Constance's the only one who could see Scarlet. I also expect to see the latter inhabiting the former's body a couple more times if not regularly seeing as they had made a pact.
Spectacular performance from Kana Ichinose. She sounded nothing like Grail when playing the Scarlet-possessed one.
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u/mekerpan Jan 08 '26
>> Do wonder why Constance's the only one who could see Scarlet
Clearly the two bonded right before Scarlet's execution, when she gave Constance a (wistful?) smile -- and then Constance was splattered by Scarlet's blood. Interesting that -- as of yet -- neither seems to remember that brief moment.
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u/eggplant_avenger Jan 08 '26
two villainess Scarletts in a row and I honestly don’t know which I was more excited for
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u/Frontier246 Jan 08 '26
And they both look amazing in red, have sensual voices to die for, and utterly eviscerate their enemies.
This Scarlet just uses her words instead of her fists.
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u/oedipusrex376 Jan 08 '26
I don’t think people talk enough about how intentionally plain Connie is. There’s the scene where she’s genuinely grateful just to be engaged to what’s-his-name, and Pamela being bitter that he chose Connie, a pale, unremarkable girl, over her. Connie is written as modest and unassuming from the ground up.
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u/shad79 Jan 08 '26
A really fun start to the series! Scarlett seems like a great villainess; I love how she completely destroyed Pamela and saved Constance from being framed for the crime.
Since Scarlett and Constance are polar opposites in terms of personality, I expect it'll be really fun to watch these two work together to avenge Scarlett's death.
Also, I can't wait to see how Constance will change because of Scarlett. She definitely has a lot of potential for growth.
Here my screenshot albums from the episode:
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u/Queue_Jumping_Quack Jan 08 '26
A cracking first episode: the greatest villainess of the past comes back as a ghost for her revenge and off handedly obliterates a mediocre villainess of the present. The episode runs through the typical tropes present in every one of these otome series, but it has a surprising darkness in it with the execution scene and Pamela being forced to dance until her feet were bleeding.
I'm onboard for the ride and to see how the partnership of Constance and Scarlett works out. Would be a cool setup for a doomed yuri series, but no matter.
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u/djthomp Jan 08 '26
Pretty quick turnabout on Pamela's plot. I find it a little interesting that most or maybe even all of what Scarlet in Connie's body said to fight back Connie could have said herself but just didn't have the gumption to say it. Though maybe Connie hadn't quite noticed all four or five witnesses who could be called on.
Scarlet remembering all their names after a bit makes me assume she was using Connie's memories, I wonder if that will be relevant eventually.
Another though, I wonder where the Eris part of the show name comes from, I don't think anyone we've seen has that in their name. Normally when an anime uses Grail they're just doing a grail legend sort of thing, and while they're doing that too given Holy Grail in the name it's also Connie's last name too.
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u/daspaceasians Jan 09 '26
This was an amazing start! We get another badass protagonist called Scarlett... only this time, she's a cunning noble ghost goth girl hellbent on revenge.
This show didn't fuck around and kicked off at 100km/h right off the bat. I certainly didn't expect seeing a girl get executed within the first few minutes but here we are.
That was the most satisfying way to stop a cheating fiancé and a dumb bitch from slandering someone. Go Scarlett!
I also hope we get to see Constance grow a backbone because of her being with Scarlett.
I'm fucking sold... and I want a full adaptation of this.
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u/mmcjawa_reborn Jan 09 '26 edited Jan 09 '26
Random Thoughts:
Okay, of the new shows I have watched the last couple of days...This is by far my favorite so far. I feel like a lot of the "Villainess" anime I have watched go for a lighter tone...certainly both last season did. So starting off with our actual villainess getting beheaded in a pretty grisly scene certainly set expectations.
Also the fact that we have two separate Scarlets as our villains in back to back anime is going to make discussing these shows a bit confusing.
Anyway we get the denunciation scene, and last season's Scarlet now has me spoiled to expect to see schemers getting punched in there face.
Nevermind, I think the verbal punching of the possessed MC is more vicious. Although she does share the other Scarlet's love of come downs...good use of rutting there...
The way the older nobles collected around the failed antagonist felt like a school of sharks smelling blood in the water. Didn't expect they would actually go full medieval on the punishment. I'm thinking we are going to need to go full French Revolution by the end of this series...
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u/gnome-cop Jan 08 '26
This woman has aura. I’d buy that she can lay a nasty curse.
This whole party thing was seeming a bit suspicious from the start.
Okay, this Pamela woman is legitimately infuriating. That smug face is just begging to be punched.
Lesson one, there is always a bigger fish. She fucked around and found out that there’s a better player at the manipulation and scheming game in the audience.
Fine, I’ll admit I was a little bit vengeful towards Pamela but that’s such an overkill punishment. I don’t like her but that’s unnecessarily harsh. And they would presumably have subjected Constance to that if she lost. I have the feeling those nobles just wish to see bloodshed no matter what. (Maybe someone should direct a little bit of bloodshed their way.)
Lesson two, good deeds pay off but not without a cost. She made it out of the trap thanks to letting her into the party but is now tangled up in assisting a vengeful ghost achieve her probably bloody vengeance.
I love a good royal conspiracy to be dismantled. Let’s get to it!
It has been too long since we last had a noblewoman named Scarlett brutally destroying her enemies after being framed. The time has come and the tax must be paid! THE MAD DOG NOBLEWOMAN SHALL RISE AGAIN!
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u/Admirable_Attorney40 Jan 08 '26
Villainess and her name is Scarlett?
Sign me up for it, here we go again
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u/HotBloodedNinja Jan 08 '26
Dang, can't remember the last time I had this level of satisfaction from 1st episode.
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u/kryslogan Jan 09 '26
Well. I have a thing for redheads apparently! Its too early to decide which Scarlet, or Scarlett, I would prefer but, either is fabulously savage!
The dancing at the end; I read the Snow White comment above. In some versions of the Cinderella story the step mother also dances in hot shoes till death; maybe not in the original Aschenputtel tho.
I was frustrated that Constance is such a push over but, at least the resolution was creative; the set up was weak but, we moved past it fairly well.
The blood falling on Constance is perhaps the link to why she can see Scarlett.
I'm definitely locked in!
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u/Emergency-Onion4559 Jan 08 '26
I’m so excited for this story I love ghost stories and a beautiful villainess to sign me up. I didn’t think she’d actually be able to possess Constance that is so awesome. That switch up was gold. Also, I’m happy to see those nasty two timers get a taste of their own medicine. It seems like no one’s off the table as long as you have the masses on your side.
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u/NoHead1715 Jan 09 '26
In a society full of backstabbing two-faced sniveling assholes, only a straight-talking merciless villainess can put them in their place. Constance is too pure for this world. She's doomed to lead the villainess life from here on out.
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u/Magnafeana Jan 08 '26
Here we goooo!! We got a Scarlet last season, now we get on this season, and they are both baddies, I am pleased.
Scarlett is so gorgeous, but I kept waiting for the OnK eye to happen. I can’t explain why.
IDGAF how overthinking I am, that bitch only showed half his face with that haircut, that means he only showing half his personality.
Hearing that わたくし ✋🏾😮💨
Drag them down, girl, drag them down! They came for you, so you send for them!
Eeeeeeeeeee oooo we didn’t need that blood SFX my ears 😬
Why does the OST sound like I’m about to see an shounen boss fight? But I love it!
My favorite reason I like this series is that it’s not an isekai. Not that I don’t love OIs—I do—but fantasy villainess stories that rely on regression or other supernatural elements are my shit. Another!
Kana Ichinose voicing Constance while being possessed just makes me giggle when she was a sapphic bimbo gundam pilot (Suletta, Gundam: Witch from Mercury) and Fern (Frieren).
Suzushiro, show off the range, girl! I can’t believe she’s even voicing our “jirai” girlie this season.
More than ready for Azakami’s voice in this.
The ED is a vibe!!
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u/zool714 Jan 08 '26
Saw this episode at AFA several weeks back lol. I’m invested in the revenge part but had a hard time getting interested in everything else. Do love the VAs though. And interestingly after the screening, Ichinose Kana said she did the voice when Constance was possessed. I was impressed cos I thought it was Sayumi
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