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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Getting off to kind of a rocky start but it looks promising so far. |
KinetaNov 25, 2012 10:22 AM
| I'm back. |
JTurner said: I really love this series, and even though I was confused a little bit by the first episode starting "in the middle" of the story instead of the beginning (although the subsequent one does just that), but the sense of adventure and fantasy exudes from the haunting opening to the catchy end song. At the risk of being bias, I consider Lodoss one of my all-time favorite Anime series, and I've always found the dub very enjoyable, especially the OP and ED songs and notably Lisa Ortiz's performance as Deedlit. Although she takes a significantly different approach to the character than Yumi Tohma, she still makes the role her own. -Jon T. OH! They started in the middle, huh? Well, that certainly makes the episode I just watched (2) make a lot more sense. Hum. Maybe it wasn't such a rocky start after all. |
| I'm back. |
| seems ok thus far. promising. |
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| Fantasy is being more rare to each year! Seems a good anime! Good first episode. |
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| Some fantasy, finally, rare to see it nowadays. I love this kind of art style. |
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| Hey it's Moria straight from LOTR and in place of the Balrog we get a dragon! XD The party setup reeks RPG but hey it's high fantasy after all. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| Odd scenes like dragon not eating them, but withdraws his head when Parn lost his sword... Looks interesting though. |
| I used to look at pictures of this anime on the internet, I really loved the art style. Finally got to watch this. The animation is amazing for 1990. They even avoid only moving the lips most of the time. Really makes me want to check out other older anime now. Nothing much in terms of story in this episode, just some history and introducing the gang. |
| Female elf = Stupid. Rule. |
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| We got a human warrior, rogue, cleric and mage. Then we have a battle-axe-wielding dwarf and a female elf. They're in a dungeon and in the end they fought a dragon. Yep, definitely DnD. Hope it's just as fun :D |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| Love this kind of shit, man. Too bad it's in such short supply when it comes to anime. The only other anime that really compares to this in style and setting is Berserk, at least that I can think of. Imagine how amazing the anime industry would be if this type of show was in the place of all the harem/school/slice of life bullshit. |
ex_necrossApr 14, 2014 11:55 PM
| Glad i finally am giving this a shot. As a Fantasy fan of the Greats like LOTR, WOT, SOFI etc this really hits the spot. Loving the Dungeons and Dragons RPG like feel as well with the party. The Voice Acting is superb with some of the legends of old. As a True LOGH fan its a privelage to hear many of it's voice actors contributing here, most prominently Wakomoto Norio. Parn with the same VA as that of Trunks from DBZ is pretty epic as well. My only concern is that when/if i watch the alternative series for the complete story I will lose out on all these great Voice Actors due to the cast change.. Really worrisome, but for now I'll enjoy this to the fullest. 5/5 for this episode. |
SlickDSep 13, 2014 8:52 PM
| Record of Lodoss War is an animated adaptation of DnD transcripts published in a Japanese magazine. So if it screams "RPG", "DnD," and the like to the point of clicheness, that's why. However, knowing it is a transcription from an actual playthrough makes me respect the story and characters a lot more. It's very good considering it's from a pen and paper RPG. |
| I'm rewatching this after many years, in glorious BD quality. The art, animation and soundtrack are as fantastic as I remember them. Top notch stuff. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| The quality of old anime is just unbelievable. Animation is far better than most recent shows. |
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| Media Res is Media Res. Ep 1. Plot-Classic Tolkien swords and sorcery. A country on the brink of war. Malevolent forces gathering in the dark. And a band of heroes on a journey to stop it. Characters-Parn the Hero Knight. Deedlit the Elf. Ghim the dwarf. Woodchuck who does not Chuck Wood the thief, Etoh the Cleric, and Slayn the Wizard. Classic line up. Animation/Sound: Currently watching the dub and enjoying it. The voices do fit the chara but it does seem like the lip syncs go off. The OST is beautiful. Nuff said. Animation looks pretty good considering the year of production. 3.75/5. Media res does make it a confusing start but color me interested.  |
 I go where I wanna go, even if its into Oppai. |
| A pretty enjoyable episode. It reminds me of those fantasy stories like LOTR. I was actually surprised by the comedy parts. I watched a couple episodes of this 20 years ago and I remember it being all serious. I guess those were the last couple of episodes. Luckily, I don't remember anything about the story. It's been so long. No complaints about the English Dub so far. |
| I hyped myself for three day before starting, didn't disappoint, the animation is awesome, the character design are classic but i love it, the decor are beautiful, the music are out of this world, the character tropes like the dumb elf is cliché but i love it that way, i hope it stay that awesome, most impressive first episode ever ! |
| I normally don't watch old anime, as I'm generally not a fan of the 90's art style, but this is one anime I've been wanting to watch forever. I have to say, I'm not disappointed. The art and animation is amazing. The characters and designs look cool. The only thing that I didn't like as much was the pacing. The first half of the episode felt very slow, though the second half made up for it with that dragon fight. |
| Op fits this old show , from op this gonna be about dragons , eh what stone transforming to monsters from nowhere. that elf is getting on their way. |
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| I really like that elf girl |
| beautiful animation, it has a "taste" to it and it sounds weird but it's just... see, i can't even explain it. a 90's feel? i absolutely loved the opening song and i liked the ending too. i wish dee was more mature, she seems ditzy. |
| A show starting with a Norio Wakamoto line can't disappoint me, I'm sure. Though I'd say the goofiness of his character feels unnatural for a Wakamoto role. In any case, so many familiar voices. Hello, Char ruling some Kingdom! Seeing Valis namedropped reminded me of that Anno-directed CM. No connection though. But damn, every second of this episode just screams cliche. Not that it's bad in itself though, just a bit funny. Even the "goddess of wind" Sylph kinda sounds like Sylvanas from Warcraft. And Ghim/Gimli (LotR). Poor dragon. It was surprising to see the preview before the ending. I think it's the first time I've encountered this. The opening surpised me with a sudden Spanish (?) line. |
St0rmbladeFeb 21, 2021 10:56 AM
| @St0rmblade Woodchuck lost a big part of its appeal in the adaptation (though I love his Yuki design). "Sylph" sounds like Sylvana? That's weird, "sylvana" is supposed to go with trees (sylvains, and so on) while "sylph" is typically a wind thing. As for the Ghim(li) and other things, it's obviously due to its origins. The author (creator of the world if you prefer) had to rewrite most of the "replays" when it was made into actual novels (not only but) notably because of all the obvious borrowings to other famous books or universe. About the preview thing: it's only a sign from God that you should give up and accept watching announcements before the next episode. PS: I had totally forgotten that the mercenary king was voiced by Ikeda. No comment about Takeshi Kusao though... |
| That battle with the dragon was thoroughly entertaining and full of tension. The visuals being impressive for the time of release certainly helped with that. |
  ｲ乇刀乇乃尺ﾑ乇 ╔⏤═⏤╝   ╚⏤═⏤╗☽ Shaded Horizon ☾ |
| Introduction to this Anime reads very much like a D&D Campaign. It appears we have a four humans (Fighter, Cleric, Mage, Rogue), Dwarf Fighter and Elven Druid/Fighter/Mage. It appears she could be old AD&D multiclass. |
Nocturne12Jan 12, 2024 3:57 PM
| A confusing first episode but i liked it. The lore drop at the start with light vs darknesss and the final battle, i cant wait to learn more. The little group were following is already likable and the elf girl is pretty cute. I love old animation and the detail it just looks so good along with the colors. Off to the next. @JTurner The first episode really is confusing but it was still very good, the dub is also great. |
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| This was actually a nice first episode. Deedlit is already best character for me. Yes, it is because she is a cute elf. |
| god yes it's lovely this is what real fantasy is supposed to be, it's easy to see why this is considered the anime fantasy definitive classic love how the dwarf is named Ghim to directly reference Gimli |
| Love the animation and sticking with such a traditional fantasy setting. All the characters make me think of DnD |
| This painting caught me off guard. Fitting for a war between gods i guess. |
Teach a man to cook, and he can’t fish. But teach a man to fish, and he feeds himself and cooks. -👧 ( ° ω ˣ ) |
| Goddamn old anime animation is so fucking good. no flashy effects, just smooth. clean animation. there's not a single modern studio that's capable of doing this level of animation |
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| What a classic!! Exact like D&D, lol. Love it! |
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