Record of Lodoss War
| Record of Lodoss War | |
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| Director/Artist | Akinori Nagaoka |
| Format | Anime (OVA) |
| Made By | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Episode Length | 25 minutes |
| # of Episodes | 13 |
Contents
Genre
Sum it up in a Sentence
Dungeons and Dragons meets animation without the stupid unicorn
Main Description
On the island continent of Lodoss, in the country of Alania, a boy named Parn sets out on adventure to discover the true fate of his deceased father, a dishonored knight. Along the way he'll befriend a gaggle of D&D archetypes and fight alongside them against a myriad of monsters and men, eventually standing off against the forces that divide Lodoss in two.
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Personal Opinions
Grenadier
The first anime I ever bought, so I'm biased, but here's an attempt at objectivity: Unequivocally the single greatest piece of high fantasy yet to be animated by Japanese dudes... though I use the word animated loosely, the art is great, but it's more like a picturebook at times. Just don't expect a high frame count and you'll enjoy this if you enjoy anything at all resembling classic fantasy. Oh and Fun Fact: this series was actually based off of the manga version of the novelization of RPG replay transcriptions of actual D&D games. Doesn't get any dorkier than that. Shit owns.
Ferretts
^^^Do keep your expectations in check here^^^. Lodoss War has beautiful art and some decent characters, but overall it's as generic as they come. I hate to ruin the surprise, but surprises apparently do not exist in the kingdom of Lodoss, sealed away with the dark lord Marfa or something. But now that you've been warned, it might be worth watching just for the multiple extended still closeups of Karla. Oh, and watch the 26episode TV version of Lodoss just for its OP (among the best that have been produced to date).
