The Heroic Legend of Arslan
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Hmm, catchy OP song. I think I like the ED better though but the OP song is great as well. Pretty solid episode establishing some of the personalities of the main leads. Arslan has some interesting relationships with the others such as Daryun. Really liked the way the episode crafted the military affairs and actual combat. I'm definitely getting bit of Kingdom vibes. Shit got real! Although right now, I want to see Arslan's swordsmanship improve a bit. Nice kill still though. I hope he realizes the reality of war. Daryun made a good impression imo for this role imo. |
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| The Op is okay and I liked how this episode build up a lot of things and showed some of the characters and who/how they are.I loved the military part in the novel and they did a solid job here aswell.Nice trap and holy shit this also looked kinda epic. Arslan has still a long way to go,but the kill was nice.Really liking the ending theme song aswell. Good episode 3/5 |
_HeroKenzan_Apr 12, 2015 3:07 AM
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| Betrayer amongst the ranks. I sorta thought as much as soon as that guy left at the start after noticing the bird was wet. I like the ED more than the OP. Arslan feeling the pain after losing so many people. That was a nice trap though. |
TyrelApr 12, 2015 2:48 AM
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| this is actually turning out to be pretty good |
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| Good episode, maybe a tad weaker than the previous one, but very good. The battle looked amazing, especially that fire scene. The King should have listened to Daryun but rarely Kings are not arrogant. I like the direction story is going. The opening isn't as godlike as the ending, but it's one of those where you get used to it in time and come to love it. |
goodshitgoOdshitApr 12, 2015 3:21 AM
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| this show is going full akatsuki no yona. not sure if that's a good or bad thing.. |
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| Really good episode. The ED is still amazing |
 Anime is good, fucking deal with it. |
| That was a pretty epic battle. ED>OP |
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| First half was kinda boring but the second half where the battles took place is where shit went down. Their army lost plenty of men from falling to the trap literally. Fell to an oil pit and were all set ablaze.... One of the cavalry captains was a traitor. Arslan couldn't pull himself together after losing countless lives of his soldiers and then there's a traitor in front of him to top it off, but then Daryun arrives just in time for the "big damn hero" moment! |
| Well that was just glorious. It was a massacre and the King should've listened to Dayrun. I'm guessing the other two kids are dead too...sucks. But Arslan managed to hold on so he's not as weak as he thinks he is. Can't wait for next week! |
| This show is going to have some pretty awesome sword fights hopefully. |
Anime is good, fucking deal with it. |
| dont really like the OP but the ED is not bad. Seems like the king has barely any understanding of war tactics. If something looks like a trap and a loyal captain tells you it might be a trap you should even consider it being a trap but hell no lets send all those soldiers into that obvious trap so they can die a horrible death! Also the way Kharlan reacted to the what Arslan said about the feathers of Azrael being damp gave him away instantly. abit boring when shit is so obvious from the beginning. 3/5 |
| OP was amazing. *-* Can't wait next episode. |
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| Love the ending! Ugh, the pride of kings :| |
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| Not a fan of the OP at all. Shit that trap was awesome. I like Daryun. He's levelheaded unlike the king who is arrogant. Loving where this anime is headed Kurogashi said: this show is going full akatsuki no yona. not sure if that's a good or bad thing.. Except this isn't a shoujo, and I think this is much better than akatsuki no yona. Actually this show is nothing like Yona |
| The opening...the damn opening! It's strange when you look more forward to a song that to an episode. Lol the first five minutes I was like "where is my opening? where is Uverworld? where? c'mon!" I don't even remember how many times I played it before actually watching the episode And I don't believe that's a good thing. Episode was meh, but the oil part was... woah! 3/5 Arslan is atually good with the sword that took me by surprise |
Kurogashi said: this show is going full akatsuki no yona. not sure if that's a good or bad thing.. It's actually the other way around. Yona begun being written in 2009, whereas Yoshiki Tanaka started writing Arslan in 1986 and the books are still ongoing (14 volumes last I checked). The director/production team did a really good conveying the atmosphere of dread/confusion of this battle. I found the CGI pretty distracting in the first episode, but I'm quickly getting used to it. Lastly, the score this show has just drives the point home to me of the kind of users that MAL has. This has a score of 7.59 whereas Nisekoi: has 8.27. I'm at a loss for words. |
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| The king kinda deserved that. I don't see how he was so successful with such a foolish attitude. |
Anime is good, fucking deal with it. |
| Good episode! |
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| This episode in a nutshell: A bunch of guys getting oiled up to be readied for rape. |
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| Haven't seen this series yet but... BASED UVERworld! Now I have some pretty good incentive to get going with this. ^^ |
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black1blade said: The king kinda deserved that. I don't see how he was so successful with such a foolish attitude. This so much this! |
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| UVERworld did an amazing OP, as expected. Things took a darker turn this episode. Daryun's entrance was pretty damn badass. black1blade said: The king kinda deserved that. I don't see how he was so successful with such a foolish attitude. I completely agree |
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| This is the first time that I was on the side of "the bad guys" in a series like this. Fuck this King and his false Empire built upon oppression and slavery, that army got what they deserved. |
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| I like where this is heading, is this going to be the male equivalent of Yona? If so im completely in! |
| Honestly don't feel to bad that the pars empire is built on slavery. |
Anime is good, fucking deal with it. |
| It's a trap!! Horses...:( |
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Anime is good, fucking deal with it. |
| If I had to pick something out of this episode, it would be UVERworld time and again. :) This anime is turning out to be great. Heard great things about the author and the character designer id one of my favourites for obvious reasons (Gin no Renkin). |
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| Pretty cool episode! His betrayal was kinda hinted at numerous times :B Daryun is love. OP/ED are great, unsure which I prefer. |
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eXtacy67 said: I like where this is heading, is this going to be the male equivalent of Yona? If so im completely in! yeh but Arslan is no Yona..he is far from being equivalent at this point. |
| Daryun is gonna make this anime for me, i can tell. Altho so far there are plenty other aspects that are getting me interested as well. That trap laid out was nasty but im kind of glad cos the king was way to cocky imo Also Arslan is like Edward Elric mix with Allen Walker, its great. |
| That was pretty intense. Daryun and Arslan in the soup. Can't with to see how they come out of it alive. |
ColdbladeApr 12, 2015 5:27 AM
| Did not expect Uverworld for the OP, though both ED and OP are decent. Pacing was kinda fast for a war plotline but I guess it's about Arslan's future journey and development that matters. |
| Hmm, better. I still have problem with main character but at least others are acting great. I hope they make him grow up and mature even more. The fighting was intense this time though they had it coming. |
| I like how they get straight into battle, although the pacing felt a bit rushed. That oil scene was brutal... but epic ._. they got rekt I thought Arslan would be a pussy but he's a total badass! the OP is alright. |
| Wow, Tanaka Yoshiki gave his words at the end. lol The war was pretty well thought, props to the enemies. I really really don't like that one CGI scene that is applied to the main characters in the OP... |
| ED > OP Pretty damn stupid king for not listening to one of his best men. Daryun best character so far. |
| so arslan is not the kings child? @____@ overall nice epi :D |
| The artstyle is really turning me off in this series. And why can no one draw/animate horses with a tv budget? Oh right, no one cares. Plotwise the massacre felt forced. You'd think if the king had lead an undefeated army for decades he'd actually know how to do this stuff *sigh* Not that Pars' enemies seem to be much smarter with the traitor and his footsoldiers not having any archers around while taking all the time in the world to kill one kid. Can it be called a cliffhanger if we know what's going to happen? |
| I really enjoy this anime so far. The story is intereting, so are the characters. The OP and ED are nice. I wonder what's gonna happen the next episode. |
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| A really interesting episode. I liked how the war was so immersive, & that's a rare thing in an anime show. Truly well done. |
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| Awesome episode. Gonna look forward to this week after week. |
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| i like this anime. So is Arlan not the king's son, but the Queen and someone else? He gets treated with such disrespect. |
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| Predictable, but in a good way, I can't wait for next week. |
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