King's Raid: Ishi wo Tsugumono-tachi

Long ago, the king of Orvelia, Kyle, defeated the demon king Angmund and brought peace to the world. However, one hundred years later, demons have been sighted in the forests, threatening humanity once more. A scouting expedition is sent to verify the claim but only one member returns. Meanwhile, Riheet, the leader of a dark elf mercenary group, plots to take over Orvelia to exact revenge against the humans who forsook their race a century ago.

The knight apprentice Kasel, accompanied by the priestess Frey, sets out to rescue Clause, an old friend who went missing in the tragic mission. However, along the way, Kasel discovers that he is the son of the revered King Kyle and the only one who can wield the Holy Sword Aea—the same sword that slew the demon king. To fulfill this destiny, the young knight must embark on a perilous quest, unseal the sword, and end the fear instilled by demons. As Kasel's journey to bring hope to humanity and Riheet's vow for vengeance intertwine, what fate could possibly await them?

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Nagatsuma, Juri
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Cook, Justin

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Herek, Samantha

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Hoshino, Makoto

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Hamano, Takatoshi

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	1: "legendary future" by fripSide
	2: "Eclipse" by DREAMCATCHER

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	1: "SticK Out" by KOTOKO
	2: "One Wish" by Riho Iida (飯田里穂)

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Apr 25, 2023

Kodi1991

Recommended

I didnt play the game just watched the show and it starts off kinda boring but when you get to ep 7-10 it started to get better for me anyway. The action starts to pick up but i dont see why theres so many bad reviews im pretty picky when it comes to anime i have over 100+ tabs open on my phone of shows i havent finished or started and this one caught my eye after a few episodes. If you get to episode 8 and dont like it then its not for you. Its your typical adventure, dark lord, hero party that has ...

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Dec 24, 2023

Zucchi

Mixed Feelings

Definitely an underrated anime, in my opinion. I think this anime was good it had decent animation, although it could be better in some scenes, but it was acceptable for me. I liked the story, and I wasn't aware that a game existed for King's Raid, so I didn't have any preconceptions while watching this anime. It was a little boring in some episodes, but I still had a good experience watching it. I have mixed feelings about recommending this to others because it doesn't have top-tier animation like some other anime, but if you enjoy adventure or hero type anime, I say go for ...

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Mar 26, 2021

KANLen09

Not Recommended

Ah...King's Raid, one of the most popular indie mobage games in South Korea, such a good game that's amassed with the huge popularity in its home country. The anime version which features a different story from the game's plot, frankly, I can sum in one word: TRASH.

As with every other game adaptation, it's nothing more than the marketing ploy of tactics to get people to play the original game, and that by every aspect, has succeeded one way or another without going into the specifics of numbers. But the way that King's Raid was planned with the anime adaptation, I have no idea what the ... production committee was thinking to make it more than twice as long (as any typical 12-episode run), which in return makes it compoundingly twice as boring. And with twice the story plot (the hero and the villain), sadly, when the villain's story is more interesting than the hero...that's just one of many make-or-break moments that this show could've capitalized on, but went in the motive of DRAGGING the journey for "God knows how long the hero must play King Arthur to find the sword in the (magic realm) stone that slays evil".

The story...nah, heck it, I'll impose a question instead: Do you prefer to watch the typical cliche Hero and his mercenaries on a long-ass journey to find the Holy Sword, or focus more on the villain side with the Dark Elves and the reasons behind the usual kingdom tyranny that causes them to go berserk to the point of rebellion? I'm pretty sure you know the answer deep in your heart as to which is more compelling if you want to watch this needlessly 6-month long run that only increases boredom with the passing of time.

The characters...extremely cookie-cutter as per RPG standards. They're supposed to carve an identity of themselves, but to me, I can just sum them up as just being cardboard cut-outs in the skewed sense of genericness. You got the usual Hero who's dense and only strikes like a ferocious dog, the mercenaries of a beautiful magicians (one attuned to the Hero for "romance" eye-candy, another for childlike childishness) and the occasional warrior for extra strength (and seeking revenge from his past). The only consolation I'll give is the sympathy to the Dark Elves' side for much they've suffered and seeking their own justice for being the oppressed, and that's about it.

The animation...just undercuts the entire production run as a whole, because it's the same amount of mediocre as you'd expect from a decades-old studio that other than most modern-day mediocre-average kids' shows, doesn't know how to tackle a series that is vastly different from the pedigree of works before and after it. Even worse, with the surmise and acquisition of Xebec under Sunrise, and resurrection under a new name (Sunrise Beyond), I know that Xebec has done some great dark-esque shows, but the result of this is nowhere to be seen. So yeah, heck this one as well, because the animation and visuals are subpar.

Even the music is boring as well. This is one of those times that fripSide's song just somehow doesn't click well with the entire theme of the show, yes the song is somewhat listenable but nope, the mesh is just crude, and I don't care much for KOTOKO's ED...so a strike out for the ED, which makes the 1st half's OST sound palpitable. The 2nd half's OST sounded a lot better-suited to the show, and yeah, you can hear the difference in both OP and ED songs, so that's a tick.

Nope, anime adaptations from games are supposed to make you feel welcomed to the game itself, as if you're the MC who's playing the game and making decisions yourself, but to see an adaptation like this that serves no purpose other than clickbait for the actual game, why bothering making this show for the intention of the audience to suffer more than twice the length of a bad show? It all comes down to the saying of "Money as the root of all evil", and this is no different.

Skip this one and save your precious time, you would not want to watch more than a cour's worth of this gosh-darn slow-as-molasses bull-crap.

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