Ascendance of a Bookworm Episode 12: Baptisms and Divine Paradises
Canon
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QUICK TAKES
kurokurorin
VerifiedFor some reason, it feels like a lot happened in this episode, but at the same time, nothing special did. There are still some emotional scenes, but I'd say it's more lighthearted than the previous episodes. Maybe this was needed?
nonty
VerifiedLoved the lore about the world, it's always nice, however I think there were many important topics during the episode, but they were kind of rushed, like important conversations were resolved in maybe 1 minute, the impact just dissapear when they do that
mustardsprinkles
VerifiedThe religious side of the world showing up this late felt really abrupt, and Myne just throwing herself into it with barely any prior knowledge didn't help 💔 her direction keeps shifting and it's getting genuinely hard to keep up with where things are going
dvinter
It's really odd how every problem in this series doesn't have any escalation. The problem was presented and then resolved in one scene, which is very frustrating, for example Lutz with his mother, and Myne later in the episode. I just want to see the characters to struggle a bit.
jeerox
there is nothing new on this episode but hey, at least we are moving with the plot. New characters are interesting since they are working in something that interest Myne in which Myne could have possibly read books.
gorlock332
I feel like MC's decision to accept death alongside her family was sad but a realistic one for someone with no real means of reaching nobility. There's clearly some kind of class hierarchy within this world that the story hasn't explored much yet, beyond nobles being wealthy.
eatingsocks
The concept of needing a noble's agreement just to survive didn't fully make sense to me, especially given how much Myne has already earned independently. Unless the cost of a single magical item is just that high, it felt a little hard to buy into.
QUICK TAKES
kurokurorin
VerifiedFor some reason, it feels like a lot happened in this episode, but at the same time, nothing special did. There are still some emotional scenes, but I'd say it's more lighthearted than the previous episodes. Maybe this was needed?
nonty
VerifiedLoved the lore about the world, it's always nice, however I think there were many important topics during the episode, but they were kind of rushed, like important conversations were resolved in maybe 1 minute, the impact just dissapear when they do that
mustardsprinkles
VerifiedThe religious side of the world showing up this late felt really abrupt, and Myne just throwing herself into it with barely any prior knowledge didn't help 💔 her direction keeps shifting and it's getting genuinely hard to keep up with where things are going
dvinter
It's really odd how every problem in this series doesn't have any escalation. The problem was presented and then resolved in one scene, which is very frustrating, for example Lutz with his mother, and Myne later in the episode. I just want to see the characters to struggle a bit.
jeerox
there is nothing new on this episode but hey, at least we are moving with the plot. New characters are interesting since they are working in something that interest Myne in which Myne could have possibly read books.
gorlock332
I feel like MC's decision to accept death alongside her family was sad but a realistic one for someone with no real means of reaching nobility. There's clearly some kind of class hierarchy within this world that the story hasn't explored much yet, beyond nobles being wealthy.
eatingsocks
The concept of needing a noble's agreement just to survive didn't fully make sense to me, especially given how much Myne has already earned independently. Unless the cost of a single magical item is just that high, it felt a little hard to buy into.
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