Naofumi x Raphtalia: Will They Get Together? MAJOR SPOILERS
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Naofumi and Raphtalia are one of the most popular couples in isekai anime - or at least they would be if they were actually together! In this video I talk about Naofumi x Raphtalia and how the relationship will progress in The Rising of the Shield Hero, based on the light novels. This means major Shield Hero spoilers up to volume 22 of the series (the latest LN volume). This video also discusses Atla, a character who will have a big impact on how Naofumi views relationships, Sadeena, and other characters who have not appeared yet in season 2 of the anime, so you have been warned! Do Naofumi and Raphtalia kiss? Do Naofumi and Raphtalia get married? And will Naofumi get a harem?
Credits for some of the fan art used in this video (and thank you to QtlaFayon who told me who'd done them, and who originally commissioned some of the art):
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I wanna see the other three heroes actually accomplish stuff. So far, we basically have "Itsuki and Ren successfully uncovered a conspiracy, but only after being explicitly told about it"
The only good we know any of the heroes did is that Itsuki did save Rishia, even Naofumi agrees that he was the only one who could have done so as he was basically on the run at that time, Ren just doing guild quest and Motoyasu being wrapped by Malty. Motoyasu actually tries but he being lead by Malty, Ren is concentrating on getting stronger to do good later
Well I hate to break your heart but unless we get some massive rewrites they'll basically go through arcs that involve them falling to the curse series and never quite rising from it.
Better off setting expectations
If you want the other Hero's to do something than you should read Yari No Yuusha No Yarinaoshi (The Reprise of the Spear Hero).
@@vollied4865 they do rise from their curses after Naofumi takes them under his wing except Motoyasu he just loses his marbles for good (but he becomes more useful and actually helps)
I rather have them die a terrible, horrible, painful death. They are written to have no redeeming qualities and you are forced to work with them but they are weak, stupid, and useless...
I think its for the best that it takes so long for Naofumi to get into a proper relationship. I think the fact that the demi human aging is still strange for many makes it difficult to get them into a relationship right away. If both the audience and Naofumi see how much she changes they would probably be more accepting of it. It also just works for Naofumi's development as a character.
i think it be interesting to see raphtalia becomes even older, and her worldview and infatuation matures as well.
and like a bittersweet acknowledgement to love, for what it is and could have been
Thing is, it's hard for me to think she's matured and grown when she's still hero-worshipping Naofumi like a little girl who's so naive that she says she wants to marry her dad when she grows up. She needs to be her own person, not an extension of Naofumi, for her to feel appropriate as a potential partner for him, but she refuses to grow past that, insisting upon getting a slave crest put back on her instead of just trusting in their friendship, and she continues to refer to herself as his sword instead of his companion. She is objectivifying herself into being am extension of him, not aiming to be her own person with her own goals. She just wants to be useful to him so he'll keep her around. The imbalance in their power dynamic is staggering, and Naofumi isn't even doing anything wrong, but much like how it's still a bit much for a boss to make a move on a direct subordinate even if they mutually have feelings for one another, Naofumi as her slave owner will always inherently have power over her in a way that makes them seem kind of inappropriate as partners.
I really, really hope this is all addressed eventually.
I'd never be accepting of it, specially because he has a mentor relationship with her, but also because it's way too easy.
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Well considering Raphtali is not only often the most sensible in the room and the one to admonish and stop Naofumi when he is going too far/ get's carried away, but also becomes the Katana Hero, which breaks the slave contract, I don't think your line of reasoning holds up for long in the way it is.
@@FishSkeleton- Considering the snail pace of any romance development I think your worries will be addressed, I also think rapthalia needs more development if there is going to be a love relationship, but I think the slave contract at some point ends so there is no more of that dynamic (I only follow manga and anime), granted you cant erase the past that basically she was a kid and a slave when they meet and that's probably why naofumi is taking ages to even consider her as a possible love partner and not only as family member same like with filo and that's not even considering all the traumas with women he had to deal with, I just truly hope this series doesn't end on harem, if it does I hope rapthalia doesn't be part of it, I think that character deserves way better, I truly hate that shitty trope.
I've always wanted to see an isekai where when the Big Bad is defeated and the world is at peace again, the MC actually gets to go back home along with whatever love interest they've romanced. It could be an interesting epilogue showcasing that not only did the MC have to get accustom to the world they were sent to, but now the love interest gets to see the world the MC came from!
Then you should read
Arifureta: From Commonplace To World's Strongest
There are the official light novels and then there are the fan translations as well that tells the after story
From what I gather that’s very common in anime before the Naro website era or before the 2010s. Maybe early 2000s and earlier. It only recently became a trend to stay in the isekai world
Familiar of zero is like that technically
last episode of inuyasha starts out with him going to Kagome's time one last time then she went back to his era and they got hitched
@@albim6100 that’s exactly what I was thinking of
Thanks! Hmmmm... tail stuff sounds a lot like a euphemism for back door action.
$10
@@AsianEgg a small gratuity for a content creator i enjoy.
Awwww, thank you so much! The Super Thanks is a new thing TH-cam only put on my channel about a week ago, and I'm really not used to getting them, so I'm just going to say 'Ara ara, thank you!' like I do on my streams for now!
I would love a video on the Xuanhuan traits of the story. Back before the LN we used to chat about them on animesuki. Mixing Hengan Musou, external and internal magic, and the weapons powers made the development much more interesting than most isekai. Since the LN has more going on with those, this could be really fun.
At this point in the anime, I'd be happy to see Naofumi open up to the possibility of getting close to other people. But in terms of an end-goal relationship I just don't see Naofumi as the kind of guy to go for a harem. He strikes me as too practical and honestly, too dedicated. If Naofumi opened up and finally let himself be close to a woman, that would be a massive step and honestly would leave him significantly more vulnerable than in episode 1 with Myne.
So if he is that vulnerable with someone and that person doesn't betray his trust, then she will probably be revered in a way Naofumi never thought possible. It would be a sort of miracle to him that he feared was not only not possible, but something he would have deemed to be near enough sacrilegious to even ask of another. He doesn't seem like the kind to push his luck in this regard, and probably wouldn't bother trying to find more than one such person.
As for who to end up with, well it'll have to be Raphtalia. Would it even be possible for any other woman to ever mean as much to Naofumi as she does? The only thing that would stop this is the fact that she's daughter-zoned. But if she ever gets out of that zone, then she has seen Naofumi at his worst, and stood by him. She stood by him when the entire country was against him. When she was in the best possible situation to abandon him, she decided to stand by him. There seems to be no force in any world in the Rising of the shield hero that is sufficient to make Raphtalia abandon Naofumi, and that's what Naofumi has needed most since he was sent to Raphtalias world.
While it was already said the WN is going to be different, in it Naofumi ends with Raphtalia, Melty and Sadeena, Atla is always around as a disembodied projection also, but not in the same way as others, ending both as gods Naofumi and Raphtalia, the only ones alive in the epilogue are them, Filo, Fitoria, Atla (as a projection), Raph-chan, and Galeon a dragon Naofumi raised which mixed with the previously zombie dragon as dragons are basically immortal too. But he did have descendants with Melty and Sadeena.
"The only thing that would stop this is the fact that she's daughter-zoned." I don't think that this is an issue anymore after Naofumi "played" with Raphtalia's tail in closed doors.
I like that they take their time building up their relationship. In many stories couples get together unrealistically fast, to the point they barely know each others. In Shield Hero Naofumi and Raphtalia get to know each others well, and they can openly disagree with each others. And I believe it's important to show they don't build up their relationship solely on good interaction, but that they still care beyond some bickering.
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I don't know much about Re:Zero, but didn't Subaru fall in love with Emilia at first sight?
Honestly it needs to be incredibly slow burn if the author wants to keep it as something a reader can appreciate without being total degenerate. If Naofumi showed any attraction towards her in first couple of seasons that would have basically been "what are you doing stepdad" type of situation. Raphtalia needs to basically grow into separate person from the slave Naofumi bought and raised, at least in the eyes of the reader. She needs to be Naofumi's equal, not his subordinate. And that takes time
I will always root for these two. Raphtalia helped Naofuni regain his trust in women and gave him back the strength he lost.
The sweet romance is with Raphtalia... I really liked his relationship with the queen. I think Melty is a good choice too. The whale sisters are good fun.... also love all the Miko-Raphtalia pics.
Thanks!
Awwww, thank you so much!
The funny thing is that there's a "pact" upon all the girls that no one's allow to do the deed with Naofumi until after Raphtalia finally gets together with him(yes that also included that dragon). Also Naofumi did state at one point that the only two people that he would accept physically in the lolita category would be Atla and Raphtalia(and that's stretching it) as the rest(Filo, Melty, etc) were out of the question. There's also the promise that Naofumi made with Saddena that they'll have fun after everything's settled. Though that's a wait and see.
Then there's the issue with Melty as he actually is engaged with Melty(thanks to her plan backfiring) by making him archduke (the same rank trash has been). In malomarc the Archduke is second under the Queen and is someone the Queen picks personally(basically a marriage proposal). The only other way out of it was to let fohl marry her instead to which neither wanted and left Naofumi with no choice. Also there's a tmi moment about Melty that the Queen has written in her dairy.
Naofumi and Raphtalias relationship does progress slightly with each volume after Atla final wish. But usually it takes a character to snap some sense into them each time.
Raph is best girl period and makes the anime watchable for me.
I agree that she's great girl. But not enough for me to look past all the problem the world have.
I wanna say yes to the following:
Yes please do a video discussing Shamsha storytelling!
Yes we many Naofumi/Raphtalia to be a couple / smash! ❤
Yes please talk more about the other love interests of shield hero!
Also..YES! I will subscribe!
I like the slow romance. It’s very much in character for naofufi. And I have always personally found characters that are driven and focused to be more interesting. Life is not all about romance. Making important world saving stories all about romance feels like a poor story writing decision. That’s just me. I would also like an explanation on the Chinese writing style you spoke of.
I want Naofumi to finally open his eyes to the Raphtalia's feelings, I want Itsuki and Ren to finally master their weapons and egos.
And I want to see how the heck Motoyasu goes sane after all the madness he experienced.
We love spoilers, keep it coming!
In the web Novel Naofumi smashes all the Demis that have the hots for him but he only marries 3 women Raphtalia, Melty, and Sadina. The light novel he is pretty much engaged to Melty for political reason and at the unfinished end of the LN him and Raphtalia become a couple.
I think the two individuals (Naofumi) & (Raphtalia) look like a great duo, and I think it isn’t a bad idea for the two to develop a romantic relationship someday.
It would be very... Daughter x Father to an extent though.
@@MaoRatto sweet home alabama
@@Kelly-cd3gb It's clearly Raphtalia's fetish. Demi-humans be kinky though considering I've read the light novels to an extent.
@@MaoRatto no i'm not right
@@waydi8920 :3 None of us were right all along, the real folks who were right were the friends we made all along.
Each of my favourite isekai have such a strange situation with their main characters romances. Subaru is in love with a half elf who was frozen as a child for over 100 years and doesn't understand romance. Rudeus is a boy with the soul of a 30 year old. Ains is an undead who despite being all bones cannot bone so he's doomed no matter what. And Naofumi has a girl who despite appearances wouldn't be considered legal age in our world. Weirdly Konosuba has the most normal relationship since Megumin and Kasuma are pretty close in age. Ok forget about the age thing. People have been saying Naofumi has been through so much he deserves blah blah. Well Raphtalia has been through a lot as well, maybe even more so. She deserves to be happy too. Maybe she deserves to have Naofumi to herself.
I'd really like to hear your thought process with the Xiaxia relation because it shows how the lightnovel world isn't insular and can take inspirations from other literally niches
Oh shit the arms move!
I wasnt emotionally prepared for this.
Doki doki.... when ever i see natalie's video uploads
Thank you so much for all the spoilers 😊😊
nafoumi and raphtalia is my favorite character great video
Naofumi needs a few years of peace to truly commit to any type of relationship with anyone. The battle to save the world slowing down the healing process. Shield Hero isn't going to have a harem ending mostly because of .... [Spoliers]
Sadeena pushes the importance of commitment in relationships. Naofumi doesn't seem like the type to sleep around with as many women as he can but I am sure that Sadeena will force a shot-gun wedding if anyone was to get pregnant including herself. None of the women in the village would be just ok with having the shield hero kid but wants to be with Naofumi or that's what I think. The after-the-war epilogue is going to be wild.
Well this is an overall interesting and informative vid, so thanks there. As for the bit about explaining the Shield Hero story style type, hmm personally I'd be interested, though I'd also be interested in your take on the other typical story style types as I'm sure that'd make an interesting series.
Could you talk about later arcs that happen after the turtle one? Just like a brief overview or smthin so that we know what to wait for.
I generally summarize things by character or plotline rather than doing whole summaries of everything that happens in an arc. There are already a lot of spoilers for the next arc in the Glass and Keel videos.
Yes please
Summarizing AS BADLY AS I CAN so not to spoil (much): a bunch of waifus appear, Naofumi doesn't get laid. Oh, people die too.
From your amazing Mushoku tensei video to now this. Your voice is one of few I genuinely enjoy listening, not in a creepy way I swear. You are an amazing narrator and I can’t wait to see what other amazing series you plan on doing.
Natalie always dropping some good content
Off topic but you should watch trapped in a dating sim its surprisingly good
Yes, I do - I really like it!
They said the animation quality of the characters is very bad, specifically their designs, is that true?
@@Ricardo_Rick if you haven't read the manga than ot wont matter their complaining about how the manga characters designs are better
To me the animation is just mid - about what you'd expect for the type of series it is. It's not the best thing about the show but it's not bad enough to distract you from all the good things about it.
“…and because I think Malty is a stupid name.”
Just hearing this, I’m looking forward to future anime episodes and seasons. Raphtalia is without question Best Girl and I new about Sadina coming in but didn’t know she was an orca Demi human which already makes her cool. As for the possible future marriage between Naofumi and Melty, think about it when Melty comes of age her marrying the religious figure to her countries key rival could insure peace especially if a daughter was born from the union as the next in line to the throne so it’s possible. As for the young blind tiger girl I hope she’s introduced in the anime because I see her helping Naofumi’s character development.
I believe that was exactly the reason Queen wanted Melty to have Naofumi's kid. She even said Malty would have gotten a MUCH lighter punishment if she actually seduced Naofumi and was a chance of his kid(and was soo disappointed after Malty's rape accusation Malty didn't even get in bed with him at all). She wants peace sealed with the demihuman kingdom next door course her exhero husband threw a nuke into that but she's flatout ordered Melty to get on his good side even better in his bed
@@Ladywizard Yeah... Queen in the light novels is way worse as a mom than in the anime. Just imagine having a woman ordering her 10-12 years old daughter to have kids with someone 10 years older.
@@sfappetrupavelandrei He's only 19 but yeah still problematic age gap
i think the same and also Melty already seam to like Naofumi so it's just a question of that feeling be more developed and when she becomes Queen they get toguether... i think it would work great the four of them toguether.
I really want Naofumi and Raphtalia to get married (no harems because there just blind pleasures for the wicked hearted)!
Preach it preacher!
I agree, in the web novel Naofumi and Raphtalia was getting married after finally settling down and Atla objected and offered to pay Raphtalia and Naofumi did nothing about it💀😂 I know it’s supposed to be funny, Raphtalia truly deserves a happy ending with no harem and Atla somewhat being the center of Naofumi love life too
A Harem where the 3 main girls are 10, 2, and 3?
Wow, really makes fans look worse than Epstein.
So go Epstein! Save JJK!
He raised her though 😭
@rigure so?
Yamcha explication vid will be nice, and I suggest get a Yamcha defeated for the thumbnail XD
It's xianxia, but I am no good at pronouncing Chinese words so I can't really expect anyone to know that from what I said lol!
I am starting to get interested in the white tiger girl, she and Raphtalia having a rivalry for Naofumi's affection would be the volumes of the Light Novels I might like to pick up someday now that you have detailed a bit of the vibes that happen between the two of them.
You should pick the entire series especially to check differences, but also...there are more chances she appears more again, though so far it hasn't happened, it'd be disorienting to start reading without knowing everything that has been happening.
It's not what you think so don't bother. Either read all the volumes, or wait for the anime. With the speed they are moving, if it gets 2 more seasons I think they will finish the story even before the novels are done. :|
Raph-chan and it's whole storyline (and Raphtalia's whole disturbance by it) is lowkey one of the great aspects of this entire saga.
Hearing atla dies is Lowkey sad and I’m probably gone cry
It’s pure heartache, the whole scene is unnecessary and it’s heartbreaking for Raphtalia too importantly
You have such a calming and soothing voice. I really like your format. Please keep it up!
Myne sure knows how to leave a bad taste. I'm sure Raphtalia will get past being seen as a daughter figure.
Also since Naofumi took part of Raphtalia and made Raph-chan would that count as their child, I feel like this is Jota all over again xD.
But since Raph-chan is a combination of Naofumi and Raphtalia I wonder who she takes more after sweet Raphtalia or darker Naofumi.
She definitely is sweet, but she also seems to like going along with Naofumi's shadier plans a lot more than Raphtalia does!
Raphtalia doesn't care for Raph-Chan for reasons (and this is one of them he basically made a child with her without her permission as Naofumi was told that many see those type of familiars as children to their owners (Kriss/Chris is considered a child between Glass and Kizuna), the MN there's Naofumi's obsession with Raph-Chan which drives Raphtalia mad. [and spoiler from the latest LNs her soul is Rifana's soul (Raphtalia's childhood friend who wanted to marry the Shield Hero) no one knows but Naofumi suspects, as her ghost has been spotted around the village and Naofumi see a weasel demi-human overlayed on Raph-Chan while she was doing some serious soul manipulation]
Oh new model animations? I like!
I feel like for as many reasons that it could end up being a harem ending situation, there are as many reasons that it won't end up that way. Sure considering the sheer number of women who would probably be (and already are) DTF, he most likely wouldn't go that route considering his character up to this point. He'd probably stay with one girl maybe two and call it there. At least in my opinion.
Considering the webnovel went down the harem route its possible the novel will take a more monogamous direction
Either is fine if it makes sense. There will always be detractors for who he ends up with. Also I think the LN has more characters than the WN too
Reading the novels, It is hard to see this as a harem (even though there are a lot of female characters). More than once it was shown that the female characters see Raphtalia to be Naofumi's woman. They may joke about stuffs but they all know that Raphtalia is the one.
Here are some spoilers!!!
After Atla and when Naofumi started to act weird, everyone expected that Raphtalia would be the one to fix the problems. When some characters made fun of Naofumi's virginity, the expectation was always that he will sleep with Raphtalia. Atla was the only one in the LNs who actually tried to get Naofumi and he found her mostly a nuissance with her advances. I mean right now there is no woman who shown any interest in Naofumi who doesn't perceive Raphtalia as the future wife: Sadeena already mentioned to Naofumi that if he is interested in Raphtalia, he will have to marry her (she doesn't want to have Raphtalia's heart broken) and Melty acknowledged in volume 21 that she expected that Naofumi slept with Raphtalia.
You moved your arms ! So cool ! It's awesome Natalie !
Nooo ! You're burning !
Well, I know it was impossible, since your video about Glass, but a well built ennemies-to-lover between her and Naofumi, with geopolitical and battlefield intrigue between the two worlds would have been on top of my wishlist.
Keep playing with the software, but quit setting yourself on fire xp
Nothing wrong with a bit of fire magic! But yeah, Glass is a ship that won't sail, what with her being a lesbian and all, but it would have been cool. I like the relationship they do have though.
I'm frustrated about how long it takes for Naofumi and Raphtalia to finally end up together, however, as frustrating as it can be since I love romantic relationships in LN or Manga, in my opinion, the fact that it takes so long is actually a really good thing, as you said, it fits perfectly with his character, and his goals, but more than that, a relationship takes time to appear, and given what happened to Naofumi at the start of the series, even tho he's almost healed from this traumatic experience, I think it's normal for him to still take time before thinking about this kind of stuff, this isn't a wound that can be forgotten that easily after all
My issue is what it took for him to realize and it still took him a long time afterwards even at one point wanted to bring Atla back from the dead and reciprocate her feelings when Atla herself told Naofumi Raphtalia loves him, multiple people has consistently telling him they look like a couple or married and he ignored it but when Atla sacrifices herself he could only think about Atla romantically and put Raphtalia through hell til the recent vol. I hope this change in anime, Raphtalia deserves to be Naofumi’s first kiss.
There's something refreshing about an MC that doesn't get written into sleeping/marrying everything and anything within the first few chapters. I'm all for romance options and such but I feel some need to stop pushing that onto everything else.
I'm kind of expecting a similar epilogue to Dracula untold, where something happens to Raphtalia. But Naofumi meets someone similar to her (in appearance or character) once he arrives back in his old life.
First, let me say I'm loving the additional animations of your avatar. 1 more reason to not just put you on a background tab and listen while doing other things.
As for the subject of the video, I'm an anime-only person at this time, so I am not familiar with any of the other potential love interests that appear later (I don't mind the spoilers either).
Based on that, of the ones that have appeared so far, I consider Raphtalia to be best girl, and that is the ship I'd like to see set sail at this time.
If that were to happen, I am curious how the Author would handle what to do with Raphtalia if Naofumi were to return to his own world and take her with him.
Specifically, would she retain her demi-human appearance, or would she undergo some mysterious transformation in the process of the transportation to his world?
Just knowing that Naofumi eventually is open to being in a relationship is a dynamic I'll be looking forward to seeing (hopefully the anime will continue for that long).
I genuinely think non-harem would fit the tone of the story way better, but it's clear to me that it will go in that direction anyway.
Shield Hero as a series lives to mess with cliches of the genre and call them out as unrealistic. Naofumi gets it in the most blatent way by getting betrayed by his very first party member, and having all of society against him long before the other heroes deal with any such struggle, but there are countless other examples too, like how Ren caused an epidemic by assuming monster corpses despawn a while after dying, or how the heroes are generally not very heroic at all while being emblematic of other isekai heroes. Specifically, Motoyasu is already the harem protagonist of this world and it is NOT working out for him. He doesn't know any of the women in his party further than he can throw them and it's obvious they will betray them. We also have Ren and Itsuki who are kind of differeing spins on Kirito each if you ask me, with Ren being his solo player cool guy side while Itsuki is his vigilante side that claims they don't want any of the praise of being a hero but so clearly wants to be seen like that by everyone else. As such those two, Itsuki especially, already have their admirers who fill those troupes. Naofumi, if you ask me, should stand apart by not thinking he should have access to multiple lovers simply because he's in a fantasy world where he can do as he pleases in that regard. I think it would be so refreshing if he said to someone like Motoyasu "you don't know or respect the women around you at all, tell me their names even for crying out loud," meanwhile he knows Raphtalia inside and out because they've actually grown together as people and they don't see each other as sex objects and nothing more, like a harem protagonist so often would.
Ya this kind of harem isn’t the other kind of harem where they vie for his attention or the girls lack personality like the usual harem genre. Same with re zero and mushoku tensei
@@rajvirmalhans2073 I agree with Re:Zero, but disagree strongly in the case of Mushoku Tensei, personally.
"while Itsuki is his vigilante side that claims they don't want any of the praise of being a hero but so clearly wants to be seen like that by everyone else"
There is no such side to Kirito though.
In fact a big part of his character arc in Alicization is that he hates that others see him as a hero, as "the Black swordsman", because that's not him it's a facade that he put on to protect himself. You could even say he basically suffers kind of from imposter Syndrom.
Ren's facade is similar to Kirito' but where Ren initially tries to shift the blame when shit really hit the fan for him, kirito starts off with self blame and self loathing.
@@FishSkeleton- Why do you think that the girls lack personality in Mushoku Tensei? They also don't fight for the MC's attention there and accept each other.
@@Rhonin15 I do feel they have personality, but they absolutely do vie for Rudeus's attention and get jealous in very cliche harem anime ways. I don't think that's some big problem, but it definitely does happen. To each their own, there's nothing wrong with liking MT's polyamory, but I dislike it, find it very cliche, and frankly find it gross more often than not in a way that detracts from my enjoyment of the show. All the same, I know that was common in the period MT wants to evoke in the reader's mind, so I accept it, I just don't enjoy reading those aspects of the story.
I've read the webnovel and i think it suits him well. But the raphtalia-route suits him better, since both of ren and itsuki's ships are the same that is raphtalia for naofumi (the whole rescuing from curse-series-thing). Keep in mind, that the FBI would still knock on his door though.
Nah , Firo takes the take in that regaurd. Would make him both a pedo and a zoophile at the same time
Sure, tell us about the shamsha genre of literature and how that works, as well as how it informs the Shield Hero narrative. I'd love to hear it. And, no, I don't want another harem ending; that would be boring. I want Naofumi and Raphtalia to get married to one another.
psure its a harem ending iirc, he marries everyone
I would love to see a video on the Chinese story structure you were talking about. Also I don’t know if this has been in your other videos but I’m liking the expressive gestures ur avatar is making now
I'm actually a big fan of Naofumi and Melty's dynamic, and would probably ship them if she wasn't 11. Speaking of, I've read the entire light novel, but I have yet to see a reason other than sinking that ship to have her be so young, is there any?
I hadn't really thought about there needing to be a reason - I would guess that the author just wanted her to be a kid so it'd be more impressive that she manages to do a decent job as a ruler, and to show she needed to work really hard on that, rather than having already been fully educated. Probably also to make the relationship between her and Filo, which is quite important, more like two cute little girls being besties rather than like Filo just having another adopted parent figure.
TBH her age is irrelevant. My issue with that ship is... Raphtalia is better.
Yeah, her age doesn't really matter given she is a normal human so she'll get old enough for him to be interested in with time, if the author wants him to be. I don't really like it as a ship either because I don't really like Melty - I can see it working as a couple, I just find her the most annoying of all the potential waifus haha. I'd actually most like to see Naofumi end up with Lyno - it just amuses me when they're together.
@@NatalieXHunter I think you mistyped "Filo" as "Melty". I mean. I do find Filo rather annoying... Byt she's literally months old so her folly is acceptable.
Now. If I had to choose a girl, based on my preference and other than Raphtalia... Kizuna. Kizuna is my type tbh.
@@SergioLeonardoCornejo Melty and Naofumis ship is fairly important, because their marriage would end the bad blood between 2 countries that often have wars against each other.
Well whatever's going to happen between them, we can be sure that Naofumi will allways have protection (ba dun tss). Also nice upgrades to the model.
Honestly I was hoping it wouldn't turn into an actual romance at all at least not between him and Raphtalia or Melty I only don't mention Filo because their relationship seems pretty hard line father daughter And I was hoping it would remain At least with the original 3 hes known since they were "young"
Because my brain is still stuck on the father daughter dynamic
According to some of material I've seen, they definitely get together. Repeatedly.
You might claim it's not canon, but Naofumi definitely had a cannon.
Please, that kind of material is never canon - if it was then I'd have to answer some questions about some situations I've been drawn in by fan artists lol
@@NatalieXHunter hopefully you're referring to your avatar with the spicy fan art. Hey, quick question. I have found some digital copies of your written works on Amazon. Do you have a source that sells paperback copies? I prefer tangible reading material over digital
I didn't release many of my novels in paperback (at least, the ones on this pen name) - digital is a more lucrative market for that kind of genre - people don't often want hard copies of their smutty harem books lol. If any are still available in paperback, they'll be on Amazon, because they're all Amazon exclusive.
@@NatalieXHunter well, I like supporting content creators and I've never been offended by the Devil's Melons
As Riversong said in Dr. Who that would be spoilers... :-) But joking aside, having read some of the web novel, I am hoping the Author does a better job with the LN true ending. Nafumi needs the time to fix his own problems before he can have a real and complete love life. He deserves it as he has been through a lot. I just really this series so much. You can see how the author has grown writing the LNs. As always thank you for your videos. :-)
How to imagine that when he reaches the height of power that he can get that maybe he can make peace and the waves would no longer be an issue and no worlds get destroyed
I’d love more elaboration on Xuanhuan type of storytelling, especially with it’s relationship to Shield Hero!
That's interesting.
Having several canons could be confusing I guess.
I have read what some of the canon says and at least to me that makes sense
New video just in time!! My rabbit woke me up because someone was vacuuming (he’s scared of vacuum)
My cats also fear the vacuum... Sometimes I think about getting a Roomba just to watch the chaos.
@@NatalieXHunter Pure chaos!!!!
Well, I cannot see Naofumi ending with anyone other than Raphtalia. I just want it to happen at any cost.
They are talking about marriage in the light novel 22 so they definetly end up together. :3
@@Your_Senpai_004where can I read it??
@@i7arus I bought it on amazon
@@i7arusanyflip, google the vol number along with anyflip
Omg the new model 😍
Same model - different software!
@@NatalieXHunter I usually just listen to your vids like a podcast so it all kinda took me by surprise haha
People seem to think that "Oblivious Men" dont exist, but I am one of them. The only Women I ever asked out was my Wife and I only did that after a coworker told me she was interested in me. She often flirted with me, but I just thought she was being nice. The only other two Women I dated asked me out. My Wife has even told me that over the years Women have flirted or checked me out, but I never noticed any of it. So yes completely Oblivious Men do exist.
Another great Vid Natalie. I am very torn on if he should return or stay. If there is some way to bring back the Demi in his Shield then I would say stay, but if the only way to bring her back is to go home I might lean that way. I dont want him to have to part with anyone from the World he has come to love and protect, but can he live with knowing he made the choice to leave behind someone who love him enough to give her soul to him. Its a hard choice that as of now has no simple answer.
Natalie: speaking about the web novel being a first draft
The mouse cursor being flung across the screen: *Don't mind me, I'm just going to be the center of attention now*
Well, I made this with some different software to what I usually use for the motion capture (hence why I'm moving a lot more), and being the first time I used it there is a little bit of jank...
@@NatalieXHunter I hope you're not taking it as something bad. It was quite funny to me at the moment. Sometimes the little errors are the best part. You're doing good so far 👏
Ah, no, I didn't think you were being one of those super critical people, I was just kind of aware that I didn't really know what I was doing while making this one where I only started learning the software this morning!
@@NatalieXHunter heck yeah. You're doing pretty good for learning this morning. Keep up the good word!
For me, I want Raphtalia only for him.. he can have harem but for fun only..hehehe.. thanks for the video Natalie :)
I chuckled at the "Tail stuff"
This is slightly related, with it being involving Naofumi and his love life.
I've had this idea for a AU story ever since I saw a really well done fan art of a genderbend story involving Naofumi. and it's not like he starts as a girl, I mean something occurs after he's ostrizized and becomes a woman.
For whatever reason this fanfic idea has been sitting in the back of my head for a while. i just haven't felt compelled enough to really try writing it.
Thanks for the explanation and the video
Yes I do think a video about the build style the Light Novel follows.
To be frank i prefer the way the romance is being only hinted at so far, as the way the story has been following if the romance were to burn and take over , it would have pushed many possible key elements away making the story different and only focused on romance.
God your voice is so soothing I don’t know why
im fine with it as long as its still happening, and if theres occasionally a scene that hints at any romantic progress between the two. definitely my dream isekai romance story, im excited for when season 2 comes out on netflix :D
Given Naofumi's way of approaching the issues as a hero, it makes sense that he would put any other factors behind ensuring the success of what he was summoned for. It would do no one any good if he started a happy family if he then failed to save the world and everyone died.
I believe that Melty is around 10. I may be wrong. But yeah.. that is too young. I do like Naofumi and Raphtalia. I think that would be a cool thing to see.
She’s 10 but it could work in 8 years and just as a political marriage for now where they are simply just close friends. It wouldn’t work now but could in the far future
I’m glad he eventually gets to be happy.
Its 6 in the morning and you making me cry
I’ve been watching all of your videos, and I swear it’s like re-experiencing the novel all over again. Love going to bed or driving listening to your videos. Keep it up!
Glad you like them!
Yes, please make that Chinese fantasy power ladder video. 1st video seen of yours, I am now subed.
Coming soon! And thank you so much!
The whole Raph-chan gag is hilarious,
also moving hands, me no understand
Goddammit I was right, ever since I first watched shield hero or just any isekai I always wondered what about when they go back to their world, do they get to keep their powers and friends, and if so how will their family members/real world friends react, I mean that one Netflix anime gave me the answer
Your model has become very expressive.
I wonder if anyone who watches this vid has read the light novel, the manga and the web novel and know that despite the three different endings, there is one where Naoufumi and Raphtalia do get together, actually start a royal family line along with Melty, the better princess of Melramoc Kingdom. With that knowledge in mind, does it make any difference in how the anime will end since the unbreakable rule that separates anime and manga: neither truly follows what the other did first.
It's nice to have Naofumi thinking seriously about his relationships, but ... hear me out ...
Taking in consideration how his Skills work ... I wouldn't doubt that, right after he bed someone, he would get a "Shield of Conception" (or something alike), which would let him decide if his partner would get pregnant or not!
LOL
Naofumi... I truly do feel for all his plights, and see that he's a genuinely kind person. At the same time, he comes off as someone who lets others influence him to a ridiculous degree, almost as if he himself has no volition.
L'Arc is a character I can identify with personally. Mangakas are really stuck on the demure/naive/passive archetype for their MCs, it seems.
L'Arc is my favoritye male character too, tbh. But he's a bit of a simp as well for Therese!
@@NatalieXHunter I might be too, not gonna lie. 😄
SHE MOVES NOW????!!!! SHE'S TOO POWERFULL
I’m ok with a slow romance it means good writing ❤
I'm sad about Atla, but at least she now lives in the Shield and she helped Naofumi be less cold with his romantic feelings (helped a bit too much at the start, but hey)
I'm happy to know Melty can get some love too, she certainly deserves it
Nice new avatar btw, now you can even set yourself on fire.....for some reason, good luck with the new software
I just wanted to use that fire effect lol! I did at least tie it in to talking about a demon dragon!
@@NatalieXHunter i know, i was just surprised when you suddently got yourself on fire XD
I wonder if we really saw the last of Atla... In a world where there are literally Resurrected.
@@shrap3d i mean, if she can, then sure, i would love to see it someday
@@shrap3d Naofumi does get to ask her if she wanted to be resurrected and she tells him she happy with him in his shield, if something like this does happen it would be an epilogue of the series
Nice new avatar and new animation, now Natalie can move ! wow
Naofumi ain't gonna have a harem as the main antagonists main traits are having a harem
I had to bite my finger to not scream the moment i heard The Queen died, meaning there was a posibility she dies in the anime as well .... i really like your videos, but yeah ... i didnt saw that one comming
Still one of the best romance isekai examples I’ve seen is how a realist rebuilds a kingdom yes it’s a harem but it’s balanced
Having Naufami think of Raftalia as a Daughter and later as a love interest gives me the ick. 🤮
If the daughter/little sister issue didn’t happened in the first place, then by all means they should end up together.
I think that, if there is going to be a romantic relationship between Naofumi and Raphtalia, it needs to develop slowly and be accompanied by character progression and growth in both of them. The way they met and the initial state of their relationship is VERY much an issue, especially considering that grooming seems to be an uncomfortably common trope within romance plots in Japan (such as "Usagi Drop"). And while most such stories don't portray the older character as purposefully gooming their future love interest, the whole thing is glossed over and romanticized so much that they become a defacto apologetic endorsement for that kind of relationship.
If Naofumi and Raphtalia's relationship is to become a romantic and sexual one, those issues NEED to be addressed, both by Naofumi and especially Raphtalia, and it it needs to be made clear that Raphtalia's feelings aren't due to an overgrown crush on a father/mentor/hero figure but from truly adult feelings accompanied by full agency on her part. Unfortunately that takes a LONG time to develop and portray correctly, but it looks like the author is doing a fairly good job of it so far.
in the series it already slowly is in the end of s1 it shows and they kissed but her back was shown to camera
@@ShadowWizard pretty sure that was only a hug that looked like it might have been a kiss from a particular angle. If it had been a kiss, there would be a lot made of it and reflected on concerning it. It would have been treated as a milestone in their relationship that would have changed the fundamentals of that relationship, and we're just not seeing that.
@@jeffreymeehan3567 when others came they did act like when a couple was busted kissing by friends the usual reaction even in other animes (they wouldn't react the way they did if it was a hug), they just know they have to focus on waves so not much time for that so they take it easy despite the kiss
Atla is gonna hit me hard in the anime...just hearing after what happened to her..
Ik bro….. I might actually shed a tear
Naofumi doesn't like the thought of being a harem protagonist. And I do hope that harem won't happen. I think that just Naofumi and Raphtalia would be the best ending.
While I'm a strong critic of the harem-like situation of this series, I do like that Naofumi is more pragmatic and simply states that there are more important things at play than chasing skirts
Also, I'd say that considering his personality, I'd consider him to be more of a monogamist, considering how early on and how issues free he gained his main romantic interest with way too many others following suit for multiple reasons and the "only sane person" nature of the series, I'd consider a true harem ending like Mushoku's to be too much wish fulfillment here, in stark contrast of me thinking it's perfect for Mushoku
I find it weird how there doesnt seem to be any monogomous japanese people being isekaid... Like ever. 😆 Makes absolutelu no sense.
Also, I have yet to see a good harem ending in an isekai.
Yes, more info please. He has so many women in his life and he feels for them all, Its not our world so as many as he can handle.
Motion capture? If so, you've learn something very great here.
No, I don't have the hardware for full body motion capture - this is just using different software from my usual which allows for some pre-made body animations to be combined with the facial motion capture.
@@NatalieXHunter Never stop learning/improving as a content creator. I hope we can collab sometimes~
I thought today’s episode of Shield Hero was amazing. Would be a spoiler, except I already thought it. If I even needed it, it hyped me up.
I woud love to see Raphtalia and Narofumi get married, and filo woud make the cutest flower girl 😍.
Simple answer is yes eventually. But as there's various source material and adaptions there's different endings. Either way raph and naofumi are the main parring. But there's a few ladies into him.
“Ladies into him” means nothing in the real world, so it’s grating & jarring to have it show up so often in anime, as if the guy* is just that - a straw man with symbolic significance but no agency, no judgement, no perspective, no accountability…not even gonads, but I guess that’s what makes harems so popular with the middle-school set (“hormones gone wild!”)
* - Guy: from historical figure Guy Fawkes, who was burned in effigy every year in cell ration of Parliament NOT getting bombed (UK). A straw man was/is made, called ‘guys’…the depersonalizing/dehumanizing history of why we now call guys…guys. (See also, “scapegoat”)
I really need to start watching this show soon. I've been holding off so I can binge it 😅
I think it would have been cool if there was a character that took the arifureta approach and just built completely OP guns that could rival the vassal weapons
Actually, there are guns in Shield Hero - the bow hero can use them. The country of Faubrey has a kind of steampunk thing going on and there are guns and cars there (though magic is involved in how they work).
@@NatalieXHunter that’s awesome, i actually have a fun idea for how guns work in fantasy anime, that’s only my head cannon tho. The magazine acts as a battery and the magic circle is a filter so when the magic is pushed through the circle it acts the same as casting a spell
I have only read the web novels so I was still very familiar with the topic of the video. I very much figured that the Web Novel and the Light Novel are now two separate stories, but having you confirm that made my day. I am now very much excited to sit down and read the light novel in its entirety. Who knows perhaps the author will write the the ending {Spoiler}....
the author will write the ending based on which of the ending in the Web Novel gave the best reaction of the fan base and not write all the endings instead.
I still get a little bit of a Usagi Drop vibe from this. I recognize that a lot of people want it to happen, but it still creeps me out.