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Kemono no Souja Erin

Kemono no Souja Erin

Alternative Titles

English: Erin
Synonyms: Kemono no Soujya Erin, Kemono no Sou-ja Erin, The Beast Player Erin
Japanese: 獣の奏者エリン

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 50
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 10, 2009 to Dec 26, 2009
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Duration: 25 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 8.461 (scored by 4261 users)
Ranked: #1072
Popularity: #1206
Members: 12,984
Favorites: 304
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top anime page.

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Apr 16, 2011
rolandd07
The first word that comes to mind after watching Kemono no Souja Erin is LIFE. It is a story of a young girl growing up and finding her own pathway, as her mother asked her to do, to live and find happiness. It has a series of ups, downs and everywhere in between.

I was introduced to this anime after watching How to Train Your Dragon. The concept intrigued me, but I was hesitant because it looked more like a children's anime. I was completely wrong. While a child would enjoy this show, it has deeper meanings and ideas.

Story: The story read more
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Jan 5, 2010
Archaeon
Kemono no Souja Erin (The Beast Player Erin), is a surprising anime. Not in the way it looks or sounds, or in any aspect of it's production. Not even because of it's story or characters (which are wonderfuly by the way). No, it's surprising for being the most recent example of a genre that is slowly disappearing in anime.

Many people will be confused by that statement, especially as the show is very clearly labelled and marketed as a children's series, and as everyone knows, kids shows are rife in anime. The problem, however, doesn't lie in the fact that this series was initially aimed at read more
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Apr 25, 2011
Akusa
Now how good is Kemono no Souja Erin? So good in fact that I decided to create my first account on a anime-related site and write my first anime review (ever)...

[side note]
After I received a small hole in my heart after watching The Twelve Kingdoms, I was searching around for a nice fantasy anime with a certain scope and detail in a fantasy setting. I did not know that my small open wound would be ripped further and leaving me *gasp* in further pain; anime is my heroin.

[review begins]
We begin the story that would have had the typical children's story feel, yet read more
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Apr 22, 2009
shanimebib
[Edit: This review was written when I was still at episode 14. The anime turned out to be a real gem, a true masterpiece. Hopefully my review was a help to get you watch this amazing anime. "Kemono no Souja Erin" was my best random pick. Finally being able to finish it, I am glad that my short review during the premature stage (then still a very new show and just started) got many fans interested, and by the time it finished airing, entered Top 100 Anime of all time. But to all honesty, this anime is worth a place in Top 20 in the read more
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Jul 2, 2009
peregrine
I'm going to draw a middle line on the debate surrounding the 'childrens anime' tag and just suggest that this is 'all ages.' Much of the scenic artwork found in Kemono no Souja Erin is deeply reminiscent of Folk Tale art, and I would go so far as to say that the show follows such a line in terms of story as well. This isn't to say that its in any way juvenile, it isn't.

The depth to this anime is truly exceptional, to the point where I'm not sure I've ever seen its like. The plot builds slowly, and meticulously. Each new episode lays down read more
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Apr 18, 2009
canders5
Kemono no souja erin is about a girl thrust between two warring nations; she seems to be able to control beasts.

I'm giong to keep this extremely short until i watch mroe, then i'll edit.

Kemono no souja erin is NOT a childrens book anime from what the other reviewer said. If one thinks of prejudice, death, politics, wars and folklore as a anime for children, you have downs.

I'll just note that the animation style may not suit everyone as it isn't what anime norms are today; with having said that, the characters look great, and the buildings although different have a certain charm, a charm read more
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Dec 25, 2012
ABHISHEKV
If you are looking for an anime with a magnificent story and a wonderful main character who develops beautifully throughout the series then this is it.
The story itself has a lot of depth and is unique. It has a superb plot and the animation suits the mood of the story.
Overall everything comes together and makes for an amazing viewing experience.
I actually feel that it deserves to be watched more.
Then there is Erin. She is an outstanding character and the way she grows up and learns about the Toudas and Beast Lords is what makes this anime special. She goes through a lot of hardships and read more
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Feb 26, 2010
Lewd_angel
Story:10

The story starts off slow but its still good enough to keep watching,about episode 6 the story really kick starts and you really get hooked into it,the story is very original and very exciting to watch,but its very simple and straight forward which is a good thing ^^ .

i found the narrator part in the start of the episodes kinda annoying cause it does this every episode but it still doesn't kill the episodes :)


ART:8

when i first saw the ART i thought its too childish but i reckon it suites this anime perfectly ,it feels like a children story book kinda art work but read more
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Aug 15, 2009
Ovich
I've got to admit that the moment I saw the anime’s image, I thought it was for intended for children BUT I was mistaken. There is an old saying that says you shouldn't judge a book by its cover and in this case it’s the anime. The plot was great, to be honest I found it promising and it’s really hard to find animes these days with great plots. And the more I watched, the more I got hocked to it. The developments of the characters are slow in this anime. But that’s what makes its special and interesting to watch. As for the read more
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May 1, 2010
farthammer
Story = 7/10
Directing = 4/10
Character Development = 7/10
Editing = 3/10
Animation = 8/10
Voice Acting = 9/10

While it is an original story with pleasing artwork (the background reminded me of stain glass windows), it is also very long-winded, over-narrated and annoyingly self-reviewing. At least 1/3rd of this production (maybe more) is past footage replayed again and again to the point of nausea. Many scenes simply linger too long on the screen. I found that my finger remained poised over the time-advance button throughout all 50 episodes.

The story, while likeable, is produced & directed in a bland style. The comic relief characters mostly fail in their mission read more
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Feb 17, 2013
dxbladexd
Before I write anything about this anime, I would like to say that there are some animes which must be watched if you are a true anime fan, and I would like to add this anime to that list. This anime is somewhat has everything a anime might need to be a masterpiece and I consider it to be a masterpiece.


Though it is labeled as a "Kid's anime" I wonder will kids understand it fully and I believe this anime will attract older audience more after they watch some episodes. A anime which contains betrayal, politics, assassinations, tragedy and death is no way can read more
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Jan 6, 2010
anthell
I made this account only to review this anime. I thank you all the previous people who reviewed this prior to mind or I wouldn't have picked this series up.To start, id like to recommend watching at least the 1st 7 episodes. If you still feel like dropping it then never mind. mind you, the series gets better as we follow along, don't expect that they wouldn't pull of storer twists that that. Some people might not want to read long reviews but all i can say its one hell of a ride.

Gender: Fantasy, slice of life, romance, despair, war, politics, betrayal and many more.

As read more
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Jul 10, 2009
ashes666
I'd recommend this anime to anyone. It isn't a children anime at all. It has War, Drama, Romance and more. There are parts that will make you cry, make you angry and more. Finished watching the Ep 26 Raw and was very moved. I won't go into what happens but I'm sure everyone will be very touched by it :).

This is an anime you can't miss watching!
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Mar 12, 2010
Rampant
While it may strike as inconsistent to rate a series a 3 when I "finished" 50 episodes of it, there is one essential reason, that is pacing of this series. Not only is the pacing typically slice-of-life slow from the very start, but it has the most self-indulgent use of flashback I have ever seen. By the midpoint of the anime, flashback starts taking up easily perhaps 1/10th of the total time. We already saw these events, and they are already in our heads. Bringing the same events up as much as five or ten times is a horrible abuse of our viewership. Maybe it read more
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Jun 5, 2010
zuziako
"Kemono no Souja Erin" is an anime with great plot potential, well build characters and pleasant design, but unfortunately - horrid storytelling and structure. It takes 50 episodes to tell the story (which is supposed to be understandable, since it's long one), but dragged scenes with badly animated conversations, and lots of flashbacks make you feel as if it should be done in 26 episodes instead - and maybe it should have.

As I mentioned, the story has great potential - we have our main heroine that we meet when she is still a little kid, we watch her grow, mature, and struggle, through all read more
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Jan 27, 2009
DicemanLucky7
I'll start off by saying this series feels very much like a show aimed at a younger audience, it falls wholly into that category of "safe for kids" (duh as if the rating wasn't clue enough). It's definitely not your typical late-night-airing shonen series that has become nearly synonymous with the term "anime."
Combat is bloodless (or very nearly) and there is little onscreen violence even during fighting sequences and what is shown is rather brief or extremely simplified (though the touda are a little mean looking at times).

The story other than is fairly simple and pretty straight forward. There is a narrator to fill in read more
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Jan 10, 2013
theangrytoonnerd
Definitely worth watching, I was very satisfied with it, but it does have some problems which could turn some people off.

An excellent story with compelling characters. A very strong lead female character, and mostly interesting, complex villains, but many secondary characters are sort of flat (perhaps because most of the character development is spent on the lead Erin and the beasts/animals she interacts with?).
This show doesn't offer a clear view of good and evil, rather, it shows a rather deep, complex view of life.

Very unusual art stylized like some older anime.
This show's atmosphere is sort of heavy and oppressive, even though it has some read more
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Sep 12, 2012
newls
when i first found this anime i was just looking for something to pass the time and got bored of looking so i was like ok what ever it started i thought this is going to be so kidy but after ep 5 i was like i can not what to watch more it just drew me in i was hooked i just had to watch it all as fast as i could loved it so much. ok i will give you that it starts slow but as you get in to it a little just to like ep 5 you will love it
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Jun 10, 2012
Sunabozu
I loved this anime so much that it made me write my first review. I also gave 10 points to every aspect of the anime, and I'm a person who rarely give 10 points.

Why is it that this anime is so unknown? In my opinion, This is one of the best animes out there!

Story: This is a epic story that tells us the live of Erin in a seemingly medieval fantasy country. Although in long series, there usually are a lot of fillers and boring episodes, this anime maintains a good pace from the beginning to the end (although there are 2 recap eps, and read more
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