The Heroic Legend of Arslan
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| Pretty solid first episode, let's see what this anime will offer us from a story. |
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dolly94 said: The series looks really promising, though seriously Arslan should be off as a heroine, too moe LOL. ExtraCheeky said: I am glad this wasn't the case. I actually thought that it would have sucked if he was revealed to be a girl.Arslan is better off being a girl though. The series didn't seem all that interesting at the beginning. I didn't like those intros that introduce the setting/history of the story first, simply because I don't care enough to remember all the names, unless I started caring about the characters and his or hers circumstances. It has gotten pretty good towards the end though. Hopefully Arslan doesn't get too emo too often, I didn't like how they did the grim look on his face after he learned that the Lusitania's prisoners were killed. He can be curious, he can be sad, but don't show him looking absolutely devastated. -.- He did recover pretty quickly later on so it's all fine. I don't know how to feel about skipping 3 years by the end of the episode though. It would have been interesting to know more of his thoughts on the matter of what the blonde kid from Lusitania told him, being equal treatment no matter what age/class you are. (I wonder about gender since it wasn't mentioned) robis798 said: The CGI didn't look good at all, but it doesn't affect much enjoyment wise imo because it was not abused. I do also think that people only complained about CGI because it's CGI, as if they have nothing else to say about the episode. In this age, it's no longer cool hating on CGI. They should stop if that was their intention.The CGI looked great, I don't know what are you smoking. Or has it become something mandatory to say, that if you see any sort of CGI it's automatically bad. |
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| Not a bad start. The episode did a nice job establishing the setting and characters. The visuals are a bit lacking at time , but it's by no means a deal breaker. |
| The CGI is totally ridiculous but story-wise, it is a decent start. |
| Not bad, Arslan is too fucking soft. Well at least I chuckled when the king and queen made a exchange. |
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| 10/10, this was incredible. I can count the number of debut anime episodes which impressed me this much on one hand. I loved everything about this, and it ticked so many of my boxes in what I look for in a story. Really, really hope it maintains this quality. The CGI was fucking beautiful too; or no, the art and animation in general was fucking beautiful. |
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| Yes! A show that's about wars and battles. I've actually have my eyes on this show for quite some time now but I decided to wait until the season 2 is done airing. But whatever I'm here now might as well enjoy it. Those Lusitanians might believe about equality but they're the aggressor here, invading other countries and shit. I hope Arslan will lead his army to victory against them. |
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| I already LOVE THIS ANIME ASDFGHJKL |
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| As one who enjoyed the high production quality of the 1991 Kadokawa release of this series, I found the radical redesign and simplification of characters to be disappoint. In this series, Arslan comes across as a complete incompetent idiot. But egads, those 'Sailor Moon Eyes" Ugh.. All of the major characters seem more 'cartoonish', whereas the 1991 series had some really good art and character design. I'm bearing with this for a while, to see if it gets better, but I am not terribly optimistic. Oh and, the op theme is one of the least enjoyable I can remember. The original had Norishiro Tsuru's majestic music and it helped complete the rich palette of sound and visuals. This version falls far short. |
| Been holding this one off for a while, not the biggest fan of CGI, so it's to finally give it a go. First episode was decent. Looks like the King ain't getting none tonight ;) |
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| Greeeaaat, Arslan is a stupid child...I liked the ED though. |
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| CG soldiers. Where does Arslan's hair color come from? HOSOYA! DAT ED! DAT NIPPLE! Eir Aoi does it again as expected. |
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| Arslan has some great parents. What a lovely relationship they have. ...What kind of parents are they!?? He seems really happy though. A good start so far. That ED was nice. |
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| Worst royal guards I ever seen. And when universal logo came out i was like WTF. This anime looks like typical "treason, adventure, etc." |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| I remember Arslan Senki way back but never interested because I didn't like the art style. But now I'm kinda craving for an war action anime. This looks okay. Arslan is too soft, but has a kind nature unlike his parents. He is now seeing the truth about his country, seeing slavery isn't all that prosperous based on what he was taught. But that blonde kid's teaching about killing non believers isn't good thing either. A kid will be a kid. But he will grow mature and strong in the future. Watching it on english dub. Its okay, but I prefer the original japanese voice, but I can't find it. |
| Pretty interesting! I'm not the biggest fan of CGI and this episode kinda reinforced my opinion on it, but so far so good lol |
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| The amouint of 3D CGI is just intrusive, can't say it makes me have great expectations. |
| I'm definitely looking forward to this. The art looks really good, though the animation and the CG are quite questionable. Love the ED. |
| The episode was good. But the queen is damn hot. |
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| An army with double-crosses on their shields vs an army whose shield's have the distinctive Persian shape. ugh 3DCG troops and horses Al takes albino Ed hostage Well, let's see what the writer of LotGH and the artist of FMA can accomplish. Arslan is trained to become the new king in the isolation of the palace. His parents ignore him when he tries to catch their attention. He's not only being trained with the sword but taught the kingdom's societal values, as he's destined to rule it one day. In his era, democracy in its modern form has not yet developed so his views on slavery may shock the audience That the Lusitanians send their children to war gives Arslan the impression that Lusitania is so impoverished it's losing men of fighting age, to the kidnapper, people his age in Lusitania are already considered men. Arslan believing the war prisoners are better off accepting their lives as slaves repulses the Lusitanian boy. The Lusatanians worship a god named Yaldabaoth who says all men are equal and as religious fanatics, kill unbelievers. The outsider Arslan points out this irrationality. Lusitania must be the Byzantine counterpart I'm assuming So religious fundamentalism and opposing political ideas, this is Tanaka-sensei's writing alright. |
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| I started watching it because of the opening, it's a pity it wasn't in the first episode. MC is not loved by his parents and he seems naively good, which means he will be irritating. The CGI was disgusting. The story will probably be about showing that slavery is bad, blah blah let's live in peace xD 4/5 |
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