Madan no Ou to Vanadis

[Kraco]

I'm a little worried for the power scale here. Realistically speaking Tigre's archery is unnatural, but since it's his only skill (not counting charming the female enemy commander) and thus leaves him highly vulnerable, it's cool. However, what about these Vanadis? Do they have anything at all that could threaten them?

A very entertaining first episode. I liked the relaxed atmosphere many of the characters carried around. Although Eleonora gave me quite a childish impression, which doesn't clash with Ryll's impression of being so powerful she can do whatever she wants. Childish or romanticist, seeking some kind of beauty even in the bloody battle and being disappointed when the enemy didn't perform well enough to fulfill her image of what war should be like.

I wonder if Tigre's home land's ruler is performing some kind of ethic cleansing and unification with centralization of power. Maybe the army was meant to be defeated and was composed mainly of folks the king wanted to get rid of. The fact he's marching to Tigre's county supports that. With the feudal vassal now absent, the ruler might be thinking of claiming the land. That's how nations got stronger when feudalism became obsolete and was replaced by absolute monarchies.

[shinta|hikari]

...ethic cleansing...

This made my day.