Ragna Crimson

The best way I can describe this show is that it was SO CLOSE to being SO GOOD. Ragna Crimson does all the hard parts of making an anime well, typically anime tend to struggle with making interesting powers, interesting conflicts, dynamic and deep characters and themes, and the like, but Ragna Crimson executes all these brilliantly. The characters feel so full of life and determination, the Argentum Corps is a beautiful example of the determination and life of the characters in the anime.

However, the show is just so close. It just fails to fully execute the small things that are usually taken for granted ... well. Notably, the animation, especially during the latter half of the show, is at times lackluster. That’s not to say there’s not great moments where the animation looks cool, but the brilliantly written characters, suspense, and power-ups can at times be let down by the animation.

Another small issue I have with the show is the random cuts between action during fight scenes, which falls to direction. Sometimes a fight will be building up and building up and the fight is getting more intense and drawing the viewers in, only for it to cut away during an inopportune time to a less important fight at the time that can leave the viewer overall less interested in the fight they were just excited about a moment ago.

Overall, I think the anime is definitely worth a watch if you come into it knowing these things and with low expectations. Personally, part of the reason why I enjoyed Ragna Crimson so much is because I truthfully had very low expectations coming into it, and was blown away by the characters and interesting plot with well written fight scenes to boot.

Hi im writtin this ratin for the people that givin wrong reviews as " its bad anime for kids or its a copy of AOT or tokyo ghoul "
you cant make a proper rate by just watchin 1-2 episodes anyways . since i watched first episode of bleach yeah its sht anime i can say .
No ofc nope its one of the best ones out there but yeah im ratin an anime without even givin it a try .

Anyways , Art style/Animation are a solid 8/10 for now
storyline is fkin epic in the manga cant spoil , i would recommend to give ... it a try

Episode 1 gave me the wrong impression with a OP main character again same old boring Hero that would effortlessly win,

so i stopped watching, but after seeing all the good reviews, i forced myself to watch eps 2, seeing the quality of animation isnt that high or great i still wasnt impressed but at the end of eps 2 and watching eps 3 things got interesting and then i find myself watching it every week,

what interest me in this show is how the characters push though there struggles, plus you also have those characters you love to hate.
its kinda like a old ... school action anime.

The start of the show is extremely good and promising and is clear that the writers envisioned a much more complex world and story than we got to see. The problem comes in the last 6 episodes where is crammed more content than it could fit to at least one more series, some questions are kinda answered but raise much more question to which you do not feel the need for an answer. The ending is extremely cliche and poor mainly because there are so many storyline threads opened and close with no clear resolution and with a lot of questions in just a few ... episodes. There are also characters that we are never told what happened to them or others on which we do not know about their motivation that are just left hanging. While to some it may be a reason to want a second season to me it shows how one can write itself into a corner. The main story is about beings known as dragons and how silverine ( some silver compound ) is the only thing that can destroy them as they see humans as lifestock. In the last episodes this turns into a completely different story we are not told almost anything about and which probably was never the intention to exist in the beginning.

Here is my review of this anime in 2024!

Story (9)
The story is about a man who's quite strong and can use the power of his future self. His ambition is to kill all dragons and become a dragonslayer. But the way to kill the dragon is not the normal way, they must use the silverine to make it freeze and destroy it or directly hit the sunlight. It became interesting when they fought a Time Dragon which made it very hard to win because there are a lot of time loops.

Art (8)
The art in this anime is very good! I like how they animate ... battle animation and lot of effects they were using. But the effect is looked like in 1990's anime. I think they need to make it much more smoother for battle effects.

Sound (9)
All the sounds that they used were suitable and adjusted to the animation.

Character (8)
The main and supporter characters are memorable since they have their unique personality.

Enjoyment (9)
It's very enjoyable to watch this movie in 2024.

Overall (9)
It's recommended to those who love adventure, action, dragon, fantasy, overpowered and magic anime!

Ragna Crimson give me a vibes of early 2000s dark shonen show, and I loved it. The show able to balance between action, drama, and comedy quite well, I never felt any tonal whiplash like when I watched other dark show (ie Akame ga Kill) the dark moments have a reasonable tones and reasons behind it (it's not just evil for the sake of evil), while the comedic moments mostly happened during the calm time and never felt intrusive.
Story
The story of Ragna Crimson is simple, Ragna and Crimson want to kill all dragon. But from that simple framework the writer able to twist and turn ... the plot into whatever they wanted without really butchering the main story, each episode felt like there is something new that got revealed which give me hooks for watching the next episode. 8/10
Art
The art and animation is clean and crisp, it's not quite unlimited budget level, but it's good enough for regular episode and turned amazing in a more high budgeted scene (episode 7 comes in mind). 7/10
Character
Once again it is simple but working, Ragna is angry awkward protagonist and Crimson is an evil genius (emphasis at both evil and genius), they got amazing chemistry with each other and with other side characters. Speaking of side character, Slime is amazing and for hin alone I'll give this point 9/10

Overall it is extremely enjoyable battle shonen show that will take you in twist and turn each episodes

Nah man some anime straight up need to stop with the cringe, pedo and, sexist shit. So basically its Twilight but vampire dragons shit. Anime is trash in so many ways like, why do you need to be naked with a 12 year old to cut hair??

I question my life after watching this, I hoped for something serious, but its cringy joke.

Lot of Anime get the spotlight for no reason these days I HAVE NO IDEA WHY?!

I would rate this 3 but after reading some of the reviews, i would not watch this if i got paid.

-3

If this anime stopped at episode 17, I would give this a solid 8. it was pretty enjoyable up until that point. If you decide to finish, be aware that this is all going downhill from here.

After episode 18 until the end of this season, everything turned into a series of bullshit development, almost feel forced and as if all the build up to this point lose all meaning.
Worse thing is the author keep forcing to feel sympathy for the villain, but the villain is so badly written I lost count to much I was muttering "fuck you" everytime ultimatia shared her "pain". While at ... the same time not much development to our main cast, its the final battle, we should feel more motivated to see the mc winning so that we feel relieved, but no, we are forced to feel sympathy toward the badly written villain.

The worst thing of all, almost everyone that dies, the dies for no reason, not even akame ga kill was this retarded. but then the author pull miracle out of his ass at the end scene, that was so bad.

This review is probably just another way for me to share my frustration so that maybe some other people doesnt need to experience the same frustration since I genuinely think this series has a massive potential to be good.

music: mid
animation: mid af
character: badly written
story: has a big potential
VA: TOP, this is the only redeeming quality.

Promised an Action, Fantasy Shounen about Dragon hunters.
It delivers exactly that. If you are not looking for what it mentioned, do not start it.
If you like this genre, you will enjoy it.

The story is well written and has more parts to come.
The action sequences are enjoyable and visually great.
The characters that matter are built well.
No unnecessary fillers and story keeps on progressing.
The direction keeps the anime enjoyable and binge worthy.
The characters and situations keep you intrigued and hooked to the show.
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Story - 7/10
Action - 9/10
Direction - 8/10
Animation - 8/10

Now that the whole season is out, this can be easily binged.

This should have been an outstanding experience, in terms of genre, Ragna Crimson has the basic foundation of a good Shounen anime.

The main character (Ragna) struggles through unjust circumstances and is consumed by vengeance, in a world overruled by a terrible and abusive power (Dragons), who's main drive is to threaten human survival. Then, alongside a large group of like-minded and exceptionally strong characters (the Argentum Corps), battles against this oppressive force in an all out war that would decide the fate of the world.

The animation was great, the fight scenes were well choreographed and the main cast was likeable, through their determination and unbreakable ... constitutions. Humour was a consistent factor that kept the dialogue from being too stuffy. All characters were fresh and had depth to their resolve, with unique designs that was ecstatically pleasing.

However, the world-building was simply confusing. This series couldn't decide between fantasy, science fiction or religious supernatural power. The abilities of the dragon's made very little sense, their hierarchy and existence in this world seemed pointless. Ultimatia, who was extraordinarily vain, made impulsive decisions based on her own emotional state. She was unintelligent, delusional and exhausting to watch, not befitting of a proper antagonist profile (Ironically, Crimson would have been far more suitable). Self-preservation was her only motivation, massacring the human race was simply in her nature as a dragon, but they had no real reason to do so.

It had a great amount of potential, but was poorly executed and left open for (what's hoped to be) another season.

Episode 1 is just too great to skip even for a second and then the anime fast pacing is both good and bad at the same time but the world building is still great for 24 episode anime it's really for people who likes action anime and wants some fight scenes even though the animation is not great it's still medicore it would be really great if they just give the final fight better animation but i still want to watch a season 2 for Ragna crimson, Therefore if you want to watch the anime where mc is op and a good story with interesting ... side characters

UNDERRATED ANIME
Some Demon Slayer/ Attack on Titan Vibes
OP protagonist is cool, but in this anime the other characters are still usefulll and important, the MC doesn't steal all the shine in the show.
Has princess Lia wihich is a top tier waifu
Great show overall , best of the year so far, for me .

Art is good, not great. At least, they made good use of the sound
I will probably rewatch it on the future. I dont really know why it hasn't got very popular, but i think it will remain as a GEM to be discovered by most people, one of ... those great animes that most people never heard of

So far, it is okay but obviously my opinion could change throughout the runtime. Keep reading my review as l continue watching :)

Story:6.5/10
Plot is interesting but it's held back by characters imo and the pacing has been a little wacko from my perspective.

Animation:8/10
Art style is quite fluid, and the dragon CGI is watchable. So far decent enough.

Sound: 8/10
Kinda self explanatory. VA of MC is not a suitable voice in my opinion but ye apart from that sound is pre decent.
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Characters:3/10
I can't rlly deal with the MC as the motivations are a little weird for me. Character designs are pre dope tho.

Overall:4.5/10
So far after ep 3 a 5/10 rating from me

I will continue updating as i watch the show, i also may drop after ep 5 depending on where it's at.

Ragna Crimson has a similar feeling to Berserk, but it is miles behind in execution.

Unfortunately, this show could've thrived with good production and directing, but we got the exact opposite of it. And the characters aren't charismatic neither - most are just men-children - and plotholes plus poor worldbuilding are the nails in the coffin for Ragna Crimson.

Besides all that, there is also a problem with stakes, as the mcs are too strong and it is quite clear they won't die during the first arcs of the show. The side characters are also not developed enough for us to care deeply about them, in part ... because we expect them to be killed (considering the show's themes), and in part because they don't contribute much to anything.

In the end, Ragna Crimson has very slow pacing, and the lack of production plus the mediocre writing remove most of the enjoyment one could get from the scene by scene. I don't recommend Ragna Crimson to anyone, I think Berserk 2016 is quite better and everyone was complaining about how bad that show was.

I discovered in Ragna Crimson a fantasy story with dark overtones, full of brutal combat in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world.
An exciting and entertaining read that knows how to engage the watcher and give him or her moments of pure entertainment, without ever boring. The plot gradually becomes more and more interesting, presenting entertaining, well-structured and diverse characters.
Ragna and Crimson are each other's opposites, with the former coming across as an almost anti-hero vigilante, focused on revenge, but never falling into the "seen it all before" or banality. This is because of his feelings and his desire to protect and return to a smile with those ... he loves. Crimson, on the other hand, particularly surprised me, evil and manipulative,but not overly wicked.

Ever wanted a strong future waifu who motivates you to be stronger? Ragna is, at best, a C-tier dragon hunter who devotes his life acting as nanny to a 12-year-old A-tier dragon hunter named Leonica, nicknamed Leo. To protect her from a particularly strong beginner dragon, Ragna joins forces with his future self.

Acquiring OP-ness is a classic shonen trait, from One Punch Man to My Hero Academia. But what I like about how this trope is done in Ragna Crimson is that this OP-ness was already inside Ragna—just from the future. You often see a shonen protagonist work hard to make his future self stronger, ... so getting the reverse is a fun treat. The blending voices from present and future, as well as the art from the future realm with all the gears, is also awesome.

While the premise is cool, I'm not a fan of Ragna's character. Yes, shonen protagonists are meant to be simpler and often have one goal in mind. But Ragna takes that one goal and, as his future self puts it, idolizes and leeches off it. He exists purely in terms of serving Leo, whether it's as her nanny, companion, or self-proclaimed bodyguard. Even his marketing pitch when he convinces Crimson to work with him is based on how he simped for Leo. Hopefully, with more focus on his and Crimson's dynamic, he'll grow as a character independent of Leo.

I also like the edgy soundtrack that plays in action scenes. It reminds me a bit of RWBY—which not everyone likes, so take it or leave it.

Overall, I recommend this anime if you want basic shonen with tiny future waifu material. ^^

I gave this anime a chance just because it took a high place in the weekly rankings, but as expected.
I was disappointed. I'll start with the animation, it's terrible, an anime involving fights, without good animation it has no chance of being a good title.
This the anime is a generic shounen where the characters are flat and the action focuses on the fight, which is not impressive due to poor animation.
It's just an average film that, for reasons unknown to me, is quite popular this season, but then will be forgotten like the rest of similar crap.
I can only praise the ... character Crimson, who seems a bit interesting.

(Episode 1 and 2 spoilers) - TL;DR at the end
Ragna Crimson is an edgy shonen at its core. If you're a 13 year old teen, new to anime, and you're into things like tokyo ghoul, owari no seraph and stuff, you'll probably enjoy it. On the other hand, if you're already a long time anime watcher, it'll feel like more of the same recycled stuff - basically a very mediocre experience that'll bore you

Story 6/10
Cliché "I will kill all the titans/vampires/dragons" plotliine that has been reused a thousand times. The author decided to add the most bullsh*t magical time travel plot no jutsu into the ... midst in order to make MC super OP right off episode 1 (but considering your typical shonen with dumb sh*t powerscaling, he'll still get his ass kicked somehow).
There's also some dumb plot points further down the line which I won't spoil but it's ironic how he goes through so much to save the girl and then just abandons her after emotionally crushing her lol

Art 6/10
I mean, it's not bad, but it's definitely not spectacular - definitely not on the level of ufotable, studio WIT or MAPPA shows. Sometimes the characters' faces/eyes are off by just a tiny bit, to the point where it becomes uncanny valley material - that was probably what bothered me the most

Characters 6/10
Edgy MC who wants to "Kill all the dragons" but has the personality of a wooden board, classical precious bubbly friend who gets relegated to side character status, another girl who also wants to "Kill all the dragons", random crazy b*tch, classical evil villain - it's nothing noteworthy

Pacing 6/10
I have no fcking clue how they managed to turn 1 single chapter of the manga into a 40+ minutes episode. Wait no, in fact, I do know how - by needlessly stretching the non-existent plot for 30 minutes and showing us over and over again the same cutscene of the girl dying/MC screaming. They used her death scene so much that I even started laughing after a certain point.
I understand that they were trying to build up the characters to make us care about what was going to happen, but they completely failed at it, so it just became a drag

Voice acting 6/10
Nothing spectacular or noteworthy. Can say I laughed a bit after hearing 3 times in a row the dude scream due to the girl's death

Sound design and OST 6/10
Nothing spectacular or noteworthy

TL;DR
Overall, it's a super mediocre anime that struggled to get my attention and even getting to episode 7 was a chore. I'm sure you've realized by now since I've repeated this as many times as the anime repeated the poor girl's death scene, but the only thing I can say about this anime is that "It's nothing noteworthy". Especially if you've already seen a lot of anime and are aware of all the tropes/clichés

Average at best so unless you are REALLY desperate for something to watch, don't bother.

+ good animation, especially the fight scenes
+ good VA choices. It carries the whole anime
+ pretty cool eye colours

- Plot like a swiss cheese. Really really low effort story in my opinion and it drags a lot.
- Really pathetic and cringe MC. Cries a lot and unless he uses his power he is just painful to watch to be honest.
- Power feels like a Dragon Ball rip off?? From the hair style to the animation.
- boring. So damn basic overall. It is very predicatble and even for this genre, it's nothing ... special

The whole premise is extremely stupid. The dragons decided to lay waste to a kingdom because a pastry shop went out of business? The show is extremely cringe, low effort and bad quality. Anime is mixed with 3D CG, which makes for choppy and unimpressive movement and combat. Not to mention 80% of the things they say in this show is super cliche. Feels like it's catered towards 12-year-olds.

Also are we forgetting the fact that the main character is infatuated with a 12 year old girl?

I've seen some people over hype this show, but after watching a little bit of it I can only come ... to the conclusion that those people are extremely starved for anything, if they are willing to give praise to this piece of dog s***.