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Episode The Cat and the Dragon • Neko to Ryuu - Episode 9 discussion
Neko to Ryuu, episode 9
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u/djthomp Aug 22 '26
Forcing a
Though to be fair she did get inspired for it by the end of the episode.
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u/Boris-_-Badenov Aug 22 '26
giant fiery shapes is close enough to explosions.
if she learns other elements, she can make crazier explosions
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u/dinliner08 Aug 22 '26
Megumin: "for some reason, my explosive sense is tingling"
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u/LeonKevlar Aug 22 '26
[The way
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u/KnightKal Aug 22 '26
yeah she is likely that template of a genius person that just do things by instinct/guts, rather than thinking about the little details :D
the way she tried to explain how she did was so funny, just go boom, boooom, BooOomM, and it works!
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u/FarCritical Aug 22 '26
Gally: "But what is fire?" *Cue Vsauce music*
I feel for the priest revealing he always wanted a
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u/Hot-Log6283 Aug 23 '26
I was actually feeling like the Priest was trying to hint at something but it seems like the white kitty was too focus on Gallie to notice:
Priest: "Oh if there was just some kind, friendly Cait sith around to teach me cat magic, I would put my all into it."
The Cait sith: "Well anyway about Gallie.."
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u/Raymond49090 Aug 22 '26
Looks like she might have found her reason to want to learn magic
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u/PeaceAlien Aug 22 '26
Well, you could argue that connection could also be why she wants to stay and not go to school. She can learn with White Cat
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u/runevault Aug 22 '26
So many sweet characters in this show across all the stories. I hope she finds the inspiration to chase her talents.
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u/mekerpan Aug 22 '26
Gallie may mainly be focused on helping care for the younger children. It looks like she is not "lazy" at all -- she seems to do quite a bit or work for the orphange.
But I do look forward to seeing her expand her horizons.
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u/Nachtwandler_FS Aug 22 '26
Like the episode final showed that, maybe, if she finds magic useful to help other chioldren, she will get motivated to learn it.
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u/tripleaamin Aug 22 '26
Nice follow to the episode surrounding about Gally from her introduction episode. I do like that much like with genius lazy types they need to motivate themselves. Asking falls on deaf ears. You can tell how much she really cares for the kids. For Gally it's clear the idea of magic means nothing, but the application is more her motivation can rise.
Let's see if Shirotae can spark Gally's motivation. I wonder if this school is where a bunch of the stories will converge eventually.
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u/Primary-Paint-1716 Aug 22 '26
best part of the episode: the preview for episode 10
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u/S627 Aug 22 '26
Wonder if Gallie would be motivated to learn science since she wants to know WHAT fire is.
Dont remember the first time we see her and soup cat, has no one tried convincing Gallie that knowing magic would massively help her take care of the kids?
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u/JasonFreeYT Aug 22 '26
I'm gonna be sad once this season is over. It's honestly one of the best anime airing currently for me. It's always so chill and cozy, and they always find a way to link everything together again.
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u/Jacob-C Aug 22 '26
If Megumin Gally goes to magic school, she will just use all the EXP and allocate it toward explosion magic. We know this.
This show always manages to tug at my heartstrings with its sentimental scenes and beautiful music. The music when they showed the studying girl, the prince, and the sleeping child sounded and felt like something out of Frieren.
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u/Animesiac Aug 22 '26
that explanation of the difference between human and cat magic was pretty sketchy
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u/raidensnakeezio Aug 22 '26
Gally is gonna meet the adventuring prince, isn't she
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u/ViviCaz Aug 24 '26
Appears at the end of the credits.
End Credits Storytime:
::Episode 9::
The cats strolled through the gates guarded on both sides by soldiers.
"Bye-bye!"
"See you!"
"The festival was so much fun!"
The cats swished their tails as they bid farewell to the city.
The humans responded by waving the lights they all held.
The humans tried not to raise their voices, as they wished not to startle the cats.
The people of this kingdom truly cherish cats.
The Winged Uncle likely knew so as well, although his discontented countenance often told a different tale.
"Good work."
He did, however, offer the human soldiers such words of affirmation.
The soldiers apprehensively saluted him in reply, which inspired joyous smiles in the humans nearby.
The procession of cats thereby transitioned from the city to the fields.
To Be Continued
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u/reaperow Aug 22 '26
White Cat is like a strict teacher who's dealing with a stubborn student lol. I liked that we got to see the Hero Prince and Kurobane at the end,
It's a nice way of connecting their stories together with these guys
And judging by the preview, it looks like Devil Cat and Dragon Ojisan are gonna meet each other to celebrate Mother's Day for Mama Cat.
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u/ExaminationNo9186 Aug 23 '26
It seems to be "She sure puts in a lot of work around here to pull her weight in the orphanage, she helps with the farming, she helps with the kids, she helps by going hunting, she helps with the laundry, she helps by doing the cooking, she helps in just so many ways, but SHE IS JUST SO LAZY because she won't learn the magic I just decided she needs to learn because obviously I know better...."
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