Audience reviews
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ThatAnimeSnobRE
When I was a kid, television had almost entirely cartoons at morning shows for children. I grew up by watching anything Hanna Barbera or Dic had the kindness to import dubbed to my country. I have no problems with those shows back then; most were really great for their target audience. I was still a kid after all and there wasn’t a series I didn’t like. After all these years, many of those cartoons now appear extremely simplistic and naive. I would never sit down to watch them again, except if for a couple of episodes just to remember the good old 80’s when I had no worries besides school exams (practically zero) and my family had a thriving business (which is also now practically zero in income).
Now, the thing is that although naive, some of them could suspend your disbelief a lot bette…
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Allison to Lillia is long. Truthfully, it should have been written as two separate animes with only the mild familial connection that connects the two arcs. The first arc features tomboy Allison Whittington and her involvement in the military affairs of this fictional WWI-eque background, and of her relationship with scholar Wil Schultz, which (predictably) ends in a child, the eponymous Lillia, the focus of the second arc and her reaction to the legacy of her parents. The use of Wil in both arcs (I won't spoil what happens to bridge him into the second arc) is both lazy and unfortunate in its usage of the character, and was a disappointing development. It is in this reviewer's opinion that if time is to be spent establishing the background of the story, then the story must be interesting…
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This anime has an interesting synopsis at first and a pleasant development in its beginnings with the story of Allison and Will, has a good soundtrack and they make you want to know that it awaits them as the chapters progress, it seems to me the end of the story of Allison it's a bit abrupt as is its final saga but it was definitely the first half that made this anime interesting.
The second half is unfortunately an exact copy of Allison's story and while i liked the dynamic between Treize and Lillia unfortunately steer ousting themselves generating a first saga of fighter jets, a second saga about royalty and a third saga on a train in distress and the father's secret again, making it repetitive and somewhat boring.
Finally its end was something quite disappointing and very surreal, this…
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After watching Allison to Lillia, I came to a conclusion that it is not fair to judge this as a single season anime since it follows 2 (almost) different stories and sets of characters.
I HIGHLY suggest that you check out the light novels "Allison" and "Lillia and Treize", as well as "Meg and Seron" and "The Story of One continent" which are also set in the same universe and are a nice piece of literature.
The first part (13 eps) follows the adventures of Wil and Allison. If this was a standalone anime season, I would give it a solid 9.
The art is great, with a lot of details and a nice mix of different kinds of animation. The music is maybe my favourite part as a whole. The main theme Tameiki no Hashi is my favourite theme song that I've heard so far.
The story itself is set ~1928 and…
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Allison and Lillia starts with a girl and boy (Allison and Wil) which their country has been in an unstoppable war for a long time, they meet an old man who then tells them of a treasure which is very valuable, many people have tried to find this treasure but failed, hence they call the old man a liar. Wil and Allison set off on an epic journey in the skies. Join them!
Allison and Lillia is a great anime to watch, it is one of my favourites, It has a very nice story line, though the characters are kind of the same, some may say it gets repetitive but I find everything about Allison and Lillia good, other than that there aren't any more episodes.
If you like action, adventure, a bit of comedy and nice characters, this is an anime I recommend watching.
Thanks,
- Anthony
Read at the sourceHirotaka1
It's a very exciting adventure anime. The novel were written by Sigsawa Keiichi, the author of the Kino no tabi. It is set in an alternative world with a technique 1900's years. One little story at about 3-4 episode.
Positive:
- good story
- loveable characters
- real romance between the characters
- beautiful landscapes
- exciting action scenes
Negative: - a little rough-and-ready ending
- some unspoken fact
The anime is separated two part. There are 15 years between the parts.
The stories plays in the school holidays(spring,summer,autumn,winter).
Read at the sourceKapodaco
The world is a confusing place. We have a whole variety of different opinions about how the world should be run and why, along with how people should act in certain situations. With the billions of people scattered across the Earth, to say that a majority of people believe in a single set of societal rules would certainly be a strong accusation. When all of this is taken into consideration, I could imagine how difficult it would be to draw out a realistic, yet imaginary world where nothing about our countries or cultural agendas exist. This is something Allison to Lillia sets out to disprove; that a realistic, yet imaginary world can be both conceivable and simplistic all at once.
The story begins in a world that isn't our own. While it resembles a post World War view of Europe and harbor…
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This show is very very enjoyable to watch, especially if you are really bored at home, with nothing to do.
Story: 7
The first 13 episodes encompasses the story of Allison and her childhood friend Wil, and the second 13 episodes encompasses the story of Allison's daughter Lillia dn Trieze. This creates a pretty unique story, as the characters in the first reappear in the second. The story, however, is not really focused so much on the plot, as it is for the interactions between each character. The holes in the story also lowers its value.
Art: 7
The art isn't the "wow" kind, but it is good enough for the story.
Sound: 9
I liked the lively sounds in the show, and it makes a person feel happy (like the OP). It also has great suspense music at the serious scenes, and is pretty well placed…
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Sometimes, in watching something excellent, you can see the way a whole studio has come together in realising a shared creative vision. Other times, what you see is something like Allison and Lillia, where you can see where various components of the production want to go off in different directions and it seems like only the director is the one making them all stay mostly within the same series, with the upshot that the series has very little idea what it actually is.
For starters, there's a remarkably gentle surface philosophy behind the story. Enough information already exists about the setting and so on, so I'll skip that and simply say that Allison and Lillia is fairly unusual in that it is a series in which all military personnel are politically aware citzens, truly there to protect…
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This show should be watched by aspiring writers. Its greatest contribution is that it shows how a project can have tremendous charm, good redeeming characteristics, and yet fail when considered as a whole.
A gruesome autopsy can be fascinating to a scientific observer; this show can be fascinating to a creative artist who hopes to learn how art projects can go wrong.
Let us start with the redeeming characteristics. The art designs are charmingly retro, featuring costumes, weapons, vehicles, and technology spanning a period from about 1930 to 1955. If you love World War II costumes, you might watch the entire show just to see the visual designs.
The lead voice talents are good. The music is initially redeemed by the opening theme, but the rest of the music is mediocre and the whole sound…
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Allison & Lillia is an anime that is different from most. It has a sense of mystery and adventure with it. Some storylines you can actually try to figure out the mystery with them. It has a lot to do with the military and I am 100% against wars and armies but I absolutely love this anime.
Story: 10
The story is seperated into mostly 4 episode storlyines, each taking place in a different season. The first 13 episodes is about Allison and Wil, and the second 13 episodes is about Lillia (Allison's daughter) and Treize. I personally liked Allison's Arc better, but Lillia's Arc comes in a very close second place. They are both very interesting to watch. Lillia's Arc is a tad repetitive but it still has it's own little quality.
Art: 9
The art is really beautiful. Very different from most anim…
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“It’s a small world” well this one certainly is. Allison & Lillia is an Action, Adventure series set in a world where a war is going on. This anime did have a lot of potential to be a great series but it was let down by its own carefree nature.
The tale of Allison & Lillia is interesting because it is split into 2 separate stories. The first major focus of the story is on the titular character Allison and her childhood friend Wil. Their adventure soon begins when they journey to discover something that could end the war between nations. Even though the meaning behind this WWII-like war was incredibly stupid, at least it gave meaning to the pair’s journey. The only real downside is that it’s resolved surprisingly quickly, which will leave anyone feeling quite unsatisfied. However that’s no…
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Given that the novels were written by the same author as Kino no Tabi, I half expected a series that was far more in-depth but Allison and Lilia has proven to be a surprise (no unpleasantly) for me to watch and quite enjoyable for those of you who would like to watch a series that stirs up some feelings of nostalgia and throwback adventures of a simpler time.
First off to note is the story and overall feel of the series really goes for the old-school, youthful, grand adventure type of plot that I came to expect from summary. Far from the more thought-provoking journey from Kino no Tabi, Allison and Lilia keeps the formula of mystery, adventure, and romance simplistic and relatively pure. While this works both for and against it at various times the largest issue with plot is consistency,…
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Allison and Lillia is a children's show. At least, I assume it's a children's show, as few adults would stand for such massive plot holes, idiotic character motives, and unbelievable action sequences. Not that children's shows should be allowed to have such low standards, but adults often assume children are too stupid to notice the difference.
The story is broken up into several arcs of about 4 or 5 episodes each. The arcs usually occur some several months apart, although midway through there is a gap of about 16 years, and the main characters switch from Allison and Will to Lillia and Treize. The stories of each arc may reference and have roots in previous events, but mostly they stand alone, so this series is somewhat like a collection of short stories centered around a common group of…
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WARNING: Contains spoilers. Of course, unless you are bored, there are better things to watch so you might not care.
My opinion? Average, that's all. Would be more, if only it wasn't overshadowed by what it could have been.
This anime had a lot of potential in the beginning, but it was really ruined by several things. One, the characters--despite their unique personalities and quite good voice acting--remained at a distance as they refused to express any adult emotions. Characters who were supposedly in love never kissed or hugged, characters who were married acted the same as when they were children and just good friends, etc. The only two characters who weren't like this were the Hero and the Queen. Furthermore, there was a huge lack of realism and engagement due to the truly stupid us…
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Allison and Lillia is a great adventure that takes place high up in the vast blue skies, while it isn't the greatest adventure title you'll see, it does remain a good watch!
Despite this title having many military action elements to it, its actually all kept pretty darn clean. There are rarely any deaths that take place, most of which are the bad guys, and there is no blood to speak of with it, which is both a positive and negative depending on your taste. Now without posting any spoilers, I can tell you that this series is divided into two arks: Allison's Tales (first half), and Lillia's tale (second half).
Story: 6/10
Starting with the first half about Allison and Will, things start off kinda slow but begin to get better and better as the story progresses, and by episode 3 begins to p…
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Allison and Lillia has a rather unusual flavour to it for an anime series. While you can see from a mile away that it is an action/adventure series with an underpinning romance subplot, it carries itself very differently from all other anime I’ve seen in this broader genre, and deals with a lot of themes that aren’t regularly explored in this medium. Perhaps this is to be expected from any anime that comes along with Keichii Sigsawa, original creator of the successful and remarkable Kino’s Journey. Kino’s Journey really tackled a whole array of social and human themes with depth and subtlety that I have not found in any other anime series I’ve ever seen, and while this show retains some charms of the author, particularly how his love for travel and adventure o…
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*Review completely rewritten at series' completion (10/4/2008)*
'Allison & Lillia', based off the light novel series 'Allison' and 'Lillia & Treize', introduce a new characteristic in it's plot, presenting four main characters on consecutive generations within a same family, cleanly separated by a time skip exactly at the mid of it's duration (halfway through the 13th episode of the 26).
Story
Other than the time skip, the story is divided into various isolated small arcs with almost no relation to each other, the only persisting part of the plot is the developing love relationship between the main characters, developing which mostly consists of said characters gathering the necessary strength to confess their love and finally fulfill their romance.
Art
The art beautifully portrays the…
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