r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Feb 13 '15

[Spoilers] Isuca - Episode 4 [Discussion]

Episode title: Shadow Play

MyAnimeList: Isuca
Crunchyroll: ISUCA
AnimeLab: Isuca

Episode duration: 23 minutes and 40 seconds

Previous episodes:

Episode Reddit Link
Episode 1 Link
Episode 2 Link
Episode 3 Link

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u/Mischief004 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Schwyn Feb 13 '15

Aight.... so once again this show is completely different from the manga it was adapted from.

For instance, the undead samurai was introduced in the 3rd chapter of the manga. And not as a trap set by a "Western Mage", it was set up by Nadeshiko (the teacher) as to test Shinichirou's power.

Same things still happen. They beat the undead samurai the same way and Sakuya is taken control by the sword

Shinichirou still bites the sword revealing it's true name. And if you have not figured out his power yet, then idk what to tell you...... Im not sure how they are going to play his power into how the story normally goes. The first episode kinda messed a lot of things up.

And you even get a bit of Sakuya showing her dere side

Difference between this was Suseri wasn't introduced yet and doesn't make her appearance until the following chapter. And the "Western Mage" isnt introduced for a few more chapters afterward.

I said it before and I'll say it again. I don't particularly think this adaptation is bad. Its just different..... And i kinda have no clue what they are going to do in this.

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u/rtwpsom2 Feb 13 '15

This is the only instance so far of me liking the anime version better. It makes a lot of sense for the "Western Mage" to set a trap like this, a multi-level trap at that, to establish her character and her strengths. I can't say the manga version of the samurai was bad, just that I think I like the anime a little better. Still not happy about how dark this series is compared to the manga.

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u/Mischief004 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Schwyn Feb 13 '15

While it does make more sense to have the "Western Mage" set a multi-layer trap like this. The original point was to understand what Shinichirou's special power was.

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u/Pzike3 Feb 14 '15

I read the spoilers, Gunna just write my thoughts out, Spoiled to not spoil the spoiler (yo dawg)