English Dub Review: The Faraway Paladin “Traumatic Memory”

Overview:

Menel leads Will to a village that’s being attacked by monsters. As he banishes them, he learns the gravity of the tragedies caused by the attack. Piled-up bodies and burnt houses are everywhere. Then, from their midst, a faint voice catches Menel’s attention. The voice belongs to a severely burnt young boy who has turned undead.

Our Take:

We got to delve into a little bit of why Menel is the way he is. Some of it is kind of what you would expect from a half-elf. They don’t belong amongst the elves or humans. If they do find a group of humans they can live amongst they live longer than them, cue sadness.

I’m still a little unclear on what is going on with Menel and the village that they liberated from demons. So he apparently used to live there but a lot of the people acted as they’d never seen him before. Menel has accepted the goddess Gracefeel as his umm.. savior I guess? Will acted as a proxy for it so that was kind of sweet but I wonder if Menel is going to continue to travel with Will. I would imagine so.

A minor technical thing I noticed was the voices sounded really echoey. Now in full transparency, I did watch this episode on a different TV but it was something I noticed. Not a huge deal but just something to keep an ear out for. Also, I am noticing some VA’s getting reused which is okay. I understand and it hasn’t become too bad yet but also something to keep in mind. That said I really can’t wait to see where this show goes next week.