Shikkakumon no Saikyou Kenja

Sunny Sapphire

Shikkakumon no Saikyou Kenja

Information:

Alternative Title(s):

Synonyms: The Strongest Sage of Disqualified Crest, Shikkakumon no Saikyokenja
Japanese: 失格紋の最強賢者
English: The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest

Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Currently Airing
Air date: Jan 8, 2022 to ?
Premiered: Winter 2022
Studio(s): J.C.Staff
Source: Light Novel
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Duration: 23 min.

Synopsis:

In a world of magic, the powers and future of a mage are predetermined at birth through so-called "Marks"—four symbols that categorize a human's aptitude for magic. Lamenting the fact that his mark was considered ill-suited for combat and only useful for magic augmentation, an incredibly skilled sage decided to reincarnate thousands years in the future.

Reborn as Mathias Hildesheimr—a six-year-old boy and the third son of a duke's family—he attains the mark of close combat he always desired. Unfortunately, it is also discovered that mankind's knowledge of magic and swordsmanship has drastically deteriorated in this era; only shoddy magic equipment can be sporadically found, while even the most basic spells have been forgotten. To add insult to injury, his current mark, once hailed as the most powerful, is now viewed as the worst.

When Mathias becomes 12 years old, his unrivaled swordsmanship lands him in the Second Royal Academy. Shattering prejudices, he promptly makes ripples in the academy and beyond. However, the former sage uncovers signs of dark forces working in the shadows, and with humanity weaker than ever, it is up to Mathias to thwart their evil plans.

(Source:MAL Rewrite)

Sunny Sapphire

Do you guys already know that Episode One is lost in transition

Episode Two:

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I thought this was a fine episode, not a lot happened in it, but you can kind off guess where this is going. At least for me, it’s a little bit on the obvious side for me.

For now, I don’t mind seeing Matty live his life as a twelve year old. I would’ve liked it more if he was a little bit older, as it would’ve been more easy for him in this world, but that’s just me nitpicking. Seeing him mentor Lurie & Alma and them becoming better and better with each battle was nice to see.

From this series there isn’t much to tell. You can see the demons in the background noticing a little bit from what’s going on, but for now Matty is the only real strong person in the show that we know off. So we’ll see how it goes from here.

negatibuhige

Oh, you made a thread for it! I watched it last night but it didn't seem post-worthy 😶

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Sunny Sapphire For now, I don’t mind seeing Matty live his life as a twelve year old. I would’ve liked it more if he was a little bit older, as it would’ve been more easy for him in this world, but that’s just me nitpicking.

Being 12 is fine and all but he became a teacher already? He knows so much, then why aren't the other researchers curious about him? I remember the headmaster saying something like he wouldn't pry but if you're trying to revive wordless magic, wouldn't you be naturally interested in how this 12 year old mastered it???

Honestly, I liked the 1st episode somewhat but the 2nd ep was like "what the hell". All three of them ventured into the dungeon and none of the teachers know. They're going around destroying walls and pillars and nobody cares. What kind of security system does this school have???

Also, this whole demon situation is Matty's fault from previous life, right? He almost annihilated the demon tribe but in his quest for power, he didn't stop to make sure that they wouldn't rise again. He just went ahead and died to reincarnate himself. Peak irresponsibility, if you ask me.

I don't mind this, though. I just don't like how easily and quickly everything else is going. Everything feels very…shallow…

Sunny Sapphire

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> negatibuhige I don't mind this, though. I just don't like how easily and quickly everything else is going. Everything feels very…shallow…

I understand what you mean, but it's a show with little go off. So people like Matty are the vocal point and with nobody being curious about him does bring a lot of plotholes into the series for now. I didn't even think too much off it, seems to me that the vibe is really easygoing, so I just got sucked in I guess

negatibuhige Oh, you made a thread for it! I watched it last night but it didn't seem post-worthy 😶

I make a thread for everything that I watch!

negatibuhige

I finished watching it and though I enjoyed the ride, can't say I liked it too much. There were a lot of questionable gaps and I think the making could be much better for this premise.

@Judgement -san, this one's completed too