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| As this is based on a game franchise, there's definitely an artistic vibe for this show too. It has some classic fantasy themes with its setting too and right away, we got introduction of Shiloh and some of the main cast. It felt like a slow introduction though even for a fantasy anime. That dream Shiloh had probably has an importance for rest of the season but curious to see what his real goals are. While I'm not impressed yet, I am curious about rest of this show. |
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| The Legend of Mana series catering to the younger audience, I definitely got that 90s' old school Squaresoft (before the Square Enix rename) RPG feel. Though it's been a good 20+ years since the game (which is part of the Mana franchise) first came out, The Teardrop Crystal being the adaptation of the OG game being a "remaster" version, hopefully it lives up to its name. As someone fresh into the Mana series with this anime, I'd think to do a favour for myself to skip this one because I'm not acquainted with the franchise. Have fun, y'all. |
KANLen09Oct 11, 2022 12:09 PM
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| I saw gameplay that a Japanese did once, and kind of remember the story. are they going to be following the princess/witch arc even though it says the anime will be slightly different? I'm glad I'm listening to memória! - The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura recently. ED song is japanese ver. of song of mana, which the orchestral ver. is included in the album. and I thought the voice sounded so familiar, which is by Hayami-san. Now both theme songs are by Hayami-san. |
tsubasaloverOct 7, 2022 2:46 PM
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| Ohh my childhood J-RPG 😍 When Square Enix still called Square Soft. The BGM, it's so Nostalgia!! Wow literally the same storyline from the game. I am impressed by the adaptation from the first episode. Watching this put a big smile on my face. I can't believe after more than 20 years we got an Anime Adaptation. |
davidyodo24Oct 7, 2022 11:09 AM
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| My childhood nostalgia! They keep original ED song from the game From the title guess they only cover the Jumi arc |
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| I'm always up for some old school adventure series. First episode was decent for someone who has never played the games. |
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| It felt kinda boring tbh but cute and surely gave off those rpg vibes, in fact I'm downloading the game right now They named two twins Bud and Corona, I giggled there for a moment thinking "they really named twins after beer brands" lol |
| Actually I really like it so far even though I didn't play the original Mana series but coming from a 90s JRPG with Final Fantasy elements it plays a lot to the world building and the "older feeling" I get by watching it, not to mention how traditional the plot is for a 90s JRPG xD |
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| This is a fun one, little slow on pace (but maybe perfect for some folks) and a disjunct resolution before the credits. It really does have that old RPG rhythm to it with the tasks and progress. Straight up fantasy adventure, classic tropes. I like the art style, lots of solid fields of color so far. I'll def be watching at least three of these. |
| I grew up with this game. Played the PS1 version like 3 times as a kid. Replayed the Switch Port not long after it's release. I'd argue the game and story don't hold up as well as much as the nostalgia I had for it, but this arc in the game is the longest, and has the largest cast. So I can see why it would be fitting to adapt into an anime. Wonder how many eps it'll be. Without spoiling much, this episode covers like, half of a mission in the game that kicks off this arc. But the gameplay of the video game was pretty simple. You'd go into a dungeon, go from point a to point b until you reached the boss. Then get story stuff here and there. Though there were some missions where you would just talk to a bunch of characters, and it wouldn't always end with a boss battle. SO I'm curious how the anime will adapt everything from the video game. Looks promising! Only expect fans of the video game to stick with this one. Unless you're in the mood to watch a non-isekai fantasy anime. Story in the video game could get pretty weird, but the Teardrop Crystal arc was a much more straightforward. Nothing revolutionary or amazing, pretty standard-fare JRPG fantasy story |
| The sort of start I was expecting from an adaptation of an old school jrpg. OP was nice. |
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| I wont play because im lazy, luckily I have this anime. What the hell with that Nouvelle person unsettling appearance? My guess is, when he open his eyes you just see 2 voids. |
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| Fine start so far, better than I expected. I am not really into the kind of aesthetic but it looks more competent than some other fantasy this season. |
| As someone who played the game as a child and now as an adult, all I can say is that I loved everything. |
| Imagine how boring this world would be without Japan - a comment at youtube |
| I waited sixteen years!! And it was worth, it's perfect ;w; The art is beatufiul, the dialogue is almost like the dialogue on the game plus they added a few bits here and there to make sense in the story, the story is beautiful. I played this game so many times that I already know what is copied from the game and what is new, but loved everything anyway, just Toto's belly that was weird (the boy was Toto in the manga and I've been calling him this way so many years now that I dunno if I can change it lol). The anime's score is 1000/10 for me already. BlichoBoy said: I wont play because im lazy, luckily I have this anime. What the hell with that Nouvelle person unsettling appearance? My guess is, when he open his eyes you just see 2 voids. He was like that in the game too here but in doesn't look that weird in his sprite. I didn't think his was were that weird as his stitched mouth also I thought that Duelle looked more weird without eyeballs lol But be prepared for more weird people, the game is full of it. |
KamiruraOct 7, 2022 5:54 PM
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| Why do the CR subs say "Elazul" when they're clearly saying "Ruri"? |
MiaAyende said: Why do the CR subs say "Elazul" when they're clearly saying "Ruri"? Elazul is the English translation name for the Game. I guess they kept that for people who familiar with the game. |
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| The artwork made me watch. It looked like beautiful book illustrations. The characters are creatively done. I was wishing the color was more vibrant until they flipped on me. A different style to show the crystal view made sense, but why was the after credit scene different? Makes 0 sense. FMmatron said: I'm always up for some old school adventure series. First episode was decent for someone who has never played the games. It looks old school. I kept thinking of Record of Lodos War and Kyou Kara Maou. |
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| I feel nostalgia even when I have never played this game. The song is truly majestic |
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| So charming series. Feels like I read a fairy tale. OP and ED are so powerful and heartwarming at the same too! I am so shocked in a good way! I hope for more than 12 episodes! There are so many characters in the ED, it is hard to show all of them in 12 episodes. |
MemoreOct 8, 2022 5:16 AM
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MiaAyende said: Why do the CR subs say "Elazul" when they're clearly saying "Ruri"? Looks like dubtitles. They altered Shinju to Pearl too (doesn't matter that 真珠 means pearl, name changes are always cringy as fuck). |
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
KingYuusha said: Nothing much, not gonna expect so high, so I don't get disappointed so much. I thought for a second that the MC was female because of its design There are two heroes in the game, one is a boy, another is a girl. Both are in the anime. |
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| i came to like this more than i thought. good start |
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ShamaN_02 said: it's so funny, I thought she was a girl, but I was wrong he is a boy. Yes, Shiloh is a boy, Seraphina is a girl. In the anime they include two main heroes from the game, where you choose for who you will play. |
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| Pretty mid tier. I did enjoy the pumpkin manlet kicking some tail but the bad CGI trent and the minor dubtitles were kinda off putting. Pass |
Red_Ranger_Wien said: Pretty mid tier. I did enjoy the pumpkin manlet kicking some tail but the bad CGI trent and the minor dubtitles were kinda off putting. Pass Yes, it was CGI at the end, but overall very careful adaptation of the game. |
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| I know nothing about the game. The visuals are charming and the sound pretty good, I don't know what the plot is going to be about but I'm in for now. |
| I never played the game, but this still felt nostalgic. It's cute so far, I'm excited to see how it goes. I love classic fantasy JRPG stories so this will be nice :) |
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| This is boring for me. I can't say it will get any better |
| hmmm, i think this one is going to be a maybe/maybe not for me. ep1 really didn't hook me. |
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lavirhays said: Why is it so poorly rated. I really believe that the pilot episode was great. The first episode, not pilot. Yes, I am also interested why. The story and characters are wonderful! RedChrome said: This is boring for me. I can't say it will get any better KiliianSleipnir said: hmmm, i think this one is going to be a maybe/maybe not for me. ep1 really didn't hook me. Why? It is fantastic series! Watch 2 more episodes and if you don't like it, then leave it. |
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KiliianSleipnir said: hmmm, i think this one is going to be a maybe/maybe not for me. ep1 really didn't hook me. Memore said: Why? It is fantastic series! Watch 2 more episodes and if you don't like it, then leave it. as i said, the 1st episode didn't hook me. here, i'll save myself time and quote myself from the Disqus page for ep1 on the 'p!r@t3' site i watch anime on. "yes i'm old enough to have owned and used an original GameBoy, NES, and SNES back when they were brand new. but i had never heard of the 'Mana' franchise back then, or at all in the past 30 years till this anime came out. best as i can tell this is going to be a niche anime for folks who have played the game. there is little to no appeal to me as a non-game player to watch it. the world-building seems to be seriously nonexistent for a first episode. the character designs are impressive, and as usual for JRPG... weird... peculiar... and make no sense." i know Mana is a well-loved and nigh on ancient game franchise. SquareSoft and crew have put out some stellar games in my lifetime... but this one... is feeling a bit like Dragon Quest the Adventure of Dai. now, i played Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest 1 USA version) on NES for YEARS till i completed it as a kid. so, i tried 'Dai' out and got to episode 71. i'll probably finish it someday but i'm in no hurry. it seemed so completely different than the NES game i played that... i seriously had to dig around online and double check that... 1 i was watching the right show. 2 it was not the older version. (which i had not watched either) 3 it really WAS supposedly based on DQ/DW. because 'Dai' was unrecognizable. now, since i've never even heard of Mana nor played it ..... the 'baseline appeal' of this anime just isn't there. for me. if i keep going with Mana it probably won't be till episode 3 comes out and i can sit down and watch 2 & 3 back to back and decide if Mana makes it past 'the 3 episode rule'. |
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