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Summary: Good Stuff
Review: While I prefer the Chronicles of the Heroic Knight to this set, I will say that up until I saw Chronicles, this was the best anime I had ever seen and it still ranks high on my list. The story is superb and can be appreciated by any fantasy fan, not to mention Lord of the Rings followers. The animation is well done, as is the music and character developement. The only gripe I have about this series is the fact, that much like Chronicles of the Heroic Knight, it eventually had to end. This is one of those shows that once you get hooked and it ends, while being very satisfied with the ending, will be hoping for more!
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Summary: You'll Never Need Another Fantasy Anime...
Review: Can you imagine an anime series that parallels your favorite RPG? I've been watching anime for over 15 years or so, and I've seen tons of anime, but this series still keeps me coming back to my roots. I first caught a glimpse of it on Sci-Fi Channel's "Saturday Anime," back in 96-97. I taped the first episode, after that I was hooked. I bought the VHS tapes and later bought the DVD collection when it was released. Everything about this series is epic. All classes(warrior, monk, mage, orc, elf, priestess, sorceress, berserker, + more) of the dark and light battle are caught amidst in the tide of war. The series rests on a timid warrior(Parn), struggling to discern the unseeing dark forces approaching the island of Lodoss. If you enjoyed other series like Berserk and Heroic Legend of Arislan then check this series out. I put down an arm and a leg in the past for the VHS tapes, now fortunately they carry the 13 OAV episodes on these two DVDs.
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Summary: Awesome, totally satisfied!
Review: Just received my copy in the mail today, and I watched every single episode! IT WAS WELL WORTH THE MONEY!! I haven't seen any of the episodes for a long, long time...in fact, I have never even seen the end. UNTIL TODAY! AND IT WAS AWESOME! I plan on purchasing the Hero Chronicles too, man I'm hooked! BUY IT!
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Summary: A Fantasy I Never Outgrew
Review: About 8 years ago (I would have been a freshman in high school) I was flipping through the channels and I caught an animated sword fight on the sci-fi network of all places. Now, I have never really been into anime, the story lines and facial expressions are just stupid, but I was enthralled. I have played role playing games like AD&D and Palladium since I was 12 and I couldn't help myself. I began putting the collection together one tape (yeah, I know: GASP!) at a time. I have to say that this series is simply breathtaking. It is simple enough to attract the children in us, complex enough for a theatre critic, random enough to make it interesting, and formulaic enough to make it art. I'm proud to call The Record of Lodoss War a warhorse of the fantasy genre.
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Summary: What D&D Should Have Been
Review: This series gets credit for being one of the first titles that got me started on anime. It has one of the most epic stories in any anime I've seen thus far. So epic in fact that there are not enough episodes in this series to show everything. Everything you'd expect in a fantasy setting such as this is included. Orcs, Kobalds, Wizards, Warriors, Thieves, Elves, Dwarves, and more including Dragons (BIG Dragons). Some of the most detailed and colorful art ever to grace a television screen moves the story along flawlessly. My only complaint would have to be that this series wasn't long enough, you really start to enjoy it and then it ends. But other than that, this is the pinnacle of Japanese animation and you won't be disappointed with it.
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Summary: expecting more
Review: not enough fight scenes. the animation is also outdated.
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Summary: Heroic Epic at its best
Review: What should I start with? Well, it's really good piece of anime. It tells us a story of six characters, joined together by fate. Young man with the passion to become a knight someday, one young woman in love with him, one dwarf searching for his friend's daughter and one warlock who is helping him in his quest, one cleric and one thief sets out on a journey. We follow the adventures of Parn (human knight), Deedlit (beautiful elf woman), Etoh (human cleric), Ghim (dwarf), Slayn (human warlock) and Woodchuck (human thief). The series started with episode actually taken from the middle of this saga. Our heroes went into Great Dwarf Tunnel and... the story begins. In next few episodes we will learn how our heroes get together and what their backgrounds and goals are.Great thing about this series is that story develops really fast and main characters rarely stuck in one location. Many new characters they encounter make this adventure even more exciting because those characters usually bring another story arcs into main plot, but in the end every path our heroes take is leading them to their final clash with ultimate evil. Another aspect that makes this particular title interesting to watch is its unquestionable RPG link. It is really interesting to see how Parn's skill grows with every stroke he make, every new fight matures him, making him tougher and more able. It has everything average RPG fan will want. What at first seemed like ordinary adventure becomes journey of their lifetime. Epic battles, great adventures, many races (humans, high elves, dark elves, orcs, berserker, even great dragons), sorcery and swordfights - it's all here. This anime takes itself seriously and delivers to us the genre that seems not so popular these days - heroic epic where good heroes are good, evil is evil, and almost every fight have an affection on the final balance of forces. Opening and closing songs are very good, animation is top notched (for its time), and although there aren't many features on these DVDs, the animation itself is worth it. This anime set standard for fantasy adventure, like later Berserk did. Enjoy it.
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Summary: Sorry, I just couldn't get into this 13-episode anime series
Review: I picked this up "Record of Lodoss War" ("Lodoss to senki") with much anticipation given the comments and reviews of others, but this is the first anime that just did not work for me. Just call it a bad combination of overly complicated dungeons and dragons type plot with minimalist animation and lackluster English vocal work. The characters are your normal Tolkienesque group of human, elf, dwarf, magic person, etc., crossed with the Star Wars gang. The high elf Deedlit is female which adds the elements of romance between her and the young swordsman Parn as they go along on their quest. The point of the quest is to save Lodoss, which is a cursed continent. The specifics involved in this quest change from episode to episode so it is not like they march off with a master plan. New characters keep popping up along with new elements, but the explanations as to how they add to the mix are often inadequate to increase the excitement. Also, I swear that with each episode the animation becomes less and less, so while the stylized art has it moments of beauty it usually lacks movement (i.e., it would make a nice looking comic book), although they did try to pull out the stops for the final episode. Basically, this is an animated television show, which requires the viewer to bring a lot to the experience to make it come alive. Younger kids might be willing to overlook the holes in this series and the complex plot, but more sophisticated viewers are going to have a hard time being so forgiving. The English voices are just pedestrian, so turn on the original Japanese soundtrack and the subtitles to add a little more spice, which was what I had to do to help get me through the last half of this 13-episode series. I can usually watch just about anything, but "Record of Lodoss War" was a real chore for me. But then I have not really watched Saturday morning cartoons for about a dozen years and compared to something like "Grave of the Fireflies" (the one anime I went out and purchased to own), this is a trifle.
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Summary: An amazing and beautiful story
Review: Record of the Lodoss war is the most perfect story of war, love and magicks. With an elf, an axeman and other characters. Almost reminicent of book rpg's rounded with the celric... This movie is refreshing and clear, simple and clean
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Summary: Fantasy kicking Arse
Review: The art for this series is gorgeous, and simply breathtaking. My only problem with the series is the length, only 13 episodes, but each one is like a gem, beautiful and untarnished. Even today, I have yet to see a more gorgeous anime. The Grey Witch is beautiful, and Pirotess, and Deedlit, and the armor is incredibly detailed.
If you've only seen chronicles of the heroic knight and think that's Lodoss, I feel sorry for you, because THIS is pure Lodoss, and much better.
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