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LegionIscariot
An orphan girl is given as a sacrifice to a great evil dragon.
Unbeknown to everyone this dragon is not evil. Just a very old herbivore.
He refuses to eat the girl. But in order to prevent her from taking her own life he tells her that he has swallowed her soul as a sacrifice.
This belief that she is now this soulless disciple of the dragon unlocks her full potential as a powerful monster killing wizard.
The anime is funny because it revolves around a big misunderstanding. A powerful little girl who thinks her powers come from this very weak old dragon.
The dragon just wants to live a peaceful life but this little girl wants to conquer evil with him.
Its kinda similar to Let This Grieving Soul Retire. But the jokes here are not as well written. The characters are not as memorable.
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I really enjoyed this story about a herbivorous dragon misunderstood as some great evil dragon. My favorite part of the whole show was the relationship between the two main characters, which I found surprisingly deep and touching given the nature of the show (a cute comedy). The dragon is a funny character - mistaken for strong but actually weak, the opposite of some characters from other shows that have the opposite dynamic. Kind of reminded me of Angel Densetsu. I really grew to like Ling Zi over time, even though in the beginning she was a bit over the top.
The episodes are pretty short, but I thoroughly enjoyed them and am watching the second season now!
I thought the art style was pretty nice. Not the best or worst animation I've seen.
Read at the sourceOsamu2497
The show is nothing to be super excited about. But, lingzi and the "great evil dragon" are fun as hell to watch. Lingzi is OP as hell, the animation is well crafted and fun to watch, and lingzi is extremely funny.
If you enjoy junk food and light hearted shows, this is something to keep an eye on. The episodes are roughly 13 minutes long, so if you just want something to binge through within a day, I'd recommend this one.
Also, if you enjoy a sort of "adopted" father/daughter dynamic, I'd also say this show is right up your alley.
If you are looking for a plot, there really isn't one. Not much of a spoiler, but Lingzi thinks they should take on the demon king. While the "evil dragon" is just tagging along cause he sort of feels he has to protect her from herself, and others.
Read at the sourceST63LTH
Herbivore Dragon is a series that follows Herbivore Dragon and Reiko/Lingzi, a child who gives herself up as tribute to the seemingly powerful and evil dragon. Unbeknownst to Lingzi, Herbivore Dragon is actually a vegan dragon who doesn't prey on animals or people and chooses to deceive Lingzi in order for her to continue with her life. Lingzi decides to follow this dragon wherever it goes claiming to be a disciple; What sort of adventures lie in wait for the Dragon-human girl duo?
Story & Characters:7/10
Don't judge a book by its cover personified is what I thought fit well with Herbivore Dragon series; It's a series where you have to expect the unexpected in terms of characters and storyline because it will definitely throw you off with unpredictable events and character moments. For a…
Read at the sourcejus7aguy
Nothing deep and meaningful here. It's just a light-hearted show about how others expectations are hard to overcome. People see what they want to see and sometimes that can lead to insane hijinks.
A herbivore dragon somehow had a myth form around him of being some ancient powerful general of the demon king. (He gets beaten up by rabbits.) In order to placate a girl who keeps insisting on being sacrificed to him, he spins a story and gets basically trapped with a new follower/disciple, who has ABSOLUTE faith that he is the ancient evil dragon, and that her subsequent over-powerdness comes from him. Hilarity ensues.
There's no hidden meanings, no deep and buried sub-plots, just situational comedy, straight man remarks (from the dragon) and constant misinterpretation of actions.
If you'r…
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This should be short.
I love Soushoku Dragon the comic. It's a nice, fun gag story with a simple premise about an innocent dragon who got wrongfully worshipped by a girl for being the evil dragon. The art was decent and the pacing was just enough to keep the humour and the interest going.
The same cannot be said about the animated series. This production is not at all bad. The animation style, colouring and drawings are all fine. They look fine. However, for a gag series, I didn't laugh. I might come off as harsh, but its direction felt quite antiquated. It reminded me of old Chinese gag cartoon like the sheeps or goats and the wolves family thing. It's not that the gags don't work. They worked before in comic form for me, I thoroughly enjoyed the dragon's suffering and the ridiculous s…
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Plot: A several thousand year old Herbivorous Dragon is woken up one day when a local village has sent a girl to be his sacrifice, believing him to be an evil dark dragon. No matter how many times the dragon tries to convince people or tell his side of the story, and explain that he is just a wimpy herbivore, no one believes him due to his stature and the assumptions that have based around dragons.
This is just a light-hearted and comedic anime. You will not be blown away by anything, but for what it's worth, it is funny. Lingzi, the little girl who was supposed to be the sacrifice, is kind of an absolute idiot, but has immense magical power and everyone just assumes that it is the dragons magic after he 'made her his disciple' and 'ate her soul'.
I just couldn't really connect with th…
Read at the sourceKhashishi
Herbivorous dragon is a light-hearted, cute, and feel-good show about a wimpy, kind-hearted dragon and an overpowered cute little girl who follows him. The show does a good job of giving an enjoyable experience with a consistent tone that is silly and endearing and cute. What it lacks is depth. It's a show that you can watch and be happy and then move on; you are not going to stop and go, whoa, what did I just watch?
The dragon is kind of like King, from One Punch Man, because people think he's powerful when he's a wimp. And Lingzi (Reiko) is kind of like Saitama, but subject to the mind warping field and also believes the dragon is powerful (and evil). So, you might imagine some of the antics that follow. It's not something you can take seriously, because real people have reasons for the…
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