Chained Soldier

Hhbb

It’s perfect honestly

cool

Nice

Very good would watch again

I love it

Thatss so good

(Covers ch 41-44 of the manga) The studio changed the form of Kidoumaru, I liked the one in the manga since it looked cool. Kidoumaru's form in the anime looked like its a nightmare fuel, the running motion made me want to kill with fire. They omitted again some important parts and yes they also cut some scenes in the reward 😉. Tenka didn't mention of the upcoming meeting but instead showed the egg thing on the antagonist side, that's quite an odd decision from the director of the anime 🤔. Should you read the manga instead of watching the anime? The anime is worth the watch but I still prefer the manga since I have read it first and some parts got rushed in the anime.

(Covers ch 34-40 of the manga) There are some alterations on the scenes, some are okay but some are just unnecessary. There are some omitted parts but considering the studio only has 12 episodes to work with then I guess it's acceptable 🤷‍♂️. I guess they don't have that much of a budget to animate the techniques of Shikoku and Jouryuu 😏. However, the studio still retained the hype of action scenes and the tense feeling of the Eight Thunder God's attack which is quite commendable.

(Covers ch 31-33, 35[first half] of the manga) The studio decided to cover up some important information, maybe they have been bribed the the demon defense force? 😏😅. There is an omitted information on Aoba's side and I hope it will be revealed on the next episode. The sequencing isn't bad but if it resulted in omitting an important information then it cancels out. The episode isn't that great but it isn't mid, if I have to choose between then it leans more on great.

(Covers chapter 27-30 of the manga) I have chosen mid for this episode because it omitted some key information from the manga in which I will not state since it might be a spoiler 🤐. I'm not sure if they will show it on the next episode since they have a knack for changing the sequence and altering some scenes. The studio also cut-off the initial sequence of when Yuki got high on the fumes of mato mushroom 😏. For an anime only watcher's PoV, it properly showed the backstory of yuki and appropriately hyped up the next episode.

(Covers ch 23-26 of the manga) There is a small alteration with the sequence of events and some parts in the manga are omitted. Don't worry though there isn't any omitted fan service scene 😏😅. It's a good thing the chains isn't a CGI on Yuki's transformation but i prefer the design of sparkling stars form in the manga than the anime. The anime should have shown more awareness of how draining the lending ability, Kyouka almost passed out in the manga from the sparkling stars form even though it was just a scouting form.

(Covers ch 20-22 of the manga) This is a great adaptation. The studio put in a lot of effort on the art and animation of Tenka's ability, I guess she's a favorite of the studio 😏. Although there are some minor adjustments in the location of some scenes it's still acceptable, it shows that the studio made an effort in the environment art. The reward scenes are great, it's a good thing the studio didn't add any unnecessary effects and the expressions of the character are much better

(Covers ch 16[second half]-19 of the manga) It's overall a good adaptation, there some small parts that has been omitted but I guess it's acceptable since it doesn't have any useful information. The fight animation is fluid and the art is still consistently good. The studio still can't let go of the CGI chain but atleast the Shuuki and Yuki's fusion slave doesn't look odd.

(Covers ch 14-16[first half] of the manga). Another great adaptation, the studio even did a little revision on the sequencing of events which is a good move. The different colored balls of light in the reward was definitely unnecessary. They could have just stayed with the heightened lighting 😒. The art and animation was also good. I've got to say that the expression of Himari during the reward was on par with the manga.

(Covers ch 9[second half]-13 of the manga) This has been a great adaptation 🤩, the studio even have gone beyond on the fan service with the first reward. They removed the little segment after the ED since they have already filled the gap from the skip in ep 2 🤔. It's good that the transformation wasn't a CGI but could they also drop the CGI chain during the partition(?) part thing where they show the different expression of each characters. There isn't any problem with the art and animation hopefully it's gonna be consistent.

(Covers ch 5-9[first half] of the manga) There are some skipped scenes in the manga but I guess it is acceptable since it's just a small amount. If I have to compare the fight scene with the manga then they are equally good, they are a bit different but the quality is still the same. Those two antagonist girls wasn't supposed to be revealed this early and the older sister wasn't supposed to get injured 🤷‍♂️. The anime reward scene wins over the manga this time but the manga still wins on the expressions of the character. The little segment after the ED helped fill up the information that was supposedly be revealed in the previous episode.

(Covers ch 2-4 of the manga) It actually skipped a big chunk of ch 2 and immediately skipped to ch 3. There's still that odd chain CGI 👀 and Shushu's fight scene was extended. The animation of the fight is quite good and thankfully the partial transformation wasn't CGI. They added the Street Fighter videogame in the anime, the manga doesn't mention any Street Fighter. The scene at the end isn't on ch 4. I still prefer the expression in the manga because they looked more expressive and feminine. If l based it on the perspective of anime only watcher, then perhaps it's still good especially the mini segment after the ED.

(Covers ch 1 of the manga) The VA perfectly matches with the characters. Yuki's fight was extended in comparison to the manga and was the PoV scene during the fight really necessary?!. The CGI looks odd in some scenes and upon seeing a non CGI chain in the ED I immediately thought, "this is better than the CGI one" 😅. The reward scenes are good plus the perfect soundtrack made it even better but the flustered face of Kyouka is much better in the manga.

Loved the conclusion! Now off to season 2! Quite jealous of Yuuki!