Audience reviews
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mell4444
Setting: It’s a mixed bowl that’s vaguely described. You’d expect it to be primarily in Europe, but there’s a lot of Japanese influence at Helen's Hill. The current time is also strange. Celia describes Teddy Roosevelt at one point while Bertille is jousting in a g-string with a commentator on a loudspeaker. Okay fine, it’s to be expected from an eroge.. but what exact year are we in?
Characters: The harem lead, Takahiro, seems like an OK guy. He’s not overly arrogant, although he can be whiny and brain dead at times. Mio, the apparent cover girl and love interest of Takahiro, is completely eclipsed by Celia: the noble and blonde busty bombshell with blue eyes. Celia is the class president and the most mature out of all girls, both physically and personality wise. Noel is the most enterta…
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Well I don't even know where to start with this anime, because overall this performance was very bad. My Review contains spoiler and represents my own opinion, if you disagree with that then don't read further.
I expeceted a lot of fanservice and a poor story with female knights which are jousting for fun and battling about the only (?) squire.
Starting with the characters ...
Oh my, the characters were overall very bad and pretty dumb. I disliked everyone, expect James-san and Takahiro (the only squire on Wingford Academy?).
Please tell me (private message) why girls are cutting her hair to short? Are they becoming a new person, if they do so? I don't get the reason, because Mio looks so ugly after her haircut.
Sound was medicore. Nothing especially, where you would think "Wow, amazi…
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This is in no way a good romance-harem anime. To sum the whole anime up, it's a typical harem anime that you can find anywhere. Very basic, nothing great. Plot wise, its like that. However, whats interesting is the concept. Using jousting and knighthood as the basis. I feel that its extremely interesting. The character developement's a little rushed but all in all nothing to fred over. Towards the end though it got extremely annoying for me. So all i can say is the ending didnt do well for me due to the way the writers decide the winners for each round and such. However, that is just me being petty, i think not many people will feel this way. So just give it a try.
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From the story itself, Walkure Romanze is about jousting, which most of you know as a sport for male knights. But yeah, in this Willford Academy at Helen’s Hill, we also see girls playing joust.
One thing I liked about Walkure Romanze is that it’s set in a calm environment – the hills, the forest, all that stuff you’d see that feels like you’re in some part of Europe that is yet to be shown on television.
Speaking of the cast, it has your typical harem, where the students – including the class president – gets around you, mingles with you, and gets inspired because of you. That’s the common harem you’d see.
Here’s the mix: We have your typical dojikko, your typical traditional Japanese girl, your typical weeaboo, your typical female, your typical loli, and your typical man among man bec…
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Walkure Romanze
I watched this anime because it's listed in the Romance category and i wanted to see that, this shouldn't be in that category tho because the romance is what this lacks the most.
Story
The story was interesting, it's about jousting and somehow reminded me of A Knight's Tale but it was just at the end when you see the jousting, the other part is about talking, and talking, and not even romance is shown, just Mio trying to but failing because the protagonist Takahiro is slow understanding the insinuations, the end was meh, the story was fine.
Art & Animation
This was beautiful but for being from 2013 it could have been better, so overall was good.
Sound
The sound in every aspect was ok, but could have been better, the VA was ok and the OP wasn't bad the ED song was meh.
C…
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Low score :/ I know. Why you ask?
Well...
In my opinion the actual storyline was not that great, it was awfully patchy and jumped around quite a lot which did get awfully frustrating.
I mean it's alright I suppose but they never really explain about the universe and where it's set or really anything about jousting and why they have a school for it. I mean I suppose its some alternate universe but they have modern technology but they are jousting, which seems like a more older fashioned thing???
It also gets rather annoying that it will jump from character to character and really the plot just isn't consistent. I didn't get confused by it at all and I could keep up with the jumping around but it was very frustrating.
There's also the fact that the storyline is suppose to follow Takahiro Mi…
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== [ Walkure Romanze - 7.5 / 10 ] ==
If you're looking for a sports anime with an unconventional plot - jousting, with some action and ecchi scenes then Walkure Romanze is for you.
While the story and character development are lacking, the show has its merits and is a decent show overall.
[ Story - 7 / 10 ]
The concept of jousting as a story base is interesting and not something you will see in other anime. While there are indeed several anime dealing with sport, jousting has not been covered previously, as far as I know. The story itself is simple: there is lots of jousting and a tournament at some point where the main characters participate. Not much apart from that, which can be both a good and bad point, depending on the viewer. It's for you to decide. If you're expecting a huge p…
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Walkure Romanze tells the tale of six sweet girls ramming lances at each other on horseback. The jousting matches take a proportional amount of the plot - everything is focused around deciding which of the six girls is strongest. The matches are surprisingly exciting to watch, though some of the rules I can't fathom for the life of me. Namely, the concept of the "feather's fly" just blows my mind: Basically, hitting the feather in a knight's helmet is instant victory, while smashing their skulls in is penalized. Talk about high risk, high reward!
For a harem anime, Walkure Romanze's fanservice stays uncharacteristically reserved and classy - for the most part. The comedy is lighthearted, just like the drama. Watching this series, you won't find your blood pressure rising: There's not a mo…
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I thought of going a bit out there in terms of shows, I live in the UK and have a fond love for Medieval things like Jousting. Now when I came across this show in one of MAL's recommended lists I noticed it said the genre was Ecchi and I got curious how Jousting and Ecchi would go hand in hand.
To go right to the point the Ecchi content is rather tame to be honest, if you're a big ecchi fan then this probably won't be the show for you. The first 3 episodes have it more than the rest of the show but I was surprised with how it mainly focused on the relationship of the characters and the jousting itself.
The story felt pretty much near identical to the movie 'A Knights Tale' (watch it its good) which is a good and bad thing, if it were to follow that movie in terms of plot completely thi…
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First, let's get this out of the way. "Begleiter" means "squire." i.e. a knight's assistant. But just like a caddy in professional golf isn't just a guy to carry clubs, a begleiter doesn't just handle the knight's equipment. He helps with strategies and tactics.
Set in some kind of alternate universe (I guess. It never explains it) that merges medieval and modern, this show takes place in a school for knights and squires. There's a rather unusual harem subplot, with all the girls not necessarily attracted to the boy, but more interested in his talents as a squire.
Story: 5
I have mixed feelings about the plot. There's a great underdog story in the early episodes, then the main plot doesn't just get put on the back burner, it basically vanishes for six episodes. Don't get me wrong, I act…
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Although this series is classified as a harem, it's not really about the various girls' love for the main guy as it is about their love for jousting. So don't start this anime expecting it to be like most harems where the love part is actually the central focus. Their attraction to him originates from the fact that they want to win the jousting tournament at their school, which is the overall plot of the story.
The story itself is pretty good, but it's not anything really special. There will be some moments where you'll be dying to find out the result of the conflict, but there aren't any moments where you'll experience huge emotional swings or be amazed by the action. So although the story isn't necessarily boring, it's a very "safe" story in that there wasn't much risk involved from the…
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When I first seen some of the scenes on youtube I instantly liked the idea of this anime. I am really a fan of knights and medieval things. The things that I really I liked about this are the main character and the struggle of the main character. I felt the connection with him because of a similar situation I am in. As far as the story goes its has it flaws, the back story is a short 20 sec of a flashback and its not telling you any details of what exactly happened with the main character that lead him to be this way.
I enjoyed watching this anime and would recommend it as its short and fun to watch, although I would have loved to see more about the main character and the second season, I doubt that there would be such a thing...dont watch OVA its terrible.
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You know the funny thing is as I write this review, I read other reviews and see how analytic and down to the scientific and historic roots of every anime, the industry behind it, statistics and what not, and delve into the meat and bones to give a truly in-depth response.
Well, Walkure Romanze isn't about that. It's about elegance, it's about nobility, it's about jousting, and it's about fan-service.
Lately, as the years go on I notice a dramatic increase in art. I mean you can just pull up a 1990's anime and compare side-to-side with what's coming out today and you can tell the difference. There are shots when you see very highly CG and detailed pieces of armor, and the landscape is actually breathtaking when they show you the environment. It's pretty, everything is damn pretty, in Wa…
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I first started Walkure Romanze because of a longtime love of knights and horses. The hope of an anime accurately portraying girls learning to joust crashed to the ground the instant i saw the opening theme, which shows them all riding in miniskirts. While that could have been excused as an artistic choice to make the opening look nice, it’s the same in the episode itself. A few girls, such as the student council president, wear what look like tights but are hopefully sturdy leggings to protect their legs. Most don’t, however, which means it’s a miracle any of these girls can walk upright, given the horrible saddle sores they must have – especially the girl who jousts in lingerie.
I kept watching because of a sick fascination of everything they get horribly wrong. For example, the main ch…
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Jousting, a finer sport from much nobler times. It is an opportunity for knights to understand one another as well as develop bonds of friendship. Alas, for all its splendor it did not withstand the test of time.
The story takes places in a seemingly german themed town, focusing especially on Winford Academy a place where lads and lasses become knights and knight's strategists, begleiters. A particular group of students is followed as they each reveal their love for jousting and the reasons why they chose it as a dream up to the point where they test their resolve in battle.
Art is an astonishing work of vivid colors , lighting and realistic shapes. The design of the town and the academy is a testimony to the great times that were once the pride of humanity. The natural background is als…
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Jumping into this head first was a bit satisfying. Not knowing what to expect besides a mild definition intrigued my interest. Walkure Romanze was actually quite enjoyable for a casual watch. (Non-Spoiler Review)
Story - I thought this was the most enjoyable aspect of the anime. A potential harem anime revolving around something I never imagined could grasp and pull me in. Jousting. I loved everything about the introduction to the story and the things the anime actually teaches you about thee honor of a knight.
Art - The art was beautiful. Lots of Fan Service which I came in expecting. Something about medieval fan service captures a certain part of your mind. Besides that, the animals, the buildings, the potential layout of the jousting area, everything looked amazing and bright.
Sound…
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Walkure Romanze is a great Harem, Sports, Romance visual novel that garnered a bit of success, so I guess some studio had to make an anime adaptation of it. However this is simply the case where a title is better left untouched, in its original format, rather than being half-arsed like this. Because at least there, each of the girls are given enough time and development for the players to even give a damn.
Watching this series gave me flashbacks of the Princess Lover anime adaptation, but in this case, the male protagonist attends a fairly prestigious academy with "Jousting" as its main extracurricular activity. Although in this universe, jousting seems to be a sport predominantly done by knights with a bit less gruff. Yes, that means young cute girls, because apparently boys seem to be…
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Consider that Walkure Romanze is an adaptation of a visual novel, a hentai one no less, it becomes easy to dismiss the show as another poorly done cash grab in the harem genre. It's like that not too many people even gave the show a try because of this premise and background it comes with. However, Walkure Romanze isn't bad by any means and an actual enjoyable show with a decent budget placed to make it.
The show centers around Winford Academy, a school where knights come to joust in a semi-modern, renaissance-esque world. The main character is Mizuno Takahiro, a man currently working as a squire. A number of female knights want him as their squire for an upcoming joust tournament and the series begins from there as he begins to interact with these women and the harem genre starts to tune…
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Walkure Romanze is a harem series laden with fan service.
But, that doesn't exactly detract from its ultimate purpose. The show itself is fairly blatant with establishing the mood -- the type of show that it's going to be. It's not meant to be a serious show. It's not meant to have fantastic writing. And most importantly, it's not meant to revolve around intimate character interactions. Yet, it goes against that. It actually develops a storyline. It actually has characters with decent, albeit cursory writing. It presents jousting not as a means to advance the storyline, but as an integrated way to define the series, and to develop the characters.
It does everything that a generic harem shouldn't do. It has fan service, but not to the point of it being obnoxious. It has its episodes bere…
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Jousting is widely agreed to be the true sport of nobles and is a main focus of the idealized Medieval Europe and Chivalry. While chivalry lives on in every fedora wearer's heart, Walkure Romanze enacts upon it instead of posting self loathing status updates on social media sites. Following Princess Lover which came out in 2009, Ricotta has sent another one of their H-Games out onto the battlefield of anime adaptions. Ricotta is well known for their pandering to specific fetishes and classy atmospheres. As expected, Walkure Romanze has both of those traits. While Walkure Romanze and Princess Lover both share a high class atmosphere and catering to very specific fetishes, that is where the similarities end. Walkure Romanze focuses more on the sport of jousting and surprisingly has significa…
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