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| 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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