Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi, Sangokushi Japanese: 横山光輝 三国志
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Type: TV
Episodes: 47
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 18, 1991 to Sep 25, 1992
Duration:
20 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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StatisticsScore: 7.501 (scored by 204 users)
Ranked: #10022
Popularity: #2421
Members: 582
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SynopsisAround 1800 years ago in China, the ruling power of the Han dynasty became weakened and the flames of war spread throughout the land.
Liu Bei was a young, poor straw-mat seller from the countryside of Hebai Hsing. After pledging eternal brotherhood with the two heroes, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu began building his idea of a righteous kingdom that would aid citizens who suffered from persecution.
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Sangokushi
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Laborpilot86
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
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47 of 47 episodes seen
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| Overall |
7 |
| Story |
9 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
6 |
| Character |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
6 |
Romance of Three Kingdoms, for those not versed in Asian cultures, is the Illiad of the East, A giant epic set around the fall of the Han dynasty in 189 A.D...
This particular version of Three Kingdoms is not a straight adaptation of the novel, but a version based upon Sangokushi, a manga by the famed mangaka Yokoyama Mitsuteru (Gigantor, Little Witch Sally, Giant Robo) in a whopping 60 volumes of tankoban between 1981 and 1987. Despite this, the story remains the same, much to the series' benefit. Yokoyama's designs are generally good, if somewhat 'old-fashioned' in comparison to character designs of the period. The characters are more archtypes then fully fleshed out people, but this also occurs in the novel. The only bonefide standouts are Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang, who chew screen time with great aplomb. The series becomes a bit of a slog towards the end just before the 'last battle', which hurts on a certain level. Unfortunatly the story is 'unfinished', with this particular anime series ending around chapter 50 of the novel. Yokoyama never finished his manga version of Three Kingdoms anyway, ending it about three-quarters of the way through the novel. A good series that could have been truely great with better execution, the strength of the source material still stands out nonetheless.
An interesting curio for any anime collection, and should be of particular interest to anime fans of Chinese descent. Also provides a distinct cultural flavor as well. read more
Recommendations
Opening Theme#1: "Toki no Kawa" by FENCE OF DEFENCE #2: "Don't Look Back" by FENCE OF DEFENCE
Ending Theme#1: "Sora" by Mimori Yusa #2: "STANDING ALONE" by FENCE OF DEFENSE
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