Legend of Lemnear: Kyokuguro no Tsubasa Valkisas Episode 1 Discussion

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Jun 12, 2015 7:16 PM

BurntJelly

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Nice 80's music.

The action was pretty enjoyable. The "plot" was pretty good too.

Aug 30, 2016 1:59 PM

RafaelDeJongh

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Pretty lovely overall OVA I must say, quite decent pacing and action and I did quite like the sci-fi yet very old kin of setting!

All in all a pretty decent ova.

Sep 8, 2016 3:31 PM

Rei_III

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Gorgeous 80s heroic-fantasy OVA featuring Urushihara's superb art, even in the middle of action scenes. Story-wise, it is extremely bland to the point you will watch it only for the superior aesthetic. A treat for the eyes, even today, and that is THE important point of this animation..

Of course, the 80s music serves it well.

Enjoyment: 5/5. As high as my first experience of it when I eagerly discovered the mysterious subbed VHS I had blindly ordered (the good old days where the market wasn't "over-saturated")
Score: between 5 and 8/10, based on the importance given to the story (who's actually a minor thing here)

Rei_IIISep 8, 2016 3:35 PM

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Oct 3, 2020 1:16 PM

mozgow

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I was thinking of giving it a 6/10, but that Lemnear's death scene was so well done that I'm giving it a +1 for that.

Oh, and I've spotted a Nausicaä reference.

Mar 28, 2021 6:02 PM

Saint-Sheepy

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Speaking of Ghibli stuff (besides that Nausicaa reference), Keiko Yokozawa, who voiced Sheeta in Castle in the Sky, actually voices a small role in the Japanese version, although her character, Lian, sadly is just there for fanservice and to be the damsel in distress...

May 22, 2021 10:44 PM

PrawnGuard

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This was 80s AF. Lots of action, graphic violence, nudity, medieval fantasy with sorcerers and dragons, the rock music. Just look at the DVD cover art posted here. Does not get more 80s than this. Loved it. Lemnear herself was a really cool character. Cute and sexy but can kick ass. She was awesome in that bar fight, I wish we could've seen more hand to hand combat with her. I loved her flying creature too. It reminded me of the mounts in Golden Axe.

Oct 15, 2021 9:14 AM

St0rmblade

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Oh hey, a girl with a sword climbing up a spiral staircase. Even took a sword out of her chest. Does it remind me of Utena? Absolutely not!

Overall, very fancervice-ish (as expected from the creator) but at least Lemnear managed to beat all the bad guys (plus there was a successful slave rebellion). Was surprised to see her "die" actually. The animation was pretty good too.

Jan 18, 2022 7:33 PM

Rozark487

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Nothing particularly special but it was a pretty good way to spend 45 minutes. Strong & likeable female lead, tons of action, good music, a couple of scenes where the art actually did stand out and I don't think there was a boring moment. 6/10 overall, but at least a 7.5 for enjoyment.

Feb 21, 2022 11:09 PM

MichaelJackson