SL 2x12
Added 2025-04-09 14:00:12 +0000 UTCEnjoy! Final ep coming next Wednesday!
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Actually I think people give the system too much credit. The ants dungeon already broke like a year or two before Jin even went into the double dungeon because remember, this is the fourth raid on jaju island. There were three others that happened before he went into the double dungeon. So whatever has happened on that island is MOST likely not connected to the system at all
Aaron williams
2025-04-21 18:47:16 +0000 UTCI NEED to see the full image at 22:50, with the ants and shadows facing off. Put that in the background, and have Jinwoo and the Black Ant facing each other in blue and red in the forefront, and you've got a KILLER thumbnail! 🔥
HBelmont 24
2025-04-17 07:23:58 +0000 UTCOoh, you can see Jinwoo's glowing eyes when he breaks through the ice at 22:00. 🥶 No wonder the ant ran away!
HBelmont 24
2025-04-17 07:22:01 +0000 UTCI thought so, too. 😅
HBelmont 24
2025-04-13 19:40:18 +0000 UTC???
Letts React
2025-04-12 18:53:12 +0000 UTCNo one said they were, I said they’re stronger than the knights
Letts React
2025-04-12 18:52:52 +0000 UTCIdk if anyone has already said this but, the ants were originally in a dungeon and a dungeon break occurred, and seeing as the system has a ctrl of other creatures from dungeons that would be how the system influenced or is in ctrl of the ant king.
David Murphy
2025-04-12 09:57:49 +0000 UTCyall never respect the villains story
Monster FAME
2025-04-12 07:53:56 +0000 UTCthe orcs arent stronger than igris
Monster FAME
2025-04-12 07:04:42 +0000 UTCUnless I was misunderstanding something, I think they meant finish off the ants. As in, the Koreans are already dead from the ants and they swoop in and claim credit for everything after mopping up just the remaining ants.
David Bodor
2025-04-12 02:21:10 +0000 UTCJoo are those the blades of chaos from god of war ?
Señor Roberto
2025-04-11 19:24:04 +0000 UTCDub ant is better than sub ant if you want "deeper and scarier". sub ant sounded like an old man and not the cool kind haha
isky
2025-04-11 04:51:43 +0000 UTCI always forget that. 😅
HBelmont 24
2025-04-11 00:16:47 +0000 UTCIs it just me, or did the guy at the broadcasting studio sound like Spinner?
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-10 23:54:56 +0000 UTCIs it just me...or is Japan's military about to put themselves on jinwoos shit list? Man is trying his best to save cha, and these s ranks are about to come try and "finish off" the koreans??? I think jinwoo is about to lose his shit when they show up
Jinchuriki87
2025-04-10 20:46:40 +0000 UTCI like the voice acting dub pretty well overall for this series but I do not like the king ant voice and I hated the voice they had for the orc leader a few episodes ago. I like dubs sometimes but some of the choices they made for this season was terrible in my opinion. This specifically I would have wanted a much deeper and scarier voice for the king ant. It sounds like a soyboy putting a modifier around his voice to make it sound scary but it just doesn't work to me.
L.C.
2025-04-10 18:38:44 +0000 UTCWow I missed this one lol
L.C.
2025-04-10 17:34:08 +0000 UTCI get your concern, but this was still NOT an easy fight for Jinwoo. He may not have been as physically stressed here as he was fighting Baran, but the Ant King was definitely the STRONGEST opponent Jinwoo's faced thus far.
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-10 14:17:17 +0000 UTCI was wondering if the ant king was gonna give his army a buff before they went to war myself
Braden Jackson
2025-04-10 14:06:44 +0000 UTCI am really enjoying the show. But I’m concerned this will turn into Dragonball. Aka Jinwoo becoming so OP that all other characters we have met so far will become irrelevant. I hope I’m wrong. But Jinwoo defeated the king with relative ease which means he is probably a SS hunter at this point which puts him way above every other hunter.
Colton Piper
2025-04-10 12:40:42 +0000 UTCThat’s a great anime I think they also might enjoy one punch, fairy tail, and soul eater
Gavin Childs
2025-04-10 06:34:31 +0000 UTCNon of the reactions I have seen so far have seemed to notice that the king ant ate the healer and gained his power so no one has predicted that he could just arise the ant king and make him heal her that’s what I’m thinking will happen anyways
James Collins
2025-04-10 03:29:46 +0000 UTCJinwoo does have battle armor on as well it’s just invisible so he can show the drip 😂
Jay Red
2025-04-10 02:46:08 +0000 UTCFrieza/lesbian pose 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Braden Jackson
2025-04-10 02:29:54 +0000 UTCI think that's a pretty reasonable take. It goes a pretty good job at being an 'SAO 2.0', in that OP protagonist power fantasy sense. Also, funnily enough, in the sense of spawning a whole wave of "We have Solo Leveling at home" style variants that SAO caused. Ironically, I'd argue that 'Shangri-la Frontier' is the other show that has don't the best SAO 2.0 impression, only in the sense of being about a person playing video games and actually leaning into that as a key concept rather than just a backdrop for the fantasy world. I say ironically because, as far as I've seen anyway, it has largely flown under the radar on account of debuting at the same time as Solo Leveling
David L
2025-04-10 00:10:24 +0000 UTCAlso, I think Kenny's right that that guy's VA is Gentle Criminal. ☕️
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 23:22:15 +0000 UTCI gotta ask: how did you like the first part of this fight, where it was just a sockfest? 🤜💥🤛 Imo, that was pretty easy to follow, all while perfectly demonstrating both fighters' strength and speed.
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 23:17:43 +0000 UTCAnyone else notice this episode skipped the OP to give itself more screentime?
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 23:05:29 +0000 UTCI heard a rumor back when the season was airing that 12 and 13 were going to drop together. Not sure how that got started, since that wasn't the case.
Juan Solo
2025-04-09 22:39:14 +0000 UTCThe Ant King using ice powers during the fight, plus getting the Zeke treatment from Jinwoo... Whoever was in charge of casting the Ant King had to have known what they were doing. 😏
Juan Solo
2025-04-09 22:34:03 +0000 UTCI noticed that irony, too.
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 22:33:20 +0000 UTCFunny considering how the Ant King used ice powers during the fight.
Juan Solo
2025-04-09 22:31:10 +0000 UTCYou're not wrong, although I think some parts of that music were actually here in this episode!
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 22:15:11 +0000 UTCMade by the same composer too
Mat Levesque
2025-04-09 22:01:19 +0000 UTCi thought when the camera rolled into Kargalgans boss chamber with all the high orcs it was VERY AOT sounding
GodsFury101
2025-04-09 21:46:18 +0000 UTCSome of these Patreon questions have been giving false information, and it's getting annoying.
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 21:46:02 +0000 UTCThanks, I know I am in the smallest of minorities on this type of stuff. I tend to be really picky about fights and battles, I really have to see intelligence in them to like them. It's probably bc I played too many strategy games.
David Bodor
2025-04-09 19:56:10 +0000 UTCAnd if I remember correctly, in the Manhwa, Jinwoo leveled up that skill by using it a lot on the ant king and was not "in danger" at that moment, so I don't think the system intentionally gave it to him at that time
Robin B
2025-04-09 18:37:01 +0000 UTCGotta be mob psycho for sure
2shotsofvodka
2025-04-09 18:27:12 +0000 UTCI was hoping the dub would be able to match the subs intensity, and that's EXACTLY what happened. 🔥
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 18:15:54 +0000 UTCThat is your own opinion . . . and I respect it.
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 18:14:22 +0000 UTCThe music during the Ant King's transformation, and the rest of the fight, is probably the most Attack on Titan-sounding the series have ever gotten. 🔥🎶
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 18:13:47 +0000 UTCI think I was oversold on this ep, I kept hearing how amazing the fight was and... well it's okay I guess. Very flashy, very pretty, but not very technique oriented. There wasn't a lot of strategy, just flurries of strikes. I feel like the power level is partly to blame for that. Weaker characters have to fight smart, strong ones can fight lazy. If you have a character that's this OP you kinda have to OPM route of threatening the other characters. Frieren is pretty good with that too. Or you can just finish fights instantly too. I don't mind OP characters 1 hit K.O.s. It makes power scaling more consistent. We don't really get a good grasp here of where Jinwoo is in terms of leveling up as episodes pass. Maybe if the ants tried to finish off the S ranks and he had to finish the fight before they died? Theb again, I haven't seen the finale, but I guess he will raise the S rank healer, so maybe even that would not have been that much more pressure.
David Bodor
2025-04-09 17:37:31 +0000 UTCIt took literally ALL of my will power not to watch the next episode! But I'm sure the patience will pay off 🤞😩
Cyan_SkyAnfall
2025-04-09 17:01:13 +0000 UTCSister Leveling reaction, pls. I promise its funny
Ramon Fax!
2025-04-09 16:56:04 +0000 UTCTotally unrelated but A1 also animated SAO lol
Mat Levesque
2025-04-09 15:56:26 +0000 UTCAlso, the upgraded skill “Mutilation” allows Sung to inflict “more serious (violent/deadly) damage, appearing to compound on itself, at an expedited rate”. It does not enhance, or provide, “enjoyment” of the action. More deadly, yes. More psychotic, no.
Sergio
2025-04-09 15:39:12 +0000 UTCIt's been world building, always has, though the anime has been cutting a good chunk of it out, but that sorta fine.
Ramon Fax!
2025-04-09 15:14:19 +0000 UTCThe Japanese Chairman, spoke with Hunter Goto, and Goto confirmed that the Korean Team had a 0% chance of success. Their “updated plan” was to leave the Korean Team to their fate, THEN THEY would swoop in and take the credit for “Victory”, with “HEAVY HEARTS” lol.
Sergio
2025-04-09 15:08:33 +0000 UTCAlso, the ones he gave the other S-Ranks were regular healing potions.
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 14:50:57 +0000 UTCThe best thing about this anime is that the first two seasons are literally just an introduction to the world and mostly focus on Sung; from now on, the serious world-building is coming.
Teib _21
2025-04-09 14:43:15 +0000 UTCRight…. Small spoiler below for the finale. I kinda wish episode 12 and 13 were one longer episode or dropped at the same time this ending and pace of ep 13 is a little weird imo, literally putting the 2 together, they flow very nicely. But if that’s the only critique a season has they have a massive win.
Big Fuze
2025-04-09 14:42:39 +0000 UTCHe was given 6 at the end of the tower.
Teib _21
2025-04-09 14:39:53 +0000 UTCHas Kenny done any Solo Leveling art? Jinwoo and the Ant King staring each other down would make a GREAT sketch.
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 14:38:08 +0000 UTCFinally reaction to the Big Fight :D, next episode is pretty cool. Mutilation was an upgraded version/ ulitmate version of his Fatel Strike skill that he upgraded mid fight, it's not really a passive skill that enjoy's fighting but rather an active skill that allows him to deal more damage and attack more. He can do this because Sung has been saving skill points (more like hoarding). Also a few things, the first thing Sung gave to Cha was a red potion that heals HP but not if your aura is too low while the second thing he got from the demon tower is more akin to an Elixir, so he deals in status affects like eternal sleep, hunter cha is dying which isn't a status affect but due to low HP so the Elixir wouldn't work. Lastly, Sung is immune to all toxins; remember, he couldn't get drunk. Can't wait for season Finale, love all your active shows rn :P.
Teib _21
2025-04-09 14:38:06 +0000 UTCI was thinking on it awhile, about why this series gave me a very faint sense of familiarity. Maybe it’s just the magic system and gaming themes but I think jinwoo is what the creators of SAO wanted Kirito to be. This usually calm collected badass, but for reason too long to really get into in a comment, jinwoo work as “one of the chosen few” badasses while kirito felt like he was supposed to be one by the writer but in universe he felt flat.
Big Fuze
2025-04-09 14:37:52 +0000 UTCWhen it was crafting in episode nine, the System said he got six.
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 14:34:15 +0000 UTCThe English VA for the Black ant is the guy who voices Dabi in my hero
no u uwu
2025-04-09 14:32:27 +0000 UTCIt said 3 I believe?
Letts React
2025-04-09 14:31:59 +0000 UTCI'm not sure, but from what I took from the fight was that he didn't "get the skill upgrade", by the wording, I feel like he forced it himself, through sacrificing or combining other skills, because he called the upgrade, rather than being surprised. Maybe he also just had stored upgrades/points that he hadn't used yet, and like he's done before, only upgrades them at precise moments to gain the edge on people~
Gwendolyn Vrisala
2025-04-09 14:27:49 +0000 UTCWhy did the question say it was "malice?" Jinwoo CLEARLY said "Mutilation."
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 14:27:32 +0000 UTCWhy does every reactor think he had 3 elixir of life? He crafted 6 in the anime.
Gltchn
2025-04-09 14:25:17 +0000 UTCAlso Mutilation isn't a new skill, it was an evolution of his "Fatal Strike" skill, it's just a more powerful way to attack then the previous one. It just levelled up during the fight when he needed it
ZestyBlaze
2025-04-09 14:23:35 +0000 UTCWhat's crazy is that this episode is, like, the FOURTH time this anime has one-upped itself in this season ALONE.
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 14:20:25 +0000 UTCSeeing Tusk blast fire through a mountain was AWESOME. 💥 I would've liked if the anime had shown the reactions of those around the island.
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 14:18:57 +0000 UTCI believe it was gotos face behind the ant at the beginning
Santos Rodriguez-Sanchez
2025-04-09 14:18:22 +0000 UTCAnd same reason as the healing potions, she's too injured, the damage is too much for the potion to heal
Kristopher Sy
2025-04-09 14:15:11 +0000 UTCI think Kenny's right that the Ant King is Zeke and Dabi.
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 14:13:43 +0000 UTCEven if he did use the Elixir of Life, it can't do anything to undo his age. The ice magic was new since the ant king didn't show it in the manhwa. But it makes sense he has it. And not the Ant King hitting the Frieza/Lesbian power pose
Kristopher Sy
2025-04-09 14:11:19 +0000 UTCLast I checked he had a healing potion, not a revival one
Kristopher Sy
2025-04-09 14:10:36 +0000 UTCSo, the reason the Elixir of Life didn't work on Cha is because it covers illnesses and poisons, not physical damage.
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 14:09:01 +0000 UTCWhen the Ant King evolved, and the vocals dropped, I knew this episode was gonna be an EXPERIENCE. I hadn't felt that Rengoku and Akaza's fight in the Mugen Train movie. 🔥🎶🔥🎶
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 14:07:41 +0000 UTCAnyone remember the 2006 animated movie The Ant Bully? That was Jinwoo this episode.
H-Bomb 24
2025-04-09 14:06:23 +0000 UTCI love how Kenny suggested that he could use a potion on the S-Rank Healer.. and put it into what mouth? The poor guy had his head bitten off XD
ZestyBlaze
2025-04-09 14:05:10 +0000 UTCit’s PEAK TIME FOLKS
Neutral Nick
2025-04-09 14:02:41 +0000 UTCJinWoo reminds me of Archer Emiya from the Fate Series every time he's aura farming on screen.
Kalla
2025-04-09 14:02:07 +0000 UTCThis season been so action packed crazy to think we are nearing the end, if the studio can keep up this quality at this pace they set themselves up lookin real pretty for whatever anime they wanna do next.
Big Fuze
2025-04-09 14:01:54 +0000 UTC
