Noblesse: Awakening

Long ago lived the "nobles," an ancient race of immortal supernatural beings. They were revered as rulers and gods. Among the nobles was the "Noblesse," a powerful individual shrouded in mystery named Cadis Etrama di Raizel, or "Rai." Upon awakening in South Korea after an 820-year-long sleep, Rai sets to find his loyal and devoted servant, Frankenstein, whom he discovers to be the current director of Ye Ran High School. In his wish to learn more about modern civilization, Rai enrolls as a student to better experience life in the modern world.

Noblesse: Awakening details the beginning of Rai's new life as a high school student as he spends time with friends and fights threats both human and supernatural in order to prevent their schemes from harming Korea.

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Cadis Etrama Di Raizel Main

Shingaki, Tarusuke Japanese

Frankenstein Main

Hirakawa, Daisuke Japanese

M-21 Supporting

Oda, Hisafumi Japanese

Han, Shin-Woo Supporting

Hatanaka, Tasuku Japanese

Ik-Han, Woo Supporting

Nagatsuka, Takuma Japanese

Suh, Yuna Supporting

Yonezawa, Madoka Japanese

Jake Supporting

Ookawa, Tooru Japanese

Mary Supporting

Nabatame, Hitomi Japanese

M-24 Supporting

Tanzawa, Teruyuki Japanese

Kuroki, Rui Producer

Tada, Shunsuke Director

Matsuzawa, Kenichi Director, Episode Director

Kanegae, Tooru Sound Director

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Feb 4, 2016

Nervin

Recommended

There are several words that come in mind when trying to describe this ONA, and the most suitable one would be that it is hilarious, even with the underlying, or rather, main theme of this work: vampires and Frakenstein. Yes, you read right, Frankenstein and his very master that awoke after his long slumber. It must be noted that is has its share of action as well. Noblesse: Awakening is an adaptation of the of the korean manhwa Noblesse.

The story surrounding vampires is nothing new, yet the fact that it incorporates both Frankenstein and his master, Cadis Etrama di Raizel, is something I have ... yet to see in the medium itself. What is actually intriguing is the fact that the "master" awakens in modern society, so there are naturally futuristic things he quite doesn't understand, which creates some very amusing situations.

It also includes a good amount of well executed action, which came as surprise. For the matter, it is only 30 minutes long, so it isn't able to represent the scope of Noblesse, and thus is quite condensed, yet this serves to transmit well paced action sequences. However, this also means that there are a lot of things introduced that aren't explained to the viewer, which was to be expected.

As for the characters, there is not much say besides that the main protagonist, the master of Frakenstein, is silent, cunning and "badass" character, which is quite pleasing to see. The supporting cast are composed of zombies and vampires, which are necessary for the setting, yet their motives or why they're there is unknown.

Concerning the animation of this ONA, it is very well done, fluid motions and great choreography in the battle scenes. In addition the backgrounds were satisfying enough, including the character's designs which can be a bit generic, yet is a slightly different from what audiences are used to see. I might want to add that Frakenstein and the master are represented as "bishonens" yet without its typical personality, which to some may be a great addition - what usually is depicted as a malformed, is now a bishonen. As for the soundtrack, it was average, yet befitting of the anime, including the opening and ending.

All in all, I really enjoyed this ONA despite its generic premise and I am certainly now inclined to read the manhwa of this piece - or rather, seeing an adaptation of the series, as the premise can turn out to be something interesting. I would definitely recommend anyone to check this piece out, it is only 30 minutes long; and you never know, you may end up liking it.

Thank you for reading.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Feb 7, 2016

arolust

Mixed Feelings

So happy to see this, I absolutely love the web comic, have read it more than once even while waiting for updates, but already disappointed. They skipped scenes, and sadly it was noticeable.
It felt like they rushed this episode and tried to fit way to much of the story in 30 min, this should have been at least two episodes, if not three.

Honestly, theres some others who are calling this an "introduction" to the web comic, and does not fair to well on its own.

This should not be used to supplement the first part of the web comic either, absolutely not, as this is already ... different enough in pacing and even combat than the web comic (mostly thinking of when Frankenstein fought the girl, his attitude and attacking method are different compared to web comic).

In short, even if you watched this, you should read the first chapters of the web comic before deciding if you truly like the series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Apr 23, 2021

secondtooth

Not Recommended

This is the first thing in the series I've seen, and I can say with certainty, I will not be watching any more of it. It felt like watching a fever dream. The anime tries to be style over substance, only the substance is zero. You know what happens when you divide by zero? It doesn't work, and neither does this anime.

It got bad enough to the point where I stopped reading the subtitles, and with the basic level Japanese I know, I'm pretty sure I got the gist of what little but ridiculous story there was. The action was well animated, the sound design ... was good, and the character designs were attractive. But man, the plot and character cast weren't anywhere close to being interesting enough to carry through the awful pacing.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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