Juushin Enbu: Hero Tales

For citizens of the Ken Empire, justice is a myth. Lord Keiro, the deranged Shogun of the Imperial Army, blazes a trail of terror across the countryside in search of the sacred sword that will make him a god. Standing in his way is Taito, an omnipotent star reborn in human form—a young hero who vows to use his celestial strength to avenge those slaughtered by the villainous Shogun.

Taito's mystical powers steer him toward a violent showdown with Keiro, and if used recklessly, his newfound abilities could shred the very fabric of his being. To master the art of control and become a heroic martial artist, Taito must seek the guidance of others like him: the seven star-born warriors with the strength to shatter a corrupt empire.

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Shirei, Taitou Main

Suzumura, Kenichi Japanese

Mouten, Ryuukou Main

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

Meitoku, Housei Main

Tai, Yuuki Japanese

Seiren, Laila Main

Kanda, Akemi Japanese

Mougai, Koyo Main

Koyama, Rikiya Japanese

Shokan, Rinmei Main

Kaida, Yuuko Japanese

Hakuho, Keiro Supporting

Ginga, Banjou Japanese

Kuju, Kouei Supporting

Tanaka, Atsuko Japanese

Choyo, Shoukaku Supporting

Hayami, Show Japanese

Taki Supporting

Orikasa, Fumiko Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Tanaka, Shinsaku Producer

Kanbe, Muneyuki Producer

Azuma, Fukashi Producer

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Jul 30, 2015

The_Badguy

Recommended

There were so many negative reviews I felt compelled to leave a positive one because I actually quite liked it.

The anime itself I feel isn't as bad as others are making it out to be. I feel the reason it leaves a bad taste in people's mouth is because they try to over complicate things.

The story is a straight forward good vs evil fantasy set in a fictional ancient empire. It's the classic save the world from an overpowered evil power hell bent on wreaking havoc. The plot is somewhat predictable and the characters lack depth but that isn't necessarily a bad thing for an ... anime like this.

Who is this anime for? If you want to sit back and watch an entertaining, easy to digest anime with tons of action, comedy and the characters have an unwavering sense of loyalty and duty then this is for you. It's an adventure from start to finish and the plot isn't tied down to any one location. Nothing is over complicated and the anime doesn't emphasise on character's emotional baggage.

I wouldn't call this the best anime out there, or even one of the greats, but if you come in with realistic expectations then there's a good chance you'll enjoy it as much as I have.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Nov 17, 2024

IronTbo

Mixed Feelings

6/10. Hero Tales is bland if you have watched a lot of anime I don't recommend if you are veteran anime fan. The story is short it's got a good plot it's easy to follow with a bunch of fun and interesting characters, it's visually very beautiful but it is a walking anime cliche. This is a great anime to suggest if you want to see if someone will like anime. The characters are unique but shallow but that's due to the briefs storyline. Typical shonen plot MC is a bit boring side characters are the real strength of the cast.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 13, 2012

5HAD0WFREAK

Not Recommended

Best Rating: 4.5/10 Worst Rating: 3/10 Average Rating: 3.7/10

*note: pardon me for my language, it's just the way I roll*
don't agree with what I say about this anime? that's your problem....

Review: Hero Tales
Could have been good, but turned out bad. It had potential, but it was wasted unfortunately.

*WIN
Started off with a good idea/plot.
... ~but then turned it into something completely stupid with out of proportion power and not much logical understanding or explanation behind the back-story and background of the story.
(Ex. Karma of the stars) (Ex. over exaggerated strength of the bad guy at the end)

*WIN
Decent fairly well developed characters.

*FAIL
Karma of the stars/ Alkaid concept makes no fucking sense at all. It’s basically saying that this and that are destined to happen but its total B.S. because the people themselves decide what to do, not some fucking stupid destiny karma of the stars garbage.


*FAIL
The anime failed to truly make sense of the forced karma of the stars destiny, never thoroughly explained how they are forced or why…

*FAIL
Main character is forced to put up with his very annoying bitch sister at the beginning and being called “dumb” by everyone for no reason.

*FAIL
Main character keeps getting beat up by stupid side characters all the time.
~the main character should be the one kicking ass, not getting his ass kicked.

*FAIL
Weird psycho ending that is completely blown out of proportion from what is already established. The big bad boss at the end turns into a complete monster. Doesn’t make sense how the main character won at the end since he hasn’t really done anything special that warrants victory, no training, no prophecy, nothing that would make logically be able to explain why he won at the end.

*FAIL
It was a lame, happy and sappy ending which I predicted and just about expected. I saw it coming a mile away. This was one of the worst ways to end it or at least in my opinion.

This is definitely not an anime I recommend watching unless you're really really bored and have absolutely nothing better to do with your time, in which case enjoy.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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