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Sep 28, 7:29 AM
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It's been awhile since I've seen Maou-sama Retry but the mood still feels very similar with the humor. But yeah, they focused a lot on Aku and Hakuto's chemistry in this episode. Nothing too special yet.
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Sep 28, 7:30 AM
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KANLen09
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ASCA's OP, as well as MIMiNARI feat. the peggies' Yuho Kitazawa's ED are decent.
Hakuto Kunai a.k.a Akira Oono is back with his Infinity Game development story, though this premiere episode is just being a glorified recap and remake of Season 1's premiere episode all over again. His being a Demon Lord and meeting Aku being chased by a demon to save her out of trouble, her temperament is still the same as Season 1, if a touch too different from her original character design being plump now, plus her VA being recast as someone else. At least TsudaKen retains his Demon Lord voice, for someone who is stuck within his own game and being bestowed an evil power from a statue.
If anything, Hakuto is still stuck within his game, met Aku and the rest of the gang back in Season 1, though how things will go from there?
Is it unkempt for me to say that despite bad animation, I pretty much preferred Season 1 in a nutshell? We'll see how this goes.
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Sep 28, 7:43 AM
#3
cHysteriaM
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First season was by no means a masterpiece, but I enjoyed it.
Either way, I hope I enjoy this season as I did the first one.
Sep 28, 7:56 AM
#4
damnit_tomioka
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So do I have to watch the prequel and is this show worth watching?
Sep 28, 8:09 AM
#5
_Sanchay
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Stark700 said:
AbemaTV streamed the first episode today. This show is back and Hakuto is here again. Other familiar characters such as Aku makes their appearance. Lol, that "fan service" though.
It's been awhile since I've seen Maou-sama Retry but the mood still feels very similar with the humor. But yeah, they focused a lot on Aku and Hakuto's chemistry in this episode. Nothing too special yet.
why does it still show yet to air if the first episode is already aired.
Sep 28, 8:12 AM
#6
deathro
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_Sanchay said:
Stark700 said:
AbemaTV streamed the first episode today. This show is back and Hakuto is here again. Other familiar characters such as Aku makes their appearance. Lol, that "fan service" though.
It's been awhile since I've seen Maou-sama Retry but the mood still feels very similar with the humor. But yeah, they focused a lot on Aku and Hakuto's chemistry in this episode. Nothing too special yet.
why does it still show yet to air if the first episode is already aired.
today is the early streaming day, but MAL doesn't show it as airing until it's official broadcast day next week.
Sep 28, 8:37 AM
#7
ShiroAlex
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Jun 2016
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Beautifully tied in with the first season, made an alternate beginning, more detailed.
Sep 28, 8:56 AM
#8
SuirenKitsune
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Jan 2018
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good to see it back but what happen with the animation quality? it went downhill like in last season of highschool DxD
Sep 28, 8:58 AM
#9
MegamiRem
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I never thought we'd get a sequel of this after 5 years but it's nice. I remember having decent fun with the first season. This episode we got to see more on the background of mc before getting transported in this world and also the scene with him meeting Aku again. Aku's design has somewhat changed, she looked like Yellow Rem before. They recast some of the characters as well but atleast TsudaKen is still here. Anyway let's see how this season will go and what happens to the girlish boy Yukikaze who can get pregnant. OP/ED were both decent.
Sep 28, 9:24 AM
#10
Stardew
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Well this was a nice recap with added new parts. Excited for the new season.
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Sep 28, 9:32 AM
#11
Trivia-man-Frank
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The first episode was definitely recap territory in the second half, and it looks like the last minute or so takes place after season 1 ended… so are we picking up from where we left off or are we going through everything again?
(Sorry, just really confused right now because I can’t seem to find a straight answer anywhere)
Sep 28, 9:38 AM
#12
ejleon
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When the mentioned (Data Expuned)...
Are my ears deceiving me or did they just play the SAO music?
Or something very close to it?
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Sep 28, 9:55 AM
#13
neko237
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So it's series reboot under new studio and source? I guess that's fine but why is it worse than original series years ago... Animation is cheap, feels like a budget gag comedy, the self narration is over the top and even characters look worse, worst of all the genre is already saturated and stale. Shame.
Sep 28, 9:56 AM
#14
Nawic
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I was a bit surprised by the new studio since i don't really follow news on this stuff, let's just hope this ends up better than "A nobody's way to an exploration hero" did. The quality of that show really fell off after a few episodes and was one of worst shows i watched last season.
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Sep 28, 10:18 AM
#15
yhagni
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I read the web novel version of this previously and had not checked out the LN since it got licensed so I think I will check that out before watching this any further.
Sep 28, 11:32 AM
#16
sleepless_bitch
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biggest pile of dogshit
Sep 28, 11:45 AM
#17
aase11
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Dec 2018
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Seriously though, i don't know if i like all the changes to the animation, everyone changed and its hard to recognize all the different characters.
And it doesn't seem to be as comedy focused as the previous season which i think will be a negative for it.
very interested in this but feeling like its getting off to a bad start.
Sep 28, 11:49 AM
#18
MomoSinX
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The animation definitely seems like a downgrade compared to the first season but the writing might be actually better. The tie in was pretty smooth and we even got some real world backstory bits.
Sep 28, 11:50 AM
#19
JoeTheDestroyer
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At this point, I don't even feel it's worthy of the 3-episode treatment. It has one more episode to convince me my current judgement is wrong.
Sep 28, 12:20 PM
#20
HGodes
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Jan 2021
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Why did they have to waste a whole episode on this?
Sep 28, 12:49 PM
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Sep 28, 12:52 PM
#22
xMJro7
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Oct 2019
5
The anime world is in a steep decline, I think it will be like anime Kimisen S2
Sep 28, 12:58 PM
#23
FMmatron
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I liked the last entry, yet forgot almost everything about it during the last 5 years. So I don't mind this new adaptation.
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Sep 28, 1:17 PM
#24
TsukiKusagi
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Jan 2020
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what was that what i seen?!
It just reworks prequel and in the end jumps forward just to make you stare at screen and saying in mind "whats the point of this episeode?"...
Sep 28, 1:20 PM
#25
TsukiKusagi
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Jan 2020
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WTF was that what i seen?!
It just reworks prequel and in the end jumps forward just to make you stare at screen and saying in mind "whats the point of this episeode?"...
Sep 28, 1:22 PM
#26
TsukiKusagi
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Jan 2020
8
I just have soooooo many questions for example: What was purpose of this episode? - It was just partital and mediocre rework of OG anime start and in the end it just jumped forward to make me like "WTF"...
If its sequel why they just didnt made "0" recap episode and then start where it ended?!
Sep 28, 1:22 PM
#27
SilasKriegsende
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Jun 2022
9
The first anime season was lighthearted and fun, and while not masterful in the general sense, it possessed a mastery of saying plenty enough with a lot fewer words. This anime accomplishes in 1 full episode what the first anime achieves in 5 minutes. The music doesn't fit the vibe of the scenes, the dialogue is overly goofy, and the expressions of the characters rely on meme faces. It's obvious that they ARE trying to capture some of the feeling of the manga's appearance, but for a nice even flow and pure enjoyment, this first episode has made me skeptical.
I'm still in it for the long haul, because as far as I can tell, one of my favorite scenes from the manga and LN is going to be in this season, but I got at least 5 volumes into the light novel, and I can say the protracted scene taking over half of this episode with Akira and his friend sets up a thing that still hasn't really been touched on at all in 5 full volumes. This makes me cautious because it shows weak pacing.
But, we shall see.
Sep 28, 1:36 PM
#28
Kaos-wolf-6
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Apr 2020
11
what did they do to my boy. the animation look way worse than season 1 and some part just looked lazy hope this doesn't continue for the rest of the series
Sep 28, 2:09 PM
#29
Zaxphred
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Dec 2022
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i really liked the art style and now the studios changed and even though i dont miss isekai its a skip the art style pains me to watch
especially the lesbian dude which was comedy goal
i rewatched the anime last year and have to say i really miss the art style i cant even tell the characters apart thats how much they differ and what they did to the lesbian dude he just looks like a tomboy now man this is painful i cant even look at MCs face its ugly now
well i know some people are happy this dropped but i know i am not
Sep 28, 2:27 PM
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Sep 28, 3:24 PM
#32
MrBoomTop10Anime
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Jul 2023
287
No yeah this is awesome I love that we're getting more of this
I mean the production was confusing at best but honestly idm I never expected to see this series animated again so can't complain
Sep 28, 4:04 PM
#33
packmanisback
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Mar 2024
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What this is, is demon lord retry reloaded into some other dimension that's more cartoonish.
Would it have been that hard to keep the same facts from season 1? Almost like whoever made this never even seen the first season.
I'll watch it solely for the dungeon part, maybe it will change my mind about the show, but they got a long hill to climb now. Wouldn't be surprised if majority of details from season one is left out and/or changed now.
Also i know its not important but the outdoor hot spring scene was changed, why make it wooden panels in the background instead of it being open like before?
Sep 28, 4:28 PM
#34
TheColonel76
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And so far I like what they’ve done, it has a new fresh art style which I personally think is better, it’s made some characters that I thought looked very plain before stand out more like Yu and Tahara, and improved ones I already liked like Luna and Aku, now I’m not sure if I’m sold on the ones that straight up got redesigned like my girls Mink and Killer Queen but I think they’ll grow on me. And when it came to the episode itself, they had me for a bit thinking this was actually starting from the beginning again lol, a lot of it played out almost exactly the same but it was done slightly better imo, but then we flashed to the present where Kunai already acquired his loli companions, I wouldn’t have been against a straight up remake but I like that we’re getting new stuff too from this revamped manga. I also like that we got to see a bit more of what Kunai’s life was like before getting isekaid, that was something the original show was missing.
And that was actually a banger OP and ED combo, great visuals and songs, so nice to hear ASCA again and MIMiNARI’s song was great too. Lots of folks are giving this one a lot of shit but if this is anything like the original it will at least be fun no matter how the production looks, so I’m excited to see more.
Sep 28, 6:58 PM
#35
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Apr 2024
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- The art style is complete different from season 1
- It's like they scaned some pages from the comics and tried to animated
- Bluring the faces, still cant understand why.
- Unable to understand if this is RECAP, OVA or something else.
- It is clear that they are trying to force the story in another direction.
Well one thing is clear i will not force to watch this anime, it is just a complete disappointment, already discarded away all media from season one as i am prety sure
they will not continue that season.
After all this time waiting is this what we get.
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Sep 28, 7:30 PM
#36
Ohayotaku
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WTF happened to Mikan & Killer Queen’s design? 😭
Sep 28, 8:02 PM
#37
Trivia-man-Frank
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Aug 2024
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Man, the animation style really downgraded compared to the first season; but, I know better than to judge a book by its cover so let's see how the story and substance are
So first half of the episode is a flashback to his pre-Isekai life years before the Isekai event... interesting stylistic choice with censoring eyes and names.
Never thought I'd see the day someone would call somebody "polyester" as an insult, lol
What the? The building exploded and there was a cerberus in the fire?
Wait- the flashback ended there? But there's still a few things that are not clear.
Ah, so this is one of those shows where the MC knows what an Isekai is and is aware of the situation; love it when they do a meta-framing like that
"At least let me wipe my hard drive before I go!" Hmmm... yes; doubt that friend of his would have the awareness to drop it in a bathtub for him or something
So far, I think i like the first season better; their first meeting felt better written there
"Maybe its like, i'll unlock one thing every episode as I defeat foes and I'll go home in the final episode?" Well considering that isn't what happened in season 1- doubt it
Don't remember this whole shrine thing; definitely didn't appear in season 1. Did they skip something from the source material back then? Same with that shrine, statue and ring plot point
Ok, so it seems the last minute was, in fact, after the events of season one. But the title of the next episode is "restart" so still nowhere closer to figuring out if this is a sequel or reboot yet. But man, these character designs are not as good as last season. Ah well, only thing left to do is be fair and give this show a chance. After all, I can look past the animation if the important elements, the story and substance, are good
Sep 28, 8:20 PM
#38
Sheol01
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Did they just re-vamp the animation? I just binged the rest of the OG series earlier this Evening.
Sep 28, 8:47 PM
#39
TheAncientOne
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Reply to Ohayotaku
WTF happened to Mikan & Killer Queen’s design? 😭
I didn't take note of Killer Queen, but Mikan's design is closer to that of the manga, which was quite different than the anime.
While her design in the first anime (and novel reprint) was basically bikini armor, her manga outfit was something one might actually expect an adventurer to wear, and offered full coverage (no bare midriff as in this sequel anime). That was also apparently more in line with her design in the original novel print.
It was interesting there was quite a bit of material in the "recap" portion that was never in the first anime (the "real world" segments aside from the short scene where he shut down the game server).
Sep 28, 9:20 PM
#40
Trivia-man-Frank
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Reply to Sheol01
Did they just re-vamp the animation? I just binged the rest of the OG series earlier this Evening.
Apparently this season is being made by a new studio, but they are definitely changing the style relative to the first season. Can't say I'm impressed to be honest- there were some shots where it looked like the animation quality is worse.
Interestingly, someone else has said that some design changes were to make it closer to the manga, so that could be a possible reason.
Hope this helps clear things up
Sep 28, 10:47 PM
#41
SkyLETV
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Why the hell did they recast almost everyone? Luna was my absolute favorite the first season, I loved Kaori Ishihara voicing her and the OP sung by her and now she's gone... :'(
I'm not a fan of the new art style or the redesigns we've seen this episode. Maybe they will grow on me.
Now, about the episode... The flashback was kind of interesting but then we had a recap of the first episode for some reason. Like, I don't remember that much from the first season but was it really necessary? Wouldn't it have been better to do a episode 0 recap or something? The best part of the episode was of course Luna undressing and being a tsundere <3.
OP and ED are nice. I really liked the OP song.
So there's that. I remember being really excited about the news of the sequel and then that excitement going away with the news of the recast. Now having the anime here... I don't know, we'll see.
Sep 28, 11:20 PM
#42
Adverrito
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i was confused at the end, with those minor girls suddenly getting introduced and panty shots, then later noticed the show had a prequel. all in all, gonna pass on this one
Sep 29, 1:29 AM
#43
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I really enjoyed the original in 2019.
Looking forward to seeing what happens in the upcoming episodes.
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Sep 29, 7:21 AM
#44
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Sep 2022
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what a pile of garbage they could it just have done season 2 ! I pretty sure we didn't need a redo of season 1, and honestly, this will do more harm to the anime in turning off new viewers
Sep 29, 9:21 AM
#45
Hanfos
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what the fuck is this trash
Sep 29, 11:07 AM
#46
bastek66
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WHY IS HE SO FAT NOW?
Sep 29, 1:29 PM
#47
MadVandal
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Jan 2020
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The second half of season 1 was so boring I put it on the same level as Deathmarch and Cheat Magician. I'll give it a chance to see if it gets better. Though not sure why they had to waste the entire episode one a flashback recap of season 1.
Sep 29, 1:50 PM
#48
Teufel
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Apr 2009
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Honestly this sucked. All the character designs are noticeably worse, the music is downright awful at times almost like random noises that's a little too loud relative to the dialogue, Maou-sama is quieter in general is the VA sick? The real life scenes were just obnoxious with all the faces blurred and names censored. Plus it dragged on way too long. There better be some pay off in this season so it was at least worth sitting through them.
I can't imagine the partial recap is much help to new viewers unless there will be more later to cover other key moments, which at that point they should've just rebooted. Bigger issue for me is everything this studio did in the recap that was done in season 1 was noticeably worse on every level.
Not a great start.
Sep 29, 2:02 PM
#49
--Kaori--
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TL;dr, everything here is worse than S1 and the new studio either needs to Retry the animation, art, designs and everything or give it to the OG studio or another who WILL make it in line (or better) with S1's everything. *Sigh* What a massive let down. :(
Sep 29, 2:23 PM
#50
mecchist
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I could not finish the first episode because maybe 2 minutes in I thought I was being gaslit into rewatching the first season all over again. What the hell? I guess enough time did pass that you could do a summary, idk man.
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