Erementar Gerad

Elemental Gelade was a fun journey to watch, this show has many unique concepts and story elements which will keep you engaged for most of the show.

Elemental Gelade is about a guy named Coud, a pirate of the sky in a world called Guardia who discovers a mysterious girl within a compartment of his ship. This isn't just a normal girl as she is what is called an "Edel Raid." These Edel Raids possess a jewel and the ability to allow the user a unique power that is mainly used to aid in battle and combat. The show really takes you on a journey throughout ... the mysterious world of Guardia and is a fun show to watch and unfold.


Story - 7

This story follows the journey of a sky pirate named Coud and his adventure with his newly found Edel Raid that goes by the name of "Reverie, Metherlence" more commonly referred to as "Ren." Their adventure is about going to the land of gold called the Edel Garden within the far, far reaches of the sky, all the way, far up in the clouds where Ren desires to go.
As they pursue this journey they meet up with many people, many people, including people from the Edel Raid Protection Agency who attempt to purchase this newly discovered Edel Raid for a great sum of money, though Coud refuses, these people join his journey and fight alongside him to reach the special land they had been searching for.

There are many people who want to gain these mysterious Edel Raid powers that Reverie possesses, solely for themselves, as she is a way rarer type of Edel Raid, rarer than most of the other ones. And some of these people are willing to fight battles to gain these special powers and do anything it takes to get a hold of Ren. The story is a good overall adventure story which is great for anybody who wants to experience a nice journey of action and romance.


Art - 6

The art and animation featured in this show were alright for 2005 standards. The art looked decently clean for the time this show was released. The animation was also alright and didn't look too bad (most of the time.) The scenery had a decent amount of detail, displaying what they were supposed to with fair amounts of detail here and there.

The character designs were pretty original and decent looking, though there definitely could've been a little more detail added to some of the characters in this show. Otherwise the show had decent looking art for 2005 and so was the animation which could look a bit odd at times but was still pretty decent.


Sound - 6

The sound in this show was decent although basic. The opening and ending songs were generally good songs but not very memorable and rather forgettable after I had finished this show. The background music was honestly just a little basic, with nothing in the background music I would personally re-listen to.

The voice acting was also decent and it seemed like they did a good job for voice acting these characters, as it seemed like they chose voice actors that really suited the personalities of the characters in this show. The music and voice acting featured in this show seemed to be alright and slightly above average.


Character - 7

Characters in this show were mostly well written. The main character, Coud, was a cool character who had genuine feelings for Ren and wanted to defend her. Ren herself was a rather calm character who always stood with Coud and aided Coud in countless battles which took place over their journey. The three other characters in their team were also helpful at fighting and attacking any enemies that came their way, and they were also funny sometimes.


Enjoyment - 7

This show was pretty enjoyable and a fun watch. While there may have been things the show could have improved on, the show managed to display a fun little adventure that is great for fans of action and romance genres of anime. The concept of Edel Raids among other things in this show were pretty interesting and are worth watching the show for.


Overall - 7

Overall I liked the story. The show had a good concept and storyline with a likeable cast of characters. This was a good watch and experience and I feel like it was really worth the watch.

It a bit underrated older anime in my opinion
Characters are enjoyable and have quite good design
Some have gags that are somewhat annoying (Kia and her constant hunger and childish outcries because of it)
Antagonists are episodical mostly but there are some good Anti-hero characters
I liked the power system and the World, romance is nicely done as well (simple and direct)
Main isn't overpowered and progresses slowly throughout the series
Compare to similar shows from that period its quite decent and a good watch
My personal favorite aspect besides the power system is the weapon designs and story progressing from episode to episode
There are many quite ... well-designed characters as well but their personalities are another thing (Kia is hot as hell and her design screams but her personality is a bit off-putting which ruins her to some extent as a complete character)
Fight scenes are decent and the OP song is great

#Characters / Development [Might contain little Spoiler, but required to properly review]
Vote: 4

I was personally fought for what regard what vote, or simply on how to consider, the character development of Erementar Gerad, this because there were many parts that literally created hate/rage, a thing that happened like once or twice for what regard anime in 10+ years, into me meanwhile another part was making me say "that's fine, i like it".

What made me give a 4 to the Character development is Cisqua, the character that created me that uncomfortable feeling of range(being angry)while reading the manga/watching the anime.
Not only she's loyal to a ... faction who permanently damage the humans and the edel raids under the light of the sun where everyone can notice, despite they claim to be the protectors/guardian, but they finish to seriously damage, and lead to almost death, and cause sufferance to the main characters which are supposed to be her friends; and in all of that what she does is keeping supporting this faction as a loyal puppet, by ignoring all the sufferance it is causing to the entire world (it is shown through the series).
In short, the more the world, humans and edel raids, and her own friends, get damaged and finish to suffer and almost die under the hands of that faction, and the more she will support that faction leading to further sufferance and damage.
It's like an immature character who can't accept the truth of the facts, and in this way lead to damage everyone around her and the entire world. Normally it could be fine to insert such a character in an anime/manga like this; however, the way it was done here is simply horrible as you expect a character to be developed to learn from their mistake and not to repeat the same mistake in 90% of the anime/manga and to never learn but instead to keep causing further damage.
We could indeed say that the character development of Cisqua could be probably rated 1/10, one of the worst I have ever seen in an anime/manga, this because the character is born like that in the first episodes and literally finish in the same exact way.
Might sound harsh to judge everything from a single character, but you have to be objective and consider that if a character is shown in every single episode and has a really high presence, it is normal that it will have an high impact on the entire serie.

For what regard the other characters, I liked the development of Cou and Ren, not individually but when together since they helped each other to find their own errors and to understand each other and each other "races" (ren understanding humans, cou understanding edel raids)

Kuea and Rowen are really funny and enjoyable character, which develop their thoughts to the point to not being anymore loyal puppet of a faction who's causing damage, in difference of Cisqua, but to understand that what was going on was wrong and their had to fix that and chase their own happiness and the one of their friends rather than causing them damage every single time.
Beside of that development of thought, there was no other development but is not strange consider the year where it was created, so that's fine.



# Story - 6
Story, for an early 2000 anime/manga, is pretty classic/standard (at that time there were many that were developed with the same logic/style) but is anyway enjoyable to a certain point, which is fine.

#Art / Sound - 7
Like for the story, giving the year it was created, both art and story are pretty much nice and enjoyable.