Introduction
For citizens of the Ken Empire, justice is a myth. Lord Keiro, the deranged Shogun of the Imperial Army, blazes a trail of terror across the countryside in search of the sacred sword that will make him a god. Standing in his way is Taito, an omnipotent star reborn in human form—a young hero who vows to use his celestial strength to avenge those slaughtered by the villainous Shogun.
Taito's mystical powers steer him toward a violent showdown with Keiro, and if used recklessly, his newfound abilities could shred the very fabric of his being. To master the art of control and become a heroic martial artist, Taito must seek the guidance of others like him: the seven star-born warriors with the strength to shatter a corrupt empire.
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Audience reviews
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IronTbo
6/10. Hero Tales is bland if you have watched a lot of anime I don't recommend if you are veteran anime fan. The story is short it's got a good plot it's easy to follow with a bunch of fun and interesting characters, it's visually very beautiful but it is a walking anime cliche. This is a great anime to suggest if you want to see if someone will like anime. The characters are unique but shallow but that's due to the briefs storyline. Typical shonen plot MC is a bit boring side characters are the real strength of the cast.
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There were so many negative reviews I felt compelled to leave a positive one because I actually quite liked it.
The anime itself I feel isn't as bad as others are making it out to be. I feel the reason it leaves a bad taste in people's mouth is because they try to over complicate things.
The story is a straight forward good vs evil fantasy set in a fictional ancient empire. It's the classic save the world from an overpowered evil power hell bent on wreaking havoc. The plot is somewhat predictable and the characters lack depth but that isn't necessarily a bad thing for an anime like this.
Who is this anime for? If you want to sit back and watch an entertaining, easy to digest anime with tons of action, comedy and the characters have an unwavering sense of loyalty and duty then this is fo…
Read at the sourceLilGreasyKid
In the sea of shounen anime, it takes a lot to stand out in the crowd. No matter how hard a work tries to be different, it is constantly compared to its genre-kin. Such is the fate of any work. Jyuushin Enbu: Hero Tales (HT) is a series that plays it safe, yet somehow finds a way to stick with viewers even after the last somewhat cliche scenes.
Story: 8
HT is a story about a simple-minded young man named Taito who is just living his life with his family, minding his own business, when Keiro, a power-hungry warlord busts down his door and demands for the sacred sword that will make him the emperor. Taito, barely surviving his confrontation with Keiro, soon learns that the two of them have their fates tied to two celestial deities and their destines are mapped out by the Karma of the Star…
Read at the sourcejyagan0
This is a great show for anyone who like an anime in which the good guy triumphs by finding strength from his beliefs. It's about two warriors fated to face each other in battle, and the four (actually five but one doesn't do anything worth mentioning until the last few episodes) warriors who find themselves draw to this epic conflict in one way or another. There is also the tag along sister, who despite adding a little comedy and moral support, doesn't do much fighting. The action scenes were great, the messages and philosophy were cool, but not so insistant that they take away from the show, and the characters were engaging and interesting.The only thing I didn't like about this series is that the character Hosei spends the whole series throwing himself at the main character's sister Lia…
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The storyline of Hero Tales isn't really anything special. A used-to-be nobody kid named Taitou finds out that he's actually the incarnation of a star. When he gets too angry he gets out of control and only his sister can stop him from destroying himself. I don't really want to explain it here I'm too lazy but I'll just say it disappointed me coming from Hiromu.
Taitou gets really obnoxious around the middle of the series and is so whiny it made me want to stop watching. I almost did stop but I had to keep watching to see if it got better. It did for a little bit but then went back downhill. The final fight is pretty lame and ends in the stereotypical anime fashion( if you know what I mean). I most certainly won't be watching this series again but it's okay to watch through once.
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Best Rating: 4.5/10 Worst Rating: 3/10 Average Rating: 3.7/10
*note: pardon me for my language, it's just the way I roll*
don't agree with what I say about this anime? that's your problem....
Review: Hero Tales
Could have been good, but turned out bad. It had potential, but it was wasted unfortunately.
*WIN
Started off with a good idea/plot. ~but then turned it into something completely stupid with out of proportion power and not much logical understanding or explanation behind the back-story and background of the story.
(Ex. Karma of the stars) (Ex. over exaggerated strength of the bad guy at the end)
*WIN
Decent fairly well developed characters.
*FAIL
Karma of the stars/ Alkaid concept makes no fucking sense at all. It’s basically saying that this and that are destined to happen…
Read at the sourcejmoriarty84
I must say, the concept of an anime using a wuxia context really intrigued me. But in the end, it was yes and no everything that I could expect. The very bad news is, it’s about 90% of your typical shounen anime. Such characterizations and development is present, but it’s already stuff you’ve seen before in typical shounen anime. The good news is, it’s in a completely different context and it makes those qualities feel fresher. But what I personally was expecting was a balanced mixed of the qualities of anime and wuxia. Taitou is your typical big hearted and small-brained overly righteous teenage hero with a big appetite, and his sister is your typical damsel in distress. And the rest of the characters have their purpose but felt they were created partially to be ea…
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