Arknights: Reimei Zensou

The discovery of a black crystalline mineral known as Originium has accelerated technological advancement in the world of Terra, with its high energy yield allowing people to demonstrate abilities akin to magic called Arts. Large veins of Originium can naturally be found at the sites of Catastrophes, various forms of natural disasters caused by the mineral itself.

However, the usage of Originium comes at a price, as there is a high risk of getting infected with Oripathy—an incurable and highly contagious disease. Because nations subject the infected to harsh discrimination, the oppressed begin a dissident movement. Calling themselves Reunion, the rebel faction mercilessly destroys cities, further contributing to the already calamitous nature of Catastrophes.

Rhodes Island, committed to treating the infected and uninfected as equals, is a paramilitary pharmaceutical organization believed to be the most advanced in its research for the Oripathy cure. Unfortunately, the person spearheading the project—an enigmatic figure known only as the Doctor—suffers from amnesia, effectively impeding what might be the only hope for the infected to break free from their chains of despair.

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Amiya Main

Kurosawa, Tomoyo Japanese

Doctor Main

Kaida, Yuki Japanese

W Supporting

Taketatsu, Ayana Japanese

Texas Supporting

Tadokoro, Azusa Japanese

Exusiai Supporting

Iwami, Manaka Japanese

Kal'tsit Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

FrostNova Supporting

Takagaki, Ayahi Japanese

Ch'en Supporting

Ishigami, Shizuka Japanese

Hoshiguma Supporting

Yasuno, Kiyono Japanese

Nearl Supporting

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Watanabe, Yuuki Director, Sound Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation, Animation Director

Yokouchi, Kazuki Episode Director

Mizuki, Aki Script

ReoNa Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance

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Jun 29, 2024

bobthebuilder_

Recommended

For a RPG adaptation, I usually do not expect much. This is a pretty decent story with good animation and a plot line that is understandable. This is not comparable to good anime like FMA or anything, but it is at the top of my list if I am only judging RPG adaptations.

The story itself is not unique. There's nothing new to the table on what's been done. The thing that makes it stand out is how well it is executed. The plotline has me invested in the characters. The style draws me in, too. Most RPG adaptations I have seen in the past have ... this off-putting feeling about the animation. This one has clean animation with a dark vibe to it. None of the characters or enemies feel out of place. The characters are also well integrated into the painted backgrounds.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 29, 2024

Dompa112

Mixed Feelings

A very visual pleasing anime. The animation quality and cinematic feeling is very pleasing to the eye. But looks can only get you so far. Its the content that really matters and thats where this falls very flat.

First of im not familiar with the game. So i feel i might not be the target audience herd so i dont want to be to hard on it why i give it a 6/10 despite being fairly bored by the show.

To me it seems you get thrown into the whole thing without much knowledge and they never go very deep explaining things about the world. ... The factions. Characters. Its just thrown straight at you. Hard to get invested in it all. Its only 8 episoded long so maybe its something that will come with time but i dont think the show doed a good job getting you interested enough to continue. Right after the final episode i didnt felt motivated to continue and i doubt i will.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Apr 18, 2023

aurora_aeterna

Not Recommended

tl;dr rating if you play arknights: 8 or 9 /10. rating if you don't play arknights: 5/10 at best

Surely this show's ratings are inflated by the fans of the game. I mean let's be honest. I play the game and while yes, the game has great story and yes, the game has great voice lines, the anime was without a doubt very slow paced and at times boring. It is practically word-for-word from the source material though so points for staying true there.

Like I mentioned above, if you don't play the game you will fall asleep watching this. The gravity of the scenes, the explanation ... for the world of Terra, the way the characters interact with each other; all of it would not make sense to a non-fan and the anime does little to try to explain any of it to people who are unfamiliar with the source material already. The pacing is molasses. The character development is also molasses. Both of which are real shames because the Arknights main story is actually quite interesting and at times thought-provoking and challenging. All of that was latent in here in the show, sent to background in favor of what felt like character showcases. I should also mention that Yostar/HG make great PV's and music but we didn't get much of that here. Some cool action sequences, a smattering of music, but it didn't shine.

It really hurts me to say it but I do not recommend this to anyone who didn't play the game. I would recommend the game though. So I guess you could come back to watch this after playing the game some? It is a good game...

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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