#like i wasn't as apprehensive abt trigger picking this up compared to other anime fans

[crankyforever]

man i'm barely halfway through episode 12 and i'm already sooooo annoyed because:

1) we get confirmation that namari's conversation with kiki and kaka is 100% cut out, with no intention of adding it in anywhere. hell even marcille's explanation of it feels a little rushed through

2a) other folks have pointed it out from the previews but marcille looks WAY more clean and stable resurrecting falin in the anime than in the manga. where is our unhinged haggard sorcerer moment???

2b) addendum to that point, i'm not a fan of how stylized the resurrection scene was drawn and how focused it was on the party's reactions. it felt too goofy and distracting. like this moment was THEE turning point for marcille's character in the story and they couldn't even give it the right gravitas

3) worse camera shots on the marcille and falin reunion/reaction compared to the manga. like man, you give us the baller through-the-skull view shot to end the last episode and then fumble on this???

with how great the dragon fight ended up being last ep, the dip in quality, care and the cuts chosen here feel like trigger's trying to rush through all of the "non-action" scenes to focus on their studio's comfort zone: flashy fight scenes. this is making me worry that trigger is just gonna completely prioritize fights at the expense of the story and characters. and if that is the case? i'm gonna be real fucking pissed