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17:42 trivia facts about the Zanoba's manufacturer company (Minor spoilers) The robot doll/maid was never mass produced because it was deemed too expensive (even royalty couldn't afford it) Most of the company earnings are from story books about a special Superd race who helps children when they need it (basically the story of Rudy's adventure in the demon continent) by doing this they literally increase the literacy rate of this world
Don't forget the Prosthetic limbs. Those are one of the major sellers in the company. For people who cannot afford the limb restoration magic, the magic prosthetic limbs are the cheap alternative.
@@userk2comment Not much of a surprise when you remember that ultimately their job is to support Orsted and his allies down the line. Zanoba and his company create tools that can be used, Rudeus has set up the mercenary group that will fight for Orsted during Laplace's revival, and Cliff becoming the pope of Milis means Orsted has a foothold in that country as well.
The story books were also picture books designed to teach people how to read and was priced low enough for peasants to purchase in a world where books were so expensive that only a few families had books at all.
Zanoba is such a great guy, he's a bit eccentric and kind of nutty but he's smart and helps Rudy out a lot! I can't wait for later on in the story if the rest gets animated, it'll definitely be awesome!
Zanoba is a really nice dude once he gets developed, it's kind of fucked early on in his life what he does but, that was an accident. I can't wait to see more of him as well, out of all the guys in mushoku tensei I'd say he's one of the few more artistically driven especially seen how he compliments perudeis statues, and that alone makes him stand out. I will say Zanoba seems almost sociopathic sometimes but, it's clear he does care he just struggles very hard with showing it in a way most people can understand, this makes him really interesting to me.
@@lazerbeamkt9646 Orsted originally wanted there to be no hierarchy between him and Rudy and to just be comrades, Rudy insisted on the hierarchy. Also Orsted would keep watch to make sure nobody harmed Rudy's family while he was gone and if my memory serves me the second time he went all out even though he normally must avoid it was after Alek beat Rudy to save Rudy.
@@Drakno2 I am not denying that Orsted is an amazing person and that he has done a lot of things to help Redeus it’s just that I think Zanoba is best boy. And yup Orsted originally didn’t want a hierarchy so he can fit something else’s other than best president.
Yeah, I think it was episode 6. I didn't mention that because I think stuff like that is more cameos for people who have read the novels rather than proper debuts iykwim.
You have no idea how scared I was when Zanoba basically adopted Julie.. I was relieved seeing how he treated her well. I´m still on volume 13, taking a break, but there´s still that lingering unpredictability left from when he first was introduced.. still I like his character and his friendship with Rudy a lot.
I just thought about the mess this will be when animated. The same people who made a fuss about MT promoting child stuff will be back to say it condones slavery... Oh joy.
He also accidentally injured Rudy after the whole affair. Zanoba is a good guy with too much power and not the best hold on his emotions.. and he did almost kill Ginger when she told Rudy to talk more politely to Zanoba.. he is trying, but like Rudy does not just magically change into a new person. That and slaves are property in their world and he had no obligation to care for her. I'm glad everything worked out.
@@michaeldmingo1525 "They never say oh Armin was a good computer tech or Armin was a good soldier no its always Armin that fella that ate that guys cock and not in the fun way" - Armin Meiwes probably
Regarding his inability to have normal sexual interactions, he did indeed kill his wife while in bed if I recall correctly, so his apprehensions towards Ginger and Julie are well-founded. We also learn at some point that he doesn't get any sexual gratification from intercourse with women due to his "blessing", which is why he makes do with life-sized dolls that provide more ... friction I guess. Great video again, doing Zanoba justice after his first quirky appearance.
That feeling when you're wrestling with your brother and accidentally rip his head off. Oops. That and not being able to get intimate with another person makes it seem more like a curse than a gift. I've been so busy lately, burning the candle at both ends and haven't been able to catch up with the show yet. It's so nice to be able to listen to your videos while I'm working and hear you explain details about the individual pieces and how they fit into the big picture. It helps remember where everything is between chances of getting to watch the show, plus the extra stuff you talk about that I never would've known existed if you hadn't done videos on it. Thank you and keep them comin!
Zanoba is literally the reddit thing of "pick a super power, the comment bellow you chooses a side effect" thing. Zanoba got super godlike strength....but can't control it. poor dude.
Zanoba is also weak any fire, his miko powers doesnt cover him from that, thats why in the anime the soldiers wield heated up man catchers as a counter measure for Zanoba
I really didn't expect this guy to actually have some major importance aside from just freeing Rudy and introducing mikos. I'm not really a big fan of him yet but I did find the Pax not being the miko scene to be quite fun, well, at least until Zanoba nearly ripped his head off. I'll say this, Mushoku Tensei is great at creating tension in those kinds of scenes.
I just started volume 20 and it was wonderful to see him animated. I always saw him as a deep sounding dude like perugius but it’s funny how he turned out.
Found this channel by chance and I usually don't comment but I had to say it's a great channel and I ended up binging all the videos up to last year and I'm looking forward to more.
In absolute love with this deluge of MT content recently, I'm waiting for Arc 7 of Re:Zero to finish so I can binge-read it, so this is just the perfect thing to keep me satiated until then.
When I first saw Zanoba in the anime, I was immediately curious about what he actually is. When you learn he is supernaturally strong, that he is possibly a sociopath, and his comment "You humans are so fragile ", is he human? Still, later on in the episode you hear both he and Pax are exiled I wondered how they were able to capture him or did he just decide to go. Thank you for the insight you bring to all your videos.
Blessed and cursed ones are a continuum. I read Zanoba’s character as someone on the spectrum like a savant honestly. Especially since he’s a “blessed child”. Zanoba seems cursed despite being blessed. Although we don’t see much of his intellect and military strategy yet in the anime
I was upset they didnt make a doll army. Better then magic mechs. He is also passionate about art. So props? I wish they wouldve given Julia a full on art education. Music, painting, drawing, sculpting and so forth
I'm a simple man, I see a Nathalie video, i press like. With those great analysis, quality opinions and smooth as butter voice, not like i have a choice anyway...
Zanoba is the man! Enjoyed the vid today. found out season one is going to have 23 episodes.. so 3 more to go so ..VAGUE SPOILER BELOW looks like we are really ending the season with the Eris blunder...
It was always the main cutoff point to me. Though maybe we get an ending sequence after a timeskip where we see Roxy's group finding out about Zenith and Elinalise splitting up to find Rudy to set up for season 2.
@@haphazrd285 yeah its just a depressing place to end a anime season.. rather end with what's happening next episode. but it would be great to have alt stories to break it up .
This man is just built different for not reason based on when he first appeared. Again adore the cute outfit. This man blessed ability is ungodly. Wonder how strong he truly is....
I think it's very interesting that they used the term "Miko" since this type of person actually exists in our world. Most Mikos experience something we call "Spirit sickness" where the body gets really weak for a while until the individual has gained a tolerance to the sensory overload that comes with a forceful third eye awakening. I bet many would like a physical ability counterpart cause the trope of a glass cannon priestess exists for a reason.
You forget a dozen more character. And above all else, Slyphie. She is the perfect wife he needs, not the one he deserves. But seriously, they are all awesome in their own way, but they also have their flaws. Same with Rudy.
@@NatalieXHunter Watching the episode yesterday really refreshed my memory of how I felt about him at the start compared to having just read the new LN release last thursday and how he is now interacting with Perugius. Was pretty funny having Ariel trying and failing to to catch a bit of residual goodwill too given how much of a people person she's been until then.
My favorite character by far. He is gifted tactician, as shown by him winning a chess tournament (the prize being a doll made by Rudeus) easily. He is insanely strong and goes toe to toe with an immortal demon. He was made to lead troops into battle. And yet, he is an artist at heart, despite his “gifts” favoring destruction.
I shoulda known that voice actor was too good for one episode. From squeaky otaku to burly strongman at the drop of a hat. I half expected a bushy mustache to appear as if divinely ordained
One thing that always bugs me is that why Zanoba, Rudeus, or anyone else interested in figurines, never thinks about putting PAINT on figurines? Are statues with color that odd in fantasy world?
Zanoba is awesome and fun, he’s helped Rudy so much. Spoiler I was also always getting surprised at how clutch he was in fights alongside Rudy. I see side characters introduced with special power to them and they get kicked to the curb a few arcs later but Zanoba stayed very helpful (that can go to a lot of characters though for the crazy team battles). They really didn’t downplay his Miko abilities like when he fought Atofe who was way stronger than all of them but he held her back and even sent her flying!
Truth is, this is just another subversion. Zanoba is just an otaku Figyua moe zoku. Essentially, they are otaku who love, collect, and will even fight for, "dolls" or figurines of anime characters. Like the episode where poor Rudy found himself an actual Waifu... with Eris's grand dad wanting to go to war to protect and avenge Rudy's hurt feelings... and Eris's mom deciding she needs to adopt... No marry rudy to her daughter... because such a precious special child needs to be shielded from... yeah essentially they reacted to him like otaku react to waifu's. The anime has "fun" doing this here and there, essnetially playing with anime tropes and making rudy the center of the trope to his displeasure.
I liked it batter as 'Head-Ripping Prince' but the subs went for 'Decapitator' which is also pretty cool. I just feel like Decapitator could just be a guy with a sword who chops off head, where as you know with Head-Ripping Prince exactly how that head is coming off.
@@NatalieXHunter I appreciate it as decapitator because it has "Umph" to it. Although, I hope we don't miss out on a lot of details from ranoa in season 2.
Great video, but I'd rather talk about the last episode than just Zanoba. What did you think about this one? I think they did a great job with the changes from the LN. Seeing Lilia and Aisha POV and how they were teleported was a great thing to include. Note how they move their teleportation spot to outside the city instead of the royal palace like in the LN, this was a great idea since in episode 8 we see Roxy is still inside said palace when the teleportation incident happens so Lilia just missed Roxy. Also Lilia gets bonus points to her character sheet for remembering where Roxy work. They solved the exposition dump problem (partially) by having Aisha mention blessed children and they also set her up in a position to be able to do said exposition dump. Zanoba didn't massacre any guards on his way to and from Pax in the anime which makes him a better person in my eyes since in the ln he was basically killing innocent guards who were being coerced by Pax. A lot of people were complaining about this episode being confusing and a bit filler and I can sympathize with them, but I have to give the planning team credit were credit is due, it was much better handled than I expected, it was such an important chapter that it couldn't be skipped. I would also say it's a good demonstration of why it was a good idea to skip all the secondary characters in past episodes by the anime. Good thing they skipped the two other princes in this episode as well. How Lilia talks about Aisha really hurts my soul every time.
Nataliexhunter I do have one massive fear for the anime. If they dont cover a character perspective at the end of this season. You might know who I'm talking about. I know this isn't about this video. It's just an interesting topic for light novel readers, manga, and web novel readers. To see how the anime only community would react if they dont cover that character perspective.
Yeah, I have heard it isn't covered so well in the manga (I haven't read the manga) which is why people are worried. I can't really say until the episode comes out but the fact there will still be two episodes left after Turning Point #2 means they do at least have time to cover it properly...
Ya that would be very important. We need several perspectives otherwise there would be an uproar and confusion for the scene we all presume will be animated
Love your video like always. Will you ever make That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime explanation videos? Ik there are already some out there but I love how you explain things better than other youtubers
Probably not - I do watch it but I haven't read the LNs and if I'm honest, I just don't really like it enough to go that deep into it. That's not to say I don't like it, just that it's not up there with the series I like putting a lot of time into reading, researching and thinking about, iykwim.
@@NatalieXHunter ohhh ok... btw where do you read your LNs? do you get physical copys from stores/order them online or just read it on a PC or tablet/phone?
I mostly read digital copies because they're easier to get hold of (I live in Italy so I have to order English translations from the UK, and quite often Amazon have sold out of some volumes (I've got every Re:Zero EX as a physical copy except EX 1, which they never have, for instance). But I do buy physical copies sometimes just for the sake of having them haha!
@@NatalieXHunter oh that's cool, I like to buy physical copies too. don't like reading them digitally cuz I often get uncomfortable reading it that way for some reason. Since I live in the US we get copies often so it's not much of a problem but still need the money to buy them
If possible could we get a video on all of the known miko. I'm really curious about the other powers that're possible for them to have, like the telepathy a character gets that you already touched on in a previous video
@@NatalieXHunter the orsted video is something I've been waiting for cause his story seems pretty interesting from the tidbits here and there throughout your other videos
Your content helps me stay on this wild, oftentimes cringey, but genuinely endearing and warm ride. Thank you for that! I was curious if you had any inclination to cover Arcane: League of Legends at some point. It's certainly not anime, being a CGI production from a French company, though it has very similar beats and storytelling, while being pushed to the level of a full blown, high-dollar movie project.
Gotcha! Yeah, Mushoku Tensei's got plenty of content to share with folks as it is, but it's great to see a similar but very different project come up seemingly out of nowhere with such a wide range of successes in not only aesthetics and storytelling, but also performances. We're absolutely *spoiled* for choice these days!
LOL I literally can't - it's very much not appropriate for a lot of my audience! I am writing a Re:Zero IF route story (just because I've never written fan fiction and I thought it'd be fun), and I'll read that out when it's done, since it is clean haha!
It's all on Amazon but I don't like to post links or promote it on here because a lot of my audience are teens and I don't want the scandal of promoting those kinds of books to them!
I think im like a mix of rudeus and Zanoba i can understand Zanoba very well i have always been kinda big 5ft 11 and 230+ pounds and having played rugby in high school and through rucking I've always been very strong given my niece's a hug and having to remember not squeeze them at all not just when they where kids my eldest niece's is 19 i still don't squeeze her giving her a hug i have accidentally broken my friends and a cousin bones before it's the 1 thing that I'm terrified of having kids because my little sister had to corner me and force me to hold my news niece because she was tiny like they size of my forearm I've never stayed more still in my life so i get Zanoba have to treat people like eggs basically hell I've been told even a handshake from my can hurt like hell then again a grip strength of 100kg pressing on your hand will i don't know if it's just me or most guy's feel like this so yeah I get Zanoba having to treat everything and everyone like eggs because you don't want to hurt them I'm like rudeus well you followed me on twitter but Zanoba is a great character in a fantastic series always thank again for actually doing research and reading the web/light novel unlike most anitubers thanks
0-0 i am at lost not because im confuse I am more lost how Much he indure As well as a development i didnt expect I am sad those things happen to him or his life cant be normal but glad he get a better life and make things work for him Thnaks for sharring this new info about the show i both love and appriatr learnjng more and really amaze how deep this author write seriouly wow And cute dress If ok to ask is there any other materials of this story focus about other characters past?
I'm going to do a video about Orsted on Sunday, but today's is about what happened to Sylphy (random and unrelated to the PV, yes, but I wrote it yesterday!).
oohh man I applaud to the fine videos and interaction of your latest uploads, But do I yearn to have a Natalie video that I can allow myself to watch completely to the end again!
Eeeek, well, sorry I've been going for mostly the MT spoilery stuff lately, it's because I only just read it and so have a lot I want to talk about, and keeping it anime only leaves me with... not so much to talk about. I'll do some 'best of 2021' type videos in December though, and some stuff about other topics and shows.
Actually having said that, I again remember that one video of late you uploaded about writing visual depictions of characters like Pandora. That one really really stuck to me, about how certain people such as yourself don't possess a visual memory. That was when I realized you were one of the only youtubers I really wanted to share about with other people, like in a insistently pushy obnoxious way.
You've made a video about World Trigger a while ago. Are you still caught up with the series? Because damn, it has some good character moments recently.
I haven't finished Netflix Bebop yet - I'm a bit busy making all this content lol! As for Stone Ocean, probably, once it starts airing, but I don't plan to cover the OP that was released or anything much before that. I've never done JoJo content before, and it is a series I love, but it doesn't really fit with the type of videos I make about MT and Re:Zero, so I need to think about what type of content I want to make about it. I'll also probably cover Chainsaw Man, because I'm a big fan of the manga, but I don't have any firm plans for anything right now - MT content is doing well for me and I definitely haven't run out of things to talk about about it yet!
Well, Superman has better control over his own strength, plus Zanoba would probably be concerned not only about the conception part, but about raising a child he could accidentally hurt or kill. It may not be that he isn't physically capable of that control, but that he's afraid because of what happened with his brother. Or he may just not really want kids, or not want them enough to risk it.
@@NatalieXHunter In the WN it is also mentioned, that Zanoba felt very little things when being with women. Thats why he prefered the harder surface of brozen statues
What do I think? I find it hilarious that when I put the protective covering on my iPad I accidentally got a black piece of dirt stuck underneath in just the right position to restore the removed mole when I watched the episode.
I wonder if natalie has ever played a game called "shining force"? it's the 1st thing I think of when I hear "Chaos Breaker" or "Dark Dragon" also Pax reminds me of Ahbmad from Magi.
This video is in two parts - the first part is spoiler free and just talks about Zanoba's backstory and personality when we first meet him, then there's a warning so people can close the video before the spoilers start. I'm going to try doing things that way for some of these videos now to make it so people who don't want spoilers can watch some of it!
The randomness of who gets cursed at birth to either be truely cursed or a miko if the curse gives a detriment or benefit is a bit odd. Is it more common in high mana environments, with high mana foods or if the mother can't drain sufficient mana during pregnancy or what. Zenith and Elinase were somehow trapped in large magic crystals and and hence was blessed/cursed presumably from being in the crystal and the magic crystals store mana. All the magic crystals described in the stories are charged with mana as they never describe one being discharged though that is inferred, it could be that they also absorb mana slowly from the environment as there are also magic absorbing stones (could those be discharged or rather negatively charged magic crystals? Could circuits be built by these stones such as red dust in Minecraft? Could those circuits be the magic circles?)
I can't really link to pirate sites in RUclips comments lol! If you want to read the LNs you either have to buy them (Amazon and most places that sell books or ebooks online have them) or... well, do some Googling.
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Please do a character analysis on Pax shirone after I read volume 20 of wn I understood how brilliant of a character he really was
17:42 trivia facts about the Zanoba's manufacturer company (Minor spoilers)
The robot doll/maid was never mass produced because it was deemed too expensive (even royalty couldn't afford it)
Most of the company earnings are from story books about a special Superd race who helps children when they need it (basically the story of Rudy's adventure in the demon continent) by doing this they literally increase the literacy rate of this world
Don't forget the Prosthetic limbs.
Those are one of the major sellers in the company.
For people who cannot afford the limb restoration magic, the magic prosthetic limbs are the cheap alternative.
Eh, the company has grown to a level of being, basically, an industrial & general research and development facility.
@@userk2comment Not much of a surprise when you remember that ultimately their job is to support Orsted and his allies down the line. Zanoba and his company create tools that can be used, Rudeus has set up the mercenary group that will fight for Orsted during Laplace's revival, and Cliff becoming the pope of Milis means Orsted has a foothold in that country as well.
The story books were also picture books designed to teach people how to read and was priced low enough for peasants to purchase in a world where books were so expensive that only a few families had books at all.
Zanoba is such a great guy, he's a bit eccentric and kind of nutty but he's smart and helps Rudy out a lot! I can't wait for later on in the story if the rest gets animated, it'll definitely be awesome!
I really think it will all get animated, and if it does, it's going to just keep getting better!
Zanoba is a really nice dude once he gets developed, it's kind of fucked early on in his life what he does but, that was an accident. I can't wait to see more of him as well, out of all the guys in mushoku tensei I'd say he's one of the few more artistically driven especially seen how he compliments perudeis statues, and that alone makes him stand out. I will say Zanoba seems almost sociopathic sometimes but, it's clear he does care he just struggles very hard with showing it in a way most people can understand, this makes him really interesting to me.
I mean, they literally made the whole studio for this single anime. It's a project with passion, so it's likely to get animated
Zanoba is probably best boy with Cliff as a close second
I love every scene which involves him because I find him utterly hilarious.
What about brorsted or ruijerd? Stoic characters get no love...
@@Drakno2 orsted is best president and Reijerd is best man
@@lazerbeamkt9646 Orsted originally wanted there to be no hierarchy between him and Rudy and to just be comrades, Rudy insisted on the hierarchy. Also Orsted would keep watch to make sure nobody harmed Rudy's family while he was gone and if my memory serves me the second time he went all out even though he normally must avoid it was after Alek beat Rudy to save Rudy.
@@Drakno2 I am not denying that Orsted is an amazing person and that he has done a lot of things to help Redeus it’s just that I think Zanoba is best boy. And yup Orsted originally didn’t want a hierarchy so he can fit something else’s other than best president.
Although ironically many viewers won’t appreciate Orsted as of yet and the other characters. Season 2 and 3 will definitely clarify it to many
15:57 I'm still crying over how Zanoba regretted not ever having a heart to heart with Pax
Fun fact: his first appearance is actually in the background of the first season, when pax was licking the roxy statue
Yeah, I think it was episode 6. I didn't mention that because I think stuff like that is more cameos for people who have read the novels rather than proper debuts iykwim.
You have no idea how scared I was when Zanoba basically adopted Julie.. I was relieved seeing how he treated her well. I´m still on volume 13, taking a break, but there´s still that lingering unpredictability left from when he first was introduced.. still I like his character and his friendship with Rudy a lot.
You rip the Head of a couple of people are that's all that anyone ever talks about.
I just thought about the mess this will be when animated. The same people who made a fuss about MT promoting child stuff will be back to say it condones slavery... Oh joy.
@@haphazrd285 I didn't even think of that...
He also accidentally injured Rudy after the whole affair. Zanoba is a good guy with too much power and not the best hold on his emotions.. and he did almost kill Ginger when she told Rudy to talk more politely to Zanoba.. he is trying, but like Rudy does not just magically change into a new person. That and slaves are property in their world and he had no obligation to care for her. I'm glad everything worked out.
@@michaeldmingo1525 "They never say oh Armin was a good computer tech or Armin was a good soldier no its always Armin that fella that ate that guys cock and not in the fun way" - Armin Meiwes probably
Regarding his inability to have normal sexual interactions, he did indeed kill his wife while in bed if I recall correctly, so his apprehensions towards Ginger and Julie are well-founded. We also learn at some point that he doesn't get any sexual gratification from intercourse with women due to his "blessing", which is why he makes do with life-sized dolls that provide more ... friction I guess.
Great video again, doing Zanoba justice after his first quirky appearance.
cliff can probably make a helmet to fix that
😔😔He can only be pleasure by metal 😔😔
@@arcdraconis9579 😳😳Cliff makes a Onahole for Zanoba 😳😳
That feeling when you're wrestling with your brother and accidentally rip his head off. Oops. That and not being able to get intimate with another person makes it seem more like a curse than a gift. I've been so busy lately, burning the candle at both ends and haven't been able to catch up with the show yet. It's so nice to be able to listen to your videos while I'm working and hear you explain details about the individual pieces and how they fit into the big picture. It helps remember where everything is between chances of getting to watch the show, plus the extra stuff you talk about that I never would've known existed if you hadn't done videos on it. Thank you and keep them comin!
Zanoba is literally the reddit thing of "pick a super power, the comment bellow you chooses a side effect" thing. Zanoba got super godlike strength....but can't control it. poor dude.
Dudes the definition of hard core fan boy/ badass. Brotha man was willing to kill another sibling just to be under Rudies mentorship
Zanoba is also weak any fire, his miko powers doesnt cover him from that, thats why in the anime the soldiers wield heated up man catchers as a counter measure for Zanoba
I really didn't expect this guy to actually have some major importance aside from just freeing Rudy and introducing mikos. I'm not really a big fan of him yet but I did find the Pax not being the miko scene to be quite fun, well, at least until Zanoba nearly ripped his head off. I'll say this, Mushoku Tensei is great at creating tension in those kinds of scenes.
I just started volume 20 and it was wonderful to see him animated. I always saw him as a deep sounding dude like perugius but it’s funny how he turned out.
Found this channel by chance and I usually don't comment but I had to say it's a great channel and I ended up binging all the videos up to last year and I'm looking forward to more.
Wow, thank you!
Same here
In absolute love with this deluge of MT content recently, I'm waiting for Arc 7 of Re:Zero to finish so I can binge-read it, so this is just the perfect thing to keep me satiated until then.
Glad you enjoy it!
When I first saw Zanoba in the anime, I was immediately curious about what he actually is. When you learn he is supernaturally strong, that he is possibly a sociopath, and his comment "You humans are so fragile ", is he human? Still, later on in the episode you hear both he and Pax are exiled I wondered how they were able to capture him or did he just decide to go. Thank you for the insight you bring to all your videos.
Blessed and cursed ones are a continuum. I read Zanoba’s character as someone on the spectrum like a savant honestly. Especially since he’s a “blessed child”. Zanoba seems cursed despite being blessed. Although we don’t see much of his intellect and military strategy yet in the anime
I was upset they didnt make a doll army. Better then magic mechs. He is also passionate about art. So props? I wish they wouldve given Julia a full on art education. Music, painting, drawing, sculpting and so forth
This episode really made me understand why you all love MT so much. Such a beautiful episode ... so well done.
I'm a simple man, I see a Nathalie video, i press like. With those great analysis, quality opinions and smooth as butter voice, not like i have a choice anyway...
You're the best!
Zanoba a man of culture and the best boy
Zanoba is the man! Enjoyed the vid today. found out season one is going to have 23 episodes.. so 3 more to go so ..VAGUE SPOILER BELOW
looks like we are really ending the season with the Eris blunder...
It was always the main cutoff point to me. Though maybe we get an ending sequence after a timeskip where we see Roxy's group finding out about Zenith and Elinalise splitting up to find Rudy to set up for season 2.
@@haphazrd285 yeah its just a depressing place to end a anime season.. rather end with what's happening next episode. but it would be great to have alt stories to break it up .
Then we pickup with him being emo and meeting Sara. Nice. It's the ED arc lol
It is indeed amazing how the story made us like Zanoba and Cliff, given our initial impressions were.
This man is just built different for not reason based on when he first appeared.
Again adore the cute outfit.
This man blessed ability is ungodly. Wonder how strong he truly is....
I'm not as into the series as most people seem to, but I do enjoy your content. Thank you for your insight.
I appreciate that!
Seen some videos of his development in the manga before this episode, was so hyped to see him! Cannot wait to see it animated!
I'm in love with the voice.
Thank you for the video I enjoyed it.
You can spoil all the way, because your content is completely amazing
Awwww thank you!
Shoulda said it like:
You can spoil me anyday, because your content is completely amazing.
xD
I think it's very interesting that they used the term "Miko" since this type of person actually exists in our world.
Most Mikos experience something we call "Spirit sickness" where the body gets really weak for a while until the individual has gained a tolerance to the sensory overload that comes with a forceful third eye awakening.
I bet many would like a physical ability counterpart cause the trope of a glass cannon priestess exists for a reason.
20:11 I think Zanoba best boi.
Between him and Cliff-senpai Rudy doesnt deserve friends as good as them.
You forget a dozen more character. And above all else, Slyphie. She is the perfect wife he needs, not the one he deserves.
But seriously, they are all awesome in their own way, but they also have their flaws. Same with Rudy.
Another great vid
"Their body's couldn't handle all of that Zenoba" lmao
Great video thank you 😊
Thanks for watching!
10:30 Cliff Grimoire is a genius musician. :) I love this slip of the tongue so much and I don't know why lol
Yeah, I didn't notice it until it was too late... It's my headcanon now. He wails on a guitar.
ZANOBA SHIRONE = **I LOVE DOLLS, MAGIC ARMOR, AND RUDEUS SHISHOU** [MAN OF ART CULTURE]
When I first read the chapters where he's introduced I thought he was pretty annoying but he grew on me during the school arc.
Same, I thought when he showed up again he'd just be there to get on Rudy's nerves lol!
@@NatalieXHunter Watching the episode yesterday really refreshed my memory of how I felt about him at the start compared to having just read the new LN release last thursday and how he is now interacting with Perugius. Was pretty funny having Ariel trying and failing to to catch a bit of residual goodwill too given how much of a people person she's been until then.
Ur content is amazing! You have my sub and respect.
I appreciate it! Thank you so much!
My favorite character by far. He is gifted tactician, as shown by him winning a chess tournament (the prize being a doll made by Rudeus) easily. He is insanely strong and goes toe to toe with an immortal demon. He was made to lead troops into battle. And yet, he is an artist at heart, despite his “gifts” favoring destruction.
I shoulda known that voice actor was too good for one episode.
From squeaky otaku to burly strongman at the drop of a hat. I half expected a bushy mustache to appear as if divinely ordained
great vid natalie!
One thing that always bugs me is that why Zanoba, Rudeus, or anyone else interested in figurines, never thinks about putting PAINT on figurines? Are statues with color that odd in fantasy world?
But they do paint them? Not right now, but when they officially give them out as commercial products.
@@userk2comment Oh so they put paints on later? That makes sense I don't follow any future story.
Yeah they do paint them later on.
Zanoba is awesome and fun, he’s helped Rudy so much.
Spoiler
I was also always getting surprised at how clutch he was in fights alongside Rudy. I see side characters introduced with special power to them and they get kicked to the curb a few arcs later but Zanoba stayed very helpful (that can go to a lot of characters though for the crazy team battles). They really didn’t downplay his Miko abilities like when he fought Atofe who was way stronger than all of them but he held her back and even sent her flying!
Truth is, this is just another subversion. Zanoba is just an otaku Figyua moe zoku. Essentially, they are otaku who love, collect, and will even fight for, "dolls" or figurines of anime characters.
Like the episode where poor Rudy found himself an actual Waifu... with Eris's grand dad wanting to go to war to protect and avenge Rudy's hurt feelings... and Eris's mom deciding she needs to adopt... No marry rudy to her daughter... because such a precious special child needs to be shielded from... yeah essentially they reacted to him like otaku react to waifu's.
The anime has "fun" doing this here and there, essnetially playing with anime tropes and making rudy the center of the trope to his displeasure.
Rudeus of Quagmire and Zanoba the Decapitator, who can name a better best bro duo
I liked it batter as 'Head-Ripping Prince' but the subs went for 'Decapitator' which is also pretty cool. I just feel like Decapitator could just be a guy with a sword who chops off head, where as you know with Head-Ripping Prince exactly how that head is coming off.
@@NatalieXHunter I appreciate it as decapitator because it has "Umph" to it. Although, I hope we don't miss out on a lot of details from ranoa in season 2.
Man that Volume about pax and stuff hit hard
He seems like a person who would share the same interests in the previous life as well.
Great video, but I'd rather talk about the last episode than just Zanoba.
What did you think about this one? I think they did a great job with the changes from the LN.
Seeing Lilia and Aisha POV and how they were teleported was a great thing to include. Note how they move their teleportation spot to outside the city instead of the royal palace like in the LN, this was a great idea since in episode 8 we see Roxy is still inside said palace when the teleportation incident happens so Lilia just missed Roxy. Also Lilia gets bonus points to her character sheet for remembering where Roxy work.
They solved the exposition dump problem (partially) by having Aisha mention blessed children and they also set her up in a position to be able to do said exposition dump.
Zanoba didn't massacre any guards on his way to and from Pax in the anime which makes him a better person in my eyes since in the ln he was basically killing innocent guards who were being coerced by Pax.
A lot of people were complaining about this episode being confusing and a bit filler and I can sympathize with them, but I have to give the planning team credit were credit is due, it was much better handled than I expected, it was such an important chapter that it couldn't be skipped. I would also say it's a good demonstration of why it was a good idea to skip all the secondary characters in past episodes by the anime. Good thing they skipped the two other princes in this episode as well.
How Lilia talks about Aisha really hurts my soul every time.
Zanoba, a man of culture and a True friend
Nataliexhunter I do have one massive fear for the anime. If they dont cover a character perspective at the end of this season. You might know who I'm talking about. I know this isn't about this video. It's just an interesting topic for light novel readers, manga, and web novel readers. To see how the anime only community would react if they dont cover that character perspective.
Yeah, I have heard it isn't covered so well in the manga (I haven't read the manga) which is why people are worried. I can't really say until the episode comes out but the fact there will still be two episodes left after Turning Point #2 means they do at least have time to cover it properly...
Ya that would be very important. We need several perspectives otherwise there would be an uproar and confusion for the scene we all presume will be animated
Love your video like always. Will you ever make That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime explanation videos? Ik there are already some out there but I love how you explain things better than other youtubers
Probably not - I do watch it but I haven't read the LNs and if I'm honest, I just don't really like it enough to go that deep into it. That's not to say I don't like it, just that it's not up there with the series I like putting a lot of time into reading, researching and thinking about, iykwim.
@@NatalieXHunter ohhh ok... btw where do you read your LNs? do you get physical copys from stores/order them online or just read it on a PC or tablet/phone?
I like how cute Rimuru is. xD
I mostly read digital copies because they're easier to get hold of (I live in Italy so I have to order English translations from the UK, and quite often Amazon have sold out of some volumes (I've got every Re:Zero EX as a physical copy except EX 1, which they never have, for instance). But I do buy physical copies sometimes just for the sake of having them haha!
@@NatalieXHunter oh that's cool, I like to buy physical copies too. don't like reading them digitally cuz I often get uncomfortable reading it that way for some reason. Since I live in the US we get copies often so it's not much of a problem but still need the money to buy them
Nice video, zanoba really is a bro later on
If possible could we get a video on all of the known miko. I'm really curious about the other powers that're possible for them to have, like the telepathy a character gets that you already touched on in a previous video
Yes, that's actually a topic I was already considering doing very soon - I need some stuff to cover before the inevitable Orsted videos next week!
@@NatalieXHunter the orsted video is something I've been waiting for cause his story seems pretty interesting from the tidbits here and there throughout your other videos
Your content helps me stay on this wild, oftentimes cringey, but genuinely endearing and warm ride. Thank you for that!
I was curious if you had any inclination to cover Arcane: League of Legends at some point. It's certainly not anime, being a CGI production from a French company, though it has very similar beats and storytelling, while being pushed to the level of a full blown, high-dollar movie project.
I've heard it's good, and I'll probably watch it at some point, but I haven't yet.
Gotcha! Yeah, Mushoku Tensei's got plenty of content to share with folks as it is, but it's great to see a similar but very different project come up seemingly out of nowhere with such a wide range of successes in not only aesthetics and storytelling, but also performances.
We're absolutely *spoiled* for choice these days!
Cliff is a genius musician too!!
Is there nothing that guy can’t do?!
LOL, he's not, I just said the wrong word and didn't notice until someone pointed it out... It should have been magician...
@@NatalieXHunter 😂 I know, I’m just messing with you! I love your videos! Please keep them up!
Zanoba is such a good friend.
Thank you for video
You're welcome 😊 Thank you for watching it!
Best Boy Zanoba
I hope the mushoku tensei anime will continue after season 1
Day 2 of asking Natalie to read some of her own work at 25k I'm not giving up
LOL I literally can't - it's very much not appropriate for a lot of my audience! I am writing a Re:Zero IF route story (just because I've never written fan fiction and I thought it'd be fun), and I'll read that out when it's done, since it is clean haha!
Where can I find this work?
It's all on Amazon but I don't like to post links or promote it on here because a lot of my audience are teens and I don't want the scandal of promoting those kinds of books to them!
I just really love zanoba, he is best boy
I think im like a mix of rudeus and Zanoba i can understand Zanoba very well i have always been kinda big 5ft 11 and 230+ pounds and having played rugby in high school and through rucking I've always been very strong given my niece's a hug and having to remember not squeeze them at all not just when they where kids my eldest niece's is 19 i still don't squeeze her giving her a hug i have accidentally broken my friends and a cousin bones before it's the 1 thing that I'm terrified of having kids because my little sister had to corner me and force me to hold my news niece because she was tiny like they size of my forearm I've never stayed more still in my life so i get Zanoba have to treat people like eggs basically hell I've been told even a handshake from my can hurt like hell then again a grip strength of 100kg pressing on your hand will i don't know if it's just me or most guy's feel like this so yeah I get Zanoba having to treat everything and everyone like eggs because you don't want to hurt them I'm like rudeus well you followed me on twitter but Zanoba is a great character in a fantastic series always thank again for actually doing research and reading the web/light novel unlike most anitubers thanks
lol I'm a 6ft woman who does martial arts - even I worry about crushing some of my smaller friends if I hug them too hard!
Best boy Zanoba
im really really excited for next week. if you know, you know XD
Love the content and do u perhaps know when the newer manga chapters release 🙂
I'm not sure, I'm afraid I don't follow the manga - I've only read the light novels and web novel.
0-0 i am at lost not because im confuse
I am more lost how Much he indure
As well as a development i didnt expect
I am sad those things happen to him or his life cant be normal but glad he get a better life and make things work for him
Thnaks for sharring this new info about the show i both love and appriatr learnjng more and really amaze how deep this author write seriouly wow
And cute dress
If ok to ask is there any other materials of this story focus about other characters past?
Oh cool a video on best boi
"Handle all that zanoba" 😂
keep up the good work
walking in on your best friend in some doll play....awkward!
Rudy just backs out of the room and never mentions he's seen it, but he does always take care when entering Zanoba's lab after that, forever.
@@NatalieXHunter LMAO I forgot about that but so true
Best supportive boi 😌
If you seen the new PV on Toho animations channel a video on Orsted would be good hype for the next episode.
I'm going to do a video about Orsted on Sunday, but today's is about what happened to Sylphy (random and unrelated to the PV, yes, but I wrote it yesterday!).
@@NatalieXHunter Nice, looking forward to it!
what an interesting guy
10:29 cliff the musician
Zanoba is your typical genius otaku nerd only with super strength
oohh man I applaud to the fine videos and interaction of your latest uploads, But do I yearn to have a Natalie video that I can allow myself to watch completely to the end again!
Eeeek, well, sorry I've been going for mostly the MT spoilery stuff lately, it's because I only just read it and so have a lot I want to talk about, and keeping it anime only leaves me with... not so much to talk about. I'll do some 'best of 2021' type videos in December though, and some stuff about other topics and shows.
@@NatalieXHunter Come on, you ought to admonish me first for not going completely through your video backlog trove before whining here 😁
I don't have my Ram face on - need my Ram face if I'm going to admonish someone.
@@NatalieXHunter Well, that's quite a mental image you placed in my mind woo- wee
Actually having said that, I again remember that one video of late you uploaded about writing visual depictions of characters like Pandora. That one really really stuck to me, about how certain people such as yourself don't possess a visual memory. That was when I realized you were one of the only youtubers I really wanted to share about with other people, like in a insistently pushy obnoxious way.
You've made a video about World Trigger a while ago. Are you still caught up with the series? Because damn, it has some good character moments recently.
I'm not caught up, unfortunately - I need to binge the new season!
Oh that’s cool you watch the series too. The manga doesn’t seem far ahead and is on hiatus. But last week’s episode was amazing and interesting
Great video
Thank you maaaate!
@@NatalieXHunter your welcome 😁
must resist... spoilers!!
Any stone ocean content? Also would be curious for your full review of Netflix Bebop if you binge it
I haven't finished Netflix Bebop yet - I'm a bit busy making all this content lol! As for Stone Ocean, probably, once it starts airing, but I don't plan to cover the OP that was released or anything much before that. I've never done JoJo content before, and it is a series I love, but it doesn't really fit with the type of videos I make about MT and Re:Zero, so I need to think about what type of content I want to make about it. I'll also probably cover Chainsaw Man, because I'm a big fan of the manga, but I don't have any firm plans for anything right now - MT content is doing well for me and I definitely haven't run out of things to talk about about it yet!
@@NatalieXHunter that’s true. And I imagine bebop won’t be easy to cover
@@NatalieXHunter maybe just impressions or a review for stone ocean or a topic about the cour if you want or can
Zambia is the he best side character and also Rudeus actual true best friend.
Was ecpecting you doing him now XD
Yep, I like to time them with the anime (so you know who I'll be making a video about next weekend!)
Would it happen to be one of the Seven World powers?
@@michaeldmingo1525 Really? A video on Laplace? dope.
LOL Laplace will get a video too in time, but next Sunday's will be about a different world power... and then also probably one about a certain girl.
@@NatalieXHunter May it be the demon lord? With 4 arms?
Oh please, if superman can have children, he can children too.
Well, Superman has better control over his own strength, plus Zanoba would probably be concerned not only about the conception part, but about raising a child he could accidentally hurt or kill. It may not be that he isn't physically capable of that control, but that he's afraid because of what happened with his brother.
Or he may just not really want kids, or not want them enough to risk it.
@@NatalieXHunter In the WN it is also mentioned, that Zanoba felt very little things when being with women. Thats why he prefered the harder surface of brozen statues
Best boi prince.
thats great
NatalieXHunter
Thank you!
I don't know why but I like zanoba
The dude is weeb like us
He ruined rudeus' apartment
Zanoba did what we all wanted to do with Pax
YES YES YES YES
What do I think? I find it hilarious that when I put the protective covering on my iPad I accidentally got a black piece of dirt stuck underneath in just the right position to restore the removed mole when I watched the episode.
lol that's a chance in a million!
*I WANT MAGIC ROBOT MAIDS!!!!!!! I WANT MAGIC ROBOT MAIDS!!!!!!!*
The first of Rudeus BFF and the most closest to him in the end (Opinion may vary)
I wonder if natalie has ever played a game called "shining force"? it's the 1st thing I think of when I hear "Chaos Breaker" or "Dark Dragon" also Pax reminds me of Ahbmad from Magi.
No, I've never heard of it!
I really want to be able to watch this vids without spoiling myself but i dont have time to start a novel from scratch T_T
This video is in two parts - the first part is spoiler free and just talks about Zanoba's backstory and personality when we first meet him, then there's a warning so people can close the video before the spoilers start. I'm going to try doing things that way for some of these videos now to make it so people who don't want spoilers can watch some of it!
zanoba is so strong LMFAO
He is the best of Boys
The randomness of who gets cursed at birth to either be truely cursed or a miko if the curse gives a detriment or benefit is a bit odd. Is it more common in high mana environments, with high mana foods or if the mother can't drain sufficient mana during pregnancy or what. Zenith and Elinase were somehow trapped in large magic crystals and and hence was blessed/cursed presumably from being in the crystal and the magic crystals store mana. All the magic crystals described in the stories are charged with mana as they never describe one being discharged though that is inferred, it could be that they also absorb mana slowly from the environment as there are also magic absorbing stones (could those be discharged or rather negatively charged magic crystals? Could circuits be built by these stones such as red dust in Minecraft? Could those circuits be the magic circles?)
Any light novel link free to read? Want to explore myself then rewatch your youtube
I can't really link to pirate sites in RUclips comments lol! If you want to read the LNs you either have to buy them (Amazon and most places that sell books or ebooks online have them) or... well, do some Googling.