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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Summer Anime 2010: Debut Reviews VI

Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu (aka Legend of the Legendary Heroes)

I'm not going to be typing out the entire repetitious title of this thing every time, so we'll call is Denyuden from here on out. That's what the kids are callin' it these days, right?

Even if the title is long and tedious, the show was surprisingly fun and interesting. It made me eager to learn about the "Heroes' Relics" and the characters, although pretty stock so far, definitely have room to improve. The flashback at the very end of the episode was probably the most intriguing scene out of all the new anime I've seen this season, and it really got me interested in the show as a whole. Though of course there were some disappointments.

For a character named Milk she really doesn't live up to expectations, does she?


However, this episode was really heavy-handed in its messages. The king, although attractive, seemed boring as shit throughout the entire episode. Even though he obviously has kingly duties to attend to, he stops what he's doing and helps an orphaned kid find his sister. If that isn't just the lamest attempt to make him seem like a good person, I don't know what is. At least he wasn't born to make people happy. *cough*shukufukunocampanella*cough*

Most of the character designs are uninspired, to say the least. But honestly, I really didn't expect any better and at least they're mostly simple. Take the female lead for example: blond hair, blue eyes, laid back and calm... Wait, is this sounding familiar to anybody else?

LEICESTER-CHAN


The main character, Ryner, is also interesting with his "Alpha Stigma" ability. Not only do people openly exclaim that he is a monster when he uses it, but it also seems to be the root of the massive devastation shown in the ending flashback. The fact that Ryner has a sense of humor and isn't a cardboard box means that his potential conflict is automatically ten times as exciting as the conflict in Nura: Rise of the Who-gives-a-shit Clan. Also, the female lead Ferris has a big appetite for dumplings. Any female character who likes eating gets a thumbs up in my book.

She can eat my dumplings anytime.


Overall: 8/10 (though you might want to take into account that the last fantasy series I tried to watch was Arad Senki: Slap Up Party. Anything looks like a masterpiece when compared to that shit)

Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu is available streaming legally (!) at funimation.com under the name Legend of the Legendary Heroes

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