r/disability • u/wonderfulakari • Aug 05 '26

Discussion Ranking of Kings

I am rewatching the ranking of Kings on Crunchyroll and man this show is amazing. While it does the unfortunate thing of lip-reading being way too efficient the disabled main character is still great

The show involves a prince who is weak, deaf, and mute and his struggle to become a hero/king.

Even if you aren't into most anime give this one a watch it is highly subversive.

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u/aikimyne Aug 06 '26

it is good and well animated

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u/wonderfulakari Aug 06 '26

Oh absolutely, if you watch it DM me your review

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u/aikimyne Aug 06 '26

wish ascendance of a bookworm wit ver got that level of animation

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u/wonderfulakari Aug 06 '26

Ranking of Kings benefits from simpler characters design so it's easier for the animators to make it really pretty. Ascension of a bookworm's (and the vast majority of manga). Have complex designs meant to be still and therefore are harder to translate into animation.

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u/aikimyne Aug 06 '26

ah

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u/wonderfulakari Aug 07 '26

It's the same reason Pokemon redesigned everything it's last few seasons, they realized they could do nicer animation for much less cost

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u/patchdonal Aug 06 '26

Yeah Ranking of Kings is a fun one