Audience reviews
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Joe_Devaney
Overview:
While I don't see myself as someone who believes in violence, the fantasy battle genre is one that I have always found myself enjoying. "Lord Marksman and Vanadis" is an anime that falls into the "warring nations" sub-section of the genre, and certainly makes an effort to distinguish itself from other shows of its kind, albeit in ways that aren't necessarily for the better. It's certainly worth a look, but it also has plenty of flaws that make it a far cry from essential viewing.
Story (6.5/10):
"Lord Marksman and Vanadis" is set in a pair of Europe-esque rival kingdoms known as Brune and Zhcted, the latter of which is home to seven highly powerful female warriors known as the titular Vanadis or war maidens. After the Brunish king falls ill, a power dispute begins between Brunis…
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Ahhh... what a waste.
The show has a solid premise. A standard fantasy fare with a strong focus on powerful individuals and massive army warfare.
But execution? Terrible.
This anime feels like it omitted like 90% of its source material, because that's the only way it makes sense. Nothing is given enough time to develop on the screen. Characters are paper thin, lacking any real personality or motivations. Next to no backstory given on any of them. Each character is more meaningless than the other.
The story seems to revolve around a young count being drawn into a civil war as well as fighting off foreign invaders looking to take advantage, but we the viewers are given nothing to work with. No backstory, no explanations who all these different sides are and why they're fighting. Wars ju…
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Despite it's mediocrity, Madan no Ou to Vanadis is unarguably one of the best Ecchi shows I have ever seen due to it not showing an excess of fanservice. Though the fanservices are obviously over the top as that's how it works. I felt as if this show didn't really want us to focus on the fanservices and more to its mediocre story. Hence making it quite interesting and unique as most of the Ecchi shows I've seen always overload me with fanservice and it makes me feel disgusted.
There's only one way to improve this show - make season 2. The ending was unsatisfying and was a cliffhanger. Honestly, 13 episodes ain't gonna cut it lads. I need more until you actually end it well.
Overall Madan no Ou to Vanadis was pretty cool. I actually had fun watching 90% of the show ( 10% is the last epi…
Read at the sourceOmnimaniac
This show is a result of the Japanese having sub-par knowledge about European history and culture. If you want to watch for the ecchi or battle harem type stuff then there are better shows to watch out there.
Story:
The story in itself is piss poor and makes zero sense logically. If you ignore every aspect of the story that doesn't make any sense at all then you can probably find some enjoyment in it.
The gist of the story is a count that for some reason isn't acting like a count or have the skills required to be a count is taken prisoner and for some unexplainable reason is let live by his captors. After his county is attacked by a duke within his country for no good reason he sets out to defend his county by killing everyone that oppose him and allying with his captors.
There's als…
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With every genre there is a piece that serves as the marker for rock bottom. If people could say that your piece is worse than that, then you are the new rock bottom. I say this because when it comes to the harem genre, this show is that marker. Which sucks too because there was a lot, and I mean a lot, of potential here. So let's rip this apart piece by piece.
Story: 1
Yes, this is literally the worst part about it. A brief summary is that a count goes to war and is captured and now must ally with his capturers to save his homeland. The only reason that she agrees is because she likes him. Yea, digging deep for motives there. The bigger picture of the whole war he starts to save his people is so that he can reveal the villian, which is a duke in the kingdom his homeland is also apart of,…
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Summary: This is a fairly typical fantasy anime except that it adds in quite a bit of large scale war and political elements that IMO only detract and generally confuse. It has excellent art and solid sound and characters, but the story is a bit confusing and I found it fairly boring and long winded, even though it only had a single season. One thing I found weird is that it is classified as ecchi/harem but that is mostly not the case. There is very little nudity (if any full topless nudity) and though there is a bit of a love interest between the MC and a few of the war maidens, that isn't really the focus of the story. I guess in that regard it is good, it definitely lets it story shine through, the problem is again that said story is a bit convoluted and boring. Plus there were some ele…
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Man I feel like I'm the only one annoyed with how overpowered the main character and that princess are. I don't care how bad of a person Zion was, it sucks when they write characters that are op and never lose. It's to the point where I don't like the main characters. With what i have watched the best shows are where the main characters lose fights. They struggle with personal loss that ends up making the viewer wonder "How can they possible come back from this?" This show doesn't have that with what i have seen so far. True the main character is now a slave but he is only one in title. He can still wander around free within the kingdom which is doesn't convey the feeling of loss as well as it should. Overall i think that the main characters and the "War Maidens" are to op which makes the…
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War always bring forth the potential for an interesting story. Between battle decisions, political maneuvers, individual's motivations mixed with the history of the battling countries or organizations, war has so many avenues to tell a story. In Madan no Ou to Vanadis we are confronted with that same potential at the beginning.
I'm normally very into the shows that have a fantasy setting and while the fantasy setting shown here had a lot of promise, I felt that the show never talked about the lore, explained the lore or even made it clear why everything was going on. Sure I can connect the dots for the basic reasons people go after individuals, but the best part of the fantasy setting is that you never know which way the story will turn. Unfortunately the lore is never clarified and it re…
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This anime is a special one. Not necessarily in the sense that it does anything in an original fashion but more so in the way it manages to fail being unoriginal. This is pretty impressive in its own right. Now before anything i would just like to say that this anime was most definitely what i would call axed. Now I'm not sure if there planning on having a second season but for now i see no such thing . Therefore for now you should know that a lot of things end up being forgotten and many plot lines just kinda not finishing, maybe left for a second season that may never come. Anyways if you're for some reason actually okay with this then lets get on with this extremely serious review to truly analyze this piece of work.
Story - (>- -)>/10
the story is you're run of the mill generic plot l…
Read at the sourceDream95
Before I start this review, I want to say that I haven''t read the light novel of Madan no Ou to Vanadis, so do not expect any comparison of the two in my review. This review is solely based on only the anime itself.
Vanadis (as I will be calling for the rest of the review) is set in Western Europe, during times of war. In a way, the fights and strategies are similar to what was used in real life, but in Vanadis, there are beings known as War Maidens, who are essentially the leader of their respective armies, and have extraordinary powers and abilites, allowing for them to make an immediate impact on any battle.
The plot is nothing too amazing. Tigrevurmud Vorn, is an archer fighting for his country, Brune. However, during a battle with a War Maiden, he gets captured and is taken hostage…
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First things first, I want to say that I have read the light novel before I watch this show. So, most things I will review is about the adaptation itself. Despite saying that, I still will try to review the show as an anime though I can’t promise it much.
Madan no Ou to Vanadis is a show about a Vorn named Tigrevumurd of a small village name Alsace that is involved in a civil war as a major commander. He asked help from a Vanadis – A warmaiden whose power is said equal to a thousand soldiers – named Eleonora Viltaria from another country. Each of Vanadis wield a supernatural weapon, a Dragonic Tools which has their own specialty. This show follows Tigrevumurd or Tigre’s adventure as he defeat each of his enemies.
Madan no Ou doesn’t has a strong premise for me. A special boy who then inv…
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Before I start, I am reviewing this personally as the anime itself, with no comparison to it's former adaption whatsoever; Light Novel etc
I actually had this on hold for a short moment before freeing up some time to watch it, not a fan of extreme fan service or ecchi in every episode, assuming it had a lot of unneeded content.
The beginning started off simple with Vorn appearing immediately then seemingly looking like the typical useless Hero playing cool and trying to aim an arrow at a War Maiden, who obviously destroys the arrow. That's how they met, she wanted him as her "slave/prisoner".
Skip the boring parts, I actually enjoyed each episode. If you're a fan of strategy and medieval wars mixed with a little (very little) bit of fantasy with dragons, you probably may like this as it…
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I really liked the anime, the tl;dr of this is pretty much: Solid fantasy anime with good characters, good story, excellent music, good animation, and good adaptation quality. Special mentions to the protag as it's the main charm point to this series imo, being that he is an archer, and we don't see enough archer protags, especially as leaders. I did watch the anime before I read the novels, and this review is solely about the anime.
It's a very solid medieval fantasy anime revolving mostly around a war campaign led by the main character. Since it's a midieval fantasy though, don't expect elves, dwarves, orcs, etc. though dragons do make appearances of course. Very little magic for the most part, some weapons are enchanted and have special abilities though.
The story is fairly interestin…
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As someone who has read the light novels (LN), all I have to say is....wow, and not in the good way.
I've read the, and continue to follow, the light novel and was quite excited when I found out it was going to be animated. That excitement disappeared quite quickly after I was 3 episodes in. Aside from the first episode (which quite thoroughly covered the first chapter), everything is rushed. Obviously when you use up 10 volumes **edit: 5 vols** worth of material and jam it into 13 episodes its not going to look pretty (12 eps in reality cause ep 1 was chapter 1). The overall effect this has on the show is that it feels like your typical, unremarkable series with specks of harem thrown in. In all honesty, with 13 episodes, they should have slowed the pace down and just went up until after…
Read at the sourceReiRei19
I won't include a summary because it is already provided so I'll just dive into the other categories of which I graded this anime. Please note that I have NOT read the manga nor do I have any previous knowledge of this series. Thus my judgement is entirely unbiased. Let's get to it then! ^_^
ART:
The art style of this anime is quite eye catching as the beautifully blended colours go well together. There was much detail where needed and it was softer where background was concerned. The portrayal of the army from a distant scenes gave a 3D effect, which worked well once I got accustomed to it, considering the detail to them was well done. From the clear distinction of every character's face right down to the weapons used was well drawn. I have no complaints about art and animation.
SOUND:…
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The light novels are fantastic. The characters, plot, and story line were incredible. The only part that might of lacked a little would be where he temporarily lost his memories but besides that one part everything else was extremely well written and good.
As for the anime, in my opinion the art, character design, and basically the entire animation was great but the one big problem I had with the anime was that it was too rushed. Currently there are ten light novels with Madan no Ou to Vanadis and they are by no means short on details or plot and the anime took up half the light novels, in other words a total of 5 into a measly 13 episodes. I'm not sure why the animation company who produced Madan no Ou to Vanadis did that but they should of just animated less of the story and plot in th…
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Madan no Ou to Vanadis is a light novel adaptation set in a medieval fantasy world with magic, dragons and heroes. If that was the most generic story you've ever heard of, then that's probably 'cause the story IS pretty god damn generic. I watched this anime because I had a craving for medieval fantasy after seeing another, far better medieval(ish) fantasy story, Hitsugi no Chaika - ending in a rather rushed and disappointing way. I had hoped that another one like it would wash off the disappointment and it certainly worked! I'm not disappointed anymore, just plain pissed. Yay!
Story (25%) - 3/10
Vanadis' story sounds pretty impressive at first glance; a hero of the Brune Kingdom is captured by the Zhcted, Brune's rival, and forms a pact with a Zhcted war maiden to save his hometown from…
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This is a SPOILER FREE review!
Well... I have personally enjoyed Madan no Ou to Vanadis from episode 1-13 which I was not really expecting at all and looking back at the overall score on MAL I must say that the anime is pretty UNDERRATED.
The "Ecchi" and "Harem" tags of the anime is pretty misleading causing a lot of people to believe that the story is comedic and just like the same conventional one involving one male protagonist who does stupid stuffs that easily cause a lot of girls to go crazy about him and that there must be also a lot of nudity. I believe that a lot of people have watched this series with high fan service expectations but ended up being disappointed thus giving the anime a very low score. So, if you plan to watch this anime with a "fan service" mindset then this sh…
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(This has been adapted from my reddit thread)
War, when diminished to its base components, is sadly tragic. It's hard to justify the killings of thousands of people for any kind of cause. But some are better than others: bringing about peace, saving a subjugated group, or protecting one's home. For as long as humans have lived, war has not only shaped the past, has not only persisted in the present, but will most likely never dwindle in the future. An almost inevitability, war brings out the best and the worst in people. For Madan no Ou to Vanadis, it certainly brings out the worst in something.
STORY
Vanadis begins with the bowman Tigre meeting Elen, a War Maiden, on the battlefield. After being taken hostage, the two decide to help one another in protecting Tigre's hometown of Alsace.…
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War. It's a grueling way to help your country. The lives of several thousand men sacrificed to help benefit one country's benefits. You hear about all the sorts of things wars have, but have you really understood the inner workings and tactical strategies? Well, that's where Madan no Ou to Vandis comes in. Let's take aim!
Story (6.00/10): The story of Vanadis follows from the perspective or Tigrevurund Vorn, or Tigre. On a battlefield one day, amidst the corpses of his fallen comrades, he takes aim at a woman riding on a horse, a war maiden, who has just demolished his whole army. After taking aim, he tries to shoot her down, only to become captive to Elenora, as she is called. Sending the two of them into a spiraling journey as tensions rise between their two countries.
The story basic…
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