Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight |
| Original title | Rōdosu-tō Senki: Eiyū Kishiden |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 1998 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 27 |
| genre | Fantasy , adventure |
| music | Kaoru Wada |
| First broadcast | April 1 - September 30, 1998 on Fuji Television |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 3, 2004 on VOX |
Chronicles of the Heroic Knight ( Japanese ロ ー ド ス 島 戦 記 英雄 騎士 伝 , Rōdosu-tō Senki: Eiyū Kishiden , dt. "War history of the island of Lodoss: Chronicle of the heroic knight") is an anime television series from 1998 and is part of Ryō Mizuno invented fantasy saga Record of Lodoss War .
The first eight episodes are a reinterpretation of the final arc of the OVA Record of Lodoss War about the scepter of rule. The plot from the ninth episode corresponds to the manga The Chronicles of Flaim except for minor details . The end of Chronicles of the Heroic Knight marks the transition to the OVA narrative cycle Legend of Crystania .
At the end of each episode there is a bonus ( omake ) Welcome to Lodoss Island! in which the characters in SD represent a parody of the main plot.
action
It tells the story of young Spark , who lives at the court of King Cashew and who desperately wants to become a knight, like his great role model Parn .
Spark surprises a group of dark elves who want to steal treasure from Flaim Castle. He tries to stop her, but fails. King Kashew, impressed by his courage, sends him out with a small group to retrieve the treasure. They will soon be joined by young Neese who will play a crucial role in the impending conflict.
Production and publication
The 27-part television series was produced by AIC in 1998 and directed by Hitoyuki Matsui. The character design was developed by Azumano Takashi and Toshiko Sasaki and producers were Makiko Iwata and Takeshi Tamiya. It was first broadcast on April 1 through September 30, 1998 on Fuji Television . Translations into English, Spanish, French, Korean and Italian followed.
The entire series was released by OVA Films with a total of eight DVD boxes . On September 3 and 10, 2004, the series was broadcast in two parts on VOX with German subtitles. On June 2 and July 7, 2006, the series was again broadcast in 2 parts on VOX, but this time in German synchronization.
synchronization
The German dubbing was done by the Circle of Arts studio.
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Parn | Nobutoshi Canna | Timmo Niesner |
| Deedlit | Shiho Niiyama | Beate Pfeiffer |
| Ashram | Shō Hayami | Claus-Peter Damitz |
| Slain | Mitusuru Miyamoto | Jacques Breuer |
| Neese | Chie Sawaguchi | Catrin Dams |
| Spark | Kenji Nojima | Hannes Maurer |
| Leaf | Maaya Sakamoto | Marie Bierstedt |
music
Kaoru Wada composed the soundtrack of the anime . For the opening credits Kiseki no Umi by Maaya Sakamoto was used and the credits were underlaid with the song Hikari no Suashi by Chie Ishibashi .
Adaptations
A six-part radio play series and three soundtracks as well as three film books from Newtype magazine were also released for the television series .
reception
The German magazine AnimaniA praises the good German synchronization. The anime is a "successful and exciting addition" to the OVA. The animation is good for a television series in its time, but a few years later it already looks out of date in places - mainly because of the use of still images during the fighting. But the characters are personable, the soundtrack is rousing and the series as a whole is atmospheric. The bonuses at the end of each episode are just as successful. The manga scene criticizes the character design that changes during the series, which seems to be hastily produced towards the end. Although the series has its strong points, it is not presented as aggressively as the mangas and OVA and can disappoint some manga readers.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patrick Drazen: Anime Explosion! - The What? Why? & Wow! of Japanese Animation , p. 24. Stone Bridge Press, 2003. (English)
- ↑ Record of Lodoss War - Chronicles of The Heroic Knight / Lodoss Tou Senki: Eiyuu Kishi Den (TV series). In: wunschliste.de. Retrieved August 19, 2009 .
- ↑ AnimaniA 4/2001, p. 15
- ↑ AnimaniA 06/2006, p. 36
- ↑ MangasZene No. 5, p. 22