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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Very generic but ending was bittersweet ending. The cycle continues. |
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| Pride cometh before a fall, into an eternal circle of blood, fire and revenge. Ending was pretty obvious but still fun, overall a pretty decent series. |
| “I just spent the last two years thinking that you guys knew more than me about life and I just found out that you guys are just as dumb as me.” “Duh-doy.” “Yeah, duh-doy.” |
| It was a enjoyable ride, sadly it felt too short, still everything they did in the story based from the world of the game was well made, even with all the shock value things going on, I already played the game so i was curious on how they will manage to pull the whole story in just 7 eps. Spoilers of the game here => . Overall a really nice show to watch, sadly not that memorable, It was nice to have that much bittersweet things going on every episode of the outcome is not always the thing Ethan had in mind, but I'm pretty sure i will forget about it in like a month becuase there where not enough episodes for me to really like the characters, it could have been better but still way better than what I was expecting. |
| I know this might sound weird but one thing that bugs me about this show is that despite the amount of action, we never really see Ethan develop his combat abilities at all. Like he never develops better technique or finesse and is basically just swinging and stabbing his sword like a total dumbass except for that one scene in episode 4 where he goes sicko mode and yeets the hydra. I'd be seriously hard-pressed to believe he could actually beat the dragon if it weren't for the fact that Hannah was basically carrying with buffing and creating critical openings by raining hellfire upon the enemies. None of the victories felt earned honestly. |
| I honestly put so much hype than what I should have into this thing... It was so dissapointing but hey, something interesting to watch. Only the first and last episodes where somewhat good and faithful to the game, and actually could fit better in the game in some instances, overall it was just a cliché medieval fantasy anime. If there's a season 2, the only reason for me to watch is because I'm a huge Dragon's Dogma fangirl, no more. @saxe2 What spoilers from the game are mentioning? @sddsdd Exactly... He could at least followed some basic RPG elements (not making it too obvious) like upgrading gear and learning new skills. The iconic weapon buff was used only once. |
| Today they say you're crazy, tomorrow they will say you're a genious. |
| It was well made in certain parts although bad at others, for a moment I thought maybe it was going to be a lead to the next dragon's dogma game, but doesn't really seems so now that I've done watching. You will take more from this anime if you play the game before, this is all I have to say. |
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| Liked it. Went in with mixed expectations and it was much better than that. Surely, not a super good series, but good enough. Unlike most people I am a really big but not a dogmatic (hah) fan of the game, so I'm not going "reee it's different from the game". I have almost no gripes except that the entire cycle mechanic was exposed through dialogue. It could have been executed better, but that's it. Fun ride. Would look forward to more of this in the future, if it ever happens. You can find my review here. |
| My only thought after finishing it was "ok, what was the point of this"? I didnt hate it, i actually thought it was a decent show to watch but it just felt...kind of pointless? I do think this show was an example of how to do cg anime right, aside from a couple of the monsters. It was very fluid and some of the action scenes looked pretty spectacular. |
| Damn that was a long battle and ofc it's the endless loop of defeating and becoming the dragon. Kinda sad that he has to live as a dragon. Anyway this finale was proly the best episode of this entire anime. Hannah finally showed her emotions, she fuckin cried and she also called Ethan by his name at the end. Hannah's the best thing we got from this anime and now I kinda wanna play the game cause of her. |
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| This isn't really an adaptation. People that played the game should know already this is an endless loop. This could possibly be a prequel since Pawns doesn't have names prior to Ethan being an Arisen. CGs actually looks really good on the characters, love how they move like 2D anime characters. Monsters though? Fucking awful lmao. |
forexjammerSep 18, 2020 7:15 PM
| Went into this one with no info for the show and little knowledge of the game, but I thought it was alright. The 3D animation is well done, that can so easily fail with anime shows still, but the characters and action looked good. Monsters are a mixed bag. The Hydra looked pretty good, but the rest look unfinished, especially the dragon, like I don't know how they thought it looked good, it's like the texture is only half-finished loading. Story could've been abit longer, 7 episodes gets all the core stuff down, but it felt like it needed abit more before we hit the end with that sad ending I wasn't expecting. Not bad though, very watchable. Might have to finally give the game a proper go. |
| It was okay ending, interesting experience. It's really shame it was 7 episodes only, you can't really do much in seven 30 min. episodes. |
| How convenient of them to fall back into the very same room they were fighting in, lol. It should be really humiliating for a big ass dragon like that to die from being stabbed with such a short dagger. Overall an underwhelming adaptation. I'm not sure if it could even be called one. This anime is rather a retelling of beginning and ending of the game with unimportant random encounters in-between. Positive things to note are battle scenes having some good choreography here & there and Hannah being a cutie pie. Though her gradually gaining human emotions is against the lore of the game. Rowanism said: Liked it. Went in with mixed expectations and it was much better than that. Surely, not a super good series, but good enough. Unlike most people I am a really big but not a dogmatic (hah) fan of the game, so I'm not going "reee it's different from the game". I have almost no gripes except that the entire cycle mechanic was exposed through dialogue. It could have been executed better, but that's it. Fun ride. Would look forward to more of this in the future, if it ever happens. You can find my review here. Wow. First forum post in 11 years on MAL, a rare sight. Congratulations i guess. |
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| Pretty bad anime at start it was clear how it will end. MC get psycho problems without reason (ok he lost somebody but he was relative ok at start but with each episode he got worse and worse...). Side characters are killing others without any reason. Good it had only 7 episodes otherwise it ended in droplist. But after I finished it and saw what company made it (Netf..) there is no surprise it was that bad because they don't know how to make good anime. 4/10 and the reason why it isn't less than 4 is only because it was made in the medieval age and I saw well made graphically Hydra, Cyclop and others from mythology. |
hiraishinxSep 21, 2020 6:00 AM
| Did not played the game. I thought it was bad and the story kinda useless. Feels like nothing changed at the end. I hate bad ending, but that is not the only issue here. His changes during the "story" was just badly done and too abrupt. Overall a bad anime, bad animation, bad story, bad mc, bad ending. Only good point : Hannah and Nana Mizuki. |
Seiya0890Sep 22, 2020 10:01 AM
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| Slight spoiler: Violet Evergarden-like (might just be the blond character reminding me of that) ending. Fine by me. At first I was thinking maybe they should've ended it with Hannah killing Ethan which would be a slight spoiler: move similar to a certain Fire Emblem game. Still feel neutral on this. Haven't played the video game so won't be making comparisons based on that. "When you peer into the dark, the dark peers back into you." Perhaps a Lovecraftian concept. I'd rewatch it. Ethan certainly did have some hubris going on iirc. The dragon is like the scorpion, it can't help destroying stuff. 9/10. |
Eris-w-Sep 27, 2020 11:30 PM
| Yep, I vaguely remember from the game that the Arisen could become the next dragon, it's a cycle but, in the game there's no morality bs like this lol. It's much simpler and straightforward. That's why becoming a dragon in the game is easily avoided, just reload a save before the big fight. Also, pawns are like a thing in the game. They're not human with emotions, they're disposable and very easily replaced. But still, this anime's approach is interesting. It's okay to me. 6 |
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| I would've preferred that Ethan kill himself rather than become the new dragon. |
 "Are you intoxicated, or just insane?" |
| This anime bring backs memories of the game. I am guessing this is a promo for the upcoming game Dragon's Dogma 2. But the story was okay. I liked the animation and the characters. The ending was as expected. Overall it was a decent show. |
| Well... it could've been worse. The CGI definitely needs work, particularly the large monsters, but in the end I suppose the series did an acceptable job (loosely) adapting the game's story. That said: Why adapt the story of an 8-year old action-RPG in the first place? If there's a new game in the works (and there doesn't seem to be any indication of that), then the series should have been based on the new game. x2kill4 said: WTF, Did ethan kill the dragon just only by one stab using little sword.. logic? hmm i dont think so..i mean in the game is through the epic battle to kill the dragon but i cant find that here.. The battle took half the episode. He stabbed/slashed it multiple times, it was hit with magic, had a building dropped on top of it, and it fell out of the sky as well. |
| Seeing the end really makes it feel like some sort of prequel to the actual main story where the hero would break the cycle unlike its predecessors. Kinda predictable plottwist of the continuous cycle but still sad to see Ethan become the creature he swore to kill. Also pretty weird to see him finish the dragon off with a stab of his dagger instead of some big move. Haven't played the game but I found this pretty good. Definitely not the best as they could have delved a bit more into the story (such as what the deal is with Pawns) and handled certain things a bit better that felt kinda forced (e.g. Balthazar turning greedy at the sight of a coin). |
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| Honestly, it was quite fun show to watch. Solid 6. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| It just ignored the concept of the Seneschal and the cycle then? The point of the Dragon in the game was that they existed to drive and test an Arisen so that they can take up the role of Seneschal, with Dragons themselves being Arisen who failed to defeat the Seneschal. In this anime, defeating the Dragon just turns the Arisen into another Dragon in an instant, with this change being made for no apparent reason other than the anime being too short to cover the postgame. Not even close to being one of the worst anime I watched, but it's still an unfaithful adaptation with a repetitive narrative focused on beating you over the head with the seven deadly sins of humanity. It was moderately entertaining at times, and I liked Hannah, so it had some things going for it. |
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