Ragnarök The Animation

A great evil is sweeping over the realm; an evil that the young swordsman Roan and his life-long companion, the acolyte Yufa, must face head on! For these two travel toward their destiny, from the highest towers to the depths of the underworld, through forest and desert alike. With an ever-growing cast of fellow heroes, fate will grasp these travelers by their very souls and propel the band of skilled adventurers towards a noble end. Or ignoble, if they don't watch their step!

Monsters are afoot and the way rife with danger and magic, the path forward may be unclear... But where will is strong, there is a way! Lessons wait in the depths of darkness, and good must prevail. The journey starts now!

(Source: FUNimation Entertainment)

Iruga Main

Nakai, Kazuya Japanese

Takius Main

Hisakawa, Aya Japanese

Yufa Main

Mizuki, Nana Japanese

Roan Main

Sakaguchi, Daisuke Japanese

Judia Main

Arakawa, Minako Japanese

Maya Main

Momoi, Haruko Japanese

Poi-Poi Supporting

Takimoto, Fujiko Japanese

Zephyr Supporting

Nozawa, Nachi Japanese

Jiltus Supporting

Suzuki, Mariko Japanese

Dark Lord Supporting

Akimoto, Yousuke Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Kishi, Seiji Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Lee, Myung-Jin Director, Original Character Design

Izawa, Motoi Sound Director

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Jun 8, 2016

fallensunset

Recommended

First of all, maybe it sounds weird but I think you can enjoy the animation more if you have never played the Ragnarok game like me, or just leave the fact that this is an adaption from a game away. I read some of the reviews from frustrated game players complaining that the animation isn't quiet the same as game, they certainly have reasons to do so but as someone who never have the opportunity to play it, I find it enjoyable with well-designed background and proper(kinda) story line.

Story

The story about Ragnarok is like any other fantasy animation. Young hero travels all over the world, ... getting some strong friends and finally kills the boss to save the day, those things never change since Lodoss-tou senki. As for this animation, the first half is funny with bright color and small jokes everywhere, however, stories suddenly become extremely heavy at the beginning of #17 and just keep dark till the end. The change of the atmosphere can be too sudden but it does have many good episodes. Episode 19 is the best IMO, really touching.

Art

Not much to complain, although it seems not impressive now, it was quiet good at that time, some characters like Maya and Judia can still make a shoot now.

Sound

Good, I watched Japanese version so I don't know about the American voice actors' performance, and as far as I can see, the Japanese seiyuus did their job quiet well, also the soundtrack is solid and close to the situation.

Character

Mediocre, there are characters that I love like Maya, Judia or Takius, but I have to admit I never like Yufa or Roan, and this part is where they fail and(I guess) where most fans criticized. Roan is a young, naive and sometimes childish swordsman and all of a sudden he becomes a responsible leader and a caring person who would devoted himself to helping others, this sharp change is rough in the animation. As for Yufa, well I have to say she is one of the least likable heroine I have ever seen throughout all these years of animation. Meanwhile, they do have other characters like Maya and Takius whose stories are well-organized and interesting to watch.

Overall

It is a good animation by my standard, and I think if you are a fan of fantasy animation and not care too much about the original game, it is certainly a enjoyment deserved 10 hours of your life to watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Nov 16, 2021

paintpixie

Mixed Feelings

I am forever looking for new fantasy anime to watch. So I picked this one up because it looked interesting. I was disappointed, however.

It played out TOO similarly to a video game. I wish it would have had a more interesting story. It seemed very cliche and predictable, so the story didn't engage me much. The characters, likewise, were rather bland. There was one character that I thought was interesting enough and that was Maya. The rest of the characters are generic and predictable.

The art is pretty generic, the music was forgettable.

I'm thinking maybe a younger audience would appreciate this show, but there are better ... alternatives out there. Possibly, fans of the game might enjoy it. I haven't played the game.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Aug 5, 2010

KeroKai

Not Recommended

This review is mainly aimed at those who have played the game Ragnarok Online, and are tempted to watch this anime as an additional bonus. All I can say... It was an extremely disappointing and generic fanservice based fantasy show.

You would think that with the game, there would be countless of possabilities in making the anime good based on the potential surrondings. But instead we get given two extremely annoying characters that don't seem to have a clue about what they're doing and where they are going. The romance in this is extremely forced, in fact, it was more focused on perversing on the female ... characters than developing the romance.

For those who believe there can be no real decent story adaptation from a game. The reason I claim this is wrong, is due to the countless amount of fanfiction and fan-comics that have developed over the years on the internet. Most of them have better plot lines than the one presented in this.

Save your time if you are wanting to watch a decent anime. Otherwise, watch it if you're curious about how bad, or how unfairly I've rated it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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