AniWorthLord of Vermilion: Guren no Ou
Introduction
Set in Tokyo, it's January 29, 2030. High-frequency resonance is observed in the vicinity of Tokyo, and the red fog rolls into the city. Those who hear the sound, humans and animals alike, pass out, losing consciousness. Everything shuts down in Tokyo, believing that the fog is carrying an unknown virus that causes an epidemic. However, six days later, after the incident, people wake up as if nothing happened. After that, Tokyo's sealed-off city sections gradually return to normal. However, since the high-frequency resonance, some "bizarre events" start to happen, and people find themselves being pulled deeper into more mysteries. Meanwhile, young people start to become aware of themselves and release their power hidden in their blood, discovering themselves as "vessel of wisdom blood." Together, being led by something unknown, they meet, communicate, and face the unavoidable circle of fate, sacrificing their own lives.
(Source: MAL News)
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Audience ratings
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Audience reviews
6 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
AomiTatsuya
Honestly it was rushed more than a sale in a market. They introduce the characters in the starting episodes and kill them one by one. Even final destination gives a breather. The end was so bad that i thought of never giving a review. But i wanted my fellow otakus to be wary of this thing they call anime. Don't judge an anime by its opening. I learnt a lesson watching this. The first 2 to 3 episodes were very well made, i hoped to have a good feel at the end. But the main mastermind still was left standing after the death of the MC. There was only one main Protagonist. They wasn't two protagonists like some animes where one can continue, where the dead one left. Man left with an empty feel after watching this. They tried to create a cliche scene already shown in my favourite "Buso Renkin",…
Read at the sourceReyvinHill
This is a review of the anime only. I have not read the manga.
I marathoned this in almost one sitting. It had a lot of potential that it never lived up to, and in the end, was extremely disappointing. As other reviewers have mentioned, this should have been done in more than twelve episodes. I have not read the manga so this review is of the anime only having no other information than what was presented in the anime.
What I liked about it:
1. It had an all-star cast of seiyuus.
2. The character art was well done.
3. The story had a ton of potential.
4. There was a lot of action.
What I disliked about it:
1. It moved too quickly from the mid-point on. It was clear that a lot of important information was being left out for the sake of saving time.
2. There were too many cast members…
Read at the sourceBloodyRoseKrsnik
Story: 4/10
The story started out very promising. You start off with an action packed fight scene, showing a previous "play," where you then go to the current play. You start to look out for the important characters, but from there it really just goes down hill. The story felt like it was all over the place, where you would end one episode and suddenly you were at a totally different scene.
*Spoiler*
One of the episodes ended with a fight scene at the school, and then the next episode it started up with the team, with members you "technically" didn't know were part of the church, destroying these historical sites.
*End Spoiler*
Scenes like this really created a disjointed scene making it overly confusing as to what had happened in between scene jumps. The story itself also seemed lac…
Read at the sourceDesuicide
For a quick review of this anime: Don't watch it.
The story may seem even a tad bit interesting at first but it hardly takes any time to realize that it is horrible. The characters are very dull with many character cliches, deus ex machina moments, and overall bad writing. The animation/art definitely isn't the worst out there, but it definitely isn't very good. They outline the backstory of each character poorly and don't give us any backstory at all for other characters. The only reason I watched this really is because I was around 4 episodes in and wanted to finish it for completionist sake, otherwise would have dropped it.
Read at the sourceFlexstyle
To sum Lord of Vermillion up it would be:
A rushed mess of a series with so many unnecessary, undeveloped characters and unexplained plot points.
The show was trying to be more complex for its own good and the pacing was too sporadic that it missed out important details that could have made this a solid show.
Story: 5/10
The red mist has suddenly covered Tokyo. We have several factions, but the main two are the church and the Science Research lab. The church’s goal is to destroy Tokyo in order to save the rest of the world and usher in a “new world”, a utopia paradise led by the LoV. The Science research lab reject this philosophy so they started the great collapse (the red mist, earthquakes and monsters appearing). They use humans, turning them into monsters in order to kill all the he…
Read at the sourceKANLen09
The immediate look at my incredible judging score SHOULD immediately tell you everything that happens within the series, it is a laughably non-embarrassing total misfire, a miscalculation and perfect wreck of a fairly popular TCG that's left in Japan (and I don't care).
Before I start getting the hate, let me give you the context of what the original Lord of Vermilion TCG is about: *Goes to Wikipedia to check out*
Now, the anime adaptation by Asread: *Read the entire MAL synopsis*
Hmm...seems a bit different eh? Whatever it is, the story doesn't make the series more interesting, and while it is true for most card game adapted anime out there (Yugioh at least tried and it as an amazing childhood show for me), this show just made the story exposition throw out the window almost apparently…
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