Audience reviews
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RESOLVING_POWER
I watched Shoukoku no Altair, also known as Altair: A Record of Battles. Here are my thoughts:
This is a historical show set in a vaguely medieval time period. Magic does not play a significant role in the show (if at all – I don't recall any magic but I hesitate to promise its total absence), and overall it is pretty realistic. The MC (Altair) does have protagonist plot armour in some situations, but as a whole I found the story fairly believable.
The setting consists of a variety of nations that resemble those of the historical-Mediterranean perimeter. The MC is a high-ranking member of a pseudo-Ottoman nation's government. The MC travels around throughout the show and different nations are featured along the way. Various ideologies of both nations and individuals are explored througho…
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An amazing historical plot with complicated political dynamics and dives deep into advanced systems of government. Although fictional it achieves to recreate the feel of real world historical foreign affairs. It doesn't have a clear black and white good and evil as even some of the protagonists do immoral acts during the show's run. It represents multiple real world historical empires and countries in fictional form such as Venice, the Muscovites etc. The characters are great and every one of them could have their own anime. Top tier worldbuilding. Overall a great watch which I would certainly recommend to anyone interested in history or fascinated by Turkish culture.
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An extremely based, well done, well written story which includes the very significant themes of your average life in Alabama as an average american, from my experience it includes realistic stuff such incest, pedophilia (which should be legalised), family inmixing, murder and peaceful ceasing of a life. Even the experience of a girl getting beaten up by her father which is realistic. The animation was fantastic and enough to destroy attack on mid, I truly hold my best regards for MAPPA. As an Alabaman-American I truly wish to visit turkiye sometime, it is my second homeland, we share the same traditions, we should be one, long live turkey. I wish one day that we may achieve the pan-american turan, which our great turkish ancestors of alabama will be able to throw the democratic tyrants to…
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It is a based anime, it is very underrated for real, its animated by mappa which makes animations automaticly good, it has real gigachad voice actors like jotaro and black woman from berserk, it also has zoro from one piece (can we get much higher) what i was talkin about. Oh yea the Turkiye anime, im a Turk so i enjoyed this anime so much but its still enjoyable if ur not a Turk. It has real rizz gigachad character development and complex politics with great action scenes, cool characters, cool voice acting, based story, Turkish femboys (gahhh damn) and most importantly it has rizz main character my man mahmut so good in chess he rizzes every girl up with his Turkish lightskin stare. Unironically its a underrated good anime. 10/10 Watch it...
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Shoukoku no Altair is the definition of hidden gem. It is truly an invaluable feeling that a series that you randomly choose from your watch list and realize is not popular at all at the beginning turns out to be something this enjoyable.
So what makes Shoukoku no Altair so enjoyable for me? First, it does something that I've never seen in any historical/military anime I've ever watched so far. It uses the theme of war as a gear behind diplomacy and bureaucracy, supporting them. Rather than making war its main focus and quickly pass the rest, it does the opposite. It handles the interests of individuals and nations, the profits and losses to be taken from the decisions to be made, and the processes of making and implementing those decisions very well. On top of that, it uses the macro and…
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Had some potential but ultimately disappointing and full of contradictions and lack of focus on what it's trying to be. Is it supposed to be a documentary? A memoir? An epic of good versus evil? Or just the gritty nature of war? A JRPG? Serious political and philosophical discourse? Or just simplistic black and white conflicts? A coming of age? Or mindless heroic quest? It bounces between all of these without really figuring out it's own identity. Even the ending after 24 episodes is indecisive with no change or progress towards any goal.
Let's start with the good. The only reason why I even started watching this is because the composer for To Your Eternity cut some of his teeth here. You can definitely hear the influence, and it's good in a sort of ambient way, but becomes repetitive wit…
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Altair: A Record of Battles is set within the fictional empire known as the Turkiye Stratocracy where a young lord named Mahmut thwarts a couple schemes attempting to instigate war between kingdoms, yet learns the militaristic Balt-Rhein Empire is planning a large-scale expansion of their territory throughout the continent. Traveling the land, Mahmut travels to several lands to learn more of their political situations and try to persuade them into forming an alliance to halt the Balt-Rhein Empire's rapid expansion.
Altair appeared to be inspired by real life historical empires with the world building it offers up, as the Balt-Rhein Empire seems comparable to Western Europe's Holy Roman Empire and the Turkiye Stratocracy being comparable to the Ottoman Empire. This is perhaps reflected in…
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First and foremost, don't believe that the rating is what really the REAL rating of this anime. I can only describe this one like a hidden gem in tons of anime out there wherein a starting episode and art style may give a low quality anime but its not.
If you like world building, historical, political and military centered anime then i highly recommend this one. This anime involves a lot of characters with different ideology and philosophy with different factions. You will also enjoys as the characters try to outwit their opponents.
The character development is good like a shounen animea wherein everyone is almost tied with one another and their actions are being influenced by other characters.
The art may not be striking but its good enough for this kind of anime. Meanwhile as to the…
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I was looking at recommendations and found this anime similar to code geass which I consider one of the best anime of all time so I started watching it and I got hooked from episode one!
This is a great show about middle age warfare and battle tactics and follows a strong main character Tughril Mahmut Pasha. The Story is good and has some of the best plot twists I have seen in anime so far. Mahmut's desire for peace and willingness to go to war to establish peace attracts people who later become his companions. Even the side characters are charismatic and keep you engaged. One of the most underrated anime IMO. This deserves to be well over 8.
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Skimming through a series of first episodes, I had no expectations for this show going in, or any idea what it would be about, but this show was truly a hidden gem. Every part of it is rich with depth and detail, from the art to the tactics that drive the plot.
The crux of the story is simple: A young boy loses his home to war, and devotes his life to becoming a politician who can prevent it. How he goes about doing that however, is entirely outstanding and unpredictable, and while the maps are hard to follow, the logic of his actions are always made clear, enlightening the viewer. With the exception of the extent of his ability to handle his golden eagle, every conflict, either political or physical is resolved in an ingenious manner. It may not be too flashy, and he isn't always able to…
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hi
first time reviewer here
I started this anime mostly because the art looked awesome and a lot of people were complaining about it ( i like being contrary)... and man am i glad that i did. I don't really get why people didn't like it. The story was really engaging and you really see mahmuts growth from a naive idealistic child to a seasoned warrior who has seen the worst but still hopes for the best and I really liked all the strategies and tactics employed by both armies ( as in it felt pretty realistic ... I definitely don't want to deal with that in my real life ). The only downside i felt was that the story was too fast. You have to pay close attention or you'll be left behind but that's not very difficult to do thanks to the amazing story line. My favourite character was definitely…
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Shoukoku no Altair is an anime that at first can be boring and generic but as the story progresses we see an improvement and a very good development of the plot and the characters. Of course the anime is not a "masterpiece" but it is quite entertaining and enjoyable ... Personally I love the anime where political and economic interests are mixed together with military strategy and wars ... If you are one of the people who enjoys this kind of content this anime is for you!
The protagonist of the story is a Pasha (a kind of government adviser) called Mahmut. the character at the beginning is weak and with a "soft" personality although his goal is to make his country a peaceful place, help people and avoid war as much as possible ... but things are not so nice in the real world, that's when…
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Just like everyone recommending this show here, please do not be fooled by the low score on MAL, the score should at least be 8.
I normally don't write reviews on MAL, but I thought I had to do some justice for this anime. Please, don't turn away because of the first 2 episodes, it's only setting the stage for the protagonist's growth in the future. Trust me you won't regret it if you watch it all, as it does not stop to fascinate you every single episode.
Its pacing may be slow to some, and it can't be called an action-packed anime, but it is full of clever strategies by all the different characters. It isn't a story about some shonen hero who only has ideals or revenge in mind, the protagonist may be slightly naive at the beginning, but he certainly grows through the incidents that ha…
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I've been looking for anime with nice plot and characters, without harem, cheesy romance nor annoying characters who only know how to burden others. This anime is the answer to that. So glad I found it. For me, it's not boring at all. You can see the characters' development as the time passes. This anime definitely is a must watch for this season. Don't be fooled by the rating. Many great animes have been neglected because of the low rating, so I suggest you guys watch it and judge for yourself. Believe in your instinct since everyone's tastes can never be the same. I just want to recommend what I feel worth wasting my time on writing a review for it.
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I'm going to say this right off the bat. I am genuinely surprised that that ratings on MAL are this low. But perhaps that maybe because of the unique approach this particular anime has taken. Starting off, the very short review:
Should you watch it? Yep. *pushes you out the door* Go. Right now. I regard this one to be among the best animes I've watched this year. What makes this one so unique compared to the others? Its the politics. Characters are bloody amazing, there's a lot of cloak and dagger play going on, strings being pulled.. Its not easy to pull off something like this and the anime has done a fantastic job with it. So just go and get it.
The long review: Don't worry I'll not include any major plot spoilers and be as vague as possible if I ever get close to spoiling something…
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I’m a sucker for historical-based fantasy, so Altair should’ve been the highlight of the year - but it ended up falling flat. While it did some interesting things, it ran into speed bumps that shows why anime rarely attempts epic scale fantasy stories.
The political in Altair interplay is on a level most anime don’t come near touching. The countries all feel unique and like a good deal of thought went behind their creation. The leaders and military commanders have refreshingly realistic stances that usually make sense and don’t feel like they were contrived to create drama or follow an oversimplified black/white, good/evil paradigm. However, a lot of the details get lost in the mix.
Altair moves at a breakneck pace. Sometimes, it feels like you’re meeting a full new cast of characters…
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Shoukoku no Altair is a historical fiction centered around the young Mahmut Tuğrul as he struggles with his desires for peace while simultaneously having to get himself deeper in the war that is raging between the two major powers of the Türkiye Stratocracy and the Balt-Rhein Empire. My general opinion of the anime is that it is a fantastic take on this particular type of show where politics, war & war tactics are at the forefront of the show's focus. Also I think that the show is criminally underrated if I'm being honest. Most of the criticisms of the show I've heard of were mostly pertaining to the show's pacing so keep that in mind if you are looking to get into Shoukoku no Altair.
I thought the story for Shoukoku no Altair was outstanding. The premise is similar to some shows that have…
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What makes this anime must watch of this year , well first of all the genres are Adventure , historical and shounene and after completing this series today i would say its not a disappointing anime at all , it overcome my expectation and become one of my fav of this year.
Well this is the most underrated anime of 2017.Yes the hidden gem.Mostly people forget about this anime/drop this anime after watching 1 or 2 episodes coz start was little weak but now after this , this series start to grow much much better.
And as you can see at start the ratting of this anime was 6 point something but now this series is over you can see its ratting starts to grow.You can say those who continue to watch this must got something from this anime and this anime make me it fan.
You have lots of action , stra…
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Altair is something I recommended to a few people because I was able to get through the beginning. To be honest, characters are fairly weak overall, and this is not a show for someone who puts too much emphasis on characters making their experience good or bad. No, this show is all on the story rating.
It's a historical fiction, it makes it pretty obvious what part of history they're covering and making an anime out of it. Now, this isn't over the top fiction, it's not a fantasy tossed into history... no... It's medieval politics and warfare. That's what I said to anyone who wanted to hear me out. That is why I watched the show, and that's why I enjoyed it overall. It just ended a little weakly so not a great score coming out of me.
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First of all things do not get fooled by the low score that this show has on mal, it should be over 8. Second don't believe those rumors about this show being bland or boring I assure that's not the case at all, this anime is great from the first minute of episode one and filled with great stuff until the end. Finally read what i wrote in this review if you are planning to watch this show and you are hesitant about some stuff.
Shoukoku no Altair takes a different approach on the hystorical battle/war anime and portrays what happens behind the stage (battle). It focuses on evidentiating the gains, merits ,profits and interests that each participating side will gain from the war. It also shows the preparations and different strategies used that at first glance don't seem big but have bigger…
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