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EP. REVIEW: The World's Finest Assassin

Something isn't quite adding up with the goddess' backup plans. They seem to have been sent into the world much earlier than Lugh--which raises the question of how old the Hero is--and unlike Lugh, they don't seem to have been given the same narrow time-frame to get the job done (after the Hero saves the world, before the Hero subsequently destroys it)--she seems to have been expecting them to be trying to kill the Hero when she's checking in on them, even though he hasn't saved the world yet.

One possible explanation is that each backup plan is in a separate parallel world. That would clear up some of the discrepancies, though not all--but it would also suggest that what the goddess is really after is not the Hero's death (or saving the world) but the one who succeeds in killing him...and that there's something else she wants from that individual.

...Or I could just be reading way too much into comedic side scenes. Are those even canon for the source material?

Btw, I can't recall - has the gender of the Hero definitely been established? If not, I'd bet the Hero is a woman.

I forget which but there was one show I remember people reporting on that did like 7 volumes in 13.

With all the rape, sex trafficking, and slavery shown, it's a bit of an understatement to call this a deeply uncomfortable episode.

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"You'd be cuter if you smiled."

Oh, F you, you smug little twit.

They are going to do a single volume for a season? Thats commendable to dedication to detail from a novel. And a big improvement over projects like Reincarnated as a spider which did 3 per 12 eps. I forget which but there was one show I remember people reporting on that did like 7 volumes in 13.

Cryten wrote:

They are going to do a single volume for a season? Thats commendable to dedication to detail from a novel. And a big improvement over projects like Reincarnated as a spider which did 3 per 12 eps. I forget which but there was one show I remember people reporting on that did like 7 volumes in 13.

I hope it becomes the new standard. Eighty Six did something similar, with the first cour being 1 volume and 2nd cour being 2. From a business standpoint, I never really got why some shows did the mad dash to burn through source material. It never works out well and you would think you could make more money be encouraging people to buy more of the light novels (if thats your goal) or have more content for the future if you decide to make more seasons.

• The use of rape in this episode hits super hard because we only see what Maha sees: the soul-destroying aftermath. It's like the rule from horror movies about showing the monster as little as possible. Your imagination creates a much scarier monster than anything the screen could show you.

• Interesting, the scene where we most directly witness a sexual assault has little to no visceral impact. This is because the victim is actually in no danger at all. It's clear from the start that said woman is Tarte and we know that she could kill her attacker in an instant. The only reason she'd be letting this happen is because it's part of a plan to trap the would-be rapist. And judging by her coy smile before leaping off the balcony into the night, I wouldn't be surprised if she volunteered for the job just so she could see the evil man's face when his world collapsed around him.