| Zero Kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho - Witch Likes Furries [message #341488] |
Mon, 10 April 2017 23:13  |
Dave Baranyi
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“Zero Kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho” aka “Grimoire of Zero” is an adaptation of a light novel series set in a magical world where humans fight witches, with half-human, half-beast folks wandering around. A Half-beast white tiger guy has become a mercenary and hunts witches because witches like to take the heads of half-beasts to help with their magic. He runs into a loli-sized witch who apparently isn't a kid and who has written a book on magic that could destroy the world. The book has been lost and so the witch, called Zero, is hunting for it and wants the tiger-mercenary to be her guard as she looks for it. So the two form a pact and wander off into the forest.
The first episode is something of a mess. There was lots of exposition, lots of “mago-babble” (the fantasy story equivalent of “techo-babble” in sci-fi stories), lots of cringe-worthy dialog, and not a lot of action. The protagonists are obviously supposed to be a “cute” couple, and the tiger-mercenary blushes a lot at the innuendos that Zero makes. All-in-all, I found the execution of the opening episode to be rather clumsy and I get the impression that things won't change a lot as the series goes on. So I'm not going to watch any more and my final rating is C.
Dave Baranyi
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| Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho - Witch Likes Furries [message #341501 is a reply to message #341488] |
Tue, 11 April 2017 04:23  |
Brian
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On 04/10/2017 08:13 PM, Dave Baranyi wrote:
> “Zero Kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho” aka “Grimoire of Zero” is an adaptation of a light novel series set in a magical world where humans fight witches, with half-human, half-beast folks wandering around. A Half-beast white tiger guy has become a mercenary and hunts witches because witches like to take the heads of half-beasts to help with their magic. He runs into a loli-sized witch who apparently isn't a kid and who has written a book on magic that could destroy the world. The book has been lost and so the witch, called Zero, is hunting for it and wants the tiger-mercenary to be her guard as she looks for it. So the two form a pact and wander off into the forest.
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I liked it because:
1. It is set in pseudo-Europe, or at least what I would call
pseudo-Europe. I particularly like the genre (or would it be sub-genre)
of anime set in the US like Kaleido Star, Chrono Crusade, and a short
list of others; Europe, such as Victorian Romance Emma, Gosick, and a
short list of others; or pseudo-europe such as this show, FMA, and a
short list of others.
2. It is not YAHSA (Yet another high-school anime).
The only thing I am not certain of is, is Zero (I believe that is the
girl's name) can conjur up a "rock prison" for the person that was
shooting arrows at them, why can't she conjur up a pot of soup?
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| Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho - Witch Likes Furries [message #341502 is a reply to message #341501] |
Tue, 11 April 2017 05:14 |
Arne Luft
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On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 01:23:17 -0700, Brian Christiansen
<brian_christians@hotmail.com> wrote:
> The only thing I am not certain of is, is Zero (I believe that is the
> girl's name)
Yes, it is.
> can conjur up a "rock prison" for the person that was
> shooting arrows at them, why can't she conjur up a pot of soup?
Probably it's the same problem as cooking in Log Horizon: You need
special skills to do so otherwise it is tasteless. :-)
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