Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen - Ryoushu no Youjo Episode 3 Discussion

Yeah the switch to the high fantasy part shocks me as much as it shocks Myne, such a contrast!

Anyway, am I understand correctly that Myne move from one adopted family to another, higher noble rank family? I remember her former adopted father was Karstedt or something, definitely not the blue hair guy.

I can't believe I'm struggle to remember character when the show's first season stay mostly in a small dark room with only a few people.

The series is finally staring the slow down. And this is the first actually good episode. Although it sill feels like we are skipping things and rushing through. And I haven't even read the source material. Absolutely love the first 3 seasons, so it is a shame that they are in such a hurry. The first 3 episodes could easily have been 5 or 6 instead.

- Angelica is Touyama Nao!!!!!!! Less gooo~!!!!!
- Ferdinand's favorite dish: Consome soup

I have several gripe on this EP (minor details that conflicts the LN):
- During the entwickeln (the erection of Hasse's monastery), Ferdinand mentioned the God's of Darkness name OUTLOUD!!!! That SHOULD NEVER happen!!!!! It was FORBIDDEN to do so!!!! You can only mentioned the God of Darkness and Goddess of Light's names while whispering (for reasons anime only audience wouldn't even learn until Book 5 got adapted).
- In a situation where several ppl are greeting a superior for the first time, ONLY the leader should be providing blessings. In the case of Otilie and Ryhyarda greeting Rozemyne, Ryhyarda should be the ONLY one giving out blessings.

@MagnusSE As a source reader myself, I can't blame them for this pace, because they only have 24 eps for 5 volumes. And bookworm volumes are way too long compared to normal LNs. As an example, usual LNs average around 50-60k words, while bookworm averages around 90k. So my only real complaint is making such a big deal in ep 1 cliffhanger, and leaving non ln readers hanging. Outside of that, the adaptation is positive overall imo.

@MGrid That is just an explanation of what they did. They did not have to limit it down to 24 episodes for 5 volumes from a creative perspective. And that is what I do not like. For example they could have done 3x12 episodes. These days there are plenty of series that do not stick to the traditional season lengths.

There might be a financial reason and that it is this or nothing. I rather have something. But I do not like it. Generally how anime is licensed and produced is an issue that affects more than this series.

How they handled the cliffhanger is just bad.

good ep but is it me or we don't have drama this season, it's more a slice of life and nothing more

she is not trying to read anymore etc

@otakuweek

Don’t worry—the beginning of this chapter drags on a bit, but I assure you that as soon as the episodes explaining the world of the nobility are over, the action will pick up pace.

Golden powder ! We are rich ! Hope this is actual gold and not "Poudre de Perlimpimpin"

@Otaku-Aniki good to know nakama

I didn't watch the 3 seasons in 1 week to be disappointed on the S4...

I love that she is bot the usual Mc with big powers who can beat anyone...

Of course, I get that we need to understand more the noble world etc...

I’m still waiting on that cliffhanger to be addressed..I guess the most they’re giving us is just that brief apology from the brother, but I wanted to see the immediate aftermath.. anyway, seeing Myne get the royal treatment today and officially become a princess felt surreal as someone who’s been here from the beginning. Our girl just wanted access to the library and now she’s one of the most important people in the kingdom.

I’m personally enjoying the pacing of this arc so far and how we’re seeing Myne transition to this new phase of her life. It’s important to lay the foundation well here so that the big set pieces hit later on. Similar to rudeus settling in with eris family in Mushoku.

Seeing Ferdinand’s monastery spell was dope as well. It just feels really good to have a bookworm season with actually good production values now.

@MagnusSE I agree on the cliffhanger, I don't get the logic of doing it like that if they won't explain it. They could have even given the explanation in the chibi moment, since they do give you actual info from the ln there. That was just bad planning.

On the eps count, nah 24 episode was always gonna be the max. It does make it rushed but they can cover most important parts. But most importantly what follows is part 4 which they already teased that when they were promoting bookworm last year. Part 4 is the moment bookworm ln boomed in popularity in Japan so no wonder they want to get to it as fast as possible.

@Marinate1016 It was addressed, just very weakly that it feels super anti-climactic. Wilfried apologizing was the payoff for that. The anime could have shown a frame or two of a flashback to Rozemyne passing out and then resting weakly in a bed but it is what it is. Wilfried looked nervous around her so he did recognize what he was responsible for.

In the books at least, Ferdinand kind of let it all happen the way it did from what I remember, since it was better for Wilfried to learn the hard way like this, to be careful with her as soon as possible from thereon.

@animejas

That’s true. Besides, the anime softened his character too much, because in the LN—especially at the beginning—he behaved like a spoiled brat with ADHD... He didn’t even like Rozemyne, and here, well...

@animejas

That’s true. Besides, the anime softened his character too much, because in the LN—especially at the beginning—he behaved like a spoiled brat with ADHD... He didn’t even like Rozemyne, and here, well...

@Otaku-Aniki WDYM Wilfred didn't like Rozemyne? He always liked her since the beginning, at least he still is at this point. U might be confusing it with . But u r right abt him being spoiled tho.... that being said, so far Wilfred chara's matching the LN.

I’m still waiting on that cliffhanger to be addressed..I guess the most they’re giving us is just that brief apology from the brother, but I wanted to see the immediate aftermath.. anyway, seeing Myne get the royal treatment today and officially become a princess felt surreal as someone who’s been here from the beginning. Our girl just wanted access to the library and now she’s one of the most important people in the kingdom.

I’m personally enjoying the pacing of this arc so far and how we’re seeing Myne transition to this new phase of her life. It’s important to lay the foundation well here so that the big set pieces hit later on. Similar to rudeus settling in with eris family in Mushoku.

Seeing Ferdinand’s monastery spell was dope as well. It just feels really good to have a bookworm season with actually good production values now.

- Angelica is Touyama Nao!!!!!!! Less gooo~!!!!!
- Ferdinand's favorite dish: Consome soup

I have several gripe on this EP (minor details that conflicts the LN):
- During the entwickeln (the erection of Hasse's monastery), Ferdinand mentioned the God's of Darkness name OUTLOUD!!!! That SHOULD NEVER happen!!!!! It was FORBIDDEN to do so!!!! You can only mentioned the God of Darkness and Goddess of Light's names while whispering (for reasons anime only audience wouldn't even learn until Book 5 got adapted).
- In a situation where several ppl are greeting a superior for the first time, ONLY the leader should be providing blessings. In the case of Otilie and Ryhyarda greeting Rozemyne, Ryhyarda should be the ONLY one giving out blessings.

@uncleqrow

So I’m not the only one shocked by the name drop of the God of Darkness and Goddess of Light.
And also, that spell is forbidden for common nobles.

Yet I think since he’s far away from the others, no way anyone else can hear the spell.

@DUN_ @uncleqrow In the books, Rozemyne was far away so she could not hear what he was reciting like in the anime. But I'm pretty sure that for the entwickeln, it was important for that to be stated for the whole process to work. The anime shows more than just Rozemyne's perspective as it shows angles focused on different characters and actions, and they showed what Ferdinand was reciting compared to what Rozemyne followed in the novel at this stage. Now the anime could have cut away from him saying the name since they did make a cut to Rozemyne and Sylvester anyway, but him saying it objectively makes sense.

Not a fan of just conjuring a building with magic.

I like the series for its relatively grounded world that had rules and limitations. This was much too convenient.

I also don't like how the season introduced so many new characters all at once, and refused to build them up at all. I don't have a clue about who's who and who's related to whom.

And did we need to meet so many of them? Why are there like 4-5 knight guard characters?

@animejas

Magic construction. That would be considered undesirable magic at other shows 😁

@perseii There are knights for the castle who are mednoble/archnoble retainers, so medium-to-high status nobles, and knights who are lower in standing. Brigitte is someone who can go to the temple because she was willing to do so, she needed the job to protect her family and it was a willing compromise given her standing being low after her engagement fell off earlier. And Damuel was someone who already has his 'punishment' be Myne's guard knight from before she was a noble. His standing is still a work-in-progress, and he is already comfortable going to the temple compared to Cornelius and Angelica. The temple is viewed negatively still. So different environments, situations and power structures. She is an archduke candidate and there are a lot of politics and factions which will come around, so the more retainers and knights, the better for safety. There are only more people to come, number does not get small.

Magic construction. That would be considered undesirable magic at other shows 😁

From painstaking process of DIYing modern tech into a down to earth and relatively realistic fantasy-adjacent world – to express winged lion taxis and conveniently magicking whole buildings into existence in a minute. The visuals may be glossier and prettier than old Ajia-do seasons, but what's inside leaves me disappointed and bored. Feels like the new production team was just going through the motions without any care for or interest in the source material.

@otakuweek

It will simply take her a moment before she finds her way in the new reality. Maybe the anime doesn’t show it very well, especially at the beginning, but she was actually going through the separation from her family more deeply and the closing of a certain chapter in her life.