Reign of the Seven Spellblades (light novel)
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| Well, the OP song is kinda catchy for this show. Looks like this anime is taking a deep dive into magic mechanics including the usage of magic swords. This includes having Oliver participating as a member against his opponent Nanao. Not sure I feel about Chela in this anime yet. Something tells me that smile of hers may be hiding something. I do notice that the how takes its magic context seriously, and probably will get more complex later on. |
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| Ophelia is here!!!!! It's so great to finally see that Nanao vs Oliver scene in the anime. I've been loving the adaptation sm. |
| I'm Cyrus Livermore, a fifth year student. If you told me that he has repeated his fifth year class for 10 consecutive years, I still believe in you. I even thought that he is a teacher. lmao |
AkeZZZJul 14, 2023 10:04 AM
真姫ちゃん！ 何が好き？ トマト よりも あ･な･た♡  |
| OP is a banger. Yeah the magic school is not special so far. I don't know how i should rate it, i wait for some more content. I hope it becomes more darker. |
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| Michela first doing Oliver a favor by wanting to duel that red haired guy, then helping Nanao and lastly helping to find Pete's book with Oliver. Such a good and capable girl. Oliver is also someone refreshing to have as an mc so far. |
| That guy looks 40 yet he is only a student... |
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| "i don't want to fight you again, we'll end up killing each other and i don't want that to happen" "why not? 😭" OP goes hard but that whole scene took itself too seriously |
| The duel looked okay, didn't look as impactful as it seemed to Nanao. Good for her though, she found her match? New girl seems troublesome but I don't think she's a villain. |
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| I liked the 3D in the OP. The music is good too. "I don't want to kill you, and I don't want you to kill me!" "Why?" What do you mean why lol? Tho there's probably some important reason they acted like that during the fight. I'm interested in learning more about Nanao at least. Episode title screens are interesting in this At 22:03 (this episode's title) it's written ソードアーツ (soodo aatsu) - "Sword Arts" and in the back it's 魔法剣 (mahouken) - "magic sword" Then at the very end (next episode title) it's ソルジャー (sorujaa) - "Soldier" and in the back it's 死兵 (shihei) - "death soldier" The first episode was called セレモニー (seremonii) - "Ceremony" with 入学式 (nyuugakushiki) - "school entrance ceremony" in the back So in the background are the titles written with japanese native terms but with some nuances |
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eplipswich said: Dinosaurtime_YT said: There's something called being able to understand Japanese/living in Japan and watching the raw episode (which ended in Japan like 12 minutes ago btw).Where do you even find episode 2? It isn't on crunchyroll. He doesn’t live in Japan tho man lmao. Nor does he speak Japanese idk why y’all defend him so much |
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| Nanatsuma fridays. Lets gooo. Love the OP, really conveys the sense of magic and wonder that this world has Even better episode than episode 1. Animation was already good, but it looked even better. The nanao and Oliver fight was solid, just about as intense as I imagined it. Lot of world building covered today establishing just how rich and complex a magical society this one is. Good introduction to some magical concepts, classes and aspects of the school like the dungeon and how dangerous it can be at night. JC staff have done a good job omitting some details that made volume 1 quite long and I’m ok with it. Took me 3.5 hours to read, so I’m not complaining about them skimming thru a few things. Mommy dommy vanessa and Ophelia introduced. Voiced by Kayano Ai as well! Love how good she looks in the anime and they convey the seductress vibe so well. Cyrus looks about 50 tho lmao. Can’t wait for next week |
Marinate1016Jul 14, 2023 10:40 AM
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| That dude and dark-skinned blondie does know about this "SCHOOL".. don't know if it's a right term though, as they seem kind of too flexible with the minimum age requirement to fit the criteria of a "student" here... but okay whatever, so it makes sense they tagged with the nerd. But lol, look what that eventually lead up to. We know that hot senpai would later become an ally of our mc, though fine let's just see how they gonna get out of this mess. |
| is it just me but doesn't this samurai girl speak the same way as Kenshin in the Ruruoni Kenshin anime airing this season why isn't her speech reversed in the subs like what they do to Kenshin? As for the episode still not impressed, these characters are not interesting in the slightest |
Cestlavie_Jul 14, 2023 11:48 AM
| Oh my, some of the visuals in the ending and opening are fantastic, they're pulling all the breaks. Very entertaining episode, loved it. Though Livermore somehow aged heavily in the anime lmao. He's supposed to be 20, and his LN look certainly does look around 20, but his anime look was err... More like 40 lol. It's kind of sad since I thought his LN look was quite cool tbh. As expected, episodes 2 continue its course through the prologue, accumulating more hints about the future story as we had in the novel, but without rushing through the prologue to reach the main story. I suppose we'll reach the end of the main story prologue by episode 4 or 5 at this rate, for 3 volumes in total covered by the anime. |
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| Ooho I seem to have misjudged it a little in the 1st ep... They should've named it episode 0, as it was just for introduction purpose. I can see where this is going with the darkness but still I am not impressed. I did a little background research and found out that all the main characters in this anime are average. Oliver : got only the wits going for him, his strength is not a strong suit. Nanao : the dumbest character ever. .............. Well thats it I don't want to spoil any further. And that Cyrus guy is a 20 year old but looks with a aging syndrome [>_<] Let's just see if this anime gets better or not. |
OP_RiderJul 14, 2023 11:59 AM
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'I refuse.. I'll never fight you again! I dont owe you a reason' Squeepigs are rutting. Most interesting episode. Looks like there swords are alive in the sense they can potentially overcome the swordmaster. MC clearly not an ordinary student with his shadow. Then we have the 4th and 5th years appearing after dark. Cliff hanger moment. If I was writing this show Id have our first years annihilate the 4th and 5th, go on a demon style berserk rampage and then destroy the world. Which is why they dont let me tell stories. Or direct anime, in fact they keep me at bay with barge poles. I'm really getting into this show, looks like many treats are in store |
 To have you, Id give a billion lives A-Chan best girl |
Cestlavie_ said: is it just me but doesn't this samurai girl speak the same way as Kenshin in the Ruruoni Kenshin anime airing this season why isn't her speech reversed in the subs like what they do to Kenshin? As for the episode still not impressed, these characters are not interesting in the slightest As I dont know Japanese I cant comment on what they are actually saying, but as far as I can tell in Kenshin they are taking the pee on subs with the yoda style speak translation, as when he talks it dosent seem different to the tens of thousands of other lines ive listened too without understanding them which didnt get yoda style translation |
To have you, Id give a billion lives A-Chan best girl |
| it was a good episode, i was not sure after the first one. now i really want to know more... |
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| Nanao consistently frightens me with her lack of concern for her opponent's well-being, instead focusing solely on her own disappointment at not being able to continue. The lesson involving silkworms strongly resembles a class from Hogwarts' Care of Magical Creatures. I'm relieved that Oliver addressed Katie's behavior, as her excessive care for magical creatures, even at the expense of others and herself, was starting to annoy me. The recent revelation sheds light on the headmistress' address in the first episode. It's quite absurd that the public is completely accepting of a school built on a labyrinth that transforms it into a hazardous environment. What's even more astonishing is that the dangers seem to arise from other students who are literally attempting to harm their own underclassmen. |
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| Survival of the fittest taken to the extreme, very entertaining. |
| Quantum ille canis est in fenestra |
IzanaSolos said: Glad you noticed this and it is deliberate. There is big theme in the story how mages don't not think like regular humans. They value results and study magic above all else which justifies the sacrifices and risks taken to achieve that. This also why a lot demi-human aren't give rights and goes back how some characters like Katie find it hard to a fit in at Kimberley if not magic world in general despite being mages themselves. The recent revelation sheds light on the headmistress' address in the first episode. It's quite absurd that the public is completely accepting of a school built on a labyrinth that transforms it into a hazardous environment. What's even more astonishing is that the dangers seem to arise from other students who are literally attempting to harm their own underclassmen. |
| decent episode. a lot of the close up face shots of the Kimberly gang were great: - Chela's wink - Guy's goofy face on the floor when eavesdropping - Pete NOMS that sandwich real well - uptight mouth face when concentrating during the Magical Biology class - panicked face in the evening - Nanao tears, slurps - the smile Katie shows and when she is flustered. banger scene in the infirmary. - the sunset lighting through the windows is chef's kiss the close ups on Ophelia and Vanessa were good too. - amusing choice to show Vanessa licking her lips when hearing the students failing a cocoon - the emphasis on Ophelia's eyes when inviting Oliver Pete Chela to come closer the last section of the OP animation was done really well. I love how Nanao was animated when deflecting the wind spheres and running towards that birb monster using the elevated debris as stepping stones. |
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eplipswich said: Dinosaurtime_YT said: There's something called being able to understand Japanese/living in Japan and watching the raw episode (which ended in Japan like 12 minutes ago btw).Where do you even find episode 2? It isn't on crunchyroll. There’s something called not needing to randomly be condescending towards others without prompting |
| Was never into magic type stories personally, but I can see the parallels between this and Harry Potter. With that said, it was wrong to have so many characters as the main cast. After seeing the hippy witch trying to save the life of the bugs. It left a bad impression that they may flesh out the other characters to be one dimensional. Except for Samurai gal and Oliver. In terms of a story, it's interesting how they set up a lot of loose ends. But juggled with a cast of six leads and Oliver's secret. I would be more inclined to focus on Oliver if given the chance. Seeing how he still hasn't made an impression in the series thus far. Anyway, it was a solid episode not too bad and not too good. |
MariklynJul 14, 2023 4:03 PM
| Lmao definitely some cringe dialogue in this series. Especially the monologuing during that duel. There's obviously something wrong with the degorazu loving samurai otaku. Misses starts crying during the fight and then is like plz lets fight for real next time. There's clearly more to that but it's also kinda hard to not cringe a little with her fight to the death fetish or whatever. The OP was pretty cool tho. Although I have to say when I saw the big boob lady in the OP I was like "yup typically female villain character in edgy anime" and look what we get at the end of the episode. Just a classic. |
| There's a lot of melodrama even for anime, and as other noted Nanao's why just came across silly, but it's pretty fun. I like the relationships the main six are building. Points to Miss McFarlane for being the only character ever with ojou rolls to also be a good person. |
| Didn't like Nanao last week (still don't) or Katie this week. She learned nothing from the troll incident last week. She's bound to be eaten. Hazing? This school is rough. |
dragynfaerieJul 14, 2023 7:43 PM
| this is very drop-worthy, contemplating if i should... |
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| This has 100% been written by a 15yo. Literally just the amalgamation of the worst tropes imaginable, presented in a ridiculously bad way. It's going to be difficult to continue this one. |
| So, Oliver seems to have a thing for the Samurai Girl after all. The poor animal lover, I felt bad for her. Now the seniors are actively hunting juniors? Luckily the 2 of them went with "oh I forgot my book" guy. |
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| Decent second episode! I do wish they’d have expanded on the spell teacher as that scene in the novel was in great contrast to sword arts’ Master Garland but whatever — maybe next week’s episode she’ll get her due. Other than that, solid work, again they hit all the right story beats. Maybe things like Oliver scolding Nanao could’ve been better as here is looks flippant but it works. I like the way they realized the intense scenes when the hallways started to be encroached. That had a neat air of scary. I did enjoy the Oliver vs Nanao scene, very well done and I like the way they realized the illustration when they were clashing. |
| I can see why some people are comparing this to Eminence, it seems like our mc here has some sort of hidden persona + his own shadow garden perhaps? Well I do wanna see a serious Eminence story so maybe gonna stick with this series till the end. Decent episode, still has some weird shits going on, but eh I enjoy it. I do wonder if this is actually a "magic school battle harem" or not tho? It has an equal gender casts, but the mc seems like rizzing all main girls? |
| The script is so on the nose with everything or just so damn corny, I feel like an aneurysm is just around the corner. |
| Oh the oped sounded better than i anticipate. I feel like the pace is even slower for this time, but i guess this is where to take your sweet time very well. Appreciate 'em. Tho i do like where the duelling part happens. Pretty on-point with their interactions even if its still holding a very big mystery to both side. Don't know why the animal-loving girl kinda be unnecessary especially our mc doing a massive rizz with the girl. I also can't tell if the labyrinth part with the upperclass folks were a serious matter or they just wants to do some fun shit, to the point that shall i consider it for a better vibe or nope because the cliffhanger really can't help it imho. But oh well, by looking at all the first-day encounter problem, all in all, welcome to the spellblades magic school system, you guys! |
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