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4Liked it!
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3It was OK
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2Disliked it
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1Hated it
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Average 3.1
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| Rean and Lavi teaming up just like before...? Heh, that was rushed. No development at all but I guess they wanted them to be the heroes representing different sides of the war. At least we do get to see Altina, Sara, etc in this finale. As for the show itself, this was really underwhelming. It doesn't adapt the mainline games and served more as a treat for the fans, rather than a faithful adaptation. They even showed profiles of the new Class VII but they don't make any important appearances :( |
Stark700Mar 24, 2023 6:32 AM
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Kakeru_00115 said: Pretty rush but that was expected. Curse huh, That Ex arts was a good homage to the game Rean getting overtaken by his ogre power was unexpected, thought it will be the same as CS3 where His eyes Become Snake-like? That Infernal Gale really shows how good is his Eight Leaves technique even if the ogre powers is out of control. So main antagonist(Jayna) is a S huh. Talion is finding his own purpose all this time huh. Wait Rogan is one of the Jaegers in Juna Naval Fortress? Along with those Jaegers with him? Rean post war chat with Lavi and that Instructor comment, So they made Lavi one of the reasons for Rean to be a Instructor at Branch campus huh, Aurelia getting the Class 7 ready is planned by Musse right? Kevin appeared, Yes he appeared, Falcom really wants for Kevin to just appear in the credits scene of every kiseki related story(CSIV, Kuro, Correct me of there's more) and Renne too, She has part in every trails game(Sky, Crossbell, Cold Steel and Kuro). Altina telling she is Homuncili while Spiral of Erebos is on and Dialogues about CS3 and Rean reciting the teachings of Yun-ka-fai made the last seconds of the Anime a PV for CS3. Man that gave me enough boost to replay CS3 Again. So where's the Award Ceremony? Looks like Rean here still doesn't have a Idea that his Spirit Unification is not available? Will the anime release a OVA? There was no announcement or anything after the finale unless the TV version has something. For now, it's safe to assume this anime is over. |
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| I think that it is not the ending based on Rin's words at the end of the episode. I hope for the season 2 or some OVAs! |
MemoreMar 24, 2023 9:27 AM
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| As a huge fan of the Cold Steel and Crossbell games I was pretty hyped for this anime but it was completely and utterly disappointing. They completely shafted the existing characters in favor of this new story which itself was just bad. There were some interesting themes with Lavi about what makes a hero but the execution was just completely awful. Half the show wasted on the new cast dicking around and when the plot finally starts it all felt very rushed and hollow. This was suppose to be about Rean and Altina being sent into a warzone to shop some Norhern Jaegers that did a coup before the imperial army rolls in and kills everything but instead he just shows up at the end for 2 minutes. From what I remember Altina said in CS3 that during the North Ambrian war she was suppose to be supporting Rean but ended up being useless with Rean just protecting her and that's why she wants to be useful to him now. We saw none of that. There was barely even a war shown. Just Rean fighting some robots which is a Tuesday for him. Also the visuals were absolutely awful by even 10 year old standards. Their animation budget must have been non existent for this. If that was the case they should have just done something fun and simple like maybe an OVA with some of the old characters hanging out but instead we got this husk of a show. To anybody even mildly interested in this series just go play the games. Don't even bother touching this unless you're already a fan and just wanna watch it for completion sake. |
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| I had a lot of hope for the show when it first started airing, but I'm sad to say I think the execution just didn't work, and I really, really wish Falcom could find a bigger budget if they want to adapt stories from their flagship series. I've noticed a lot of people saying the same thing, and I have to agree: it's hard to figure out exactly who this anime is for. Even as someone who has played all of the games up to Kuro no Kiseki, it was nice to get some character cameos and interactions, but I don't think Kiseki's storytelling style really works in a standard, 12-episode cour format. The last few episodes were just really, really rushed, especially in this last episode. A lot of what we've heard through the games either didn't happen at all, or happened in a way that contradicted what we knew... and I know that's a thing that can just happen with anime adaptions. Sometimes it's even used to the advantage of the adaption, to give us a new perspective on things, or to add more depth to certain events- and that's what I was hoping would happen with Northern War. But it's obviously not what we got. Lavian and Rean teaming up just didn't feel earned at all. I saw what they were trying to do, with them maybe being two representations of a 'hero', and reconciling with each other through that- but what should have been an intense, emotional, and climactic moment, just fell flat. It was literally like "ok we fought for two seconds, plz help." And the animation just... my heart actually hurts thinking about what a Kiseki adaption could be like with an actual budget, and the proper time given to a studio who could then put some real love and care into the animation. This series has such great lore and incredible potential for worldbuilding and characters, so it's genuinely really sad to see this absolute lack of care in the presentation of the show. I feel like I'm just venting right now, so I'll try to come up with some positives. I really enjoyed Lavian's arc in the show. The question of what it means to be hero, and seeing her wrestling with that question and also with the impact of her grandfather's legacy, was really, really great. My favorite episode was her just being at home, and getting those introspective moments that I know and love from the Kiseki series itself. And at its heart, in its best moments, at least Northern War did 'feel' like Kiseki. There was some great character banter at times, and even if there was an abundance of cameos, I appreciated seeing other characters acknowledged (like a certain green-haired priest and his squire). Sadly though, I don't think I could recommend this to someone looking to get into the series, and I'd struggle to recommend it to someone who already does love the series. This adaption really deserved better. I can see the potential for something greater, for something that could have been truly special... but, in the end, it didn't hit the mark, not even close. I'd give it a super generous 4 out of 10, almost like... a momentary flash of light that just didn't manage to illuminate the darkness. ...I think this is the first time I've ever written so much in an episode discussion thread. I just have a lot of feelings about Kiseki, I guess. :3 |
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| This end eps is pretty poignant to whats happening in eastern Europe right now. Going on close to a decade old war of an ethnic group fighting for freedom from a larger collective. Except this time the people coming in to save them have ired the wrath of the global industrial complex because why not throw shit at shit and require more money to be thrown at shit when a group of people just want to be with there ethnic partners. And we can profit from war by using every single weapon we can so we can produce more to deny them that right. We need a hero! |
 To have you, Id give a billion lives A-Chan best girl |
| [font="\"Helvetica Neue\", HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif"]What a complete waste of time. The "war" wasn't even a whole episode. None of the original characters for the anime have any sort of interesting aspects or story to them. All of the pointless cameos were the most desperate, lazy nostalgia pops imaginable. And the production was just so bad. One of the worst looking anime so far this year. The only positive thing I can say was I liked the OP song.[/font] [font="\"Helvetica Neue\", HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif"]The Northern War was more interesting in the form of Rean monologuing in CS3.[/font] |
| I was disappointed by this anime being a fan of Kiseki games. I will give a 5 overall, it had good things and some points were exciting but in the end, it was pretty average. If they made this anime to promote a gacha game I don't want to play it/spend money on it. |
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| VERY BAD ANIME. thumb down! |
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| Good, but no more than that. 7/10 |
Secret333 said: Roch2001 said: Jesse, What the fuck are you talking about?!This end eps is pretty poignant to whats happening in eastern Europe right now. Going on close to a decade old war of an ethnic group fighting for freedom from a larger collective. Except this time the people coming in to save them have ired the wrath of the global industrial complex because why not throw shit at shit and require more money to be thrown at shit when a group of people just want to be with there ethnic partners. And we can profit from war by using every single weapon we can so we can produce more to deny them that right. We need a hero! Stuff. what are you talking about? This show is a mirror of reality. maybe we watch things with different knowledge of the real world. |
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Secret333 said: Roch2001 said: I don't believe the northern war was intended as a mirror for a real-life war going on right now. But do enlighten me if you think otherwise.Stuff. what are you talking about? This show is a mirror of reality. maybe we watch things with different knowledge of the real world. I do tend to get carried away sometimes with my diatribe. But I still think what is happening in show reflects what is going on right now in real world. And we definitely need a hero before w3 happens. |
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| Despite his official orders its always been Rean's nature to save lives after all. The past version of Lavi would never had been able to work with Rean like this so im glad that she managed to change. Cool usage of the bonds via Sara as well. But its actually fun seeing everyone work together to deal with the true villain despite official orders. Figured Talion was working on something but he sure picked the best moment to strike. While North Ambria would later join the empire at the very least their economy won't be focused on war. Didn't think that Iseria would end up in the guild though. Given that we saw Rose and the members of the new class 7 i wonder will we see an adaptation of the 3rd and 4th games sometime. Overall as a series it didn't improve over the course of the second half it would have been a rare 5 but because it did 6/10 would be the best score for it. |
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| this is definitely for fans of the games; i don't think anime casuals will understand or appreciate it so the show is kind of niche. still, i thought it was fairly well done, even if the ending felt rushed. we had 11 episodes leading up to the invasion and then it was wrapped up super fast. |
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| Hmm, I wonder whether there will be a season 2 after... Interesting. |
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| Other than the fan service this was a complete waste of time. wtf was even the point of Jayna? I kept expecting her to be revealed as an Anguis or something but she was just there to be evil for no reason and die pointlessly I guess. |
| As a massive fan of the Trails series, I can confidently say with my full chest that this is one of the worst animes I have ever seen in my life. |
| 3/10 this anime was all sorts of nonsense. Nonsense is the best word I can use to describe it. |
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| Maybe I'm misremembering, but I feel like Rean was almost PTSD'ed by what he had to do in the Northern War in Cold Steel 3. I definitely was expecting more than just him fighting archaisms, which went rogue. I won't say it was god awful, as I enjoyed the cameos regardless of how well they were done or short they were. But the anime itself felt very much unfocused on what it wanted to do. |
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| Apparently taking place between Trails of Cold Steel II & III, there doesn't seem to be much point in this Anime's existence. Even if there was a point, the terrible visual quality (far worse than the games themselves) would've rendered it moot. |
| As a Trails fan this I felt this anime as an OFFENSE. |
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