I mean they are in a school training to face danger by being a guardian, why else would you go to a school like that if you're too afraid to even go in a cave, y'all just nitpicking at this point the show isn't even that bad
Her worries seemed valid...and it seems like there is only one curriculum, and nothing else...what if a Guardian wishes to stay away from battles, and be a full time healer...I think she might have done fine in that aspect.
@Argon1337 oh i'm not saying her worries weren't valid i'm saying they sorta made fun of her for panicking and having these concerns in the first place.
It's not a well thought out show in general. The entire project seemed to be geared towards filling their creative staff out with women. Not women who are good at what they do, just any women. If you diversify, you get people that are diverse and QUALIFIED.
The girl that was too scared to enter the cave had a valid point though. Why are they all risking their lives so early in their studies? That “cowardly” girl had the most common sense, yet they made her feel like _she_ was the crazy one. 🤔 Why does that sound familiar...
Theory: The city is actually a prison settlement and all the regular citizens are actually violent criminals. This would make for a hell of a plot twist.
Oh dont worry, that fits right in line with these type of people and their thought process of sacrificing the young for the older generation! Marxism is a hell of an illness.
Are you saying this show would have been better if the characters were young adults and it was a military academy? Because that would make a lot of subjects easier to approach and let them go on more dangerous adventures.
I heard people hate the old lady but her "Boriiing, i missed when we just throw them into lava" "We never did that" With huge grin and side glance, "Of course" Yo I wanna watch the story of her secretly throwing people into lava. Because she sure as hell did.
@@takamikeigo7985 voice acting and some of the dialogue could use some work. She's way too "quirky" to be the best one especially when you compare her to Axe Girl's top tier dialogue, Slime Boy's down to earth nature and Snapdragon's role
What bothers me in this scene is that it doesn't take the girl seriously when she was clearly having a panic attack. If this was real life, the teachers need to take full responsibility on her health before they can continue. :/ I would want her to pass too, so I would definitely help her and give her some confidence. It doesn't help when nobody is helping her in this scene while she was clearly hyperventilating.
She is also the only one with some common sense and questions the safety and purpose of the life-threatening test. Common sense is forbiden in totalitarian regimes.
@@Mysikrysa But wait! You see, she’s a cis-white blonde girl and says some cliched line only selfish cowards would say, so therefore it’s a-okay to make fun of her! 🥸👌
@@kyokugenryudisciple9349 The short blonde girl? I like her character design, when I first saw her she gave me Hobbit vibes and as a LOTR nerd it made me happy If you mean the taller blonde girl with the long ponytail, then I agree
"I like being surprised" "I like being prepared" "I like being somewhere else right now" Great job on the writing guys, everyone knows the best way to show your audience what the characters are thinking is to have them blankly stare ahead and just say it.
There were literally a million other questions they could have asked. What makes it magical? What are-if any, it's limitations? What happens if you used it on a dead body? Does it need to be ingested, smeared, combined, or all three? Can you drink too much of it? Do the monsters know it's healing water, and do they utilize it, thus adding to the difficulty. Instead it's a dry joke, about...healing water...
@@astronoman008 if we're going by Team Four Star Logic it can if it it's grape flavored, since Goku won't touch it Otherwise...huh...that's actually a good point there bro...that water might be too weak to heal Goku. It's like giving a potion that does +20 health to a level 99, 9999+ life bar tank class.
From the creators of "Anti-Crystal Zones from SAO", we present to you "things you can't heal using healing water for no good reason in High Giardian Spice".
How to make this scene better: Instead of Blonde girl running away and instead of the having levels she goes in with the rest of the cast and the scrolls only have a few locations marked but only a few people can get the "magical healing water" Those that fail to get it, get dropped from the academy for the year. The Blonde girl goes in first, then the rest. (She goes in first because it's the teachers idea of "instilling courage") When the cast go inside, they hear her scream and rush to find her bleeding against the wall as she was attacked by a monster, and the wound leaves her incapacitated. Now the characters are left with a choice: Leave her for dead because nobody is allowed to leave the cave (immediate failure) Or save her life at the cost of failing for the year This sets up 2 lessons about the world. 1.) Even in school, risk of death is possible. This hammers a theme of mortality while instilling some sense of what guardians are risking on a grander level. 2.) Risk/ reward. They have to struggle with helping someone at the risk of failing, or forge ahead and live with the guilt of a casualty. Is it worth a life or not? Regardless what choice our characters make, that type of hard choice makes them that much more realistic and relatable. You could even make the entire thing moot in the first place by revealing this Blonde girl was secretly a teacher using disguising magic to appear like a student in trouble to make a speech about the hardship that the student in need represented and how both answers had their own merits and downsides but ultimately the "right" answer is never so clear and sometimes a sacrifice has to be made and no matter if your heart is in the right place or not, you won't always be right and there will be consequences. So you have to choose the "lesser of the two evils" That change alone would make this scene actually fucking good Edit: the creator of this show went on social media saying that bad writing is because of their budget... I made this better and I did it for free lol what a lame excuse.
This suggestion feels very clunky for pacing and really detracts time from later scenes in the episode. It seems like it could possibly work in a different episode or if getting the water wasn’t important for what happens in the next few episodes.
hilariously enough my gay friends mock this show more than i do lmao. idk if anyone likes this show AT ALL...sad when you try to pander to an audience that wants nothing to do w your show
The writers: We have made the most inclusive, understanding show ever created! Everybody is welcome in our fictional universe! Somebody: ok, that's cool, but why are all these children happily and willingly walking to their deaths? Why does this test even exist? Surely you should at least acknowledge how some people would be rightly nervous? The writers: hmm, you're right, but we need to justify this stupid test, and we can't have one of our main cast have any doubts because that would cause character growth... I know, let's make NPC no. 12 have a panic attack, make FUN of her for having said panic attack, call her a COWARD for having said panic attack or questioning the system, have none of her class mates or teachers comfort her, then purposely give her lines of dialogue that villainies her by making her seem self centered for not wanting to risk her life, AND have nobody go after her to make sure she's ok! We're so smart, it's almost scary!
@@CyberPunkBadGuy You have perfectly put my feelings about the situation into words - honestly the line 'gaslighting and manipluting is what they do for a living' is so good I kinda want it on a shirt lol
She´s questioning the system, so she´d bad. You can´t subconsciously program a young generation of NPC citizens if you don´t shame characters like this one. Also, you have to erase empathy because the NPC citizens have to be unable to help each other because this would make them less dependent on the system. This show is Orwell level of disturbing.
They are trying too hard to promote being different with the main characters. This raises issues with the plot, as so many characters don’t act like normal that when a normal reasonable person shows up they look like total outcasts.
I still don't know what makes a guardian a guardian. What happened to all the adult guardians (aside of Rosemary's mom), is all the responsibilities placed on teenagers? Why aren't there any classes like Paladins, witches, thieves and the like specifically in this lore in a fantasy setting?They make references to some of the characters without showing it play out.
what makes a guardian a guardian ? if they didn't know what makes a guardian they wouldn't be here discussing it with us now woul- oh wait they aren't here discussing it with us... guess even the missing guardians don't know what makes a guardian
@@stp_79 Hmm.... I feel like tge writers may have been projecting something into their power fantasy. That may have been inspired from her encounter at school....
After the blond girl left, she seeked out another guardian school where it was run by much more responsible and caring teachers. She got a much better education and met much better students who never felt in danger of being there. She grew up and became a legendary guardian, got married, had beautiful children, and lived in a good home. As for the others, not one graduated from the academy because they all died.
I get the impression this is like joining the military, where danger comes with the territory, but dumber because the military actually tries to build up your skills more before throwing you in life or death situations rather then making it a death trap from the get go.
one thing someone should note, that girl has been the subject of abuse up until that point. I mean getting poisoned, getting attacked by a plant that dissolves flesh. she just couldn't take it anymore and hightailed out of there. also how is this acceptable in the school they go to?? i thought this was a magic school, not a militant clan. Honestly, weeding out the weak students just because they're not fit for fighting is fucked up.
Honestly this show would be better if it was a military academy for adults, not only would it excuse most of the life threatening danger but it would also help with the subject they try to touch on.
@@beastwarsFTW Yeah. Most fantastical coming of age stories would work a lot better if they were already young adults. Makes all the adults seem fucked up for throwing a bunch of children in needless danger.
also aren't they understaffed for "guardians" or something... and because it's a school, wouldn't it make more sense to train said weak people, kinda like a boot camp kinda thing? And why are they sending in trainees to do professional work? why did the goblin turn on the stove?
There's a difference between bravery and recklessness. Bravery is when you know the risks but persevere, recklessness is when you shame others for voicing concerns and believe nothing can hurt you.
On top of that but apparently this is their first test, the school throws these kids into deadly situations with little to zero training then calls the nervous girl cowardly for making a good point.
@@Bleeeh_yeah they’re weren’t prepare for this. These kids and teachers acted like they were trained for this moment with smiles on their faces. For the past couple episodes, all I see is dancing and pottery.
An Isekai city that's protected by "Guardians" who are mostly comprised of "Woke" kids, tweens, and teenagers that simply survived an unprepared spelunking trip into "monster-infested" cave? How has this city NOT been completely ransacked and leveled to the ground yet?
You know how Crunchyroll used money on this garbage instead of anime? That Isekai world probably does the same by generating money towards it's protection to keep the wokes here so they don't spread to the rest of the world.
Because there’s nothing to actually protect the city from. There are no actual threats. They just pretend like there are threats and like a certain group of people in this world (hint: the creators are part of the this group)
@@saemitatsuya8419 Unless the whole point is to distract the poor townspeople from the REAL issues regarding their meager livelihoods and the corrupt Socialist Government Elites...
I like how somewhere in the series one character has a flashback where his father gives him a lesson that to protect or get something he has to fight back and the show says that It's a bad harmful lesson. Yet here teachers make them go into dangerous cave, risk their lifes and kill some creatures that live here and everyone is like "Yup, seems perfectly ok to me".
Apparently it was a bad harmful lesson because fighting back to protect what's yours is masculine, and Snap just wants to be feminine?? But then it's weird because 3 minutes ago in the same episode he was beating the FUCK out of a bully because he got teased.
@@unitysonic7996 I know the writers wanted that bullying to be intolrance to a feminime male, but personly i saw the scene as i guy pissed of his friend wasn't true to himself he clearly liked meerfolk and goated him a bit aggressive in his friend to drop his pride and join in. then instead of getting a aggressive "stop it" he gets attacked no wonder the guy throws in the towel
“The mission’s meant to challenge them. But it also forces them to challenge themselves” Correct me if I’m wrong but, didn’t she just say the same thing but with different words?
I think the idea is that they would be challanged by the cave, but the added risk of death actaully FORCES every student to actually challange the cave
The mission was to collect healing water from any of the springs, with successively more concentrated ones on each level. Presumably the weak-ass shit on level one is more than adequate for the assignment, meaning that being prepared for levels 2 and 3 IS more than required.
I love how nobody refers to the characters by their names, but by the colour of the hair or their species. Except for Slime Boy. Shows how emotionally invested we are.
Ar least it has a personality even of is a shitty one, bit even with that she can say: nope this series is too shitty for me. And she goes away kdjdkdkdjd
Oh my god they are straight up sending kids to their deaths and the blonde girl is literally the only voice of reason. Good for her expulsion from that place is defenetly better than risking your life and ending up with years of trauma.
@@chihuahuaman917 that would make a such an interesting plot. I mean can you imagine the drama and comedy something like that can give. Specially with the possibilities of the main protagonist and other characters who have drop out and the later are trying to convince other students to drop out because the system is dangerous and lying to the children by sending them to their possible deaths or years of trauma to face.
@@emilypatriciagarciacanals4588 Zinnia ran from the cave entrance as fast as she could. The blonde girl eventually stopped as she found herself infront of a long stone bridge. As she panted from the exhaustion from both her anxiety and adrenaline slowly fading as the realization hit her like a arrow piercing her heart. She had just been expelled from High Guardian Academy. Tears started to pour down on her cheeks as she cried as she slowly looked over the bridge and see the dark river below. Zinnia observed it as she noticed how high the stone bridge is from the river. Her mind was consumed by the her memories of her past. She ran away from her neglectful mother and brother so she can become a Guardian only to realize that it is just as bad if not worse than her abusive home life. "Maybe it would be better if I just disappear? What's the point of living if there is nothing to live for?", she thought to herself as she estarted to slowly climb over the edge. The blonde girl closed her eyes and jumped. Blackness consumed her though instead of a splash from the water there was only nothing. She slowly opened her eyes to realize that she was floating in a dark abyss naked. She then saw a presence of darkness looming over her. The looming darkness revealed a large black figure with many yellow eyes. Zinnia screamed as she shielded her eyes from the dreaded sight of the monster. "This is it? I'm going to be consumed by a demon.", she thought to her self as her anxiety kicked in. "Do not fear young child as I came to save you.", the dread monster said in a voice that sounded like millions people speaking at the same time. "Your not going to kill me?", Zinnia asked as she slowly looked at the monster. The dark creature slowly tilted it's head as it looked at her. "I noticed that you were desperate, lost, rejected, and ignored.", the eldritch abomination responded. Zinnia stared at the beast before looking down at her own hands. Throughout her life she was viewed as useless and weak from both her mother and brother as well as High Guardian Academy. "I don't want to be viewed as nothing anymore. I want to be something more better than a Guardian. Nobody helped me when I'm at my worst.", she explaind as she fought the urge to cry. The eldritch abomination stared at her with it's many yellow eyes before speaking. "I am Nhaulu, one of the many beings in the realm of unknown. I will give you powers unimaginable to both mortals and immortals alike. You will be able to control the unkown and use it's secrets as both a tool and weapon. What do you say Zinnia?", Nhaulu said. Zinnia was shocked by Nhaulu knowing her name though yet again this offer sounds very reasonable. She would be able to harness Nhaulu's powers for her own use. To become more than just a simple Guardian. "I'll take your offer, Nhaulu.", Zinnia declared as she stared at Nhaulu. Instantly she coughed as she woke up. Zinnia looked around to noticed that she is in a room with a candle bring a faint light within the room she got up from her bed and looked at the window. The moon illuminated the night sky. As she observed the moon she was interrupted by the sound of the door opening. "Oh, your finally awake.", said a feminine voice. The blonde girl turned to see a middle aged Orc woman carry a tray of food. "Here is your dinner sweetie.", she said. "How did I got here?", Zinnia asked as she started eating the food. "My husband and son were coming home after chopping firewood and noticed you were near a river face first on the ground. Fortunately they saved you. By the way, my name is Durz.", Durz said with a smile on her face. "My name is Zinnia.", Zinnia answered. The blonde girl was going to shake her hand until she noticed a small black tattoo on back of her right hand. "Did you always had that?", Durz asked with concern in her voice. Zinnia looked at it before smiling. "I had it after my parents died. It was my family's emblem.", she lied as she continued eating. Zinnia is filled with a new sense of purpose finally free from both her mother and brother. Free from that dreaded school that had forgotten her. Thus, Zinnia's time at High Guardian Academy has ended and began her life as Zinnia The Warlock.
@@mochamochee Originally I was going to write Zinnia as an apprentice of a politician who was trying to reform High Guardian Academy. Though I eventually decided to write her as a warlock because it sounds more fun. Plus I have thought of writing a fanfic about her adventures as a warlock. I think the reason why I find her interesting is because she does have potential and she was unfortunately the punching bag for a terrible show. Maybe it could also be the fact that I always have a soft spot for minor background characters and I do like her character design since it looks more fantasy and less modern than the other characters. It's probably a good thing she left High Guardian Academy because it's clearly a toxic environment.
Y'know, this show could've actually been pretty good if the writers put a twist on it's generic premise. As a child (or even an early teenager), you can be much more susceptible to people's influence, whether it's good or bad. You haven't seen the world outside your little "villager." These "guardians" believe they're only being trained to be heroes, to defend the village. After all, that's kind of what they've been told by their parents and headmasters, I say kind of because the actual explanation their parents and headmasters gave was a little confusing and wasn't the whole truth. They can't straight up tell the kids that they're being trained by evil people, or else they wouldn't listen to them. Why do you think we only have a vague idea on what a guardian actually is? Because these kids only have a vague idea on what a guardian is. Do you know why Rosemary's mom looked happy when she about to die? Because she knew she would be freed from the influence of the wicked, she wouldn't have to do their bidding anymore. Before she died, she wanted to tell Rosemary the truth, but she was afraid of the possible consequences of her doing so. These kids are subtly being trained for something sinister, it isn't direct, but it's clearly effective. Rosemary didn't seem too concerned about nearly lobbing off that red haired elf's head, because her feelings on things like other people's lives has been twisted without her even knowing it. A few kids, like that blonde girl, are smart enough to see through the lies, and they escape. However, they're never seen again. Our heroes will have to find out the truth eventually, but what will they do then? Will they choose to renounce the guardians, or stick around because that's all they know?
Shoot, this is actual decent story plot that could potentially developed into a complex story that would be entertaining to witness. Instead, we get this "anime":/
Huh, that’s a fascinating thought exercise. If anyone were forced to make a season 2, this could be the best route to take. Not only does it help explain some of the weird or poorly thought out writing decisions and make season 1 better in retrospect, it would also make for a thrilling continuation that pulled the rug under our feet like that. Subverting expectations in the best way possible, haha.
I think it would be better if the rude one of the main characters tried to protect and calm down the blonde girl, showing that nice side of their personality.
Except none of those protags are actually nice. Rosemary is a violent sociopath, Sage is an emotional vampire, Parsley is a non-character and Thyme has some variant of autism considering her laser focus on her quest to heal the rot has left her with nonexistent social skills.
“I like being surprised” “I like being prepared” “I like being somewhere else right now” Ok I’ll admit that did give me a small chuckle. Can’t wait to see how this joke gets immediately ruined by the dialogue.
Grownups: so kids we are going to give you a death mission to the caves full of monsters and we are not gonna go with you or protect you from a far away because we don't care. Kids: Whaooo Hooooo let's go meet our death.
@@exciteablevideos at least in naruto they have a teacher assigned to each group of students and they were not first years, they had to graduate to become mission-able and even then their first missions were like saving cats stuck on roof and such. In hxh, hunter exam was not meant for kids.
I honestly want to see that girl join a group led by Doyle, the kid who dropped out after nine years or something. Their goal: Take down the twisted, bloodthirsty Guardians so kids can actually learn more about magic and be trained as soldiers, healers, etc. WITHOUT being treated like expendable pawns. It's honestly so shady, how the school blots out the deeper knowledge required for old magic and treats the kids like failures if they don't willingly risk their lives for no good reason.
Remember, this show has a trigger warning. "The following program contains strong language and violence that may not be suitable for some viewers and is not suitable for children. The content is intended for mature audiences only." Just take that in as you watch this clip.
It would be a far better premise if the episode started with one of teacher explaining to the students that "Once a year, the town sends at a party of four veteran guardians into this cave to retrieve a barrelful of magical healing water for the local alchemies. However, the cave has many dangers. Many brave volunteers who have entered the cave have risked their very lives, some have even died attempting such a quest. And if any of you value you lives, stay away from the cave!" And then Rosemary and Co hatch a hair-brained scheme to sneak out and retrieve the healing water to prove themselves as heroes to the school and the city. Look, I know not the most original set-up, but at least it would've worked better than this nonsense.
Yeah that's a set up we've seen a lot of different times, but it's a good one. Weird they never used it in this show. They never really establish 'school rules' in the first place, so breaking them is not really meaningful, anyway. (spoilers) later, the vial of water they collect gets broken, and nobody thinks to just....get more. That would have been a second opportunity to use this plot but noooo they have summon a demon. idek with this show.
So the school: - Send children doing work - That work implies a risk to die or being severely injured - They give the bare minimum of useful intel - The children doesn't really know what they're doing it - The school keep all of the precious ressources from that quest, children wins the night not lose their place - Those who express doubt are shamed and cast out with zero support and compassion - The city people staying safely at home fanatically encourage that quest Conclusion: the school is basically an evil cult that sacrifices children for profit thanks to shaming and manipulation. WTF?
@@aubreynxtdoorr IDK man. The crummy part is that sometimes they call her "Redbud", but I swear that the first time I heard it in EP2 it was "Redrum". I don't even know which is her name because there's no wiki made for this show.
The only good part of this whole scene was: “I miss the days where we used to just throw them in lava!” “We never did that…” “Right, of course not” *winks*
Considering it seems like they're supposed to be the same person but at different stages in life, it might of happened in the elders timeline, but they haven't yet reached that moment( Doubt that's what's actually going on though)
I think it would have been better if the Blonde girl went in really scared but became braver over time and showed her worth rather than just giving up because she’s “too pretty to die!” But then again what do I know? I don’t write scripts for shows, but I think anyone can write something better than this garbage
@@triggerfairy4070 That would require the writers to be capable of resisting the urge to make the main MC's into "Mary Sue's" and considering that the main cast may be self-inserts, i doubt that would happen
The stressed girl is the only one who has some common sense. They had to show her in a bad light (self-centered and cowardish: "I´m too beautiful to die") because common sense is forbiden in series written by SJW NPCs.
For me, she is not a coward. She is a brave persom for telling the truth about the way she didn't wanted to do it. And tbh, she is right. Like come on, they are beginners! THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIMENT-
They acted like these INEXPERIENCED children are full on ready to go to battle (where you intentionally die) but in reality they’re not. And blame zinnia for being a coward and not fight for “rights”
That blondie was literally speaking for the whole audience. In a lot of shows there's always that one character that has the brains while the characters we're supposed to like are just stupid.
She definitely looks like a Protagonist to me and so do plenty of the other side characters. It's a shame this is the only episode where she says anything. But I guess she didn't get expelled. In a couple episodes later, it's mentioned she ran away from her roommate's pet spider so she could still be around.
I mean I agree with the girl. They made her say that she was “to attractive” to make her seem like a brat but like why go on this missions that they could all supposedly die on for no reasons?
She nearly had her face eaten by a flesh eating plant, might've been one of the students who got poisoned on the first day (both of those two incidents were under the supervision of the teacher who allegedly wears the clothes of her deceased students), and Amaryllis was her roommate...I'm more surprised she stayed this long.
@@soupiaaa And that's just all of the stuff I could think of off the top of my head, only having watched the show through clips. She could've gone through a lot more and I just don't know about it.
Zinnia is the most powerful HGS character because her pulling out her axe makes the same exact sound as unholstering a pistol. Therefore, we can infer that since she has a gun, she can be any character, because as you know "nothing can outsmart boolet". God, her character design and VA is much better than the main cast
@@dariamorant5137 Snapdragon becomes really attractive later on. He's just waiting to bloom. You can never be too sure what gender they are with this show. So if dark elf girl does something later on, I wouldn't put it past the creators.
Don't like her tbh. It feels like they're trying too hard to make a cliché hard on the outside character for humour and then develop her later and make her likeable.
back then they made fun of avatar isnt anime they should forgive and has a story rich telling and good lore while this abomination is not anime winx, witches, owl house did good but not this one
This school system is a bit counter intuitive. Tests are important but expulsion and deathare too far for any school system punishment in (almost) any school.
The poor girl is having a panic attack and no one even tries to comfort her or reassure her? I get Axe Girl having a nasty response because her character is supposed to be a bully, but even the "heroes" are acting like Blondie is being unreasonable for being scared for her life. It's so jarring.
Sage and Rose have their own individual stuff going on right now. Sage is growing closer to SnapDragon. Rose just doesn’t seem to think about Sage in a romantic way at all.
@@hornedcrusader9485 Oh right, my bad. Also, the weird thing with Snapdragon is that he’s named after a flower, not a spice (not like the creators cared enough to think about that). And another thing is that when you eat them (yes, they are edible), they taste bland and incredibly bitter depending on where they’re raised.
i've only seen clips of this show but the girls at the back (2:36‐2:46) look way better than the main cast tbh they look more appropriate for the setting
"The mission is meant to challenge them, but it also forces them to challenge themselves." Oh yes, that makes perfect sense for first years. If we're talking a safe scavenger hunt in the woods. Why the hell are you 'weeding out the weak ones"? Aren't they kids/teenagers? Why is this city/ school so ok with youngsters dying? They don't even question it. No one thinks 'hmm, this is pretty messed up, wonder if we should save this for seniors or as a last test before graduation....' nah, just throw first years into a monster-infested cave~ they'll figure it out! And oh yeah, all the kids are just FINE with it. Expect one girl, but pffft- she's just someone who values her life over some stupid, pointless test that weeds out kids by possibly killing them- I mean, she's just a *coward*. Good one, writers.
Not even close in medieval time a page (the first level of a knight in training) Didn’t even participate into any kind of situation that could put his life at risk. The only training he was doing was with wooden weapon. And that was until the age of 12 (A page start at 6, and become a squire at 12. And12 is probably the age of most of these character and therefore the equivalent of squire would their guardian training. And once again challenges per combat or « adventure » like those in this hsown were absolutely not part of his formation. The closest a squire he would get to this was: A- Training with iron weapons like a sword And B- Assisting his knight master when he was in danger in the melee. And by that no I do not mean fighting by his side, but by staying outside of the battle zone and being ready to give a new weapon or shield to his master if the one that he was using were to be broken or lost, or by helping the knight to get up if he fell from his horse. And this was an extremely dangerous task. He was suppose to quickly GTFO of the battle since has squire he didn’t had any kind of weapon (or real armor) of his own yet, except for improvised or simplistic weapon such has a wooden club. Those kids don’t act like squires but like brainless canon fodder.
Honestly i feel like if they really wanted this to look like anime, that the anatomy should've been less cartoonified (i guess) and the animation less stiff. But honestly, i can't expect much from calarts educated people
Plot twist: the ancestors of this village did something so sacreligious ( like breaking a promise to an ancient demon and when the hero show up instead lf aiding them they just scarifice them to the demon) which cursed their village with natural disasters unless they sent a group of people into the nearby cave to be sacrifice, hence this scene. But this will only delay their doom soon, the village will be burnt to ashes
the guardians are kids because training them into adulthood would take longer, and what's the point anyway if they're just going to die? some, like rosemary's mother, survive until adulthood because actively murdering them is against the prophecy. that means she grew old enough to realise that she'd brought a child into this world whose only role was to die and she couldn't do anything to stop it (even if she did, the rest of her people would die). so she sacrificed herself to delay her daughter's fate without telling her the truth first. the best she could wish for her child was that she'd live a happy carefree childhood that was ended quickly, like many of her classmates' had once been, so she let rosemary live in ignorance.
@@Moocow2003double plot twist: the village was propersized that one day the hero they sacrifice will return to drag them to hell, unbenounce to them Rosemary after being the only survivor that defeated the fallen hero and learning about the truth, become enrage and now she is back with a vengeance
For anyone curious. The character’s name is Zinnia played by Cindy Robinson. Say what you will about the character….but she is one of the few carrying this show. If it’s possible.
I enjoyed RWBY way more than I enjoyed this garbage lol. Also, I feel like if RWBY's story was revamped a little alongside the animation, it would be awesome. This show, on the other hand, I don't see it ever having much redeeming qualities. I liked the idea of more representation, but it's literally trying to base it's how plot off of it lol.
@@Fatahilmazelan RWBY was never that best written show even when Monty was alive. But the fight choreography was fun, the characters were fun, and it was just fun. Until the later volumes that is. But even at its worst, RWBY at least has more going for it than High Guardian Spice.
What bothers me the most is that pink haired supposedly MC's hair. She used to have one ponytail to imitate her mum since she looks up to her the most, and seemed to have a good relationship with her. But when she [forcibly] disappeared, she changed her hair to this disasterous unkempt looking fur, and not making it similar to her mum like????
@@SweetOrangeGirl bruh when she loosen her hair, it becomes the most normal looking hair down. Like seriously, where the fuck did these massive fur came from???
That moment were they sandbag this girl is like someone in the writing team wanted to respond to someone that criticize their work. You don't make your main character respond harshly to someone who's having a panic attack unless they get what's coming to them and they learn their fucking lesson. Do these writers ever think or they just know how to be a dick to others?
See the younger blonde girl had something in the beginning, I can totally understand why she was scared to go into the cave. Sending a bunch of recruits on a dangerous quest like this then constantly telling them how scary it is when they leave would make me shit my pants as well. But than they made her self centered and dumb "I'm too young and too attractive to die" why are all th negative traits in this show is mainly self centered and ignorant. That's mostly it. I also hate how her class just looks back at her in confusion, I understand the purple one since she is more like a bully, but shouldn't other members of her class be terrified to enter as well, it would have been interesting to see others ready to opt out even maybe one of the main cast showing slights of fear. Get a cringy speech or two in there convince others to stay.
Moral of the story: If people are afraid of danger, make fun of them.
That's great idea
The people making this show aren't even brave enough to face criticism for using lesbian fake low voices for female characters
People do that already
I mean they are in a school training to face danger by being a guardian, why else would you go to a school like that if you're too afraid to even go in a cave, y'all just nitpicking at this point the show isn't even that bad
@@missgurl218 easy escape from their parents
for as 'woke' as this show thinks it is they really did throw the girl having a panic attack under the bus huh
Her worries seemed valid...and it seems like there is only one curriculum, and nothing else...what if a Guardian wishes to stay away from battles, and be a full time healer...I think she might have done fine in that aspect.
@Argon1337 oh i'm not saying her worries weren't valid i'm saying they sorta made fun of her for panicking and having these concerns in the first place.
It's not a well thought out show in general. The entire project seemed to be geared towards filling their creative staff out with women. Not women who are good at what they do, just any women. If you diversify, you get people that are diverse and QUALIFIED.
She’s just a wuss hahah wuss
duh 🙄 she's white, cis and heterosexual
she may be a coward but she made a good decision to leave that godawful show
because she doesnt want to appear season 2
the smartest character ever!
Remember she's a kid. She's not suicidally gun-hoe or blood-thirsty crazy like the other pip-squeaks
@@eerimation1759 at least she’s alive and well not sticking around with bad stories
She’s lucky because there will be no more episodes after episode 12.
god i hope theres not a season 2 and you just have a dark sense of humor
@@SweetOrangeGirl I don't know, I mean look at Batwoman
The girl that was too scared to enter the cave had a valid point though. Why are they all risking their lives so early in their studies?
That “cowardly” girl had the most common sense, yet they made her feel like _she_ was the crazy one.
🤔 Why does that sound familiar...
i feel like youre alluding to something that i dont get
Rwby? Nvm
@@absol102
It's scary how many comparison I've seen to both RWBY and this
I can't tell which is worst
@@absol102 in rwby they had already done real training before joining becon or any other academy
But hgs they just send in newbies
@@ImmaLittlePip no hgs is definitely worse
Season 1 to 3 rwby was a great 9 out of 10
Theory: The city is actually a prison settlement and all the regular citizens are actually violent criminals.
This would make for a hell of a plot twist.
I'd watch if that were true, I'd also watch if the main character was that chest that just sits there on the ground.
Australia?
Theory: their will be no second season
no, that would be too cool and good for this series.
That sounds like a good idea so of course not
Honestly that blonde girl was the only one with common sense. The whole city should have been destroyed at this point if kids are protecting it.
Oh dont worry, that fits right in line with these type of people and their thought process of sacrificing the young for the older generation!
Marxism is a hell of an illness.
RIGHT LMAO
the blonde girl just looks like a bent version of aster.
@@hobomike6935 lmao
Are you saying this show would have been better if the characters were young adults and it was a military academy?
Because that would make a lot of subjects easier to approach and let them go on more dangerous adventures.
I heard people hate the old lady but her
"Boriiing, i missed when we just throw them into lava"
"We never did that"
With huge grin and side glance, "Of course"
Yo I wanna watch the story of her secretly throwing people into lava. Because she sure as hell did.
she made me smile
She's basically the only great character from this show
@@takamikeigo7985 her, slime boy, and purple haired “mean girl”
@@takamikeigo7985 voice acting and some of the dialogue could use some work. She's way too "quirky" to be the best one especially when you compare her to Axe Girl's top tier dialogue, Slime Boy's down to earth nature and Snapdragon's role
@@aubreynxtdoorr wait who's slime boy again? I honestly don't keep track of their (nick)names 😅
“Can the healing waters heal a tree?”
*Teacher who has no idea how to answer the dumb question*
“Uh yeah... probably. Anyways good luck ya’ll”
😂 Like, what?
Wtf man, what is even this so called "anime" 😭
I mean he is LITERALY teacher and doesn't sure.
y'all
MOVING ON! 😂😂🤣
What bothers me in this scene is that it doesn't take the girl seriously when she was clearly having a panic attack. If this was real life, the teachers need to take full responsibility on her health before they can continue. :/ I would want her to pass too, so I would definitely help her and give her some confidence. It doesn't help when nobody is helping her in this scene while she was clearly hyperventilating.
And then they have the feckin gall to call her a coward for having a panic attack and voicing reasonable concerns. A+ writing everyone!
😉👍
She is also the only one with some common sense and questions the safety and purpose of the life-threatening test. Common sense is forbiden in totalitarian regimes.
@@Mysikrysa But wait! You see, she’s a cis-white blonde girl and says some cliched line only selfish cowards would say, so therefore it’s a-okay to make fun of her! 🥸👌
And yet they claim to be inclusive
@@Yuki-oq5yl holy crap, they did? Thats news to me.. after watching the show. 😔
How come background characters have better designs than the main characters. Tragic lol.
And a REALLY good VA. That blonde girl was Cindy Robinson. They wasted the design and VA.
What about Close Enough
@@sabandaibl4z394 I dunno you recognize talent you years if your ears are perked good.
@@kyokugenryudisciple9349 The short blonde girl? I like her character design, when I first saw her she gave me Hobbit vibes and as a LOTR nerd it made me happy
If you mean the taller blonde girl with the long ponytail, then I agree
@@orangeismyfavoritecolor And yes, I agree with you on Parsley. Best Girl…10/10
"I like being surprised"
"I like being prepared"
"I like being somewhere else right now"
Great job on the writing guys, everyone knows the best way to show your audience what the characters are thinking is to have them blankly stare ahead and just say it.
You can't have your characters just say how they feel! That makes me feel angry!!!
"You can't just have your characters announce how they feel! _That makes me feel ANGRY!!"_
To be fair I don't think that's the characters outer thoughts but the actual person voicing the character
@@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225 You did it better than me
Take note of the "I really wish I weren't here right now" button
“Can it heal a tree?”
Yes. It’s healing water. It will literally heal any organic matter it touches. Cause it’s water that, get this, heals.
There were literally a million other questions they could have asked.
What makes it magical?
What are-if any, it's limitations?
What happens if you used it on a dead body?
Does it need to be ingested, smeared, combined, or all three?
Can you drink too much of it?
Do the monsters know it's healing water, and do they utilize it, thus adding to the difficulty.
Instead it's a dry joke, about...healing water...
@@Badassdude1234 But can it heal goku's heart virus?
@@astronoman008 if we're going by Team Four Star Logic it can if it it's grape flavored, since Goku won't touch it
Otherwise...huh...that's actually a good point there bro...that water might be too weak to heal Goku. It's like giving a potion that does +20 health to a level 99, 9999+ life bar tank class.
@@Badassdude1234 bruh just add Kool aid to it and drink
Ez
From the creators of "Anti-Crystal Zones from SAO", we present to you "things you can't heal using healing water for no good reason in High Giardian Spice".
"Whats in the cave?"
"A 2nd season"
"NNNNNOOOOO!!!
I don’t think there’s going to be another one because it was dropped after the first season.
I pray there won’t be I’ve seen terrible anime and cartoons before but this this is down right wow
The cave turns into *Goblin Slayer* real quick.
@@SweetOrangeGirl thank god
@@MastaOfMonkeyDisasta You ingenious bastard... That explains why the teachers threw them into a death trap that claims kids yearly.
How to make this scene better:
Instead of Blonde girl running away and instead of the having levels she goes in with the rest of the cast and the scrolls only have a few locations marked but only a few people can get the "magical healing water"
Those that fail to get it, get dropped from the academy for the year.
The Blonde girl goes in first, then the rest. (She goes in first because it's the teachers idea of "instilling courage")
When the cast go inside, they hear her scream and rush to find her bleeding against the wall as she was attacked by a monster, and the wound leaves her incapacitated.
Now the characters are left with a choice:
Leave her for dead because nobody is allowed to leave the cave (immediate failure)
Or save her life at the cost of failing for the year
This sets up 2 lessons about the world.
1.) Even in school, risk of death is possible. This hammers a theme of mortality while instilling some sense of what guardians are risking on a grander level.
2.) Risk/ reward. They have to struggle with helping someone at the risk of failing, or forge ahead and live with the guilt of a casualty. Is it worth a life or not?
Regardless what choice our characters make, that type of hard choice makes them that much more realistic and relatable.
You could even make the entire thing moot in the first place by revealing this Blonde girl was secretly a teacher using disguising magic to appear like a student in trouble to make a speech about the hardship that the student in need represented and how both answers had their own merits and downsides but ultimately the "right" answer is never so clear and sometimes a sacrifice has to be made and no matter if your heart is in the right place or not, you won't always be right and there will be consequences. So you have to choose the "lesser of the two evils"
That change alone would make this scene actually fucking good
Edit: the creator of this show went on social media saying that bad writing is because of their budget... I made this better and I did it for free lol what a lame excuse.
Like the Chunin Exams in Naruto S1.
Dang, you actually made the series more interesting AND lore driven!
Your genius makes me sad this show is not exactly as you stated
This suggestion feels very clunky for pacing and really detracts time from later scenes in the episode. It seems like it could possibly work in a different episode or if getting the water wasn’t important for what happens in the next few episodes.
@@user-zs9ux1ru8u thanks, though I cant accept that because it's not like the bar to surpassing this series was much of a challenge.
This is the kind of show where fanfics make more sense than the current series
YOUR PFP BROO
@@fuzzbutt4551 NO NO NO THEIR PROFIL PIC AND THEIR NAME ICANNOT-
rwby vibes
NONONONONONO YOUR PFP NO BRO DELETE THAT
@@iwonthesitatebitch1265 when you mention their profile pic, i got curious and look at it again .... I REGRET IT
This isn’t anime, this is simply a baby cartoon with swears and gay people
It litterally can't be an anime, it's litterally just Steven universe with a shittier plot
Saw a picture where the main characters name literally fail at the first mention because they're named after herbs
HERBS ARE NOT SPICES!
hilariously enough my gay friends mock this show more than i do lmao. idk if anyone likes this show AT ALL...sad when you try to pander to an audience that wants nothing to do w your show
What makes something anime? Anime is just short hand for the word animation
@@onesmart229 it’s made in Japan for one
( edit: though not necessarily by Japanese people, but generally in the spirit of Japan)
The writers: We have made the most inclusive, understanding show ever created! Everybody is welcome in our fictional universe!
Somebody: ok, that's cool, but why are all these children happily and willingly walking to their deaths? Why does this test even exist? Surely you should at least acknowledge how some people would be rightly nervous?
The writers: hmm, you're right, but we need to justify this stupid test, and we can't have one of our main cast have any doubts because that would cause character growth... I know, let's make NPC no. 12 have a panic attack, make FUN of her for having said panic attack, call her a COWARD for having said panic attack or questioning the system, have none of her class mates or teachers comfort her, then purposely give her lines of dialogue that villainies her by making her seem self centered for not wanting to risk her life, AND have nobody go after her to make sure she's ok! We're so smart, it's almost scary!
gaslighting and shaming is what they do for a living , ofcourse they have no conciousness nor awareness around such things.
@@CyberPunkBadGuy You have perfectly put my feelings about the situation into words - honestly the line 'gaslighting and manipluting is what they do for a living' is so good I kinda want it on a shirt lol
@@yanentinewell thanks for relating as well.
She´s questioning the system, so she´d bad. You can´t subconsciously program a young generation of NPC citizens if you don´t shame characters like this one. Also, you have to erase empathy because the NPC citizens have to be unable to help each other because this would make them less dependent on the system.
This show is Orwell level of disturbing.
Background character: has a good VA
Main protagonists: forgettable AF
You know the main characters writing is terrible when the background characters have better writing
They are trying too hard to promote being different with the main characters. This raises issues with the plot, as so many characters don’t act like normal that when a normal reasonable person shows up they look like total outcasts.
Hell even slime boy has more character development then the main
Her VA voices Amy in a lot of modern Sonic media!!! :)
I still don't know what makes a guardian a guardian. What happened to all the adult guardians (aside of Rosemary's mom), is all the responsibilities placed on teenagers? Why aren't there any classes like Paladins, witches, thieves and the like specifically in this lore in a fantasy setting?They make references to some of the characters without showing it play out.
Valid points!!!!!
LIKE WHAT IS THE POINT OF BEING A GUARDIAN?!
Oh wow someone criticising the show for what actually makes it painfully boring and uninteresting rather than PNG bread or something.
What makes a guardian? Simple: Being absolutely cringy af.
what makes a guardian a guardian ?
if they didn't know what makes a guardian they wouldn't be here discussing it with us now woul- oh wait they aren't here discussing it with us...
guess even the missing guardians don't know what makes a guardian
You see, that would require actual thought.
So is no one going to mention that they all live in the generic Isekai city at the beginning?
Lmao
That should have given dark souls an anime instead. Prepare to die!!!
nuh uh! it's not generic! SEE! it's on a hill this time! /s
Nice profile bro.
@@corpseprincess227 Thanks!
She's too young and way too attractive to be in this show.
She low-key look pretty.
shawty kinda bad tho 😈
@@stp_79 Hmm.... I feel like tge writers may have been projecting something into their power fantasy. That may have been inspired from her encounter at school....
After the blond girl left, she seeked out another guardian school where it was run by much more responsible and caring teachers. She got a much better education and met much better students who never felt in danger of being there. She grew up and became a legendary guardian, got married, had beautiful children, and lived in a good home.
As for the others, not one graduated from the academy because they all died.
I get the impression this is like joining the military, where danger comes with the territory, but dumber because the military actually tries to build up your skills more before throwing you in life or death situations rather then making it a death trap from the get go.
one thing someone should note, that girl has been the subject of abuse up until that point. I mean getting poisoned, getting attacked by a plant that dissolves flesh. she just couldn't take it anymore and hightailed out of there.
also how is this acceptable in the school they go to?? i thought this was a magic school, not a militant clan. Honestly, weeding out the weak students just because they're not fit for fighting is fucked up.
This is like a Magic School for Viltrum Empire lmao
Honestly this show would be better if it was a military academy for adults, not only would it excuse most of the life threatening danger but it would also help with the subject they try to touch on.
@@beastwarsFTW Yeah. Most fantastical coming of age stories would work a lot better if they were already young adults. Makes all the adults seem fucked up for throwing a bunch of children in needless danger.
reminds me of the nazis
also aren't they understaffed for "guardians" or something... and because it's a school, wouldn't it make more sense to train said weak people, kinda like a boot camp kinda thing? And why are they sending in trainees to do professional work? why did the goblin turn on the stove?
There's a difference between bravery and recklessness. Bravery is when you know the risks but persevere, recklessness is when you shame others for voicing concerns and believe nothing can hurt you.
On top of that but apparently this is their first test, the school throws these kids into deadly situations with little to zero training then calls the nervous girl cowardly for making a good point.
@@Bleeeh_yeah they’re weren’t prepare for this. These kids and teachers acted like they were trained for this moment with smiles on their faces. For the past couple episodes, all I see is dancing and pottery.
An Isekai city that's protected by "Guardians" who are mostly comprised of "Woke" kids, tweens, and teenagers that simply survived an unprepared spelunking trip into "monster-infested" cave? How has this city NOT been completely ransacked and leveled to the ground yet?
Probably because bandits figure it would be too easy.
My money's on the old bat that throws children into lava for fun. Or whoever the axe murder's parent(s) are.
You know how Crunchyroll used money on this garbage instead of anime?
That Isekai world probably does the same by generating money towards it's protection to keep the wokes here so they don't spread to the rest of the world.
Because there’s nothing to actually protect the city from. There are no actual threats. They just pretend like there are threats and like a certain group of people in this world (hint: the creators are part of the this group)
@@saemitatsuya8419 Unless the whole point is to distract the poor townspeople from the REAL issues regarding their meager livelihoods and the corrupt Socialist Government Elites...
I like how somewhere in the series one character has a flashback where his father gives him a lesson that to protect or get something he has to fight back and the show says that It's a bad harmful lesson. Yet here teachers make them go into dangerous cave, risk their lifes and kill some creatures that live here and everyone is like "Yup, seems perfectly ok to me".
Apparently it was a bad harmful lesson because fighting back to protect what's yours is masculine, and Snap just wants to be feminine?? But then it's weird because 3 minutes ago in the same episode he was beating the FUCK out of a bully because he got teased.
@@unitysonic7996 I know the writers wanted that bullying to be intolrance to a feminime male, but personly i saw the scene as i guy pissed of his friend wasn't true to himself he clearly liked meerfolk and goated him a bit aggressive in his friend to drop his pride and join in.
then instead of getting a aggressive "stop it" he gets attacked
no wonder the guy throws in the towel
@@unitysonic7996 yep, because bullying definitely never happened ever between girls...
@@benjaminthibieroz4155 Just ignore every teen drama ever
“The mission’s meant to challenge them. But it also forces them to challenge themselves”
Correct me if I’m wrong but, didn’t she just say the same thing but with different words?
WHAT THE HECK YOU'RE ,RIGHT!!
The transitive property
Dammit, Maiden and Mother- *_this_* is why people like Crone more than you!!
I think the idea is that they would be challanged by the cave, but the added risk of death actaully FORCES every student to actually challange the cave
I think their attempt was that the cave challenge them, but in the process the students will challenge themselves doing it.
"Below level three, the risk level exceeds your training"
*30 seconds later*
"You're ready! I've trained you more than this mission requires!"
The mission was to collect healing water from any of the springs, with successively more concentrated ones on each level. Presumably the weak-ass shit on level one is more than adequate for the assignment, meaning that being prepared for levels 2 and 3 IS more than required.
The levels that MC faced look way more cheaply than I expected. I got bored from watching it because how boring and generic that fight scene was.
I love how nobody refers to the characters by their names, but by the colour of the hair or their species. Except for Slime Boy.
Shows how emotionally invested we are.
RIP Sinia(?) (That even how it's spelt?)
Doomed to have her name forgotten until the end of time
I learned amaryllis' name because she's the only funny character
I like to call slime boy ‘squid boy’ hes best boy tbh
@@irongirltoni ikr
Snap Dragon and (I'm probably going to misspell her name) Amerilles are somewhat memorable, more the the -spice- herb squad.
3:10:you have one of the most decent designs in the series, but don't overdo it.
One of the only ones that doesn't hurt my eyes tbh.
Ar least it has a personality even of is a shitty one, bit even with that she can say: nope this series is too shitty for me. And she goes away kdjdkdkdjd
All three of those characters in that one shot look more interesting than the main cast.
@@zk1914 you're forcing it ....they look as bland as any other background character is supposed to look
@@malu5139 k
Oh my god they are straight up sending kids to their deaths and the blonde girl is literally the only voice of reason. Good for her expulsion from that place is defenetly better than risking your life and ending up with years of trauma.
I would like to see an animated series where the main protagonist is a magical school dropout.
@@chihuahuaman917 that would make a such an interesting plot. I mean can you imagine the drama and comedy something like that can give. Specially with the possibilities of the main protagonist and other characters who have drop out and the later are trying to convince other students to drop out because the system is dangerous and lying to the children by sending them to their possible deaths or years of trauma to face.
@@emilypatriciagarciacanals4588 Zinnia ran from the cave entrance as fast as she could. The blonde girl eventually stopped as she found herself infront of a long stone bridge. As she panted from the exhaustion from both her anxiety and adrenaline slowly fading as the realization hit her like a arrow piercing her heart. She had just been expelled from High Guardian Academy. Tears started to pour down on her cheeks as she cried as she slowly looked over the bridge and see the dark river below.
Zinnia observed it as she noticed how high the stone bridge is from the river. Her mind was consumed by the her memories of her past. She ran away from her neglectful mother and brother so she can become a Guardian only to realize that it is just as bad if not worse than her abusive home life. "Maybe it would be better if I just disappear? What's the point of living if there is nothing to live for?", she thought to herself as she estarted to slowly climb over the edge. The blonde girl closed her eyes and jumped.
Blackness consumed her though instead of a splash from the water there was only nothing. She slowly opened her eyes to realize that she was floating in a dark abyss naked.
She then saw a presence of darkness looming over her. The looming darkness revealed a large black figure with many yellow eyes. Zinnia screamed as she shielded her eyes from the dreaded sight of the monster. "This is it? I'm going to be consumed by a demon.", she thought to her self as her anxiety kicked in.
"Do not fear young child as I came to save you.", the dread monster said in a voice that sounded like millions people speaking at the same time. "Your not going to kill me?", Zinnia asked as she slowly looked at the monster. The dark creature slowly tilted it's head as it looked at her. "I noticed that you were desperate, lost, rejected, and ignored.", the eldritch abomination responded.
Zinnia stared at the beast before looking down at her own hands. Throughout her life she was viewed as useless and weak from both her mother and brother as well as High Guardian Academy.
"I don't want to be viewed as nothing anymore. I want to be something more better than a Guardian. Nobody helped me when I'm at my worst.", she explaind as she fought the urge to cry.
The eldritch abomination stared at her with it's many yellow eyes before speaking. "I am Nhaulu, one of the many beings in the realm of unknown. I will give you powers unimaginable to both mortals and immortals alike. You will be able to control the unkown and use it's secrets as both a tool and weapon. What do you say Zinnia?", Nhaulu said.
Zinnia was shocked by Nhaulu knowing her name though yet again this offer sounds very reasonable. She would be able to harness Nhaulu's powers for her own use. To become more than just a simple Guardian. "I'll take your offer, Nhaulu.", Zinnia declared as she stared at Nhaulu.
Instantly she coughed as she woke up. Zinnia looked around to noticed that she is in a room with a candle bring a faint light within the room she got up from her bed and looked at the window. The moon illuminated the night sky. As she observed the moon she was interrupted by the sound of the door opening. "Oh, your finally awake.", said a feminine voice. The blonde girl turned to see a middle aged Orc woman carry a tray of food. "Here is your dinner sweetie.", she said.
"How did I got here?", Zinnia asked as she started eating the food. "My husband and son were coming home after chopping firewood and noticed you were near a river face first on the ground. Fortunately they saved you. By the way, my name is Durz.", Durz said with a smile on her face. "My name is Zinnia.", Zinnia answered. The blonde girl was going to shake her hand until she noticed a small black tattoo on back of her right hand.
"Did you always had that?", Durz asked with concern in her voice. Zinnia looked at it before smiling. "I had it after my parents died. It was my family's emblem.", she lied as she continued eating. Zinnia is filled with a new sense of purpose finally free from both her mother and brother. Free from that dreaded school that had forgotten her. Thus, Zinnia's time at High Guardian Academy has ended and began her life as Zinnia The Warlock.
@@chihuahuaman917 Oh I love this!👏
@@mochamochee Originally I was going to write Zinnia as an apprentice of a politician who was trying to reform High Guardian Academy. Though I eventually decided to write her as a warlock because it sounds more fun. Plus I have thought of writing a fanfic about her adventures as a warlock. I think the reason why I find her interesting is because she does have potential and she was unfortunately the punching bag for a terrible show.
Maybe it could also be the fact that I always have a soft spot for minor background characters and I do like her character design since it looks more fantasy and less modern than the other characters. It's probably a good thing she left High Guardian Academy because it's clearly a toxic environment.
Y'know, this show could've actually been pretty good if the writers put a twist on it's generic premise. As a child (or even an early teenager), you can be much more susceptible to people's influence, whether it's good or bad. You haven't seen the world outside your little "villager." These "guardians" believe they're only being trained to be heroes, to defend the village. After all, that's kind of what they've been told by their parents and headmasters, I say kind of because the actual explanation their parents and headmasters gave was a little confusing and wasn't the whole truth. They can't straight up tell the kids that they're being trained by evil people, or else they wouldn't listen to them. Why do you think we only have a vague idea on what a guardian actually is? Because these kids only have a vague idea on what a guardian is. Do you know why Rosemary's mom looked happy when she about to die? Because she knew she would be freed from the influence of the wicked, she wouldn't have to do their bidding anymore. Before she died, she wanted to tell Rosemary the truth, but she was afraid of the possible consequences of her doing so.
These kids are subtly being trained for something sinister, it isn't direct, but it's clearly effective. Rosemary didn't seem too concerned about nearly lobbing off that red haired elf's head, because her feelings on things like other people's lives has been twisted without her even knowing it. A few kids, like that blonde girl, are smart enough to see through the lies, and they escape. However, they're never seen again. Our heroes will have to find out the truth eventually, but what will they do then? Will they choose to renounce the guardians, or stick around because that's all they know?
STOP YOURS WRITING A DECENT PLOT
You know I was actually thinking of writing something similar 🤔 using the blonde girl as the main, that would make it interesting
Shoot, this is actual decent story plot that could potentially developed into a complex story that would be entertaining to witness. Instead, we get this "anime":/
Huh, that’s a fascinating thought exercise. If anyone were forced to make a season 2, this could be the best route to take. Not only does it help explain some of the weird or poorly thought out writing decisions and make season 1 better in retrospect, it would also make for a thrilling continuation that pulled the rug under our feet like that. Subverting expectations in the best way possible, haha.
Oh, I like the idea of village actually being a town dedicated to training mercenaries and soldiers for an evil king
I think it would be better if the rude one of the main characters tried to protect and calm down the blonde girl, showing that nice side of their personality.
Except none of those protags are actually nice.
Rosemary is a violent sociopath, Sage is an emotional vampire, Parsley is a non-character and Thyme has some variant of autism considering her laser focus on her quest to heal the rot has left her with nonexistent social skills.
“I like being surprised”
“I like being prepared”
“I like being somewhere else right now”
Ok I’ll admit that did give me a small chuckle. Can’t wait to see how this joke gets immediately ruined by the dialogue.
I actually like that line and "I missed the days when we used to throw them in lava"
Grownups: so kids we are going to give you a death mission to the caves full of monsters and we are not gonna go with you or protect you from a far away because we don't care.
Kids: Whaooo Hooooo let's go meet our death.
Literally Naruto and HXH🤣
@@exciteablevideos at least in naruto they have a teacher assigned to each group of students and they were not first years, they had to graduate to become mission-able and even then their first missions were like saving cats stuck on roof and such. In hxh, hunter exam was not meant for kids.
@SNES Nes especially hisoka
2:49 they deliberately animated her hyperventilating, they knowingly made her panic attack "funny". they couldn't even appeal to the woke audience.
Yeah that’s weird, because it’s something troons and other lgbt goons are supposed to experience/relate to.
@@smtandearthboundsuck8400 troons are included in lgbt dummy, you mean troons and lgb. t doesn't belong there imo.
The thing is, she had a panic attack for good reason.
@@smtandearthboundsuck8400 honestly as a gay trans man the representation in this show feels more forced than actually trying to do something
@@Bleeeh_ true, especially the "I take this transformation potion every month" like what-
I honestly want to see that girl join a group led by Doyle, the kid who dropped out after nine years or something. Their goal: Take down the twisted, bloodthirsty Guardians so kids can actually learn more about magic and be trained as soldiers, healers, etc. WITHOUT being treated like expendable pawns.
It's honestly so shady, how the school blots out the deeper knowledge required for old magic and treats the kids like failures if they don't willingly risk their lives for no good reason.
Please write a fanfic!
You have a great idea too bad the writers are one dimensional and only want to push men are bad, and women have power in our faces
Remember, this show has a trigger warning.
"The following program contains strong language and violence that may not be suitable for some viewers and is not suitable for children. The content is intended for mature audiences only."
Just take that in as you watch this clip.
Yeah the mc gets fucking obliterated
@@whatinthegoddamn2353 Good
It would be a far better premise if the episode started with one of teacher explaining to the students that "Once a year, the town sends at a party of four veteran guardians into this cave to retrieve a barrelful of magical healing water for the local alchemies. However, the cave has many dangers. Many brave volunteers who have entered the cave have risked their very lives, some have even died attempting such a quest. And if any of you value you lives, stay away from the cave!" And then Rosemary and Co hatch a hair-brained scheme to sneak out and retrieve the healing water to prove themselves as heroes to the school and the city.
Look, I know not the most original set-up, but at least it would've worked better than this nonsense.
Yeah that's a set up we've seen a lot of different times, but it's a good one. Weird they never used it in this show. They never really establish 'school rules' in the first place, so breaking them is not really meaningful, anyway. (spoilers) later, the vial of water they collect gets broken, and nobody thinks to just....get more. That would have been a second opportunity to use this plot but noooo they have summon a demon. idek with this show.
I feel like they were in the wrong for shaming her for being scared
Like I'd leave if I knew that I had a 80% chance of dying
Even if the odds were just 50% I'd be getting out of dodge
I'm not looking for an early grave anytime soon
So the school:
- Send children doing work
- That work implies a risk to die or being severely injured
- They give the bare minimum of useful intel
- The children doesn't really know what they're doing it
- The school keep all of the precious ressources from that quest, children wins the night not lose their place
- Those who express doubt are shamed and cast out with zero support and compassion
- The city people staying safely at home fanatically encourage that quest
Conclusion: the school is basically an evil cult that sacrifices children for profit thanks to shaming and manipulation. WTF?
sometimes, people forget how wise chickens can be. Joseph Jostar sures knows it.
They love to make accidentally likable characters then immediately try to make them worse so people don’t think they’re better then the self inserts.
Ikr
Me: Can we have Eda the Owl lady
Mom: We have Eda the Owl Lady at home
Eda the Owl lady at home: 0:52
Her name is also: "Professor Redrum". No, I am not joking.
...I wish I was, though.
@@streakyanchovy Wtf.
Shehehhehehd
@@streakyanchovy is her name supposed to be a “The Shining” reference or something?
@@aubreynxtdoorr IDK man.
The crummy part is that sometimes they call her "Redbud", but I swear that the first time I heard it in EP2 it was "Redrum". I don't even know which is her name because there's no wiki made for this show.
2:50 The way Rosemary says "WE WANNA BE GUARDIAN" is so punchable. She doesn't even know what it means but she says it so condescendingly.
Does she know that being a guardian is a dangerous job? Apparently not, lavender is (presumably) dead.
This is coming from the girl who keeps handling her missing mother's sword like it was a fucking toy
the old lady was cool, mostly because she was rooting for the girls' deaths
The only good part of this whole scene was:
“I miss the days where we used to just throw them in lava!”
“We never did that…”
“Right, of course not” *winks*
Considering it seems like they're supposed to be the same person but at different stages in life, it might of happened in the elders timeline, but they haven't yet reached that moment( Doubt that's what's actually going on though)
Too bad the VAs had terrible direction and the terrible delivery distracts from the few mildly entertaining lines
I like the blond girl that ran away. Self preservation is a great trait.
I really, REALLY just want to see Bertholdt and Reiner just go to town on.... this town
Are we doing this!?? Right now???
@@victorchen5663
_No other path than the one that leads to the end!_
i didnt expect AOT to be mentioned in a HGS video
*yes please.. i hope they stomp on everything with the screams of fear on, that town.*
I would pay to see them wreck this shitty town.
"the mission is meant to challenge them, but it also forces them to challenge themselves" ah yes this bread is made of bread
Yes, you can eat this bread but this bread also can be eaten by you
The "cowardly girl" should have her own show. I'd watch it. #Justiceforcowardlygirl.
I think it would have been better if the Blonde girl went in really scared but became braver over time and showed her worth rather than just giving up because she’s “too pretty to die!” But then again what do I know? I don’t write scripts for shows, but I think anyone can write something better than this garbage
Would have been better if one of the main four was actually hesitant to enter.
@@triggerfairy4070 That would require the writers to be capable of resisting the urge to make the main MC's into "Mary Sue's" and considering that the main cast may be self-inserts, i doubt that would happen
@@darrylferguson3622 definitely XD
The stressed girl is the only one who has some common sense. They had to show her in a bad light (self-centered and cowardish: "I´m too beautiful to die") because common sense is forbiden in series written by SJW NPCs.
"i agree to join the suicide mission."
"Caves are just sideways Holes made of Rocks" Who....who wrote this script? That was a terrible joke..
I’m guessing 🤔robots. Definitely robots
Head Canon: The dude in the karate gi is that dude from YiiK who's always fanboying about anime after he got isekai'd.
Claudio?
@@danielferguson5971 Yup
Is it the same actor?
@@grantmortensonva I don't think it is, I just got reminded of that dude since they had similar hair.
@@PokeDude011 ah. I haven't looked through the cast, since I was under the impression everyone involved is basically new.
For me, she is not a coward. She is a brave persom for telling the truth about the way she didn't wanted to do it. And tbh, she is right. Like come on, they are beginners! THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIMENT-
They acted like these INEXPERIENCED children are full on ready to go to battle (where you intentionally die) but in reality they’re not. And blame zinnia for being a coward and not fight for “rights”
Crowd: "Go to your glory or go to your grave!"
yeah, i don't blame her for wanting to run
I couldn’t tell if the crowds are psychopaths or sociopaths
That blondie was literally speaking for the whole audience. In a lot of shows there's always that one character that has the brains while the characters we're supposed to like are just stupid.
She definitely looks like a Protagonist to me and so do plenty of the other side characters. It's a shame this is the only episode where she says anything. But I guess she didn't get expelled. In a couple episodes later, it's mentioned she ran away from her roommate's pet spider so she could still be around.
I mean I agree with the girl. They made her say that she was “to attractive” to make her seem like a brat but like why go on this missions that they could all supposedly die on for no reasons?
She nearly had her face eaten by a flesh eating plant, might've been one of the students who got poisoned on the first day (both of those two incidents were under the supervision of the teacher who allegedly wears the clothes of her deceased students), and Amaryllis was her roommate...I'm more surprised she stayed this long.
@@TuesdaysArt Omg poor girl she deserves an award or smth
@@soupiaaa And that's just all of the stuff I could think of off the top of my head, only having watched the show through clips. She could've gone through a lot more and I just don't know about it.
@@TuesdaysArt oh god this girl deserves justice
Honestly forgot about her as soon as the episode ended. Hope she doin' alright.
She probably just ran away and saved herself from the show's bad writing.
Ouch you know the riders terrible job at writing the script when people start roasting them about it
3:15 i love that the most based characters are the ones who are supposed to be bad
Zinnia is the most powerful HGS character because her pulling out her axe makes the same exact sound as unholstering a pistol. Therefore, we can infer that since she has a gun, she can be any character, because as you know "nothing can outsmart boolet".
God, her character design and VA is much better than the main cast
So far, the only character I enjoy is thyme- (the red-headed elf)
So wait is it a girl you pause in you sentence I need to know
Yeah, the elf is a girl.
@@dariamorant5137 Snapdragon becomes really attractive later on. He's just waiting to bloom. You can never be too sure what gender they are with this show. So if dark elf girl does something later on, I wouldn't put it past the creators.
what about murder axe girl?
Don't like her tbh. It feels like they're trying too hard to make a cliché hard on the outside character for humour and then develop her later and make her likeable.
avatar looks more like an anime than this garbage
back then they made fun of avatar isnt anime they should forgive
and has a story rich telling and good lore
while this abomination is not anime
winx, witches, owl house did good
but not this one
Avatar is an anime, even Big Mouth is more of an anime than this garbage
@@mcawesomeytyo3312 I'd go as far as to say Hey Arnold is more of an anime than this trash heap.
@@lazwit5513 agreed. Even SpongeBob, a show with no overarching plot, is more of an anime than this bullcrappery. At least SpongeBob is a good show.
@@lazwit5513 Hell, I'm gonna 1-Up and say that Mr. Meaty is a better anime.
This school system is a bit counter intuitive. Tests are important but expulsion and deathare too far for any school system punishment in (almost) any school.
I haven't seen 1 episodes of this garbage fire but the line "I like being somewhere else right now" is a classic
Because we all know the best thing to do when someone is visibly having an anxiety attack is to start making them feel stupid
I miss the days when we just threw bad writters in lava
...we never did that
Right... of course not. ;)
Zinnia wasn't afraid of the monsters, she just didn't want to be in the show anymore.
The poor girl is having a panic attack and no one even tries to comfort her or reassure her?
I get Axe Girl having a nasty response because her character is supposed to be a bully, but even the "heroes" are acting like Blondie is being unreasonable for being scared for her life. It's so jarring.
Because these people are not “normal” humans. They’re sociopaths, written by actual sociopaths.
2:20 How to NOT make a ship.
to me it is a sad attempt at lumity
I thought that blue haired chick was seeing Snapdragon or whatever he is.
Sage and Rose have their own individual stuff going on right now. Sage is growing closer to SnapDragon. Rose just doesn’t seem to think about Sage in a romantic way at all.
@@SweetOrangeGirl No, Snapdragon had a "crush" on Blue Girl because "reasons".
@@hornedcrusader9485 Oh right, my bad.
Also, the weird thing with Snapdragon is that he’s named after a flower, not a spice (not like the creators cared enough to think about that). And another thing is that when you eat them (yes, they are edible), they taste bland and incredibly bitter depending on where they’re raised.
The smartest and sanest girl in the show. She left behind a bunch of psychos and irresponsible twats.
The ninja school in the Hidden Leaf Village from Naruto had better safety measures for their students.
Ah yes, it is a good sign that grown adults pressuring teens that they are going to die, truly inspiring
Girl having a panic attack and they laugh. Good message
i've only seen clips of this show but the girls at the back (2:36‐2:46) look way better than the main cast tbh they look more appropriate for the setting
Honestly, yeah. There's something nice about their more realistic designs that helps make them seem more "normal" and less "protagonist-y"
This is a perfect example of spot the main characters. Look at them looking like they came out of a cosplay convention.
2:04 What the hell is that walking animation? They all looked so stiff and frozen. This is just so laughable XD
Looks copy paste animation wise then just drawn over for the assets lmao
@@Bluebonez For a big budget company, that is lazy as hell XD
@@regularjosh1 if it was made during COVID I would have given slack but it wasn't so.lmao
@@Bluebonez Honestly, very good point! There is no excuse for how badly made this all was! XD
"for the record I find cowardnes in other people very atracttive"
bruh
Zinnia was Amaryllis's roommate too 👀
@@TuesdaysArt Wait, where was it mentioned that they're roommates?
@@redd9818 It might've been Episode 10, where Amaryllis mentioned how she'd scare Zinnia with the tarantula she keeps in her room?
Go to your glory or go to your graves. That sounds rather awful to say to a bunch of kids, don’t you think?
Remember when we threw them into lava?
@@tirramasu7948 Oof.
Why can’t the teachers do it instead they are capable of doing it not kids
@@mememaster6748 Maybe they want the kids to actually die.
@@tirramasu7948 we never did that!
"The mission is meant to challenge them, but it also forces them to challenge themselves."
Oh yes, that makes perfect sense for first years. If we're talking a safe scavenger hunt in the woods.
Why the hell are you 'weeding out the weak ones"? Aren't they kids/teenagers? Why is this city/ school so ok with youngsters dying?
They don't even question it. No one thinks 'hmm, this is pretty messed up, wonder if we should save this for seniors or as a last test before graduation....' nah, just throw first years into a monster-infested cave~ they'll figure it out!
And oh yeah, all the kids are just FINE with it. Expect one girl, but pffft- she's just someone who values her life over some stupid, pointless test that weeds out kids by possibly killing them- I mean, she's just a *coward*. Good one, writers.
reminds of my days on the korriban sith academy
It's a medieval society, it makes sense in context. The joke is that the girl thinks like if it were modern times and nobody gets it.
Not even close in medieval time a page (the first level of a knight in training) Didn’t even participate into any kind of situation that could put his life at risk. The only training he was doing was with wooden weapon. And that was until the age of 12 (A page start at 6, and become a squire at 12.
And12 is probably the age of most of these character and therefore the equivalent of squire would their guardian training.
And once again challenges per combat or « adventure » like those in this hsown were absolutely not part of his formation. The closest a squire he would get to this was:
A- Training with iron weapons like a sword
And
B- Assisting his knight master when he was in danger in the melee. And by that no I do not mean fighting by his side, but by staying outside of the battle zone and being ready to give a new weapon or shield to his master if the one that he was using were to be broken or lost, or by helping the knight to get up if he fell from his horse. And this was an extremely dangerous task. He was suppose to quickly GTFO of the battle since has squire he didn’t had any kind of weapon (or real armor) of his own yet, except for improvised or simplistic weapon such has a wooden club.
Those kids don’t act like squires but like brainless canon fodder.
Isnt this the same girl who gets attacked by a plant earlier in the show and the teachers just stand around and watch?
Honestly i feel like if they really wanted this to look like anime, that the anatomy should've been less cartoonified (i guess) and the animation less stiff. But honestly, i can't expect much from calarts educated people
anime and cartoon are the same thing both just have dfferent art style my god
@@sarapinkdiamond866 my man. No shit they are the same, but the AESTHETICS of both are DIFFERENT.
thats my point
@@sarapinkdiamond866 then cartoon and anime are different because they are in two different areas of styles. owo
@@defunctaccount9803 That and anime usually takes it's stories no matter how weird more seriously than cartoons.
Was this posted unedited and unironically? This show really does suck. So many things are just wrong with this.
yes, i think the show sucks too but what is the problem with posting some clips of it online unironically?
@@shubhuman Making this show and putting it out to an audience of anime fans unironically was a problem in and of itself.
There isn't a problem, I just thought for a hot second that this was posted as a joke. Like the other ones that do commentary and stuff
Shit looks like a low budget disney xd cartoon.
@@FoolishFew good point.
Plot twist: the ancestors of this village did something so sacreligious ( like breaking a promise to an ancient demon and when the hero show up instead lf aiding them they just scarifice them to the demon) which cursed their village with natural disasters unless they sent a group of people into the nearby cave to be sacrifice, hence this scene. But this will only delay their doom soon, the village will be burnt to ashes
the guardians are kids because training them into adulthood would take longer, and what's the point anyway if they're just going to die? some, like rosemary's mother, survive until adulthood because actively murdering them is against the prophecy. that means she grew old enough to realise that she'd brought a child into this world whose only role was to die and she couldn't do anything to stop it (even if she did, the rest of her people would die). so she sacrificed herself to delay her daughter's fate without telling her the truth first. the best she could wish for her child was that she'd live a happy carefree childhood that was ended quickly, like many of her classmates' had once been, so she let rosemary live in ignorance.
@@Moocow2003double plot twist: the village was propersized that one day the hero they sacrifice will return to drag them to hell, unbenounce to them Rosemary after being the only survivor that defeated the fallen hero and learning about the truth, become enrage and now she is back with a vengeance
For anyone curious.
The character’s name is Zinnia played by Cindy Robinson.
Say what you will about the character….but she is one of the few carrying this show. If it’s possible.
grandma had the right idea wanting to throw the children in lava
now I know why people tier this with RWBY, I see the similarity in writing.
I enjoyed RWBY way more than I enjoyed this garbage lol.
Also, I feel like if RWBY's story was revamped a little alongside the animation, it would be awesome.
This show, on the other hand, I don't see it ever having much redeeming qualities. I liked the idea of more representation, but it's literally trying to base it's how plot off of it lol.
I didn't like RWBY either, but holy shit what an insult to RWBY
RWBY was amazing in the earlier seasons, but the later seasons…
@@SweetOrangeGirl i mean the creator for RWBY died what did you expect would happen
@@Fatahilmazelan RWBY was never that best written show even when Monty was alive. But the fight choreography was fun, the characters were fun, and it was just fun. Until the later volumes that is.
But even at its worst, RWBY at least has more going for it than High Guardian Spice.
What bothers me the most is that pink haired supposedly MC's hair. She used to have one ponytail to imitate her mum since she looks up to her the most, and seemed to have a good relationship with her. But when she [forcibly] disappeared, she changed her hair to this disasterous unkempt looking fur, and not making it similar to her mum like????
Her hair looks like she glued giant pompoms to her scalp.
@@SweetOrangeGirl bruh when she loosen her hair, it becomes the most normal looking hair down. Like seriously, where the fuck did these massive fur came from???
@@elliott92 My thoughts exactly!
The show might suck but demon lady looking mighty spicy
Thats what I was gonna say.
The only good looking character in this show.
She's so generic
0:30 How does a man have 1 tooth and then a full set of teeth at the same time?
So both Samus and Link got expelled from High Guardian...
That moment were they sandbag this girl is like someone in the writing team wanted to respond to someone that criticize their work. You don't make your main character respond harshly to someone who's having a panic attack unless they get what's coming to them and they learn their fucking lesson. Do these writers ever think or they just know how to be a dick to others?
"It's not meant to challenge them, it's meant to make them challenge themselves"
So....it's to challenge them
That crowd voice from the beginning makes my ears bleed
Does anyone else get the feeling that the people of the academy are psycho and sociopathic?
So far, that one granny that wants to throw everyone in lava is my favorite.
I like how she was like
“Fuck this im out” and left
“I like being somewhere else right now”
Basically everyone watching the show at this point
I love that old lady. This should be her show
Which one?
@@King_Nex the witch
@@blueace1000 There's more than one old witch in this scene
@@King_Nex the one in purple
@@blueace1000 Ah, the potions teacher. Thanks and yeah, she's a nutcase
Purple hair girl once again steals the scene.
0:58 love how the others behind them aren't even there in this scene
See the younger blonde girl had something in the beginning, I can totally understand why she was scared to go into the cave. Sending a bunch of recruits on a dangerous quest like this then constantly telling them how scary it is when they leave would make me shit my pants as well. But than they made her self centered and dumb "I'm too young and too attractive to die" why are all th negative traits in this show is mainly self centered and ignorant. That's mostly it.
I also hate how her class just looks back at her in confusion, I understand the purple one since she is more like a bully, but shouldn't other members of her class be terrified to enter as well, it would have been interesting to see others ready to opt out even maybe one of the main cast showing slights of fear. Get a cringy speech or two in there convince others to stay.