(L) Guin Saga

[Tale]

As for Yaoi issue.

According to reviewers at Japanese Amazon site, it's nice for Krimoto to have her long-lasting dream but most of us will end up with waking up from it sooner or later at a certain point. The top reviewer laments that a masterpiece has been reduced into a nonsensical work with the writing quality level of Doujinshi. However, there seems to be still a long way for us to go. Hopefully (and most likely), the anime adaptation won't hit the end of the road.

[orion]

Originally Posted by Tale

As for Yaoi issue.

According to reviewers at Japanese Amazon site, it's nice for Krimoto to have her long-lasting dream but most of us will end up with waking up from it sooner or later at a certain point. The top reviewer laments that a masterpiece has been reduced into a nonsensical work with the writing quality level of Doujinshi. However, there seems to be still a long way for us to go. Hopefully (and most likely), the anime adaptation won't hit the end of the road.

Or the anime does not traverse down the nonsense path.

Originally Posted by Fleri

So i'm guessing Rinda gets married to that guy "Istavan Spellsword" later on in the novels, or am I wrong?

Maybe Orro has a twin somewhere. I was rooting for him until ep. 3 events happened. There's a guy in the OP that looks a little like him. Istavan does have ED appearance as a sign of longevity.

[mageormike]

Took me awhile, but finally got down to watch episode 4.

Spoiler for episode 4:

Continues to go at a good pace and introduce new and interesting characters. The journey through the river was well done and exciting, plus the added foreshadow to greater events and battles to come keeps me intrigued ^_^

I also love how the characters were drawn this episode. Seems a little better than some of the episodes so far. It's been far too long since I've seen a fantasy series with believable character designs, especially female ones.

I was half expecting the princess introduced in 4 to have some kind of revealing "not-armor" before I remembered what I was watching ^_^;;

Good stuff, I look forward to this week's ep as well!

[neoeagle]

well this anime is awsome.I usualy fast forward most of the animes but not this one.


I enjoy it very much.

[SageGaiGar]

Raw for Ep 5 is out.

Spoiler for ep5 summary:

The major generals of The Mongaul are introduced. Kids and Guin get captured... 'Hime-sama' may be a maiden of light? hehe most amusing. Oh and The merc rescues them. Waiting for subs to understand more.

That older general is badass. The possible Orro 'clone' was pretty cool too. I think they're seperate though. Someone who's read the books can confirm?

[Sheba]

Oh god, I need to reread the books, my memory of them is failing.

The good: We get glimpses of Ishtvan's past. The antagonists who were introduced were badass.
The bad/the ugly: A significant drop in quality, while not as cringeworthy as some part of Minami-ke Okaeri or StrikerS (to name those that comes first in mind), it is worrying.

I hope that this drop in quality is only a temporary thing and should improve later. On the brighter side, the pacing and the story continues to be enjoyable.

[Guardi]

This series doesnt get the attention it deserves. Far more enjoyable than expected and the animation quality is above average, even if it drops sometimes. I hope it will go on this way. I just have a thing for fantasy.

[ragnarokr]

Originally Posted by Sheba

It doesn't hurt to look at the past for material. Like Moorcock's Elric.

Let me congratulate you for your good taste sir. And by the way Robert Howard's Conan too.

[mageormike]

I haven't read Conan myself, but Elric I have read through once before.

My all-time favorite is Steven Donaldson's Thomas Covenant Chronicles btw ^_^

[BetoJR]

Oh, there's no fantasy writer better than REH. Please do read his Conan and Kull works, and you'll see why I'm saying this. Sure, Moorcock can write - and I love Elric - but REH did it first - and better, IMHO.

Too bad I can't seem to find the Guin novels around these parts...

[Sheba]

Don't worry guys, I read Howard and Lieber too, with a good Ursula Le Guin for good measure. As for Moorcok, Hawkmoon and Von Bek are good reads too.


Back to the topic.

Spoiler:

Episode 6 felt lacking in the first minutes, with a few worrying quality drop here and there, like in the fifth episode. However, after the first 1/4 of the episode, it gets way better and it is definitely gripping when the Sems are introduced and when we see the big Mongaul army lineup somewhere around the last tier (and an atrociously disfigured antagonist is introduced). To people who were wondering about Guin's pimping armor and sword in the OP, be reassured you'll see it in this episode.

Episode 7 is promising some battle between the Mongaul army and the Sem tribes. If you guys are asking me, episode 7 looks to be the substance of Book 3.

Some are thinking that I keep saying the same things I did for episode 4 and 5. But I can't help it. While it's clearly a B-tier Satelight series in production values, it is the plot, the pacing of the mentioned plot, the music AND the characters that keeps you wanting more.

No new subs atm is making me sad. I predicted that Guin Saga will be one of these series that won't get as much subbing love as K-On and FMA2. It looks like it was right.

[scr]

Spoiler for eps6:

- hm, so Amnelys is a princess. suddenly her character have a lot of depth, as this manhunt become a personal affair.
- i wonder what's so grave about the prophecy involving the twins, to the extent that Amnelys is willing to work with a... despicable, probably-necromancer wizard. sure, Mongaul has its share of corrupt magic-users, but for one of them to be officially acknowledged...
- oh no QUALITY.
- it seems that Guin is a pre-destined great-general for the monkey tribes, Excalibur-style.
- all-out war next episode, monkey-tribes versus Mongaul legionnaire. Guin is making sure that it will be at the time and place of his choosing.
- to me, it seems that the monkey-tribes homeland can be easily defended due to its terrains. try marching an army through that canyon.

This sort of reminds me of the Ramayana epic, where the righteous heroes have an army of monkeys to crush the evil empire.

[Sheba]

Episodes 4 & 5 subs got released. Mad props to Ani-Yoshi team.

[SnowSong]

Spoiler:

Yay for Dune reference, and another entertaining episode. Istavan seems to be quite the womanizer too, going after every princess as his princess of light. At least she had wings this time...

[qmeister]

Originally Posted by SnowSong

Spoiler:

Yay for Dune reference, and another entertaining episode. Istavan seems to be quite the womanizer too, going after every princess as his princess of light. At least she had wings this time...

Perhaps 'Spellsword' refers to something other than his weapon of choice?

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by qmeister

Perhaps 'Spellsword' refers to something other than his weapon of choice?

As far as I remember from the books, it does refers to his extraordinary "luck" that made him survive the worst situations when all odds are against him.

[Shiroth]

Question for novel readers, where is the anime upto so far in terms of novel material? Wouldn't mind knowing how much they adapt each episode from the novel. A few chapters, even maybe just one.

[SuperKnuckles]

Originally Posted by Guardi

This series doesnt get the attention it deserves. Far more enjoyable than expected and the animation quality is above average, even if it drops sometimes. I hope it will go on this way. I just have a thing for fantasy.

Eh.. thousands of downloads per episode is pretty impressive. Easily one of the most downloaded new-season shows out there.

As for the plot and all, it really is pretty basic and almost average. But the classical way of moving things forward, studio Satellite's involvement (I'm becoming a huge fan of the studio. Maybe we can expect some spectacular animation in the final eps, as we've constantly seen from the studio) and the music.

And wow, the music. It keeps sending shivers down my spine. OP/ED and even the normal background music.

[BetoJR]

Well, at least in this forum, the series does not get enough attention.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by SuperKnuckles

And wow, the music. It keeps sending shivers down my spine. OP/ED and even the normal background music.

Month and a half now until the soundtrack release. I'm counting down the days.