Elden Ring: Ougonju e no Michi
Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree

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This is by far the greatest manga of all time featuring John Dark soul and John Elden Ring

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SPOILER WARNING:

Ranni is so hot lowk like ong like frrrrrrrrr yall.

This is a unique take on the popular masterpiece elden ring and it takes a comedy approach n thats pretty cool tbf
the art style is great and fits the story very well
... the characters are the same from the game and its interesting to see them used in a comedy sense

i think you will like this series if u like big blue hot anime girls with many arms

MY REVIEW ON ELDEN RING: ROAD TO THE ERDTREE

Since there are only 2 chapters I would like to start with my expectation:
I hope it's an action-heavy anime because you know if you know.

Anyways,

Story is unique
So far the story is really good, I'm honestly enjoying it and I already want an anime adaptation of this. I like that they went for a comedy manga because when I played the game, the NPCs' dialogues are funny af. "Marika's Tits! you must be hungry" - boggart LOL.
I hope that they go for the ending that everyone wants.
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The art style is amazing
The character and the world design look amazing

Also, I look forward to the tarnished interactions with the NPCs, especially with the bosses


I recommend this anime to everyone

It's a manga drawn and written by Nikiichi Tobita and it's an officially licensed product by Bandai/FromSoftware, published by Yen Press.

I say that because many might come to think that it's some fan-made nonsense, because the tone of the manga will probably take most Elden Ring fans by surprise.

It's a __comedy__ manga. It featured a single real fight in 11 chapters and it basically lasted 2 pannels.

I expected and would have liked it to be an actual canon and serious manga, but it's not the end of the world.

I give it a __7/10__ because I personally don't like comedy adaptations and you'll see why ... it plays such a big role (unfortunately for me), but it's otherwise surprising.

I'll state the __pros__ and then the __cons__.

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__Pros:__

__Art__

- The art is 100% faithful to the game (below is an actual picture I took ingame, versus the first pannel).
img220(https://i.imgur.com/IwWIQXM.png)

- The quality and detail of some shots are impressive.
img220(https://i.imgur.com/mTaBcou.png)

- There's a nice "sketch-like" quality to the drawings. It's a bit difficult to describe but sometimes the lack of crispness in the image gives it a nice feel, especially in the context of Elden Ring. You can almost see the pencil smudges.

- It also has this nice movement effect it uses sometimes to portray shaking (first pannel).
img220(https://i.imgur.com/LMpUJGu.png)

__Reference to source material__

- You basically follow the __real quest of Ranni__ and the references that are made along the way are very accurate. It takes you by surprise a bit. They even left in the funny/weird way of how Blaidd is initially summoned (when you need to snap your fingers when you hear howling) and also the fact that Ranni shows up at night only
img220(https://i.imgur.com/nmv3uyP.png)

- There's actual references to __gameplay strategy__ (i.e. using soap consummable) and __building your character__ (building strength or int).
img220(https://i.imgur.com/HFkdtcR.png)

- There are references to the __items__ the NPCs actually give you ingame (i.e. Margit giving you the pouch for expanding your talisman slots or the crafting kit and cookbook you get from the first merchant) and it also explains what it does. There's like an embedded __tutorial__.
img(https://i.imgur.com/syGZkps.png)

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__Cons__

__Fighting__ is lacking and purposefully left out in exchange for more humorous ways of approaching confrontation. I'll give 2 examples that should make it clear.

- Margit spares the main character because he pities him that he has no armor or clothes, and is using pathetic wolf mimic to fight him.
img220(https://i.imgur.com/1tHJC5F.png)

- Blaidd and the Bloodhound Knight from the Evergaol fight by comparing the dolls they made of Ranni
img220(https://i.imgur.com/xwhhvWP.png)

__Humor__ is not befitting of Elden Ring, for my personal taste. Seeing fights reduced to doll contests is not my cup of tea, especially when we're speaking of a lore as "godly" (as in, very religious and serious) as Elden Ring's. I'll give 2 examples of how they basically mock Godrick.

- Godrick's "grafting" was turned into a joke attribute that makes him a sort of feminine american girl fashion diva
img220(https://i.imgur.com/YvacJ7S.png)

- Godrick holds a "grafting contest", with the jury being knights and Melina and whatnot
img220(https://i.imgur.com/UpDGXES.png)

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__Maybe Pro, maybe Con__:

The fact that they made the main character a __player__, I don't know if it plays in favor of or against the manga. They break the 4th wall and make it clear that the tarnished main character is a player like us. He doesn't know why he's here and wants to "level up", etc., yet there's no indication that it's a game. I don't know how to feel about it, maybe it'll tie well with the game, but I'm sure it'll make people feel more immersed in some sense because it reflect actual player thoughts during the game.
img220(https://i.imgur.com/5vHWSbR.png) img220(https://i.imgur.com/tO4pgyq.png)

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__Summary__

If you would like an Elden Ring adaptation to be faithful to the game's tone (serious), you might be disappointed as I am. However if you like how something very serious can be turned into light-hearted banter, you'll probably like it a lot, especially if you played the game yourself.

I found it somewhat amusing at first, but overall disappointed of it being adapted into a comedy.

This motivated me to start modding the game instead of just spamming NG+X with a new build everytime.