This show is the reason why 3 of the most notable entities exist: Interspecies Reviewers, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, and MAPPA. What, you still cannot figure out what sets Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi a.k.a "The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace" apart? Then go figure and find your own peace treaty in a wild wonderland world.
Written by Amahara, illustrated by Cool-kyou Shinja (of which this is the 3rd work of 3 featured in this season, damn this author is rekting the Summer season hard) and produced by MAPPA. Announced as one of many shows at the MAPPA Stage 10th Anniversary event under debut director Seimei Kidokoro's
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direction, Idaten tells the story of humans and demons co-existing in a fictionous world where demons drive mankind nuts, only to have literate gods in the form of deities called "Idatens" for humans to pray for salvation and extinction upon their kind, and attain peace for an exchange. And damn is Idaten-tachi such an uncanny, other-worldly anime, if not already hinted by both Amahara and Cool-kyou Shinja's expressions of interest at weird-looking demon and deities with the same aforementioned traits from the series they've worked on, much less all the fast-paced frenetic action. Combine that with MAPPA's production that animation-wise, looks identical to Jujutsu Kaisen and the visuals full of psychedelia, Idaten is grotesque, rapey, and in all ways condescending, but to stomach all those, and you'll see an experimentation show like no other (well, count Dorohedoro one as well).
A deity, or an Idaten in this matter, is made out of these things: Adding your own thoughts to a nascent existence in order to shorten the amount of time required for manifestation. As a result, the personality of one who draws the newly chosen Idaten has a certain level of degree of influence shapen from the summoner. If you couldn't get that scientific-level explanation, just remember this trait: a common shared desire between beings thirsting for abilities that would help defend those worth living a life. That story is told through Rin, a young 800-year old Idaten who has witnessed the battle between Idatens and demons, and sealing them on a vast desert statue/monument-like location so that the peacetime "treaty" can be maintained for years and generations. Protecting this seal for 800 years has the Idaten gods rendered tiredness at their job, because their role is to eradicate demons, and since there're no demons to kill, they need to kill time somehow to remain for that one purposeful day, where demons have an uprising to prove their usefulness towards mankind once again. But as Magneto of X-Men once said: "Peace Was Never An Option", and indeed, demons acted on that thanks to a nation known as the Zoble Empire, stacked full of demons at their disposal to wreak havoc at both mankind and the Idaten gods they pray to. So, it's the conquest of the Idatens to finally have their purpose-driven life be served to give the demons a beating-down and wash, rinse, repeat the same commitment held for those 800 years of peace past. It's quite the simple "as molasses" story, but Cool-kyou Shinja's illustrations truly take the manga (and now the anime) to the next level.
It's of no doubt that Amahara knows what his characters want to be, and is thoroughly exemplified through the manga and anime. Starting off with the Idaten deities crew, Rin is the 800-year old Master Shifu Idaten who has crossed her life at doing the one sole, important job of not letting demons have their way, and she is OP by default, learning from the experiences of the elder gods who went before her. Her understudies are Prontea and Hayato. The former is a mix of both strength and intelligence, while the latter is this normal-looking boy who's quite brash and proud, and is one who've suffered most with Rin's unrelenting training sparring sessions, becoming the usual "no-reason" Shonen-ish trope of a strong OP character to protect those who can't defend for themselves. Paula is the same as Hayato, though she's forced to become like him because she is an Idaten in name only, and walks alongside Hayato in companionship. Ysley is truly balls-to-the-wall intelligent, I'd reckon that I can refer to him as their world's Albert Einstein. Alas, where there lies a yin, there must be a yang, and the demons equalize the Idatens in every regard. There is no shortage of powerful demons, but intelligent ones are far and few in-between, so for the lead group led by Dr. Oobami (better knows as Demon Lord Over-M for a disguise), the higher-up demons are posed to follow his political totalitarianism and make that ideology work. Some demons like Takeshita and Brandy (king and queen of the Zoble Empire) take that into heart, while others like the sex-crazed Miku envelopes that and comes up with strategists Zhuge Liang style to see their objective towards the end. Miku is a crazy-ass archetypal character (like the rest), and given Amahara's fascination for fictional rough sexual favours, I have to admit that Miku is the closest resemblance to Interspecies Reviewers in almost every way, and "come one, cum all" if we all have a lil' bit of Miku in our lives.
Not surprisingly, MAPPA has come under the spotlight recently for the unapologetic practices of overwork, and if the Attack on Titan's director Yuichirou Hayashi's now-infamous panda black eyes meme at the MAPPA Stage 10th Anniversary event is of no consolation, then the studio itself is in deep trouble of angering fans the wrong way. Speaking of the event, this show was one of many works featured at the event (with the biggest highlight of course all given to Chainsaw Man), and the reception was decent. Even then, I feel that MAPPA has been pushing their employees way too much by pumping out lots of works (just like all other studios except KyoAni), and while Idaten's production values are on the high-end, you can't really tell the backbones of how this anime managed to shine with its outlandishly unique visual aesthetics, hiding the inherent flaws of a studio whom has regularly pumped out hit after hit action-heavy shows like Jujutsu Kaisen.
The music is just simply *chef's kiss* fantastic, and by the way, it's not Akari Nanawo's ED, but Tatsuya Kitani's OP, which is just pure banger, and one of the stand-out OPs of the season. The OP visuals are on a whole other level resembling the likes of Dorohedoro, only if it wasn't CG and a lot more color to bring that trippy, seizure feel. I'd never get tired of watching such a creative OP done very well to complement the high beats of Tatsuya Kitani's excellent vocal range, and for a female-like soprano no less sung by a male. Visuals are top marks across the board, and Akari Nanawo's ED is fine I guess.
Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi is pure uncensored wildness like Interspecies Reviewers, has character designs like Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (when it comes to the busty boobs part), and debut director Seimei Kidokiro's first outing is truly a great step in the right direction. Definitely looking forward to more works that this director will helm in the future, and for the rest, Idaten is not for the faint of heart with its R17+ rating of violence, profanity and sexuality at the core of it all. I'm speechless that MAPPA has done another wonderful job, but that should come as of no surprise. Just get the inner workings sorted out and let everyone have some rest from working hard to give us more anime. Meanwhile, watch Idaten, it's a very good godly show that doesn't know peace in it.
Alternative Titles
Synonyms: Idaten Deities in the Peaceful Generation
Japanese: 平穏世代の韋駄天達
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TV
Episodes:
11
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Jul 23, 2021 to Sep 28, 2021
Premiered:
Summer 2021
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Fridays at 00:55 (JST)
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MAPPA
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Mythology
Demographic:
Seinen
Duration:
22 min. per ep.
Rating:
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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This show is the reason why 3 of the most notable entities exist: Interspecies Reviewers, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, and MAPPA. What, you still cannot figure out what sets Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi a.k.a "The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace" apart? Then go figure and find your own peace treaty in a wild wonderland world.
Written by Amahara, illustrated by Cool-kyou Shinja (of which this is the 3rd work of 3 featured in this season, damn this author is rekting the Summer season hard) and produced by MAPPA. Announced as one of many shows at the MAPPA Stage 10th Anniversary event under debut director Seimei Kidokoro's ... Sep 28, 2021
Perhaps it's time to play Devil's Advocate.
Idaten Deities is certainly an oddball among the Summer 2021 line-up. By far one of the most lavishly animated, stylistically interesting, and well-produced shows of the year has been largely ignored, and similarly written off as nothing more than incomprehensible edgy garbage that's "style over substance". What a silly pain in the ass this buzzterm is. It's nothing more than an excuse for people to dismiss a well-animated work they don't like because the writing isn't trying to be the 10/10 kino that the visuals are. It's not because the writing actually gets in the way of all the spectacle ... Sep 28, 2021
The only other manga from this creator with an anime adaptation is Ishuzoku Reviewers, and my problem with this show is the same as my problem with that one. In both cases, you read the premise and think, “that’s genius,” but then you actually watch the show, and it’s just mediocre. The idea is that once upon a time, demons ravaged the Earth and drove humanity to the brink of extinction, so deities came down to seal them away and save humanity. Centuries later, humans have become their own worst enemy, killing each other for politics, power, religion, militarism, expansionism, the usual. However, the deities
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Sep 28, 2021
It has been a long tradition since anime fights are about 2 mindless guys brutally punching each other while shouting their move names out loud as if anyone even cares and eventually stops until one is deemed unable to move. What if there was an exception? What if fights only reached the climax after someone had both of their arms chopped off, eyeballs plucked out and heart pierced out? Blessed with heavenly-made animations from MAPPA, Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi adapts the story of the peaceful generation of mythical battle deities capable of growing infinitely strong, Idatens, facing the revival of the demons. The production team
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Sep 14, 2021
Average intellect characters in this anime would be giga geniuses in other anime.
So much happens per episode. It's so fast paced dynamic and colorful. Characters act rationally and play to their strengths fully. Plot is consistent and things established early on are used even in later episodes Exposition dumps are done at 10x speed I don't usually rate shows because I am not a pretentious anime viewer that gives 1 to shows because they are to sensitive about controversial topics in FICTION. Especially when those controversial things happen for a reason and establish the atmosphere of the world the characters live in. Also this controversial thing that happens in episode 1 ... Aug 6, 2021
Meet the action of Dragon Ball, the comedy of Gintama and the Drama of Cowboy Bebop and mix them all into one.
You get an anime full of action scenes and something that is unique yet still familiar. You'll fall in love with the characters, you have a whole assortment, from the typical Shonen main hero we all know to the deceiving guile mastermind. The story might seem simple, but that actually what makes you fall in love with the anime. I see a second coming of Dragon Ball but with a mix of Gintama and Bebop. The character building is occurring at a steady pace and ... Sep 29, 2021
"In a nutshell ... I think it's an anime you watch when you feel like throwing away your annoying ethics." - Amahara 6:27
The target audience for this anime is for those that are tolerant against typical dark themes like r*pe, gore, etc. If you can't handle these themes then it's not intended for you. As for those who are tolerant, if in anycase that you find the execution poor, then you have all the right to argue and criticize. Now without further ado, let's get into the analysis. Plot: A seemingly simplistic plot about Gods Vs. Demons, but underneath all that we have ourselves a very intricate set ... Aug 27, 2021
For me this is an anime that I thought was going to be shit but he and that anime that we broke our faces and we liked very quickly because he and that anime of being fights way with incredible funny moments full of reference so much from other anime series movies, series also about how the world is today I also liked how it is portrayed and also has an animation that is very different and very beautiful, the opening is very good and so even though it has this fast pace I don't see any problem despite it have some scenes of Echhi
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Sep 24, 2021
There are no spoilers in this review. Also, I rarely rate something 10/10.
This show is fantastic. It starts slowly, and, to be honest, initially I thought that it would be just another overpowered esper battle show, 7/10. Now, the show is approaching to its end, and I totally assure you that that initial impression was wrong. If this anime were a book, it would be a nice modern sci-fi rather than a light novel. It makes you think: wow, that's a really interesting and well-thought world. In this aspect, it resembles me Shinsekai Yori, though the story, art style and overall tone are all different Sep 23, 2021
This show presents sexual assault about as well as hentai. It's just so bad that I found the show to be completely unwatchable after episode 5, which is a shame because the rest of the show is pretty good. The SA in episode 1 was pretty pointless and gratuitous, but at least it didn't have the hentai shit where people like getting raped which is what happens in episode 5. If you can tolerate that garbage, then great there's a lot to like about this show; if not, then skip.
Everything ignoring the sexual assault: 8/10 Not ignoring the sexual assault: 2/10 Jun 14, 2023
Since the first seasons of "Attack on Titan" and "Tokyo Ghoul" aired in 2013 / 2014, a plethora of anime have been released which attempt to answer the same philosophically and ethically grey question: When two populations are so utterly at odds that the only solution seems to be complete eradication of one side, what is the correct way forward? In "Attack on Titan", this conflict manifests in the struggle for racial supremacy between Eldians and non-Eldians, with both sides marred by centuries of brutal, unfair oppression. In "Tokyo Ghoul", the paradigm sees Ghouls, who rely on humans as a food source for existence, clash
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Sep 28, 2021
This series hit the ground running, immediately hooking me in with it’s unique psychedelic art, starting off with a chaotic first episode that serves as an excellent introduction for what the rest of the series will be.
Episode 1 starts off with your standard “demons once walked the earth hundreds of years ago but were sealed away” and the series sets up to be possibly the most standard shonen one could create. This alone could possibly be enough to turn away many first time watchers… if it weren’t for this immediately being followed by the masterpiece of an OP. The groundwork of the OP is an absolutely ... Sep 27, 2021
Why Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi is one of the most iconic anime of last decade?
In short, it includes: - JJK's like fast-paced action; - Soul Eater's / Devilman: Crybaby's like aesthetically pleasant artstyle; - battles of wits (not Death Note level, still can give a headstart to JoJo); - hidden between the lines philosophical concepts (for example, coexistence of different races, war questions, science dillemas); - dirty topics, which are needed not just as a fan service, but also complement story and setting; - catchy characters: each with their own peculiarities; - great ost, which only is opening worth. ... Aug 22, 2021
*** TW for episodes 1 & 5: these episodes depict egregious scenes of SA ***
I remember when this anime initially aired and a lot of the reviews for this were talking about how dark this anime was from episode 1 and oOoOooH iT's sOoOO gOoD. I'll be frank, if you think SA is necessary for a story to be dark or is an indicator of a GOOD dark story then I highly recommend you go read some statistics of SA and its effects on victims because you absolutely cannot boil SA down to just being a TV trope. It still occurs today and a ... Aug 8, 2021
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Sep 22, 2023
When you read Synopsis you might think this might be an awesome anime if you into action and fantasy, well.... you might be wrong and right, let me quickly say why.
The animation style is really kind weird compared to other mainstream anime, so that can put you off, as it did for me at the start, but as i watched it i got used to it, so it didnt bother me later on (although i still dont like it). So if you can get pass that then this anime isnt that bad actually, it has action, erotic characters(a bit fucked up and i didnt like that ... Sep 21, 2021
At first i didn't quite like it i found it a bit meh, but now holy sht i fking love it. The story is really interessting, it's very unpredictable which i really like. When i try to predict what's gonna happen something completely different from what i had expected happens (it doesn't always happen tho like with the demon lord sht, but when it does it's amazing).
The art works really well with this anime and the sound/music is fking great especially the opening. The characters are amazing the way they act, how they do thing all have a reason for it. Every one of the characters ... Aug 12, 2021
I'm not entirely sure where this show is gonna go, or how it's gonna go there, or even what's going on half the time, but three eps in it's got some cool themes and fight scenes already.
The art and the actual content don't really match at first, but after a little bit the contrast honestly makes it more enjoyable, but I gotta say, This is one of the weirdest and most chaotic fever dreams I've had in a while. Pros: -has good potential -straight banger opening, music and art -art style in the show itself is wildin Cons: -might be hard to differentiate between watching this show and lying outside in a ... Aug 19, 2021
**SPOILERS**
The art and characters of this show come across as sort of whimsical and humorous. It contradicts the story as it told along with the brutality that is depicted throughout. There is a lot of pointless and completely random scenes of fluorescent shapes and colors that pop in and out. If its trying to be stylish, it's failing. It looks like FLCL, Kill la Kill and Dragonball had a baby. Your mileage may vary on this show but one thing I cannot stomach is the romanticized, joyfully colored rape scene at the end of episode one. It is absolutely appalling. I've seen the Revenge of ... Oct 29, 2021
I hate anime these days only focuses on battle / violent scenes but no significance on why they happen or how they contribute to the story line. They just there for the sake of the 'action scenes'. Much like hollywood hero movies.
THIS ANIME IS DIFFERENT. It's basically about fight between gods (idaten) vs demons. But it's not as simple as good guy beating the bad guy. The story background is well built. They have strong OP characters but also clever characters, so they actually use their brain and strategies to fight. Animation is superb: epic battle scenes complimented with dope SFX. For voice casts, ... |