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As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World Season 2 • Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru 2nd Season - Episode 7 discussion

Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru 2nd Season, episode 7

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  • Oof, what a weird episode. The pacing, battle tactics, animation, etc all felt off.

    I did like this exchange though:

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    Ars giving him the toy spoke volumes without using words. It makes his appearance later feel very natural and in-character.

    But the battle itself felt very un-natural. Telling people to get in a circle formation to counter the cavalry... no, that's what pikes are for. And it wasn't like the cavalry was a surprise; they knew the castle had cavalry.

    "Hey great strategist, should we get some pikes? You know, the most basic military infantry tactic against horses?"

    "Nah, just stand in a circle with swords. They'll NEVER see that coming!"

    Later:

    "Retreat!"

    "What about our infantry?"

    "They have horses now!"

    "Uh... where were we keeping all these horses? And if they have horses why are they infantry and not cavalry?"

    "Pssh... i dunno."

    Even Later:

    "The enemy cavalry has speed hacks and can get in front of us!"

    "It's because your horses have to carry all that heavy armor"

    "But... your troops also wear armor."

    "I know what I said..."

    I feel this probably made a lot more sense in the light novel but translating that into animation didn't quite work out. Speaking of animation, some of it was bad enough to be distracting. I know that horses are notoriously difficult to get right in anime but this wide-angle shot felt especially off:

    If the foot soldiers had just retreated normally without magically summoning horses from their horse pocket, then the enemy cavalry catching up would not only make more sense, but would be more dramatic when they split the retreating army in two rather than nipping at their heels (as would be expected). Maybe we fix the animation struggles too since people are marching instead of horses bouncing around like they're on pogo-sticks.

    I would also have liked to see more of the hostage rescue. "Oh no, it's the enemy." "We're here to rescue you whether you like it or not. Check out my knife. It's a Benchmade." "Oh, okay, we'll go with you."

    • And if they have horses why are they infantry and not cavalry

      Because they're not trained to fight on the horses, and the horses may not be combat-trained either. Infantry throughout history has often used horses or mules for transport, then gotten off them for the actual fighting.

      To add to the list of criticisms: They knew what route they would be retreating along, so why were there no traps? Even if digging a concealed pit would have taken too long, a few chevaux de frise, tactically placed, could have done some damage. Or give the rearguard some caltrops to toss behind them. Horse archers could have helped a lot, but would probably have been too much to ask for.

      I get the impression that the person responsible for the source material for this series doesn't have even my passing interest in the nuts and bolts of medieval warfare.

    • I had to go back to the manga to check and the pocket horses show up there too. One panel shows that only the generals are riding while the other soldiers are on foot and then a couple pages later, it is a horse v. horse race (made it all the way up to chapter 85 in this episode btw).

      This episode definitely felt a bit janky, though I think most of that (apart from the horse animation) is down to the source. Looking back, this plays out exactly the same in the manga. It really doesn't make a whole lot of tactical sense. I think this series does the politics/negotiation side of things a lot better than the actual warfare. The tough thing about writing characters like Rosell and Mireille that are supposed to be geniuses is that they can really only be as smart as the author. So, too often, authors will just make everybody else act dumber so that they look smart.

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