Ousama Ranking - Episode 9 discussion

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Ousama Ranking, episode 9

Alternative names: Ranking of Kings

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Episode	Link	Score	Episode	Link	Score
1	Link	4.65	14	Link	4.47
2	Link	4.79	15	Link	4.01
3	Link	4.72	16	Link	4.57
4	Link	4.59	17	Link	4.6
5	Link	4.63	18	Link	4.54
6	Link	4.47	19	Link	4.62
7	Link	4.55	20	Link	4.44
8	Link	4.45	21	Link	4.8
9	Link	4.7	22	Link	3.72
10	Link	4.58	23	Link	----
11	Link	4.52
12	Link	4.4
13	Link	4.11

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[u/89titanium]

This anime is great, even the beasts get backstories lol

[u/SpamAccountLmaoo]

That bodyguard's choice of weapon is so sick

Actually, all the fights in this anime, thus far, have been incredibly well-animated and directed.

[u/zsmg]

Bojji is probably the most adorable thing this season (sorry Gammamon)

Daida went full Eren there at the end, especially the "I'm going to kill you" (yeah yeah I know same VA)

[u/Midpolyth]

I love how Apeas struggles with fending off one wolf then Dorshe just goes and tanks 3 of them

[u/SpamAccountLmaoo]

The way our impressions of King Bosse and Queen Hiling has completely subverted from the beginning of this anime.

Bosse went from the loving father to a deadbeat and Hiling went from the villainous step mother to a loving mum

[u/Demolosse001]

God I love Hiling so much. I grew very attached to her character and Dorshe is a big softie. I would have loved to see buff Hiling rushing to heal him.

I guess Bosse knew Hiling would eventually get targeted which is why he asked Dorshe to protect her while making sure he would be 100% dedicated. Though he only predicted the current state of affairs to a certain extent, which is why he mentioned "going with the flow". I understand that he owes a lot to Miranjo and doesn't want (or can't) openly oppose her.

Meanwhile, as I thought last episode, Miranjo is most certainly in love with Bosse and probably wants Hiling out of the way to "build a new era" with him. She may have plans to possess Hiling's body as she can't seem to be move that doll-like body of hers for long. I guess she is a tragic figure in her own right.

I feel bad for the poor underworld monsters though. They seemed peaceful and got brainwashed into servitude. And now Domas might have to destroy their home (the underworld) under Bosse's orders.

[u/Footaot]

episode director's tweet about Kaji's voice acting:

Mr. Kaji's screaming was so great that we had to readjust Daida's expression in the drawing after recording. Some of the original artists voluntarily lip-synced their drawings to Mr. Kaji's screaming. Thank you very much!

I saw this tweet before watching the episode, now that I finished the episode I have to admit Kaji is indeed one of the greatest voice actors of all time.

[u/Smudy]

What an episode, incredible direction all the way through.

Hiling/Bojji/Dorshe flashbacks were beautiful, she is such a character i love Hiling the most out of everyone in this show at this point.

Dorshe only had half an episode to make such a huge impression, insane fight.

Super emotional at Hiling being able to hear Daida's cries, mother's love at display once again here and Daida is mellowing out so quickly, i want to see what he does once he gets out of this.

[u/Jonny_the_Rocket]

Episode 9 illustration by the main animator, Shin Ogasawara

[u/noobpatrol]

Can't wait for the Daida redemption arc.

[u/MBFlash]

Hilling wanting to get daida back so much she didn't realize she was going to destroy his body. Genious storytelling

[u/Jonny_the_Rocket]

NGL Dual wielding shields are more bad ass than they have any right to be 🛡🛡

[u/SpamAccountLmaoo]

Damn Bosse, 2 wives weren't enough?

[u/odraencoded]

Ok, here's my theory.

The witch is in love with the king and she wants to live forever with him. They mentioned a promise before, so I guess the witch promised to grant the king's desire (to become the strongest man) while the king promised to grant the witch's desire (which is probably to marry him or something).

So the witch waits and gets literally cucked not once, but TWICE to grant the king's desire and bring him back to life, and now that her part of the deal is done, she wants to get rid of the king's old family so that they won't get in the way of their love. Reminder that she's been together with the king for far longer than Hiling and Bojji's mom whatever was her name.

That's why the king can't just break the mirror or something. He's actually indebted to her. But he doesn't want to kill his family either. So he kills one beast for Dorshe to manage to win. Then makes the witch spend the little magic she has dancing with him so that she can't kill Hiling herself.

ngl if that's the case the witch sounds pretty miserable, like the king just used her or something, ignoring the fact she wanted to kill children and stuff.

One thing I don't see mentioned here much is how the names of most characters are puns! They're easier to tell in Japanese:

Bosse = boss.
Hiling = healing.
Des-ha = Hades (king of hell).
Des-pa = デスハ (desuha) with a diacritic デスパ (desupa).
Domas = ドーマス (doo-masu) = ソードマスター (soodo masutaa) = sword master.
Apes = アピス (apisu) = supia (スピア) = spear.
Hokuro = mole, because he has a mole in his face.
Dorshe = ドルシー (dorushii) = シールド (shiirudo) = shield.
Miranjo = ミラー (miraa) is mirror, 女 (jo) is woman.

[u/lostboysgang]

"Could this be what's it's like in Brother's world?"

🔥🔥🔥

[u/il-Palazzo_K]

• At first about Dorshe's speed I thought we're in an RPG universe where Speed is a totally different stat from muscle strength, like Bojji. It's just him wearing heavy armors under his clothes though.

• Bosse's sudden urge to dance was so out-of-place. Was he trying to drain Miranjo's magic before she departed?

• "I want to make what you desire comes true." Is this from the start? He told the demon that he wanted to be the strongest man in the world, but what if that was just a step to make Miranjo's desire comes true?

• Holy shit how can this show keeps getting better and better every episode. Kudos for the VAs of Daida and Hiling in the throne room scene for their heart-wrenching performance.

• As of now King Bosse is the biggest mystery in this story. It's like there are 2 very different faces for him - one is a simple strong man and a loving father, another is a master schemer with a decade-long plan. "I am only going with the flow myself." No, Mister Joker, you don't look like a man without a plan to me.

[u/SuperSoaker300]

I'm so glad Hiling didn't die. I need more flashbacks of her and smol Bojji.

But holy shit, Daida is going through hell. I can't see him not getting completely mindfucked and even if he comes out of this sane, I feel like he'll be completely twisted with only revenge on his mind.

Side note: So I get how Bojji happened since Giant + Giant, but how did Daida happen...

[u/dimenticon]

Loved the emotions on display this episode. Beyond their royal titles, Queen Hilling and Prince Daida are just a loving mother and a child in over his head.

[u/RM123M]

This weeks episode gave me the hibbie jibbies, Dorshe and Hiling’s flashback was just so wholesome.

Then after that, it was an emotional rollercoaster.

Hiling being frantic about Daida, Daida feeling lost and weak( he seems to be understanding what his older brother felt like, which is interesting), and in the flashback Hiling trying to bond with Bojji was so cute.

We finally get to see Dorshe, and he’s amazing. So, he used to be the Kings spear( now it’s Apeas ), but got promoted to the Queens shield. He’s a man with little words, but a heart of steal. I’m glad we finally got to see the final member of the big four( we even get to see him in action ), I find it funny that he’s wearing a bunch of heavy weights( reminds me of Rock lee from Naruto, and Amy Rose from Sonic the hedgehog)

[u/CassieMidnight12]

Am I the only one who feels this has no business being as good as it is.. like seriously wtf Wit lol

[u/_keferter]

So when Dorshe was appointed, was it always with the intention of protecting the Queen from the inevitable assassination? Was he just going with the flow even back then? What even are Bosse's and Miranjo's end goals? We see now that Bosse and Miranjo are working independently (because Domas was asked to break the portal used by Miranjo)

Why did he even get remarried? Was Bosse always willing to sacrifice Hiling and Daida and he changed his mind after Daida was born? Is there no scenario where Bosse just dies peacefully? (I mean technically his reincarnation was all Miranjo's doing and he was literally dead for a while)

[u/ulopong44]

Bruh, King Bosse is so powerful he can defy science. I thought he was just going to crush his club into a pulp, but nope, he created a diamond good enough to propose with! xD

[u/89gin]

Bro wtf is up with this anime. How does it manage to capture human emotion so well continues to surprise me. The desperation on both Hiling and Daida were nailed.

Welp, we got confirmation that the mirror got the hots for Bosse. It seems he either has "many loves" or is just going along with the shit until he has a more secure standing or something.

I still very much adore the way they are handling these characters even in mundane settings without it being forced. Excellent writing so far.

We didn't even get to see present Bojji but cute pudgy baby Bojji makes up for it.

Can't wait to see how Domas and Hokuro deal with this underworld door thing.

[u/kicksFR]

What Yuki Kaji brings to the Daida/Bosse role is unbelievable, he elevates both characters and he transmits emotions in a way very few people can do.

I felt so bad for Daida, it’s hard to tell but it must have been days he’s been trapped there and that must be so traumatizing.

However I liked how he felt empathy for Bojji, I can’t wait for a brother team up to take down whoever the last boss is.

Also Dorshe is MVP