Arslan senki
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Arslan has two qualities that make it unique among anime fantasy tales. While the world in which it takes place is one where magic obviously exists, said magic is of an extremely limited nature. Until the end of the anime, the only magical happenings involve a few rare occasional spells and a giant, humanoid monster. There are none of the races typically associated with a fantasy realm, such as elves or dwarves. It is, at the core, a war story taking place between human nations. In addition to this, there is an underlying theme of exploring the repercussions of slavery on a society, having an absolute monarch who treats the poor as cattle, and religious obsession. (official distributor synopsis)
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So I decided to watch this OVA series to get an idea of a newly released anime series with the same title as this. I have to say that it does not have a bad narrative and the story is actually quite interesting. I was not too impressed with the animation, although you have to bear in mind it is just over twenty years old. I also thought the soundtrack was pretty good, although unfortunately, I did not connect with the characters, and the only one I quite liked was Gieve. I was not impressed with either Arslan or Daryun, so this episode does not deserve more than three stars, in my opinion. I am now focused on the newly-released version, and I quite like both of the characters I just mentioned so far.
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