AniWorthGestalt
Introduction
The story circulates around a mysterious and dangerous island referred to simply as "G". A long time ago, a powerful god named Gestalt was banished to the earth and he had found refuge in the island known as G. To utter the name for which it stands is forbidden, for people were so afraid of the wrath of the god that they considered his name a curse. Father Oliver is a priest who has left his order and traveled to the island of G in order to discover the truth behind it. He ends up making the acquaintance of a young girl named Ohri, who turns out to be quite adept in magic.
Meanwhile, the head of the order has hired a dark elf named, Suzu, to track down Oliver and bring him back. Suzu finds him easily enough. However, she hadn't anticipated the powerful sorceress in his company, Ohri. The girl disposes of Suzu for the moment, and she and the Father continue on. As if things weren't rough enough, the island of G has it's share of monsters and magic-users to get in the way of their travels.
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Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.14/10 · 2199
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Audience reviews
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SgtSalamander
Gestalt is one of those myriad OVAs released in the 90s, titles which often get forgotten despite a certain level of creativity and passion which deserves some recognition, even for all the problems which often beset them. Gestalt embodies this phenomenon, pairing an interesting premise with a nostalgic, if flawed, execution. Beginning with the story, it's a simple fantasy adventure setup, with a distant mystical destination, a mystery, and populated by dragons, dark elves, and sorcerers. I like the story for its creative worldbuilding, which has its own sense of identity, while also drawing on many of the tropes which give many 90s anime that sense of warmth and adventure. However, it does feel as though the viewer is dropped in right at the middle of the story, missing serious context. A…
Read at the sourcekanata44
This is a short fantasy anime with elves, magic, and priests with some parody elements. It's on the comedy side. The story follows a priest who leaves his religious order to go a region called "G" which is taboo. In this mysterious region, some sort of truth would be revealed. However, since it's a very short adaptation, it's naturally incomplete and only one small introductory arc is covered.
Weak points: very incomplete story. 90's gags that you may not like. The fights are mainly spell-casters chanting spells at each other.
Strong points: art looks okay if you like 90's anime girls and dark elves.
I checked this anime because the art in the main cover on MAL looked really interesting, but the art in the anime looks different and much more in line with what you would expect of a 90s fa…
Read at the sourcektulu007
Choujuu Densetsu Gestalt is a somewhat obscure two episode OVA produced by TV Tokyo. It's based on an eight volume manga by Kouga Yun. What is it about and why has it been largely overlooked by people? Is it a forgotten gem or should it be left in a refuse bin somewhere? Let's delve in and see if we can find out.
Story:
We open with a dark elf named Suzu, who incidentally looks nothing like the traditional jet black skinned, silver haired dark elf, talking to a priest. He tells her that Father Olivier has left the order on a journey to the forbidden land of “G” in order to find the truth about their religion and the world and needs to be returned because religious orders frown on truth finding excursions. Plus there's the whole forbidden thing. We transition to a scene of Father Olivier…
Read at the sourceSkadi
Gestalt seemed to be an interesting story concept when I read about it and I found myself intrigued by the good artwork (for this era). Unfortunately and mostly because of the overall length and lack of any follow-up anime to carry on the story, Gestalt is left with a very unfinished feel to it.
The story revolves around a priest named Olivier, who having some sort of crisis of faith announces he is leaving his order and traveling to a forbidden land known as Gestalt or G as it is believed to be a cursed place. There he hopes to find the answers to his questions. Along the way he comes across a mysterious girl, Ohri who seems to be from the very land he wishes to visit. From here he begins his journey, while being pursued by a bounty hunter type elf that was sent by the leader of Olivier'…
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