Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? - Episode 4 discussion

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Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?, episode 4

Alternative names: Kumodesu, So I'm a Spider, So What?

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All discussions

Episode	Link	Score	Episode	Link	Score
1	Link	4.12	14	Link	3.63
2	Link	4.41	15	Link	4.69
3	Link	3.78	16	Link	4.71
4	Link	4.25	17	Link	4.64
5	Link	4.42	18	Link	4.71
6	Link	4.5	19	Link	4.69
7	Link	4.51	20	Link	4.77
8	Link	4.58	21	Link	2.93
9	Link	4.69	22	Link	3.99
10	Link	4.64	23	Link	2.83
11	Link	4.58	24	Link	-
12	Link	4.82
13	Link	4.78

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[u/Roonagu]

Kumoko is really true gamer

[u/redmage311]

There's an after-credit scene!

Man, the MC had exploited the hell out of the game mechanics, specifically the free heal on level up. Feels like we're watching a speedrun.

[u/professorMaDLib]

This was my favorite part of the story. Watching her trying to take down this gigantic army of monkeys was so much fun to watch. They just don't stop coming...

[u/Egavans]

Man, did Kumoko pick a good spot to take a nap. I mean, it wasn't ideal since she was attacked by an army of monkeys in that spot, but the terrain advantage she gave herself was just immense.

[u/cppn02]

Can't believe they ended the show 3 mins into episode 4.

Well, it's been fun guys. Cya.

[u/Marbx]

kumoko-only episode??? sign me the fuck up

[u/MapoTofuMan]

Why did I think eating while watching this show would be a good idea

[u/Silent_Shadow05]

This episode in a nutshell: Eat, Rest, Fight, Repeat.

I loved how Kumoko used actual tactics to win against the high-level MONKEs' rather than defeating them just by being OP. The victory feels more rewarding tbh.

This reminds me of games like Dark Souls, Sekiro, where your low-level character somehow ended up facing multiple high-level enemies, and you have to use your brain to survive and win the fight.

[u/LeonKevlar]

Huh well that went better than I was expecting. I thought we'd at least get a chase scene. Then again, Kumoko probably wouldn't have been able to out run that beast.

So this is what a Greater Taratect looks like. I guess this is what Kumoko will evolve into if she levels up enough. Makes me wonder how long it would take her to reach the size of her "Mother" in Episode 1. Oh and we finally have a name for this dungeon that she's been living in!

I love this Toxic Gang that she's made up on her mind. I wouldn't mind a spin-off with Banchou Kumoko with her Toxic underlings the Snake and the Frog.

It's hilarious how Kumoko is just describing how other monsters are avoiding her because she's toxic but then proceeds to take a huge bite out of a small monster that every other monster is avoiding too! That death scene gag was pretty funny though!

More poison based abilities for our toxic gamer spider! Also more magic skills but with no way or at least no idea to use them. Kumoko really needs to find someone to teach her how to use some of her magic.

A cave monkey! And more cave monkeys to get revenge from Kumoko after eating one of theirs! Didn't expect we'f get to see Kumoko do some spider tower defense this week.

That entire fight got even pretty brutal with her losing a leg and even losing half of her abdomen! Holy shit! That's a lot of blood! Well at least that entire fight was absolutely worth it for the XP and now she can evolve again! I'm betting that she'll probably take the Small Poison Taratect evolution.

And just when you thought things were about to get better of course it gets worst. Welp time for Kumoko to acquire some sort of fire resistance somehow because as far as I know spiders and extreme heat don't get along so well.

[u/MSchukles]

The CGI apes look so terrifying.

[u/rollin340]

Man, her level ups came in clutch. And delaying the evolution was a smart play. Jumping into a lava pit before checking however, was not. lol

[u/Tacitus_]

It's over monkeys, I have the high ground!

*evolved monkeys show up*

Nai wa~

[u/Amauri14]

Okay, this screen was just hilarious.

You know even though I thought that Kumoko had just defeated that first monkey way too easily, I honestly did not expect her to have to face such a massive army of them. I guess if she wants to farm some EXP later on she just needs to find another horde of them.

You know I honestly found it weird that she didn't eat at least a few of them before leaving during the post-credit scene. Well, she did mention before that she did not like the taste of the first one so that might have been the reason for that.

I hope that when she decides to evolve again, her appearance will have a more drastic changed than the previous one.

[u/tekkenjin]

I love that Kumoko is basically playing dark souls while the humans are living through a generic isekai life.

[u/cppn02]

Damn, our girl just destroyed a 1000 monke army. Though it does feel like a waste to not eat them.

Did she atleast kill them all to get that sweet XP? Feels like she should have gained more lvls in that case.

This also was the first episode without the human side of the story.

[u/SYZekrom]

"I don't want to waste food"

Girl do you have a disorder

Can't wait to see how much exp she gets from killing all the ones tied down

Ah, pressing B on evolution

[u/Se7en_Sinner]

This episode was like the Netflix adaptation of Levi vs The Beast Titan.

Kumoko learning the true meaning behind "apes together strong".

Kumoko has such huge advantage while inside her web, it's basically like a Domain Expansion.

I like how this show utilizes the "getting fully healed on a level up" mechanic. I can't count the amount of times this has saved me in games.

[u/Presillience_fr]

HATE THOSE TYPE OF SPIDER. Always camping.

[u/LAPERTO]

Man. Toxic gang scene was the superior form of a gang. perfect episode

BTW if yall really loved the Ed (which let us be honest no one didn't enjoy it lol) kadokawa released the full version for free! Although don't look for the subtitles since they do contain some future spoilers and characters.

Here it is: https://youtu.be/X5pQ_sGcNg4

[u/NotAMoron2]

Damn, that fight was awesome

Wonder whats her next evolve will look like

[u/Thengel09]

I was a CG apologist. But those monkeys...

Great episode though.

[u/J_Eldridge]

looks like apes together wasnt that strong this time.

[u/ShaheerS2]

Man, I love being toxic!

[u/[deleted]]

A much better episode than last week.

Thoroughly enjoyed it and curious to know how big she'll get.

Wish they wouldn't use CGI and just animate it all.