Feb 22, 2013
Tower of Druaga...I cannot adequately explain why you were so enjoyable for a series which balanced comedy and drama so badly...this review may be very short. The story is about a rag tag group of people aiming to climb the Tower of Druaga and claim the glory that comes with reaching and defeating the demon, Druaga, at the top. Jil is our main character, a young kid who is deceptively strong and he is joined by other party members representing stereotypes from RPG games. By all accounts this series isn't perfect, it's a balancing act between serious story and comedy and it tries to hit
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both, it can however be very serious at moments and very funny at moments. Whats great about this series is the unique quirks and twists it provides the viewer, from pop culture references reflecting RPG's and other similar adventure series', to representing different fandoms as well as recycling a very cliche story into something legitimately enjoyable.
The story follows along Jil's adventure with his crew of 'climbers' as they progress through the levels of the tower and encounter beasts, personal battles and betrayals and along the way they keep a sort of episode by episode shift between comedy and serious story and character development. As you watch this series you never can tell what will happen in the next episode, your guess is usually as good as the characters but this is also a feather in Druaga's cap as it delivers on both front, though isn't quite good at mixing the two together.
The characters were some of my favorites I've ever watched and one in particular left a bit of an impact on me and now resides in my list of favorite characters of all time. The shows episodes are told almost episodically and its only in a couple of episodes where moments from previous episodes are even brought up. That being said this series warms up to a fantastic end and second season which I almost instantaneously began watching.
The art is enjoyable though not particularly awe inspiring and a bit of CG is used which isnt particularly exciting. The opening and closing songs are fantastic and are complimented by great alternative world style video clips (featuring the main characters as if they were ordinary people) though the background music in the show wast very pronounced.
In all honesty I may have marked Druaga up a bit in the wake of watching this show but as I think more about it I want to stick by it. Think rationally this series earns an 8, but personally this show is one I will probably come back and watch with delight.
First review complete!
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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