Ore dake Degree Up na Ken – 09 – Random Interest

“You’ve Been Hiding Your Skills”

First things first, I’m going to assume that some commenters will say this. No, I will not be discussing episodes 08 or 7.5, the two episodes that came before that. As far as fillers go, Episode 08 is the worst. It lays the groundwork for the episode’s exposition. I was considering making two posts, but I’m too lazy to bother, so here it is. Inhalers containing copeium are available here. But nevertheless, let us all rejoice at Tae-Shik Kang’s arrival.The man with purple hair who was voiced by the guy from Shake.

Put away the humor for a second; I’m very pleased with this episode; the action was relentless, and characters were dying at an alarming rate; it was exactly what I was hoping for from a Solo Leveling episode; it made me nostalgic for the part in the manga when the plot really takes off. It was helpful that the animation supported it as well. At long last, A-1 had an opportunity to prove themselves as a top-notch animation company. Then there will be delays. Is the Nier anime still fresh in your minds? In fact, I shared your expectations regarding Solo Leveling, or at least your belief that delays were on the horizon. The announcement that episode 7.5 would show within the usual time slot was, however, not shocking. Obviously, this is the concert that people are anticipating in the winter of 2024, so it’s no surprise that fans were furious.

Thus, may this episode serve as a partial redemption arc? The ostentatiousness and coolness of it gave it that impression. Of course, Tae-Shik Kang has the opportunity to be morally ambiguous when he is offered a substantial sum of money to murder the orange guys. However, it appears that the money is just icing on the cake for him; killing people is actually quite enjoyable, and the pacing of the episode complements it. The issue is portrayed with high stakes and intense emotions, so if you’re ready to suspend your disbelief, the corniness of it all almost disappears. Of course, the father of the suicide victim would go to any lengths to get vengeance on his daughter; but, looking back, I find the acting to have been quite campy. Isn’t that right?

The system instructs Sung to murder Tae-Shik Kang since he was truly in danger, so he comes through in a big way and even gets a mission out of it. And the system works like that. The other characters, including the one-armed magician and the healer girl, appear to have abdicated responsibility for him, so they have no incentive to investigate his abilities further or ask him any more questions. Sung would want to keep his abilities under wraps for the time being. Reason being, he had promised that coffee guy anything. Apologies, but I struggle with proper nouns. I usually promise myself that I’ll figure out who the characters are in a show if it’s interesting enough, but Solo: Leveling is simply another cringeworthy soul food adaption, if that. Moving on to the Manhwa would be a much better choice at this point; you won’t miss a thing. One part I liked was when the manner switched up and Sung quietly impaled Tae, but only after the program made a big deal out of the eyes. That kind of thing is always fun for me; it’s like a visual explosion. Of course, I want to make it clear that My favorites will always remain Itadori with the wolves, and Mahito and the bunnies. Regardless, I will keep reviewing Solo Leveling up to episode 12. Please enjoy your day and thank you for taking the time to read this.

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