Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Ys Japanese: イース InformationType: OVA
Episodes: 7
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Nov 21, 1989 to Sep 5, 1991
Producers:
Bang Zoom! Entertainment Duration:
26 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company
StatisticsScore: 6.691 (scored by 260 users)
Ranked: #28092
Popularity: #2372
Members: 642
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Jan 12, 2009
Let’s face it, when watching a series from the era this show was produced you have to usually endure crude (by today’s standards) animation, poufy hairdos, and campy storylines. That’s not the case here, except for maybe the poufy hairdos. I never played the games that Ancient Books of Ys is apparently based on (nor have I even heard of them) but regardless this series stands on its own as one of the truly exceptional fantasy/adventure stories of its genre.
The story premise isn’t anything that’s going to win award for originality. It’s your standard adventurer from another land who comes and is read more
I found this review Helpful Not Helpful Dec 5, 2007
Story:
The plot fallows the same basic story line of the original game without to much variation. There are a few minor changes but nothing that would alter the story. As a devoted fan of the games it's only natural that I know and love the story very much. So a 9 on story from me. Art: I'm a huge fan of 80's animation. Always have been. This show looks very much like Maison Ikkoku or even early Ranma1/2. It's very warm and straight forward with bright colors and smooth lines. For me, as I've played the original DOS game and the remakes of the games it was read more
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