Introduction
Two hundred years have passed since the hero Bartz and his companions saved the inhabitants of Planet R—a world where crystals control the natural elements—from the threat of Exdeath. However, agents of the wizard Ra Devil steal the crystals of Earth, Fire, and Water. With three of the four crystals in his possession, Ra Devil seeks to claim the Wind Crystal, the final piece he needs to summon the destructive god Deathgyunos.
Novice summoner Linaly—a direct descendant of Bartz—lives with her grandfather Hassam. After receiving an ominous message about the Wind Crystal, Hassam travels to the Wind Temple. Concerned for his safety, Linaly suggests that they make the journey together. On their trip, they encounter Prettz, a rowdy yet amiable swordsman, who is captivated by the young girl and accompanies the duo for his own mysterious reasons.
During a battle, an antlion monster injures Hassam, leaving him bedridden. As a result, the responsibility of securing the Wind Crystal falls on Linaly, with Prettz assuming the role of her guardian as they continue their perilous adventure.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Audience reviews
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Gsarthotegga
The reputation for this OVA has always been all over the place. Fans of the game series appear to dislike it because it's not as well-rounded as they would hope and maybe too brief and rushed of a fantasy romp. It's loosely based on Final Fantasy 5, but there's not much to this connection other than a few references to the four crystals, the heroes, the curious fact of every spell the female main uses involves the comic relief beast of burden/horse-like (more like an ostrich or big bird, but they ride them, so...) creature known as the chocobo, and the villain with the most badass name ever—ExDeath (I'm kidding). The FF games, as far as I know, took their time to really flesh the world and story out, but... it's not like their longwinded stories were anything special, yet I guess fleshed-o…
Read at the sourceUneducated_Revs
Based on the universe of Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals is a 4 OVA anime episode that basically forms a 4 chapter movie (and I do think is the best way to experience it). It is set 200 years after the events that unfolded in the game with a new story and characters to maybe fall in love.
Starting with the good, character design, art direction and animation are amazing, it has a lot of charm and uniqueness of the 90s anime era with an original touch, many artistic choices made these OVAs stand out from other animations in that regard and it’s easy to see some kind of inspiration from Nausicaa. The animation has plenty of dynamic shots that also make great use of negative space and geography that give a good sense of scale, like making places massive or more condense…
Read at the sourcePedophileFucker
Before Square-Enix decided to doom your expectations with Spirits Within in 2001, there was an Anime made loosely based on one of the main entries of the series called Legend of the Crystals, which was a 4-part OAV serving as a sequel to Final Fantasy V. Released in Japan in 1994, then in the US in 1998, few got to glimpse and have their hopes shattered at how weird it really was. For one, it was decided that instead of a game, an Anime would be chosen to become the sequel to a game which not many were aware of at the time. Unless you had played a ROM of the game, you would had never imagined what Legend of the Crystals was based on, being that the first port of it for PlayStation was released in 1999, a whole year after the OAV was around. The Internet and word of mouth from gaming magazi…
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As most others have said, if you haven't played (or watched) "Final Fantasy V" the game, you will not get a lot out of this. I would not recommend it whatsoever for anyone who has not done that beforehand. It's not arrogance; it just loses any appeal if you don't have that background.
Even if you have played/watched the game, there is not much to recommend this set of OVAs, beyond adding to how much of the "Final Fantasy" series you have under your belt. If that is all you want to do, pick this up. It's pretty short and it's not hard to find. There are a couple flashbacks that might be showing anime versions of the FFV cast in heavy shadow and it does vaguely reference FFV as a legend from the past, but that's about it for connection to the game.
The story formula follows the average for…
Read at the sourcektulu007
Before I begin, let me start with a quick disclaimer. I like the Final Fantasy games, for the most part. If I poke fun at the franchise a bit during the course of this review it's not because I just don't like the series, it's because the series has a lot of goofy aspects. I've looked at a few anime adaptations of video games in the past. I've looked at bad ones, Ninja Gaiden being the obvious example. Average ones, Nightstalkers and ones that were pretty good, Tales of Phantasia. This week I'm going to be looking at a selection from one of my favourite game companies, Square and our old friends at Madhouse. This is Final Fantasy, Legend of the Crystals.
Legend of the Crystals takes place several centuries after the events of Final Fantasy V. Linaly, a descendant of Bartz, is going to th…
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There's not a lot to really say about this anime. It is a 4 part OVA that really very quickly tells a cute little tale. The characters are ok, very stereotypical, but because this is a short OVA they're not really developed very well. This story relies on you knowing the story of Final Fantasy V to have any kind of real insight or background into the world. This is set in the distant future of Final Fantasy V and isn't directly connected, but it is a fun little story.
The main character is the typical loud mouthed "I have a crush the heroine" type of character, but he is somewhat heroic. It's his determination and persistence that gets him involved in the story at all. His crush on the heroine of the tale is the driving factor and it has some cool little events.
All in all it's an averag…
Read at the sourceMikariStar
Aside from the references, this anime isn't directly connected to the Final Fantasy V game. It takes place many years after the game, and though it is said that Linaly, the main female character, is a descendant of Bartz, this Bartz could very well be some random legendary hero.
There are job classes, though without the particular outfits and there are four crystals as in practically every Final Fantasy. The plot features the quest to protect the wind crystal after the others are stolen by a new enemy, a strange alien with advanced technology whose base is located in the black moon, a natural satellite of planet Gaia.
The story has its fair share of humor and amusing characters especially Pritz and Rogue. The plot is easy to understand even if you haven't played the game, but the referen…
Read at the sourceBones
For someone like me that has never played the games before, a lot of this anime's references will be utterly lost, however that doesn't stop it from being a fun and enjoyable anime in its own right.
The story is midly confusing (probably attributable to the short lenght and its links to the games) and moves quite quickly in places which certainly doesn't help those with no game knowledge, but that doesn't really detract from the overall experience.
This OVA is pretty much carried by its characters, which were interesting, varied and utterly insane: from a block-headed protagonist (who nevertheless remains endearing, despite his occasional displays of stupidity); S and M pirates (terrifyingly hilarious); the nose hair guy (also terriyingly hilarious, especially when the romance starts).
If…
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