Just felt like doing it, since I know some things are confusing/forgotten from season1. And since this season is gonna adapt 2 volumes, instead of just 1 like last season, some things would obvioulsy be omitted, so I'll try to include that here. Not sure if that helps anyone, but here it is. I will edit it with further information, as more episodes come out.
- The story: The True Demon King was defeated by an unknown hero and the main country Auretia is looking for that being, hence why the tournament exists. And even if the real hero doesn't show up/dead, they will select a new hero, whoever wins the tournament. Finding a hero is very important as it will create a ray of hope for people who are still devasted after the True Demon King and unify all minias.
- Auretia: Is a minia-based country, a monarchy. After the war, 3 different kingdoms united to form one Auretia country. And there was only one survivor from a royal family, a young girl, she is the only true ruler.
- Twenty Nine Officials: Consists of civil servants and generals who are actually in charge of Auretia(queen doesn't really do much). To enter the tournament, one of them has to sponsor you. Generals are in charge of military stuff, each civil servant has their own responsibility, an area to manage.
- Old kingdom loyalists: appear in season 2. They are part of the past Central Kingdom, and want to restore it's former glory, and not be a part of Auretia, basically want their independence. A threat to Auretia, they have a lot of numbers
- Free city of Okahu: country, founded by the largest mercenary guild, they have a lot of elite soldeirs and have a neutral relationship with Auretia, but Auretia suspects them colluding with Old kingdom loyalists.
- Obsidian eyes: spy guild that Lana(s1) and Kuuro(s2) were from. It used to have a lot more motion. But a lot of members left after the war was over. It basically is just remnants of its former glory. But they are still a threat to Auretia.
- The names: Each character gets a special second name once they come of age. So before that you only have one name. Kia for example, didn't get her second name back when she was in the village
- Minia: human
- WordMake: the one who created everything(God basically)
- Word Arts: the power system in this world. Visitors can't use those. And Word Arts is what allows everyone to communicate. That's why Wyverns and Wyrms can communicate with a minia. Anyone can use some sort of Word Art, most are proficient in just one. Except the main 4(Force Arts - move things. Craft Arts - create things. Thermal Arts - energy/fire/lightning. Life Arts - change properties of things. Like turning water to poison). There is also Demon Arts - that is less known and is used to create constructs like a talking skeleton
- Beyond: previous world of Visitors
- Visitor: someone who got too strong/influential in the Beyond and were kicked out(not clear how this process occurs, but most likely, they one day wake up in another world). Visitors brougth a lot of knowledge into the world(metrics, epidemiology, radio, guns concept) and over half of Self-Proclaimed Demon Kings are visitors. So whenever a visitor shows up, they will likely shake up the world.
- Self-Proclaimed Demon King: Anyone with too much power who can threaten Auretia basically. Most of the time they are monarchs who establish their own country and want to live separately from Auretia. But since Auretia wants to unify all minias, it comes as a threat to them(Like Lithia). Most of the Self-Proclaimed Demon Kings are tyrannical in nature.
- Enchanted Swords: like Visitors also come from another world because they are too powerful to exist there.
- Homunculus: made using a living minian body as a base. Due to how difficult they are to make, there aren't many of them and they don't live long. Cuneugh, the small girl that follows Kuuro for example, is stated to not live longer than 5 years.
- Zumeu minias with a face of a lizard.
Season 2
ep1
- Particle Storm: Weather phenomenon, believed to be an actual God in Yamaga Barrens desert. It wasn't mentioned in the anime, but everything it touches turns into particles, hence the name. As it's the only God that protected them from the True Demon King, while Word Maker didn't protect other places. And the villagers believed that when they die, they go to a world beyond the storm. But as the young girl discovered, they actually get devoured by the storm.
- The young girl in the first episode: She injured her leg, but since no one in her village knows Life Arts, they can't heal her, so she is gonna die. She was gonna get sacrficed to the Particle Storm, but she decided to go there and meet him himself. In the anime, her decision to see it, felt kinda random. She also meets a zumeu and a mysterious person in the carriage (you can briefly see them in the episode). They wrapped her wound in the bandage. They had some business in the village, and the girl told them the way.
- Mele: For the last 150 years, he has leved nearby the village on a hill. It's called a Needle Forest, because of all the iron pillars protruding from the ground. These Iron pillars are in fact his arrows. Village makes 2 for him every year. And Mele considers them his greatest treasures. Every year there is a great storm which causes a great flood and Mele is the one who is protecting the village. Since the Storm is over, the villagers wanted to do something for him and let him experience the outside and have fun in the tournament. After all he is so strong, yet he never actually fought. Given how long he's lived there, he's developed very good relationships with other villagers and loves them a lot. He joined the games for money, to help out the village(noble cause).
There is also a story of Mele's bow. It's said that whoever manages to pull the string is considered to be strongest in the village. Someone made fun of the boy, that's why he wanted to prove himself.
- Kuuro Kuuro is very cautious. He pretty much believes everyone is out there to get him and can never relax. No matter the situation, he also stays vigilant. His unique gift is called Clairvoyance that lets him focus all of his senses, all at once and perceive eveything that is happening around him. But he's been losing his gift lately and is very concerned about it, after all that would make him the same as everyone else. And if you are used to something, to certain sensations, it's difficult to get used to a new life(like how some lose hearing). That's why Cuneugh is very important to him, as she acts as his secondary eyes. And despite his weakened Clairvoyance, he can still hear/see better than everyone else. As you could've seen in the first episode, he was able to hear Cuneugh, despite her being too far from him. He also is able to hear heart beats, as he heard Soujirou's heartbeat. He also can see weak points of his enemies, just like Soujirou. He also has trust issues, as he thinks everyone is gonna betray him, even Cuneugh, not mentioned in the anime, but he always tries to reward her so she wouldn't betray him, but Cuneugh never asks for much. He also can't comprehend how Cuneugh can be so trusting towards him, if he were her, he couldn't imagine getting so close to someone who can easily squash you with both hands.
- Cuneugh: a homunculus, she has a short lifespan around 5 years. She has wings like harpy, Kuuro assumes that it's because the creator tried to recreate an extrinct harpy tribe, which went extinct due to wyverns' existence. Kuuro met her randomly.
ep2
- Zizma The Miasma(first scene): That scene might have been a bit confusing. Zizma,Kuuro and Lana were all part of Obsidian Eyes, Zizma joined Litiha later because of the hope that ogres like him can live in peace, since race didn't matter for Lithia, meanwhile Auretia would not be welcome to him, as it's a minia-dominant race. So he fought for those ideals, for Lithia to the end, as it was hinted that he was the one who helped escape the remaining Lithia soldiers, who now fled to Old Kingdom, the last remaining power that can rival Auretia.
- Mansion Might not have been clear, but after Linaris's mansion has been burned, They relocated to Sirok's mansion.
ep3
- Gray-haired child: He is trying to wage war between Auretia and Old Kingdom Loyalists by giving them guns. Guns didn't really exist in this world before he introduced them. His just wants war like Linaris, so their interests align. Also it wasn't really mentioned, but he is a Visitor from the Beyond.
- Legend of Toroa: I feel like the adaptation didn't properly show that Toroa is a Legend and was feared by many, it was said that just being near a sword will invite him to your doorsteps. He was part of many child horror stories, everyone heard of him. Even back when Yuno was contemplating on who can kill Soujirou back in the 1st episode, Toroa's name came to mind, and in that episode you could see the new Toroa.
- Old Toroa's reason to fight: In the anime he regretted killing others over enchanted swords, because people would still find to fight over something else... Which is completely different from the novel. He wanted to stop others from fighting, but realized later on that even without enchanted swords, they'd still fight other ways to fight, even a pebble or piece of wood could be used as a weapon. But Yakon, thought that he did a right thing, as it reduced the amount of fights in the world and that his father was a noble man. While Yakon deeply regretted killing everyone associated with an enchanted sword, he did it because he wanted to seed fear and for everyone to asssociate enchanted swords with a cursed object.
- Yakon: He is a dwarf, yet his father is a leprechaun. How come? Well, that's because he is not his real father. Yakon knew it, he also knew that his real parents were probably killed for him for being around an enchanted sword probably, yet he still thought of him as his father and deeply loved him. He also took a lot of pride in being his son, and while everyone saw Toroa as a monster, he alone saw him as his kind father. All of this was skipped in the adaptation
- Fight against Alus: It looked like Alus just randomly stumbled upon him and took his life, while stealing one of his swords as a result. But that wasn't it, Alus came there for a specific sword, the one that he showed in his fight against Vikeon the Smoldering, the dragon that he killed.
- What killed Toroa: It looked as if it was done by a whip, but it was Toroa's own sword, the Luminous blade that he grabbed with his whip(Kio's hand)
- The reason why Alus didn't grab other swords: He later shared it with Hidow(the scene that was skipped in its entirety). He was only interested in one sword, and he couldn't really carry anything else.
- Old vs New Toroa's fighting style Old Toroa was much more experienced and much better with enchanted swords, it was mentioned that the difference was like the distance between the ground and the sky. But the new Toroa is much brawnier and given that he is a dwarf, he was much stronger physically. You can notice him carrying all of his swords on himself, and still able to fight normally. While Old Toroa scattered the swords on the ground, a graveyard of swords.
- Lance of Faima One of Toroa's swords is Lance of Faima, it's a sword connected by a chain that acts as a shield against an invisible attack. You can see it about 4 times in this episode, saving Toroa.
- Divine blade Ketelk One of Toroa's swords that can extend it's range, that's why it looked like it was shooting itself.
- Mestelexil It was a very good adaptation of him, but if someone's confused, basically Kiyazuna, his creator found a visitor, a scholar, turned him into a homunculus. A visitor can't use Word Arts, but homunculus can. Why does it matter? Well, imagine one of us could use Craft Arts? There are so many deadly weapons, guns that we know of, that's the logic behind it. A non-visitor, doesn't have the same knowledge as visitors do, so they can't make these deadly weapons. But homunculuses have a limited lifespan, 5 years or whatever. But if it's inside a golem, it can regenerate itself. Golems by themselves also have a weakness, if you destroy their core, they'll perish. But Mestelexil is 2 creatures, and only 1 can exist at the same time. When one dies, another revives it. In other words, it's immortal. Maybe someone like Kia could kill him, but I don't see any other ways. Mestelexil is without a doubt one of the scariest characters, as he is somewhat immortal and can create many different weapons with his visitor's knowledge
- Kiyazuna the Axle The legendary golem creator, she is actually behind the Nagan labyrinth city. The city Yuno's from. She was the one who created the large dungeon golem that could create many mini golems inside of him, the one that Soujirou beat. There are only 2 things that make her smile, when it has something to do with a golem or when she brings destruction upon someone else. She is currently the scariest Self Proclaimed Demon King alive. She is also a master of Crafts Arts, there probably isn't anyone better than her at this in Ishura. Actually the table and the chairs they were using on top of the hill, were all made from Crafts Arts, hence why it was the same color as the soil and rocks nearby.
ep4
- Toroa learned about Alus affiliated with Auretia through the bandit that he had killed in the last episode as well as the information that Auretia is at war with Old Kingdom Loyalists. He wanted to join Loyalists to fight against Alus(anime made it clear), but wasn't made clear is that the reason he decided against it later on was because: 1)there is no guarantee he is gonna find him on the battlefield 2)he might have to kill innocents who have nothing to do with Alus
- The reason why he doesn't wanna fight Toroa in the city was because Toroa knew a lot of innocent civilians would be caught in the fight and end up dying/losing their homes, because a fight between champions like Alus and Toroa would end up destroying the city. That's true, remember Alus ended up destroying Lithia with some of his items. Toroa's swords can also cause massive destruction. And it's important to understand that Toroa doesn't want to kill innocent people
- Gray-haired child offered him: information on the location of the enchanted swords and a way to hide him from the eyes of others. I don't know if it's the subs problem or the anime changed into "Information and free housing" which makes no sense. Why would Toroa need free housing????
- Toroa refused him because he didn't want to be used by anyone and gray-haired child was suspicious. Which was clear in the novel and in the anime, that gray-haired child is not someone who will help you of goodness of his heart.
- The soldier wasn't letting Toroa in just because he had no letter of recomendation, but because he was suspicious af, if he let him in, who knows what he'd inside (and he was right)
- The blasting blade Most enchanted swords are possesed by Toroa, but there are some swords that escape his grasp and Charijitsuya The Blasting is one example. Remember that enchanted swords, like visitors, come from another world because they were too strong for their original world. Charijitsuya belongs to Gilnes the Ruined Castle, one of the generals of Old Kingdom Loyalists(the faction opposing Auretia). It was stolen by Kiyazuna and Mestelexil offscreen.
- A missing scene of Charijitsuya getting stolen There was a scene in the novel where one of the rear camps of Old Kingdom Loyalists was brutally attacked, and a general was inspecting the damages. How, whoever did it is not a warrior, used multiple methods to kill someone, from using guns, to burning someone to a crisp, to simply punching them. That was supposed to be a buildup scene for Mestelexil. That's when they stole the enchanted sword. Kiyazuna actually mentions about it at the end of ep 3. That information was given to her by one of the officials Kaete the Round Table, who will show up later in the season
- How does Auretia knows about the movement of Particle Storm? Gray-haired child told them about it. It was confusing to them, since he is helping both sides, it was briefly mentioned at the end of ep 2
- General Mizial mentioned about how it's gonna go through Sine Riverstead, that's Mele's village.
- Kiyazuna is very proud of her ultimate creation, since he basically cannot be killed. But one thing she wishes for is for him to get some dream, something he wants to for himself.
- Kuuro Might not have been obvious, but he was working for Auretia to stop the Particle Storm, in the scene where he was observing the fight, there was a radio by his side, with which he exchanges information with Auretia.
ep 5
- First scene with the Particle Storm The scene was completely changed. In the novel head chief of the village was asking for forgiveness because they couldn't provide Particle Storm with enough sacrifices. Then there was a fucked up info on how the villagers had to offer 32 children every year as living sacrifices. Every year mothers were forced to bear children, but then it wasn't enough, so they had to abduct children from other places. In the first episode where the young girl got devoured by the Particle Storm, that wasn't considered a sacrifice, and the village chief actually blamed her for dying irresponsibly. Then, Particle Storm didn't kill him, he said he is gonna take care of Auretia first. But it doesn't really matter, because I doubt we'll see this village chief again.
- Kiyazuna I think her character was adapted well. It was mentioned a few times that she won't bow down to others, just because they ask her. She is really prideful, she was even willing to sacrifice her life, just so Toroa wouldn't get the blade. She also really wanted to be the one to deal the finishin blow to the Particle Storm, to take revenge. Given that she didn't get what she wanted, she was pretty upset, as Mele dealt the finishing blow.
- Mestelexil was built for this fight, against Particle Storm. Not only is he immortal and can't be killed by Particle Storm, while the likes of Toroa struggled since you can't breathe in the presence of Particle Storm. Mestelexil also has multiple weapons specifically built in order to fight the Particle Storm. But Toroa and Mele ruined everything for Kiyazuna.
- Toroa had beaten Mestelexil, but that was partly because he was in the vicinity of Kiyazuna, and a lot of Mestelexil's weapons will damage Kiyazuna, but still, considering the two are always close, Kiyazuna will always be a hindrance for Mestelexil, unless its a tournament setting.
- They skipped the part where Mestelexil thanked Toroa for not killing Kiyazuna as Toroa had multiple opportunities to do so, and the Old Toroa would've done that, but the New Toroa doesn't want to kill needlessly.
- Cuneugh wanted to check the Particle Storm closer, but Kuuro vehemently was against it, if she got any closer she would've died. He actually covered her inside his coat, so she wouldn't be damaged, goes to show how much he cares for her.
- Toroa leaving the Blasting Blade behind, just so he can save Kuuro, goes to show that New Toroa is different, prioritizing lives.
- A huge twist with Linaris, but was kinda ruined by the fact that they skipped her meeting with the girl from the first episode, that should've happened right before she got devoured, in the first episode. It was unclear that it was Linaris, and at that point she was still yet to be introduced, so when Linaris wrapped the wound on the girl's leg with the bandage, if you were seeing it for the first time, you'd clearly overlook it. So the reveal later that it was Linaris's plan all along and that instead of saving the girl, she knew what was gonna happen and willingly sacrificed the girl, perfectly shows her personality.
- She wanted to destroy Auretia with the Particle Storm, but since he failed, she had no choice but to dispose of him, as if the body is examined, they will find traces of vampire blood in there, which will reveal that they aren't so dead as Enu the Distant Mirror claimed.
- They also skipped some dialogues with her attendants talking between each other, surprised that Mele intervened and being upset that Particle Storm didn't end up destroying Auretia and wondered if they should 'draw out Alus the Star Runner" and another said that "based on the Auretia's strength, they need to send someone like Lucunoca the Winter" and the other attendant said that "The Lady's body is too weak, just sending Particle Storm took a huge toll on her body"
ep 6
- Gilnes's story was pretty much perfectly adapted, which I didn't expect for him being a minor character who'll die later, very happy with it, didn't expect it. Thought most of his story would be skipped and we would start with a fight right away, this way they would be able to fit Lucunoca's part, but it would be very rushed and confusing, so many other light novel adaptations would've done it, I'm so used to bad light novel adaptations, that I'm amazed it's this good of an adaptation.
- Charijutsuya the Blasting blade was originall Gilnes's sword before Kiyazuna nabbed it from him(by attacking a rear base where it was stored), then Toroa took it away, then Linaris's team picked it up and handed it to Gilnes's camp (not clear how that happened). The blade was swapped inside the shop by one of Gilnes's man, the reason for that was because there were always eyes on Gilnes, and that shop was a blind spot where the guard couldn't see. The enchanted swords are banned from duels, because true duels measure your own strength, that's why you are given a simple sword, because as Soujirou shown, it's warrior's skill that matters. Word Arts is ok, because it's your own skill, but enchanted sword is borrowed strength.
- Gilnes could've run away from the duel, but he couldn't do that, because in his mind he was in the right, he was the righteous one and Auretia is in the wrong(which isn't farfetched. It's Ishura, there aren't many truly evil characters, most are just neutral). He wanted to win the duel, with this Old KIngdom Loyalists movement would get more followers, but if he were to run away, the Old Kingdom Loyalists would end with that, and he'd have to live the rest of his life in shame and hiding. A fate worse than death for a warrior like Gilnes. Like Rosclay said, he was a true hero to many people.
- Romzo the Star map Really like how he was adapted, the character design is something I expected and they adapted his part really well, even showed other 6 from his party. His Pressure Point technique was also explained well, it releases physical limits of your body. He would apply it to the other members of his first party. Like he said, he didn't hate Gilnes, but at this point of his life, he would do anything for money. Also, as you could see he is pretty skilled, consideirng he subdued 100 of Gilnes's men, without drawing any attention.
- RosclayRoclay is an interesting character, like he said he is the weakest amongst other participants, and all of his battles are on the edge, even in this battle there were a few moments where he could've died. There is a Rosclay faction in Auretia, Jelki the Swift Ink is actually part of it, as well as many others. There are some who oppose his faction, like Kaete the Round Table(backing Kiyazuna) and Hardy the Bullet Flashpoint(backing Soujirou). The goal of Rosclay's faction is to make Rosclay the champion of the games, through these underhanded means like cheating. If he wins, then Auretia wouldn't need to trust itself in the hands of a shura. Rosclay is a normal minia, him winning would let Auretia take a step forward to peaceful times. Now imagine someone like Alus or Soujirou winning, absolute shuras, goodbye to peaceful Auretia. But not all officials are of the same opinion, most joined the games to further expand their social and political status, most of them are doing it for their own selfish reasons, while Rosclay's faction is more for what's best for Auretia.
- The village girl She doesn't have long to live, Rosclay is doing all that for her to keep her happy in her final moments. He actually saved her and her mom from being sold into slavery way back. That scene was supposed to make him more likable, more human.
- Kiyazuna/Toroa,Kuuro/Mele scenes were all well adapted, I was expecting them to skip Kiyazuna and Mele's parts, but I'm really glad they didn't. Some dialogues were changed and overall the scene is worse than what it was in the novel, but still 95% faithful.
- Rosclay, Jelke, last scene That scene was a bit disappointed, much was skipped. 1) Jelke reporting that thanks to the whole affair with the Particle Storm, they are now aware of Mestelexil and Toroa's strength. It was reported by Kuuro, who was reporting everything through the radzio as it was his job, he wasn't really snitching on them, just doing his job.
2)They mentioned Mele in the anime, but they didn't mention that they used the fabricated information of Particle Storm going through his village to draw Mele into the conflict, but the truth was that it never was under attack.
ep 8
- Uhak's story was pretty much perfect, way better than the novel version, since novel summarized most of the parts, while anime expanded on them and showed them in detail. Also it's the only character story in the novel that was told in first person(Cunodey). They also made Uhak's expressions better, novel never mentioned what Uhak's expression was, but in the anime you could see him being visibly angry or sad. Then there are also added scenes that weren't in the novel, like Cunodey remembering the kids, seeing small Kuze and Nofelt(future Uhak's sponsor), seeing Uhak leave a flower on her grave.
- Nofelt If it wasn't clear, he is part of the order like Kuze, while also being an Auretia official.
- Uhak's name Cunodey mentioned Melyurge the Silent who managed to stop any conflict without saying a word. Glad anime included this while I fully expected them to skip it. But they did skip the other name. Fralik the Heaven from the First Party, he has his throat crushed when he was young and couldn't speak.
- Belka was called a champion, she also tried a go at the True Demon King. While her strength is unknown, she might have been as strong as Dakai or Higuare, just my assumption though, since she was a champion. Another weird thing was that the True Demon King should've been dead for several years, if current scene was several years after that, that means she was in that state for several years... It could also mean that Uhak's story was in the past. But it's mysterious.
ep 9
- Kazuki is really strong, being able to see the movement of her bullet, but wasn't able to see Shalk's speed, that was to make Shalk stand out as being faster than a bullet.
- Visitors They missed the part where Kazuki ask why visitors don't age and gray-haired child answering with "Hard to say, but it might be to make us leave an impact here". Then there was missed information about visitors being not only minias. How dragons came from a large reptile visitor, and oozes,mandrakes coming from some kind of visitor species as well. At least they included visitors being japanese.
I'm glad they mentioned champions like Dakai, Regnejee, Vikeon dying... and the warning to Kazuki that champions are being taken out.
- Nofelt If it wasn't clear, he is part of the order like Kuze, while also being an Auretia official.
- Okafu Okafu is a mercenary city, founded by Morio the Sentinel, a visitor and that it has a large military, which can threaten Auretia. One thing they didn't mention, which I think is important, is that Okafu is a place for all races, as long as you are skilled, it doesn't matter who you are, that's why skeletons, ogres can freely roam the streets, unlike Auretia which is minia-centered.
- there was a joke that Shalk made about tobacco and alcohol, how it's bad to consume them if you want to live long. It's funny him saying that, cause he is a skeleton.
ep 10
Zigita Zogi and goblinsRique's partnered up with Zogi, but it was his first time meeting him, so of course he was surprised. Goblins also are extinct pretty much after True Demon King, but they used to be terrifying the minias like wyverns, so minias obviously don't like goblins, but Rique didn't care.
Sephite for those who didn't get it, she is a current queen, a girl who's lost her royal family in the True Demon King terror. She is a current queen of Auretia because of her legacy, and her having survived, while everyone died powered up a lot of people and brought hope. It was also stated in the novel that the True Demon King has already left.
Rique's ability they totally skipped it, but the reason why Rique was dodging Tu so well, despite her launching herself at a speed of a lightninig bolt, is because he can see warning of threats colored red. Rique's race is a dwarf like Toroa, so he is well built physically.
Krafnir Like Rique mentioned he is a founder of Souls Arts and also earned his right as a participant in the royal games. He obviously earned himself quite a name, enough for even Yuno to know about him, as he mentioned him as one of the guys who can kill off Soujirou back in season 1 ep 1.
He might have seemed weak, and he is weaker than Tu, but that's because none of his methods work on her and he fought without his real body. Who knows what he can do to someone who can die and while using his real body. His wyrm Migamud is a construct and has no insides and has all the space necessary to fill everyone in there.
Tu Her race is unknown that's why it was skipped. As you could see from Krafnir blasting a full cannon in her face, she is pretty much immortal, or at least her weakness is unknown so far, if she has one.
the bard His part was pretty good and quite lengthier than I expected, even included singing that wasn't in the novel, it only mentioned that he sang in there.
Curte and Regnejee Now them surviving throught the madness of True Demon King is even more impressive.
Funny thing is that in the novel both Ozonezma and Krafnir speak in CAPSLOCK
ep 12
First Party Lots of things have been skipped in this episode, given how they adapted 30 pages of Demon King in 8 minutes. One key part that was missed is that they are all of relatively equal strength. They sometimes fought between themselves. Like Lumelly fighting Izick or Yugo.
- Alena - red spear, not white spear. In the final scene he walked off filled in madness and author commented how noone has seem him again. Basically not dead. Not sure why those changes were made, it only gave hope to people, that he might be Shalk. While in the novel the only clue is that they both wielded a spear.
- Lumelly - Alena called her a genius, and she is. That's why she was driven out of her own village. She has an unfathomable ability in Word Arts, she is so gifted that she can even overwrite the Word Arts of others, kinda like Uhak, but Shiki didn't use Word Arts, so she couldn't do anything. Her Word Arts that she casted was black and corosive. She fought evenly with Izick the Chromatic who is believed to be the strongest and most terrifying demon king, until Shiki came. She also fought off against Yugo, the visitor in the Tileet Ravine, same Ravine where Vikeon the Smoldering, the dragon Alus killed resided.
- Izick - is believed to be the strongest and most powerful Demon King that existed, before Shiki where every other Demon King became Self proclaimed Demon King. Izick, even dead has a lot of impact in the story, but that'd be a spoiler. He is a genius at consrtucts and revenants. Krafnir even mentioned that in the Tu's episode. That he finally surpassed Izick the Chromatic. Basically Izick is important. He will be mentioned a ton in future volumes. He actually didn't die in that chapter, he continue roaming, saying he will create a construct who will beat the Demon King, and then he was met with other people who were infected with madness just like him.
- Fralik - not much I can say about him, except that he can't speak, since his throat was crushed at an early age, so he just makes sounds, that anime kinda did well adapting. Also explaining that he rose from a slave to a champion with his bow.
- Neft - not much to add, except he continiously killed himself and regenerated. Endless torture, as he's basically immortal. No idea how he eventually managed to escape. That event with the Demon King turned him to live a life of solititude
- Romzo - also not much to add, except that he continiously punched Lumelly even after she died. That event with the Demon King turned him into a psychopath.
- Important part was skipped during Hiroto's conversation with Morio. Hiroto saying that the reason why Kazuki invaded was to get some answers for why every recent visitor is from Japan. Morio made an assumption that there must have been a reason for why every recent visitor has been japanese. Kazuki, Yukiharu and Morio all came in these past twenty years. (not at the same time). While Hiroto has been there for far far longer, but doesn't look like it, because visitors don't age.
- The reason why Hiroto got out of his way to get the evidence about Demon King, was to persuade Morio to get on his side. But then he burned it because having it, might be the evidence that could be used against visitors. Visitors are already feared as is, becaus of how influential they are. Half of the self proclaimed demon kings are visitors. If it was known that Demon King was a visitor, it'd spell doom for them. That's why Morio was blocking investigation teams from reaching the place.
- Another obvious assumption that Shiki arrived in the world around 3 years ago, spreading madness right away. Soujirou who arrived after, knew of her. While Morio, Kazuki, Yukiharu, Hiroto didn't as they arrived before.
- Something was skipped that I wish wasn't. Yugo, the visitor, from the First Party analyzing different ways in which he can easily kill her, as Shiki stood there defenless in front of him. But he couldn't move.
- Lucunoca's scene was skipped in which author basically described that she yearns for a strong opponent and hopes Harghent wasn't wrong about Alus as she has high expectations.
- Much was skipped in Tu's scene meeting her future sponsor. Krafnir is actually long time friends with Flinsuda and knows her well, knowing she needs a really powerful character for the games, thus recommending her Tu. But the main reason why he gave up his spot, is because the games are suspicious for him. Becaus the competition is duels where only one advances. He assumed that it might be a plot by Auretia to eliminate powerful individuals. Making him one of the few to realize that. And because he isn't invincible like Tu, he wanted to stay out of it.
Then other cool parts like Krafnir warning Tu not to offend anyone, knock before entering like he taught her. Tu saying that she practiced a bunch. Then a funny scene where Tu, fascinated by a sculpture on the door, and Izick reacted funnily "Why did you break it, it was supposed to be attached to the door" and Tu was like "didn't know it can come off. Krafnir take it" and Krafnir is like "no, keep it to yourself". Then Tu entered the room, hiding the crime behind her.
Then the scene with meeting the sponsor was shortened. Like Flinsuda saying that she knows they'll be great friends, just seeing Tu, offering her tea or orange tea. And Tu being Tu, asking if she can have them both. In anime she is seen drinking from both cups which was hilarious.
Then when asked if Tu is stronger than him, Krafnir said that no method he could think of could kill her. Flinsuda wondering if she's stronger than Nihilo the Vortical Stampede, to which Krafnir said that Vortical Stampede died at the end and she had the weakness because of the pilot requirement. Then after Tu said that she wants to meet Sephite, Flinsuda replied that it will happen as long as she keeps on winning and advancing. Making it clear that she is here to win it and has high ambitions.
- Rosclay's part Fairly well adapted, second best after Alus with Psianop meeting. Just wanted to point out, why Dant, sponsor of Zigita Zogi and the official from ep 11 is disliked. He is like the only official who is in Queen's faction, while Rosclay's faction wants to remove her, but for that Rosclay needs to become a hero and bring the country together, bring everyone hope in a new day.
- Mestelexil's sponsor They skipped the part about Kaete the Round Table's motivations on sponsoring Mestelexil. He is very focused on advancing Auretia technologically, making him the only official with that goal. Then they missed a part where Mestelexil said "It's been a while Kaete" meaning they've met before. Which makes sense, given Kaete is Kiyazuna's former pupil, explains why he is so tech-savvy.
- Alus with Psianop Pretty much perfect, Psianop met Alus back in the sand labyrinth, that's where Psianop learned that Demon King is dead, Alus told him, so he wanted to meet him again, but Alus didn't even remember him. After Alus wondered who will win between them and Psianop saying "Want to find out right now?" the scene in the anime ends. But in the novel Alus replied back with a "Sounds like a pain" Then Psianop asked how Alus was able to confidently say that the Demon King was dead? Asking whether he is actually a hero. And then the scene ended. Very disappointing not seeing it adapted.
- Toroa's scene Overall was good enough, but Toroa didn't kill anyone, he only used one of his sword to deflect an attack. Toroa doesn't want to kill anyone. All fighting was done by Mizial. And he only killed the boss, everyone else escaped with bruises. Mizial himself was injured himself at the end.
Toroa wanted to leave without fight, because technically he didn't really need to be staying in Auretia to keep track of Alus. Then when the thugs pointed out about his enchanted swords, Toroa wondered how they knew about it. Wondering if someone put a price on his head.
Also there was a funny part missing, where Toroa asked Mizial if he sees him as some rare flower.
- Kuuro and Linaris's part He actually was looking after Toroa, and Lena who approached him from behind was very surprised that he was worried about someone like Toroa The Awful. Since Kuuro's character is someone who only cares about his own survival, even Cuneugh was initially used by him to be used as his second eyes, since his Clairvoyance was weakened.
When Kuuro used his ability, he could sense the change of Lena's heartbeat, the pupils hidden beneath bandages. Her breathing. It's basically impossible for others to lie to him, but in the anime it looked like he was reading her mind. They also skipped Lena getting upset at Kuuro for doing it, as they used to be companions, it was kinda rude.
Then the way she asked him to comeback is different. She called for his help, saying "Obsidian eyes needs you. The strongest man in Obsidian Eyes" Pretty upset that they skipped it. Kuuro correctly guessed that they must be in trouble if they are reaching out to him. Saying he won't meddle with their affairs, but he also doesn't want to go back to the life of killing. Like Toroa, Kuuro doesn't want to kill anymore. And he is immune to being a corpse now. To which Lena says that Linaris is different, she prefers to not use her ability on her comrades. Given the next scene with Linaris, shows that Linaris cares a lot about her comrades.
Then Kuuro wondered if it was under Obsidian Eyes that Auretia soldiers shot him. Why? Because Kuuro being the Cautious that he is, memorized the faces of every soldier that was at the base with him, and the one who shot him didn't look like anyone he recognized. But Lena didn't know that herself, so she couldn't provide an answer. But as revealed in the following scene with Linaris, Frey the Walking, the maid who is most loyal towards Linaris and Obsidian Eyes, the most veteran member, ordered it behind Linaris's back. Linaris herself never wanted to harm him, still viewing him as her comrade and trusting him not to meddle with their business. Frey's concern is valid. Kuuro is the most dangerous person for their operation. As he can see through all of their plans and reveal the information to Auretia, if, say, he was threatened. But Linaris thinks that if that was the case, then it's Auretia who would actually be in trouble. Linaris, and the revival of Obsidian Eyes needs to be kept an absolute secret, because Linaris can easily be countered by the serum.
Kuuro then remembered that the last time he met Linaris was when she was very young and somewhere inside him he wished he met her again.
Linaris's scene ends with Frey saying to herself that "When the time comes. Kuuro will die by my hands"
- Kuze's part Maqure, the man Kuze was conversing with was worried about tournament's format, like Krafnir he was rightfully worried about Auretia trying to eliminate strong characters, obviously worried for Kuze's safety. The anime adapted it well, even mentioned that Auretia doesn't care if the True Hero died. It's true Rosclay's faction and Jelki who thought of the whole tournament. Their plan is to make Rosclay win and unite everything under him, get rid of the monarchy, get rid of the queen.
Kuze openly saying about Nastique towards Maqure, shows that he is a person he deeply trusts, as noone else knows about her.
Then there is one part that they shouldn't have skipped. "These guys are all champions right. But here's the question. Are they all peerless champions even while they are sleeping or eating? And their friends and family? Are they also peerless champions?"
That's absolutely crucial to understand that Kuze will do anything in order to win. As he has an invisible angel with him, it makes him the perfect assassin. No one has pointed it out before. But that makes him unbeatable, if he just takes them down in their sleep.
The scene with Kuze mentioning another disciple, and the carriage showing Kuze was huge. Revealing that Kuze is not over Cunodeigh's death and is out there for Uhak.
Then one more very important part. Kuze's motivation. That's what the anime didn't adapt. Kuze saying "I don't even want to think how many kids will be left out in the cold should the Order fall. If someone's gotta do it, it's gotta be me, since I'm invincible"
Then Maquire responding with "Kuze please, it's all up to you.... Kill the Hero for us". The survival of the order is crucial to prevent the start of the new age that the Hero brings.
- Yuno, Kia, Mele's part was overall great. Yuno amazed that Mele would actually be joining the games. Mele working with other gigants, transporting heavy stuff like fallen trees. Thinking that apart from Mele, someone like Alus or Rosclay will be able to kill Soujirou. Mele then saved Yuno's life because a fallen tree could've killed her. Imagine being killed by a fallen tree. Then Kia coming, the only part they skipped there is her complaining about gigants."Seriously those gigants are so careless and annoying. Seriously I hate gigants". My assumption is that elfs don't like gigants, or maybe it's just Kia.
- Shalk's part Tthe part that many didn't understand, because anime messed it up. Is shalk saying he is scared, and many assumed it was because he is still affected by the fear of the Demon King. But it's not that, he was afraid to learn more about himself. Was he a Hero, was he a demon king? what was his fate?
Morio mentioning that he can kill him as well, was to point out that if he does that, he can earn favors with Auretia, and it wasn't killing, he said "taking him to Auretia", to which Shalk responded that he isn't really on anyone's side. He just wants to learn about himself.
Another part missed is Shalk's logic is that the reason why a hero doesn't come out, is because they don't remember that. That really makes you think, that the reason why a hero hasn't come out, there's gotta be a reason...
- Hiroto and Yukiharu's part was fine
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