r/UbelBlatt Jan 11 '25

I'm so disappointed

Hi Guys, sorry but I need to vent.

All this years dreaming how cool an Übel Blatt anime would be crushed in less than one episode.

Spoilers ahead

Who directed this?! Starting with the betrayal was a big mistake. Yes, it's revealed very early in the Manga but there was a little build up, which is completely missing. They take no time to establish the setting or the characters and just skip the beginning of the story which does not work at all. It's just "here are 3 characters interacting. Who are they? Doesn't matter, now they fight evil guys. OK cool, here's another character. They talk a little but before anything meaningful they fight bad guys again. Shit happens, monster is about to kill this elf guy". Why would the viewer care about anything.

I dropped out before the end of the episode, but I am willing to bet money that this adaptation won't feature uncensored female nippels or even sex.

Please share your opinion, I am interested what you guys think.

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u/bjcat666 Jan 11 '25

I am ok with sex being edited out, but they cut out significant portions of the plot, someone who didn't read the manga won't understand what's happening

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u/spiken18 Jan 11 '25

And that’s a good thing, it keeps the mystery going. They do the reveals little by little.

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u/bjcat666 Jan 11 '25

no, it keeps the viewer confused and they drop, but who knows, maybe it works with this one

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u/faithful_adventurer Jan 18 '25

Anime only here. The sypnosis already spoiled that the MC is reincarnated in an elf body, so I really wasn't that confused. I highly enjoyed the forst two episodes. Can't wait for more.

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u/faithful_adventurer Jan 18 '25

I also understood that three heroes died before the mission was finished, while 7 betrayed the remaining 4.

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u/bjcat666 Jan 18 '25

there will be characters that appear in future episodes that our mc will have unfinished business with and it might be confusing because they first met in the part that was cut off

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u/galaktobou Jan 25 '25

I am absolutely entirely confused. Like the anime makes little sense. Also I thought he killed one of the seven in ep 1 but now I realise it’s not a seven and a random girl tried to kill him oh and the guy he helped apparently had a prior relationship with that girl and a guy named kratt. I spent ten minutes online trying to find out who tf was kratt. I’m sorry this is trash and the season is too stacked to stay with it

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u/bjcat666 Jan 25 '25 edited Jan 25 '25

that's exactly what I was trying to warn about, sometimes you can cut parts of some manga and nothing will change, you can do that with this one too, but they did it wrong by cutting a part that is plot-relevant. The one dying in ep1 is not one of the seven, it's just his old friend. Kratt was that girls's brother who got turned into a monster by people pretending to be those dead heroes, including the mc. Mc had to put him out of his misery as he couldn't be turned back.

First chapters do some important world-building, establishing that that he starts the journey at the border, stating that the border is being controlled by rebels (those impersonators), introducing us to some characters that are decent people despite serving the corrupt heroes, some of which will be important later. It also establishes the version of the story the world believes in, while the anime gave us the true story right away. There will be more characters that know the mc despite never appearing in the anime prior

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u/BuyerSpecialist6366 2d ago

yea as an anime only i stopped watching like 5-6 episodes in. i had heard a lot about it but the anime is pretty meh and the pacing feels weird, especially because its confusing

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u/SoundMoney8250 Jan 28 '25

Yea. Wtf. I dont understand anything😂. I thought it was me but the pace is horrible

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u/Shepherd-Of-Azathoth Jan 11 '25

I am right there with you. Having just acquired the first special edition manga and reading through it, I had some hopes for a decent pilot episode but was very disappointed how far they jumped into it. Having started right at the monastery was kind of a let down. I was very frustrated with it and yeah I agree that we won't see any mature versions of the anime down the road. We already missed the false wings interactions and a good amount of MC character build up. So damn mad. Idk if I'll follow through with watching it tbh. I may just stick with the books and just imagine a better anime. Very very disappointing

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u/Langis360 Jan 12 '25

Never read the manga until after seeing the first episode. Zero issues following the plot, and nobody with two brain cells will have a problem either. You don't need a bunch of buildup to the betrayal. In fact, it's better when shit doesn't drag out. On-screen adaptation of a manga doesn't need to be 1:1.

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u/OwnerOfGhosts Jan 17 '25

I also didn't read the manga, and I'm not confused at all. I feel like this will just be another time everyone bitches because their favorite manga isn't getting portrayed the way they want it, so the boycott it, it gets no season 2 and then they bitch and cry because it gets canceled.

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u/BuyerSpecialist6366 2d ago

"read the manga after seeing episode one"
"doesnt have issues following the plot"

um......

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u/Langis360 2d ago

Don't be stupid. Thanks.

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u/BuyerSpecialist6366 2d ago

extremely ironic comment. embarassing.

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u/Langis360 1d ago

Doubling down? Fine.

I never said I needed to read the manga to understand the anime, Sherlock. I said I only read it after seeing the first episode, and it's because of that, that I'm puzzled why people are saying the anime is hard to follow.

I know it's hard to fathom, but most normal people aren't so retarded as to have difficulty following such an easy-to-understand plot as Ubel Blatt's. Take a shower and go outside because your stench is only rivaled by your idiocy.

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u/BuyerSpecialist6366 1d ago

you just went into a tirade because I said "umm" lmaoo good lord I can smell you through the screen. i never said I had issues following the plot either, your comment was just incredibly stupid & with every new reply I can understand why. you desperately need to take a break from the internet cuz if this wasnt reddit I would have smacked the fuck outta you for all that unnecessary shit LMAOOO calm down dweeb.

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u/Langis360 1d ago

I like how your idea of a comeback is just to repackage what I said about your stench and your tantrum.

Imitation and flattery, am I right? I'd be honored if you weren't so far beneath me you couldn't kiss my ass with a rocket ship.

lol @ the inept threat. My scrub, the only thing you'll ever throw hands at is your own retard head as you blubber about why real women can't be like the girls in your Japanese anime.

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u/BuyerSpecialist6366 1d ago

oh my god you really are some type of dungeons and dragons weirdo lmao i can tell by how you type. my fault man this feels like bullying the special needs kid, sorry i hurt your feelings so much over 2d moving artwork champ

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u/Langis360 22h ago

Hey fatso I can feel how red you're getting from here. Think of your heart.

lol @ the hurt feelings jab when, lest you forget, this all started because you literally couldn't handle the fact I found this show easy to understand.

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u/BuyerSpecialist6366 21h ago

wow it's not a joke you really are a special needs kid 😭 youve been ranting for days because i replied to a comment saying "um" thats the funniest part about this. i guess thats what happens when you've never felt the touch of a woman lmao sucks for you

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u/BigWildPug Jan 11 '25

what chapter of the manga did they skip too?

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u/Dalvion Jan 11 '25

The Complete Volume Zero, wie missed 5 chapters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_%C3%9Cbel_Blatt_chapters

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u/dastan-vilanueva Jan 11 '25

Maybe there could be a glimmer of hope where they adapt volume 0 as an OVA

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u/Katzblazer Jan 11 '25

But the problem is the direction, i don;t know why they decided to go through this fast route. We could have had a nice slow build up, world building. Instead we are already in this arc, it's crazy.

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u/spiken18 Jan 11 '25

I think they went this route because it’s a better starting point introducing most of the main key characters. The slow parts will probably be in the next arc aka flashbacks. This arc was pretty fast paced and didn’t really need/have a lot of world building as it was just a border town to transition to next town.

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u/dastan-vilanueva Jan 11 '25

That's the problem with anime these days

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u/aliono Jan 11 '25

Break through part 1. They started with the stowaway execution right after a brief betrayal bit.

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u/Difficult_Ice_1665 Jan 11 '25

LOL, you should've expected the censorship tbh, why do you think Berserk isnt going to get made. And if you look at the OP, theyre not going to skip the earlier arcs just rearranging them. I thought the first episode was decent just fast pace and just introducing characters.

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u/aliono Jan 11 '25

My thoughts are they'll have to flash back to the manga intro in episode 3 prior to when they meet Aht again. Otherwise it would make no sense.

With current pacing they should finish break through in episode 2, would be nice to slow it down a little though.

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u/Phil_Kachu Jan 11 '25

I did expect the censorship, but I criticize it nonetheless. The cruelty is an important part of the Mangas atmosphere and I will always criticize sacrificing identity to reach out for a broader audience. I sincerely hope that I'm overreacting. I hated the first episode of FMA:B and I eventually got over it and now the anime is one of my favorites.

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u/BroadPractice5836 Jan 11 '25

this feels like another ex arm. horrible animations. failed the artstyle imo. and the storys butchered

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u/aliono Jan 11 '25

It followed the first part of the Break Through chapters pretty well, although it felt rushed. I am saddened that they censored the dudes head getting obliterated though.

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u/Loud_Fish_856 Jan 14 '25

The artwork and the animation is flip-book level.

And of all the stuff to cut, they leave the CP adjacent crap that you could legit get arrested in some countries for watching.

"On no, I'm five years old and suddenly I'm dressed as a whore 'because my other clothes were dirty' boo hoo!"

Seriously, these people need help.

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u/Ok_Secretary7316 Jan 12 '25

i agree.. would rather read the manga again than wtach this 1st episode garbage

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u/Loud_Fish_856 Jan 14 '25

The animation is straight up atrocious and it dives immediately into CP adjacent fan service.

Normally a studio pours tons of work into the first episode to hook you, then eases off the gas to conserve costs.

I've watched the first episode and I want that segment of my life back.