Anime Mokushiroku no Yonkishi Anime News and Discussion

[Undina]

So the small stars lighting up the sky were the signal Lance sent ahead?

 

[Demonspeed]

Decent episode, only two chapters adapted. With additional scenes teasing Lancelot's normal form and Liones.

Howzer's big moment was nothing special but the music was cool. It's nice to watch this after seeing what Donny becomes later.

In color, Lancelot's Fox form looks strangely intimidating when his eyes are open. Was kinda disappointed by the scenes of Percival inheriting the Dragon Handle but I loved this moment:

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With the bath scene with Elba and this. I guess they really don't want to show Percival groping people. With Percival and Anne it kinda becomes a running gag like with Melizabeth. So if there are no such scenes the latter's discussion with Isolde doesn't work.

The colors of Lancelot's Magic are the same as in GoE so I guess Shining Road will be the same as well. Kinda funny how it's the same color as Gowther's, another archer.

With this and the recent PV I am not sure they'll adapt the whole Liones arc. Even if it's more action packed. But we'll definitely get to see Tristan. Not sure what would be the best point to end this season.

So the small stars lighting up the sky were the signal Lance sent ahead?

Yes. Was there something like that in the manga?

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They adapted 31 chapters, so maybe this scene as cliffhanger to end the season?

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Or it could end before their fight against Meragalan. Would work well too.

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I can also see them adapting the fight and ending it at Arthur leaving for the assessment.

 

[Undina]

Yes. Was there something like that in the manga?

Yes, they were shown at the end of

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Percy and Mel's conversation and before Percy's run in with the TP, and, for a while, especially once we found out about Tristan's magic, it was suspected he was the one announcing his arrival, though his group should've recognised them. Maybe both boys can do that.

I really hope the season ends with the big group's departure, it sort of signals the true end of an era/ stage for the teens, given what keeps happening afterwards.

 

[Demonspeed]

Yes, they were shown at the end of Percy and Mel's conversation and before Percy's run in with the TP, and, for a while, especially once we found out about Tristan's magic, it was suspected he was the one announcing his arrival, though his group should've recognised them. Maybe both boys can do that.

I really hope the season ends with the big group's departure, it sort of signals the true end of an era/ stage for the teens, given what keeps happening afterwards.

I thought that was Gawain's magic. But yes, it could be Tristan signaling that he found her. It would be easier for Tristan to do that since he has Ark.

It definitely wasn't Lancelot in the Liones arc.

The issue with adapting the Liones arc entirely is pacing. I am not sure the episodes left are enough.

 

[Undina]

I thought that was Gawain's magic. But yes, it could be Tristan signaling that he found her. It would be easier for Tristan to do that since he has Ark.

It definitely wasn't Lancelot in the Liones arc.

The issue with adapting the Liones arc entirely is pacing. I am not sure the episodes left are enough.

I was getting worried with the pacing lately as well, but I'm not entirely sure they can't absolutely fit in at least the whole CiL arc, maybe they will leave the cooldown afterwards for the 2nd season.

 

[Demonspeed]

Very curious to see the second OP's visuals this week. They should at least show or tease Tristan I think.

 

[Undina]

When does the episode normally drop in Europe? I always watch it a few days later than the uploads I find.

 

[Demonspeed]

When does the episode normally drop in Europe? I always watch it a few days later than the uploads I find.

Subs are usually out late as well, but it's not hard to watch or find RAWs. They'll probably upload the new OP and ED on Youtube Sunday anyway. That's what they did for the first ones IIRC.

 

[Yakkun]

Wake me when Gawain is revealed

 

[Undina]

Subs are usually out late as well, but it's not hard to watch or find RAWs. They'll probably upload the new OP and ED on Youtube Sunday anyway. That's what they did for the first ones IIRC.

So, the episode comes out on Sunday? Raw form, I mean. I have no issue looking it up even without subs.

 

[Demonspeed]

Wake me when Gawain is revealed

She could possibly appear in the OP as well. But I doubt she'd be without her armor.

So, the episode comes out on Sunday? Raw form, I mean. I have no issue looking it up even without subs.

Yes.

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New OP:


New ED:



Tristan, Gawain, Meragalan, Jericho and more. They are all in. The Liones arc is confirmed with this.

 

[Undina]

They're ALL here, and we ARE getting CiL animated this season
Also really happy to see that the ribbon is bright red, nishishish I had a long contradiction on that theme with my bestie over it being either bright red or hot pink and the symbolism going with it
Didn't expect mommy Ellie's gown to be so dark in colour, though...

Oh, and about the ED, they're giving a serious bit of foreshadowing with one of the images involving Percy...hmmm...kinda like the innocent childish drawing vibe to it. Also works with the abridged for children Arthurian tales and multimedia we get from time to time. Also like the song a lot more than the first one. While with the OP music it's the other way around.

 

[Demonspeed]

Both the OP and ED are better than the first ones IMO.

I like the visuals for the ED, especially the two last ones with Percival and then the four replacing the "initial image" we had of them.

They're ALL here, and we ARE getting CiL animated this season
Also really happy to see that the ribbon is bright red, nishishish I had a long contradiction on that theme with my bestie over it being either bright red or hot pink and the symbolism going with it
Didn't expect mommy Ellie's gown to be so dark in colour, though...

While watching the OP for the first time I started thinking they wouldn't spoil anything when they showed Arthur, "Merlin" and Ironside again, then suddenly Meragalan and everyone else!

 

[Yakkun]

Happy to see Tristan, his squad and Gawain in the opening but the spoilers, man, the spoilers...

 

[LordTwigoSama]

Still not used to the anime's art style for certain characters but I'm glad they seem to be speeding up the adaptation

 

[Undina]

Both the OP and ED are better than the first ones IMO.

I like the visuals for the ED, especially the two last ones with Percival and then the four replacing the "initial image" we had of them.



While watching the OP for the first time I started thinking they wouldn't spoil anything when they showed Arthur, "Merlin" and Ironside again, then suddenly Meragalan and everyone else!

The OP's growing on me, I didn't check who sings it but I think I've heard him/them before on FT or BC openings/endings...anyway, sounds familiar.
About the OP reveals, I went for 1 minute with bated breath looking at stuff slowly, slowly unravelling towards the forest arc, and then, BOOM, Meragaland were there and I went...oh, now they can't avoid showing us the rest of the gang...and they were there too. The face art looks wonky on closer inspection, it's harder to see why Tristan and Lance are the story's bishounens...and Gowther is less of a stunner...I did like that in the group image they worked the heights out better than Nakaba typically does or even previous animators. When you add positionings in rapport to one another, the characters clearly look like regular humanoids with some understandable exceptions, but even those fit more naturally than the gag caricatures like the Melizabeth of Taizai or the OG Escanor facing AM Mel...or what we get even now in the manga.
@Yakkun, at least they gave some misdirections here and there...

 

[Yakkun]

The OP's growing on me, I didn't check who sings it but I think I've heard him/them before on FT or BC openings/endings...anyway, sounds familiar.
About the OP reveals, I went for 1 minute with bated breath looking at stuff slowly, slowly unravelling towards the forest arc, and then, BOOM, Meragaland were there and I went...oh, now they can't avoid showing us the rest of the gang...and they were there too. The face art looks wonky on closer inspection, it's harder to see why Tristan and Lance are the story's bishounens...and Gowther is less of a stunner...I did like that in the group image they worked the heights out better than Nakaba typically does or even previous animators. When you add positionings in rapport to one another, the characters clearly look like regular humanoids with some understandable exceptions, but even those fit more naturally than the gag caricatures like the Melizabeth of Taizai or the OG Escanor facing AM Mel...or what we get even now in the manga.
@Yakkun, at least they gave some misdirections here and there...

True, but the Meragaland reveal is such a blunt strike to the face, lol. Anime watchers won't know it yet but they will definitely see the similarities and most people will count two and two together and come to the conclusion that this is indeed Galand and Mera. Albeit it is mostly an exhibition fight it is still a big first benchmark for the 4KotA and somewhat a big deal in the first part of the manga? I think it is a pretty big reveal. It could have been more impactful if they had just kept it secret.

Gawain's hair is oddly blue to me. I thought it would be more on the black/purple-ish side? Was Merlin's hair this blue in the anime? I don't remember.
Also, maybe it is just the perspective of the group shot but she does indeed look huge. Towering over everyone there. I think people will immediately make the connection that this person has something to do with Merlin and Escanor just going by the looks. I wonder how long Nakaba can afford to put her background reveal aside in the manga at this point. I hope he doesn't do the same thing he did with Escanor. Introduced last, died first... :/

The group pic at the end of the opening is nice. Tristan's squad is dressed a lot more uniformly than I thought. I expected more indiviual colours there but this is actually fine. It shows their loyalty and conviction and it is a nice group makeup. Funnily enough these are Estarossa's colours in the manga. I wonder if manga Mael squirmed a bit when he saw an entire group in that get-up, haha.

 

[Undina]

Funnily enough these are Estarossa's colours in the manga. I wonder if manga Mael squirmed a bit when he saw an entire group in that get-up, haha.

This reminds a bit of that wild theory someone posed before the ch 100 flashback that...

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Isolde

was somehow his and Guila's child, lmao.

 

[Yakkun]

This reminds a bit of that wild theory someone posed before the ch 100 flashback that...

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Isolde

was somehow his and Guila's child, lmao.

BRUH

 

[Demonspeed]

Anyone who is familiar with the series would recognize Galan and Mera right away, or at least Mera at the 51th second. They aren't trying to be subtle.

Also, to any anime only who watched the movies and hasn't realized that Lancelot and Sin are the same person(they make it very obvious in the anime), seeing Tristan should make everything clear.

Dreyfus looks so old now that I see him in color...

Still not used to the anime's art style for certain characters but I'm glad they seem to be speeding up the adaptation

As long as it's not rushed...