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Soulwarfare



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2025 12:57 pm Reply with quote
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this harem series. Not a big fan of this recent trend of have sequels be a theatrical film. Would have preferred an actual Season 2 with 12-13 or 24-25 episodes but oh well
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LinkTSwordmaster



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2025 1:40 pm Reply with quote
Soulwarfare wrote:
Not a big fan of this recent trend of have sequels be a theatrical film.

Same, but I was wondering if that was also going allow them to push the envelope a little further than they have already.
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John the Dark Lord



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2025 2:56 pm Reply with quote
Soulwarfare wrote:
Would have preferred an actual Season 2 with 12-13 or 24-25 episodes but oh well


I think the issue here is how the plot of the LN is structured. The author calls volumes 1-4 "season 1" of the novels, while volume 5 is an "interlude". In fact, the last chapter of that volume is titled "season 2 prologue", and is meant to set up the main plotline of the following volumes. Volume 6 then ends in a cliffhanger.

The point is, going further than volume 4 would lead to the anime ending with unresolved plot points, if not in an actual cliffhanger. You know, like the one in volume 3/episode 12, meaning they couldn't just end it there either. It had to be an adaptation of four volumes.
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MagicPolly



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2025 4:38 pm Reply with quote
Yeah the fact that they refer to it as episodes 13-17 probably means that it's less of a "real" movie and more that they couldn't fit those into the time slot.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2025 11:16 pm Reply with quote
Cosplay! Fashion show! Lesbian love! Renako in her underwear! It has it all!
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