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Jun 4, 2022 7:59 PM
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I dropped around episode 4, I'm just wondering if this show got any better?
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Jun 4, 2022 8:09 PM
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Yes, after the tortoise arc it improved.
Jun 4, 2022 8:12 PM
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after they move world it become better
Jun 4, 2022 8:18 PM
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after the tortoise arc it becomes better
Jun 4, 2022 8:35 PM
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It's still not as good as the 1st season but It's definitely better than the 1st half of this season.

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Jun 4, 2022 9:01 PM
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Went from 3/10 to 4/10 so I guess it did
Jun 4, 2022 9:11 PM
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better than spirit tortoise arc
Jun 4, 2022 9:17 PM
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The tortoise arc is painful to watch. I don't even know where to start. Is it the CGI, the new added character, or generally how the story played out.
The second half is definitely better. Not necessarily related to wave or revenge, but I'd say exploring character relationships.
Jun 4, 2022 9:20 PM
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a little bit, I guess


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Jun 4, 2022 9:34 PM
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It's still not very good. It's better then the tortoises arc but nothing close to season 1.
Jun 4, 2022 9:45 PM

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Naw, it's not better.

New characters are boring and have little to no uniqueness, the tortoise thingy was very sudden and poorly integrated in the story, and it ruined the hype that built up from the last season.

The revenge native of the last season was what made shield hero interesting for me. Even though Melty's sister was an asshole last season, I think she was a decent antagonist, and I think she should've not been foiled so easily. Which is why this season's antagonist (someone completely new) is so boring and nonthreatening to me.

I like the new world arc though, hope it gets better.
Jun 4, 2022 9:52 PM

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Is it BETTER? Absolutely yes.




Jun 4, 2022 9:58 PM
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3esa_Saba7 said:
I dropped around episode 4, I'm just wondering if this show got any better?

everyone has their own opinion but just don't go on dropping it
always give second or third chance
Jun 4, 2022 10:12 PM

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I'm enjoying this more than the first season, but I miss the Waves though.
Jun 4, 2022 10:19 PM

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yeah!!!
There was a lot of complaints that revenge plot ended in season 1 and now it is directionless. But recent episodes have sparked similar setting and the story is getting more and more interesting
Jun 5, 2022 1:38 AM

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People are far too judgemental. The Spirit Tortoise arc wasn't even that bad. It's only flaw in my opinion was the pacing. It felt a little rushed, but I loved how it felt like a massive raid battle from an MMO and it introduced the jackass character of this anime season...
Jun 5, 2022 3:05 AM
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Yes. It's better than the first episodes. Maybe not as well as last season, but there is an improvement
Jun 5, 2022 5:17 AM
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better but not by much it just went from a 2/10 to a 4/10
Jun 5, 2022 5:17 AM
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better but not by much it just went from a 2/10 to a 4/10
Jun 5, 2022 6:12 AM

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It isn't as ridiculously boring and directionless as the 1st arc but I wouldn't label it good just yet.
Jun 5, 2022 6:54 AM
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the second half of this season is much better, for being "a mirror of the first of the season", for using elements similar to the previous season, that is, it can give a little nostalgia when watching it. In addition to interesting characters and exploration of the world that something necessary for the show's main plot
Jun 5, 2022 6:57 AM
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After traveling to the world of other heroes, the events are finally better
Jun 5, 2022 7:00 AM

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It definitely improves though the anime seems to skip many manga events. I recommend checking that out too.
Jun 5, 2022 7:01 AM
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Go ahead pick up it again.
Jun 5, 2022 7:40 AM
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Yeah it’s definitely got better past episode 6.
Jun 5, 2022 9:40 AM

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Gohan_Oishi said:
after they move world it become better

that's some spoiler right there.
yes.
Jun 5, 2022 10:57 AM

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3esa_Saba7 said:
I dropped around episode 4, I'm just wondering if this show got any better?

It was never not good, so I don’t get your question or why you dropped it
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.

Jun 5, 2022 10:59 AM

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WVM said:
3esa_Saba7 said:
I dropped around episode 4, I'm just wondering if this show got any better?

everyone has their own opinion but just don't go on dropping it
always give second or third chance
That's such an awful idea lel. Why shouldn't he drop it if he thinks it sucks, he has no obligation to continue watching something he doesn't enjoy.
Jun 5, 2022 11:11 AM
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Yeah it has improved from pathetic to horrible. I hope this answers your question.
Jun 5, 2022 11:26 AM
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MasterNeutral said:
WVM said:

everyone has their own opinion but just don't go on dropping it
always give second or third chance
That's such an awful idea lel. Why shouldn't he drop it if he thinks it sucks, he has no obligation to continue watching something he doesn't enjoy.
You Ass Hole read it whole , I have told him to give a second chance
Jun 5, 2022 1:39 PM
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This season is so good though 😭
Jun 5, 2022 2:11 PM
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It's still not as good as the 1st season but It's definitely better than the 1st half of this season.
Jun 5, 2022 2:28 PM

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The last few episodes were better than the tortoise ones. But it's still not as good as season 1 was.
The tortoise arc made permanent damage to the series, and the score still keeps dropping...
Jun 5, 2022 5:58 PM
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It was good before. Social bandwagoning affected widespread opinions. It’s still the same now, it’s good, but this arc is more interesting ig
The right mindset when watching an anime is hoping that it will break your top 10
Jun 5, 2022 7:08 PM

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WVM said:
MasterNeutral said:
That's such an awful idea lel. Why shouldn't he drop it if he thinks it sucks, he has no obligation to continue watching something he doesn't enjoy.
You Ass Hole read it whole , I have told him to give a second chance
You said 2nd or 3rd, to which I still say why bother lmfao.
Jun 5, 2022 8:20 PM
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Well it's a little bit compared to how season 2 started out. But that doesn't say a whole lot




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Jun 6, 2022 12:47 AM
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3esa_Saba7 said:
I dropped around episode 4, I'm just wondering if this show got any better?

idk why you didnt like / hated s1, but s2 is def better
Jun 6, 2022 3:13 AM
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Muuuugi said:
Went from 3/10 to 4/10 so I guess it did

wow how jaded you got to be, I bet you never even watched sub par anime.
Jun 6, 2022 4:05 AM

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current new arc is amazing
Jun 6, 2022 6:31 AM
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Yes it is. It gets better after episode 6
Jun 6, 2022 7:24 AM
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WVM said:
MasterNeutral said:
That's such an awful idea lel. Why shouldn't he drop it if he thinks it sucks, he has no obligation to continue watching something he doesn't enjoy.
You Ass Hole read it whole , I have told him to give a second chance
I think you should read over what you wrote. You lack awareness. He got every right to drop it so don't mention second or third chances to make him feel guilty. Anyway this season of the series is irredeemable
Jun 6, 2022 7:33 AM
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Seeing what kind of shows are in the same seasonal slot and have a higher rating than this is total proof that people WANTED to hate this season.

It wasn’t great obviously at first, but it’s improved significantly since episode 5 and people are still nitpicking. Criticism is fair, but I wish the ones that truly hate it would drop it instead of spamming opinion threads every week. Why do people hate watch Shield Hero anyways? Go rewatch Mushoku Tensei or Slime or something lol
Nobody want
to hate anything. It just sucks and you should get over it. If anything fanboys want to desperately push this series back up but real neutral anime viewers know this second season sucks. If they really want to hate it season 1 would have a terrible rating like season 2. Accept reality that Shield hero fall off.
Jun 6, 2022 2:00 PM

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Yea because the tortoise arc ended. God that arc was the most boring arc I’ve seen in a long, long time


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Jun 6, 2022 3:50 PM
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Personally I think it's improved a ton. I briefly dropped it for a little bit, and then I heard episode 6 slapped, so I picked it back up. It's made leaps and bounds.

Now to address the elephant in the room. I haven't read the source material, but from what it seems from variouscommentsaroundthe internet, they're changing and skipping stuff. to that i say, They have 12 episodes. Not 24 like last time. As someone with no prior knowledge of the source, I don't really have much of a bias when I say: I like what I see, it makes me smile and feel that Shield Hero energy.

Maybe it would have been better if they had more time, but for what we got, which let me remind everyone, this has been delayed for years at this point, for a 12 episode anime season that seems to be trying not to end on a cliffhanger, it's doing the best with what it's got, and I can respect that.

TL;DR not perfect, got some bumps, but much better than the first half.
Jun 6, 2022 6:19 PM
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People are far too judgemental. The Spirit Tortoise arc wasn't even that bad. It's only flaw in my opinion was the pacing. It felt a little rushed, but I loved how it felt like a massive raid battle from an MMO and it introduced the jackass character of this anime season...


THANK YOU

it's not even bad in the LN/Manga and actually has cool moments, it's just that the arc was rushed in the anime
Jun 6, 2022 8:12 PM
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Definitely got better, the shield hero lost its edge before the turtle arc finished
Jun 6, 2022 11:53 PM

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The ST Arc has always been the series weakest point, LN Readers can mostly tell you that, the way the anime adapted just made it worse in order to rush to 2nd arc which is way better and most people have come to an agreement that is has gotten better.

Not much it will make a difference, if the first 3 ep dont make a good impression they pretty much want to score it down to the lowest, despite the prev season already was good and the later eps are good as well. I mean almost every series has one or two arcs that dont leave up to the hype.

Oh well if u stuck around and enjoy it that is all that matters.
Jun 7, 2022 11:29 PM

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I'm not watching S2, but based on the manga one shitty arc just gets replaced by another shitty arc so no it never got better.
Jun 8, 2022 2:30 AM
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And Rishia sadly continues to exist.
Jun 9, 2022 2:33 AM
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3esa_Saba7 said:
I dropped around episode 4, I'm just wondering if this show got any better?


Well, after the events of episode 10, they fixed a "major change to a character arc" by making the fix very contrived.

Essentially Raphtalia was kept with Naofumi, then taken away by Kyo, and then put in a place BY THE BAD GUY HIMSELF...
THAT ENABLED RAPHTALIA TO BREAK L'ARC, THERESE, AND GLASS OUT OF PRISON.

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In the LN, Raphtalia is already with the trio, no "anime studio created a 5-d chess Kyo, and then made him retarded" shenanigans.

The payoff in episode 10 was rushed, had many contrived events, poorly animated, and had terrible fight scenes.

Oh and the studio created a Raphtalia fanservice moment that was so blatant, I have seen UB/NTR Hentai with more stealth skills.

So yeah... You got out of the show at the right time. Hope Any other show on your "anime weekly watch" is doing you better, because it can't possibly be as bad as Shield Hero is continuing to be.
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