Altair: A Record of Battles
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| Political anime tend to get boring fast, and easily, gotta give props to Mappa and the mangaka for making this a really enjoyable journey. While Mappa may have somewhat butchered the original source (according to the manga readers) this is still fairly enjoyable production with great music and decent enough animation. The characters have to be my favorite thing about the show though, such as Mahmut pasha, Zaganos, Cyrus and Abiriga are really enjoyable main cast, Mahmut, Cyrus and Abiriga commend each other pretty well. Last third of the series hasn't been as good as the first two-third though, and not trying to be sexist but female characters in war just ruin the vibe for me, especially when they talk, talk, and talk even more. A big downside to this show though is that they use a lot of terminology that weren't explained. There's a lot of foreign words that were never explained like we're supposed to get it.. (i found out there's a thread about it here but it's bothersome to keep checking) and to make matter worse, the translation by horriblesubs isn't even consistent.. they go from Chielo to Cielo, Torkiye to Torqye and that's just some of the example. It's already hard enough to remember all the terminology, the (god damn) names, and now the translation inconsistency. Honestly I lost track of stuffs a lot of times because I couldn't remember what's what when a convo keeps throwing out names. Also I am sick of the Empire.. Louis stop trying to be all heroic and shit, remember you instigated the murder of the 4th prince from the Empire and tried to pin it on Turkiye? What "i am creating war because i am patriotic" bs? I can't believe Kokoschka and so many other people were tricked into believing his ideals. would absolutely love a season 2, but I do want Cyrus back with Mahmut and Abiriga. |
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| Overall loved the settings and architecture throughout Altair. I also loved how hard the anime tried to be realistic and grounded, as well as trying to use economics as an alternative to war. The actual war scenes reminded me of Kingdom in how they maneuvered sections of armies, but smaller in scale. I definitely enjoyed the politics and economics more than the actual battles, as the politics and economics were a lot more complex to deal with. Altair definitely needed to be longer though to better detail some of its rushed episodes, as well as dealing with moments of art and animation drops. |
| Well this was surprisingly good i'm glad i picked it up after all this time loved the battles one of the best military fights in anime |
| Man, with a cliffhanger like that...one thing's for sure, this is one of the easiest manga pickups I'll be doing in a long time. Overall, Altair ended up being a truly precious find. I found myself completely enthralled by this world of shadowy political intrigues as Mahmut went from a helpless, pure hearted idealist to a pasha who could enact his will through diplomacy & might alike. My favorite part of this journey was seeing Mahmut arm himself with knowledge & experience as he struggled to strike a balance between the reality of nation building and the ideal of peace that he seeks. And to that end, he found himself caught in a continuous paradox of obtaining peace through violent victory. Still, this series is able to convey a certain optimism towards Mahmut's ideals while still very much showing that intentions & feelings alone aren't enough to stop a clash of empires. Altair also continuously delved into various philosophies through Mahmut's various interactions with different nations and their respective cultures. From the pragmatism of Venedik to the charity of Cielo, this series makes a humbling case for how vast the world is and how much there is to learn of it. I also really like how, for the most part, the major players in this series are all competent leaders who are simply acting in the interests of their nations. Even Louis, being the puppeteer that he was, wasn't entirely wrong to believe that empires have historically depended upon & thrived from continuous conquest & expansion. Rather than make a case of who's in the right, Altair presents the ideals & convictions of different characters who inevitably clash as they try to forward their will to power. 9/10 |
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| empire le bad democrazy good technologcal advancement bad, but we'd use them to pierce through shields then abandoning and completely forgetting about the existence of gunpowder after killing Balaban. I hate Turkiye and everyone taking their side so much they're full of traitors. Desperately need more anime like this, the anime industry is severely lacking on shows like Altair. |
| The beginning was a slog but the 2nd half was really good. Hope it gets a sequel since it just ended in the middle of the war. 7/10 |
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| That talk between Zaganos and Mahmut was great. I always had the feeling that, even though he appears to be cold and calculating, Zaganos' motivations stemmed from an unquenchable pit of rage. |
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