Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV

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Japanese: BROTHERHOOD FINAL FANTASY XV

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Type: ONA

Episodes: 5

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Mar 31, 2016 to Sep 18, 2016

Producers: Square Enix, RightTracks

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: A-1 Pictures

Source: Game

Genre: Action

Duration: 14 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.91¹ (scored by 43,869 users)

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Ranked: #4749²

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Popularity: #2300

Members: 84,645

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Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Lucis, Noctis Lucis Caelum, sets out on a journey to Caem. His purpose is to meet with Lunafreya Nox Fleuret, an oracle and Noctis' childhood friend, in order to marry her. A strong and silent type, Noctis is accompanied by his friends and Royal Guard Gladiolus, Prompto, and Ignis. The four young men set out on a road trip across the continent in the king's personal convertible, the Regalia. Along the journey, each of them experience various situations which allow them to reflect on their past together, and strengthen their bonds for the future.

A prequel to the 2016 video game Final Fantasy XV, Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV explores the relationships of its four main protagonists and the challenges awaiting them.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Lucis Caelum, Noctis

Main

Suzuki, Tatsuhisa
Japanese

Argentum, Prompto

Main

Kakihara, Tetsuya
Japanese

Scientia, Ignis

Main

Miyano, Mamoru
Japanese

Amicitia, Gladiolus

Main

Miyake, Kenta
Japanese

Nox Fleuret, Lunafrena

Supporting

Kitagawa, Rina
Japanese

Lucis Caelum, Regis

Supporting

Isobe, Tsutomu
Japanese

Amicitia, Iris

Supporting

Han, Megumi
Japanese

Marilith

Supporting

Koichi, Makoto
Japanese

Gentiana

Supporting

Kinoshita, Sayaka
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Kida, Kazuya

Producer

Adachi, Kazuki

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Matsumoto, Miho

Assistant Producer

Masui, Souichi

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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May 11, 2022

Pytbull-san

Recommended

Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV is a prequel to Final Fantasy XV, one of my favorite games. Thanks to this anime I was able to better understand the game.
Even though it has a few episodes, the story, as short as it is, helped me understand the relationship between Noctis and his friends.
The characters are presented quite well, each with an episode dedicated to him. Argentum Prompto, the best friend of Noctis, is a funny guy, but sometimes he seemed careless. Scientia Ignis is the king's adviser, a serious character, but a bit too serious. Gladiolus's friendship with the prince's bodyguard, his occupation makes him very protective.
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Dec 29, 2016

AtomicQueen

Mixed Feelings

Brotherhood serves as a prequel to the video game Final Fantasy XV and gives some insight on the characters that had to be cut from the video game itself. It does well in what it sets out to do, which is to serve as a supplement to the game.

Story: 5/10 Mediocre

The central plot itself isn't very exciting, Noctis is to be married as some sort of peace agreement with Niflheim and must go on a long road trip to meet up with his bride so they can protect the fate of the world. The majority of screentime is devoted to banter and bromantic moments ... between the main cast ( I mean what else do you get when you send four hot guys on a roadtrip). There are some fight scenes where you get to see the awesome weapons the guys have but they are short and only exist to create an actual plot in between the character interactions. For 3 out of the 5 episodes something happens to one of the main characters which triggers a flashback on how they become friends with Noctis and the entire episode is spent in that flashback. Not saying this is necessarily bad but its very clear that the central plot exists just to tie the flashbacks together and create a story.

Art: 7/10 Good

All the main characters are designed to be good looking and are enjoyable to look at. The backgrounds are beautiful and diverse and the animation is fluid enough. However nothing about the art in this series is above average. The main characters do not get much expression and at times appear stiff. As a result I found the characters rather bland compared to other anime I've watched. I tend to enjoy more over the top expressions but some may prefer the more scaled back emotional displays. The art is solid and is no way bad enough to hinder the viewing experience but is nothing special either.

Sound: 6/10 Fair

First off I have to say the video games OST is much better than the anime's but that's to be expected with the anime only being 5 episodes. I'm a sucker for piano music so I enjoyed those bits quite a lot (the main theme is my favorite out of the soundtrack). I am by no means a music genius so take my opinion in this section with a grain of salt, but I didn't find much of the music to really enhance the scenes for me. It had the classic danger music when an enemy appeared but no songs that had me thinking to myself "this is awesome". The voice acting was good but average, I like Prompto's voice the most. The majority sounded like the typical anime male to me.

Character: 7/10 Good

Brotherhood is all about the characters. The goal of this series was to provide background information about the characters relationship with one another and in that they succeeded. It is almost crucial to watch this anime if you have any interest in playing the video game because it gives much more depth to the characters relationships than what is provided in the game. The game sort of just plonks you down on a roadtrip with these four guys with little explanation. It made me care much more about the characters after seeing the anime. Prompto is the most interesting character in my opinion and his episode was my favorite. However all the characters seem to fall into a stereotype. Prompto is the happy go lucky comedic relief, Ignis is the serious silent one, Gladiolus is the gruff but caring older brother type and Noctis is the distressed pretty boy. They are still enjoyable but if you're looking for unique characters you won't find them here.

Enjoyment: 6/10 Fair

I started playing Final Fantasy XV and heard about the anime and figured I would give it a watch. I'm glad I did so because it let me appreciate the characters and gave me an actual sense of why I was on a road trip with four hot guys who screamed bromance. Prompto's backstory made me laugh and was the best episode in my opinion. The others were interesting enough to keep my interest and enhance my experience. One thing the anime did right was the length, the episodes put together equal about an hour. So whether you enjoy it or not, it doesn't waste much of your time.

Final Verdict: 6/10 Fair

If you plan on watching this anime by itself I don't think you would enjoy it very much. There is no "ending" that leaves you satisfied since its basically a prequel to the video game. In order to enjoy this anime the most I would watch it as a companion to the video game. If you're playing Final Fantasy XV this anime serves as a great way to get more immersed in the characters and actually care about them. Otherwise I would give this show a pass.

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Jan 26, 2019

Nlochoco

Not Recommended

This series of Final Fantasy sounds like a rip off rather than an actual game.
The story, which is the core of every Final Fantasy media is not well written at all. These free episodes were just an excuse for the bad story telling, and not only the didn't fix the story, they just made it look even more plain. The character interactions are nothing like the previous series, Noctis and his friends are like complete strangers to each other. That gives me an uncomfortable feeling like they're forced to be together. I know that this is a tragic story but where are the emotions? ...

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