The Thousand Noble Musketeers

Overall, this is fine for school-age kids who are watching anime for the first time. If you want to introduce them to gun action without graphic violence and intense dialogues, this fits well. I wouldn’t say the show is badly produced. It's more like it was made for mild viewers. For those who are fond of firearms, this will surely be something they’ll appreciate.

I had funny thoughts about this. Truly, they’re musketeers, "One for All, All for One," and I’m not sure who the underdog is here anymore. I think this would’ve been less complicated if they hadn’t associated the characters with historical figures. The historical weapons alone could’ve been enough. My point is, there are anime that feature historical figures, like the Shinsengumi in Samurai X and Gintama. Yet those shows managed to leave a lasting impact despite their different genres. Here, I think it’s because the excessive introduction of characters led to a convoluted plot.

Surprisingly, this epsiode went full action. I’d say they were a bit shy in showcasing the stunts. They only showed them once or twice, where it caught my attention for a moment. I just wished they had shown more.

With the introduction of additional characters, it becomes complicated again. They showed more abilities, but the mission itself feels boring because it only focuses on their side. It’s just a mission where they have to accomplish something without any realistic obstacles. There’s no intellectual engagement from the enemy, so the story feels one-sided for a war. I can't fully grasp their concept of a genius because weapons are objects. Were they trying to say that long ago there was this genius who held a specific firearm which is what they are portraying in this episode? Their theme wasn't strongly established so it's kind of confusing. But at least, this part here has interesting scenes.

It seems like they are improving some lapses from their earlier episodes. This time, I think they did a good job characterizing the twin pistols. To be fair, this is a good one.

It has always been an exciting plot involving spying and disguises, so this episode turns out an okay for me to pass the time.

This is another stand-alone story, which may have given a good feeling IF it belonged to another anime. But knowing what anime this actually is, it feels like a mismatch. I can’t connect Geweer as a weapon to the story being presented, and I don’t think other viewers would even bother researching the history of the weapon itself.

This episode is more self-contained compared to the earlier ones. This one introduces Cutlery, where it presents how its/his abilities can be used in a certain situation. I feel that this should’ve been the right execution of their theme, not just making it all about shooting, glowing, and unlocking skills without proper grounding to support how they came to be.

I kind of like the change in direction here. It feels like a different but good story, if you watch the episodes one at a time. . . definitely not if you binge watch.

For me, using historical figures create risk of discrepancy and can affect our expectations, especially to those who knows about world history well. I think they should be careful too in portraying war to younger audience. They might think that wars were, and will be, colorful and full of handsome men.

More characters are introduced, adding even more names to forget. One funny thing to think about is we kind of know that if someone wants to sneak around at night, they usually wear dark colors to hide themselves. But in here, they look like running rainbows instead.

Overall, this had the makings of a great war anime. However, there were corners cut with the animation, with the action sequences, and with the general story. If it was given a different director or remade with a proper studio's support, I think it could be done in a way that could give justice to the original IP and also be a decent enough standalone anime. Because if not, you're relying on a lot of previous assumed knowledge and fanbase from the original IP.

To introduce the main antagonist this far and this late into the series is a bit of a rushing in pacing, I feel like. And I'm not really a big fan of it. But I did like the whole flashback aspect of the episode. It answered some questions. Overall one of the better episodes but still not great.

The Empire Stormtroopers suddenly becoming CGI somehow completely caught me off guard. The anime's action sequences where put in the spotlight and it weaknesses showed. The episode honestly fell short. It's not the worst episode, but considering what is happening, it didn't bring much tension.

This episode was a lot darker and not as lighthearted as the previous ones, it does feel like it was such a big shift. Especially as we're already at episode 9, to have this shift in the last four episodes is kind of a bit too rushed for me. But the general atmosphere of the episode was pretty dark and was able to hold on to that darkness, so I'm okay with that. The addition of new characters is a bit overwhelming for me, and I doubt I remember any of these names. But any diehard fan of the original IP would definitely know all these names and know all of their backstories. The general vibe and the action scenes, plus the whole strategizing that is going on throughout the episode, is interesting to hear. It really reminds you that this is war setting. But again, it's kind of a whiplash, especially if you consider the previous episodes.

Honestly, this episode was one of the few episodes that had a decent storyline that focused on the twins and their adventure. And at the end was a surprisingly decent push to the main plot. Overall, one of the better episodes of the anime. While the animation quality is still not great, the action sequences seem to have improved.

This episode covers one of the main four protagonists and was the character I was interested in. The Empire's men really do look like stormtroopers in my eyes, and the fact that their shooting ability is also on par with them is incredibly amusing to me. Besides that, the rest of the episode is very much hit or miss with me. Some parts were interesting, but the majority of the episode was kinda mediocre.

Again, not a great but not a bad episode. The anime seems to have taken on a side quest with all these side stories that don't really drive the main plotline. It's showing us multiple side characters that aren't related to the main four characters first introduced. As someone who hasn't played the original IP, the adding of different characters that don't seem to have much purpose kind of lowers my enjoyment with the anime. Even if the general premise was interesting, my initial interest is waning now.

Honestly, one of the better episodes. I would still consider it a filler as there's no direct correlation to the main story, but overall not a bad episode. The fight/action scene was also slightly better executed compared to earlier episodes. But still, it has a long way to go. The story just doesn't have much substance to it to hold onto itself. However, the whole episode overall was not horrible.

This episode is really a filler. As someone who has no prior knowledge to this or the original IP, I can't really say much in terms of whether the characters are accurate or not. I can only objectively rate what I've seen in the anime. And for a 12-episode anime to have a filler episode that isn't that particularly needed for the main story is a bit weird. The animation isn't the best. Even the action sequences, considering that this is an anime about muskets, the action should be higher or at least better executed. But unfortunately, neither seems to be the case here.