Audience reviews
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Comet_Official
I have seen mixed reviews for this series and I am unsure as to why people dislike it. The story starts off a little slow but after about 2 episodes you really get hooked following the adventures of Guin who is trying to figure out just who exactly he is. A lot of reviews say this series doesn't really have much of an ending and that cannot be farther from the truth as it shows all of our main characters going their separate ways and Guin getting back to his main goal of finding out who he is. I don't see this as an issue because the ending is what got me to pick up the series novel and manga just to figure out what happened next!!! Guin spent the entire series helping other people and it was about time he got back to his original goal of finding out more about his lore! His lore was the b…
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This one goes into my favorite list. Which is the hidden gems. The shows you didnt know much about. Hidden away from all the attention. Just randomly from nowhere caught my attention while browsing MAL. So what was it that drawed me in with this one? I think the first thing was a certain Nobuo Uematsu. As a gamer and someone who lovesFinal Fantasy and Lost Odyssey this man is a music god for me. So already there it got me hooked. But then also the story sounded like something id like. I mean appareantly an inspiration source for Berserk!? And even better for Utawarerumono!? Oh how i live both, but especially the latter. And plot wise it sounded similar with the amnesia protagonist with a mask and a fantasy adventure.
And my how it delivered. Right from the start. Enjoyed the art style. T…
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Kentaro Miura’s Berserk blatantly ripped off its story from Guin Saga. I know that Miura cited Guin Saga as an influence, but if Kaoru Kurimoto had never written this epic novel series―Berserk wouldn’t be what we know it as today. Kurimoto’s fantasy tale is very political and yet it focuses heavily on character dynamics; it is exactly the type of formula that I look for in a created-world setting. Many other high-fantasy series that I’ve consumed have only focused on world-building or the just character focus with a lazily written escapist setting, but Guin Saga finds a perfect medium.
• The execution, on the other hand, could have been handled better in the anime adaptation: Satelight isn’t known for the best production quality, so we see some scenes where figures aren’t animated and sli…
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An animated adaptation of the decades-long medieval fantasy-adventure novel series, Guin Saga focuses on a leopard-headed man named Guin with no memories of his past and finds himself tasked with having to protect the young twin heirs in line of the throne to the kingdom of Parros, Remus and Rinda.
Guin Saga is a series that many older anime fans may reflect back to older medieval fantasy-adventure anime titles like Record of Lodoss War and Berserk with its storytelling and characters. For an older series, Guin Saga offers a rich world that it takes the time to explore dabbling into medieval elements, magic, and supernatural creatures. Many key characters within the series get a good deal of dimension and depth that help make them more interesting and defined beyond whatever character typ…
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Now don't get me wrong... I loved this anime and I am shocked that it has such a low score considering its overall quality.
It had fantastic music that made me feel as though I were watching an anime version of a Conan the Barbarian novel.
Its action sequences were very well done and the strategy of the combat was excellent as well.
Its art was... interesting. The twins had very chubby cheeks and I swear that the little monkey girl had one of the ugliest animated noses I've ever seen but all in all the art was very good.
The titular character is interesting, inspiring and generally but not excessively OP which I always enjoy. The rest of the characters were interesting in their own respects as well.
So why then if all this is indeed as I claim it to be would I only give it an 8/10…
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(99% spoiler free, a very small hint about the ending, but I don't go into detail about what actually happens).
Another great medieval-fantasy themed anime. This was actually quite good and mature for being PG. However, I watched the anime before ever hearing about the manga and found out the manga is actually much more gory and it seems to have been cut from the anime. I personally don't know why I think they should've kept it in all its glory. Anyway, the only negative thing I have to say about this anime is the ending is left as a cliff hangar because the original writer and artist of the manga died before she could finish it. However, her friend wound up continuing her work and the manga is still going today. Sadly, only the first 3 manga seem to be translated to English or are just…
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Amazing Story. Amazing Characters. But the voices make me cringe. Don't rewatch it. If you've never watched it, It's worth giving a try. I watched it a while back and I liked it so I decided to rewatch it I started watching the first episode after 5 minutes of the horrible voices I couldn't stand it. If you decide to watch it I suggest watching subbed not dubbed. A problem with the story is that it's mainly violence and boring stuff but there are several episodes that I loved I don't want to get into details or I'll spoil it for you. The show is also very short that annoys me because that show was really getting somewhere.
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The royal twins of Parros have been driven on the run after their kingdom becomes overrun by enemies, and during their flight they come across Guin, a leopard-headed warrior seeking his lost memories of the past.
Be warned. If you’ve heard anything about Guin Saga it is most likely the fact that the story isn’t finished. The anime covers only around a tenth of the entire saga, written by Imaoka Sumiyo. This is not news and is simply something one needs to accept when going into the series, therefor I would mainly recommend Guin Saga to those that love pure high fantasy.
I will say that Guin Saga starts off refreshingly straight-forward in its story-telling. We are taken on a simple Conan-like adventure, with a fast pace that succeeds in keeping it entertaining. Eventually the supporting…
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Reasons this show rates so high on mal: people who haven't finished it (It has no freaking ending), people who enjoy the books.
That's my reasoning for how this trainwreck got such a high score. The anime starts off promising, a badass mysterious leopard-headed warrior kicks some ass defending two royal kids. Did you like that? Good, cause it's all downhill from here.
From the few sword fight scenes that feature no blood whatsoever. To the awkward dialogues with characters standing still staring blankly in front of them. To the adult warrior hitting on the pre-teen princess, scoring, and then deciding "hey! I'm leaving now!". To the prince that has a vision and his entire personality changes *snap fingers* just like that. To the switch of the entire setting of the anime from "Leopard dud…
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The reason my interest was piqued for Guin Saga was because I was already a fan of Nobuo Uematsu's band Earthbound Papas. They performed a piece called Thread of Fate and the song was entrancing to the point where I became curious of it's origin.
I did research on Guin Saga and was surprised to find that it was a novel that was in publication since 1979 and the series had to be concluded after the author's untimely death. I felt emotionally attached to the series before I had even started to watch it as a result of this prior knowledge that I had attained. When I finally did watch the show, I had these impressions: the animations and art were truly gorgeous and the music was very well matched. The characters develop accordingly as well as realistically and the story was simply captivatin…
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I REALLY wanted to give this 1/10. The version I watched certainly deserved it! Alas, the version I watched was the dubbed, and I can't fault the story, animators, or original voice cast for what may be one of the worst performances by an English voice cast. Frankly, I'm surprised none of the English cast ever stopped in the middle of their lines to just say "are people REALLY going to buy into this crap we're giving?" because I'm certain that no one would have bothered to edit it out. It's actually so bad that I was motivated to finish the series for the laughs.
Anyway, my complaint is only one part of Guin Saga, and it's only in the dubbed version. So, in the interest of fairness, I'll just pretend that I'd seen the subbed version and the subtitles weren't as equally horrible as the dub…
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A man who cannot remember his own past, he has the face of a panther. Two Twins who were whisked away from their homeland now struggle on their own in real danger, this is the story of Guin Saga.
Story: The Story of Guin Saga is very well-written, the characters grow and change as the story moves along, especially seen in Remus more than any other character, I think where I have to dock it marks is the fact that the story had a bit of a inconclusive ending specifically near the last five minutes of the final episode, I think there was something with Remus that specifically stuck out as a sore thumb and didn't conclude it for me perfectly. Granted, there are 130 Novels written by Ms. Kurimoto before she passed on, but this one only adapted around 13. But for the story in the anime it was w…
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Guin Saga is a 26 episode anime based off of the longest running fantasy novel series in the world, also named "Guin Saga". The plot is "supposed" to be about a man with a leopard mask permanently affixed to his head who has amnesia, and is incredibly strong (strong enough to punch people into the dirt like he's planting them).
Basically, these two twins who are the heirs to the kingdom of Parros find their kingdom is under a sneak attack by the Mongaul army, a neighboring kingdom, and then the two twins are placed into an ancient machine (also called the ancient machine lulz) and are somehow supposed to be teleported to their aunt in another kingdom. However, instead...they wind up in some woods just where there happens to be some Mongaul knights, and Guin sleeping by the river for some…
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Considering 2009 was the first year i really started to notice that fewer shows were getting released year on year, it is truly surprising this project got the go ahead at all. Guin Saga is truly a faithful depiction of classic Fantasy/Adventure story telling, for better and for worst.
The story sets up and has the potential to be an epic masterpiece, the scale and complexity of the tale is vast, and ambitious, and while the scale of the story is rarely an issue, the show doesn't quite get there.
What the show does well, is what i would describe as the political aspect of the adventure, the various countries, their royal families and the various stages of the conflict and occupation of Parros are engaging to watch and really set in around the early mid stage of the series. This steered m…
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This review is dedicated to Imaoka Sumiyo, better known as Kurimoto Kaoru, the author of Guin Saga, who passed away in May 2009. Few can come close to matching what you have achieved as a writer and author.
As a fan of science fiction and fantasy, I'm always on the lookout for enjoyable stories, and this is one of the reasons why I'm such a fan of anime. Imagine my surprise then, when I learned that a series that I've only ever managed to read parts of (and small sections they were too), and that I have tried on numerous occasions to find in English, was being adapted for anime.
Guin Saga is, first and foremost, a series of heroic fantasy novels, written by Kurimoto Kaoru, that began publication in 1979. Unlike many other fantasy series though, Guin Saga never ended publication, and u…
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Not having read any of the novels this great yet short series is based off, I really liked the presentation, development, and the events which took place throughout this series.
This story surrounds the main protagonist, Guin. I myself never seen a barbarian-like man with the head of a Leopard! That was the main reason why I got interested in this show and I surely hope it's the reason for others. Besides our bold, responsible, refined, and primal-powered warrior role-model mentioned, the music, side characters, sub-plotting and development are just outstanding!
Though Guin is a very powerful soldier and leader, he is faced with much stronger calamities than any of the other characters in the story (durp, Onslaught2k3, DURP) which doesn't leave you with the aftertaste that Guin is over…
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Well my first review, so bare with me. I decided to write this review because all of the other reviews for this series are positive ones, but this is really a mediocre show at least it turned out to be. This review is for people who have not seen it yet and are thinking giving it a chance.
This is a pathetic show, with very minimal enjoyment and even less value. It started pretty good. It was a tail of adventure of Guin, a mysterious warrior and his search for his identity (yes, amnesia). The first part of the series is the presentation of the characters and settings and this part is the only decent side of the series. You get to know this "middle ages" type world with countries at war, with magic and science. The characters are weak and uninteresting mostly, but Guin is decent. He is ver…
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