The Heroic Legend of Arslan
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naki12 said: LegnaOnFire said: Maybe they are all identical brothers. Anyways, it looks like they had one CGI model of the guy on the horse with the polearm and they just place all duplicates of it onto the frame.I wonder why there is so much hate focused on this anime. It is quite decent with some flaw here and there, but you cannot meet everyone's expectations. I had a good laught when I saw this:  They all look like the same person. Not quite. |
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| Really enjoyed the episode, felt really bad for Shapur because I thought he was an interesting characters that we might get more for him later, but nope.. Oh well, I'm liking that new Gieve guy, and those Lustanians are just a pain in the butt with their beliefs.. Seriously and that guy talking was ugly as hell. |
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| Really enjoyed the episode, one of my favorite anime on this season :) |
| Now that was really good episode. I sorta thought they'd show Shapu getting tortured more, but it's alright. The new character seems interesting. |
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| The show has no focus and they keep introducing some new character every episode. |
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G_Spark233 said: LauraBirdie said: Dude could have easily shot Bodin the inquisitor with that accuracy The Inquisitor would have more than enough time to dodge that shit Nah, he didn't see that first arrow coming, he was too busy laughing. But seriously, I hate characters like him, I'll keep watching to see if he kicks the bucket. Probably not anytime soon. |
| Each episode is better than the previous. The Lusitanians are smart, good scheme to win. Fortunately, the Pars' soldier was killed. |
| I wasn't sure of it till now, but I think this anime is geographically and culturally similar to the South Asian lands and tradition. Although the clothing of the women does not seem familiar, the male characters (besides Daryun and Arslan), including all the commoners, all appear to pay homage to the archaic style of the land. Also, the name Peshawar is the name of a town in Pakistan and the recitation of the poetry accompanied by music is very similar to the recitation of olden poetry in both the Arabian lands, Pakistan, and India. The style of delivery, though, has changed. In Pakistan, the poetry is often sung without accompanying instruments except a dauf (dha-f, a single drum with tightly pulled skin). The war style also seems similar in their weaponry and the widespread enslavement of people as well as the moral battle that is striking the nations upon the topic of slavery is very close to the actual occurrences that went on in the South Asian and somewhat of the Arabian peninsula at the time. Another interesting clash of perspectives is the shift in rulers- which also marks the shift in perspective that took place in history, such as in Egypt- from the king's days of honor and unquestionable obedience to the more lenient, accepting attitude of the prince. And finally, the most telling sign being the infrastructure's rounded dome and architectural designs as well as the significance of the religious cult that chose to attack Pars- which I hope will later lead to a clash of ideologies. It's all rather exciting to see and I can't wait to see more similarities later on. I'm glad the creator of the manga/anime decided to use the South Asian culture as inspiration. |
| Wow Gieve's quite an ass but he's pretty charismatic, huh. And KENN as his VA-- Altho some instruments ~magically appeared~ while he was playing the oud(was it an oud?) that sequence of scenes was very good. I liked the moment when the arrow hits Shapur's head, it switches to his POV, that gets blurrier and bluerrier... that was quite something. Also, the "If we don’t keep him, who else is going to cook us delicious food?" part. Nicely said, Arslan. As for the CGI....I'm... I'm trying not to think too much about it...... |
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Tlahuizcapante said: naki12 said: Maybe they are all identical brothers. Anyways, it looks like they had one CGI model of the guy on the horse with the polearm and they just place all duplicates of it onto the frame. Not quite. oh my god LOL XD |
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aziza said: I'm really liking this one, but I'm sort of bothered that the queen is listening to someone playing music while a battle is going down. I feel like she should be doing something lol, 100% agree with that XD |
| Honestly dont give a shit about the CGI, how often do you see such large scale battles animated. They could not possible hope to hand draw all that stuff |
Jyagan said: Just a little reminder that this is based on a Novel by the same author of The Legend of the Galactic Heroes, so if you are expecting some turbo fireworks action for your ritalin supressed attention span, sorry not gonna happen. Go watch fate or some thing like that. The old LOGH anime has far "better turbo fireworks" action than Arslan Senki. Why bring up Fate, when LOGH (based on a novels by the same author) does that (and other things) much better than the anime this discussion is about? |
Mich666 said: They really could cut some needless beginning comedy but at last this was pretty decent episode. (As for strategy - I am still baffled why they didn't remind their slaves that they are living in abundance and that the life in the city isn't actually bad... as opposed to uncertain future. I doubt many of them would actually rebel against their masters. Surely they could promise them something better to appease their anger) Just one thing - Gieve is too bishouneny and daring type, I doubt his words and deeds would be left "unrewarded". They probably get abused enough that they are willing to take a risk on freedom even if that means they face an uncertain future in terms of having 3 meals a day. I think more effective will be to remind them that Lusitanians slaughter and kill and that they may get slaughter and killed after they help them instead of receiving freedom and money. The fear of getting slaughter is probably more effective in making them not rebelling at the moment. |
| I can not say it was an exciting episode, but the story is at least interesting, although it may seem like a "filler" to lengthen the stock. But despite being magnanimous in my remarks, I must admit that with regard to the drawings, I can not be disappointed. A substantial decline really noticed, except in the sets, really beautiful and strong artistic appeal. +1 For Shapur, this is to be real men. |
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| Shapur :((( I'm still crying. Great episode, I loved it. Can't wait for more action, when more characters will join Arslan and co. (Guys I'm starting to sing along the OP and ED songs, really love them) |
| This show is really starting to grow on me. Didn't find Gieve's song to be all that great, but I kinda like his character archetype - rouge. The CG wasn't as distracting this time, it blends in rather nice. Arslan seems like he will be more capable than I expected. |
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| Gieve can do everything. Shapur RIP T___T I hope the Queen survives |
StevenHu said: I initially thought Shapur was King Andragoras, who had not only been tortured by the enemies, but also shaved clean after being tied up to shame him. Too many memories of "Game of Thrones" recalled from this episode.   Ecbatana is doomed.  this is what i was thinking the entire time |
| Fairly good episode, boring in some parts. |
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| I'm mildly confused here.... for those who read the manga... did they change it up?!?! If that's the case, then what the hell is he doing in Ecbatana? Lusitania are laying siege to the city right now....... how the hell is he suppose to be able to leave the city to do what he did in the manga????? Oh and is it just me, or has almost every single Episode 5 of this season been one huge snooze fest? Either it's filler with no development, or they've been slowed down and drawn out to a snails pace for some reason... |
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L-Ryoshi said: I'm mildly confused here.... for those who read the manga... did they change it up?!?! That's supposed to happen later on. You'll see in the next few episode how he leaves the city. |
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eXtacy67 said: I fully agree with you, it kinda reminds me of dynasty warriors if anyone has ever played the game where every infantry looks the same e.g moba creeps and the main characters are the heroes. People have no more patience for setting up characters and shit like that immersing themselves in the world.Honestly dont give a shit about the CGI, how often do you see such large scale battles animated. They could not possible hope to hand draw all that stuff |
| RIP Shapur. He went out like a warrior. That was brutal. Grieve, however, is always amusing. |
| No! Not Roy Mustang!... Oh wait. I mean, Not Shapur! Seriously though, that scene was brutal. Also, loving how the military is actually using real tactics, don't really get to see that these days. |
"You either die an Ashita no Joe, or you live long enough to see yourself become a Naruto."  |
| Yes, Elam is staying because he can prepare delicious meals! Fuck that Bodin. Glad Gieve saved Shapur from suffering. Wish he also shot Bodin. As Narsus predicted, the slaves are fighting. |
I’m always searching for something, for someone. This feeling has possessed me I think, from that day… That day when the stars came falling. |
| Yep, Ecbatana is screwed. |
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| Shapur went away brutally, luckily he didn't suffered that much with Gieve's arrow It's looking much like a mix of Break Blade (large cast) and Berserker (the gore) so far which is a good thing with low censoring |
| Should have arrow'd the bad guy first. But wow, that headshot would have hurt. |
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| Gradually over the years building up an enemy army within your own walls, never thinking of the consequences... |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| Great episode. Slight change between the manga and anime though, Narsus predicted the exact same words the Lusitanian soldiers used in the manga. But oh well I know about his intelligence. Nice introduction of Gieve, the queen Tahamaney looking as nice as always, beautiful name too. And Shapur, great character, so sad that he had to die though. |
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Spirai said: Being from Peshawar myself, I can't describe how excited I was at this. Not to mention him:  He looks just like the locals here. Even their BEARDS look like that!Anime diversity strikes again! |
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| The only available release in English is hardsubbed, fml. "Sometimes the prince looks like a fucking princess." |
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robis798 said: CGI =/= bad. Do you really expect ufotable's or KyoAni's level of CGI? Give it some slack, it looked really decent. People really hate on CGI man. For no reason. It looked pretty damn good for animating THAT many people. IT was a good episode, but shit it going south QUICK for Pars. |
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| I kept thinking someone should shoot the poor person and relieve him of his misery and pain but then he said it and Gieve did it, which was good. the queen doesn't seem like she is scared of anything, not even the prospect of a siege. hmm |
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| The archery dude was able to charm the queen. I'm wondering whether he actually shot the soldier out of mercy though, or because he knew he would be rewarded. He's experienced with conning people. |
| How the fuck could the bitch queen see all the way from that balcony... And oh look, another random stupid mad religious group. Even the Earth Cult was better than that. That music moment, much wow. But... can someone explain how that dude could play both the flute and the luth at the same time ? He even spoke nonsense while doing that, really incredible ! |
HapHazrDSep 27, 2015 3:54 PM
| Okay development, but this anime really isn't that interesting to be honest. |
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| Holy the first part had beautiful dialogue and presence.. |
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| Great. A fuckboi appears. Don't think I'm gonna like that guy. And he played some kind of guitar but what I heard is the sound of a flute. What? |
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