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| I didn't want it to end. Balsa was testing Chagum with that run-away question and I loved his response to it. Wonderful show. |
| Pretty great series but wish it would've been longer :( On the good news the manga got a sequel, Yami no Moribito, in 2014 and it's still publishing so maybe someday the anime adaptation will get a sequel as well :) |
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| Their goodbye made me cry T^T The ending was perfect. 9/10 |
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| I cried.... 10/10 for me *waiting for the live action (it better be THIS good)* |
Yee! Seirei no Moribito live action coming March 2016. They're going to adapt all 10 novels by 2018. I hope they're accurate to the novel, since volumes 3+ are not translated into English. Also I have a small hope that this live-action will bring a revival to the series and we'll see some anime sequels. Volume 2 deals with Jiguro, Balsa's past and Kanbal. |
MirorinJan 24, 2016 2:07 PM
Mirorin said: Yee! Seirei no Moribito live action coming March 2016. They're going to adapt all 10 novels by 2018. I hope they're accurate to the novel, since volumes 3+ are not translated into English. Also I have a small hope that this live-action will bring a revival to the series and we'll see some anime sequels. Volume 2 deals with Jiguro, Balsa's past and Kanbal. My body, organs, clothes aka. everthing are fangirling at the top of their lungs right now. ALL 10 NOVELS?????!!!!!!!!!!!! No jokes? |
| @DX5536: Yeah! Here. Only 22 episodes though, so I'm hoping they're hour-length episodes. Edit: July 17th 2016 The live-action is different from the anime and the novel. They took out almost all of the SoL parts. Balsa is more barbaric/agressive rather than an intelligent warrior, her past is altered slightly to suit that. All the "peasants" look like the Flintstones or tribal people, like RIP Tanda (his personality is still win though <3). Otherwise, they keep the general story. One thing that really irks me is the amount of death - Balsa actually kills people...(?) and Chagum is much more bratty at the beginning. The spear is hilariously short so that it's wieldable though lololo. Each episode is 1 hour long, and each novel seems to be covered in 2-3 episodes. |
MirorinJul 17, 2016 12:49 AM
Mirorin said: @DX5536: Yeah! Here. Only 22 episodes though, so I'm hoping they're hour-length episodes. It better be at least 1h long ep. i mean if each ep is only 25 min long mean pretty much that they cut a lot of stuff. |
| Aww that ending made me so happy and sad For a second there I thought Chagum was going to stay with Balsa forever but obviously they couldn't be together forever That was such a perfect goodbye |
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| Beautiful, finding something as well-done as this will be extremely hard. I loved everything: the story, the characters (especially Balsa and Chagum, I didn't expect to like him since I usually hate cute kids in anime, but he was just too precious), the animation and the music. There wasn't a single wasted episode or scene, everything fit together like puzzle. Chagum will be a wonderful ruler for sure. I admit I cried a bit when they had to say their goodbyes, but in my head canon, they still meet stealthily from time to time after Balsa returns from Kanbal. (Come on, Chagum would totally do it.) 10/10. |
| The ending was nice, it opens up for a possible second season, which is great because of the potential of the setting. Nayug was really nice. However, I personally find that all the exposition in the second half regarding Nayug and the egg was too long winded. I would have preferred that they show us, rather than tell us all about the history. I personally find this series, just like Kemono no Souja Erin, disappointing in their respective second half. I am also not a huge fan of Balsa. It's kind of crazy that the anime has only adapted 1 volume(?) of the entire 10 volumes. I am kind of interested in what the series will bring in the remaining 9 novels. It would be pretty cool if this show gets a sequel adaptation even after 9 years have passed. I bet the world building is gonna be crazy good. |
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| YES TO CHAGUM AND BALSA HAHA |
| I'mma persistent little bugger ;D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La-LA-la- Nikka-kouhai reporting for duty! ^^ Ready to be anyone's imouto-chan >u< |
| Why does she have 2 of the blue earrings??????? WHY WHY WHY FORESHADOW FOR A CONTINUANCE OF SERIES?????? IS THAT WHY SHE DIDN'T SETTLE DOWN. WHY WHY. Assuming one of them is from Chagum where he was given one earring from him mother, and he later returned it to Balsa. Or did 2nd Empress give both of the earrings as a pair, one she has, the other in Chagum's possession to Balsa as part of the gifts reward. I really hope someone would be able to provide AN EXPLANATION. |
| When life gives you lemons,.......................................you accept them. WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO?! IT IS DISRESPECTFUL TO REFUSE THEM IS IT NOT?!!!! |
| I just re-watched this series for the second time after maybe 5 or more years. Ahh this is still definitely one of my favorites! Seeing the ending, I just figured out now that Balsa probably got the earrings as her "gift" from the royal family. Especially since Chagum's mother whispers a 'thanks' to her. Can't believe I didn't realize that before... |
| the series was okay but i felt like Balsa was repaying her former master by protecting Chagum not because she wanted to. She did it because her former guardian did the same for her. The series was not bad and suggesting taking the boy from his mother in the end frustrated me. |
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| Really great anime, reminds me Avatar: The Last Airbander, so peaceful and spiritual. And Barca is amazing. |
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| Can't give less than 10/10 , my tears over past two episodes was sincere,I knew that the moment they walked together hugging each other was the last time of happiness...I guess journey for the Balsa is like a medicine to cure this pain cause by parting with Chagum, he seemed to love her more than real mom |
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| I guess this show is not my taste. 5/10 |
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| Man, this was such an incredible series. Just finished re-watching this, still had tears when Chagum and Balsa were saying goodbye. I NEED a second season. |
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| I enjoyed this a lot. I really liked Balsa's character, female roles like hers at hard to find in anime. I'm usually not one to want "romantic" ends but I was really hoping Tanda and Balsa at least ended up together, kinda disappointing IMO. But nevertheless 9/10! |
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| That was a great journey, I wish it never ended.. just like Chagum :( Also I wish the end is not "open-ended" Kinda wish Balsa & Tanda married then have one or two children then meet Chagum again in the future I guess that won't happen Well, time to move on! |
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| awesome show, holy damn =O kinda sad ending i guess but still awesome story, can't give it less than a 10 they should have done an ova or something tho |
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harsh_agrawal_ said: Paleshika said: I have same opinion , by the way are you indian by any chance ?Man, this was such an incredible series. Just finished re-watching this, still had tears when Chagum and Balsa were saying goodbye. I NEED a second season. I'm mostly Sicilian, and I have a little bit of Native American and french in me, haha what made you ask? |
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| what a shitty ending , it felt like they forced the ending to be one of those happy ever after ones which felt forced for me tbh , even the prince was still a crying pussy till the end , 6.5/10 . |
RPWPAJul 20, 2017 10:42 AM
| "Even if it has good reviews, if I don't like it then it is shit" -Some random anime character |
| All in all a fun series. Great animation. Well done. |
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| Didn’t expect to like this show as much as I did. Beautiful Coming of Age story. It also pulled of the whole white and grey morality thing better than most shows. 8/10 |
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| That wasn't my ideal ending, but not bad nonetheless. I just hope one day they'll get a chance to meet each other again. |
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| It was as bittersweet as I expected. I'm furious with the Emperor though, he didn't learn anything, he's now treating his surviving son as a symbol of power, a gift from the heavens, just to consolidate his power once again, well, at least this time, it's almost with the truth, he will "just" erase Balsa, Tanda, Torogai, and their efforts from the history. Speaking about them, poor Tanda is still waiting, and maybe Balsa should've given him an answer because she doesn't see much interested in him, but to leave him hanging like this is bad. And Torogai was right at home back in the palace, and her scenes were funny. But the Empress wasn't even able to thank Balsa personally, and it hurts, all of those customs getting in the way of people that just wanted to talk. For a second there I thought that they would go away without being able to talk to Chagum ever again, and it would be too much to bear, I was so glad with that goodbye, because it happened, not because it was happening if this makes any sense. But well, simply superb, I can't wait for Shika no Ou now. |
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| Nice story. Solid anime for sure. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| disappointing ending. Also the kid should of demanded an apology from that scum bag dad. |
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| Superb. Really enjoyed this Anime. |
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