Legend of Crystania (OVA)
Original video animation | |
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title | Parasite DollsLegend of Crystania |
Original title | レ ジ ェ ン ド ・ オ ブ ・ ク リ ス タ ニ ア |
transcription | Rejendo obu Kurisutania |
Country of production | Japan |
original language | Japanese |
year | 1996 |
Studio | Triangle Staff |
length | 55 minutes |
Episodes | 3 |
genre | Fantasy , adventure |
Director | Ryutaro Nakamura |
Legend of Crystania ( Jap. レジェンド·オブ·クリスタニア , Rejendo obu Kurisutania ) is a Japanese anime in OVA form from 1996. It belongs to by Ryo Mizuno devised Record of Lodoss War saga and is chronologically after the eponymous film to settle . The anime tells of the adventures of the dark elf Pirotess and Prince Raydon, who have to fight off a whole series of enemies on the forbidden continent of gods Crystania .
content
As the world of Crystania recovers from previous wars, the dark elves Pirotess and Prince Raydon try to settle in their new surroundings. But soon the old conflict reappears and creates new chaos.
Production and publication
In 1996, Triangle Staff produced the three-part OVA, directed by Ryutaro Nakamura . The character design comes from Katsumi Matsuda and Yoshinori Takaraya and the artistic direction was taken over by Hidetoshi Kaneko. The first episode was released in November 1996, the other two followed in 1997, each about 55 minutes in length.
The OVA was broadcast in English on The Anime Network and appeared on ADV Films and Madman Entertainment. The anime has also been translated into French and Italian. A German version was published by Anime-Virtual.
synchronization
role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
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Reydon | Hikaru Midorikawa |
Adelishia | Mitsuki Yayoi |
reception
The anime is nicely animated, but the character design is often criticized as crude and simple, writes Daniel Huddleston in the Animerica . The fight scenes are well staged and so the three episodes offer a satisfactory conclusion to the plot that the previous film had started. According to Karsten Schubert from Anime no Tomodachi, the OVA shows a similar quality of the drawings as the film, but without its temporary defects. The animation would be easier, but overall okay. The background music would largely be that of the film, but the few pieces that were added would be good. The plot offers a supplement to the film and explanations that were neglected in the film.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Review at Anime no Tomodachi , by Karsten Schubert
- ↑ Animerica Oct. 02 Vol. 10 No. 10, p. 54
Web links
- Legend of Crystania (OVA) in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anime News Network about the anime (English)