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Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 1, 2007 to Sep 24, 2007
Duration:
23 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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SynopsisFollowing the call of the “Golden Tribe” many different races advanced into the universe. The last to accomplish that significant step is humanity henceforth given the name “Iron Tribe”.
A long time passes peacefully but now the dawn of a new era has begun. The appearance of the prosperous and powerful “Silver Tribe” threatens the very existence of humanity itself.
Princess Dianeira sets out to travel the Milky Way as proclaimed by to the prophecy of the “Golden Tribe” handed down many generations in the royal family. During her travels the Princess meets a boy named Eiji (or Age). This chance encounter will bring forth great change in the fate of the entire universe. |
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both animes set in space and have a storyline that involves trying to find a planet in the universe. Toward the Terra - trying to find earth, while Heoric Age - trying to find ...............
Both set in space with plenty of space battles. They are set around a "race" seeking recognition of their existence in the universe. Both revolve around themes of xenophobia, acceptance, existence and return to the homeland.
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The story and plot.. is a little the same. Also how the characters have a bond with each other.
Only difference is the theme..
While Utawarerumono is more middle aged.. and a little SF..
Is Heroic Age more Mecha/Future and more SF =P.
Also in my personal opinion.. Heroic Age was a little better though :)
Although set in different times, both are action packed and have very similar "monster" design (sorry don't know how to put it any other way)
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Reviews
| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
7 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
6 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
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Oct 30, 200726 of 26 episodes seen 49 of 63 people found this review helpful Heroic Age is a Space, Sci-fi, Action, Adventure with a story basically about mankind's struggle to exist in the galaxy and to carry out instructions laid out by the Golden Tribe. The basic premise of the story itself is great but not original, but at least it's made easy to understand with the superb intros in the first couple of episode. There happen to be some similarities in this anime's plot and Star Wars IV and some other sci-fi anime; Vandread and Gundam Seed. So this is an anime Star War...s fans can enjoy however don't expect to see any lightsaber duels.
The battles in this anime are pretty spectacular, which is basically composed of thousands of mechs, space fighters and aliens, plus throw in a Nodos or two. These are animated very well which mixes drawn animation and 3DCG and is to the point, where something as insignificant as Age transforming into the Bellcross becomes a spectacle however there will always remain some who won't like the CG. The space battles between huge fleets are amazing but they later lose their affect, when some scenes are later reused. Also when a single Nodos has the power to easily wipe out a planet from the face of the galaxy, it makes all the huge superbly animated space battles seem like such a waste of time.
The music is fantastic to listen to with a superb orchestra score that's especially good when it comes to the battles but it lacks variety. The opening theme is also really great and stands out from others I've heard.
Overall this anime series had a great deal of potential as the story began to develop however there's a turning point, which stopped the series from living up to its expectation. Apart from the several noticeable flaws, like the characters' personalities, reused battle scenes and illogical story, this was a pretty enjoyable sci-fi series. So don't let the negative reviews stop you from watching this however for those who aren't fans of Space anime should steer clear from this one.
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| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
8 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
9 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
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Jun 5, 200826 of 26 episodes seen 6 of 8 people found this review helpful The anime is a futuristic anime where there are serveral races each trying to reach the same goal which is to become master of the galaxy after the dolden tribe left. The tale revolves around a ship of the iron tribe(humans) and their journey through war fighting and discovery.
The story is quite different from your usual futuristic anime, somethings like gundam where you get several different parties fighting in a war. And the ultimate weapons instead of gundams are the heroic t...ribe which are people who can turn into big fighting robots. Though there is a dabble of fate and destiny in the story i found it quite touching. There is a bit of romance which is only evident late in the anime, so don't expect much from romance in this anime. But it is quite a good story nonetheless with a deep meaning.
The art is quite similar to thatd of gundam seed you could say the main female lead looks like lacus clyne in gundam seed. I find this style of anime quite to my liking and there are no flaws in the anime,the scenaries are done up quite nicely.
The songs of the anime are quite good. I was especially entranced by the ending song Azurite, which was an insert song in certain episodes, this really brought out the mood of the setting and it was very sentimental and touching, the insert songs were done up quite well so i applaud the studio for their effort.
The characters have some depth and carry a lot of meaning in their words and actions. The story focuses a lot of the main characters and the supporting characters are not so important. Morality is a a question that many of the characters think of and then theres the theme of fate and destiny and how the characters react to them. In the end, the characters each have thier roles to play to create a new path.
I enjoyed the anime because of the meaning that was portrayed in the anime. The fight scenes were also quite extravagant and i found it quite touching so it was generally quite entertaining, Though not the best since im a drama-romance fan, though there is a good deal of drama in this show.
Overall, i think the anime is worth watching, if you like action and adventure you will like this, the anime is not so much a mecha show though,so mecha fans should not have too high hopes for this. read more
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9 |
| Story |
8 |
| Animation |
10 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Character |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
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Jan 1, 200826 of 26 episodes seen 20 of 29 people found this review helpful Story:
I think the story is told very well. The pace is even and while it doesn't speed along it doesn't go so slow as to be annoying or particularly noticeable. And the pace does improve as the anime goes on.
The story I think is a very enjoyable one. It is very original, having several unique qualities.
It fallows the 'classic' way of doing things. Introduces characters, establishes personalities and let's you get to know the characters, then puts the story into full force....
an 8 on story from me.
Art:
For me, the art was very strange at first. Having an unfamiliar look, at least out of the things I'd seen before I'd never seen an art quite like it.
The characters are very thin and tall, and the eyes have something about the pupils which I fine interesting. In the beginning I didn't like the art, but I grew to love it as I watched the show and as an artist I now find it very fun to draw.
A 10 on art from me.
Sound/Music:
The sound effects were normal. Nothing wrong there. They did what they should do, added to the experience as a whole. I do remember liking how they used the sound effects for the Nodos.
The music was nothing special. I can't even remember the opening or ending song. Though that means I didn't dislike it either I suppose.
Taking both into account I'll give sound/music a 7.
Character:
Like most shows there were characters I liked and didn't like. But there were far more I liked then did not. So that's plus. ^^
The characters are all interesting in their own ways and the show has several memorable characters in my opinion.
As I said earlier character development was handled well I thought.
Giving you just enough to fall for the characters without spending ages building up pasts. Very well done. A 10 on character from me.
Enjoyment:
Personally I enjoyed this anime quite a lot. But I didn't at first. This show has to grow on people I think. It has a very odd feel to it so I don't think it's for just everyone. You will probably want to already have a liking for mech shows.
Though the show has several things about it which could make it appeal even to those uninterested in mech shows previously. I think it has a great potential to be loved by anyone willing to take the time get into it.
A 9 on enjoyment.
Overall:
I'll give it a 9 overall.
Very good. Not perfect, but closer then most shows come. ^_^
I highly recommend it. read more
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Opening Theme"gravitation" by angela
Ending Theme#1: "Azurite" by Tae Urakabe
#2: "Azurite ~ for luster star Deianera" by Yui Ishikawa (ep 15)
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