Record of Lodoss War (OVA)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Original video animation
title Record of Lodoss War
Original title ロ ー ド ス 島 戦 記
transcription Rōdosu-tō Senki
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 1990
Studio Madhouse
length 25 minutes
Episodes 13
Director Akinori Nagaoka
music Mitsuo Hagita
synchronization

Record of Lodoss War ( Japanese ロ ー ド ス 島 戦 記 , Rōdosu-tō Senki , eng. "War history (s) of the island of Lodoss") is an original Japanese video animation from the Madhouse studio from 1990 based on the fantasy series of the same name .

The first eight episodes of the 13-part series are based on the events of the first novel Haiiro no Majo , which were later retold in the manga series The Gray Witch . Since the story of the book is insufficient to fill the available number of episodes, a continuation of the events was developed for the second part of the series. The same story, including further parts of the novel series and omitting the Vagnard story, is also told in the manga series The Chronicles of Flaim and the series Chronicles of the Heroic Knight based on it.

content

The anime is about how the gray witch Karlla incites the nations Valis and Marmo against each other. The warrior Parn gathers the dwarf Ghim, the magician Slayn, the elf Deedlit, the priest Etoh and the thief Woodchuck around him. The companions go to battle for their king against his enemies. After Karlla, the magician Vagnard tries to revive the dark goddess Kardis in order to conquer Lodoss.

Production and publication

In the production of Studio Madhouse led Akinori Nagaoka Director. The character design comes from Nobuteru Yūki and Yutaka Izubuchi . The artistic director was Hidetoshi Kaneko. The episodes were released in Japan from June 1990 to November 1991. An episode in the middle of the plot, between episode five and six, was published as the first to test its success with the audience. Two art books were also published for the series. On November 29, 2013, a remastered version was released on Blu-Ray.

In Germany there were three DVD releases with ACOG, OVA Films and SP Vision. The second edition consists of three DVDs and one DVDplus. From July 9th to July 23rd 2001 the anime was broadcast on VOX , later broadcasts on Animax followed . In addition, the anime has been translated into Polish, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, French and English.

synchronization

The German dubbing was done by Circle of Arts.

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) German speaker
Parn Takeshi Kusao Timmo Niesner
Deedlit Yumi Toma Beate Pfeiffer
Slain Hideyuki Tanaka Jacques Breuer
Ghim Yoshisada Sakaguchi Norbert Gastell
Eto Kappei Yamaguchi Stefan Krause
Woodchuck Norio Wakamoto Philipp Moog
Vagnard Takeshi Aono Torsten Münchow

music

The music for the series was composed by Mitsuo Hagita . For the opening credits one used the song Adèsso e Fortuna ~ honō to eien ~ (Adèsso e Fortuna ~ 炎 と 永遠 ~) by Akino Arai and sung by Sherry. The closing song Kaze no Fantasia comes from Kaoru Ito, also sung by Sherry.

The soundtrack, which appeared on DVDplus in Germany, includes the following songs:

  • Prologue
  • Fantasia Of The Wind
  • Now And Fortune ~ Flame And Eternity ~ (Instrumental): Unabridged the opening theme as an instrumental. It was completely re-recorded and instead of a female singer, violins and piano were used. In the anime, you can hear it at the end of the last episode.
  • Deedlit's Theme ~ Fairy Of The Wind ~: The theme of Deedlit, the Elf. In the anime, it can be heard in the third episode when she meets Parn for the first time.
  • Parn's Theme ~ Warm Friendship ~: Parn's theme. In the anime, it can be heard in the second episode when he meets Eto after the fight with the goblins and he treats him.
  • Reminiscence: The piece is played in episode 2. when Parn remembers his father and in the episode where Commander Jebra killed the Dark Elf.
  • Dark Emperor Beld's Theme
  • Karla's theme
  • Fatal Struggle
  • Fire Dragon
  • Underground sanctuary
  • Now And Fortune ~ Flame And Eternity ~

Three albums were released in Japan.

Meaning and reception

The OVA was the first anime to turn to the classic fantasy genre with the role-playing game scheme. In the Anime Guide , the OVA is described as "the best animated RPG adaptation of all time" , which contains all elements of fantasy and role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons . The series offers a breathtaking look and memorable characters. In fact, the OVA is still very popular with American fans of the genre. Fred Patten counts the anime among the 13 major OVAs from 1985 to 1999. The OVA has also been parodied several times in the form of hentais , including in Elven Bride .

The German magazine AnimaniA counts the OVA to the "spearhead of the animated fantasy genre" , atmospherically dense and lovingly designed. The " Lord of the Rings of Anime" offers a varied story and a sophisticated character design. In addition, the soundtrack is a "sonorous feast for the ears" . The German synchronization was also successful. According to Funime, the Record of Lodoss War is one of the better fantasy anime, whose age can now be seen, but has not lost its appeal in terms of content. The German synchronization is acceptable.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b AnimaniA 07/2004, p. 18 ff.
  2. ↑ Announcement on the official website of Kadokawa Pictures (Japanese)
  3. ↑ a b Fred Patten: Watching Anime, Reading Manga - 25 Years of Essays and Reviews , p. 42. Stone Bridge Press, 2004.
  4. ↑ Drazen, 2003, p. 124
  5. ^ Trish Ledoux and Doug Ranney: The Complete Anime Guide , p. 71. Tiger Mountain Press, Issaquah (Washington), 1995.
  6. ↑ Patten, 2004, p. 125
  7. ↑ Drazen, 2003, pp. 67-70
  8. ↑ AnimaniA 01–02 / 2007, p. 24
  9. ↑ Funime 1/2005, p. 39

literature

  • Fred Patten: Watching Anime, Reading Manga - 25 Years of Essays and Reviews . Stone Bridge Press, 2004. (English)
  • Patrick Drazen: Anime Explosion! - The What? Why? & Wow! of Japanese Animation . Stone Bridge Press, 2003. (English)

Web links