Audience reviews
14 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
NerdicWarrior
I've got to be honest, I actually went into this anime without having played the video game it's based on. Sure, as a Sega fan I certainly knew about it and had seen pictures and some gameplay footage but I had practically no knowledge of what the game was about other than it being a rail shooter with a dragon.
Which ment that for the purpose of this review, I had to go and do a little bit of research on the game's story.
In any case, the OVA follows the basic plot of the game but with some changes such as giving the protagonist Kyle (originally named Keil in the game) a girlfriend who is kidnapped and forcibly fused with the main antagonist Black Dragon, making for another cliche "hero has to rescue the girl" plot which proceeds at a break neck pace leaving very little time to breathe or…
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Just kinda bad, innit?
It was fun seeing the old saturn-esque CGI
I'm glad the girl got rid of her blindness
Kyle's a bit of a dick lol
Alot of the bad OVAs tend to have a similar problem of speed-running their stories, this one has that issue especially. Unlike Garzey's Wing though, this didn't have any particularly cool ideas I ended up liking that much. And the dub doesn't have Garzey's Wing's "Curse/Blessing?" of having every line read being incredibly awkward, mostly being mid for 90s dubs, with an occasional awkward line read.
Only really watch if you like old-dated CGI enviroments like myself.
Read at the sourceGhost-Hardware
First off, I haven’t played the original game on the Saturn and my knowledge of it is fairly limited. I do know that it’s a fairly brief rail shooter and was one of the killer apps in the early days of the console. This OVA, produced with the assistance of SEGA, was released a year and a half later by Production I.G. Yes, THAT Production I.G.
The plot is a convoluted 'Hero rescues girl from monster' story, and all parts of it are generic from beginning to end. People not familiar with the source material (like myself) will just be left confused about what’s going on as there is no explanation for anything that occurs. This is not hyperbole; nothing about the lore, context, characters etc. is ever explained or expanded upon. Things just ‘happen’ and we’re along for the confusing ride. It f…
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Panzer Dragoon is a classic game. It was released in ’95 for the Saturn and stands alongside titles like Nights and Shining Force III as a worthwhile game from a console that didn’t offer many. In late ’96, Sega partnered with Production IG to create a promotional OVA for the game. Since the sequel had just been released earlier that year and all. Let’s have a look.
Story:
The OVA somewhat follows the game’s story. Keil is part of a hunting party when they run into a battle between a blue and black dragon. The blue dragon’s rider is killed and Keil finds himself entrusted with a mission to stop the black dragon from reaching and activating an ancient ruin. The OVA does add some details. Keil has a kidnapped girlfriend in the OVA and I’m pretty sure she wasn’t in the game. I also don’t r…
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This anime which is a joined effort by SEGA and IG Entertainment only succeeds in becoming an animated novelty for any who has been a fan of the game series. As a stand alone Anime however its even less than something you would watch to pass the time other than feeding your curiosity in watching another game adaptation to Japanese animation. The characters are horribly bland, the plot non-existent, and while the effects in battle and music are fair, anything else you would had wished in being adapted from a great shooting series is pretty much thrown out the window. Why does the black dragon have to get a girl in order to activate some mysterious tower no one ever talks about? What was the backstory of the dragon riders who seemingly tried to stop it from doing whatever it was that it want…
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I think people are being too harsh on this anime. Is it good? Not really. Is it worth your time? Probably not. But it's not some horrible piece of trash.
It's based on a video game that I haven't played and only vaguely heard about from Segata Sanshiro commercials, so maybe it would have helped me enjoy this more.
The main issue with Panzer Dragoon is that it feels like I decided to watch the final episode of an anime without watching the rest, but it's the only episode out there. There's no context, no lore, no character introduction, no development or progression.
I think it had potential, like maybe it would have been a decent 6/10 anime but it's like I said, it feels like watching the final episode. If they only had to make one episode, why did they decide to make this? What prompte…
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This is not as bad as people make it out to be.
I am not familiar with this saga of videogames. I was barely a baby when the Sega Saturn was around and I am doing crazy things right now like watching the worst anime shows this site has to offer and honestly I don't get the fuss about this one being horrendous. This doesn't go to the low levels something like Hanoka or Vampire Holmes have so I guess I will defend it to a certain degree basing this review towards the original Japanese Version which nobody has picked up to sub, but I believe is very straight forward even in a Raw State.
Story = 5
The story is very simple, it is the typical save the damsel in distress this time the name is Alita, where this guy named Keil must rescue her from a evil black dragon that finds her and he combin…
Read at the sourceTsutarjaTWL2010
Why Sega approved this garbage!?
I know that Panzer Dragoon series is not best known for having a mind-blowing story, but it fells pathetic and cliché!
The art is poor and needs improvement in the traces. The characters fells so stiff and the backgrounds are so lazy drawn!
The Japanese dub isn't terrible, but also not great. The English, however, is so terrible.
The way that the anime presented the characters was very lame and shallow! The bad animation and terrible passing makes almost impossible to have any enjoyment of this!
Overall, if you are a Sega fan avoid it at all costs!
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A post modern masterpiece, which will be remembered in centuries. The genius writing, the clever use of symbolism, foreshadowing and depth, combined with lifelike characters, create one of the most unique and immersive experiences I have ever come across in my life, even rivaling classic novels and puts them to shame. It even crosses the line of some taboo topics such as racism and conspiracy theories, a marvel indeed. But it doesn't stop there, it comes with top-notch visual fidelity, even now for a 20 year old title and a soundtrack, that will make you forget Hans Zimmer, Michael McCann or Yuki Kajiura existed. A wonderful composition, which will make you ask the important questions in your life. I wrote this review listening to some of the tracks and I had to tear up so many times think…
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Story: As a game promo in the 90s, story is simple: save "ALITAAAA!!!!" with lots of name shouting. With 1 ep, it's concise & flows without many boring shots. There are many elements (probably from game world) that seem like plotholes. Dragon gives a vision, sudden multiple powerups, GATTAI!!?, huge misunderstandings since one can't speak, afterwards sudden telepathy ability now they can speak... Relationships are confusing: dragons don't like Empire ships, mc tries to save Empire survivors, Empire general gets "possesed"!? (he was sane before in the ship), mc thanks dragon, dragon more random power...
Art/Sound: animation above average for 90s, thanks to production IG. Combat has no lazy/reused motions. Dragons move naturally. Weird how many backgrounds are awful lowpoly CG. Good charact…
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What it must have been like to be in the Production IG offices that fateful day in 1996, when Panzer Dragoon was greenlit. The incredible high must have been euphoric...
WAIT WAIT WAIT, stop the presses. Ladies and Gentlemen, I kid you not, this odious dumpster juice smoothie of an anime was made by a company you might have heard of... I don't know... PRODUCTION IG?
Yeah, that's right, the same ones responsible for, you know, the insignificant Ghost in the Shell series or maybe the slightly obscure Attack on Titan? I can't believe my eyes.
There is no story anywhere nearby to be rated. -∞/10
I do have to give them a score of "decent" (and that's generous) for the art. It looks 90s, and it's every bit as abhorrent as a no budget drivel anime should be.
The sound in this turd is the u…
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This is my first, and worst review ever. It's also hopefully the first and last 1 overall rating I give.
The amount of times you'll hear Alesa! Or whatever her name was, (there's no way in hell I'm going back and re watching for minor details like her name).
*This review will contain spoliers* (Not that It matters, after you read that first paragraph you've probably given up all hope you may have had.
In a nut shell, it was a load of shit.
Story: 1
There wasn't a story, in my eyes. Nothing made any sense. There was no character development, except for when in the end he turned into Goku and fired a blast at the "Black dragon" thus killing it. I'd like the staff of myanimelist to add horror to the genres of this anime, as I felt horrified when I realised I'd wasted away around 30 minutes…
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Panzer Dragoon is four video game series developed by Team Andromeda and released by Sega. While the latter three installments were very good games in their own right, it was their aesthetics that made them transcendent. The visual and sound design did more than the plot and dialogue to paint a world littered with the remnants of a fallen civilization (similar to El Hazard: The Magnificent World), giving everything a poignant, almost-gloomy atmosphere.
Don't expect any of that here.
This OVA is a cheap rush job of a tie-in to the (mediocre) first game, a trite, directionless adaptation of something that really didn't have much of a plot to begin with. It becomes clear very quickly that they are only paying the slightest lip service to the empire and their huge role in the series, with th…
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Okay, this is the review for Panzer Dragoon, an OVA adapded from a videogame with the same name. Now, I haven't played the game, but I wanted to see this anyway, just because of its absurdly low score. And the only reason i rated 4 this anime on my list is because i want lots of other people who seek bad anime to see this masterpiece.
First of all, don't try searching it subbed, it doesn't exist. Probably the only version is the English Dubbed one on youtube, but it's worth it.
The Plot is exactly the same as what it's written on the synopsis, and, yes, it's bad. It's Absolutely bad. But it's so bad that you will laugh the whole time. It's full of awful battles, clichès, plot holes, stupid characters and everything else.
You can see this OVA in two ways:
-Considering it an anime like…
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