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Chaos Dragon

Chaos Dragon

Introduction

In 3015, the year of Huanli, two countries, Donatia and Kouran, are embroiled in a war of supremacy that is tearing the world around them apart. The small island Nil Kamui has suffered exceptionally from the war, with lands conquered in the name of each kingdom and stolen away from the people. To make matters worse, their deity, the Red Dragon, has gone mad, rampaging about Nil Kamui burning villages and killing people indiscriminately. Ibuki, a descendant of Nil Kamui's royal family, resides at an orphanage and refuses to take on the role of king. Abhorring conflict, Ibuki desires a peaceful resolution, however the chaotic world will not allow for such pacifism when it is being torn asunder by war. Despite his reluctance, Ibuki is drawn deep into this conflict. Can he rise to the occasion and save his country?

Audience ratings

MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 5.61/10 · 45366

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Audience reviews

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zerocardigan

I'm sorry for never writing a review for this... I just planned to forgot about this pile of shit, the worst anime i ever watche. I never rated 1 in any anime i watched in all my life... the characters , the MC and the story are just so bad. A show so edgy and poorly written that it can only cause "darkness-induced apathy". So in case you didn't understand all that, no I don't recommend Chaos Dragon at all. Story: Bruh Art: Generic, i didn't even remember anyone anymore. Sound: The Op and Ed... probably bad, i don't remember anymore Character: all trash minus one Enjoyment: Nope Overall: Watch out! super pathetic and horrible.

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CodeBlazeFate

Legends speak of a show that is considered to be one of, if not the absolute worst show of 2015. A show with such incompetent direction and CGI that frame rates slow down in the very first scene. A show with such uninteresting characters that their deaths are a loss to no one in the audience. A show so edgy and poorly written that it can only cause "darkness-induced apathy". You know what they say about legends. There's always some truth to them. *Spoilers for Chaos Dragon* When you hear about an adaptation of a gaming session involving the likes of Gen Urobuchi of Fate/Zero and Psycho-Pass, Kinoko Nasu of the Nasuverse (Fate/Stay Night, Tsukihime, Kara no Kyoukai), and others, you can't help but wonder how the hell it'll turn out. It's based on a game session but it's a session from ra…

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TheFlashmaster

I don’t think anybody really thought for even a second that Chaos Dragon was actually going to be good when they saw the team attached to the project. The plot is pretty simple to explain, but that’s actually its biggest problem. It’s so simple that Chaos Dragon tries to distract us from that fact by over complicating everything to the point that we have nothing to focus on, and when you do, you’re too embarrassed to spell it out for the audience. There’s this red dragon guarding this generic fantasy land who has gone mad, and the only one who can stop him is this royal boy who can use the dragon’s power at the cost of a beloved one’s life. He gathers a crew of RPG rejects and goes on a journey to hunt the dragon whilst trying not to use his power. And…that’s it. That’s literally all there…

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lazyking88

I honestly can't see why this anime garnered so much hate. It's actually pretty engaging and I found the characters to be pretty interesting I like how it feels like a wuxia novel with the story centering on One big journey. Ibuki has a power that really not common at all : he's been cursed by a powerful red dragon and must kill his friends in order to gain great power. It would of been best if he only had to use it once or twice since it can get depressing to see deaths that could of been avoided The music is a fun listen and compliments the action scenes quite well. My biggest complain with this anime is how one of the members of the group is a serial killer and they never find out about it. It annoying to see her continuously kill people and get away with it. Also, this show really coul…

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Quadrillion

Chaos Dragon redefines the word "underrated". If you don't know what I'm talking about, try pondering on it. DEEN makes a bad adaptation of Fate/Stay Night and no one bats an eye... Silver Link. and Connect make one of the best mobile game adaptation and everyone loses their minds. What sets me off about people is that they constantly complain about this show only because they compare it to some other anime and blame it for not exceeding their expectations only because " ITZ GEN UROBUCHEE AND KINOKO NASU LULZ LULZ". Is this a Fate/Stay Night anime? Does it have any similarities to be likened to it? Just because it has the same authors and the animations looks very close to Ufotable, doesn't just mean this show must be always rated so lowly because of it. But let's go on with my opinion:…

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CrawlingDolphin

Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Seneki, cool title huh? Meh too long. The first two words would have fit the the anime already in my opinion. CD was nice, but not interesting enough for me to keep my eyes on the screen. I have been holding my phone while using Disqus and other sites the whole time I have been watching the series because even if I don't focus on what I was watching I knew that I won't be able to miss anything important. Okay so let's move onto the review. Story 6/10 The story was pretty much easy to predict, like what's gonna happen and who's gonna die. There was really nothing that made me gasp on a scene or not blink for like 5 seconds or so. Character 5/10 The MC was so-so. Like he has the normal reactions a human would have, cry whenever his friends die. Refusing to hurt thos…

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Minster122

So I got really pumped looking at who was involved in making this piece.... and then got disappointment. At the beginning, I thought, "oh wow this is a new idea" and I was in for a trip that would make my heart break apart at the seems. I was wrong since the story that followed it was nothing like the opening episodes of the anime. The story was bland and rushed, there was all the character development happened in the last episode of the series... the only good thing about it was the art. The anime itself would have been a bit more enjoyable if there had been more episodes? To spread out the story a bit and give the characters some time to make themselves less minor. They introduced a lot of characters but didn't really expand on them, even the more major characters. Some of the major ch…

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Flawfinder

I don’t think anybody really thought for even a second that Chaos Dragon was actually going to be good when they saw the team attached to the project. Interesting, maybe. Fun to joke about. But definitely not good. I mean anime in general has always been worse in regards to the kitchen sink approach than Hollywood films and AAA video games, and considering that the only thing these supposed “talented” people like Ryogho Narita and Gen Urobuchi contributed to this project was making up the characters whilst leaving the story writing to a guy who’s written nothing but black holes since the 80s - and before you say anything, yes I’m aware Sho Aikawa adapted the original FMA series and Un-Go as well - you’re pretty much getting the series equivalent of a movie starring all your favorite actors…

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Toxelola

Story: the story was generally confusing. Like who was doing what, where was everyone. The story seemed to be a victim of overthinking-syndrome. The art would have been alright if it weren't for the CGI dragons. It was jarring and took from the enjoyment. This contracts to Madoka Magica, where the differences in the styles actually complimented each other. The sound - well, the OP was the most redeeming part of the anime. That and the art for it. Character - I actually preferred Lou and some of the other background characters because most of the other mains had flat personalities. I ended up watching the entire thing purely out of curiosity. It wasn't the worst, honestly.

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loveyuri

I usually don't write reviews on anime but seeing how low the rating for this anime was, I had to write a review. When I watch an anime I tend to watch animes with a rating of 7 or higher, but looking at Chaos Dragon with a rating of 6, it had me put it off for a while until now(finished it in 2 days). Also, I'm not a picky watcher so I tend to like most animes even if the anime got a low score. **I might have a little/small spoilers, hopefully I won't** The anime in my perspective was a decent anime. The story wasn't that bad as many people say it is and I found it pretty enjoyable. Story 6/10 The story is pretty straight forward and it keeps on. There are some plot holes but its nothing like WTF? All the eps follows the plot pretty well, but maybe a few small fillers in the eps here…

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DenkiManiac

Why not asking the dragon you have inside where it is, but instead going into a risky journey to find it having no idea? Well, that Chaos Dragon! A series that broke all my expectations since first episode. So here I am writing a review of it for those who haven't watched it yet and, in some way, want to do it. It will be quick and painless. Story: 3/10 Is it me, or everything that happened did it freakingly fast? Also, the story wasn't quite interesting to me. It's terribly simple and repetitive (you'll see), and in a super fast pace and nonsense. Good for a videogame (from which this anime comes), but not for a series. Art: 2/10 Horrible 2D animation and terrible 3D. The dragons were ugly as hell and poorly animated. Models were poor detailed, as it were drawn by a child. Battle anima…

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ThunderClap448

I'm sorry Chaos Dragon, but you just didn't manage to attract me. First off, the animation. It would be really good, if it weren't for the CG. It's overdone, and useless. The Bollock lord of Sheet mountain. (On the other hand I'd be a really nice person, if it weren't for my personality) Story: CD has a lot of focuses, which some people might think of as it is diverse and combines "good" elements of each genre, but how i see it is that it doesn't have a bloody focus, and without a focus, it gets really boring really fast! Doesn't have consistent comedy, story, characters or actually, just about anything. Gets boring quickly, I don't know how i went through 12 episodes of something that equals chinese water torture. Characters are boring and inconsistent. Generic as well, trying to pict…

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somaisbatman

Despite all the big-name people working on this show, Chaos Dragon was laughably bad and quite possibly the worst show this season. Story: 4/10 The country of Nil Kamui was a country, until they got invaded and their allies didn't help. Additionally, their guardian, Red Dragon, didn't help. This is the backstory that gets repeated at the start of every episode, and man, what a lame setup it is. It's very basic stuff for a high fantasy anime, and there's very little worldbuilding. It also doesn't help that the opening potentially spoils who's gonna be dead by the end of the show. Art: 4/10 Generic at best, atrocious at worst. The characters don't look terrible, just not unique in any way. One of the lady knights is literally Saber. The titular Chaos Dragon (and all the other large monster…

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Rawrzz03

High expectations and a huge disappointment... Story: 3 By the end of the series I think I finally got the story, which is in fact not a good one. This Red Dragon destroyed Nil Kamui, a small country which is now invaded by Kouran and D'natia, the neighbour countries. Ibuki, the MC, holds Red Dragon's power: every time he kills one of his friends, he gains great power. Now, you see, this idea is pretty shitty because: 1. It creates pointless drama 2. It predicts the death of the other characters 3. At some point, it becomes annoying because you see the same thing happening over and over again. Back to the story. Ibuki then gathers a bunch of random people, whom he later calls "friends" to help him become king and win the independence of the country. Not original at all. As this is a spoil…

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EvilPenguin95

So Chaos Dragon....... Hmph let me paint a quick picture. Me sitting on my comfy chair reading a list about the upcoming animes of the season. An anime by the name Chaos Dragon catches my sight. Why someone may ask? Well the name has gravity. Then the description. I country fighting for independence with dragons, magic and stuff. All good s**t, right? Well it's a pretty hard left turn from here onwards. From the few other reviews I read you could say it was borderline atrocious... and it was bad thats not to argue about, but how much? Story 3/10 As a said the premise was quite good. Promising some political friction, dragons (I like dragons) and many awesome possible themes. What happened! What was presented: a really shallow plot with next to none world building. There was an invasion, bu…

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OcularAMVs

STORY: 3 The story is about Red Dragon, the guardian diety of Nil Kamui had gone mad and destroyed Nil Kamui, leaving it to be extremely weak as other nations slowly gain more and more power. Nil Kamui lost its independence and is struggling against the big countries D'natia and Koran to maintain a balance of power. After a certain event, a group of characters from Nil Kamui, D'natia, and Koran band together to find Red Dragon but each individual has a different desire in their quest. The main character, Ibuki, is given the power of the Red Dragon where he can kill anyone if he offers the life of someone close to him. As the story progresses, more things become unveiled about each nation and the true mission of the characters. At first, the story seems interesting with an emphasis on p…

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NewbieJun

Wait....What? Is that how this anime is going to be? You producers are evil....EVIL I say! So to summarize the story: There are two countries fighting for supremacy; Donatia and Kouran. In the middle of all this fighting is an island country Nil Kamui which has lost its independence. In each country there are guardians; including Nil Kamui where the Red Dragon has gone berserk. So far so interesting? Yes? What gets confusing is after this is explained in the first episode. So we find out that there is a constant war due to the conflict between Donatia and Kouran and the little island Nil Kamui is trapped with their guardian dragon gone crazy How can it get confusing? Unfortunately it can... As you can see the storyline is simple: ->war between countries ->the third country is in betwee…

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PyraXadon

"The name of our country is Nil Kamui. One day, a sudden invasion by the country Kouran invaded the small island country and plundered a third of the land. Our allies, the country of D'natia defended their settlements where they kept their bases and kept silent. The two great countries eventually carved away the land like meat of a sacrificial swine. The guardian of the country, the Red Dragon, attacked its people. Imperial Era 3015, September, our country was no longer ours..." No joke, this is said at the start of EVERY episode for Chaos Dragon. (Now that the tedious monologue is over, onto our main program.) Story: Chaos Dragon, as I will be calling this series in this review, follows the story of a boy named Ibuki in the land of Nil Kamui. As explained by the tedious introduction, the…

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lawlmartz

If there can be one thing said about Chaos Dragon as a whole, I think that would be "I'm glad it didn't get delayed"- because thank God, it's finally over. Chaos Dragon... what an interesting idea- taking a DnD-based game called "Red Dragon", played by four industry persons and some dude named Simadoriru: Gen Urobuchi of Madoka, Fate Zero and Psycho Pass fame, Kinoko Nasu, creator of the Fate series, Ryougo Narita, who wrote Baccano and Durarara, and Izuki Kogyoku, another author ... and turning the story into an anime. While not an original idea, ("Record of Lodoss War" was the first) it's still one that could turn into an interesting fantasy style story, replete with dragons, loot, the undead, and fascinating characters who are extensions of the personalities of their creators, right?…

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Jakerams

Now that Chaos Dragon is over I'll be sure to tell the truth about this series. Chaos Dragon is a very interesting series not because it's good or unique but because it's hard to predict how it could get worse and worse each episode. But since you could go on for hours about how terrible it was I'll just make a pro's and con's list. Pro's : The concept itself was interesting and Some of the less important main characters were fairly good characters. Con's: Horrible writing, terrible lead character, barely any effort put into the series, poor execution, nothing memorable from it's soundtrack, crying 12 year old protagonist, terrible animation most of the time, terrible character development, terrible pacing, terrible dragon designs, and plenty of other things. But long story short C…

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