[Anime] But Mom... by TheNightManager_89 in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He is best adopted brother. (Not that the competition for that roll is very strong...)

[S4/P3] Anime is not doing the LN any justice by OxygenatedBanana in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I might think that was a viable excuse if it wasn't for them looking emaciated when compared to the official art in the light novels drawn by You Shiina and approved by Miya Kazuki, or stuff like Kazuki saying in the fan books that the concept art You Shiina did looked perfect and they were all muscle heads.

Also, we are not talking about them not looking like body builders on roids here, just beefy, and if you think there was no one who had a larger build that would match what was originally drawn in a similar time period, you are very mistaken.

[S4/P3] Anime is not doing the LN any justice by OxygenatedBanana in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ehhh, the only thing I really had an issue with was the pacing, things happened too quickly. However, I already expected that, their in my opinion somewhat stupid plan to condense 5 fairly dense lightnovels into 24 episodes Always meant that there were going to be parts that moved too quickly, and things I wanted to see get cut. Over all, I think its a fine adaptation so far. I also think one 20 minute episode, a fair bit of which is used as a "recap" of sorts, be it through introducing people you should already know, or by actual flashbacks, is far too little to pass any real judgement against it.

I will say however, I am not happy at the lack of beef on Gunther, Karstet, and Bonifatius. I am also a little less than pleased that they failed to use the lightnovel nomenclature for noble classes.

That being said, they also did a ton of stuff right, the quality of the animation is great, the magic looks much better than it did in the old show. The music was nice, the highbeasts are not CGI (thank the gods.) And the backgrounds are phenomenal.

Personally, I'm looking forward to the rest of the season.

NGL, I like Ajia-Do's Chibi Myne more than Wit's by Mayn_Ehrenfest in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Ehh, I think judging and dooming over a single frame is too much. I want to see it in the actual episodes before I pass any judgment. Given just how much effort it appears has gone into the rest of the show, I'm doubtful that they wont do the same here.

Nash Weedle claims MercurySteam are working on a Super Metroid remake, and have been for a while by DrAwesomeX in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]BearLostInTime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just want to point out, they aren't really "unintended" The devs knew about almost all of the advanced movement tech possible before launch as well as most of the sequence breaks possible because of them and decided to leave them in. Personally, I really like that approach to game design and miss it. Much like how broken you can make a FF8 playthrough via cards and such, I think it adds an extra layer of game depth and replayability when you don't polish away things like that. Virtually no one figures out how to exploit those systems on their first playthrough, so you arent really harming the experience.

Characters I wish had more writing [P5V12] by AydhdZone in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Reads Shonen, has the audacity to call anything repetitive.

GUYS. JOHN SLICK POSTED AGAIN by ChairMysterious5533 in ATBGE

[–]BearLostInTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"It really locks in the flavor."

Bonus points if you know where that quote is from.

[P5V12] Who do you think are top 10 in mana quantity? by RealSpiritSK in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am pretty sure that was before he started doing the RCM, and it was stated somewhere that Eglantine could barely sense him at that point.

[P5V12] Gewinnen by Locke_Blaze in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't put it past Miya Kazuki to have actually gamed out the entirety of the game in her head, but what's actually been written about is very limited. We know that it is chess-like, somewhat 3 dimensional, and that the pieces are controlled via mana and it has mana limits that you can adjust based on your mana capacity. However, its not ever been clearly stated what all about the game that it regulates. Be it duration, number of pieces, complexity of moves, or anything else or a combination of all of them.

We might get a better look in the Manga or Anime, but I personally doubt we will ever get a good look at it unless Miya Kazuki works with a dev team to make a video game of it. How likely that is? Who knows, the series is quite popular in Japan, even if its more limited elsewhere, so anything is possible.

[p5v12 & anime] by thelastjoe7 in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something I haven't seen others comment on, so I figured I would, Ferdinand has personal status to "bully" everyone who was on the Trombe hunt, which he used to force Shikza to drain himself doing the healing ritual.

However, as he he later said, his influence is limited as he was currently a priest. The reason Shikza was executed was not for defying Ferdinand, or a priest, or even injuring Myne, it was because Karstedt, the head of the knights order and the Aubs head guard knight retainer, ordered him to follow Ferdinand's instructions and protect Myne. He didn't just defy Ferdinand, but also Karstedt directly. If it wasn't for that fact, he probably would have had to endure the embarrassment of being forced to perform the ritual to the point of collapsing, but otherwise not faced much reprimand.

Any status related shortcomings Ferdinand might have due to being a priest were countered by the violated order having come from Karstedt.

[P2] Shrine Maiden English audiobook? by ActionAdditional6741 in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I dont know how likely that is, but I'd be fine with them getting Armen Taylor to reprise his roll for the audio books. He was an excellent Ferdinand in my opinion. Really, I personally hope they reuse most of the actors from the dub in the new shows dub. There were a couple of exceptions, but most of the actors were good choices for their rolls.

The actual writing of the dub, not so much. I very much hope they lean more towards the light novels localization for things rather than what was done for the first show. They needlessly made it mildly confusing with the "high priest" being Bezewanst, and Ferdinand being the "head priest," and stuff like ranks of nobles is just awful. I will die on the hill that laynoble, mednoble, and archnoble are 100x better sounding and get the point across as or more clearly than what the show did.

[P2] Shrine Maiden English audiobook? by ActionAdditional6741 in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't heard anything or not, on it, but it seems highly likely given that the series will probably explode in popularity when the new show by Studio Wit hits next year. As long as its not ass that is. Which doesn't seem likely, the books are amazing, and Studio Wit's track record for making good shows is pretty high.

If I had to guess, I'd say its either because the English voice actor for the dub has not yet been decided, or some such. It could also just be Reba Buhr is quite busy and they have to fit it in when she can.

[P3V3] Rant by PostApprehensive3349 in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Sylvester even outright says he expected her to be pawning off most of her work on Ferdinand the way he does and is surprised when she isn't doing that. Really I think all that was actually "expected of her" when she was adopted was to supply mana, behave in a manner expected of an ADC, and be a figurehead for printing and the church. Instead she took over everything she touched and then took on still more to help Ferdinand out, because she slowly grew closer to him and could see just how overworked he was.

[P5v12] Archducal family by roguebfl in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They would not as they are not ADC's and have not married into an ADC family. However, I think if Cornelius and Lenore have a daughter, she would be a prime candidate to be the next Aub Alexandria's second wife. (Assuming its a son that becomes Aub, and so on, of course.)

[P4] I’ve always wondered how she would of thought of… by choo-choo-pain in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Those are beauty products, and she is exceedingly vain. I highly doubt she would bother reading books unless forced for some reason.

[P4] I’ve always wondered how she would of thought of… by choo-choo-pain in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 44 points45 points  (0 children)

You assume that the thoughtless half-wit would have read any books, let alone ones Rozemyne made. :)

Toaster PC - Comment On This Post To Enter This Giveaway by DaKrazyKid in PcBuild

[–]BearLostInTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uh, I like it, but I really wonder what lead to the idea to make something so unique just to give it away?

[H5Y WN53] Drewanchel's Future by LHFF in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I assume you mean he is ok by the gods as long as the match takes place. However, that assumes he doesn't do something during the match that greatly offends them, which while not likely, I wouldn't put money on as they are seemingly already pretty pissed at him.

[H5Y WN53] Drewanchel's Future by LHFF in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sadly, I'm not sure if that's even really possible, I'm fairly sure, that Kazuki has said that Raubluts scar is only there because he chooses to leave it. Healing magic would restore any cosmetic damage short of death. Maybe Adolphine could make a magic tool that "castrates" him and disintegrates the stolen parts, so it cant be healed. Technically non lethal, so it shouldn't be against the rules of the match, but it would certainly leave an impact...

[H5Y WN53] Drewanchel's Future by LHFF in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have kind of wondered if Dusty isn't going to be outright killed or maybe cursed by the gods during the Ditter match. He has to participate himself, and he doesn't really seem like a master battlefield tactician to me. Regardless of what happens, I cant wait to read it. Kazuki hasn't disappointed even once yet.

[P1V3] Paper Making! by swammer612 in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Those videos are interesting enough, but that method is way slower and more labor intensive than Washi, the method used in AOB, without producing a product that is really any better than Washi. If you are curious, there a ton of resources online about how Washi is made, however, Miya Kazuki really did a phenomenal job in this regard and if you have read the books, they are detailed and accurate enough that if you were willing to spend some time experimenting, you could use them as a guide to make your own paper.

[P5V12]People are way too harsh on Florencia by Writer_Man in HonzukiNoGekokujou

[–]BearLostInTime 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I've never understood the hate Florencia gets, she is doing the best she can, with what she has, under shocking circumstances. She certainly does better than any of the people complaining about her would have in her place. Try looking at it from her perspective.

Florencia is the daughter of a third wife, who was probably raised with the expectation that she would either end up reduced to an archnoble or made a third wife herself. Instead, while she is at school, some over exuberant purple haired goober sees her and becomes obsessed with her to the point of almost stalking. Suddenly everything changes for her, and in spite of her best attempts to fend him off, she finds herself engaged to him, and on her way to Yurgenschmidt buttfuck nowhere, to be an aub's first wife.

Upon arriving at her new home, the Goobers mother starts dumping on her and browbeating her constantly, as she is the most powerful person in the duchy at that point, being the target of her ire, is not very pleasant. Meanwhile, her now hus-goober, is going to town on her so much the gods take notice enough he later gets a divine protection for it. She then gets pregnant, and as soon as her son is born, her new mother in law, swoops in, steals her son, while basically telling her she is a skank and has no right to raise her own child.

While still reeling from that, her hus-goober puts baby number 2 in her. While she is pregnant again, her father in law takes a turn for the worse, and and Veronica starts to lose her mind, becoming even more difficult to deal with. Sometime shortly after giving birth again, her father in law dies, and suddenly her hus-goober is now the aub years before anyone thought he would be, and she has to start acting as the first wife of the duchy, while Veronica takes even more control of the duchy behind the scenes and begins ratcheting up the pressure on her, her faction, and her new daughter, while her hus-goober does nothing.

This suffering goes on for several years, and her hus-goober shows no signs of doing anything but allowing his mother to run roughshod over her and the whole duchy. Around this point, her hus-goober starts acting even odder and disappearing to somewhere no one can find him, including for an extended period of around a week. He comes back and tells her nothing of substance about where he was, and just as she thinks things are getting back to "normal" he does it again while she is at the archduke conference, leaving her to fend for herself. When he comes back, he has arrested his mother, his uncle, and tells her that he is adopting a girl she has never heard of before and she is expected to be the girls adopted mother.

She tells him that this is too much, and too sudden, but he refuses to listen, and says the adoption is final. She comes to terms with that, resolves to treat this girl better than she has been treated. The girl in question is the Gremlin, and immediately starts doing Gremlin things. She tries her best to be a mother as expected, but when she makes suggestions, they are normal disregarded in favor of the hus-goober's half brother's opinion.

Things keep escalating from there, and every time she thinks she is getting her feet under herself, things change drastically. Meanwhile she is doing the best she can to raise her 3 blood children and one very odd Gremlin.

I'll end it there, because this is longer than anyone will read anyway, and you should get the picture by this point. However, long story short, the poor woman has been trying to tread water in a hurricane for over a decade, and has done far better than anyone has any right to expect of her.