ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 9 months ago
This anime started off pretty strong, but the last 4 or 5 episodes saw a decline in quality imo. It start slowing down to almost a crawl, some episodes almost feeling like filler, and then at the final 2 episodes, it’s like the studio realised ‘oh shit, only 2 episodes left to wrap things up’ and rushed the story like hell. That especially hurt my enjoyment of this anime. 11 and 12 just felt like summaries, far removed from the rest of the series. Started off as a 7 to a 7,5, ended at a 6 to 6,5 for me.
wjs018@ani.social 9 months ago
I agree that the pacing could have been done better. It’s been a while since I read it, but I remember thinking that the fight against the demon lord happened quite suddenly (and ended just as quickly) in the source as well.
ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 9 months ago
Fair. It’s not just the fight itself though. Episode 11 is the lead up to the fight. From Yumiella’s parents trying to assassinate her and solving it in half an ep and then the entire lead up to the final ep being the rest of the ep, even though a lot happened there. Both could’ve used at least an episode (or even 2).
wjs018@ani.social 9 months ago
Yeah, it’s a missed opportunity on the adaptation’s part I think to smooth out the pacing of the source a bit.