A series that has been lost in the sea of Anime shows over time, this review should bring back up to the surface for a brief time so let's get started.
The Story involves a tribal group that have become at odds with the current empire and than are brought into a plot to revive the legendary demon king rumored to bring destruction to all. that plan backfired and instead the demon king allies with the tribe as their new chief and plot to reestablish a long forgotten nation and bring down the current government to be rid of it's influence and corruption while facing a
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bigger threat from behind.
The Plot is very basic, a typical fantasy setting with the typical troupes that come out with, magic, knights, demon king etc...to be fair unlike a lot of fantasy stories today this one while cliche at least takes it seriously and is not over the top or has comedic moments that bring it down and the plot at leaves keeps moving forward.
However unfortunately it suffers from a bit of dropped plot points and skipped over material that were more relevant from the game it was based off. that is right this is an adaptation of an old classic visual novel. however aside from the basis plots and character they are two entirely different medium so you do not need to play the game and can watch this as a stand alone story.
The Art is average, maybe below average, the animation works best when they are portraying grander magical attacks and combat but it does suffer from a lot of plain background. with repetitive scenery.
The studio behind the animation was none other than Studio White Fox, the very animation that has produced a lot of high profile show like Steins Gate, Katanagatari and Re:Zero and while this animation is no means at their level it is an interesting take to see how far that studio company has come. i think a lack of animation budget is why the animation looks very basic at the time but considering they just started while it does suffer from repetitions at the very least they are consistent and does not suffer from a drop in quality, at least not as obvious as some other titles.
The Sound, the story and character has a lot of reference to old pre-medieval cultures like the roman and old England empires but the overall theme is like a Scottish background even the characters and the like have a thick Scottish accent and culture and so the reflect that it uses a lot of Scottish music especially a solid bagpipe music background that really sets the mood, i think if a Scottish anime fan were to watch this, he would have a more comfy home feel, i would say this is the best quality that the anime series had.
The Character development i would some it up as a hit and miss situation, the particular problem that it had quite a few number of characters introduced and yet only a handful were developed well.
Also the game that this series is based off was originally a romance visual novel and a harem at that so the main lead had a lot of female romances but in this while those same females are present and proclaim themselves as official wifes only one of them actually develops into some kind of romance the rest are side tracked and do not even have any romance development or any other much development. They just proclaim themselves as his wife' in one episode and than it is shrugged off never even mentioned again.
Also since the story focused so much on the overall main plot much of the characters development was also skipped over especially crucial ones that were more relevant in the game story. the only real characters that got development are in order: Arwan,Arthur, Riannon with only a few developments or none for the rest and that might put some people off.
As for Overall Enjoyment despite these flaws i actually did enjoy it, what can i say i love the fantasy genre so i might be a little bias in that regard but it was a fun watch, nothing really memorable or high praise but a good watch when u got nothing else to do or see.
Overall: I would recommend to watch this series for people for the following three reasons:
1.If u were a fan of the Original Game and want to see the anime adaptation or fac characters animated.
2.If u are a big fan of the Fantasy Genre and want to see a fantasy story with a solid ending and are also a bagpipe fanboy X)
3. If u are a fan of Studio White fox and want to see their first work and see how they started and how they changed since than.
Mar 22, 2017
Tears to Tiara
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A series that has been lost in the sea of Anime shows over time, this review should bring back up to the surface for a brief time so let's get started.
The Story involves a tribal group that have become at odds with the current empire and than are brought into a plot to revive the legendary demon king rumored to bring destruction to all. that plan backfired and instead the demon king allies with the tribe as their new chief and plot to reestablish a long forgotten nation and bring down the current government to be rid of it's influence and corruption while facing a ... |
