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| Strong anime. It was a really good story with a female lead. I enjoyed watching how Chagum went from this entitled prince to a more humbled person. Also, I found it kinda funny how the last line was "Man I shoulda eaten Tanda's soup" |
| Wholesum Nice to see hes grown up a lil 7/10 Pretty Gud! |
| The final battle with all those octopus shaped monsters was a bit anticlimatic, i was expecting something more epic but i liked this overall, the art was impressive, the music was great and the few fight scenes were amazing, wish there were more of them, i am also not a big fan of all those slice of life episodes in the middle part and i think the pace of this series is a bit too slow at times. What i did like is the characters, they are all very down to earth and act like normal people, it's refreshing that there were no good and evil characters in this story, everyone did what seemed the right thing to do at each time, Chagum especially was great, i was expecting him to be the typical unbearable whiny or spoiled little prince but he behaved pretty stoically and responsibly almost all the time considering his situation. The ending made me shed manly tears when Chagum and Balsa said goodbye to each other, all in all i rate it a 8/10. |
charlieman999Jan 22, 2021 11:35 AM
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| For the amount of writing in the forums I've done for these episodes (except the first few admittedly due to me being a bit tired and lazy), I really don't have much more to say other than this episode being such an excellent and bittersweet way to finish off the show. The novels do continue the story on and infact, this anime was only the adaptation of the first book with a ton of original episodes to flesh out the show a lot more by Kenji Kamiyama's brilliant scriptwriting. But he and the staff did such a great job that I feel more than satisfied with the first book being the only one animated, as it ends on a great note. The part where Balsa offered Chagum to run away with them was fun but also bittersweet again, since we know that he in his real heart won't accept that offer and would choose to help his family with running the kingdom, but Balsa offering shows that no matter what happens in the future, if he's able to get in contact with her, she'll run to him and help out with anything no matter what. It's goodbye for now but never a goodbye for eternity was the message given. Him crying as he sends her off was really touching too, they both really had a great mother-son bond right there, and its tough to see them let each other go but it was meant to be. They can only stop so many fateful occurrences from happening. Overall, this show was a masterpiece. I gave it a 9 initially, but sort of lost my memories of this show but after the rewatch, it's left me stunned as I hung on every word and action this show was taking, every parallel and bit of progression this show was making, every ounce of characterization and growth that was happening, especially with Balsa and Chagum's bond together, and the finish wrapped the present up beautifully. This truly is one of the best anime I've ever seen, and I'm sad that there isn't more of it, but forever grateful regardless. Thank you Nahoko Uehashi-sensei, Kenji Kamiyama and Production I.G for creating this anime adaptation. One of the easiest 10/10s I can ever give. |
| Amazing ride.... did quite enjoy it truly an anime worth rewatching after couple of years |
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| What a fantastic adventure. I can say that I genuinely enjoyed every aspect of this. This is the second of Uehashi's novels to be given adaptations and both are great (with the other being Kemono no Souja Erin). Waiting for the adaptation of the Deer King next, hoping that will be great as well. |
Opti-Jul 13, 2021 6:21 PM
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| They said "fuck all you shippers, we'll throw a bone with the confession, but there will be no actual romance here folks", lol, another case of "it happens after the anime finishes". I see the original source continues, something surely happens there with Balsa and Tanda. Anyway, after finishing Twelve Kingdoms not so long ago, Seirei no Moribito had some stiff competition here. Doesn't quite capture the magic of the world building of Twelve Kingdoms, but easily surpasses the battle animation and choreography side of it. A lot more simpler to follow, which had it's merits, even though the world of Twelve Kingdoms was more interesting. Youko and Balsa are both fantastic characters, I probably even prefer Balsa over Youko, even though Youko has a bit more depth to her, Balsa is just too badass in the end. Really fun story and adventure overall, I give it the same rating at 9/10. |
| That was a great ending. Seeing how far Chagum grew up was really nice. They didn't outright says it, but Balsa is probably going to put Jiguro's soul to rest by telling him about her journey. Overall, very good series! 8/10 |
| how Arslan should've been!! it hurts so much when the i finished the last episode. will miss every bit of this series. |
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| Funny how they bath fully clothed but I guess it's better than seeing an old woman naked lmao Mikado and his entire royal court save for Chagum's mother (and Warrior Eight to some extent) are fucking trash tbh. And seriously if you don't separate with Balsa just hire her as your royal bodyguard, peace of cake OR just run with her to Kanbal for real lol Anyways this anime was just as good as I expected and wanted it to be IF not better and was really, really heartwarming and wholesome BUT I wish it revolved around Balsa herself, I mean it does, she's a bodyguard and the entire story is about her saving a life, but... it revolves around that life rather than her life like the title itself suggests... Anyways, anyways this anime desperately NEEDS a 2nd season set in Kanbal, sucks they killed Logsam off screen in the flashback, a 2nd season with a vengeance plot would've been lit AF. I know this anime is based on a light novel series and I would LOVE to read it if there's more to it post the ending of this anime, else it'll be pointless. This anime is the 2nd anime out of several I had planned to watch a long, long time ago and postponed for so long, the first was disappointing, this one is gonna leave a gap I don't know how I'm going to fill :( A similar anime may do, may not, as I really, really want more of Balsa right now and not something else be it similar or not lol but nothing can be done about it :/ animejas said: The novels do continue the story on and infact, this anime was only the adaptation of the first book This is what I needed to know, now where to find those remaining 9 books fully translated, ha... sucks they aren't adapted into 9 full fledged sequels... extralie said: That was a great ending. Seeing how far Chagum grew up was really nice. They didn't outright says it, but Balsa is probably going to put Jiguro's soul to rest by telling him about her journey. Overall, very good series! 8/10 I thought she was going to visit her father's grave, Jiguro should be buried somewhere in Shin-Yogo, but I guess the latter makers more sense. LAST EDIT: Looks like there's a manga alternative WITH a sequel based on the 2nd book, I was only aware of the alternative but learning there is a continuation too which is fully translated is great news for me! Better and faster than reading a novel tbh lol |
TheBerserkerAug 24, 2023 8:14 AM
| Oh this series was truly some kind of amazing. Chagum's growth was surprising, and Balsa gotta be one of the best female leads I've ever seen... That was an experience... 8/10 for me. A future rewatch would be more than welcome. |
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| This is a 9/10 series. The art was beautiful, the characters were beautiful, and so was the conclusion. Even if the conclusion was sad, it made sense. The backstories and the romance. "Will they or won't they?" My only issue is that it did drag at some parts, but it was a great anime overall. |
| That was a perfect ending, it ties with everything the story was telling and it undeniably heartwarming and bittersweet. Chagum and Balsa saying goodbye got me teared up.  I knew that even though both Torogai and Chagum were basically telling Balsa to get with Tanda, she's not going to settle down just now and Tanda understands that and that's the way their relationship works♡ |
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