Introduction
Long ago, the king of Orvelia, Kyle, defeated the demon king Angmund and brought peace to the world. However, one hundred years later, demons have been sighted in the forests, threatening humanity once more. A scouting expedition is sent to verify the claim but only one member returns. Meanwhile, Riheet, the leader of a dark elf mercenary group, plots to take over Orvelia to exact revenge against the humans who forsook their race a century ago.
The knight apprentice Kasel, accompanied by the priestess Frey, sets out to rescue Clause, an old friend who went missing in the tragic mission. However, along the way, Kasel discovers that he is the son of the revered King Kyle and the only one who can wield the Holy Sword Aea—the same sword that slew the demon king. To fulfill this destiny, the young knight must embark on a perilous quest, unseal the sword, and end the fear instilled by demons. As Kasel's journey to bring hope to humanity and Riheet's vow for vengeance intertwine, what fate could possibly await them?
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Audience reviews
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Tharr
Hello there. I'm late to the party, I know. The thing is, I've watched the first 3 episodes when it aired and then I've put it on hold, dunno why. While waiting for this summer season to end so that I can binge, I came across this series, again. Well, its not that bad as I thought. I dunno the sauce.
Visuals. The artstyle is really good. Nice designs (some are even lovely). The landscape shots are very good. The animation is very good, every frame having nice details. Except, the fight choreography was lacking. The colour palette is mostly fine, I would've liked more. The cinematography is extremely good. I've enjoyed lots of shots. Again, I would've liked even more, mostly regarding those teasing shots about Cleo :D. Too bad they never crossed the line.
Audio. Good. The soundtrack is mix…
Read at the sourceblitzepidemic
If it's one thing i've learned about reviews it is that you should mostly ignore them. A lot of shows I really liked were rated poorly and had lots of scathing not recommended reviews. Anime is an escape, a visual novel, best to search out genres and themes that interest you.
King's Raid: Successors of the Will is high fantasy, good vs evil, a group on a quest to save the world, exactly what many of us are looking for. Animation is great, comradery is great, the storyline is good (great if you like high fantasy), the characters are likeable and fleshed out so you get to know them and the protagonist is not OP from the get go.
There are no filler episodes, but episodes 13 To My Dear Friend and episode 24 Those Who Stand Firm are recaps with a couple of minutes of new content that will not…
Read at the sourceZucchi
Definitely an underrated anime, in my opinion. I think this anime was good it had decent animation, although it could be better in some scenes, but it was acceptable for me. I liked the story, and I wasn't aware that a game existed for King's Raid, so I didn't have any preconceptions while watching this anime. It was a little boring in some episodes, but I still had a good experience watching it. I have mixed feelings about recommending this to others because it doesn't have top-tier animation like some other anime, but if you enjoy adventure or hero type anime, I say go for it!
Read at the sourceKodi1991
I didnt play the game just watched the show and it starts off kinda boring but when you get to ep 7-10 it started to get better for me anyway. The action starts to pick up but i dont see why theres so many bad reviews im pretty picky when it comes to anime i have over 100+ tabs open on my phone of shows i havent finished or started and this one caught my eye after a few episodes. If you get to episode 8 and dont like it then its not for you. Its your typical adventure, dark lord, hero party that has to find a sword to save the world and its animated really well compared to ningen fushin a similar type of anime but compared to that kings raids animation is god tier and people have ningen fushin rated higher lmfao wtf is wrong with people ningen fushins action scenes are literally still imag…
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I understand that this anime is based on a game, which is usually not a good sign, but it seems like they tried to make an acceptable level of anime.. then sort of rushed through it when the budget ran out.
It's all in the end a generic cliche-fest JRPG storyline, and JRPG's aren't known to have some ground-breaking stories.
So the only issue I have with this anime is, why the fuck is there a recap episode when the series is about to end, and why does it always feel like the writers had no clue how to progress the story? Most episodes feel like the type of episodes you see in the beginning or the middle, setting up more adventures or new side-quests for the protagonist, but they don't. They just keep moving to the end where the hero is supposed to fight this "dark lord" (very original pl…
Read at the sourceThakamura
Do you want to waste time? Watch this anime.
Game-based anime is often a long shot, in which they are either very good (which is difficult) or they are (most of the time) average. That typical disappointment at the end of everything that could be that story.
And this is the anime "King's Raid: Ishi wo Tsugumono-tachi", a story that disappoints you in the end.
Let's go to the findings:
1. Anime wastes too much time with subplots that don't add up in the story. It walks at a slow pace of development that is more still than a rock at times and this makes the plot partially boring.
2. Boring and reasoned characters, with the exception of the female protagonist "Frey" and "Riheet", all other characters tend to be boring. In the general context, some developments are justified, too repeated at…
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Review of kings raid anime episode 26:
Its now the last episode, episode 26, and its good! a happy ending at least, even if the fight was fierce, tho begins another journey just right after they defeated the demon king.. and even if things have settled in that country, there is another place or country that needs saving, which is what the holy sword has let kasel sense.. and a hint for a season 2, if there may be one.. i think that the princess will have many things to sort, as well as riheet, since there are still others who bear so much hate towards each other.. even tho many people are good at heart.. and yet another thing, is the revival of riheets sister?! Damn these cliffhangers.. haha.. the anime overall is good btw.. anyways, i rate the anime 4.5 out of 5, 4.5 for both story and…
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We had a few generic fantasy adaptations this period so you know what to expect to a certain extent,the question is it good?
Well the story actually had 2 protagonists which we switch around that have different goals that end up overlapping in the end,one of protagonists having the generic hero journey and the other is one of revenge.But both their paths do not take exactly the route one would mostly expect.
Now thats interesting enough because while they take different paths we see(even a little)how their actions affects the path of the other while we switch perspectives.
The animation is okay,nothing special but you get some decent animation at the important parts while the art and character designs are amazing and makes each character stand out.Both opening and ending songs are reall…
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As a person who get through 26 Ep with recap included, Kings Raid is a quite jolly good show. As my Uncle once said "keep stupidly simple, but worked" fit perfectly within this show.
YES, The show sometime gets boring because sometimes they bring the story in a slow-calm pace, but it still Action-packed tho.
AND YES, this show is not Epic as others, But a relatively simple happy-end story is what make King's Raid shine the best.
As for Art, well its not the best, But its considered good and well made tho (trust me, i have seen art dat even worse than anything you could imagine XD)
For sound, they done a gud decent job for bringing ambience to life in this show
Charaters, They created with simple quirks and developed as it should in RPG type of story (generic type). Nothing overlap wi…
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Overall a good series, the characters were satisfactory enough if not excellent. Kassel does become stronger as he and his companions continued on their journey to find the holy sword and to vanquish the dark lord Angmund. There’s also the added story of the dark elves, and the persecution they have faced at the hands of Kassel’s kingdom Orvelia. Riheet the dark elf leader has lost all of his comrades, yet in the end he chooses to help Princess Scarlet in her quest to help Kassel. I wish there was a little more romance in this series rather than just friendship though.
I have a few unanswered questions of my own, feel free to comment on them.
1.) Will Kassel and Frey ever become a romantic couple in the near future, and maybe start a family of their own?
2.). Kassel can’t wander around…
Read at the sourceBalsamina
King's Raid is a show that starts off very much like your typical Game story adaptation that's as RPG as it can get. You have a hero with brown hair who is special in some way that makes him chosen for the role of saving the world.
If I were playing a game, this might be a fine role. However, this is an anime.
The show actually has a decent story to tell and a good amount of worldbuilding of the history and events leading up to the start of the plot. However, it's biggest problem is that its writers chose probably the most boring point of view (the RPG hero) to tell the story from.
From the very start, we have shiny graphics, at least an okay budget, fairly pleasant character designs and decently detailed backgrounds. Visually, this show is shiny enough. At least a solid 8/10 here. Sou…
Read at the sourceAnimeEnjoyer420
Recommendation: You can probably skip this one unless you're desperate for a new fantasy series to watch. It's not that it's bad exactly, more that it's inessential, and everything that's good about it is done better by other shows.
King's Raid is a series that is basically fine, but is absolutely crying out for something to make it unique. If you can imagine a completely generic and predictable fantasy anime in your head, this is basically that series. The main plot has basically two tracks, and the main one is as straightforward as it gets. Kasel is searching for the Holy Sword to defeat the Dark Lord. He has to journey to meet 3 different people and prove his worth to each one to unseal the sword before the Dark Lord is revived. If you weren't aware already that this was a video game a…
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Ah...King's Raid, one of the most popular indie mobage games in South Korea, such a good game that's amassed with the huge popularity in its home country. The anime version which features a different story from the game's plot, frankly, I can sum in one word: TRASH.
As with every other game adaptation, it's nothing more than the marketing ploy of tactics to get people to play the original game, and that by every aspect, has succeeded one way or another without going into the specifics of numbers. But the way that King's Raid was planned with the anime adaptation, I have no idea what the production committee was thinking to make it more than twice as long (as any typical 12-episode run), which in return makes it compoundingly twice as boring. And with twice the story plot (the hero and the…
Read at the sourceMarinate1016
At this point, I think only a few of us actually got through all 26 episodes of King’s Raid. I for one, don’t regret a single moment of it.
Yes, King’s Raid is a pretty generic fantasy gacha game adaptation that does absolutely nothing game changing or innovative. Yes, there’s plenty of better shows out there. No, that doesn’t mean I didn’t like it. In fact, I loved King’s Raid. It is a slow burn over the 2-cours span that it runs, but once it gets going, I found it to be very entertaining. For context, when I watch anime, I usually multi-task by farming FGO or other gacha, KR was one of the only shows in the past two seasons that actually held my interest long enough for me to put my phone down and fully lock in.
Despite the generic set up of a chosen heir to the throne going on a ques…
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I'm only making this review since dreamcatcher did the ost for the second season, which i'm obsessed with and have been repeating the full ver. my thoughts on this anime is that its average for sure, i like the added characters but despite that the anime isnt super unique. its not bad, i was entertained but my excitement for the anime came from dreamcatcher. the character's are alright, my favorites are frey and ripine. the mc kasel is pretty basic but hes not unlikable. the male characters are kinda boring while the female characters have more design but im honestly not surprised. the anime has a lot of potential, esp with the added elves. so parts i disliked were the storyline and the static characters but things i liked were the soundtracks and the dynamic characters. I really hope in t…
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