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Wang Ling Kills Giant Frog 3 Times
We follow the daily lives of people who are struggling to survive in a world where they can’t even grow crops. We meet people who are forced to work in factories, people who are stuck on the edge of poverty, and people who are fighting for their lives. We see how society has changed since 4386 and how the people of that time have responded.
Huaxiu is a commercial and peaceful city that merrily rolls along until the appearance of Giant Frog. Magic Squad, flying the flag of the immortal, arrives to manage the scene.
Meanwhile, a red-eyed kid walks into a convenience store for a pack of Little Racoon Ramen. Magic Squad member Zhou Yi, with a notable curl encircling his eye, shouts to the kid to run as Giant Frog looms closer. He scoopes the kid out of the line of fire and returns to the fray. ..
The statue of the warrior who defeated Giant Frog stands impressively at the entrance of a high school for budding magicians.
Wang Ling, a freshman at the school, is immediately picked out by seniors as needing to pay protection money. But class beauty and high force value magician Sun Rong intervenes.
As the rest of the student body looks on in awe, she fends off the bullies and offers a hand. With a mumbled ‘thank you’, Wang Ling pays her the protection money and walks off.
The administrator announces a test to assess the freshmen’s force levels. A projection of Zhou Yi gives us the detail. He notes the best performers will join the Elite Class. A several-stories-high screen calls freshman to the assessment arena.
The author of the animation, Xuan Ku, is in the middle of a battle against an incarnation of the spiritual force known as Giant Frog. But even though Giant Frog is securely sealed beneath campus, students can watch him try to fight it.
The challenge is to summon all of one’s spiritual force and hit Giant Frog on the head. Various classmates prepare to show off their skills, including Chen Chao and Guo Hao.
Sun Rong takes aim but, deflected, goes flying. She earns an embarrassing spiritual force level of 404. Watching carefully, Xuan Ku considers his strategy.
As the ranking continues, more freshmen are bouncing from the Frog to audience jeers. Chen Chao steps up to earn a value of 938. He’s immediately assigned to the Elite Class. ..
Sun Rong approaches the Giant Frog, landing a punch and graceful somersault that values 2019. ..
Sun Rong, Wang Ling, Giant Frog ..
Wang Ling’s victory over the Giant Frog is a stunning sight. The screen shows a view of Wang Ling’s score surpassing the number of spaces in an endless line of 9999999999. This is a very impressive achievement, and it shows that Wang Ling is a very skilled player.
While the administrator cries over his lost Froggy, students speculate that Sun Rong thwacked out most of its vitality first. Wang Ling believes it’s nothing to do with him, but he’s awarded Elite Class anyway.
The first lesson for the Elite Class is summoning spells. An instructor explains that the strength of the spiritual body you summon is proportionate to your force level. It’s brilliant failure all around as students try the spell.
Sun Rong is the first to manage a creature, mostly skeletal. Wang Ling’s turn, he somehow produces Giant Frog. Then, presumably by the instructor, Giant Frog suddenly morphs into a green dog. As the other kids fawn, Sun Rong names it Froggy 2 and Wang Ling sneaks away.
The Episode Review
In this first episode, it seems like The Daily Life of the Immortal King will be a lot more flippant than The Disastrous Life of Saiki K and more irreverent than One Punch Man. If it can keep up this level of wit and humor, it could definitely have some real fun.
The author’s love of both Kusuo Saiki and Saitama is evident in their writing style, which is sarcastic and self-deprecating. The story is immediately engaging due to the author’s clever use of humor and irony.
Wang Ling is a student of magic who, like Harry Potter, has learned to use his powers for good. However, just because he’s immortal doesn’t mean he’s proficient in magic. Wang Ling is still working on his skills and will need to practice regularly in order to maintain his power.
With anime-standard 20-ish minute episodes, it’s quick, sharp, and fun. Let’s see if The Daily Life of the Immortal King will continue to deliver. At The Review Geek, we’re looking forward to the next episode. If you’re watching it with us, let us know!
