Ubel Blatt

The hook is genuinely strong: a warrior thought dead returns after twenty years to take down the "Seven Heroes," legendary in the eyes of the empire but actually the people who betrayed him and stole the credit for what he did. Flipping who gets to be remembered as a hero is a great premise. The problem is how little room the show gives it to breathe. Key context — what the original mission even was, why the betrayal happened — gets dumped into rushed dialogue mid-fight instead of earned through actual scenes, and no episode ever slows down to properly ground it. Twelve episodes try to cover way too much ground: Köinzell burns through targets fast, political subplots (rebellions, church intrigue, empire politics) get name-dropped but never developed, and basic in-universe logic goes unexamined in ways that undercut tension when the show wants you to take the stakes seriously. It ends with the central conflict still very much unresolved — less a season finale, more a pause button. The concept is the best idea in the show, and Köinzell himself has decent bones — a young, almost harmless exterior sitting on top of two decades of buried trauma, with a real tension between wanting justice and wanting revenge. But the writing doesn't trust its own premise enough, leaning on shock value and gratuitous fanservice that clash with the "political corruption and inherited trauma" tone it's otherwise chasing. It's weakest with the supporting cast: allies and antagonists alike get a single defining trait and then get treated as if they'd earned stakes the show never gave them time to build — Aht gets a distinctive weapon and a teased backstory that never actually goes anywhere, and she's not alone. Köinzell also occasionally tips into being too strong, which flattens tension out of fights that are supposed to matter. Character designs are a real strength — Köinzell's in particular sells the contrast between his appearance and what he's actually been through, and his swordplay has a distinct, momentum-driven style when the show commits to it. But the animation is inconsistent: sharp, purposeful combat in its best moments, undercut elsewhere by off-model character work, generic template backgrounds, and action that falls back on still frames and speed lines instead of real motion. For a story built entirely around one guy's swordsmanship, that inconsistency matters. The core injustice — having your legacy stolen while the people who wronged you get celebrated — is powerful material, and it's the source of whatever emotional weight the show manages to land. But that impact gets blunted from multiple directions: violence staged for shock rather than consequence, past traumas referenced rather than shown, and a pace that never sits with one loss or betrayal long enough before rushing to the next. Easily the most consistent department. The score leans into low-key tension and somber strings that fit the material without ever distracting, and the voice work holds up across the cast. It won't be why anyone remembers this show, but it's the one part with nothing to apologize for. Übel Blatt has a genuinely strong pitch trapped inside a rushed, undercooked execution. The premise and its protagonist are compelling enough to hold real interest, but the pacing, supporting cast, and tonal control all needed more room than twelve episodes gave them. It's more interesting to think about afterward than it is satisfying to actually sit through.

A very underwhelming ending. It teases what is in store for the characters in the future if anyone got invested or dissatisfied with the anime adaptation. However, it still feels like there's so much undisclosed parts of the story that each episode felt off. I think a lot about the plot was skipped and this made the show confusing.

Why reveal that near the end of the series? Koinzell is so kind that even though he's seeking vengeance, he still cries because of the bond they once had. The seven heroes definitely fit what Harvey Dent said in The Dark Knight: "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain". Although technically it also fits Koinzell, at least in other people's perspective.

When things are dire, a true hero emerges to turn the tides. However, fake heroes wouldn't care about anything but their own. Also if injustice is happening right in front of you and you are capable of doing something to fight, why should you hesitate? You are seeing things for yourself as they are and yet you choose inaction. That's plain enabling them.

Glenn embodies the sin of envy. I get that but I'm pretty sure the rest are all lies. Will anyone find out the truth and tell it to the audience as well rather than just making us guess? Seriously, The Order of the Seven Lances suck, all of them do.

The Order of the Seven Lances are terrible. If you know the truth, why not do something so everyone can know as well? Why continue serving the true betrayers? Koinzell's disguise is cute though, it suits him.

Koinzell's position is hard. Because the truth that the people have been told and the real truth has been twisted, he'll always come out as the villain. Sadly, this happens in real life too. Politicians bend the truth to suit them and they openly deceive their countrymen all for their own gains, even if it comes at the cost of other people.

Ascheriit must have went through a lot which got him in that form. There's just so little information given on the backstory to fully understand what is happening. Although, it seems that the fame and glory had really gotten into Schtemwolech's head after how many years.

Geranpen was naive. He was starting to doubt and was heading to learning the truth but he didn't believe what he saw. He still chose to believe Fargo despite everything.

Koinzell is like Guts from Berserk. His story is not yet fully revealed but the way he is painted as the bad guy when he's actually trying to help people is similar to Guts' situation. This show is starting to have some resemblance to Berserk as it progresses.

Geranpen reminds me of Puri-Puri Prisoner from One Punch Man. He looks very masculine and gives off a "don't mess with me" vibe. However, in reality, he seems like a kind and strong person who stands for justice.

There still isn't much revealed here. Although we learn a little about Koinzell's past and how he's connected to the beginning of the first episode. The story is shaping up to have some similarities to A Wild Last Boss Appeared.

This is a dark anime. It has a lot of killing involved but it also discusses justice in a sense. There is not much revealed in the first episode but it does a good job of making people interested in how the story will progress.

Now we know who Barestar really is, I am mad of seeing how coward he is. But after learning that he is just a commoner that was forced to enlist for his father sake. I find it sad seeing him getting killed but he deserve it because he is selfish at some point.

Such a good moment of fight in this episode. Truly, makes us hate Barestar for being a coward leader

This anime is getting fast paced anime and alot of plot got skip leaving plot hole making audience question and confused at certain moment

Barestar, a paranoid coward Batterygrave that just call everyone an assassin

Ah finally a day scene, not so day. It was on evening but back to night scene. Zeffi is such innocent child. He doesnt even know his killer was.

How cruel he was, using all those fairy girls and murdered them. Good thing the protagonist got plot armor and killed them all.

The pacing was too fast, I got confused, either I missed out the scene or they just skipped it from manga. Either way, it is good, it is just too fast. I got confused like is everything happened in 1 night? because from episode 1 to now, all the time it is at night.