Chibi Reviews The anime follows the LN, Chibi, not the manga. While I find the episode to be emotional and good, the changes really bothered me. It’s not the first time the anime dumbed down things. Raphtalia didn’t feel bad when Idol fell down at all in the LN/manga. And Idol didn’t even try to beg for his life in there as well.
Disliked it. I thought it was very out of character from Naofumi to try to stop her and having read the light novel i'm disappointed she didn't push him out of the window. I was extra annoyed when she seemed guilty for killing him. In the LN both she and Naofumi wanted to kill him. It scares me a little that they seem to shy away from some controversial stuff in the anime. I did like the change of sequence for finding Rifana. in the LN Raphtalia already knew she was dead because it happened while she was there so she wasn't phased by it when she found the skeleton and identified her right away. By the fact she's basically a skeleton in the anime too it's a little odd though since it still seems to have happened a long time ago.
The evil nobleman was also way stronger in the LN and Naofumi, Filo and Melty all helped to take him down. In the anime he seems more of a groveling coward to instill some kind of pity.
Heroes that kill and have their morals are real characters in my book damnit. You can still have the moral high ground. Stop censoring yourselves marvel and dc. Thumbs up for the t rex stomp.
In the manga she spares him for like a thousand of a second, wanting to instead hand him to the mob and let them decide. That is after stabbing him as you pointed out. Instead of him falling off the window, he picks himself back up with two whips and she stabs him with a lunge, pushing him out. Also in the manga there was a bit of a mini arc of Melty questioning Raph how she can be so mature, to which she replies after pushing the lord of the window "I told you I'm not so mature" she is also not really phased by killing him; her only regret is not coming earlier. Her hatred for this here dude is even beyond what they showed as the lord actually tortured Rifana in front of her in order to erase her smile. The scene Raph had with Rifana's remains was superb though, much more emotional than the manga with the voice acting. The ep was quite watered down to make it anime approved, but in general it was ok.
It made no sense how she pushed him out the window in the manga. Here she was disarmed and had to use the Mana sword. Makes no sense why they didn't let her push him out tho. They take out wierd crap.
While I agree the manga did the confrontation scene better, I don't want to say the anime completely screwed it up. Personally, I took Naofumi's speaking up and asking Raph if she would have closure as him making sure she was doing what she needed and not just giving into her rage. While he does rely on the Rage Shield, Naofumi knows that giving into hate and anger comes at a cost and didn't want Raph to bare the same burden he does. Maybe I'm just reading too much into the scene, but those are my thoughts. All that said, the dungeon scene was a freaking masterpiece. The buildup and getting into Raph's head was done expertly. Naofumi reassuring her at the end really showed how much the two mean to each other and perfectly encapsulated their relationship.
You're definitely not reading into it too much. That's part of the intent of the change, IMO. The way the narrative played out originally makes Raphtalia mirror Naofumi a bit too much. This changes that really adds another layer to their relationship.
It definitely felt that way. Naofumi didn't say "don't do it", merely asked for her to make sure if it'd bring closure. If anyone knows what unrestrained wrath can do are these two. Honestly, while I found the change odd at first, the more I think about it, the more I feel Raphtalia saying the cliche "I don't want to be like you" was not so much "Killing you would make me like you" as "A demi-human killing a human noble would have consequences- and I'd end up hurting demis as much as you did." You have to remember who is present there: both Naofumi, whose unrestrained rage had actively hurt the one person he didn't want to at the time (he thought Filo was dead)... And Melty. The freaking heiress to the crown, who will remember all that happens here when she reports to mommy, as well as when the crown eventually's on her head. The same girl this noble had just personally tried to torture then use as hostage mere moments ago. "You will attone for what you've done" gets an entire new meaning when you literally have someone on your side who has the means and every inclination to MAKE him attone... If he doesn't die by T-Rex first.
*Age doesn't mean shit in Anime or fiction, look at Android 21 from FighterZ, she's the same too, but still hot as hell, I just find REALLY effing petty that people focus on numbers to damn much.*
I haven't read the original source but I'm pretty sure that Idol can fall out of the window, surviving the stab wound SOMEHOW, break the seal and get stomped on anyway. Removing the stab from Raphtalia just softened the scene too much. I guess it's because this is tv broadcasted and kids would be watching it...
The politics in the series are really deep and believable, even more so in the LN. In the LN, when Motoyasu has his duel with Naofumi the King declares he'll make slavery illegal to support the Spear Hero, but the slave merchant later says if the King tried to do that he'd lose the support of the Noble Class and might even be forced out of his position and ruling power given to a royal in the branch family forcing Naofumi to realize the king can't just do whatever he wants without repercussions. Its also eventually explained that about 20 years previously the Demi-Humans of Siltvelt started a war of world conquest and attacked Melromarc. The current King joined the war as a low-level soldier and helped defeat Siltvelt and many of the surviving warriors and knights were given noble titles to honor their strength and contribution, but these were also the people who watched Demi-Humans slaughtering innocents and close friends and allies. The slave traders states much of his business is simply renting out Demi-humans to people like Idol so he can torture them as a twisted form of revenge against his enemies. The same is said to be done to humans in Siltvelt. It's not justification for what he does, but it does add a bit of realism and understanding.
So fucked up it feels real. Taking out your issues on people that doesn't have anything to do with the major shit but when it comes to bite you in the ass you cry.
Which is why LN readers are so disappointed with how the anime represented the noble. Instead of showing stuff like this they go for "cowardly noble begging for his life" troupe wtf.
thats is cool to know, thanks bro! the fat bastard said in episode 14 that he fought along with the king, and i kept wondering what did they fight against...
That royal bastard deserved being Dino stomped because if he survived, I would have riot because that guy is so irredeemable. Raphtalia's time in that underground prison was very sad, and the ost made it more sadder. Glad She was able to find closure and can continue on fighting beside our Shield Hero. Sad Raphtalia lost her best friend, but her words were able to save the others while Rifana died not losing hope. So cool to see Naofumi do for Raphtalia as she did for him because that comforting scene was so passionate. Dino monster needs to be taken down.
@@Exel3nce true, but we know that's not in Raphtalia's character, and Naofumi can't afford to have a real accusation. At least let her stab him with the real sword is all I'm saying.
Yea Raphtalia stabs him before falling out of the window in the manga. That scene had way more impact when I read it (yeah I know the original source is the ln). This was still an amazing episode though
How? Villian died by karma not by Raph, which in turn killed part of her character, she is now default moe blob #2 that cant do no wrong. They neutered part of her which made her so great.
@@shakomn6679 No they didn't. She stabbed him and pushed him out of the window with the mana sword in the manga because he knocked her metal sword out of her hand with his whips, before that she stabbed him in the shoulder with her metal sword and was about to kill him with it(I assume by driving it through his heart).
I don't remember everything but I remember that in the light novel the noble put up more of a fight and eventually got knocked out of the window. Considering the cliffhanger we just got it was important that the man get get knocked outside so he can unleash the monster. If I had to guess what was going on they either wanted to save their budget so the fight was cut and they had to find another way to get the guy out of the window hence the "I will spare you and you will atone moment." Or it could be they prioritized showing her backstory and only had so much time in the episode so the fight was cut short.
I think the backstory was the more important part, tbh. People are making too big a deal out of whether or not she should have killed him. He's dead now. Who cares how it happened?
Raphtalia actually stab & kinda pushed the bastard out of window in the manga. Take notes that this is after the slave owner hideously attacked her after Rapthalia given mercy. She regret nothing & finally getting closure. Also, the moment when she said to Melty that "she's not a great person" actually a lot more mature in the manga. No crying, just a full realization & kinda left her naivety, in which I think the moment that she truly mature mentally I guess . . . Anyway, the real highlight of this episode is the great flashback scenes & Rifana-chan. Somewhat remind me of Made in Abyss (you know what story).
Sounds like just putting herself down to me. If that really was the case, then she'd have no business being the only thing that keeps Naofumi from going off the deep end.
When I saw the skeleton my mind just went blank..... I expected a dead body or even her friend alive but on the brink of death. When I realize just how much her life was tarnished, I feel intense anger and sadness welling up deep within me. The anime excelled because it depicted a rapid build-up in sympathy related to Raphtalia and her friend, and then they throw the reveal straight in your face. I feel very sorry for both of them. May Raphtalia's friend rest in peace.
From feeling utterly disgusted by the basement where the demihumans were held captive to feeling sad for Raphtalia, both in her backstory and losing her close friend Rifana, this episode was truly an emotional one. I understand that some view Raphtalia as a waifu because of her looks, but I see Raphtalia as a waifu because of her character. Raphtalia's actions in episode 4 were endearing to me because she showed that along with having a strong will and a ton of courage, she was also kind, caring, and a genuine woman. Fast forward to this episode, and I truly empathize with Raphtalia when she is in tears seeing the bones of her lost friend. When Raphtalia was blaming herself for Rifana's passing, it reminded me of the times I blamed myself when things didn't go right in my life. That moment certainly stuck a chord with me and I'm glad that Naofumi was the one to help Raphtalia get back on her feet, much in the same way that my mother has helped me through my lowest points. I couldn't have done it any better myself. While I do well know that Raphtalia will never exist outside of the show and the show's merchandise, Raphtalia's character is exactly the type of character I want my future wife to have and thus is why I consider Raphtalia as a waifu.
when she says that he'll atone, I thought it meant that he'll pay for what he's done, but she won't be the one to dirty her hands with blood. while it may not make sense at the moment, you may be right that its mistranslated.
It is quite an insight into Raphtalia's priorities how she refuses to kill the Lord, yet during the second wave (the first one with Naofumi in it) she was willing to fight and presumably kill an entire squad of knights that threatened Naofumi. As much as she's loved her time with Naofumi, it makes sense to see how much guilt she's been carrying this time. Which, sadly, kind of undermines in part her selflessness. She says she'll follow Naofumi through fire and brimstone, essentially through hell itself (I don't know Japanese so I don't know if that exact phrasing was used or if it was just creative license in translation) but that's less of a commitment if you don't care what happens to you. Hell, in all the fights we've seen the two of them in have we ever seen Raphtalia fear for her safety even once? Maybe with the two headed dog in the mines but was that because of danger to her or just the horrible memories? In this context the refusal to kill makes sense. She might be more willing to throw away her opportunity for revenge if she thinks little of herself, and even more so if she was holding on hope for rescuing Rafana, after all, if she asked for revenge, do you think Raphtalia would deny her?
I would of preferred her stabbing the Lord just like in the manga, but the emotional moments were way better in the anime. You could just feel the despair and sadness in Ralphtalia. It builded up very smoothly
you could make the argument that killing the noble would just cement their reputation as the party of the devil shield hero so sparing him or killing him in self defence would help clear names better than just killing him even though he deserved it in my opinion revenge should be taken if the person who did you wrong has the potential to do the same thing again to other people the noble would fit these requirements
The problem with that argument, is with the Propaganda apparatus now in full tilt, there is nothing they can do to control their reputation at this point. Their enemies are in complete control of the message.
10:52 tbh there is a whole country that's about *demi-humans supremacy* like how Melmorac is about human supremacy. I think that was a very subtle and good way of telling that the messed up treatment of demi-humans created basically a hell hole for humans instead(at least I imagine it wouldnt be very different from Melmorac i might be wrong)
Yeah and also they have humans as slave.. That show us that no race is bad or others are always the victims.. They are people and when the find the moment they show they true selfs... All can be good and can be evil
@@radudancoroian5169 people with amnesia forget their past (some forget only a part but those are minor cases) just because they're on an adult body, will they behave like adults? (this was the question) If you didn't understand what I don't see the point (which should be clear but whatever) why go on, i was trying to refute what you were, and are saying right now, doesn't seem to have much sense, say the same thing again, but with examples, you should've just put the examples in Really, i'm saying her growth doesn't have to do with the body growth and you say "don t focus on how she is in theory. Focus on how she is now. Her growth is obvious." me saying i don't agree in how you say, she has grown, doesn't mean i don't acknowledge her growth. also that helps me if you're going by growth, that starts on the two-headed dog battle, and ,only, happens to have it's "conclusion" at the king arc, since the events that lead to her actions were moved by her gratitude towards naofumi and that scene was her voicing that.
I agree I didn't with that scene, as a matter of fact, I do not recall I have seen an anime go word for word from the manga, but this episode other than the cliche of how he needs to atone for his sins Raphtalia has officially overcome her past. Now all that is left is for naofumi to finally put myne and the king in their place
I'm just kinda annoyed that at the second episode, the anime was pretty raw (or brutal) when they made the rabbit getting stabbed, getting bloody and all. But then in these past episodes, I dont see any blood at during any of the fights. Like, it's okay to show blood when stabbing a rabbit, but it's not okay to show blood when stabbing a human (like that fat guy).
I'm not liking the change that you mentioned. It looks like a foreshadowing for a disappointing end for Myne and The King. But what really gets my nerves about Melromarc. Is those soldiers had to go out of their way to get to Raphtalia's Village that was on the border of a different country.
@unggod They already got Naofumi on don't severely hurt, injure, maim, or Kill someone who blatantly deserved it. Rouge Squad or not, that is not a good sign.
Love the source material for Shield Hero, and I'm personally sad they changed it. They cut a big fight scene along with some solid character moments. However; as to your last statement about the "T-Rex" and how they'll fight it: the next episode is "filolial queen". This next episode is where we meet Fitoria, the other Filolial from the OP.
You are right about the moral high ground line between Raph and idol being weird. The only way I could rationalize that is Raph is mentality a sweet naive 10 year old girl. Glad Raph fought back against idol even thought it was with that non lethal spirit sword that knock him back into window crashing. Also Ralph’s experience is a major eye opener for Naofumi and Melty. Edit: Also did Raph had any experience killing human combatants before this confrontation? If not probably explain the moral high ground argument over murder.
No, she didn't. In the manga though, she really went after Idol with the intent to kill, she lunged at him so hard that she went through the window as well and had to grab Naofumi's hand so she wouldn't fall.
Nobody here thought how painful and lonely it is to be locked and die alone on your cell. Think of her final moments where she would call Raphtalia's name, almost blind because of her weakened state and has only her flag with her on her final moments. I really hate these kinds of deaths on anime.
Immensely disappointed they tried the "if I kill you, I'd be like you" aseop. Even if killing Fat Noble wouldn't bring the victims back to life, it would at least prevent him from harming anyone again. People like him don't magically repent for their wrongs, especially when they have ways to avoid justice. Status and connections are literally why Myne has gotten away with everything she has. Somebody get Sebas in here to kick this man's guts out. Please. Should have let Raphtalia impale him through the window rather than let him slip. This was a change I genuinely disliked. Though I am glad Rifana's bones were left in the cell. It wouldn't have been as depressing if the cage was just empty. Having some part of her to look at made her death feel more tragic.
She impaled him too in the anime. And in the manga, Raphtalia didn't impale him with the intention to kill him. It's just accidentally happened that he fell off the window.
@@Cosmoman78 It still has a stronger and more climatic effect than him slipping out the window. That's probably the biggest misstep of the episode and one part of the series where I genuinely cannot let it slide.
@3:37 Yeah that pissed me off too... They said it in this episode too. He not an exception he just part of a larger problem across the whole kingdom. Even if they kill/spare him the people who work for him took part in those atrocities and are they going to give them the same treatment? Even scarier, does this mean they're changing what happens to Myne and Shield Hero? Are they somehow going to censor all of it? Are they pulling a Goblin Slayer?
I also didn't like how Naofumi was trying to hold her back before she struck the count guy... It's kinda hypocritical, especially coming from someone who has Rage Shield that is unlocked through experiencing traumatic experiences and giving in to them... I don't know, maybe I am reading too much into this.
11:09 actually it was sealed only by previous shield, (and it was some tourist attraction apparently). Even in this episode, this noble man said that it was sealed by shield but it was translated differently.
Yes, and introduces my favorite non-central character in the series. The perfect combination of profound wisdom of the ages and complete air-headedness. I hope the anime does her justice. At least the visual design in the opening is solid.
I honestly hate this “if I kill you, then I’m just like you” bullshit, I rly prefer how the original source material handled it with her straight up stabbing him
It'd be so cool to see the older generations of heroes (especially shield hero ofc) it'd be like seeing all the previous kage or previous JoJo's, even if they're not as fleshed out it adds to the lore, it'd honestly be super cool to have a game about Shield Hero where you can play as several generations of heroes with different abilities.
@@joseph86255 Sorry, it's easy to be confused, but I found this TRIVIA "Keel wasn't meant to be an important character, however, the personality the author gave him overlapped with another male character he planned to make down the road, so he decided to give ‘him’ a little… quirk. (Sex change)"
Such an emotional episode. 😭 I'm glad Raphtalia got her revenge on that king dude (even though he was still alive towards the end but ended getting stomped on by that dragon but as well wouldn't make her any better than him if he actually did so) after what he had done to all the demi-humans in her village. 😔 Also, finally learning more about Raphtalia's past was kind of nice to know especially to know exactly what had happened to her best friend and to see her gain closure and move on from the past & focus on the present & future.
In the scene were Naofumi is comforting Raphtalia, the background song is in swedish. At first I was so surprised I thougt I might have heard it wrong, but I didn't :) It's even in the credits, the song is "En Annan Tid, Ett Annat Liv" (Another Time, Another Life), and the singer is Maria Andersson. The only other time I've hear a sweding song in japanese media was that song in secret of mana.
Ralphtalia is the best girl of 2019 because She has a great personality and always cared for the Naofumi. She also confronted her tragic backstory and finding strenght to fight her inner demons Also T-rex stomping the Lord is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No, on the opposite. The way Rapthalia handeled this just showed how weak she is, a character with no guts to do anything that matters. She completely relies on others and can't do anything by herself. Definition of good, in my opinion, is having ability to do something bad but choosing not to. Letting the persons who imprisons Demi-Humans and tortures them for life live is NOT GOOD. It is the opposite of good. It's idiotic. And now they have that badly looking CGI dinosaurus to deal with because Rapthalia didn't have guts to kill him.
I was just thinking, "he will be probably be the 1st to go", but was thinking of a scene where the dragon bites him head first until his waist, leaving his legs standing for a sec. but simply crashing him under his foot is also fine, I guess. now Naofumi will face an adversary that even the three previous heroes couln't defeat. it seems to be a fire creature, so water should work best against it.
I'm actually... really happy right now? A few episodes ago I was wondering where this was going and was even considering dropping it but now im super happy i didn't cuz i absolutely LOVED this episode!! its great!!
why was there Swedish music in the background during the sad part? that really caught me off guard. how did that make it's way in to shield hero. I didn't particularity like the changes either.
It's pretty interesting if you think about the fact that raphtalias refusal to break down at the slave owning nobles when he would torture her not only was why he sold her letting her live then eventually meet naofumi but if she had broken so many things wouldn't have gone right for her amd naofumi. Just interesting how one small thing can change so many different things later
The chapter in the manga is 22, if you dont want to read it, here is a small summary of the fight, but there are other small good moments in it too beside that one that didnt get shown the actual flow is, Naofumi doesnt talk at all, just observes at the moment, the dude gives excuses about it being cause the war, Raphtalia says Lifana was a gir, he notices who Raphtalia is, she is REALLY angry and closes her eyes for a moment, he used the moment to attack, her, Melty notices and warns Rapthalia, her sword gets knocked out and she falls, he takes out 2 whips, and no shit says she is going to kill her with those 2 whips that have been soaked in the blood of demi-humans, Naofumi catches the whips, Raphtalia uses the magic sword to ram into him knocking him out the window, she too is starting to fall but Naofumi catches her, the see his body and quite a splat of blood, hence they assumed he died
It was hard to watch this episode for me. As someone who read the manga. I'm fine with changes here and there, like they didn't find the beast kid until after the guy falling out the window, but I didn't care. Doesn't really change anything. But the scene was completely different. She didn't walk up while getting whipped, she straight up stabbed him. She didn't take some moral high ground, she called him scum. He didn't accidentally fall out of the building, she threw his fat ass out. Then she turned to melty, and told her that she isn't as great as she thinks. It showed raftalia is a flawed character, and acts of kindness later, will have more of an impact. She didn't have that breakdown by her friends corpse, but only said 2 sentences, then moved on. It was a touching scene, but it kind of annoyed me that they just decided to completely redo most of this episode.
I didn't read the manga and i honestly disliked this scene in Anime. It felt stupid. Like something that would happen in Disney movie for kids... I much more prefer what you discribed here in comment. This show started off strong and i had great expectations for it but now i'm just simply dissapointed... Rapthalia looks like a weak character to me now that has no guts to do the thing that matters. She didn't even cut him of, beat the shit out of him or anything, it looked as if he simply fell out of the window by accident. Bullshit. And look what happened now because she didn't kill him, a great monster appeared that has potential to kill every single Demi human that gathered there... Lame!
cellP8 yeah that’s so dumb, they could’ve just cut away from her killing him. That’s what they do in plenty of shows including Avatar the Last Airbender
@@TheChodex for most of the episodes up to this point, I actually thought the anime was better. But this was definitely disappointing like you said. She went from a badass female character that had nuance to her character, to a pretty cliche heroine. Hopefully they don't pull more stuff like this going forward, but we will see
The demi-human "boy" does make an appearance in the future, keel-"kun" will be part of shield-bro party on the future actually (not that surprising) and will contribute a bit on future arcs.
I might be overthinking things, but why was Rafana's corpse so decomposed? It must have been what, a matter of months since Raphtalia was sold to the slave merchant to the current point in the story, particularly if the waves are only a month(ish) apart from each other. It normally takes years for a body to decompose to a skeleton, especially when you factor in it was left in doors rather than exposed to the wilderness and wild animals. Which does open to the door onto speculation as to why the body was in the state it was.
Did anyone else know how so few survivors were in the Count's dungeon? What happened to all the villagers and their children who were capture? Did they all die in the space of a few months or did they get sold off as slaves across the kingdom? I need some clarification on this thanks. Oh and just how exactly does Rhaptalia plan on rebuilding her village with only an handful of survivors from the Count's dungeon? It's not like she will be around to help much. Especially with being fugitives, the Waves and all...
Well, without spoiling much...I read a bit of the light novel and let's just say they'll find even more survivors and Raphtalia's village does actually get rebuilt.
@@wchan39 Wow... Thanks for clarifying that for me. I still don't see it being totally functional though. I mean they did lose a lot of people across the kingdom. I suppose I will just have to _"*Wait and Hope"*_
@@TheStuffEnjoyer Oh, right! Forgot to tell you that other people besides the survivors will be moving into the village (especially after hearing how the Shield Hero's involved) once it's rebuilt.
the smile thing has even darker scenes in the manga she was beaten every time she smiled till she learned nit to show her emotions its also context to why she never wanted to show when she was hungry
anime up to episode 15. It showed after the wave, the soldiers raided the village and enslaved the demi-humans. watching the first 5 episodes. i thought when raphtalia fell into the ocean after seeing her parents both killed by the wave monster. I was under the impressing that raphtalia washed up on sore and had been found by the slave merchant. Raphtalia was then sold and tortured and then returned back to the slave merchant but that is not the case... she returns back to village and then captured by knight soldiers as we all watched episode 15.
In the LN she beats him in a fight where the guy uses 2 whips and is actually quite strong, at the end she stabs him with both swords and then while he's staggered due to that she pushes him out the window. He still survives the fall to summon the T-Rex but everyone assumed he died just like in the anime.
Iv read the lite novel the first time they met the bandits she kills the class up bodyguard in a good fight and she try to kill Malty but the fight was shortened in the anime it is still OK but the shield hero is more darker but I can't wait to see the Queen :)
Shield hero has a light novel, web novel, and manga. All three discuss the battle brown Raph and the slave master plus the Raph finding out about Rafina is different in the some of the versions. The t-Rex summon was the same across the board
i liked some of the stuff on the encounter with the lord and raphtalia, i thought the manga had a better sequence of events, but i think a merge of both would be great, however, the way the anime handled them going to the dungeon and rescuing the demi-humans, i thought that was handled a lot better in the anime when compared to the manga
They changed more aspects of the story: In the light novel Rifana actually died while Raphtalia was still with her in the cell and afterwards she broke down. Before the death she kept quiet during the torture. Afterwards she pretty much gave in and screamed and cried when the fat douche tortured her. This is also why she was the way she was in the first episode of shield hero. She was completely broken and near death. Btw. if you look back at episode one when she eats the first kids meal she held that flag as if she cared about it. That was because of the flag they talked about in this episode. When the fat guy tortured Raphtalia he showed her images of the village she wanted to go back to. It was completely destroyed and everyone that wasn't enslaved was dead. He was taunting her that her flag meant nothing anymore. One more thing. It wasn't Noafumi suggesting to bury Rifanna. Because Raphtalia knew that her friend was dead she was looking for her body and she wanted to bury her. I'm not sure if they will show in the Anime where she'll bury her friend though.
Thoughts on the anime change?
Chibi Reviews The anime follows the LN, Chibi, not the manga.
While I find the episode to be emotional and good, the changes really bothered me. It’s not the first time the anime dumbed down things. Raphtalia didn’t feel bad when Idol fell down at all in the LN/manga. And Idol didn’t even try to beg for his life in there as well.
Disliked it. I thought it was very out of character from Naofumi to try to stop her and having read the light novel i'm disappointed she didn't push him out of the window. I was extra annoyed when she seemed guilty for killing him. In the LN both she and Naofumi wanted to kill him. It scares me a little that they seem to shy away from some controversial stuff in the anime. I did like the change of sequence for finding Rifana. in the LN Raphtalia already knew she was dead because it happened while she was there so she wasn't phased by it when she found the skeleton and identified her right away. By the fact she's basically a skeleton in the anime too it's a little odd though since it still seems to have happened a long time ago.
Meaty
It was some really cliche shit, I really disliked it
The evil nobleman was also way stronger in the LN and Naofumi, Filo and Melty all helped to take him down. In the anime he seems more of a groveling coward to instill some kind of pity.
I find it funny how shield hero talking to raph about how to keep calm and hold anger where this man has LITERALLY rage power out the ass
But you have to rember he sees Raph like his daugther. And he does not want her to have the hstred he has.
@@Anhellsin true
But he's the protagonist.
He diddn't tell her to calm down, he asked her if revenge would maker her happier.
I’m just mad the guy didn’t die appropriately... Twice... those 2 “deaths” were so stupid
Raphtalia's childhood hit me hard in the feels.
@Ryuseishun Reacts yep
Me too bro, I was hurt
No kidding, that was deep.
Tears came out of my eyes when she saw her in skeletons
@@NarutoNinetailFoxs me too
Wild T-Rex Appears
Uses stomp on Lord Idol
It was very effective.
i was like really?
when all emotional shit passes down and when the action starts all we get in the end is a splat
-Lord Idol
Uses splash on T-rex
T-rex’s feet are red
CGI T-Rex🤔.
@@zxcvbnm4203 CGI wasn't bad compared some shows like overlord you can say it better.
I hope we can recruit the T-Rex and use it on Myne. That'd be super hyped.
Heroes that kill and have their morals are real characters in my book damnit. You can still have the moral high ground.
Stop censoring yourselves marvel and dc.
Thumbs up for the t rex stomp.
and yet we stil get this crap by not killing character x
Um...Wolverine?
Game of thrones protagonist kill people and the audience has no problem with it.
For that reason red hood is my favorite from bat family
We all hoped Batman would kill someone... (Even though the way he treated his enemies he basically kills them)
In the manga she spares him for like a thousand of a second, wanting to instead hand him to the mob and let them decide. That is after stabbing him as you pointed out.
Instead of him falling off the window, he picks himself back up with two whips and she stabs him with a lunge, pushing him out.
Also in the manga there was a bit of a mini arc of Melty questioning Raph how she can be so mature, to which she replies after pushing the lord of the window "I told you I'm not so mature" she is also not really phased by killing him; her only regret is not coming earlier. Her hatred for this here dude is even beyond what they showed as the lord actually tortured Rifana in front of her in order to erase her smile.
The scene Raph had with Rifana's remains was superb though, much more emotional than the manga with the voice acting.
The ep was quite watered down to make it anime approved, but in general it was ok.
I thought in the manga raphtalia see her friends remains first then finds keel
I haven't gotten that far with the Manga but it did come across as a bit weak and diluted to me as well.
It made no sense how she pushed him out the window in the manga.
Here she was disarmed and had to use the Mana sword.
Makes no sense why they didn't let her push him out tho.
They take out wierd crap.
@@neitomonoma8457 She lunges with all her body in a stab, pushing both of them out of the window, just naofumi catches her
@@mikelms20 Yeah, light novel is better
While I agree the manga did the confrontation scene better, I don't want to say the anime completely screwed it up. Personally, I took Naofumi's speaking up and asking Raph if she would have closure as him making sure she was doing what she needed and not just giving into her rage. While he does rely on the Rage Shield, Naofumi knows that giving into hate and anger comes at a cost and didn't want Raph to bare the same burden he does. Maybe I'm just reading too much into the scene, but those are my thoughts.
All that said, the dungeon scene was a freaking masterpiece. The buildup and getting into Raph's head was done expertly. Naofumi reassuring her at the end really showed how much the two mean to each other and perfectly encapsulated their relationship.
I personally like this change, but I also agree that the anime should stick a bit closer to the source material.
You're definitely not reading into it too much. That's part of the intent of the change, IMO. The way the narrative played out originally makes Raphtalia mirror Naofumi a bit too much. This changes that really adds another layer to their relationship.
It definitely felt that way. Naofumi didn't say "don't do it", merely asked for her to make sure if it'd bring closure. If anyone knows what unrestrained wrath can do are these two.
Honestly, while I found the change odd at first, the more I think about it, the more I feel Raphtalia saying the cliche "I don't want to be like you" was not so much "Killing you would make me like you" as "A demi-human killing a human noble would have consequences- and I'd end up hurting demis as much as you did."
You have to remember who is present there: both Naofumi, whose unrestrained rage had actively hurt the one person he didn't want to at the time (he thought Filo was dead)... And Melty. The freaking heiress to the crown, who will remember all that happens here when she reports to mommy, as well as when the crown eventually's on her head. The same girl this noble had just personally tried to torture then use as hostage mere moments ago. "You will attone for what you've done" gets an entire new meaning when you literally have someone on your side who has the means and every inclination to MAKE him attone... If he doesn't die by T-Rex first.
I don't know man, it seemed really out of character for both of them.
@@NGMK Yeah, especially for Noafumi. Now, I'm worried if they'll water down his behavior once it's time for Myne to get her comeuppance.
A LOT's of onion was cut tonight by those damned onion ninja.
please don't let any children go through this mumen rider
God ralphtalia is such an awesome character
Too bad she is still 10
*Age doesn't mean shit in Anime or fiction, look at Android 21 from FighterZ, she's the same too, but still hot as hell, I just find REALLY effing petty that people focus on numbers to damn much.*
@Duriel it was a joke but ok
Duriel Lord of Pain it’s about her mentality. In real life the brain reaches maturity slower than the body.
@@tomhuynh3867 Which is why I really hate it sometimes when people compare reality with fiction.
Duriel Lord of Pain bits of fiction heavily relies on reality to suck you in hence how we feel towards the characters.
The best part of her not stabbing him was to find out he got stomped by a T-Rex later on LOL XD
Chris Solace I was lmao when the t-Rex decide to give him the foot instead of the chomp which is basically saying he ain’t worth eating.
I haven't read the original source but I'm pretty sure that Idol can fall out of the window, surviving the stab wound SOMEHOW, break the seal and get stomped on anyway. Removing the stab from Raphtalia just softened the scene too much. I guess it's because this is tv broadcasted and kids would be watching it...
I wish he got mangled a bit. Get shredded to pieces, still alive. Then stomped on.
Chris Solace karma prevails
He got chewed in manga tho
- Will killing him help you get closure?
- Yeah definitely (slashes that guy in two) That's How It Should Have Ended.
Honestly at this point I would want to team up with the waves to destroy Melromarc. Choose the lesser evil.
The politics in the series are really deep and believable, even more so in the LN. In the LN, when Motoyasu has his duel with Naofumi the King declares he'll make slavery illegal to support the Spear Hero, but the slave merchant later says if the King tried to do that he'd lose the support of the Noble Class and might even be forced out of his position and ruling power given to a royal in the branch family forcing Naofumi to realize the king can't just do whatever he wants without repercussions.
Its also eventually explained that about 20 years previously the Demi-Humans of Siltvelt started a war of world conquest and attacked Melromarc. The current King joined the war as a low-level soldier and helped defeat Siltvelt and many of the surviving warriors and knights were given noble titles to honor their strength and contribution, but these were also the people who watched Demi-Humans slaughtering innocents and close friends and allies. The slave traders states much of his business is simply renting out Demi-humans to people like Idol so he can torture them as a twisted form of revenge against his enemies. The same is said to be done to humans in Siltvelt. It's not justification for what he does, but it does add a bit of realism and understanding.
So fucked up it feels real. Taking out your issues on people that doesn't have anything to do with the major shit but when it comes to bite you in the ass you cry.
Which is why LN readers are so disappointed with how the anime represented the noble. Instead of showing stuff like this they go for "cowardly noble begging for his life" troupe wtf.
thats is cool to know, thanks bro!
the fat bastard said in episode 14 that he fought along with the king, and i kept wondering what did they fight against...
Ok now it makes sense what he said in the manga.
@@cellP8 I am further in the LN it goes a lot deeper then that.
I was watching episode 15 during gym and I cried. My friends were so confused on why I why crying lol
What did they say to you?
@@narja5082 They said "What happen?!" Or "What did we do this time?!"
@@blossomgante how da faq do you watch anime in the gym
@@eslamanwar1171 Easy, We do nothing in that class! Basically, we're able to do whatever we want in there
@@blossomgante what do you do in the gym?for me it's 1-2 hours of hell
That royal bastard deserved being Dino stomped because if he survived, I would have riot because that guy is so irredeemable. Raphtalia's time in that underground prison was very sad, and the ost made it more sadder. Glad She was able to find closure and can continue on fighting beside our Shield Hero. Sad Raphtalia lost her best friend, but her words were able to save the others while Rifana died not losing hope. So cool to see Naofumi do for Raphtalia as she did for him because that comforting scene was so passionate. Dino monster needs to be taken down.
no, he deserved to be killed slowly, by rapth
@@Exel3nce true, but we know that's not in Raphtalia's character, and Naofumi can't afford to have a real accusation. At least let her stab him with the real sword is all I'm saying.
@Ryuseishun Reacts I was the same. I was going to be so heated he didn't died, but that stomp cool me down.
@@qrw6 yeah, stabbi stabbi or just slwoly giviing him pain but not this crap we got
@@Exel3nce so true, it was so cliche, and not in character.
Yea Raphtalia stabs him before falling out of the window in the manga. That scene had way more impact when I read it (yeah I know the original source is the ln). This was still an amazing episode though
How? Villian died by karma not by Raph, which in turn killed part of her character, she is now default moe blob #2 that cant do no wrong. They neutered part of her which made her so great.
@@NeoBluereaper Agreed worst moment in Shield hero
Y'all forgetting that Raphtalia still stabbed that guy in the anime they just switched the normal sword with the mana sword for censorship purposes...
@@shakomn6679
No they didn't.
She stabbed him and pushed him out of the window with the mana sword in the manga because he knocked her metal sword out of her hand with his whips, before that she stabbed him in the shoulder with her metal sword and was about to kill him with it(I assume by driving it through his heart).
@@shakomn6679 Yeah thats sucks tho
I don't remember everything but I remember that in the light novel the noble put up more of a fight and eventually got knocked out of the window. Considering the cliffhanger we just got it was important that the man get get knocked outside so he can unleash the monster. If I had to guess what was going on they either wanted to save their budget so the fight was cut and they had to find another way to get the guy out of the window hence the "I will spare you and you will atone moment." Or it could be they prioritized showing her backstory and only had so much time in the episode so the fight was cut short.
I think the backstory was the more important part, tbh. People are making too big a deal out of whether or not she should have killed him. He's dead now. Who cares how it happened?
Raphtalia actually stab & kinda pushed the bastard out of window in the manga. Take notes that this is after the slave owner hideously attacked her after Rapthalia given mercy. She regret nothing & finally getting closure.
Also, the moment when she said to Melty that "she's not a great person" actually a lot more mature in the manga. No crying, just a full realization & kinda left her naivety, in which I think the moment that she truly mature mentally I guess . . .
Anyway, the real highlight of this episode is the great flashback scenes & Rifana-chan. Somewhat remind me of Made in Abyss (you know what story).
Sounds like just putting herself down to me. If that really was the case, then she'd have no business being the only thing that keeps Naofumi from going off the deep end.
When I saw the skeleton my mind just went blank..... I expected a dead body or even her friend alive but on the brink of death. When I realize just how much her life was tarnished, I feel intense anger and sadness welling up deep within me. The anime excelled because it depicted a rapid build-up in sympathy related to Raphtalia and her friend, and then they throw the reveal straight in your face. I feel very sorry for both of them. May Raphtalia's friend rest in peace.
This episode made me cry. It's my favourite episode to date
@Morgothos well it does have its problems. Just personal preference in the end ig
From feeling utterly disgusted by the basement where the demihumans were held captive to feeling sad for Raphtalia, both in her backstory and losing her close friend Rifana, this episode was truly an emotional one. I understand that some view Raphtalia as a waifu because of her looks, but I see Raphtalia as a waifu because of her character. Raphtalia's actions in episode 4 were endearing to me because she showed that along with having a strong will and a ton of courage, she was also kind, caring, and a genuine woman. Fast forward to this episode, and I truly empathize with Raphtalia when she is in tears seeing the bones of her lost friend. When Raphtalia was blaming herself for Rifana's passing, it reminded me of the times I blamed myself when things didn't go right in my life. That moment certainly stuck a chord with me and I'm glad that Naofumi was the one to help Raphtalia get back on her feet, much in the same way that my mother has helped me through my lowest points. I couldn't have done it any better myself. While I do well know that Raphtalia will never exist outside of the show and the show's merchandise, Raphtalia's character is exactly the type of character I want my future wife to have and thus is why I consider Raphtalia as a waifu.
when she says that he'll atone, I thought it meant that he'll pay for what he's done, but she won't be the one to dirty her hands with blood. while it may not make sense at the moment, you may be right that its mistranslated.
I dunno. If you look at Persona 5, it's never too late to atone for your actions. If you can't atone, it's because you choose not to.
@@joseph86255 like ultear in fairy tail
It is quite an insight into Raphtalia's priorities how she refuses to kill the Lord, yet during the second wave (the first one with Naofumi in it) she was willing to fight and presumably kill an entire squad of knights that threatened Naofumi. As much as she's loved her time with Naofumi, it makes sense to see how much guilt she's been carrying this time.
Which, sadly, kind of undermines in part her selflessness. She says she'll follow Naofumi through fire and brimstone, essentially through hell itself (I don't know Japanese so I don't know if that exact phrasing was used or if it was just creative license in translation) but that's less of a commitment if you don't care what happens to you. Hell, in all the fights we've seen the two of them in have we ever seen Raphtalia fear for her safety even once? Maybe with the two headed dog in the mines but was that because of danger to her or just the horrible memories?
In this context the refusal to kill makes sense. She might be more willing to throw away her opportunity for revenge if she thinks little of herself, and even more so if she was holding on hope for rescuing Rafana, after all, if she asked for revenge, do you think Raphtalia would deny her?
Raphtalia openly stated in the episode that she hated herself, so you might actually be on to something
Freaking chibi, you almost made me cry again when you described what raphtalia lived in this episode
This series is why I love anime!!! Every episode is powerful!!! Character development is amazing!!!
Raphtalia has always been strong
change my mind
Hint: You can't
@asian dude yeah "weak" when she can practically be a shadow and stab your ass.
I would of preferred her stabbing the Lord just like in the manga, but the emotional moments were way better in the anime. You could just feel the despair and sadness in Ralphtalia. It builded up very smoothly
She only stabbed his arm in the manga, it wasn't fatal.
@@Cosmoman78 Yeah, and ultimately the result was the same. People really just need to stop expecting a carbon copy of the manga/LN.
you could make the argument that killing the noble would just cement their reputation as the party of the devil shield hero so sparing him or killing him in self defence would help clear names better than just killing him even though he deserved it
in my opinion revenge should be taken if the person who did you wrong has the potential to do the same thing again to other people the noble would fit these requirements
The problem with that argument, is with the Propaganda apparatus now in full tilt, there is nothing they can do to control their reputation at this point. Their enemies are in complete control of the message.
10:52 tbh there is a whole country that's about *demi-humans supremacy* like how Melmorac is about human supremacy. I think that was a very subtle and good way of telling that the messed up treatment of demi-humans created basically a hell hole for humans instead(at least I imagine it wouldnt be very different from Melmorac i might be wrong)
Yeah and also they have humans as slave.. That show us that no race is bad or others are always the victims.. They are people and when the find the moment they show they true selfs... All can be good and can be evil
That Raphtalia scream... I really felt that
It was tough getting through this again as a manga reader
I feel you haha
I loved the detail the anime brought to Raphtalia’s backstory. The anime definitely handled this plot point better than the manga
Remember Ralphtalia is only 10 years old but by leveling up she is physically 20 years old. I keep forgetting that
Katame actually she’s 20 in mind as well her mind and body aren’t altered differently they age at the same time so she’s a whole adult lol
@@crownedackel_8425 what the fuck, how do you think the mind works, this doesn't make sense in any kind of universe???
@@radudancoroian5169 so what, it's not like she's gonna simply gain experience (life) just because she grew up in size
think: people with amnesia
@@radudancoroian5169 people with amnesia forget their past (some forget only a part but those are minor cases) just because they're on an adult body, will they behave like adults? (this was the question)
If you didn't understand what I don't see the point (which should be clear but whatever) why go on, i was trying to refute what you were, and are saying right now, doesn't seem to have much sense, say the same thing again, but with examples, you should've just put the examples in
Really, i'm saying her growth doesn't have to do with the body growth and you say "don t focus on how she is in theory. Focus on how she is now. Her growth is obvious." me saying i don't agree in how you say, she has grown, doesn't mean i don't acknowledge her growth.
also that helps me if you're going by growth, that starts on the two-headed dog battle, and ,only, happens to have it's "conclusion" at the king arc, since the events that lead to her actions were moved by her gratitude towards naofumi and that scene was her voicing that.
I agree I didn't with that scene, as a matter of fact, I do not recall I have seen an anime go word for word from the manga,
but this episode other than the cliche of how he needs to atone for his sins Raphtalia has officially overcome her past. Now all that is left is for naofumi to finally put myne and the king in their place
Raftalia: Naofumi, killing them will give you closure?
Naofumi: NO, but it will be fun!
Samuel RJP No one would care if they died but I don’t know if you read the manga so I’m not gonna spoil anything
@@elcambiollego They messed up Raphtalia and Naofumi's character so much in the anime lol.
@@jonathan4554 No they don't. You don't know what are you talking about.
@@Cosmoman78 I've read the WN, LN and manga from cover to cover. I know what I'm talking about.
lord Idol: My spell worked, it finally worked!
(gets stomped on)
dinosaur: I am a tyrannosaurus rex!
I'm just kinda annoyed that at the second episode, the anime was pretty raw (or brutal) when they made the rabbit getting stabbed, getting bloody and all. But then in these past episodes, I dont see any blood at during any of the fights. Like, it's okay to show blood when stabbing a rabbit, but it's not okay to show blood when stabbing a human (like that fat guy).
I'm not liking the change that you mentioned. It looks like a foreshadowing for a disappointing end for Myne and The King. But what really gets my nerves about Melromarc. Is those soldiers had to go out of their way to get to Raphtalia's Village that was on the border of a different country.
@unggod They already got Naofumi on don't severely hurt, injure, maim, or Kill someone who blatantly deserved it. Rouge Squad or not, that is not a good sign.
@unggod If they were allowed to live to and cause more damage, THEN FUCK THE LIGHT NOVEL.
I've read the LN and I also felt that scene when Raphtalia when she goes to the basement. It was so extremely well done!
Love the source material for Shield Hero, and I'm personally sad they changed it. They cut a big fight scene along with some solid character moments. However; as to your last statement about the "T-Rex" and how they'll fight it: the next episode is "filolial queen". This next episode is where we meet Fitoria, the other Filolial from the OP.
You are right about the moral high ground line between Raph and idol being weird. The only way I could rationalize that is Raph is mentality a sweet naive 10 year old girl. Glad Raph fought back against idol even thought it was with that non lethal spirit sword that knock him back into window crashing. Also Ralph’s experience is a major eye opener for Naofumi and Melty. Edit: Also did Raph had any experience killing human combatants before this confrontation? If not probably explain the moral high ground argument over murder.
No, she didn't. In the manga though, she really went after Idol with the intent to kill, she lunged at him so hard that she went through the window as well and had to grab Naofumi's hand so she wouldn't fall.
This is my favorite episode so far and I can tell it's just going to get better and better, such a high quality anime!
I love that they added that piece of comedy at the very end with the tense
Nobody here thought how painful and lonely it is to be locked and die alone on your cell. Think of her final moments where she would call Raphtalia's name, almost blind because of her weakened state and has only her flag with her on her final moments. I really hate these kinds of deaths on anime.
RIP Rifana , so many feels
She'll always be in our raccoon girl's heart.
Immensely disappointed they tried the "if I kill you, I'd be like you" aseop. Even if killing Fat Noble wouldn't bring the victims back to life, it would at least prevent him from harming anyone again. People like him don't magically repent for their wrongs, especially when they have ways to avoid justice. Status and connections are literally why Myne has gotten away with everything she has.
Somebody get Sebas in here to kick this man's guts out. Please.
Should have let Raphtalia impale him through the window rather than let him slip. This was a change I genuinely disliked.
Though I am glad Rifana's bones were left in the cell. It wouldn't have been as depressing if the cage was just empty. Having some part of her to look at made her death feel more tragic.
She impaled him too in the anime. And in the manga, Raphtalia didn't impale him with the intention to kill him. It's just accidentally happened that he fell off the window.
@@Cosmoman78 It still has a stronger and more climatic effect than him slipping out the window. That's probably the biggest misstep of the episode and one part of the series where I genuinely cannot let it slide.
@3:37 Yeah that pissed me off too... They said it in this episode too. He not an exception he just part of a larger problem across the whole kingdom. Even if they kill/spare him the people who work for him took part in those atrocities and are they going to give them the same treatment?
Even scarier, does this mean they're changing what happens to Myne and Shield Hero? Are they somehow going to censor all of it? Are they pulling a Goblin Slayer?
I also didn't like how Naofumi was trying to hold her back before she struck the count guy... It's kinda hypocritical, especially coming from someone who has Rage Shield that is unlocked through experiencing traumatic experiences and giving in to them... I don't know, maybe I am reading too much into this.
11:09 actually it was sealed only by previous shield, (and it was some
tourist attraction apparently). Even in this episode, this noble man said that it was sealed by shield but it was translated differently.
Ep 16 is titled 'Filolial Queen',btw.
Yes, and introduces my favorite non-central character in the series. The perfect combination of profound wisdom of the ages and complete air-headedness. I hope the anime does her justice. At least the visual design in the opening is solid.
The second Raphtalia showed him mercy, he changed up like he wasn’t just begging for his life.
I honestly hate this “if I kill you, then I’m just like you” bullshit, I rly prefer how the original source material handled it with her straight up stabbing him
this was the saddest episode but it shows how people can change and how some are really cold inside.
It'd be so cool to see the older generations of heroes (especially shield hero ofc) it'd be like seeing all the previous kage or previous JoJo's, even if they're not as fleshed out it adds to the lore, it'd honestly be super cool to have a game about Shield Hero where you can play as several generations of heroes with different abilities.
The Demi Human Boi will be Relevant in a few Arcs, he shall return.
Does he join the Shield Hero?
@@GenerationZ313 He does join the Party so he can become Strong like Raphtalia.
It's not a boy.
@@joseph86255 Sorry, it's easy to be confused, but I found this TRIVIA "Keel wasn't meant to be an important character, however, the personality the author gave him overlapped with another male character he planned to make down the road, so he decided to give ‘him’ a little… quirk. (Sex change)"
Such an emotional episode. 😭 I'm glad Raphtalia got her revenge on that king dude (even though he was still alive towards the end but ended getting stomped on by that dragon but as well wouldn't make her any better than him if he actually did so) after what he had done to all the demi-humans in her village. 😔 Also, finally learning more about Raphtalia's past was kind of nice to know especially to know exactly what had happened to her best friend and to see her gain closure and move on from the past & focus on the present & future.
In the scene were Naofumi is comforting Raphtalia, the background song is in swedish. At first I was so surprised I thougt I might have heard it wrong, but I didn't :)
It's even in the credits, the song is "En Annan Tid, Ett Annat Liv" (Another Time, Another Life), and the singer is Maria Andersson.
The only other time I've hear a sweding song in japanese media was that song in secret of mana.
Ralphtalia is the best girl of 2019 because She has a great personality and always cared for the Naofumi. She also confronted her tragic backstory and finding strenght to fight her inner demons
Also T-rex stomping the Lord is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No, on the opposite. The way Rapthalia handeled this just showed how weak she is, a character with no guts to do anything that matters. She completely relies on others and can't do anything by herself. Definition of good, in my opinion, is having ability to do something bad but choosing not to. Letting the persons who imprisons Demi-Humans and tortures them for life live is NOT GOOD. It is the opposite of good. It's idiotic. And now they have that badly looking CGI dinosaurus to deal with because Rapthalia didn't have guts to kill him.
I legit shed tears in this episode
I was just thinking, "he will be probably be the 1st to go", but was thinking of a scene where the dragon bites him head first until his waist, leaving his legs standing for a sec. but simply crashing him under his foot is also fine, I guess.
now Naofumi will face an adversary that even the three previous heroes couln't defeat. it seems to be a fire creature, so water should work best against it.
man, you are fast, lemme finish watching the episode first.
7:01 you can hear a crow Caw lol
I'm actually... really happy right now? A few episodes ago I was wondering where this was going and was even considering dropping it but now im super happy i didn't cuz i absolutely LOVED this episode!! its great!!
That Jurassic Park 2 Reference thou!
Well Deserved!
why was there Swedish music in the background during the sad part? that really caught me off guard.
how did that make it's way in to shield hero.
I didn't particularity like the changes either.
the feels were over 9000 in this episode...
"A world like this... can die for all I care" (ep 4)
Damn, he really mean it...
I was crying the whole episode😢
It's pretty interesting if you think about the fact that raphtalias refusal to break down at the slave owning nobles when he would torture her not only was why he sold her letting her live then eventually meet naofumi but if she had broken so many things wouldn't have gone right for her amd naofumi. Just interesting how one small thing can change so many different things later
Well Shield hero is getting a T-Rex Shield this is going to be awesome
The only thing that changed was her pushing him out the window.
She used the Mana sword in the manga too.
The chapter in the manga is 22, if you dont want to read it, here is a small summary of the fight, but there are other small good moments in it too beside that one that didnt get shown
the actual flow is, Naofumi doesnt talk at all, just observes at the moment, the dude gives excuses about it being cause the war, Raphtalia says Lifana was a gir, he notices who Raphtalia is, she is REALLY angry and closes her eyes for a moment, he used the moment to attack, her, Melty notices and warns Rapthalia, her sword gets knocked out and she falls, he takes out 2 whips, and no shit says she is going to kill her with those 2 whips that have been soaked in the blood of demi-humans, Naofumi catches the whips, Raphtalia uses the magic sword to ram into him knocking him out the window, she too is starting to fall but Naofumi catches her, the see his body and quite a splat of blood, hence they assumed he died
That monster stomp was well deserved!👍👍
It was cool how naofumi was comforting raphtalia when she usually does that
That T-Rex stomping that fat bastard to the ground just made me smile.
This episode was very emotional.. .
I cried pretty much with this episode... I though I would not even get that sad but they did pretty good :,)
Right when I saw the fresh ass review I had to go watch!
It was hard to watch this episode for me. As someone who read the manga. I'm fine with changes here and there, like they didn't find the beast kid until after the guy falling out the window, but I didn't care. Doesn't really change anything. But the scene was completely different. She didn't walk up while getting whipped, she straight up stabbed him. She didn't take some moral high ground, she called him scum. He didn't accidentally fall out of the building, she threw his fat ass out. Then she turned to melty, and told her that she isn't as great as she thinks. It showed raftalia is a flawed character, and acts of kindness later, will have more of an impact. She didn't have that breakdown by her friends corpse, but only said 2 sentences, then moved on. It was a touching scene, but it kind of annoyed me that they just decided to completely redo most of this episode.
that is really shameful, they have to restrict content because of kids, i kinda hate that.
guess i will start reading the manga...
I didn't read the manga and i honestly disliked this scene in Anime. It felt stupid. Like something that would happen in Disney movie for kids... I much more prefer what you discribed here in comment. This show started off strong and i had great expectations for it but now i'm just simply dissapointed... Rapthalia looks like a weak character to me now that has no guts to do the thing that matters. She didn't even cut him of, beat the shit out of him or anything, it looked as if he simply fell out of the window by accident. Bullshit. And look what happened now because she didn't kill him, a great monster appeared that has potential to kill every single Demi human that gathered there... Lame!
cellP8 yeah that’s so dumb, they could’ve just cut away from her killing him. That’s what they do in plenty of shows including Avatar the Last Airbender
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Unfortunately he survived in the manga to set the dragon free too, but it wasn't for a lack of them trying to kill him.
@@TheChodex for most of the episodes up to this point, I actually thought the anime was better. But this was definitely disappointing like you said. She went from a badass female character that had nuance to her character, to a pretty cliche heroine. Hopefully they don't pull more stuff like this going forward, but we will see
9:29 just from the trailers i thought: "Dude such cool design, i want her to be relevant and be another best girl..."
I GOT TRAPPED!!!
Miki Naz keel is actually a reverse trap
Um can you review Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san Please? im sorry if others have already asked
9:30 the demi human boy... Yeah right
Episode 4 has officially been topped in emotion
The thumbnail looks like raphtalia with shield bro's face Photoshopped onto it. (Lol I'm dying)
Lmao that thumbnail
Liked the episode and your video here
The demi-human "boy" does make an appearance in the future, keel-"kun" will be part of shield-bro party on the future actually (not that surprising) and will contribute a bit on future arcs.
Im a novel and manga reader, so it's not like I didn't know what was coming..
but that damn skeleton discovery scene still made me cry.
I might be overthinking things, but why was Rafana's corpse so decomposed? It must have been what, a matter of months since Raphtalia was sold to the slave merchant to the current point in the story, particularly if the waves are only a month(ish) apart from each other. It normally takes years for a body to decompose to a skeleton, especially when you factor in it was left in doors rather than exposed to the wilderness and wild animals. Which does open to the door onto speculation as to why the body was in the state it was.
Dino at the end: "Stupid, I'm not gonna let u get the chance"
What i laugh it's when people think that trash princess is the worse princess ever but there somes by farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr worse ones
I shed some tears. when i heard her crying.
Did anyone else know how so few survivors were in the Count's dungeon? What happened to all the villagers and their children who were capture? Did they all die in the space of a few months or did they get sold off as slaves across the kingdom? I need some clarification on this thanks.
Oh and just how exactly does Rhaptalia plan on rebuilding her village with only an handful of survivors from the Count's dungeon? It's not like she will be around to help much. Especially with being fugitives, the Waves and all...
Well, without spoiling much...I read a bit of the light novel and let's just say they'll find even more survivors and Raphtalia's village does actually get rebuilt.
@@wchan39 Wow... Thanks for clarifying that for me. I still don't see it being totally functional though. I mean they did lose a lot of people across the kingdom.
I suppose I will just have to _"*Wait and Hope"*_
@@TheStuffEnjoyer Oh, right! Forgot to tell you that other people besides the survivors will be moving into the village (especially after hearing how the Shield Hero's involved) once it's rebuilt.
Finding her friends remains still holding the flag yeah man I felt some kinda way that was very emotional
This episode gave me the realest Cry I had in over 10 years.
It's a dumb cliche when the hero kills people in his way to the boss, only to spare the boss because 'Revenge is not right," XD
the smile thing has even darker scenes in the manga she was beaten every time she smiled till she learned nit to show her emotions its also context to why she never wanted to show when she was hungry
anime up to episode 15. It showed after the wave, the soldiers raided the village and enslaved the demi-humans.
watching the first 5 episodes. i thought when raphtalia fell into the ocean after seeing her parents both killed by the wave monster. I was under the impressing that raphtalia washed up on sore and had been found by the slave merchant.
Raphtalia was then sold and tortured and then returned back to the slave merchant but that is not the case...
she returns back to village and then captured by knight soldiers as we all watched episode 15.
In the LN she beats him in a fight where the guy uses 2 whips and is actually quite strong, at the end she stabs him with both swords and then while he's staggered due to that she pushes him out the window. He still survives the fall to summon the T-Rex but everyone assumed he died just like in the anime.
Iv read the lite novel the first time they met the bandits she kills the class up bodyguard in a good fight and she try to kill Malty but the fight was shortened in the anime it is still OK but the shield hero is more darker but I can't wait to see the Queen :)
Shield hero has a light novel, web novel, and manga. All three discuss the battle brown Raph and the slave master plus the Raph finding out about Rafina is different in the some of the versions. The t-Rex summon was the same across the board
i liked some of the stuff on the encounter with the lord and raphtalia, i thought the manga had a better sequence of events, but i think a merge of both would be great, however, the way the anime handled them going to the dungeon and rescuing the demi-humans, i thought that was handled a lot better in the anime when compared to the manga
They changed more aspects of the story:
In the light novel Rifana actually died while Raphtalia was still with her in the cell and afterwards she broke down. Before the death she kept quiet during the torture. Afterwards she pretty much gave in and screamed and cried when the fat douche tortured her. This is also why she was the way she was in the first episode of shield hero. She was completely broken and near death.
Btw. if you look back at episode one when she eats the first kids meal she held that flag as if she cared about it. That was because of the flag they talked about in this episode. When the fat guy tortured Raphtalia he showed her images of the village she wanted to go back to. It was completely destroyed and everyone that wasn't enslaved was dead. He was taunting her that her flag meant nothing anymore.
One more thing. It wasn't Noafumi suggesting to bury Rifanna. Because Raphtalia knew that her friend was dead she was looking for her body and she wanted to bury her. I'm not sure if they will show in the Anime where she'll bury her friend though.