Jack of all Trades are good at being a mid level general supervisor, assessing risk, assessing skill levels, and knowing when to bring in an expert. A general super know all the important task or risk for a particular scenario so they can identify and manage most projects/field commands. Their general skill exposure means they know when a skill is at an expert level - so they can identify experts that could help. Jack of all Trades tend to be critical to support HQTR/CO/CEO when team tasks or field commands have incomplete or unknown variables that must be solved /resolved along the way. If Rishia is a polygot then she will likely be a Mystery Solving Catalyst Deus Ex Machina - deciphering/ reading ancient riddles/texts/legends that will help the Shield Hero the general risk/goals that he must accomplish. WRT to the Art of War - What the Shield Hero team needs is a spy/intelligence agent... the Queen's intelligence network allegiance is questionable imho and the Shield Hero Team needs its own intelligence agent.
Thank you for explaining Rishia's character in greater detail. However, as an anime only I still find her annoying because she's still trying to get back into the Bow hero's party when they didn't want her and her toxic obsession with Itsuki himself might lead her to do something stupid that will put her in danger and Naofumi's party will have to save her again. I would like to see a video about the Bow and Sword Hero.
@@nuanil Very good point, I do kind of agree with @AddaeAkono and even after reading to Vol 10 I still find her annoying at times, but I've never had my life saved so yea..
In the light novel that doesn't happen. Once Naofumi has his fight with the Bow Hero and shows who is useless (great scene cut from the anime of course, it's a trashy adaptation after all), he keeps Rishia away from Itsuki for obvious reasons, so there's no point in which she tries reject Naofumi goodwill and return to the party the doesn't want her.
Rishia is one of my favorite characters from the novels. She is adorable, competent, and while she is definitely a bit too focused on itsuki, her growth is amazing to watch after a few arcs pass.
I do hope the show will portray her growth properly. As far as episode 1 of S2 is concerned, Rishia already earned my disdain thanks to her obsession with chuuni itsuki. I can respect her determination to be better tho and can definitely see she's being set up for some character development so fingers crossed.
As someone who has only read the WN honestly I always thought Rishia was always way too good for itsuki. Dude basically lucked into a top tier Waifu who was incredibly loyal to him and treated her like shit because A.) She didn't fit into the tank role like his other party members and B.) She had the audacity to be more competent than him when it actually mattered. It's actually hilarious considering stuff that happens later
The issue is Itsuki is a container of pretty toxic pride and his own self importance and if and when any one outplays or outdones him, he takes it like a personal slight
@@ryankaiser2702 they all have some negativity and hostility towards women funny enough. I remember that explains why Motoyasu loves Filo etc. Itsuki has his toxic pride. Naofumi and his dark past with Myne. I recall Ren is also competitive and was angry losing to Eclair in a fight and cheated assuming power and items was all he needed (an event I heard was cut from this season)
This just makes me hate the other heroes even more. I know the arcs they go through, but unfortunately, I will never be able to forgive them or forget how pathetic and toxic they were.
The whole "stats I can't see" makes a ton of sense given how the "menu" works. A great deal of what's in the menu is only visible if you expect it to be there. So it would make sense that you won't be able to see stats that you don't expect to exist.
Cutting out Motoyasu going to Naofumi for help is actually a huge disservice to Motoyasu. That moment shows that, since he was shown Bitch being a huge liar, his faith in Naofumi isn't as bad as it once was, and that he actually respects Naofumi's ability to try and talk things out first, and acting second. It also sets up his later character arc with his... esoteric interests... that he's actually pretty good at reading the room when he's pressed to do so, and demonstrates that he can ask for help in non-game related situations. Now he's just still a jock who thinks with his lower head, and not a guy who actually cares about other people but has a tendency to be an idiot about it.
I’m so glad this video is made! As an anime only watcher, I noticed that the pacing in the first episode is incredible rush and not enough time wasn’t given to Rishia. I had completely forgotten about her in the last episode of Season 1 and her introduction in season 2 made me completely lost. I feel like more time could have been given to her training instead of going directly towards the tortoise.
She can also use every type of magic. Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Lightning, Light, Shadow, Support, Healing. As well as the advanced types Ice, Gravity, Poison, Decay, etc. This is considered to be one of the rarest traits one could be born with.
I love how you’re covering some of that missed in the anime and the light novels it really helps fill in the gaps gives more depth to the story I really love it please keep doing what you’re doing I support you in your channel love it
Rishia has been pushed towards a fighting style she is not naturally a custom too hence her stats being weird, this is because of the Bow Hero's ego not wanting to compete in long range DPS with a descent mage , one of the many problems with the Bow Hero is his glory seeking that made him kick Rishia from the party for getting praise while he was seen as ineffective and though that asshole plan of blaming her for braking a piece of equipment he just upgraded from no less
Thanks for the video, and the heads up on the changes between the source material and the anime. Rishia has been a black box in terms of what she means in the story, so I appreciated that you did reveal that she'll be around for a while, that she's not a perfect fit for either the team she left or the team she's on, but she is here to stay and does fill a role. After the way this series starts, it's hard to trust ANY new character coming in without some kind of assurance they won't be an a-hole.
I do wish they'd have included Keel in the slave contracting. As an anime-only fan, the scene as is just felt like a weird shoehorn of "omg Naofumi getting another slave girl waifu" which is like..... :\ But if they'd have included Keel I think it would have negated that weirdness while also creating the opportunity to explain that they basically get buffs from him through their contracts (which I don't think has been explicitly stated up to this point?).
It kinda was briefly touched upon that Naofumi gives buffs with his contracts early in S1 (when he talks about how Filo was growing fast because of a skill he had), but it was almost a throwaway, forgettable line. Really felt like they should've revisited that and brought it back up when Rishia got her crest, even if it was going to be yet another throwaway line, just so we got that refresher. Doesn't have to be a whole worldbuilding explanation, but a simple "well, X shield will help her growth thanks to the crest" would've really helped remind us that he has that ability.
@@ultrahotwings9738 Yeah, agreed, that would have been a good way to go with it as well. Just any attempt at all to clarify he's not just building a slave harem would have been a good move.
I really appreciate the backstory on Rishia. I totally thought she was a new character but then I remember she's actually in the second OP, carrying a bag of stuff books. I guess I should have re-watched the anime before the second season started. :) Also, I really wanted to read the light novels. I gave it my best shot but I could not get through how it was written. So again, thanks for putting in some additional details for us anime only folks.
The writing does get better as the series goes on. I found the first few books to be a bit of a grind to get through but the author seems to get better with experience.
Rishia is my fav character tbh. And i feel bad for Itsuki for kicking Rishia out of the anime. Like bro Rishia may look like a pick me and annoying but never underestimate her power
I remember year's ago i dropped the novel because of this arc. I got tired how the writer make all those who aren't with the protagonist be piece's of trash. Seriously, the way she was treated was just an excuse to ad her to Naofumi girl's collection. Great analyze of her character. She is definitely one of the writhed of the novel. Remind me a lot of classical Victorian novel's.
I would agree with you that I was never a fan of how the other heroes were played out in the novels, but it pays off later on. Don't know how far you got before dropping the series, but this is actually what sets of their change. After what happens to them, they go from bad to worse in terms of personality, and I'm not talking about becoming more stupid. It was called the curse series for a reason. All three of them have a chance of redemption, and giving how moronic they are portrayed, makes this redemption so satisfying. Seeing them having to go through their personal hell and come out on top, truly becoming worthy allies is great. The autor loves in introduce characters much much earlier then what they are truly planned for, making us as a reader get to know them, understand them and having the choices they make make sense. Just as an example, a character is introduced in vol. 11, she plays an important role in that arc. She's in the village and pops up regularly over the course of the novels. Then you get to vol. 20, this is where she really shines. It's clear she was created for this specific arc, and each and every choice she makes makes sense, because you've gotten to know her, understand her motives and "what makes her tick". There are many more examples of this in the series of characters being introduced earlier then they need to, but due to them being there early, we have a chance to get to know them, making things they do and choices they make have so much more meaning. I get this isn't a writing style for everyone enjoys, all I'm saying is the author loves doing this. You are definitely rewarded for sticking with the series, but it also means characters sometimes have to be annoying maybe feel a bit, dare I say, unneeded at first. Rishia is another example of this btw, she joins the party in vol. 6, but it takes many volumes before she truly comes into her own, but when she does, she's bad ass. Sorry for the longwinded answer, just wanted to share this thought with you.
@@alejandrosegato671 That's fair enough. If a series really hooks you, you'll be more inclined to stick with it even if an arc isn't the best. For me, I actually didn't think the arc that is in season 2 was very good, but I fell in love with the series, that's why I stuck with it. And given how much time you need to commit in order to follow and read a ln/manga, it needs to be something you enjoy. So it's totally fine you didn't want to continue the series, if a series didn't hook me, I wouldn't read it either. Just though I'd mention how the story progresses and how characters were introduced, that's all. 😊
what gets me about all the heroes in this besides Naofumi is that they were all comparing it to a video game they had played and yet none of them seem to understand standard MMO party make up
Well, the game Itsuki played was a single player RPG (so probably something like Skyrim), and Ren was a solo player type, so it kind of makes sense that they don't. And Motoyasu is kinda dumb. Naofumi is actually the best off really as a gamer because he never played a game similar to the world they are in so he doesn't make any assumptions, but he did run a large guild in a different MMORPG so he has that kind of experience.
i hope they incorporate the content in other ways thank you for filling in the gaps i hope the rising of the shield hero gets a video game at some point
It’s interesting how she’s very subservient initially. Makes for good contrast later on what I read to happen later when reading up on the cursed series that I couldn’t help spoil. I’m curious to see how the other 3 will look after the incident this season. And I saw a clip and finally remember vaguely about Rishia
While I haven't read any light novels yet I did read the manga adaption alongside watching the anime. Both have moments done better than the other but they were mostly small differences up until Rishia was kicked from the Bow Hero's party. That story line however was done waaaaaay better in the manga.
I've only seen episode 1 (I mean, there only is episode 1 so far, but what I mean is I'm anime only haha), and I don't usually cover stuff I haven't read the source material for, but I really like it so far so I may read it when I am caught up with Shield Hero.
I did get into the light novels over a year ago. I can say I am a fan of Rishia. She keeps better as a character and she does becomes a very effective fighter. Due to getting the Vassal Projectile, I ended up comparing her fighting style to Yuffie Kisuragi from FFVII. I’m also watching Season 3. Watching her guide Itsuki in his catatonic state of mind during the end of a recent episode, it truly made me believe Rishia is too pure and innocent for this world.
Only one thing wrong here, she didn't actually willingly leave her family to join Itsuki, *he subconsciously used his ability to compell her to join him.* This is one of the reasons that she was in such an emotional state, his power had downsides that later backfired on him when his curse series was beaten.
Rishia later helps Itsuki recover from the effects of the cursed shield, and she helps him become a better person over time. Itsuki learns some things from Rishia and learns some new skills, and he becomes much nicer towards her, and I believe that he falls for her.
It sounds like she is going to be a lot better then it seemed. She really looked like she was just going to be a comedy character, so I am glad to hear there is a lot more to her.
@@chrisperkins4917 I would agree, but how often does an author make us put up with a Stupid Character just for the Comedic Value even if the lead should, and would, dump them in the nearest ditch.
The absolute best part of the first episode is the stopping of the "Fweh" and now that she has a slave mark it would be even funnier if from time to time she says it and gets shocked. IMO it was her most annoying thing about her and glad it was acknowledged by the characters. Now that being said this is the first time I have heard of any information on what the other heroes were prior to being isekai'ed. I am actually quite interested and seeing how it plays into the current motivations. My most hated hero is the bow hero. He thinks he's beyond bad ass and it would have been alright if he was but he isn't and refused to see the truth. Also the fact that his brand of justice doesn't actually help anyone. I don't know if he ever "checked" on the rebellion he helped with but if he did none it seems to affect his outlook whatsoever. The spear hero Motoyasu is pretty abhorrent also BUT at least when confronted with the truth he was willing to let Myne die for what she did. I cannot say the same for Itsuki. Now hearing that Motoyasu asked Naofumi to help Rishia because had issues with troubled girls in his past life helps me see him in a better light than before. I think it might be crappy he didn't pick up the mantle but asking Naofumi to do it means that Motoyasu now sees Naofumi as something positive even if he may not get along with him.
Honestly, watching the first ep of the new season just felt rather rushed in terms of story with little time given to really ease us back into the story and give us a proper sense of who Rishia is!
love watching your videos, it's always nice to hear a perspective from someone who's familiar with literature... plus your voice is pleasant to listen to.
I don't like how Raphtalia was the one to suggest the slave mark, or at least the way she did, it just made her look like a fanatic follower of Naofumi when in reality she more often than not the voice of reason Naofumi was the one to suggest it in the novel and she complains about how he would scare Keel
One of the theories on why they change stuff is because of censorship and ratings the ratings for televised stuff is always different than written so they have to tweak stuff to be able to air it on certain times
I'll make some more spoilery videos like the Mushoku Tensei ones once I'm caught up on the LNs - I'm on volume 16 at the moment and going as fast as I can!
The anime is probably just structured differently to keep viewers hooked. You have the next waifu for those into "plot", and you have the "slowly unraveling mysteries" for those more into the story.
Great explanation, stayed out of spoiler territory. I honestly was so disappointed by the way they handled the first episode, the introduction of Rishia and The Spirit Tortoise AND The Hengen Muso Style. I do wish we at least get some flashback-like part in the next few episodes, cause I feel like if I was an anime only watcher I would be very confused with when and how Rishia got integrated into Naofumi's party.
Yeahh, the new anime season skipped over some very crucial points oddly enough. Which is shocking to me, considering how well paced it was.. Maybe it's a time thing and they were rushed to push the story. Who knows
Yes, it's just that those videos were really confusing the algorithm (they're pretty niche so not a lot of people watch them - and there's really no point in TH-cam recommending a part 12 of a series to new people, but they have high retention because people tend to watch the whole chapter, so it kinda confuses the system) which lead to any other videos I put out only being shown around to my regular viewers. I wanted to put out a load of less niche stuff for a while to reset things before finishing the series to negate that effect.
I honestly think the issue with the second season is they are running into the issue where the turtle is an important arc for what it sets up but a drawn out arc in what it does. Since a large chunk of the stuff it sets up isnt important till after the hunting hero arc, I think they arent skipping per say but rather planning to reintroduce when it becomes important so they dont give a lot of time and detail to people who may not be important this season since it seems the Hunting Hero is happening and will probably be the end of the second season. So I think this is a case where it works for a Web Novel Light Novel format but for an anime it causes issues and so they are doing their best to adapt it to anime while being true to the source material. Because notice Eclair and granny are both there when it might have been easier to cut them out for now. So I think its a compromise with the intent to fill in at a later date when it becomes important.
I haven't read anything just watched season 1 anime. I was hoping Rishia was going to be a little further along mentally with the new team. She is in a group that wants her and sees value in her. That's not going to erase everything she went through but it appeared she had been training with the Shield Hero team for quite a while. On top of that, she was very successful in the last battle of season 1. I was excited to see what she could do...at least a glimpse. But, it looks as though I will have to wait. Naofumi or Raphtalia already hinted that once she got that slave crest she'll already be stronger than anyone in the old party. Maybe she has a skill similar to King in OPM. She could be in the right place at the right time sort of stuff. But I just like to guess.
I've been reading the manga actually, and I feel like her introduction in the anime, based on what I've been reading, had a lot of missed potential with the skipped confrontation with Naofumi and Itsuki. I personally would've preferred them to end season 1 either right before or right after her introduction and that confrontation, and then start off with half an episode dedicated to that training arc to introduce Eclair and the Old Woman. That would've helped provide a good foundation as to how significant Eclair is to Naofumi's territory, and also give the reason as to why the heroes are missing. After that, I wouldn't have minded as much to rushing through the Spirit Tortoise arc in order to actually get to confronting the main bad guy of this arc. Nevertheless, it is what it is, and I don't see them going back to explain anything else later in the season. Let's just hope they don't skip over entire arcs and rewriting big portions of the story like how they did with The Promised Neverland season 2 :)
I was thinking that either there will be some flashbacks or maybe they will bring up Rishia and some other events before and close to episode 1. It seems like we forgot about her in season 1. Does seem like there’s a lot in season 1 to remember. Motoyasu does try to help women out despite his fears etc. It would be interesting to see if they show a little bit later on or in an OVA
The fact that there are some changes between the novels and the anime doesn't really bother me, as long as major plotpoints or narrative doesn't change. I get that so much of vol. 6 has been skipped already as, while interesting to read in the novel, because you're invested in the world and such, doesn't make the same sense in anime form. I did see some comments on MAL that people found the first episode boring. I don't put to much stock in something like that though, people tend to forget that Shield Hero is a very character driven story. Personally, how it's been presented till now has been fine. I also always enjoyed, as you mentioned the time when has to work with Naofumi without the support of the rest of the team, means she's given a chance to grow as a character. Also always loved her weapon of choice, can't remember when she starts using it. But the way it's explained when she swings her weapon around, it always felt so elegant yet deadly.
My problem is less with time spent on Rishia, but rather the complete ignoring of what Hengen Musou is. Because it’s an ability that seems to go against how this world normally works. It’s not a stat or skill that has a number associated with it. It’s fueled by a resource that isn’t listed on your character sheet. It’s not affected by the exp gained from fighting monsters. There’s no menu or vocal command to use it. Only understanding and practice will let you use it, and it lets you do bonkers things like... Defend against piercing attacks. I’m not exactly sure what the purpose is of ignoring this.
It might just be explained later - maybe they wanted to skip the training type stuff and explain it in a more dynamic way during a battle or something. What I found a bit weird was how much the anime skips stuff with the other heroes - it's like they want them to seem less like assholes by not showing them much, which kind of takes a lot away from stuff that will happen later...
she has the undying devotion to the oen who saved her syndrome. i think thats what will really piss the shield hero off the most in the long run. but she might be useful we just cant see it yet
Rules of anime: has green hair=tied to something arcane and ancient. Lets see if it holds true (hoping she is a dragon blood or something, as is typical of the green haired trope).
I may need to rewatch season 1, but the first episode of S2 slightly bugged me how they just introduced characters so quickly and didn't explain much about them or really show how they got there. Especially Atla Keel and old lady Elrasla
Atla isn't there yet - she doesn't show up for quite a while. But yeah, at the end of season 1 they had Naofumi get the village (which happens later in the novels, in the LNs they do all this training stuff at the castle), and showed that Keel and the old lady were there, but Eclair was never introduced at all, she was just briefly shown as being there in season 2 episode 1. They will have to introduce Eclair at some point but since they skipped the stuff with the other heroes and she is mostly relevant to Ren I guess they left her out of things for now. They skipped explaining about the old lady and Hengen Muso, so I guess we just know she's some kind of martial arts master, and they didn't show Keel becoming Naofumi's slave and trying to level up to be part of the party (Keel gets injured early in the spirit tortoise arc in the LNs and sits the rest of it out, so I guess to streamline it they'll just have keel join the party later... Though they might skip a lot of stuff with Keel to avoid controversy - if you've read the LNs you'll know why I think that might be the case.
All three of them died - only Naofumi didn't. Itsuki was hit by truck-kun, Ren died saving his friend from a murderer, and Motoyasu was killed by a yandere.
@@NatalieXHunter that's interesting and yet they all want to go back and complain about being alive first episode Really makes you realize how self absorbed they all actually are.
a little annoyed how much they skipped and hoping they arent going to try and do the entire arc in 12 episoes just basing this on some the things the op shows. hopefully they bring in more of the skipped stuff later somehow.
I mean, the spirit tortoise arc is only two volumes so I would expect them to cover that in less than 12 episodes either way, but they really did speed run the start of this arc...
@@NatalieXHunter I didn't realize this season's focus was only going to be on the one arc, but that's really reassuring to hear. As someone who mostly enjoys the slow-life travelling parts of this story, the character- and world-building and interpersonal relationships, I was concerned about it trying to do way too much within way too small a framework. Or just focusing solely on the action bits. Really glad to hear this likely will not be the case.
@@NatalieXHunter ye i get that it should cover the next two volumes but it was just with the amount it cut, i was a bit concerned they might try to cover more.
@3:30 Wait! Motoyasu gets murdered!? By who? I may have my own issue with the character, but straight up murdering them seems a bit to much. Would someone please explain this to me, and how it affects the story moving forward?
It may be a lot of work on your part (and i may be the only person who wants this) but it would be cool if you made a spoiler free version and a version the goes into spoilers. im not big on reading LN and just like seeing where a story goes without having the commitment
I'll be doing some videos with spoilers for Shield Hero soon, I just need to finish catching up on the light novels (I am currently on volume 17). I'll be doing similar things to with Mushoku Tensei and Re:Zero where there will be a mix of spoiler videos and anime only ones.
Writing wise, it is nowhere close to those two, but the story has the kind of stuff I like (lots of mysteries and surprising revelations) so it works for me, and I also like the litRPG type element it has, with the game-like mechanics, which of course MT and Re:Zero don't have but I like in general when they're done in an interesting way.
I dont mind the cowardly, shy character trope. Just like Zenitsu they all have their moment to shine. Here's the thing, if every party member was fearsome, brave, bold, and gung ho, ready to die at a moment's notice, then you will have a Suicide Squad. This group needs a cowardly person to be the voice of reason, and point out the obvious "Ah, its a trap!!!!" You need Admiral Akbar!!!! So yeah, in Season 1 and 2 you had Naofumi and Raphtalia, then shortly Filo. You had the leader, who is strong and silent, who makes all the rational decisions. Then you have your swordsman, who is valiant and brave. Then you have your Loli, who is cute and adorable. But out of these 3, you had to rely on Naofumi to be the brains of this operation, that is no easy task. Naofumi is a strategist but even he doesn't have time to speed read and find out about the folklore about certain monsters. With Rishia, she seems to be an appendix of information, and she doesnt mind doing the clerical work and investigating. You mentioned that she is a jack of all trades, thats even better. That means she can learn different skills and provide backup when the main person isnt available. She position in the group is very valuable because she provides backup. The group knows that she can always come up with a backup plan and get them out of jams if their primary plan didnt work. Plus having another party member who can strategize other than Naofumi makes his job alot easier.
SPOILERS: They kind of join forces later on so while Rishia is really involved in that and ends up mostly staying with Itsuki, they're both working with Naofumi anyway.
Thanks for the explanation. Rishia was really getting on my nerves in the first episode. Also it wasn't explained well at all about the slave mark and the powerup.
Just an opinion : Meh, Rishia's stats or threshold doesn't really matters. Especially with that strange Ki stuff wich could be a "bypass MP, use HP, get stun" for spells. By listening to you I feel like the author is yelling at us that Rishia is a "tool for incoming plots".
As a light novel reader I was rather disappointed with Rishia's introduction in the first season. I had been looking forward to the confrontation between Naofumi and Itsuki after Naofumi finds out what he did, with Itsuki unleashing a furry of arrows and Naofumi not even bothering to block. Originally I had assumed season 2 would spend an episode dealing with that, as well as explaining what the seven star heroes were, but I was disappointed Rishia's introductory arc was brushed over and turned into about a minute of content as they rushed to get off the island and return to the mainland before the end of the season. I was also disappointed we didn't get to see the squirrel suit. I had heard that the author asked the anime studio not to portray the heroes as evil and they seem to of toned down the darker aspects of each of them, including Naofumi. This has caused Rishia's characterization to suffer, as they largely hid Itsuki's toxic behavior and by extension his abuse of her. I fear this will hinder her character development, as anime onlys will not fully understand where she started.
Nah, I mean, it seems more like they're trying to skip straight to the action parts rather than change the story completely. They streamlined it a lot - perhaps too much, we'll see - but it wasn't the kind of stuff that the story completely fails without having.
There may be no need for them to rush but that doesn't mean they just have unlimited time to animate every scene from the source material. Pacing is always a factor, because it can just hit differently between a novel and an episodic anime format - they may have just decided that the stuff they skipped wouldn't translate well to the anime and might have felt like it was dragging things on, rather than having the new season start with them immediately having something serious to deal with.
@@NatalieXHunter a pink haired girl is in the spear hero's party and motoyasu has a spin-off manga. though Risha's personality type is more my thing. maybe not the most attractive waifu but has the qualities of the ideal one for a long peaceful relationship.
I'm glad I watched this, to know she has alot more interesting depth to her character. Cause I'm ngl, as a anime only thus far I'm not endeared to her character, find her to be a lack luster irritating that might hold the rest back, her introduction was not that great imo, it didn't help her joining the team, felt so out of place and so forced and tacked on, it didn't mesh for me, which just makes her character all that more unbearable, I had a feeling the Mangas/LNs did it better, I do think they drop the ball on this in the anime but I'm still willing to hold out hope, this is just first episode of the season, hopefully they will flesh her character out, from what I've learned of her from your video, the anime definitely didn't do her justice cause she sounds way more interesting and has more depth then I thought she would have, I hope they bring that out in the anime as well
@@NatalieXHunter Ah I see. That’s true. I don’t usually drop much if any. Although I’m also trying to watch precure shows and bleach gradually. And always try to watch anything getting new seasons I haven’t seen. This season is definitely packed with not just quality but quantity too
Yeah, usually I don't so much hard drop shows as kinda get behind on them over the course of the season and then they end up in the 'I'll finish that one in a binge one day' pile. Honestly, I don't really enjoy watching shows weekly compared with binging them so it's usually just the ones I'm really hyped for new episodes of that I am still keeping up with by the end of a season.
So your not going to talk about how she makes no sense in story because if the left her out it would be better because how you awaken your new power that could save and stop people from dying but don't use it to stop the turtle boss guy(forgot his name). Keep in mind she could have knocked him out about 3-4 times but she just lets him leave anyway. So the question is why was she even there? If she wasn't story would be the same
Hmmm.... I have a question to anyone who read the LN, is reading Naofumis narration in the beggining parts a miserable experience? He seems like a paranoid grouch for a long while and I think that would get rather grating for me after a while, but is it as bad as I think it is?
In my honest opinion, the first few volumes of the LN are not very well written. The author seems to get better with experience. The story is decent and the characters have some interesting ideas behind them, but the first few volumes are a bit amateur writing wise. For me that was just something I had to grind through, because I wanted to know all the differences in detail if I was going to be covering the series, but if I wasn't making content about it I'd probably have skipped the first five volumes (maybe just watched some cut content videos) and started after the end of season 1. Naofumi's tone isn't really that bad in terms of him being miserable and paranoid, though, in its extremes that only lasts for the first volume (until the duel with Motoyasu when he sees Raphtalia has grown up), and that isn't long enough for it to make him miserable to read about, it's still quite interesting as part of his character.
*sigh* the first episode of season 2 did certainty have that over run storyline rushed feel too it, that even people who have not read ther manga can tell is going wrong with it.
I'm still sad that the author introduced the wonderful character of Melty and seems to have no idea what to do with her. She's probably my favorite female character in the story but doesn't really get much "screen time".
Really? I find her quite annoying so I was kinda glad she wasn't around as much in these arcs... She does get to do some quite important stuff later on though - as with most series of this type the cast ends up being pretty big and so different characters, even Filo and Raphtalia, have more or less importance in different arcs and plotlines.
@@NatalieXHunter I agree with you, she was just an okay, middle-tier character compared to the trashy, lowest pit of hell character of her sister and her brilliant, definitely top-tier of mother. My personal favorite of female character was actually Kizuna! I love how she wasn't so quickly judgemental of Naofumi or questioning all his actions (as Raphtalia often did), because she could see the the actual meaning behind Naofumi's actions. She's spiritually and personally strong character, independent and with almost no non-sense character. Unlike the too innocent birdbrain with huuuge appetite like Filo, the too thirsty Raphtalia (I absolutely hate how episode 25 S1 drew her character.. She practically, selfishly demands Naofumi to stay by her side, to never go back to his real world, without thinking what if Naofumi had a family or important persons he wanted to see once again.. I was so shocked that Crunchyrolls declared her 'the best female character' of that year.. Just NO for me), or the denial, too blind, and rose-colored glasses wearer like Rishia..
@@NatalieXHunter Ah, I'm a manga-reader only and maybe read about a bit long synopsis of every volumes of LN, so yes, I knew Sadeena but I don't know that much yet.. So as far as I knew, my favorite is Kizuna..
Naofumi seems to be very tolerant to her in the anime. He seems to have less patience for her in the light novel. I like Rishia but she isn't top tier to me. I'm looking forward to seeing Kizuna Kazayama in some future season. I also wish we got more of the Queen, who is top tier waifu material. I'm also looking forward to seeing Glass again.
I think Kizuna will be in this season because she's shown in the ED. She shows up at the start of volume 8 and the anime is on volume 6 at the moment, so I think they'll probably cover the spirit tortoise arc and then the start of the next arc in this 12 episode season (so maybe 2 and a half volumes, which would match the 5 volumes they covered in season 1 with 25 episodes).
8:00 the full saying is, "A jack of all trades is the master of none. But still always better than a master of one."
The quote is "oftentimes", not always. If it were always, that would be a very silly quote!
Jack of all Trades are good at being a mid level general supervisor, assessing risk, assessing skill levels, and knowing when to bring in an expert. A general super know all the important task or risk for a particular scenario so they can identify and manage most projects/field commands. Their general skill exposure means they know when a skill is at an expert level - so they can identify experts that could help. Jack of all Trades tend to be critical to support HQTR/CO/CEO when team tasks or field commands have incomplete or unknown variables that must be solved /resolved along the way. If Rishia is a polygot then she will likely be a Mystery Solving Catalyst Deus Ex Machina - deciphering/ reading ancient riddles/texts/legends that will help the Shield Hero the general risk/goals that he must accomplish. WRT to the Art of War - What the Shield Hero team needs is a spy/intelligence agent... the Queen's intelligence network allegiance is questionable imho and the Shield Hero Team needs its own intelligence agent.
somebody once said: "better do 1 kick 1000 times than 1000 kicks once each."
Thank you for explaining Rishia's character in greater detail. However, as an anime only I still find her annoying because she's still trying to get back into the Bow hero's party when they didn't want her and her toxic obsession with Itsuki himself might lead her to do something stupid that will put her in danger and Naofumi's party will have to save her again. I would like to see a video about the Bow and Sword Hero.
Thank you - I'll be doing ones about each of the heroes soon!
Well I guess it depends on how you feel about the concept of a life debt....
@@nuanil Very good point, I do kind of agree with @AddaeAkono and even after reading to Vol 10 I still find her annoying at times, but I've never had my life saved so yea..
In the light novel that doesn't happen. Once Naofumi has his fight with the Bow Hero and shows who is useless (great scene cut from the anime of course, it's a trashy adaptation after all), he keeps Rishia away from Itsuki for obvious reasons, so there's no point in which she tries reject Naofumi goodwill and return to the party the doesn't want her.
Facts. That shit was already pissing me off. It's going put me over the top is she gets stronger and return to them smh.
Rishia is one of my favorite characters from the novels. She is adorable, competent, and while she is definitely a bit too focused on itsuki, her growth is amazing to watch after a few arcs pass.
I do hope the show will portray her growth properly. As far as episode 1 of S2 is concerned, Rishia already earned my disdain thanks to her obsession with chuuni itsuki. I can respect her determination to be better tho and can definitely see she's being set up for some character development so fingers crossed.
As someone who has only read the WN honestly I always thought Rishia was always way too good for itsuki. Dude basically lucked into a top tier Waifu who was incredibly loyal to him and treated her like shit because A.) She didn't fit into the tank role like his other party members and B.) She had the audacity to be more competent than him when it actually mattered. It's actually hilarious considering stuff that happens later
The issue is Itsuki is a container of pretty toxic pride and his own self importance and if and when any one outplays or outdones him, he takes it like a personal slight
@@ryankaiser2702 they all have some negativity and hostility towards women funny enough. I remember that explains why Motoyasu loves Filo etc. Itsuki has his toxic pride. Naofumi and his dark past with Myne. I recall Ren is also competitive and was angry losing to Eclair in a fight and cheated assuming power and items was all he needed (an event I heard was cut from this season)
Thats why Naofumi is the shield hero, gotta protect those waifus
This just makes me hate the other heroes even more. I know the arcs they go through, but unfortunately, I will never be able to forgive them or forget how pathetic and toxic they were.
yeap, 1.he is an idiot 2.he is jealous of her. 3. 1 and 2 about sums it up :P
The whole "stats I can't see" makes a ton of sense given how the "menu" works. A great deal of what's in the menu is only visible if you expect it to be there. So it would make sense that you won't be able to see stats that you don't expect to exist.
Cutting out Motoyasu going to Naofumi for help is actually a huge disservice to Motoyasu. That moment shows that, since he was shown Bitch being a huge liar, his faith in Naofumi isn't as bad as it once was, and that he actually respects Naofumi's ability to try and talk things out first, and acting second. It also sets up his later character arc with his... esoteric interests... that he's actually pretty good at reading the room when he's pressed to do so, and demonstrates that he can ask for help in non-game related situations. Now he's just still a jock who thinks with his lower head, and not a guy who actually cares about other people but has a tendency to be an idiot about it.
I’m so glad this video is made! As an anime only watcher, I noticed that the pacing in the first episode is incredible rush and not enough time wasn’t given to Rishia. I had completely forgotten about her in the last episode of Season 1 and her introduction in season 2 made me completely lost. I feel like more time could have been given to her training instead of going directly towards the tortoise.
Couldn't agree more!
She can also use every type of magic.
Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Lightning, Light, Shadow, Support, Healing.
As well as the advanced types Ice, Gravity, Poison, Decay, etc.
This is considered to be one of the rarest traits one could be born with.
I remember reading that in the Manga and I was wondering if they forgot to mention it in the video or if that was not in the light novels.
I love how you’re covering some of that missed in the anime and the light novels it really helps fill in the gaps gives more depth to the story I really love it please keep doing what you’re doing I support you in your channel love it
Glad you like them!
Hello again, Nat! I must admit... I die everytime you do a unconventional sound. I bust out laughing. thank you for the content!!!
Rishia has been pushed towards a fighting style she is not naturally a custom too hence her stats being weird, this is because of the Bow Hero's ego not wanting to compete in long range DPS with a descent mage , one of the many problems with the Bow Hero is his glory seeking that made him kick Rishia from the party for getting praise while he was seen as ineffective and though that asshole plan of blaming her for braking a piece of equipment he just upgraded from no less
Homie here for the ASMR trying to get through these exams. Love to always see an upload
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Rishia is just a cutie
Glad you did this because the time jump and her relationship with the party 🥳
Really left me questioning if there was something I had missed
😊 😃 😀
I love the way you do these character videos. Although I have not seen or read shield hero, I still feel invested and understand them.
Thanks for the video, and the heads up on the changes between the source material and the anime. Rishia has been a black box in terms of what she means in the story, so I appreciated that you did reveal that she'll be around for a while, that she's not a perfect fit for either the team she left or the team she's on, but she is here to stay and does fill a role. After the way this series starts, it's hard to trust ANY new character coming in without some kind of assurance they won't be an a-hole.
Never knew she had so much depth. I just thought she was crazy for Itsuki 😅😅
I do wish they'd have included Keel in the slave contracting. As an anime-only fan, the scene as is just felt like a weird shoehorn of "omg Naofumi getting another slave girl waifu" which is like..... :\
But if they'd have included Keel I think it would have negated that weirdness while also creating the opportunity to explain that they basically get buffs from him through their contracts (which I don't think has been explicitly stated up to this point?).
It kinda was briefly touched upon that Naofumi gives buffs with his contracts early in S1 (when he talks about how Filo was growing fast because of a skill he had), but it was almost a throwaway, forgettable line. Really felt like they should've revisited that and brought it back up when Rishia got her crest, even if it was going to be yet another throwaway line, just so we got that refresher. Doesn't have to be a whole worldbuilding explanation, but a simple "well, X shield will help her growth thanks to the crest" would've really helped remind us that he has that ability.
@@ultrahotwings9738 Yeah, agreed, that would have been a good way to go with it as well. Just any attempt at all to clarify he's not just building a slave harem would have been a good move.
I’ve been watching this channel for a few days, and I’m surprised as to how little subscribers, and views, this channel has
She is such a sweetheart. I hate how badly she was treated by the Bow Hero and his party.
Love the way you explain things to me them understandable. Also your voice is super soothing so that helps 😆 keep up the great work
Thank you! 😃
I really appreciate the backstory on Rishia. I totally thought she was a new character but then I remember she's actually in the second OP, carrying a bag of stuff books. I guess I should have re-watched the anime before the second season started. :) Also, I really wanted to read the light novels. I gave it my best shot but I could not get through how it was written. So again, thanks for putting in some additional details for us anime only folks.
The writing does get better as the series goes on. I found the first few books to be a bit of a grind to get through but the author seems to get better with experience.
I've been reading the manga and watching the anime I think it's cool that you're doing character videos
Rishia is my fav character tbh. And i feel bad for Itsuki for kicking Rishia out of the anime. Like bro Rishia may look like a pick me and annoying but never underestimate her power
I remember year's ago i dropped the novel because of this arc.
I got tired how the writer make all those who aren't with the protagonist be piece's of trash.
Seriously, the way she was treated was just an excuse to ad her to Naofumi girl's collection.
Great analyze of her character. She is definitely one of the writhed of the novel. Remind me a lot of classical Victorian novel's.
I would agree with you that I was never a fan of how the other heroes were played out in the novels, but it pays off later on. Don't know how far you got before dropping the series, but this is actually what sets of their change. After what happens to them, they go from bad to worse in terms of personality, and I'm not talking about becoming more stupid. It was called the curse series for a reason. All three of them have a chance of redemption, and giving how moronic they are portrayed, makes this redemption so satisfying. Seeing them having to go through their personal hell and come out on top, truly becoming worthy allies is great.
The autor loves in introduce characters much much earlier then what they are truly planned for, making us as a reader get to know them, understand them and having the choices they make make sense. Just as an example, a character is introduced in vol. 11, she plays an important role in that arc. She's in the village and pops up regularly over the course of the novels. Then you get to vol. 20, this is where she really shines. It's clear she was created for this specific arc, and each and every choice she makes makes sense, because you've gotten to know her, understand her motives and "what makes her tick". There are many more examples of this in the series of characters being introduced earlier then they need to, but due to them being there early, we have a chance to get to know them, making things they do and choices they make have so much more meaning.
I get this isn't a writing style for everyone enjoys, all I'm saying is the author loves doing this. You are definitely rewarded for sticking with the series, but it also means characters sometimes have to be annoying maybe feel a bit, dare I say, unneeded at first. Rishia is another example of this btw, she joins the party in vol. 6, but it takes many volumes before she truly comes into her own, but when she does, she's bad ass. Sorry for the longwinded answer, just wanted to share this thought with you.
@@Viborgdk this is the "one piece syndrome"... if i have to read 19 parts because "it gets good in part 20"... ye it's not worth it...
@@alejandrosegato671 That's fair enough. If a series really hooks you, you'll be more inclined to stick with it even if an arc isn't the best. For me, I actually didn't think the arc that is in season 2 was very good, but I fell in love with the series, that's why I stuck with it.
And given how much time you need to commit in order to follow and read a ln/manga, it needs to be something you enjoy. So it's totally fine you didn't want to continue the series, if a series didn't hook me, I wouldn't read it either. Just though I'd mention how the story progresses and how characters were introduced, that's all. 😊
@@alejandrosegato671 it doesn’t even get to good part it only gets worse
I read the webnovel to completion god it got only worse and worse
Who is Rishia? Well Rishia is Rishia and she must be protected.
I really hope they backtrack a bit, because the setup to the arc was actually important content for a lot of characters.
Thank you for explaining!
Thank You for this, I always wanted to know more of her character since she's treated rather poorly by the Bow Hero's party.
Like the warrior outfit Natalie
what gets me about all the heroes in this besides Naofumi is that they were all comparing it to a video game they had played and yet none of them seem to understand standard MMO party make up
Well, the game Itsuki played was a single player RPG (so probably something like Skyrim), and Ren was a solo player type, so it kind of makes sense that they don't. And Motoyasu is kinda dumb. Naofumi is actually the best off really as a gamer because he never played a game similar to the world they are in so he doesn't make any assumptions, but he did run a large guild in a different MMORPG so he has that kind of experience.
i hope they incorporate the content in other ways thank you for filling in the gaps i hope the rising of the shield hero gets a video game at some point
It’s interesting how she’s very subservient initially. Makes for good contrast later on what I read to happen later when reading up on the cursed series that I couldn’t help spoil. I’m curious to see how the other 3 will look after the incident this season. And I saw a clip and finally remember vaguely about Rishia
Risha is adorable. When I encountered this character my protective side came out in force, as it did with the demihumans and Princess Melty.
While I haven't read any light novels yet I did read the manga adaption alongside watching the anime. Both have moments done better than the other but they were mostly small differences up until Rishia was kicked from the Bow Hero's party. That story line however was done waaaaaay better in the manga.
thank you! :D will you make some videos about "Skeleton knight in a new world" in the future? I think its funny
I've only seen episode 1 (I mean, there only is episode 1 so far, but what I mean is I'm anime only haha), and I don't usually cover stuff I haven't read the source material for, but I really like it so far so I may read it when I am caught up with Shield Hero.
I did get into the light novels over a year ago. I can say I am a fan of Rishia. She keeps better as a character and she does becomes a very effective fighter. Due to getting the Vassal Projectile, I ended up comparing her fighting style to Yuffie Kisuragi from FFVII.
I’m also watching Season 3. Watching her guide Itsuki in his catatonic state of mind during the end of a recent episode, it truly made me believe Rishia is too pure and innocent for this world.
Only one thing wrong here, she didn't actually willingly leave her family to join Itsuki, *he subconsciously used his ability to compell her to join him.* This is one of the reasons that she was in such an emotional state, his power had downsides that later backfired on him when his curse series was beaten.
Rishia later helps Itsuki recover from the effects of the cursed shield, and she helps him become a better person over time. Itsuki learns some things from Rishia and learns some new skills, and he becomes much nicer towards her, and I believe that he falls for her.
9.55 , I think it like Rishia is like a shy genus little sister to Naofumi or something,,
It sounds like she is going to be a lot better then it seemed. She really looked like she was just going to be a comedy character, so I am glad to hear there is a lot more to her.
shield would cut her loose if not useful. doesnt have time to waste.
@@chrisperkins4917 I would agree, but how often does an author make us put up with a Stupid Character just for the Comedic Value even if the lead should, and would, dump them in the nearest ditch.
@@nobalkain624 that's what spear hero is with the nut kicks. got old for fans fast.
The absolute best part of the first episode is the stopping of the "Fweh" and now that she has a slave mark it would be even funnier if from time to time she says it and gets shocked. IMO it was her most annoying thing about her and glad it was acknowledged by the characters.
Now that being said this is the first time I have heard of any information on what the other heroes were prior to being isekai'ed. I am actually quite interested and seeing how it plays into the current motivations.
My most hated hero is the bow hero. He thinks he's beyond bad ass and it would have been alright if he was but he isn't and refused to see the truth. Also the fact that his brand of justice doesn't actually help anyone. I don't know if he ever "checked" on the rebellion he helped with but if he did none it seems to affect his outlook whatsoever.
The spear hero Motoyasu is pretty abhorrent also BUT at least when confronted with the truth he was willing to let Myne die for what she did. I cannot say the same for Itsuki. Now hearing that Motoyasu asked Naofumi to help Rishia because had issues with troubled girls in his past life helps me see him in a better light than before. I think it might be crappy he didn't pick up the mantle but asking Naofumi to do it means that Motoyasu now sees Naofumi as something positive even if he may not get along with him.
Honestly, watching the first ep of the new season just felt rather rushed in terms of story with little time given to really ease us back into the story and give us a proper sense of who Rishia is!
love watching your videos, it's always nice to hear a perspective from someone who's familiar with literature... plus your voice is pleasant to listen to.
Man, I forgot all about how Motoyasu got isekaied, but in true form, it was in the most Motoyasu way possible.
she's like ash's charmander/chimchar/tepig.
all abandoned by there former trainers.
She was a chi master in that world and she was helped by Naofumi indirectly whiel giving and selling meds
I don't like how Raphtalia was the one to suggest the slave mark, or at least the way she did, it just made her look like a fanatic follower of Naofumi when in reality she more often than not the voice of reason
Naofumi was the one to suggest it in the novel and she complains about how he would scare Keel
Thank you! I was really confused about the green girl.
Looks like they at least briefly mention her getting saved by a corrupt upper noble in episode 4
oh look. Actual character depth beyond "I love or hate the MC for no realistic reason!".
One of the theories on why they change stuff is because of censorship and ratings the ratings for televised stuff is always different than written so they have to tweak stuff to be able to air it on certain times
Oh god now I want to read up some spoilers about her. She seems really interesting
I'll make some more spoilery videos like the Mushoku Tensei ones once I'm caught up on the LNs - I'm on volume 16 at the moment and going as fast as I can!
She has a lot of plot
The anime is probably just structured differently to keep viewers hooked. You have the next waifu for those into "plot", and you have the "slowly unraveling mysteries" for those more into the story.
Great explanation, stayed out of spoiler territory.
I honestly was so disappointed by the way they handled the first episode, the introduction of Rishia and The Spirit Tortoise AND The Hengen Muso Style. I do wish we at least get some flashback-like part in the next few episodes, cause I feel like if I was an anime only watcher I would be very confused with when and how Rishia got integrated into Naofumi's party.
Yeahh, the new anime season skipped over some very crucial points oddly enough. Which is shocking to me, considering how well paced it was.. Maybe it's a time thing and they were rushed to push the story. Who knows
Natalie i was wondering if your still going to finish the jobless obligue series?
Yes, it's just that those videos were really confusing the algorithm (they're pretty niche so not a lot of people watch them - and there's really no point in TH-cam recommending a part 12 of a series to new people, but they have high retention because people tend to watch the whole chapter, so it kinda confuses the system) which lead to any other videos I put out only being shown around to my regular viewers. I wanted to put out a load of less niche stuff for a while to reset things before finishing the series to negate that effect.
I honestly think the issue with the second season is they are running into the issue where the turtle is an important arc for what it sets up but a drawn out arc in what it does. Since a large chunk of the stuff it sets up isnt important till after the hunting hero arc, I think they arent skipping per say but rather planning to reintroduce when it becomes important so they dont give a lot of time and detail to people who may not be important this season since it seems the Hunting Hero is happening and will probably be the end of the second season.
So I think this is a case where it works for a Web Novel Light Novel format but for an anime it causes issues and so they are doing their best to adapt it to anime while being true to the source material. Because notice Eclair and granny are both there when it might have been easier to cut them out for now. So I think its a compromise with the intent to fill in at a later date when it becomes important.
I haven't read anything just watched season 1 anime. I was hoping Rishia was going to be a little further along mentally with the new team. She is in a group that wants her and sees value in her. That's not going to erase everything she went through but it appeared she had been training with the Shield Hero team for quite a while. On top of that, she was very successful in the last battle of season 1.
I was excited to see what she could do...at least a glimpse. But, it looks as though I will have to wait. Naofumi or Raphtalia already hinted that once she got that slave crest she'll already be stronger than anyone in the old party.
Maybe she has a skill similar to King in OPM. She could be in the right place at the right time sort of stuff. But I just like to guess.
Thanks. I was wondering about the old lady and if she had a significant role in training them after seeing how badass she was
Yeah, she is important in the training of Naofumi's faction - hopefully she'll be shown more later because she's pretty cool.
I've been reading the manga actually, and I feel like her introduction in the anime, based on what I've been reading, had a lot of missed potential with the skipped confrontation with Naofumi and Itsuki. I personally would've preferred them to end season 1 either right before or right after her introduction and that confrontation, and then start off with half an episode dedicated to that training arc to introduce Eclair and the Old Woman. That would've helped provide a good foundation as to how significant Eclair is to Naofumi's territory, and also give the reason as to why the heroes are missing.
After that, I wouldn't have minded as much to rushing through the Spirit Tortoise arc in order to actually get to confronting the main bad guy of this arc. Nevertheless, it is what it is, and I don't see them going back to explain anything else later in the season. Let's just hope they don't skip over entire arcs and rewriting big portions of the story like how they did with The Promised Neverland season 2 :)
she is cute and i cant wait to see more of her
I was thinking that either there will be some flashbacks or maybe they will bring up Rishia and some other events before and close to episode 1. It seems like we forgot about her in season 1. Does seem like there’s a lot in season 1 to remember. Motoyasu does try to help women out despite his fears etc. It would be interesting to see if they show a little bit later on or in an OVA
Best girl for a lot of folks also nice outfit
do u make ur vroid clothes, if so can u make a tutorial showing it,
No, at least, not very often. I normally get them from Booth.pm
The fact that there are some changes between the novels and the anime doesn't really bother me, as long as major plotpoints or narrative doesn't change. I get that so much of vol. 6 has been skipped already as, while interesting to read in the novel, because you're invested in the world and such, doesn't make the same sense in anime form. I did see some comments on MAL that people found the first episode boring. I don't put to much stock in something like that though, people tend to forget that Shield Hero is a very character driven story. Personally, how it's been presented till now has been fine.
I also always enjoyed, as you mentioned the time when has to work with Naofumi without the support of the rest of the team, means she's given a chance to grow as a character. Also always loved her weapon of choice, can't remember when she starts using it. But the way it's explained when she swings her weapon around, it always felt so elegant yet deadly.
Rishia is cinnamoroll so cute and lovable
My problem is less with time spent on Rishia, but rather the complete ignoring of what Hengen Musou is. Because it’s an ability that seems to go against how this world normally works. It’s not a stat or skill that has a number associated with it. It’s fueled by a resource that isn’t listed on your character sheet. It’s not affected by the exp gained from fighting monsters. There’s no menu or vocal command to use it. Only understanding and practice will let you use it, and it lets you do bonkers things like... Defend against piercing attacks.
I’m not exactly sure what the purpose is of ignoring this.
It might just be explained later - maybe they wanted to skip the training type stuff and explain it in a more dynamic way during a battle or something. What I found a bit weird was how much the anime skips stuff with the other heroes - it's like they want them to seem less like assholes by not showing them much, which kind of takes a lot away from stuff that will happen later...
she has the undying devotion to the oen who saved her syndrome. i think thats what will really piss the shield hero off the most in the long run. but she might be useful we just cant see it yet
I hope she SIMPs for Naofumi instead of SIMPing for that archer hero...
She's a relative of Seteth from Fire Emblem Three Houses.
Rules of anime: has green hair=tied to something arcane and ancient. Lets see if it holds true (hoping she is a dragon blood or something, as is typical of the green haired trope).
This seasons seems to be moving fast. I hope we meet my favorite Kizuna
I think we will based on the ED sequence.
Everyone underestimates on the Red Mage until they learn Enchanted Redoublement
I may need to rewatch season 1, but the first episode of S2 slightly bugged me how they just introduced characters so quickly and didn't explain much about them or really show how they got there. Especially Atla Keel and old lady Elrasla
Atla isn't there yet - she doesn't show up for quite a while. But yeah, at the end of season 1 they had Naofumi get the village (which happens later in the novels, in the LNs they do all this training stuff at the castle), and showed that Keel and the old lady were there, but Eclair was never introduced at all, she was just briefly shown as being there in season 2 episode 1. They will have to introduce Eclair at some point but since they skipped the stuff with the other heroes and she is mostly relevant to Ren I guess they left her out of things for now. They skipped explaining about the old lady and Hengen Muso, so I guess we just know she's some kind of martial arts master, and they didn't show Keel becoming Naofumi's slave and trying to level up to be part of the party (Keel gets injured early in the spirit tortoise arc in the LNs and sits the rest of it out, so I guess to streamline it they'll just have keel join the party later... Though they might skip a lot of stuff with Keel to avoid controversy - if you've read the LNs you'll know why I think that might be the case.
What the sheild hero was transported, but the spear hero had been killed...
How many of them died?
All three of them died - only Naofumi didn't. Itsuki was hit by truck-kun, Ren died saving his friend from a murderer, and Motoyasu was killed by a yandere.
@@NatalieXHunter that's interesting and yet they all want to go back and complain about being alive first episode
Really makes you realize how self absorbed they all actually are.
a little annoyed how much they skipped and hoping they arent going to try and do the entire arc in 12 episoes just basing this on some the things the op shows. hopefully they bring in more of the skipped stuff later somehow.
I mean, the spirit tortoise arc is only two volumes so I would expect them to cover that in less than 12 episodes either way, but they really did speed run the start of this arc...
@@NatalieXHunter I didn't realize this season's focus was only going to be on the one arc, but that's really reassuring to hear.
As someone who mostly enjoys the slow-life travelling parts of this story, the character- and world-building and interpersonal relationships, I was concerned about it trying to do way too much within way too small a framework. Or just focusing solely on the action bits. Really glad to hear this likely will not be the case.
@@NatalieXHunter ye i get that it should cover the next two volumes but it was just with the amount it cut, i was a bit concerned they might try to cover more.
@3:30 Wait! Motoyasu gets murdered!? By who? I may have my own issue with the character, but straight up murdering them seems a bit to much. Would someone please explain this to me, and how it affects the story moving forward?
It may be a lot of work on your part (and i may be the only person who wants this) but it would be cool if you made a spoiler free version and a version the goes into spoilers. im not big on reading LN and just like seeing where a story goes without having the commitment
I'll be doing some videos with spoilers for Shield Hero soon, I just need to finish catching up on the light novels (I am currently on volume 17). I'll be doing similar things to with Mushoku Tensei and Re:Zero where there will be a mix of spoiler videos and anime only ones.
Hey Natalie how do you like Shield Hero in comparison to Re:Zero/MushokuTensei?
Writing wise, it is nowhere close to those two, but the story has the kind of stuff I like (lots of mysteries and surprising revelations) so it works for me, and I also like the litRPG type element it has, with the game-like mechanics, which of course MT and Re:Zero don't have but I like in general when they're done in an interesting way.
This was useful information. This video just further confirms that Mushoku Tensie is the superior adaptation.
All hail the algorithm.
I dont mind the cowardly, shy character trope. Just like Zenitsu they all have their moment to shine. Here's the thing, if every party member was fearsome, brave, bold, and gung ho, ready to die at a moment's notice, then you will have a Suicide Squad. This group needs a cowardly person to be the voice of reason, and point out the obvious "Ah, its a trap!!!!" You need Admiral Akbar!!!! So yeah, in Season 1 and 2 you had Naofumi and Raphtalia, then shortly Filo. You had the leader, who is strong and silent, who makes all the rational decisions. Then you have your swordsman, who is valiant and brave. Then you have your Loli, who is cute and adorable. But out of these 3, you had to rely on Naofumi to be the brains of this operation, that is no easy task. Naofumi is a strategist but even he doesn't have time to speed read and find out about the folklore about certain monsters. With Rishia, she seems to be an appendix of information, and she doesnt mind doing the clerical work and investigating. You mentioned that she is a jack of all trades, thats even better. That means she can learn different skills and provide backup when the main person isnt available. She position in the group is very valuable because she provides backup. The group knows that she can always come up with a backup plan and get them out of jams if their primary plan didnt work. Plus having another party member who can strategize other than Naofumi makes his job alot easier.
Am I the only one disappointed she is not in her costume armor she didn't take it off til they went to another world 😐
I'd honestly want the anime to keep the training arc in.
I'm curious to know if Rishia will stay with shield hero or go back to bow hero ? I didn't read yet the light novel but I accept some spoils xD :)
She goes back if I recall
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@@tarlison2k1 I see ok thx :)
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They kind of join forces later on so while Rishia is really involved in that and ends up mostly staying with Itsuki, they're both working with Naofumi anyway.
Hi Natalie.
CHANGE THE TITLE TO WHY RIShia is allowed to join the party
Thanks for the explanation. Rishia was really getting on my nerves in the first episode. Also it wasn't explained well at all about the slave mark and the powerup.
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Meh, Rishia's stats or threshold doesn't really matters. Especially with that strange Ki stuff wich could be a "bypass MP, use HP, get stun" for spells. By listening to you I feel like the author is yelling at us that Rishia is a "tool for incoming plots".
As a light novel reader I was rather disappointed with Rishia's introduction in the first season. I had been looking forward to the confrontation between Naofumi and Itsuki after Naofumi finds out what he did, with Itsuki unleashing a furry of arrows and Naofumi not even bothering to block. Originally I had assumed season 2 would spend an episode dealing with that, as well as explaining what the seven star heroes were, but I was disappointed Rishia's introductory arc was brushed over and turned into about a minute of content as they rushed to get off the island and return to the mainland before the end of the season. I was also disappointed we didn't get to see the squirrel suit.
I had heard that the author asked the anime studio not to portray the heroes as evil and they seem to of toned down the darker aspects of each of them, including Naofumi. This has caused Rishia's characterization to suffer, as they largely hid Itsuki's toxic behavior and by extension his abuse of her. I fear this will hinder her character development, as anime onlys will not fully understand where she started.
Hopefully the fact that the anime’s skipping so much doesn’t mean they’re going to go the same route as The Promised Neverland
Nah, I mean, it seems more like they're trying to skip straight to the action parts rather than change the story completely. They streamlined it a lot - perhaps too much, we'll see - but it wasn't the kind of stuff that the story completely fails without having.
Shield Hero has its 3rd season confirmed and maybe even 4th I don't remember but there is no need for them to rush.
There may be no need for them to rush but that doesn't mean they just have unlimited time to animate every scene from the source material. Pacing is always a factor, because it can just hit differently between a novel and an episodic anime format - they may have just decided that the stuff they skipped wouldn't translate well to the anime and might have felt like it was dragging things on, rather than having the new season start with them immediately having something serious to deal with.
Is it weird I like her just cause green is my favorite color?
Haha no. But mine is pink and there's no pink haired waifu :(
@@NatalieXHunter aww that true actually. Well they story isn't over yet so you can always hope 😅
@@NatalieXHunter a pink haired girl is in the spear hero's party and motoyasu has a spin-off manga. though Risha's personality type is more my thing. maybe not the most attractive waifu but has the qualities of the ideal one for a long peaceful relationship.
2 yandere girlfriends what a fucking Moronyasu move
I'm glad I watched this, to know she has alot more interesting depth to her character. Cause I'm ngl, as a anime only thus far I'm not endeared to her character, find her to be a lack luster irritating that might hold the rest back, her introduction was not that great imo, it didn't help her joining the team, felt so out of place and so forced and tacked on, it didn't mesh for me, which just makes her character all that more unbearable, I had a feeling the Mangas/LNs did it better, I do think they drop the ball on this in the anime but I'm still willing to hold out hope, this is just first episode of the season, hopefully they will flesh her character out, from what I've learned of her from your video, the anime definitely didn't do her justice cause she sounds way more interesting and has more depth then I thought she would have, I hope they bring that out in the anime as well
What shows have you been watching this season?
Loads, but I always watch loads the first week - ask me again in a couple of weeks which ones I'm still watching haha.
@@NatalieXHunter Ah I see. That’s true. I don’t usually drop much if any. Although I’m also trying to watch precure shows and bleach gradually. And always try to watch anything getting new seasons I haven’t seen. This season is definitely packed with not just quality but quantity too
Yeah, usually I don't so much hard drop shows as kinda get behind on them over the course of the season and then they end up in the 'I'll finish that one in a binge one day' pile. Honestly, I don't really enjoy watching shows weekly compared with binging them so it's usually just the ones I'm really hyped for new episodes of that I am still keeping up with by the end of a season.
So your not going to talk about how she makes no sense in story because if the left her out it would be better because how you awaken your new power that could save and stop people from dying but don't use it to stop the turtle boss guy(forgot his name). Keep in mind she could have knocked him out about 3-4 times but she just lets him leave anyway. So the question is why was she even there? If she wasn't story would be the same
Hmmm.... I have a question to anyone who read the LN, is reading Naofumis narration in the beggining parts a miserable experience? He seems like a paranoid grouch for a long while and I think that would get rather grating for me after a while, but is it as bad as I think it is?
In my honest opinion, the first few volumes of the LN are not very well written. The author seems to get better with experience. The story is decent and the characters have some interesting ideas behind them, but the first few volumes are a bit amateur writing wise. For me that was just something I had to grind through, because I wanted to know all the differences in detail if I was going to be covering the series, but if I wasn't making content about it I'd probably have skipped the first five volumes (maybe just watched some cut content videos) and started after the end of season 1. Naofumi's tone isn't really that bad in terms of him being miserable and paranoid, though, in its extremes that only lasts for the first volume (until the duel with Motoyasu when he sees Raphtalia has grown up), and that isn't long enough for it to make him miserable to read about, it's still quite interesting as part of his character.
*sigh* the first episode of season 2 did certainty have that over run storyline rushed feel too it, that even people who have not read ther manga can tell is going wrong with it.
I hope she becomes another waifu, but sadly i doubt it
I'm still sad that the author introduced the wonderful character of Melty and seems to have no idea what to do with her. She's probably my favorite female character in the story but doesn't really get much "screen time".
Really? I find her quite annoying so I was kinda glad she wasn't around as much in these arcs... She does get to do some quite important stuff later on though - as with most series of this type the cast ends up being pretty big and so different characters, even Filo and Raphtalia, have more or less importance in different arcs and plotlines.
@@NatalieXHunter I agree with you, she was just an okay, middle-tier character compared to the trashy, lowest pit of hell character of her sister and her brilliant, definitely top-tier of mother.
My personal favorite of female character was actually Kizuna! I love how she wasn't so quickly judgemental of Naofumi or questioning all his actions (as Raphtalia often did), because she could see the the actual meaning behind Naofumi's actions. She's spiritually and personally strong character, independent and with almost no non-sense character. Unlike the too innocent birdbrain with huuuge appetite like Filo, the too thirsty Raphtalia (I absolutely hate how episode 25 S1 drew her character.. She practically, selfishly demands Naofumi to stay by her side, to never go back to his real world, without thinking what if Naofumi had a family or important persons he wanted to see once again.. I was so shocked that Crunchyrolls declared her 'the best female character' of that year.. Just NO for me), or the denial, too blind, and rose-colored glasses wearer like Rishia..
I like Kizuna too, but the one I'd most like to hang out with is Sadeena...
@@NatalieXHunter Ah, I'm a manga-reader only and maybe read about a bit long synopsis of every volumes of LN, so yes, I knew Sadeena but I don't know that much yet.. So as far as I knew, my favorite is Kizuna..
Naofumi seems to be very tolerant to her in the anime. He seems to have less patience for her in the light novel. I like Rishia but she isn't top tier to me. I'm looking forward to seeing Kizuna Kazayama in some future season. I also wish we got more of the Queen, who is top tier waifu material. I'm also looking forward to seeing Glass again.
I think Kizuna will be in this season because she's shown in the ED. She shows up at the start of volume 8 and the anime is on volume 6 at the moment, so I think they'll probably cover the spirit tortoise arc and then the start of the next arc in this 12 episode season (so maybe 2 and a half volumes, which would match the 5 volumes they covered in season 1 with 25 episodes).
@@NatalieXHunter if they do it I’m all for it.