Lodoss to senki (1990) (V)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Akio Sakai

Writer:

Ryo Mizuno (novel)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance

Plot:

A group of medieval adventurers must participate in a war against dark forces in the land of Lodoss.

Plot Keywords:

Dragon | Goblin | Cult | Manga | Sword And Sorcery

Cast

Takeshi Aono	...	Wagnard
Bob Barry	...	Emperor Beld (voice: English version)
Meg Frances	...	Pirotess (voice: English version)
Simone Grant	...	Karla (voice: English version)
J.W. Gunther	...	King Fahn (voice: English version)
Shô Hayami	...	Orson
Masashi Hironaka	...	Zackt
Shûichi Ikeda	...	King Kashue
Tarô Ishida	...	Emperor Beld (voice)
Akira Kamiya	...	Ashram
John Knox	...	Ashram (voice: English version)
Takeshi Kusao	...	Parn
Jacques LeCann	...	Woodchuck (voice: English version)
Ted Lewis	...	Etoh (voice: English version)
Al Muscari	...	Slayn (voice: English version)
Ichirô Nagai	...	Narrator
Tamio Ôki	...	Wort (voice)
Lisa Ortiz	...	Deedlit (voice: English version)
Debora Rabbai	...	Leaf, Marta (voice: English version) (as Debbie Rabbai)
Alexander J. Rose	...	Wort, Narrator (voice: English version)
Yoshisada Sakaguchi	...	Guim the Dwarf (voice: Japanese version)
Yoshiko Sakakibara	...	Karla
Maaya Sakamoto	...	Leaf (voice)
Osamu Saka	...	King Fahn (voice)
Rei Sakuma	...	Fianna
Karen Smith	...	Shiris (voice: English version)
Minami Takayama	...	Sheris
Sakiko Tamagawa	...	Pirotess
Hideyuki Tanaka	...	Slayn
Bill Timoney	...	Parn (English dub) (as Billy Regan)
Yumi Tôma	...	Deedlit
Bruce Winant	...	Wagnard (voice: English version) (as Jayce Reeves)
Greg Wolfe	...	Ghim
Kappei Yamaguchi	...	Etoh
Chris Yates	...	King Kashue, Orson (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Record of Lodoss War

Runtime:

USA:355 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.

Trivia:

While most of the characters in the story were faithful adaptations of their manga counterparts, Woodchuck (the thief) underwent some unexplained changes. In the anime he is a fairly nice person who is rather clumsy in his thievery and a bit on the lazy side. In the original manga he has far less of a heart, is much greedier and better at thievery, and ultimately works to meet his own needs rather than the needs of Parn and the others.

Goofs:

Continuity: In episode two, Parn's shirt is torn and his arm his cut during his fight with the goblins in the forest, but in subsequent shots, the damage has disappeared, only to reappear later.

Quotes:

Slayn: [Slayn conjures a spell against attacking gargoyles] Omnipotent power, creator of all things, forged by the gods from eternal chaos, throw off these false garments and reveal thy true forms. Creators of all things, become a shield to protect me. Great protectors, do not allow those who would destroy your great works to do their bidding in this sacred place. Use me as your weapon against this evil.

Movie Connections:

Remade as "Lodoss to Senki: Eiyuu kishi den" (1998)

"I don't understand you humans at all... I guess that's what makes you so fascinating."

Record of Lodoss War is one of the greatest anime series of all-time (Well the OAV version). The presentation was done so well and the work has been put into it was outstanding. The characters were absolutely the best part of the entire series. Each of their emotions were done elaborately and thoughtfully while not straying far from the story. Who also can forget the awesome character designs of people. Such people as Deedlit, the high elf or Ashram, the Dark Knight. The only thing that's bad is it's only 13 episodes, and you wonder what will happen after the last one. As far as I'm also concerned the dub is just as good as the sub too. Nonetheless it's a great anime to buy on DVD, and while you're at it get the new TV series on it on video.