Anime Adventure Awaits: Heroics, Reincarnation, and Recycling

Get ready to have your anime cravings satisfied as we jump headfirst into the latest and greatest of the season's animated narratives. You'll feel the surge of excitement as we break down "My Hero Academia Season 7" and the sheer power of the 'New Order' quirk – it's a must-hear for veterans of the series. But that's just the start; we're also unpacking the drama and swift conclusions in a fantasy series that shall not be named, along with a leisurely stroll through the world of "Chilling in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheap Powers." If varied fan receptions and adaptation controversies get your gears grinding, you won't want to miss our take on these fantasy epics.

Ever wondered how an anime about action and commerce would play out? We've got you covered, sharing insights on a protagonist's quest for harmony in a chaotic world and the fresh narrative winds of "Windbreaker." Amidst our exploration of the anime universe, we're also uncovering the essence of reincarnation stories, with unexpected transformations making for compelling viewing. From a failed hero's rise as a kaiju, to a police officer's transmigration, prepare for a deep dive into the lives of characters who redefine their destinies in thrilling ways.

The journey doesn't stop there; we're rallying behind the underdogs and the overcomers. Witness the ascension of a former police officer from the depths of slavery to princesshood, a testament to the power of a badass female lead. These tales aren't just about strength and struggle; they're about seizing power in worlds that are both mystical and unforgiving. Join us for an episode that's packed with action, strategy, and a touch of magic, perfect for anyone looking to be spirited away on an anime adventure like no other.

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Speaker 1: 0:00

Hey there and welcome back to Rival Reviews. So it's been a couple weeks and I found that the majority of things have probably more or less reached their halfway point. So I thought that we would go over all stuff going on again, give it a talk and everything else like that. Hope everybody is having a good time and let's get into it. So what I found the weirdest and I find that this happens every summer season is that we get these really jagged timelines in terms of a release schedule.

Speaker 1: 0:37

Case in point, the first one that I want to talk about today is you know, this past weekend my Hero Academia Season seven came up. I know a lot of people obviously are probably pretty excited about this one. Um, I know I've been watching since the beginning, um, so I'm always obviously appreciative when, uh when, a new season comes out. Um, and what else I love about this is that, because we're already seven seasons in, I find, with a lot of the animes that are currently happening right now, they're still, you know, we're introducing characters still we're maybe just getting into the meat of what is going to be happening in the season, where season seven of my Hero Academia you know it's already, you know established. You know what I mean. So, like we, so like we already know our characters, we already know what's going on. So like, right off the bat, we got Star and Stripe coming in fighting Shigaraki, like right away, and that's like episode one, which obviously is a huge up to situations like this. Like you know, I feel like that it's nice, obviously, to be able to have one that you know instead of the first episode trying to give you a taste and trying to reel you in. Obviously, if you're already seven seasons in and you're watching this, you already know what's up, you already know what's going on. You don't need an introduction to these characters, or or or you know the stakes of the world and everything else of what's going on, and they just get to get right into the action. So obviously, I'm very excited, especially due to the fact that, like, like, how, like stars and stripe, what is that new New Order, that quirk, oh my god, so ridiculously overpowered and I'm so excited to see what else can be done with it. And the crazy part was, too, is that, like, we already kind of got like a stacked introduction to like you know how the power is used and then how the power can like be to, like, you know how the power is used and then how the power can like be like, amped up to the extreme.

Speaker 1: 2:51

Um, as this last episode ended. Obviously we see that um, she's going to be able to utilize, like the, the missiles or rockets, however you want to put them in some way. Um, obviously, because this is episode one. Um, I'm sure not to say that it won't do damage, but obviously you know Shigaraki will come out of this. Obviously, um, he is the big bad, so he's not going to get taken out two episodes into the to the new season. Um, but we do know, obviously, like, kind of like with the introduction of how this uh episode started, um and Deku, kind of saying that that, like this is definitely the countdown to the, the, the ultimate fight, right, um, where it's obviously going to end up being Deku versus Shigaraki. Um, again, I do know in the realm of this manga, obviously I know that a lot of things are happening and I know that there are a lot of crazy things happening.

Speaker 1: 3:50

I try my best to try and stay away from the spoilers, because I've been watching this anime from day one and also the release schedules has been pretty consistent and like, there doesn't seem to be like a huge lull in between seasons, which I also love. So I don't find myself having the impulse of like needing to read it. Like I know, for instance, like, like I think, case in Point, one Piece was or not One Piece, that's a bad example. But like, um, there's a lot of isekai ones. Because of them being isekais and stuff like that, you know they had the one season. They weren't exactly the greatest, because you know a lot of isekais aren't, you know they're kind of just recycled and everything else like that. But because you know I wanted to see how the world went, or I wanted to see how far it would go, and you know it had maybe been a couple years since the season two, so it was pretty unlikely that it wasn't going to happen. So I felt like I had to read it. But with my Hero Academia, I find that, like you know, it's like a year tops and then you generally get a new season, which you know what, especially with how jam-packed seasons are nowadays, I have enough, you know, source material of other things to bide my time waiting for the new season to come out. So I don't feel like, as, like it's not as necessary to read it, and so far, so good. So in terms of the manga, spoilers or anything like that, I don't know how far there is. I know that there are some hints that I've accidentally ran into, but I try not to focus on them. But yeah, obviously super excited that this is back for the season and I'm looking forward to what is going to be coming up obviously this season.

Speaker 1: 5:42

Moving on to, I was reincarnated as the seventh prince so I can take my time perfecting my magical ability. Um, this one, like I said, um kind of like when we initially started this one, it's it's not really meant to like, like it doesn't really have a progressive story, if that makes sense in this way, it kind of seems more like stronger to the fact of you know it. I find that its strength is that it explores how OP he can possibly be, if that makes sense, and in different classes of magic too, like obviously we were introduced to him by him, you know, doing crazy multi-leveled magic to defeat the demon and everything else. Um, now we've moved on to you know, he's mastered um kind of like monster taming by being able to send his will through mana to send it to creatures. In the latest episode he also created something with his older brother called a spellbound sword, which basically he was able to I guess in the process or whatever you put the enchant, because he had already in a past episode enchanted a sword. But I guess the spellbound sword is different in the sense that you can actually, like, incorporate magic into it instead of it just being strengthened or, you know, have self-repair or something like that. You can actually like what they created was a spellbound sword that, like, every time it was swung it would throw a fireball. So it's interesting. And then obviously, like we had the key breathing magic that he's incorporated into, like his practice and everything else. So, yeah, essentially like there really is no progression to like a big baddie by any means, because he's he's already faced two demons and both of them you can barely call them fights, like basically it was just him being completely overpowered and basically him just toying with the demons um, which should be you insane but then doing also the kind of almost comedic thing of you know, nobody knowing that he's this strong because he's a child. So it kind of has that little aspect to it. So, yeah, I wouldn't say that this is like a watch if you're looking for, like some crazy in-depth story with, you know, in-depth character development and everything else. This is literally just Lloyd being an overpowered sorcerer that's like an eight year old Um, and just basically having fun learning new ways to apply his overpowered sorcery. And there's, you know, some like borderline him torturing his opponents in the uh, in the long run, um, so yeah, so it's a fun watch. It's not one that, like I'm generally like super excited for every week, but it's it's. It's it's mindless fun. It would be the best way that I could put it.

Speaker 1: 9:06

Next up is the Banished Former Hero Lives as he Pleases. This one is odd. Like I spoke about before, this probably has one of the lowest ratings of an isekai that I've seen in a very long time, or, I guess this really isn't an isekai. I guess you could call it a reincarnation story. I guess really isn't a isekai. I guess you could call it a reincarnation story. I guess, um, the weird part about this was is that we're already about 7 episodes in and the point that we've gotten to.

Speaker 1: 9:37

It's interesting because so the 6 episodes so basically right halfway through, turned into like, essentially like it, it all amalgamated into this big final fight versus the dad that was borrowing the demon's powers, was trying to take over, I guess, the I don't know the duchy of where they were living, essentially by basically trying to rob its inhabitants of their free will. The interesting part about this is that that entire fight so the setup of you know, the brother feeling inferior to him and the dad calling him a failure because he's the reason that his old wife died, and everything else the ending of that took place all in one episode. So the brother tries to rush the hero, or Alan, he knocks him out, then the hero or the hero in this, I guess, the hero character that was born tries to fight the demon dad off, is unable to, and then basically, and then basically he has a little interior monologue where he can see his dad's like inner rage and that's why he was powered the way he was. He stabs it. His dad says his mom's name one last time and drifts off Like dust Into oblivion.

Speaker 1: 11:29

It all kind of wraps up. The king Offers him the duchy To become the new duke. He declines. So then the princess that was supposed to be his fiance and was the princess Then now became the duke I, which I don't really understand, like why the downgrade um, and then he was going to set off for an adventure, and then the princess decide or now duke, I guess, or duch decides, to ditch the Duchy to go to the Empire where I guess he was originally from in his previous life, and it still seems to encompass the whole idea that the demons are the bad guy.

Speaker 1: 12:20

But the weird part was is that, like you know, the entire first half, we're seeing the, you know, behind the scenes of, you know, the dad teaming up with the demon and making this grand plan and trying to assassinate the princess and everything else, and then all of those efforts fail and then you know what we, what, at least what it looked like to me was supposed to be the big baddie, which was the dad, taken over by the big demon powers and everything else. He was, you know, kind of overpowered for you know a minute and then the fight was over, um. So, though I know this has a really low rating on Crunchyroll, I guess what it actually came down to and the reasoning for the low rating was because people were mad that it actually, I guess, premiered later than it was supposed to, um, but honestly, the 3.1 rating I find is actually, uh, you know, pretty spot on, at least in my opinion, because, like, I really have no idea where this is going to. Um, the one thing that I can say too, is that a lot of people were also ranking this one below because I guess the light novel that this one is based on again, I haven't read it so I can't obviously give my 100% opinion but essentially, from what it looks like to me is they apparently changed a whole bunch of stuff and people are upset about it. So kind of seems like to me that maybe the light novel would obviously be stronger than this anime adaptation. Like I said, I'm already kind of halfway through. So, you know, there's probably going to be five episodes left and I'll, you know, finish it up left and I'll, you know, finish it up, but, uh, so far, if I had to pick the most lackluster of the season so far, it would it would definitely be this one Next up, chilling in another world with level two, super cheap powers, um, so this one, again, I would say, is like a really like chill watch, to say the least.

Speaker 1: 14:27

Like I wouldn't say that, like I'm like immediately excited when I see that it is updated or whatever, but it's a fun watch. Um, kind of where we're at right now. We're kind of at like a little bit of a I guess you'd call a serious situation where, you know, the quote-unquote hero is jealous of the fact that our main character is clearly way more overpowered than he is. So he's unleashed this Dijon um to essentially murder him um, and uh, she uh messed with, uh, his girl and now he's just, uh, he's gonna snap and uh gonna beat her up a little bit. Um, I do know that I have read ahead of this one and I'm trying to remember the direction it goes, but I'm pretty positive that he doesn't end up killing the Tit, the magician and actually ends up teaming up with them.

Speaker 1: 15:27

Um, and again, like, obviously, like other things that are currently happening, is that, like, they've put up a temporary kind of field um in the kingdom. They say that it'll last probably two to three months to keep the dark army out, um, but in the process it put all of the kingdom's magicians into a coma, um, so they're kind of just delaying the inevitable at this point. Um, and obviously, from what we've learned um until this point, uh, fleo has no interest in joining either side because he doesn't want to fight anybody, he just wants to be a merchant. Uh, which is also funny because we're getting this like balance of you know, crazy isekai, op, magic fights, meets. You know guy just wants to be a merchant and he's looking for the best deals in town, like to the point where, like know, he was about to have to fight the kingdom and instead he transported his entire village, like little village farm thing that he's graded, plus his party of friends, to a completely different part of the world. Um, like that's how far he's willing to go for his peace and quiet. Um, so, yeah, I would say, all in all, it's a chill watch. Um and uh, yeah, I'll continue watching it from here because obviously I kind of want to see where this goes in terms of, you know, the fight with the hero because, or the quote unquote hero, because clearly he's going to get his comeuppance at some point. So you know that'll be fun to watch.

Speaker 1: 17:01

I got reincarnated as a slime goblin edition, however, or how it's actually named remonster um is actually done fairly well this season. I'm not going to lie. I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Um, like I kind of said before um and to the introduction of this show. It is extremely similar to, uh I, reincarnated as a slime. It's kind of starting to deviate a little bit now. Um, at the beginning, kind of the same concept you know he wants essentially, he just wants to live with, in unity with all the species. He doesn't really care about who's a human, who's an elf, who's whatever. Um, and then of course, he's completely overpowered because he can essentially eat things and gain their abilities.

Speaker 1: 17:51

One thing I will say obviously, instead of trying to create, like, I guess, a utopia I guess in a sense it has kind of happened in Remonster accidentally but now instead of trying to create, I guess, like a village kind village or a city, kind of similarly and reincarnated as a slime, this one he's now created kind of almost like a merchant guild, and now he's basically trying to help the elves against the war that the humans are trying to have against them. Um, we've kind of learned somewhat more of the stakes now. So, essentially, the reason that the humans want to go toward for the elves is because the elves have this, I guess, medicine, a medicine that cures all ailments, and I guess this country's princess has this disease that I guess is 99% fatal. Um, and the number one rule of this medicine, I guess in elf culture, is you do not share with the humans, um, which is what I guess has started this entire war, um. Something that is kind of interesting though now is that in the latest episode, um, our you know our main character here he's um, drank, uh, this medicine now, and now it seems that, like, just a single drop of his blood has the same kind of effect, um, as this medicine, um, which makes me believe that he's probably going to use that to his advantage and maybe go save this princess, maybe, um, just because obviously there's no saying that he's not allowed to share um, so to speak, right, um. So, yeah, so that's currently what is happening in that right now. And yeah, like I said, um, if you are a fan of slime, um, you're definitely going to be a fan of this one, so I would definitely give it a shot and I am thoroughly enjoying it, so I don't see why you wouldn't.

Speaker 1: 19:52

Windbreaker has still been one of my favorites this season so far, for sure. I think one of my favorite parts about this is that, like I said before, kind of when I introduced it, it is very reminiscent to Tokyo Revengers, but it's also kind of like a feel-good story of like you know it's. It's interesting because in any other kind of anime aspect or any other kind of background you know they would be known as, like the troublemakers, the ones to look out for. You know they would be known as, like the troublemakers, the ones to look out for and, like a lot of people I guess, complain that it promotes gang culture and everything else like that. But it's interesting in a sense because they're doing it for a sense of good and like it's almost as if it's like a necessity, especially in where I guess this school is located, or the neighborhood rather I guess that it's located in.

Speaker 1: 20:58

And right now it's obviously really fun right now because we're kind of like in an almost like a, I guess a tournament-esque arc when essentially they're going against at least what I think is, I guess, going to be the big baddie, I guess you could say, or the big conflict. Essentially you got the two kind of gangs going against each other and already two fights have happened and both people from Furin have. Basically, you know, just like embarrassed is probably the best way that I can have. Basically, you know, just like embarrassed is probably the best way that I can put it, shishi Torin's fights. It's interesting because I know that the I don't know, at least in my mind there should be some sort of conflict where, like you know, you would think that somebody would from the good team, would lose. But so far, two of the newbies I guess you could say are the first years, I guess in this case have like literally embarrassed the other members of this group.

Speaker 1: 22:09

The only people you have left are the actual, like you know, leader of the gang, as well as, um, our main character, and then one of the other co-captains, um, so I think it would be definitely interesting, especially at this point, I don't know, like, maybe I guess I could see, because I do know that, like one of the fights, obviously, like our main character is supposed to be facing the other co-captain, so, like you know, maybe he has to lose to get some sort of, you know, lesson. I guess, I don't know, it's just going to be interesting because, like you would think that, think that, like, in this type of situation, because there's five fights, you know they go two and two and then you know the main fighter, like the main fight which is supposed to be between the two leaders is the one that's going to, you know, mean the most, but I guess, realistically, at the end of the day, the other four fights weren't really necessary. The only fight that actually had like stakes is the one between the two gang leaders, um, so yeah, so, like I said, I'm enjoying it. I like the, the back and forth. It's always fun to, you know, see the, the embarrassment of other fighters and stuff like that. So, yeah, all in all, I would say that, uh, this is still looking to be probably one of my favorites of the season for sure. Kind of going back and flip siding to slime. I don't want to say I'm bored, but I kind of am, and don't get me wrong, I understand what they're doing and I understand the premise of what they're doing and everything else like that. I understand what they're doing and I understand the premise of what they're doing and everything else like that.

Speaker 1: 23:44

But we are so far, you know, six episodes into this new season and it has been and I know I've seen this joke online and I'm not trying to like copy it by any means, but it has literally just been six episodes of like meetings essentially, you know, and we've gotten it from every angle too, like we've seen it from. Like you know, we got the. Well, first we kind of got the I guess meeting that was meant to basically recap what happened last season with rumor becoming, you know, a demon, an official demon lord, and then we had like kind of like the reactions from all the major cities as well as the church and everything else like that. And then we had the actual meeting with tempest about like kind of like what the next steps are. Um, then we kind of had that, the reaction, we had an episode of like the reaction of of rimaru becoming a demon lord from everybody. And then the latest one, we now know that the um, the saint um, like the Holy Empire, basically Rimuru, has invited Hinata to basically a rematch from their fight from a couple seasons ago.

Speaker 1: 25:16

Whether that's actually what's going to happen, to say the least, I don't see that happening. To say the least, I don't see that happening. But at least now, from what I can gather, at least from the direction, it looks like we're actually going to be getting some semblance of like actually something new, you know, especially when it comes to these long series and everything else like that, where you know there's a lot of world building and character development and everything else. I can deal with a couple episodes of war council, but to literally have the first six episodes of a new season after being away for a while, because the last arc, or well, you took a break from the last arc to do a movie and you've been gone for so long, like it's's, it's a lot, um and again. I can also understand why they did it for that very reason, maybe, like you know, to give everybody a refresher because it had been so long.

Speaker 1: 26:15

Um, but I honestly felt that, you know, one review probably would have sufficed. Um and again, again. Granted, this could be also based on the source material. I haven't read it, so maybe it is supposed to be this kind of drawn out pace, um, but I, but I am looking forward to the fact that I think we are finally going to be moving away from that and actually getting some, like you know, new, fresh you, some fight sequences and or at least some semblance of like an important plot point to move the story forward. That's what I'm kind of hoping for, if not this week coming up, hopefully the next week at the very least.

Speaker 1: 26:59

Next up is Oblivion Battery, and, if I'm being honest, I'm still kind of hot and cold about it is Oblivion Battery and if I'm being honest, I'm still kind of hot and cold about it. Don't get me wrong. I still love the fact that I actually have a sports anime in my rotation this season. So basically just to catch up, kind of in the halfway point, they've had a practice match finally with a team that all the players basically got offers to but decided to quit and of course they got humbled because basically the catcher, who has the amnesia, got a fastball right in the face mask, uh, without catching it, and it scared the crap out of him um, and he wasn't able to catch anymore um at full speed. So his pitcher battery mate decided to pitch at half speed for the rest of the game. Then they got mercy ruled in the fifth.

Speaker 1: 28:07

Basically, essentially at least from what I'm gathering from the pattern of this is that it definitely looks like we're going to now kind of this is the dip. You know, this is the hurdle that the catcher has to get through because essentially he's trying to reteach him his whole game, but he also half has the muscle memory. So he has to basically get because essentially he's trying to reteach him his whole game, but he also half has the muscle memory, so he's he has to basically get out, he has to relearn how to handle the game of baseball, I guess is probably the best way to put it. Um, the problem that I think that I'm having the most is that I'm not a huge fan of the main characters. I think is the problem, like, I'm loving the fact of having an anime that's baseball related and everything else like that, but the fact that I don't enjoy the personalities of the main characters is is sort of making it difficult to, I think, enjoy it as much as I hoped that I would have. But yeah, so I guess we'll see from there. And you know what, maybe by the end of it they'll be a bit more likable to me when they get to the point where they're learning. Once he knows that he knows what he's doing. I'm going to keep watching it, but I guess we will see.

Speaker 1: 29:27

Next up was God's Games. We Play. This one is, I don't know. It's okay.

Speaker 1: 29:36

I think the problem that I'm having with this one is that the stakes aren't exactly clear.

Speaker 1: 29:41

Like, obviously we know at the beginning that the whole idea was that they want, they need to win 10 games and they get their wish granted and everything else like that. But last episode we were then introduced to the idea that because you have to like sign up ahead of time to get into these games, it's going to take them like two or three months to get into their next game and they've only won four. So I don't know, I feel like at the six-episode mark we should be, I would think, at least halfway there, and then, instead of, I guess, playing the actual games, they're now kind of playing in this like world tournament to determine the best players, to kind of like, I guess, fill the void of their boredom. I guess of their boredom, I guess, like I said, it's still a fun watch and last episode was, like this really the best way that I can describe it is a really odd game of Yu-Gi-Oh. That was also more strategic, like there was half damage points, but then there was also almost kind of like a shoots and ladders type of dealie with trap spaces and yeah, it was very weird. Um, it was fun and it's fun to watch, um, but uh, I am interested to see where it actually ends up going from here, just because, like I said, the I like, unless we're going to be getting some time leaps or like some like I guess like game montage of, like them going through a whole bunch, um, I don't really understand how I guess the timing of all this is gonna work. Um, ushoko tensai, jobless reincarnation. Again, this one is kind of more so, again, we're not going to get as many fights this season.

Speaker 1: 31:40

Like I kind of described beforehand when we first started this, it's gonna be a lot more based on the family life, um, so the sisters have finally gotten there. Um, they there, they're starting school. The maid sister is getting to be a maid, like she's always wanted to, which is weird, but that's how her character is written. And then we're kind of going through right now the idea that they're having a hard time. Norn is kind of having a hard time. She's having kind of having a hard time like, she's having like kind of like an inferiority complex because Aisha is like kind of the smart one, um, and also, like Norn, I guess, had a really bad first opinion of him. So she's kind of having a hard time like getting over that.

Speaker 1: 32:33

Um, so yeah, so, like I said, the, the, the, the kind of fortunate, unfortunate thing is that this season is really going to be solely based more on character development, more than anything else, um, which is kind of unfortunate because I know where the story is going and I don't think we're going to get to any of any kind of sort of like fantasy realm of fighting or anything like that this season, unfortunately. But, like I said, if you are a fan of the stories and you are a fan of like the family life kind of aspect of it, it is fun in that regard. Fun in that regard. I am interested to see where the ending point of this one is, because I do know that sometimes Javascript Incarnation has gone 12 or 24. If it goes to 24, we might get some action, but I think if it gets to 12, they'll probably introduce the idea of them going to that lost area to go find his mom. Finally is probably where this is going to end up. If you've, if you've like, read the light novel, um, so yeah, as a reincarnated aristocrat, I'll use my appraisal skill to rise in the world.

Speaker 1: 33:40

Um, this one, um, again, we're still kind of more so still doing the character development. Um, just recently, obviously, we've gotten the magic wielder and we've gotten the warrior, kind of uh, uh character. Um, this latest episode we actually met his uh fiance that he didn't know that he had, which is kind of fun in that front. Um, I find that a lot of the action doesn't really like obviously, like there there is kind of like a war in the background going on the whole time pretty much, which is kind of the whole premise of him collecting these people in the first place, um, but we haven't really actually gotten any glimpses of that so far. Um, this was kind of the first episode at least that I found that was kind of more right, raising the stakes of, like you know, the political turmoil that basically the, the Dutchie as a whole is kind of under, um, so that in itself kind of helped. Um, and then of course there was just kind of like the funny, like you know, like I said, like met the fiance he didn't have, so that was kind of funny. Um, yeah, so all in all, that one's uh pretty fun, I would say.

Speaker 1: 35:00

All in all, I am interested to see where this goes, and I'm the only concern that I guess that I have currently going into into the halfway point of this one is that it is going to end with, you know, the, the, the time leap of him, like you know, at his father's funeral and taking over, and then it's going to end there. That would be kind of unfortunate because, like, I feel as if, like the actual fighting and the, you know, the military tactics and the strategy and everything else doesn't come until after that fact, um, the strategy and everything else doesn't come until after that fact, um, so that is kind of my one concern about the. I guess the, the timing of this one, um, that is kind of the one thing that I I am about, uh, but we shall see. And then the right, the irregular, magic high school. I find that the pacing on this one at least it's seems to be yet again one of the kind of the not the detriment that I see, but it kind of is to this series is that at the beginning of every single one of these seasons it introduces all of the important guess, the, I guess the important characters of that season. It seems to follow a pattern where it introduces everybody of value, both new and old, and then goes more into the story and I find that that's kind of where it's at right now is that it's still very much into the introductory stage. But my concern with that is that we're already halfway through.

Speaker 1: 36:43

Um, the other part that I that I that always kind of struggle with every season of this show is that you don't know which I guess domino is going to fall. You have, like, the anti-magic squads, you have the interior conflict of the school, you have the interior family dynamic that they have to uh like of all the different clans and everything else, and every season it introduces a different, I guess, recurring problem that's happening in each of those areas, but you never know, really until later into the season, which one, which one, is going to be the main I guess big baddie in this case, that you could, that you uh, I guess you could say it that way um, so it will be interesting to see, I guess, where it goes from there. Just because I you honestly, I feel as if this one's going to be more political as well. Like, obviously there's the cool magic and that's already kind of there. And then you know we have the new engineering department and how that's going to be important, but I don't know where it's going to like. Are we going to get more anti-magic legion fights or are we going to get more political strife in the clans. That's where it kind of seems to be kind of leaning towards right now. So it'll be interesting to see which direction that goes.

Speaker 1: 38:06

And then the final thing that I wanted to bring up for this week was Kaiju, number 8. This wasn't initially on my list for things to watch and I think the initial thing that threw me off at first is that this one actually started a bit later than everything else. Like everything kind of started like right at the end of March or early April, where this one was kind of smack down in the middle of April. Like everything kind of started like like right at the end of march, early april, where this one was kind of smacked down in the middle of april. So it kind of like went under my radar. And also I'm not really too like at least when I was initially looking it kind of looked more sci-fi than anything else, which doesn't really hit for me. Like I've never really been a big fan of, like you know, like any of the Gundams or any of like the alien ones or anything like that. But this one kind of hits that nice area of because, like you know, when I think Kaiju, I think you know the classics Mothra, godzilla, um, things like that. So that's why I was kind of like, you know, I appreciate those for what they are, but I wouldn't say that I'm a fan of them.

Speaker 1: 39:15

Um, but now learning that, you know, basically this is literally, you know, a feel-good story of a guy that wanted to be a hero, basically essentially like a hero in this world or like, I guess, guess, what are the what I'm trying to remember exactly what they're called here, like they're part of the defense force in this, uh, in this anime, and he kept failing. Um, so, like you know, he finally is, like you know, a 32 year old and he's part of the cleanup crew instead. So, instead of, like you know, actually being part of the defense team, he's cleaning up, like the guts of the monsters that are left over once the defense team is through, um, but then basically what happens is, um, this, I guess, kaiju-esque bug is the best way that I can describe it um, literally only looks at him and says, oh, I found you. And forces himself down his throat and turns him into I don't know. Kind of gives him like a kaiju power suit is the best way that I could, because at first I thought it was just going to turn him completely. But then you learn, you know, a couple episodes in that he can actually control when he's in it and it looks kind of like a power suit, like think like a power ranger, but like he looks like a monster, essentially, um, and he has the power to put. Well, he's not very good at controlling it, but for argument's sake he can take it on and off, um, and then once it's on, he has like the same power as a kaiju um, hence kaiju number eight. He's unnamed because basically he's the first, one of the first kaijus ever that the defense force tried to fight but he was able to hide, obviously because you know he can turn back into human. So nobody is looking at humans for being a kaiju. As it stands right now it looks like that we're about to get a reveal of him, you know, basically showing off that he can do this. Right now he is hiding his powers, which is kind of like, you know, an archetype of these type of things. So be interested to see kind of the drama that comes from there.

Speaker 1: 41:30

But way, I wanted to throw this one on here because I had not talked about it at first, um, but it's definitely one that I'm going to be following and I wasn't even aware. I was looking at my anime list and there's it's super popular. I was like I said it went completely under my radar, so I wanted to let you guys know. It is now on my watch list, um, and I am looking forward to see where it goes. Yeah, so that's all I have for catch-up. I'm just trying to think Currently, right now, what I am currently reading, I just want to get, because it's one of those long titles yes, forced to be a princess after reincarnating into another world.

Speaker 1: 42:16

So this one is an interesting read because it's almost like well, at first you think it's a reincarnation story and then it turns out to actually be a transmigration story and it's one of those kind of classic.

Speaker 1: 42:31

Like you know, she's from the modern world, she was a police officer, you know she had, you know she lived in modern day society where you know women well, for the most part you know we can get into that argument anyway have equal footing and you know they're not booked down because of their gender and everything else like that where she then gets trans, uh, she gets, uh, reincarnated as like a slave in a society where women are very looked down upon because of who they're, just for the sheer fact that they aren't men.

Speaker 1: 43:07

Um, and then, of course, so it's her kind of like navigating that. So there's that aspect. But it's also like because she was a police officer she was trained in like martial arts and everything else like that, she's bringing like that kind of badassery. So, like you know, like first, like literally like first couple chapters, she reincarnates as a slave and she beats the crap out of her slave master and then basically a whole bunch of stuff happens and she becomes the mistress of the third prince hence the princess part of the title and kind of goes from there. There's a lot more that obviously I don't want to spoil if you don't want to read it, but I would say, if you are looking for something to read and you like those kind of reincarnation, badass female lead stories, it definitely hits that niche. Um so yeah, um so, yeah, so I guess, uh, I will see you guys next time and I hope you guys enjoy. Bye, bye.