Yuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku • Sentenced to Be a Hero

Yuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku • Sentenced to Be a Hero - Episode 2 discussion

*Yuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku*, episode 2

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Still_Jello452026-01-15 14:38

Sentenced to be peak

Funds3652026-01-15 14:42

Is ep 2 only on Crunchyroll? Can’t seem to find it on any of my 🏴‍☠️ sites

Magnafeana2026-01-15 14:50

It hasn’t dropped on CR yet. I’m assuming it’s possibly delayed in its broadcasting? But I am usure.

BrokeEconomist2026-01-15 14:54

My guess is it's a Crunchyroll problem. I think if it were delayed in broadcasting, we'd have news of that already.

Magnafeana2026-01-15 15:02

Ugh. It feels like so many releases are delayed on CR! It’s so frustrating 🤧

I can’t remember what CR and Funi were like prior to the merger, but I want to say things were relatively consistent in episode drops.

This could be my nostalgia and bad memory talking though, I will admit.

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u/Funds365, episode has dropped!

Funds3652026-01-15 15:05

Appreciate it brother , about to go lock in and step right back here 🫡

PeaceAlien2026-01-15 14:59

Classic Crunchyroll, a lot of those sites take from Crunchyroll now if it's on there as well

ObvsThrowaway51202026-01-15 14:50

I’m liking the little details we’re getting about the world. Like that rusted tank covered in snow for example. So I guess this is some kinda post apocalyptic world?

Tatsuya’s like a cautionary tale for Heroes. Guy’s brain looks to be mush from getting rezzed so many times. He’s just a beast.

I’m really enjoying the Xylo-Teoritta dynamic. It’s a real highlight in this series so far, next to the top tier action.

Keen to see how this rescue op plays out. I got high hopes in our 3 man team of Heroes.

diacewrb2026-01-15 15:39

> I’m liking the little details we’re getting about the world. Like that rusted tank covered in snow for example. So I guess this is some kinda post apocalyptic world?

And there were pipes and I am guessing a pump at 3 min 20 sec mark, so I am also guessing that the war has been going on for far longer than 20 years for humanity to regress that far back to knights and swords.

The mine looks 19th century at least by my guess.

Reminds me of Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-

OldInstruction53682026-01-15 16:03

>The mine looks 19th century at least by my guess.

Yeah, you don't have military-industrial complexes capable of mass producing what looks like WWII-era tanks, and still have mines that rely on *pickaxes* and hand-pushed wooden minecarts.

There has clearly been a great regression in tech, but the real question is if the magical elements like 'sacred seals' were part of the old-world tech or did they arrive with the demons and blight.

Or perhaps they are related? This new 'scientific' breakthrough of 'magic' allowed for both the sacred seals AND demonic blights: it was a foundational turning point for humanity. Old tech was abandoned and new 'tech,' magic, replaced it.

Now did they replace tanks with magic because they thought it better, was it a necessity to fight the Blight, or a desperation move as apocalyptic conditions lead to a breakdown in modern society that was necessary to support 'modern' tech?

LakerBlue2026-01-16 04:59

That’s the question I’m dying to know. Because from what we have seen there’s no reason to think WW2 era weapons would not work against these faeries, so it would lead me to guess whatever made technology regress predated the faeries. None of the magic we have seen so far removed the need for pipes or vehicles so I’m inclined to think something happened that made them lose it. Probably the “discovery” of magic.

MillenniumKing2026-01-15 16:04

Also thigs ike [Utawarerumono](https://myanimelist.net/anime/856/Utawarerumono), [Scrapped Princess](https://myanimelist.net/anime/167/Scrapped_Princess), and [SukaSuka](https://myanimelist.net/anime/33502/Shuumatsu_Nani_Shitemasu_ka_Isogashii_desu_ka_Sukutte_Moratte_Ii_desu_ka).

If you havent seen SukaSuka i highly reccomend it, probably one of the best of these sorts of stories.

[](#happyclap)

messem102026-01-15 16:28

For Utawarerumono, I’d suggest playing the games over watching the anime.

Order is:

- Prelude to the Fallen
- Mask of Deception
- Mask of Truth

Note that Deception/Truth is a duology and should be played back to back.

Haunz822026-01-15 15:47

> Tatsuya’s like a cautionary tale for Heroes. Guy’s brain looks to be mush from getting rezzed so many times. He’s just a beast.

Interesting fact about him. He wears the helmet to keep his brains from falling out.

Beginning-Hope-26002026-01-15 16:02

I was worried it was going to slump after the highs of the first episode, but honestly this episode was excellent. Continue to maintain the great character dynamics, absolutely loved the addition of Norgalle and Tatsuya to the cast, and the animation is still top-quality stuff.

>I’m really enjoying the Xylo-Teoritta dynamic. It’s a real highlight in this series so far, next to the top tier action.

Their relationship dynamics were especially excellent. A lot of her moments this episode actually had a slight melancholic undertone to them and did a great job to really develop her innocence and desire for affection alongside Xylo's own internal turmoil and PTSD. Just *chef's kiss* showing not telling.

I know that the 'curmudgeon with a heart of gold' is a super common trope, but these first two episodes have been brilliant so far and I'm really looking forward to the next one. This may be the sleeper top show of 2026 for me for sure.

Ill_Violinist15712026-01-15 16:22

Also, considering they showed us WW2-era tech (which also means this is Earth and not some other fantasy world or at least it seems like it is) in ruins, this is rather a post-apocalyptic world where the church is responsible for everything that is happening, and they probably did it to retain their power in society.

There are a lot of questions in my mind tbh but let's see where it goes.

Nyaaski2026-01-15 16:50

>I’m really enjoying the Xylo-Teoritta dynamic

The single father fantasy never disappoints.

Pickled_Kagura2026-01-15 17:38

In the first episode they mentioned goddesses being huge and made of metal. I'm assuming this is alluding to some kind of massive piece of military equipment that predated the first humanoid goddesses. Or maybe just nukes. I'm kinda rolling imagining the first demon blights being eradicated with nukes.

Sad_Medium_58662026-01-15 14:54

I could have sworn this is supposed to come out on the 17th.

thisisdropd2026-01-15 15:20

It has always been scheduled for Thursdays. The Saturday premiere was a one-off likely because it's the only time where the showrunners could secure a 1 hour slot.

szalhi2026-01-15 14:55

[Are they weirdos because they're heroes \(mental degradation\), or are they heroes because they're weirdos?](https://i.imgur.com/VH2d8xi.jpeg) Obviously it's both. But that's exactly what makes Xylo different. We saw from last episode that his circumstances are tragic.

Aerodynamic412026-01-15 15:00

Dammit Xylo, bringing Teoritta along is like having a free power-up! Don't leave her behind!

Shimmering-Sky2026-01-15 15:05

- [Good to know](https://i.imgur.com/mR6Y3aH.png), not that [Teoritta accepts.](https://i.imgur.com/CgitqYA.png)

- [Damn, that’s a *lot*.](https://i.imgur.com/EpoH14x.png) [](#whatdidijustread)

- [He sure looks like it…](https://i.imgur.com/6toV7Sp.png) [](#emiliaohdear)

- [It’s cute how excited Teoritta got over seeing a magic lantern for the first time.](https://i.imgur.com/APaOSNd.png)

- [Man, this is just kind of uncomfortable to look at.](https://i.imgur.com/qUqzXOH.png) Is there a point where reviving a dead hero breaks them so much they can’t actually fight anymore or what?

- [lmao wow.](https://i.imgur.com/bfFOyhZ.png) [](#azusalaugh)

- [Don’t jinx it by saying that, Teoritta.](https://i.imgur.com/9DuPOxq.png)

- [I was thinking the same thing…](https://i.imgur.com/1Am3q4M.png) [](#mug1)

- [Oh, looks like there were still a few humans left in the mines who *didn’t* get changed into faeries?](https://i.imgur.com/bOQ4rqb.png)

- [Xylo couldn’t say no to Teoritta’s look, huh.](https://i.imgur.com/FI6cJOa.png)

- That’s actually the OP that played at the end, right? [SPYAIR hype!](#listen)

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-15 15:17

I've played enough Hardmode Terraria to know how devastating the spread of corruption can be.

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-15 15:06

[Tatsuya in a nutshell.](https://i.imgur.com/lDwCwg8.jpeg)

I also like how we have a prominent seiyuu, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, voicing him and even without any dialogue, you can tell it's him.

Shimmering-Sky2026-01-15 15:18

He certainly has a very distinctive scream.

fraid_so2026-01-15 16:46

Lol yep. From that first fight I was like "sounds like it could be Tsugu" and it totally was XD

Zonca2026-01-15 21:30

Gotta have the goat voicing the inevitable heartwrenching backstory, I can only imagine for now...

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-15 15:10

Norgalle is a genius and seems somewhat of sound mind. We've already seen how corrupted the church is with Xylo's sentencing. Is it crazy to think there's a chance he could actually be the rightful king?

MillenniumKing2026-01-15 16:10

Hes my King.

[](#takaradasalute)

OldInstruction53682026-01-15 16:24

Well, that slimy priest said Norgalle was the last apprentice of some renowned Sage, and Xylo said he was a genius capable of doing complex work that would normally require an entire squad of nerds on his own...

So those stories check out.

Nor does his behavior seem like a king unjustly sentenced, but a mad man that still believes he's in command.

And yeah, Xylo agrees that Norgalle was just crazy, and has always been crazy. Xylo, as a victim of Temple bullshit, doesn't seem like the type that would lie for their sake or just accept the official story at face value.

My point, is that if there was some legitimacy to Norgalle's claims, you'd think Xylo would be more sympathetic or otherwise mention it.

We still can't discount the possibility... like maybe Norgalle's is a royal bastard that was never recognized or some such, but I don't think his claims can be taken at face value.

Arzhart2026-01-15 17:07

What the king is also somewhat a "veteran" (i.e, a Hero before Xylo, so he doesn't know the correct story) amd the King thinks he's still in power BECAUSE of the deaths? Like, someone asked if he got crazy because of ressurection and Xylo said he was born like that, but maybe the ressurections are the reason he can't diferentiate reality anymore, but originally he was really the King

ChoiceSupermarket2302026-01-15 15:12

I like the combination of xylo's characters who is a bit edgy and Teoritta who is so positive, I'm waiting for more

diacewrb2026-01-15 15:47

Watch Scum of the Brave.

Same author

zairaner2026-01-15 17:06

It really is funny how similar the dynamic is.

And definitely not the only similarity.

cheapdrinks2026-01-15 16:44

I wish he wasn't so rude to her though :'(

Any-Photo96992026-01-15 19:46

He's really trying his best to push her away and not to get attached, combined with his overall pessimistic demeanor, which he seems to have gained after years of being a hero. I feel bad for Teoritta, but I understand why Xylo is acting the way he is. And besides, we do also know Teoritta's behaviour could become extremely dangerous if not kept in check.

shad792026-01-15 17:27

[Xylo](https://imgchest.com/p/m9yxdxwzm4q), [Teoritta](https://imgchest.com/p/pg736knmv7r), and their relationship were definitely the best part of the first episode, so seeing [them](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/ebea74995c7e.png) again in [this episode](https://imgchest.com/p/lqyenje8xyd) was a lot of fun. I'm very curious to see how their relationship will develop in the next episodes.

thisisdropd2026-01-15 15:16

It's obvious that Norgalle wouldn't be a combatant from his looks but I expected him to be a tactician. He instead turned out to be an engineer – and a pretty good one at that. He's crafted some incredible devices. His king delusion's hilarious, though. Moments when he acted like one served as a bit of comedy in this otherwise bleak show.

Oh god, that young girl's father was turned into a faerie, didn't he? No confirmation of that, but that seemed to be a plausible explanation.

MinnWild92026-01-15 16:16

It’s also possible the father is one of the civilians that needs to be rescued.

PeaceAlien2026-01-15 15:16

Tatsuya is a battle freak; his mind appears to be gone. I wonder if we'll have a moment where he speaks. Ventetim disappeared, but wonder if it'll be like Dotta and he'll appear when needed (expecting it to be a common theme).

Xylo puts on such a tough front, but he's a softy.

Any-Photo96992026-01-15 19:47

I have a feeling we will have an extremely gut-wrenching backstory with Tatsuya that will make us all depressed for a week straight lol.

Keii-oniisan2026-01-16 02:04

Having the only person with a japanese name in this fantasy setting is already a flag. Im calling it now, he is the original hero summoned before some conspiracy was made to change how this world percieves heros. And im also calling it now that the higher ups are trying to dispose of Xivia as to why they are giving her so much frontline work. Just like what they did with Xylo

PerfectBeige2026-01-15 23:04

>Xylo puts on such a tough front, but he's a softy.

"I fear no man, but that thing \*points at Teoritta\* it scares me."

Molmoze2026-01-15 15:21

How tf are y’all watching it….

a1oner_bvcksn62026-01-15 15:29

Netflix

AceSoldia2026-01-15 15:48

crunchyroll

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-15 15:56

Mass hallucinations.

iCynr2026-01-15 15:23

Knockers? Better call Fushi to handle this

mythriz2026-01-15 23:25

*"The only good knocker is a dead knocker"* - Fushi

Arkam_slayer662026-01-15 15:23

Great episode def peak cant wait for the next one

Weak_Season_Of_Anime2026-01-15 15:24

Umm Dotta is missing, I sure hope he isn't being tortured for stealing a goddess.

There's a fine line between genius and insanity and I think Norgalle sits right on that line. Dude made a mimic that can kill Frieren.

How is Tatsuya even functional? It's like using a zombie to fight zombies.

Praises received by Teoritta: 0

diacewrb2026-01-15 15:50

> Umm Dotta is missing, I sure hope he isn't being tortured for stealing a goddess.

He will end up stealing the torture tools the second the torturers leave the room.

mmcjawa_reborn2026-01-15 16:48

and given his targets for theft it probably won't be the little tools, but like an entire iron maiden or something...

DerfK2026-01-16 01:43

Given the tanks and other machinery in the background he probably really is in the repair shop, liberating a digging machine which will come through in the nick of time.

OldInstruction53682026-01-15 16:11

Yeah... I don't buy for one minute he was sidelined just to convalesce. Last episode began with him being impaled by a monster, after which he received an emergency cauterization. He then spends the rest of the episode highly mobile like his insides aren't barely being held together.

This heavily implies the heroes have insane levels of resilience and regeneration, which yeah, they fight x10 better than the ~~cannon fodder~~ Honored and Holy Knights.

Plus, Heroes are not just disposable but are considered scum who deserve to suffer. So even if Dotta did need time to recover, I don't see his superiors giving a rat's ass about his well being.

He was most likely being given additional punishment for 'stealing' a Goddess. And reading between the lines, I think that Goddess was meant for 'disposal.'

Oh, right, and the Knight Commander Lady (Zevia?) wasn't even aware the Heroes had been ordered to assist her retreat, or even that she had been ordered to retreat in the first place. She thought the orders were to make a sacrificial last stand to ensure the Goddess made it out safely.

Why the fuck wouldn't the Knights have used her against the Demon Lord? Why send her away? Why was that priest in the Goddess's transport acting so fucking crazy? It heavily implied the Temple *wanted* the Goddess to be lost to the Blight... or at least, not make it back to the Capital.

Which again, if they cared about the Goddess, why leave her with this degenerate criminal? You'd think the powers that be wouldn't respect her choice to anoint a criminal sentenced to a fate worse than death the *honor and privilege* of being a Goddess's Chosen.

Xylo and Terioritta would be hauled back to the capital and *persuaded* to end their contract.

The whole situation is just hella suspicious on all levels, and I haven't even dug into the shady nature of the current mission.

GrizzlySofa2026-01-15 20:47

Well well with all the ideas ya got, here’s something to help convalesce it….
You know this goddess was probably wanted to be lost to the blight, you know that this is a criminal being sent to death battles.
Why waste time transporting them back to “persuade them” when a very convenient death battle with a demon lord is right around the corner in a mining cave for a town about to be abandoned?

OldInstruction53682026-01-15 22:25

Yeah... pretty much.

If the 'powers that be' really wanted the Goddess back in the capital, they wouldn't waste time with this mission. Yet alone leave someone so valuable in the hands of someone so... utterly not.

But assuming they want this Goddess to 'disappear' and see Xylo as dispoable scum better off dead on a good day...

Why yes, they WOULD send them on a nasty suicide mission without the most basic of briefing nor prep!

Castor_0il2026-01-15 16:36

> Umm Dotta is missing

He's busy playing League of Legends

[](#elves)

DragonPup2026-01-15 17:36

So he's my top laner: never present for a fight except to steal kills at the end.

Chlolie2026-01-15 19:52

Worse, he's a Teemo Top.

TheJunkyardDog2026-01-15 20:24

He is actually playing Dota 2.

shad792026-01-15 17:37

>Praises received by Teoritta: 0

[This episode](https://imgchest.com/p/lqyenje8xyd) was a huge disappointment in that regard. [Teoritta](https://imgchest.com/p/pg736knmv7r) deserves praise and headpats at least every minute! [Xylo](https://imgchest.com/p/m9yxdxwzm4q) really needs to stop acting like a tsundere xD

Treknx012026-01-15 21:22

for now I think his past trauma is holding him back, give it a couple of episodes for the moe of the goddess to heal his wounds and him to embrace the praise and head pats our goddess deserves

Admirable_Dig6462026-01-15 18:34

>Praises received by Teoritta: 0

The way things are looking, ~~we~~ she might have to wait a long while.

kalirion2026-01-15 21:30

> How is Tatsuya even functional? It's like using a zombie to fight zombies.

The **LEGENDARY** Tatsuya Yamada.

a1oner_bvcksn62026-01-15 15:24

That "King" character has to be the most tiresome hero to be around. No wonder Xylo is cranky all the time.

I guess Xylo's crime of murdering a goddess thwarts all (let alone terrorism) considering that lady general (haven't quite memorized everyone's names yet lol) can talk to 'his majesty' without showing any hint of disgust.

OldInstruction53682026-01-15 16:19

My read is that he was just so *batshit insane* that overrode any feelings of disgust.

The man is insane, so even after she got over that shock, there was no need to think about him further. Why bother wagging your finger at someone that can't even process what you are saying? And more than that...

He's *crazy.* That alone unnerves people deeply, as you can't expect him to act rationally when he clearly doesn't think rationally. She likely just wants to keep her distance and let others, like Xylo, deal with the nutjob.

Xylo, on the other hand, has at least garnered respect. He didn't steal the Goddess, he killed a Demon Lord, and he saved not just her life but the lives of all her remaining men.

He was also a Knight Captain, the same rank as her. So regardless of his 'crimes,' he was once her equal. More than an equal, in that he was a senior captain with far more experience. Experience he demonstrated on the field of battle when he not only appropriately assessed the tactical situation last episode, but saved her bacon in the process.

In the back of her mind, Zevia (her name?) likely knows the official story and the 'criminal' before her don't add up. If nothing else, she knows he's *capable* and that's enough to use him as a valuable resource at her disposal.

mekerpan2026-01-15 17:19

This kingdom's leadership (and its religious enforcers) deserves destruction -- but how can its people be saved? Also, just how can such a rotten system have survived?

Did the lady commander hear Xylo's defense (including his explanation as to why he had to kill his first goddess -- both for her own sake and that of the kingdom?) At what point will she become aware that her superiors are inept, corrupt and evil?

Ill_Act_18552026-01-15 17:50

I feel like a huge source of the tension between Zevia and Xylo is that both of them realize the other reminds them of themselves in key ways and that upsets both of them (albeit for different reasons)

Glitter_puke2026-01-15 19:39

> you can't expect him to act rationally when he clearly doesn't think rationally

But if you understand his delusional framework, he becomes predictable. Everything he does makes sense within the logic of his fantasy.

OldInstruction53682026-01-15 19:43

Ofc, but I'm referring to how others, like Zevia, likely perceive him.

There is a huge stigma against 'crazy people,' and instead of trying to understand the *altered* framework that they operate under, most just go "HE CRAY CRAY" and leave it at that.

They don't want to think deeper as the whole situation makes them very uncomfortable.

1Skarabee2026-01-15 15:35

Teoritta's VA is so good, I was shocked to see she doesn't have that many roles! I hope that will change after this series, I want to hear her voice more! :D

ThreeDMK2026-01-15 18:05

agreed, Teo's now one of my fave characters. The design is amazing, but her voice acting just crushes it.

DragonPup2026-01-15 15:38

Animation quality is not as high as the premiere's full on movie like budget but this still looked great and better than most new shows.

That frozen tank indicates this society regressed technologically, were the Demon Lords and Blights science gone awry?

Magnafeana2026-01-15 15:40

You cannot be serious. I had a *sneaking* suspicion Chris Sabat voiced our mustachioed majesty who could be like a cousin to the Armstrong Family, so I try the EN dub, ***what do I find?!***

How many times does this man voice men with those goddamn mustaches?! 😭

Oh that little babygirl 🥺

*Oh*, the score reminds me of Angel’s Egg for some reason. I think it’s those specific chords that are selling to me “Angel’s Egg”.

Venetim is so beautiful.

Teori and Anya really would get along.

Tatsuya is Unwell as his negator ability, dear god. But he still looks kinda cute though 🤷🏾‍♀️

IDGAF, my cats would see the Zolinvolkov and calmly climb to the top.

Tatsu clinging like a koala oh my goodness he is so adorable 😭

Did he burn the meat?

“Delicious”…in a *dungeon?*

>Teoritta: I shall never be satisfied

*Hamilton war flashbacks*

Captain and Satsuki Kiriyuin should swap regalia.

OP is hype. Sequence showing all the cast rushing into battle gave me FMA vibes all over again.

***

Wiki doesn’t show what the ED song will be, so maybe it’ll come up in Episode 3.

This and Shiboyogi feel like I should be sitting in a theatre to watch the episodes. I feel like I disrespect the animators watching this on my laptop.

Shunsuke Takizawa is doing the score, but I thought it was Evan Call for a hot second.

Rui from Project Sekai and Venetim sharing a seiyuu is bliss for my ears.

The fact that Kirito (SAO), Inosuke (Demon Slayer), and Zanka (Gachiakuta) share a seiyuu with Tatsuya makes me giggle. I would’ve never suspected Yoshitsugu Matsuoka was him, but I love it now!

zool7142026-01-15 15:45

Teoritta, especially now wanting to mine rocks, reminds me of Ruri from Ruri Rocks lol

Also is that Tsugutsugu ? I see he’s chanelling Petelgeuse with Tatsuya

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-15 15:59

[The children yearn for the mines.](https://i.imgur.com/oOgbtGf.png)

Zealousideal_Fish8622026-01-15 19:51

he's also as nodt that surely helps

AceSoldia2026-01-15 15:47

I didnt expect the OP to go that hard

DustyBot232026-01-15 16:26

Yea it was an absolute banger

LeonKevlar2026-01-15 15:51

God, I just love [how beautiful and cinematic this show is.](https://i.imgur.com/nm0jJiZ.png) I really thought this one wouldn't have an OP song and would just go with pure vibes, but it looks like [the actual OP is being used as today's ED.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4I4frynoOo) And it's by SPYAIR too!

It's awesome to meet more heroes! We have Norgalle [who's basically a mad scientist](https://i.imgur.com/oAaksft.png) and believes [that he's an actual king](https://i.imgur.com/p8BKf8b.png). And then there's Tatsuya who's just [completely gone after so many ressuerctions](https://i.imgur.com/Fve9KAK.png), but he's still [an absolute beast on the battlefield.](https://i.imgur.com/JUse1pd.png)

Also I immediately recognized Matsuoka's voice coming from Tatsuya! I really love how he always takes crazy characters when he's not voicing a harem protagonist. xD

[Teoritta continues to be adorable this episode](https://i.imgur.com/fCBCwXA.png) as she tries to be helpful to Xylo so she can ask for more headpats. I don't know how Xylo can resist her. [Just look at her pouting!](https://i.imgur.com/pm35rqp.png)

Is working with a hero really that bad for the Holy Knight? The fact that Captain Kivia actually had to pause [before ordering Xylo to help them](https://i.imgur.com/kygxVXq.png) when they're clearly struggling is fucking insane.

[I am honestly surprised there's a survivor.](https://i.imgur.com/iMRb05x.png) Considering how bloodthirsty the Faeried Humans were, you'd think they'd all been turned or dead. Maybe that girl's dad from earlier is still alive. Probably not. I don't think that this is that kind of show.

[I just love that Xylo has decided to save the survivors out of spite.](https://i.imgur.com/lTc7iQr.png) Also, I don't think sending Teoritta back is a good idea. She'll probably try to rush to Xylo's side next episode.

wyggles2026-01-15 16:02

> Is working with a hero really that bad for the Holy Knight?

From their short conversation about rescuing civvies I have to assume she's got some circumstances of her own in play.

paulrenzo2026-01-15 16:40

The thing is, her disdain working with heroes seems to apply to all holy knights; the blonde knight also displayed the same behavior in episode 1.

Also, she knows hes a goddess killer, which seems to be one of the worst offenses one can commit

liquidpele2026-01-15 17:37

I noted how this rubbed me the wrong way in the first episode... the knights are too willing to fight on their own (i.e. to die) and too needlessly antagonistic to the heros, it's just silly to create drama. Realistically they should be using them as tools and just not really care about them as people given the explained circumstances. It just comes off as weird.

The other thing that I can't quite figure out is why they don't just make tons of heros if it provides this much power and immortality, given the stakes...

paulrenzo2026-01-15 18:15

Given how comically evil the Temple is, "mass producing" heroes should be something they could easily do.

GrizzlySofa2026-01-15 20:42

Well one very obvious thing is: usability and finite resources.
Even though we are offered Magic, we have to remember not everything is infinite.
Nor should we assume resurrection is any normal kind of magic

actuallyrndthoughts2026-01-15 15:53

Why wake up in the morning when you got no loli to call you "waga kishi"

MillenniumKing2026-01-15 15:53

#It takes a hero to raise a child.

[](#awe)

Dang sword loli wants to stay with knife hero thats nice.

Tatsuya and his majesty? Heroes like him?
They are sending hat knight to help them?
Wait so the king became a hero too? Ooooo interesting.
And Tatsuya has died a lot and mind is fried damn...

Looks like everyone has issues with heroes huh?

So the mine used to make seals is overrun with creep.
Ooo so seals do more than power people neat. i like the magitech.

So we have to dig a tunnel as heroes that sucks.
The king can make sacred seals cool, he seems very useful.

Oh Hat is here. I guess she will be battleing the demom lord too.
Hmm knife hero thinks this mission is pointless? Because its a lost cause?
The higher ups are planning something?

Knife hero being the single dad he was born to be. Good work.
What the hell did the king make? A murder blender. Thats amazing.
Aw sword loli making food for her dad, uncle, and grandpa?

Oh no Sword loli keeps wanting to be used, this will likely lead to bad stuff later.

Oh jesus these faries are humans the old miners it seems thats rough...
Oh shit Hat asked for help im shocked. We get to assist legally nice.
So people turned cant go back damn. We gotta put papa to rest.

Oh not all were got it seems and some more insid who need help.
The king wants to recover them. Hat wants to save them too?
Oh but a churchy is here to say they will scorched earth this place. Classic.
Oh so the King was a deciple of a sage? Interesting.

Well we heroes will go saving people good work.
We gotta do it without the goddess too damn, but thats what heroes do.

Holy shit this OP is great. Looks like w got a lot of cool heoes out there cant wait.

zhmhkb2026-01-15 16:00

smh king-sama is a typical tech bro. be all like "our ration budget is unfairly distributed."

bro who do you think is paying for your off-brand StyroPro hijinks. those sacred seals are basically isekai GPUs and you're going through them like lacroix in the office fridge. birthday orphan girl is gonna starve bc you spent her village's whole GDP on your shark tank pitch for disrupting the barbecue lighter industry.

fenixspider12026-01-15 16:05

I really hope they provide that one hour episode like animation in the next episode which I supposed will be action packed. But in a long time, a show that came out of nowhere is making me go impatient to just read the source material. I really can't wait to learn more about the story and what happens next. And the art style is absolutely cinematic and stylized, I legit watched the show in unfilled mode whereas I generally fill the screen as soon any video starts.

Sstargamer2026-01-15 16:08

Incredibly Dissapointed the Budget couldnt support constantly Animating Teorittas Burning hair. Huge downgrade in animation

Gaming_Truckie2026-01-15 16:08

There were slight hints in ep 1, but the appearance of the old destroyed tank and old infrastructure show it was once a modern world that regressed to the middle ages.

We also get info that the blight appeared 20 years ago right after a 4th war (forgot the name it was called) which makes think the blight is a failed experiment/bio weapon.

I'm getting some Nausicaä vibes from this show, especially with the design of that tank.

Ocixo2026-01-15 18:50

Yeah, I’d also noticed that Japanese WW2 tank at 02:33. This definitely suggests that we’re watching some sort of a post-apocalyptic world.

LordVaderVader2026-01-16 05:04

Adventure Time moment

WorldArcher12452026-01-16 14:20

That's a pretty random Tank to appear in a setting like this, considering WW2 Japanese Tanks were quickly phased out after the war.

LakerBlue2026-01-16 04:49

I’m curious if there isn’t/wasn’t an actual race of faeries or some other non-human race they were fighting. The phrasing implies the 4th war of Subjugation started *because* Demon Blight Number One appeared. It being the 4th also makes me think that they are continuing to fight whoever they fought the last 3 times.

That doesn’t rule out the possibility it was man made but I think there’s also a possibility whoever they were fighting against unleashed this. Maybe it was their last resort, like a “we may die but you’ll never subjugate our lands because we are unleashing a terrible curse.”

Edit: rewatched part of ep1 and Dotta said goddesses were weapons built long ago to fight demon lords. If we take his comments at face value…20 years isn’t that “long ago” even to a someone I’m assuming is a teen. So perhaps Demon Lords existed long ago “naturally” and Demon Blight was their way of making a new army?

ARES_GOD2026-01-15 16:17

The world just got a lot more interesting seems technology was a part of it maybe some big cataclysm happened and now magic is the new norm even if magic is being treated as a technology more than how normal magic is ? I like it.

We get to meet more weirdos of the group like HIS MAJESTY and he seems to be the "tech" guy but also thinks he is the King lol ? Terorrist apparently but I am really curious for more context considering he was called the last disciple of the sage.

Tatsuya seems to have been resurrected one to many times and now he is kind of like a berserker making even more apparent how bad resurrection can be the more you use it.

Teorrita is great she needs to be protected and I am really liking her dynamic with Xylo.

Kivia and Xylo dynamic is also getting more and more interesting it seems the wall between them is cracking a bit with her actually asking for his opinion.

This mission stinks so much of something more happening so I cant wait for next episode.

I have a [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmsXnQpS7-o) review if anyone is interested. Thank You.

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-15 16:17

Norgalle seems like a fun charaqcter and the Church are obvious dicks (pretty funny, concidering Roll Over and Die also airs today).

Let's see how thids miossion goes. Also, judging by OP, more fun "heroes" incoming.

OldInstruction53682026-01-15 16:27

So... uh... Every time we see the Holy Knights in action, they are getting their teeth kicked in. All in all, they come across as incompetent blowhards that always drop like flies when put into action.

This world really is fucked, or the powers that be really don't see much difference between the Knights and Heroes: both are disposable fools to sacrifice in the eyes of the Elites.

It's just they are more honest about it with the Heroes.... But that still doesn't seem to excuse the delusions of the Knights. For all their talk of pride and claiming victory, they just seem to drop like flies with every engagement and need bailing out constantly.

How is this the main military force of this Empire? And if so, how has the world not entirely collapsed yet?

daspaceasians2026-01-15 17:12

They probably apply the good old "We have enough reserves" logic to stop the Faeries. Throw enough bodies at a problem and it'll solve itself. I also suspect that the frontline is slowly collapsing but the authorities keep everyone in the dark to stay in power. The really high-ups probably know some really dark shit about the monsters and keep that info to themselves.

Zeebie_2026-01-15 18:59

I don't think these are real holy knights, or they are the weakest of them. The MC was a holy knight, and he had a bunch of magic seals. These guys seem to have none.

or maybe the other knights rely on their goddess

GrizzlySofa2026-01-15 20:35

Imo something that’s not really explained is that they’re supposed to be a Calvary unit (well info is actually put to use much later), other holy knights squadrons have their own specializations
So command to force these poor guys to do shit like defense (first ep) and flushing out a small cave where they can’t use their skills in mobility is definitely not their their best suit.

SmallJon2026-01-16 02:23

The military drill/discipline we saw last episode was real bad too, even excluding what I assume are just called-up reserves. I know its anime, but folks keep breaking ranks, attacking with awful methods (like swinging a spear instead of stabbing, Captain!), not coordinating at all. And worse than just being blowhards, the knights dont look ready at all even when they win! The one throwing up and all the other knights looking like youngins: if they arent just pouring overwhelming manpower in, those knights are just terrible soldiers.

I assume a mysterious "they" is trying to get our specific Knight-Captain killed, but still

OldInstruction53682026-01-16 06:35

Oh yeah. I definitely noticed. Their plans are shit, their formation is shit, their coordination is shit, and their morale breaks like wet cardboard.

These looked like scrubs, but they talked a big game and the "heroes" would have been executed if the knights were lost.

>I assume a mysterious "they" is trying to get our specific Knight-Captain killed, but still

Pretty sure Zevia, the lady Knight Captain, was unaware that a retreat order had even been given. She was under the assumption that the Goddess (Teoritta) had been recalled to the Capital and her duty was to screen that transport at the cost of her own life.

Which was clearly contradictory to the orders Xylo was given.

Gee, I wonder where else we've heard about contradictory orders from the Temple...

Speaking of the Church, when Teoritta's transport was being overrun by monsters, the lone priest with them was all crazy-eyed, acting hella sus, and one of the Knights called him out right before getting killed by a Faerie.

Rewatching the scene... the knight wanted to secure the 'coffin' Teoritta was in, but the priest was wholly unconcerned with protecting the Goddess and wanted everyone remaining to flee. When the knight realizes the priest doesn't care, he tries to accuse the priest of something before being munched by a monster.

But he sounded scared as he was accusing the Temple of something he considered inconceivable... like setting this whole situation up to intentionally get the Goddess killed.

The priest then fucks off.

It's the same fuckin priest.

Holy forking shirtballs, the priest that was supposed to be escorting Teoritta, that was unconcerned when mosnters overran their transport, that smiled when a faerie killed the knight in front of him, during that whole suspicious mess with Zevia facing off against a Demon Lord, while she and Xylo were given contradictory orders...

Is the same priest in this episode, once again acting sus as fuck.

How did he even survive that monster attack that wiped out all the knights? One of those monsters chased Dotta down too... but none of them chased that priest, nor did he run into another fearie?

And if I'm right, the Temple wanted fearies to attack Teoritta's transport with only this one priest surviving the attack...

Wtf. Does the Temple have some way to control or influence Fearies!?

It's already hella sus that they are getting their own military forces wiped out, en masse, and are intentionally throwing away a valuable super weapon (Goddess Teoritta), and even more sus that Goddess can turn into Demon Lords (or at least be corrupted into something even worse)...

Just how deeply is the Temple connected to the Blight!?

tripleaamin2026-01-15 16:29

Very good episode to transition and to lead into the next mission. Tatsuya shows the case and dangers of being sentenced as a Hero. He literally feels more like a monster more then a huamn. Along with Teriotta we have another fun character in Norgalle. Though you can tell Xylo has been around him so long he just accepts he acts like that.

The ending provided a great scene when Kivia mentioned the hypothetical. Teriotta reminded Xylo of that girl in town waiting for her father. He can tell that Teriotta wants to save them, and, well, it is clear Xylo has a soft spot at this point.

Ocixo2026-01-15 18:55

> it is clear Xylo has a soft spot at this point.

Xylo looks tough, but he’s proved to actually be a softie. He cannot bear to see the look of a sad child.

This also further underscores how deeply he must’ve cared for Senerva.

bananeeek2026-01-15 16:33

*waga kishi intensifies*

PerfectBeige2026-01-15 22:57

Between Norgalle and Teoritta, an audacious amount of "waga". I eagerly await an allotment of "wareware".

HolyDragSwd25002026-01-16 03:32

Teorita: Praise me

Pseudoknonymous2026-01-15 16:38

Calling it now, that hero who thinks he was a king will be revealed to be a king later.

We learned in episode one that things aren't always what they seem.

alastoris2026-01-16 06:11

Or was a king before getting usurped

paulrenzo2026-01-15 16:43

So far, as love the dynamics of the cast of characters in the protagonist's side, balanced by how much I hate that it seems they made everyone associated with the Temple a bunch of insufferable aholes (my main gripe with series like Castlevania)

FarCritical2026-01-15 16:47

We've barely met Norgalle and "His Highness" and all his chuunibyou antics are already the best thing ever. The fact his kingly majesty even got Kivia to flinch is gold lmao.

Wonder what the Xylo groan count will be by the end of this.

harrellj2026-01-15 19:04

And the tch/clicking of his tongue! He did that at least 3 or 4 times in the 1st episode and a couple of times this one.

DanielAlves19042026-01-16 01:36

They really are leaning on that.

LordVaderVader2026-01-16 05:02

Yare Yare daze

Any-Photo96992026-01-15 19:49

I like how, despite being all prideful and bossy, he's actually quite a good man who's trying to save the lives of the innocent civilians and help out.

HornedTurtle12122026-01-16 05:52

The twist has got to be that he isn't crazy and that he was actually next in line for the throne before getting set up as a rebel, lol.

pillow_power2026-01-16 13:14

I'm honestly expecting it. He seems far too competent and friendly to simply be a nutjob. And we've seen the church isn't above discarding inconvenient people using the hero punishment. Especially since if he did become king, his moral compass makes me believe he would never for a second put up with the church's shit.

Embarrassed-Match-782026-01-16 17:29

That's my thinking as well. He's the rightful king, and was sidelined because they couldn't corrupt him. Really dangerous not permanently putting him in the ground.

melindypants2026-01-16 14:27

I'm betting it's by the church too, just like Xylo - another one who threatens their power

ModieOfTheEast2026-01-15 20:32

I mean, considering this world, I wouldn't even be surprised if he was right and the actual king's family took over the throne at some point through some shenanigans.

NekoCatSidhe2026-01-15 20:33

A Mad Scientist character who is actually mad and believes himself to the King is not what I expected to find in the rest of the squad. But I like him. He seems rather useful and actually rather idealistic and wanting to help people. I am starting to see a pattern of the Heroes being actually competent people who are too useful for the war for the government to just kill them for political reasons, rather than the monsters they are depicted has.

Given how shady the government is, I wonder if there is any truth to his claims on the throne. Could he be a relative of the actual King, for example ? I am not sure attempted regicide is actually such a bad idea or an evil thing to do when the country is so obviously a dystopia.

It also makes me wonder who Tatsuya was and what was his crime. He seems to be a very strong fighter and was probably the first person to be “sentenced to be a Hero”. Alas, he is probably too far gone to even remember why he is here, which is all kinds of horrifying.

GrizzlySofa2026-01-15 20:49

Ironically he’s here enough to do shit like combat but also silly stuff like listen to Xylo on restraining Norgalle without actually needing to know the exact command.

manquistador2026-01-16 00:46

> Given how shady the government is, I wonder if there is any truth to his claims on the throne. Could he be a relative of the actual King, for example ?

If the government/church is the bad guys then it wouldn't be crazy for them to overthrow the proper king for a puppet of their choosing. Not sure why they would make him a hero in that case, but motives for what is going on are very lacking right now.

mucklaenthusiast2026-01-16 00:58

>Given how shady the government is, I wonder if there is any truth to his claims on the throne. Could he be a relative of the actual King, for example ?

I think that's very possible.

He could be some prince who went to study and learn those sealing techniques, maybe then the current king and/or some other royalty died (whether killed or naturally) and he became the next successor

And maybe he was too idealistic for that, who knows?

If he is just randomly mad as the king, I would be more surprised, so we'll see

I definitely really like him.
I always love the guys creating all the cool fantasy gadgets
If anyone knows worm, there, my favurotie ability was always the Tinker.

LakerBlue2026-01-16 04:27

Given he trained under a famous sage and went to the Academy, it certainly appears he was legit a noble. I’m anxious to see his backstory and see if he was also set-up.

Nadril2026-01-16 04:23

I've seen his highness for an episode now and I would die for that man. He's so fucking good lol

BosuW2026-01-16 05:59

> The fact his kingly majesty even got Kivia to flinch is gold lmao.

Her protocol trotting ass sensed his aura is legit

shapeeq2026-01-15 16:53

The Mushoku Tensei artstyle really fooled people into watching this. So far this has been painfully generic for how much hype it got.

mmcjawa_reborn2026-01-15 16:55

Random Thoughts

One of the best things I have been liking about these new dark fantasies is that the settings are interesting. We get a quick glance at a tank. So this is clearly some sort of post-apocalyptic setting, which also jives with the vaguely fungal-like nature of the fairies. I guess the question is if it's a secondary world or if it's actually are far future or something

Kevia? Zevia? whatever seems less antagonistic this time around, and is even more sympathetic. Of course the asshole priest from the first scene is going to suggest abandoning the trapped miners.

The new additions are good, although I miss Dotta. Surprised how easily everyone just gets over the dude who thinks he is a king.

daspaceasians2026-01-15 17:09

So many cool little details in this show. The ruined tank we saw raises a lot of questions for me. Does this mean that the world regressed technologically because of demon fuckery or did humans abandon technology in favor of magic? I also enjoyed the sequence with the little girl overlapping with Teoritta causing Xylo to act.

So Tatsuya's the completely broken veteran member of the unit. I'm wondering if he was the first to be sentenced to be a hero. As for Norgalle, he reminds me of [Emperor Norton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton) and I can't wait to see why he got sentenced in the first place given what little of his backstory.

Otherwise, the little crumbs that we have of a larger conspiracy gives me a feeling that Kivia is gonna end up swept up in whatever it is that also targeted Xylo.

raveno192026-01-15 17:12

So the King can make sacred seals and mimic-like deadly trap chest.

In another universe Freiren might suddenly feel a present of a terrifed enemy for no reason.

Kirbyundertale2026-01-15 17:27

Dad Xylo and the child he didn't want to adopt

TheWanderingGuyy2026-01-15 17:28

The director focuses alot on character acting which isn't bad.... But when it comes to action scene it really goes below....

ThisIsMyFloor2026-01-15 17:33

I always get so anxious watching shows like this where evil people are the ones in control through disinformation and lies. It's too real and the worst part of humanity. I hope it starts rolling the other way soon just for the sake of my anxiety.

Countless-Alts152026-01-15 17:45

Poor Tatsuya...

Norgalle reminds me of Alex Armstrong except delusional.

Also, Teoritta has the same red insignias on the neck as the heroes..I caught a glimpse of it. This will probably be explained later I bet?

Buba212026-01-15 17:46

Really liking this show, but every time Teoritta talks I'm expecting a umu umu at the end of each sentence, she and Nero from fate are so similar that is kind of putting.

Temporary_Target_4732026-01-15 17:53

Weird because I was told this episode and anime was doomed to fail because it had a few more AD's for this episode.

But the episode was fine? So to those who claim to know the in's and out's, what went wrong with your theories and predictions?

Regardless, good episode. Dotta nowhere to be seen? But new hero's and an ED or OP? That's good.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-15 18:02

The animation is not quite as spectacular as in the premiere episode, but we do get pretty cool supporting characters introduced. I feel Xylo does care about the civilians, but is throwing up a cynical front.

levinikee2026-01-15 18:07

Say the line, Xylo!

"Tch"

NanDemoKnaives2026-01-15 18:10

That moment where Kivia asks Xylo for his opinion on the success rate for saving the civilians did make me see her from a different perspective. She has her own prejudice against him, but that was acknowledgement of his skill and prediction. I wasn't really into her character at all, but the potential for development has gotten me to have some intrigue.

Norgalle is an amusing character, he has a lot of personality and I like that even Tatsuya joined in so that Xylo could take the key away lol. Funny how I was able to recognize Matsuoka Yoshitsugu voicing Tatsuya, another berserker type character for him.

It's interesting how much gets animated in this, there was one scene where Xylo and Teoritta were talking and there was so much movement from him when that could have been a still shot.

AWSGooogle7772026-01-15 18:19

The story has become significantly more engaging with the introduction of two new characters. "King" acts like a monarch commanding everyone; it’s actually quite amusing how he genuinely perceives himself as a sovereign. It doesn’t seem like his mind was broken by the resurrections—it appears to be his original personality. Interestingly, despite being a king, he also has the side of a craftsman who forges weapons.

Then there’s Tatsuya. Even though he is a Hero, both his appearance and behavior are like those of a zombie. I wonder if that is the inevitable fate of someone who has been resurrected repeatedly... The sheer weight and consequence of the act of "resurrection" really hit home.

I was also surprised to see a Hero engaging in mining. Although it doubles as an investigation into the extent of the Demon King Phenomenon's erosion, what he’s doing is essentially odd jobs. It goes to show that a Hero’s duty isn't just about fighting.

Kivia, the Captain of the Knighthood, seems to be in a classic middle-management position. She’s in a tough spot, having to protect her subordinates while meeting the expectations of her superiors. You can really see her struggling to do her best in her own way.

I expect the story will head toward Xylo fighting the Demon King after he rescues the stranded laborers. Surrounded by noisy people on all sides, Xylo looks like he won't have a moment to catch his breath. It’s a rough situation for him.

Boshea2412026-01-15 19:20

With how comically corrupt the church is, really hoping this isn't going to be " the church is actually behind the blights to stay in power"

Big-Duck2026-01-16 11:22

If this turns out to be some shit like "oh ya we actually let the goddesses get corrupted on purpose to make more demon bosses so the war never ends" ISTG

VanWinklez2026-01-15 19:20

Really didnt understand all the doomers saying that this show would crash the moment the 2nd episode dropped and i have to say, even tho it doesnt have the same quality of the first ep, it was still pretty great episode and im hyped for the next one as well!

Sectionwastaken2026-01-15 22:20

Am I the only one not feeling this anime? I liked the first episode, but in 2nd I just can't take this loud little girl. Also I had enough of moody, edgy and too "cool" main characters.

flashmozzg2026-01-15 22:38

Well, still amazing animation quality, but the writing really lacks. Constant "tch"-ing got old really fast. Really hoping it'll improve.

redditcalculus4212026-01-15 23:01

is the MC even enjoying life? why is he so worried about losing his mind?

Leading_Protection_12026-01-15 23:50

The way I see it his endgame is revenge, so it would be important to him if he can still remember what he is even fighting for by the time he can actually achieve it.

a1oner_bvcksn62026-01-16 00:00

He intends to avenge his fallen comrades--to find and kill all the ones responsible for the events that befell them (mostly Senerva's death and him being set up to take the fall)

C'mon man. If you even watched the episode, it was right there at the very beginning. He can't afford to be like Tatsuya, otherwise how will he be able to carry out his end game much less remember that he has one.

Edit: the thing that has me curious tho is whether it's part of the conspiracy for Xylo to survive and be scapegoated (because he's such an asset to the empire it would be a waste to off him) or the mastermind/s simply view him as a loose-end, hence he's been made into a 'hero' who can then be sent to suicide missions where he could go through the cycle of death and resurrection, ultimately losing his mind in the process (yet still maintaining some usefulness as a mindless grunt)

Descend22026-01-15 23:04

I still really dislike how incompetent the knights are portrayed in this series. It immediately pulls me out. This is what, the third time they've had to be bailed out by Xylo? At least the reason some of them were hesitating made sense, but hopefully we see some of the other orders soon.

soemptylmfao2026-01-15 23:45

First episode was 8/10 , second is 5/10.

I somehow thought next episode will be 1 hour too, but thats just a fantasy.

Shit I really wished this will be a non stop grim dark fantasy battle with angry people screaming.

Kirito088_2026-01-16 04:15

Idk abt yall but the goddess is so annoying for me. They are trying so hard to make her cute and adorable but its so over the top she is basically paimon from genshin she just pisses me off