What did you think of this episode?
5Loved it!
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4Liked it!
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3It was OK
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2Disliked it
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1Hated it
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Average 3.9
412 votes
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| Got a lot of background storytelling this episode, probably more than any others in this episode. Ai as a kid, he acts how a kid would act as his age. More importantly, he had a history with a girl named Ilvia in his past. The most tragic part of the episode is a volcano errupting...yikes. Poor Ilvia... |
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| There can always be a Fal or Ruri around, but you always will NOT forget your childhood friend. And for Wayne, it's Ilvia. Wayne's past of a typical farmer's family life, he's living like the typical child. But the encounter with a girl going around the fields to steal vegetables, it's the feeling of having your hard work being stolen, and Wayne takes it on his part to feed Ilvia every day, despite also feeling hungry at times. Even as the farmers claim her to be sold to the slave traders, his dad repaid their losses in full, knowing full well that he'll get the usual scolding. That's when they decide to take her in for the rest of her life. Being the farming nut that he is, Wayne sure works hard. But now also being a family of 4, they need to find better living quarters. A treasure hunt with Testa while managing Ilvia not to join him along, and Testa revealing that their move being related to Ilvia's harsh treatment in the village, and it's time for them to move on sooner or later. Regardless, the treasure area mark that revealed both a monster and an erupting volcano that covered their entire village in ash, and things get hard immediately with Wayne suffering from malnutrition. Iivia, wanting to help Wayne, tries to steal vegetables as she would've done before, but opposed to get rations instead and feed Wayne the best that she could. This happened every day, until she could not hold on no longer and is pronounced dead due to malnutrition. Ilvia's selflessness really is commendable, and it's sad that she passed on, and Wayne's promise to her, to keep working hard at farming. Potentially the best episode so far, but at the cost of coming this late. |
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| I didn't expect this show to become sad like that, what a tragic disaster that happened but Al Wayna was really kind and generous back then it's even sadder that Ilvia died by trying to feed him this time compared to when it was him that did it for her back then :'( RIP |
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| That was a sad backstory, RIP Ilvia. |
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| Ok, well that got dark. Love the background development, though. I like that Al's always been exceptional at farming, and his mother has always been a badass. |
| So this is the first good episode in the series, too bad it's an outlier. I can't believe Ilvia just up and fucking died, I fully expected to see her grown up after she got lost or something, but nah, she ded. |
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| sad, just a very sad episode. that's the only reason i gave it a low rating. because it made me sad. otherwise, good job Studio A-CAT. |
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| I'm surprised that Ilvia was voiced by Yukari Tamura. Was kinda expecting a miracle happening at the end such as reviving Ilvia but I guess it didn't happen. The dead can't be revived. |
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| That was a good back story, the best episode so far, Ilvia was super cute and she died honorably but it just felt so dissconected from the series, like I was watching a completely different show |
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| i never thought al would have such a sad backstory. he already liked farming before, but it makes sense why he's so attached/devoted to being a farmer now. he wants to make sure there's always plenty of food. i hope he gets a happy ending:( |
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| This episode is actually a decent episode, we know why he really wants to be a farmer |
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| Woah, this show got a lot more tragic than I thought it would. This episode goes into Al's backstory with a girl named Ilvia. And uh, Ilvia is dead. During a volcano-induced famine, she went without her meager rations, giving them to Al, and eventually starved herself to death. And said volcano eruption might've even been caused by Al. Jeez, and here I thought this show was light-hearted. We also see something enter Al, making him sick for a time. I'm thinking it has something to do with the Malevolent Dragon Ouroboros. But that's just a theory. |
| Now, this was an unexpected but pleasant episode. I was wondering if it was the right anime considering how good the episode was, even though it was a backstory one. We finally know how the great farmer came to be and that he had a talent for farming even at a young age, little did he know he would be distanced from his passion and start going on heroic quests. The only thing I'm curious about is if that strange CGI thing that ate him is the reason he got strong powers. |
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Wavepush said: I feel like Ilvia's death was completely unnecessary, except for plot reasons. It wasn't like they had to choose who can eat and who can't, everyone got rations, even if it was very little. Exactly lol What grinds my gear the most was young Al somehow didn't ask any other villager to make sure whether the royal capital's help is really there or not. It's not like his illness is a damaging one that doesn't let him move at all. |
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| Really emotional and sad episode... very different in tone compared to the rest of the series. RIP Ilvia. :( |
| I didn’t expect this show to tackle a serious plot and do it well, this definitely hits the feels a little bit. Seeing Wayne’s backstory with Ilvia not only shows his roots with farming (get it?) but also shows why he still sticks to farming to this day. I’m sure some personal enjoyment is there but after seeing this episode it’s very clear it’s not the only reason. Ilvia was really sweet too, her death was a sad one with the buildup to it. Of course I bet she’s still alive somehow, or she’ll get resurrected, I don’t think this show will leave it sad like that, and honestly I’m not sure if I want it to stay sad either because as I’ve said before, this show is best when it’s goofy lol. |
| bruh random sad episode, im cry |
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Chendroshee said: Wavepush said: I feel like Ilvia's death was completely unnecessary, except for plot reasons. It wasn't like they had to choose who can eat and who can't, everyone got rations, even if it was very little. Exactly lol What grinds my gear the most was young Al somehow didn't ask any other villager to make sure whether the royal capital's help is really there or not. It's not like his illness is a damaging one that doesn't let him move at all. Not to mention, her not eating would have become pretty obvious long before death. There is no way he wouldn't have noticed. I am also wondering if this anime really needed such a backstory, the seriousness seems so sudden for what this series has been. |
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| w0w that was unexpected sad! someone put-out the onions!! |
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| Finally a fine little serious story. But, okay, so that's the whole sad story, eh? I may write a pile bunch of essay about how things looks wrong with the flow of the backstory and how shit they were from the beginning till the end. But i refuse, for the sake of a loli death. Rest in peace and yeah, all in all, let's continue again, shall we? |
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KiliianSleipnir said: sad, just a very sad episode. that's the only reason i gave it a low rating. because it made me sad. otherwise, good job Studio A-CAT. Thats odd, how can you rate bad an anime for making you feel something? It should be the opposite... |
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falko92 said: KiliianSleipnir said: sad, just a very sad episode. that's the only reason i gave it a low rating. because it made me sad. otherwise, good job Studio A-CAT. Thats odd, how can you rate bad an anime for making you feel something? It should be the opposite... nope, not odd at all. it made me feel negative emotions and i wasn't happy. therefore i low-rated that one episode, here in the poll, in this thread. |
| just an ol school American otaku enjoyin the life. don't sass me kiddies, i've been otaku probably since before you were born. leave me in peace and i won't bother you either. |
| Well, it was probably the best episode of the show so far, but at the same time it's hard to avoid mentioning how they just needed any random reason to conclude it the way they did. |
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| The animation is still average but it was still enjoyable for some reason. The background story of the two was animated well. It could've been better but... (ᗒᗩᗕ) |
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| that was a nice but sad backstory. |
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| R.I.P. Ilvia, tragic death but felt kinda too forced like how both parents instead of just one needed to search for a new place to live |
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| This background story really touching... She sacrifices herself so that the MC can live... |
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| This is really sad, I can see Al wanting to be a farmer to the end after experiencing that situation. |
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| wow oooohh it sucks! I'm probably going to sound like an insensitive person but this is one of the worst tragedies I've ever seen in anime! |
| A whole village starving to death because they do not want to build a bridge, and i thought i was lazy lol. |
| This was the best episode of the entire show. |
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| I thought he was kinda joking when he said he has a girl in his mind, like maybe he could try to mean a gender of his veges. Wow, that things turn out quite dark. I wish she at least have a bite or two. It's not like cannot eat at all. Well, just show how much she loves Al I guess. I feel like this will be the only good episode in the whole series. So peace without the girls. Tamakimouto said: AgreedThis was the best episode of the entire show. |
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