The dub took a more specific direction - given that the eyes are pentagrams, the director of Black Butler is an interesting choice. Ryner shares his seiyuu with a few characters with magic eyes.The Casanova: Ferris constantly accuses Ryner being one of these.Yet rather than leaving them alone (or just killing them with weapons), tormenting and ostracizing them seems to be the preferred reaction. Bullying a Dragon: Alpha Stigma bearers have special eyes that let them copy any magic they see, and have a tendency to lose control of their emotions and destroy entire towns.Brainwashed: There's a lot of brainwashing that goes on in the series, with varying degrees of severity and relevance, but perhaps the most notable example is Milk (or rather, the Goddess inside of her) brainwashing her team into loyalty towards her.This is especially obvious in a short story where Ferris writes a book and attempts to strangle Ryner whenever he points out how ridiculous her story is. Boke and Tsukkomi Routine: Ryner is tsukkomi to almost everyone in the show, but Ferris is the boke most of the times - a rather violent one who doesn't think she's the boke.Also the method he makes Ryner and Ferris go in journey, though the actual threat is formulated by Ferris's big brother Lucile. Blackmail: Sion does this to force Ryner into joining his team in the academy.Bio-Augmentation: The Roland military was fond of doing this in the past, with notable results including Peria, Claugh, and Luke.BFS: Ferris's sword and the Sacred Sword Glovil.Berserk Button: The trigger for the initial Alpha Stigma activation.Bedmate Reveal: Ferris and Ryner in episode 22 and considering what she thinks of him it's even funnier.
#Anime legend of the legendary heroes series#
The style at the start of the first series and the style at the start of the sequel are virtually unrecognizable as being done by the same artist, and it's only continued to change from there.
Almost Kiss: Claugh and Noa in Episode 21, before Calne interrupts them.Furthermore, Sion Note covers the true story of the Mad Hero and Lonesome Demon, altogether making it difficult to fully understand the story and all of the characters without reading everything. The first one introduces several characters who would then appear in the sequel as well as going into further detail about Ryner's past (among a few others'), with the other telling the story of Sion's revolution and the pasts of those involved (namely, Claugh, Luke, Calne, and Lucile). All There in the Manual: Outside of the main storyline, there are two side series: Toriaezu Densetsu no Densetsu no Yuusha (The Legend of the Legendary Heroes Anyway) and Ochita Kuroi Yuusha no Densetsu (The Legend of the Fallen Dark Hero).Germer), which Sion learned about, teased Ryner over, and then passed onto Ferris. Fans of the novels will know that it relates to an incident with his past instructor (i.e. Adaptation Explanation Extrication: The anime leaves out why Ferris is so ready to accuse Ryner of being a pervert from the moment they meet, beyond apparently having read up on his personal history.Acquired Poison Immunity: It's noted that Biore went through this as part of her training as an assassin.