Audience reviews
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Nznitachi
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout — My Review
Atelier Ryza is a good anime with a lot of potential, but I think its adaptation from a video game is also one of its biggest weaknesses.
The story is enjoyable, and the world-building, alchemy system, and characters create a charming fantasy atmosphere. However, the pacing is very slow, especially considering that the original game is a long-form JRPG with many hours of exploration, dialogue, quests, and character interactions. Some parts of the anime feel like they are moving at the pace of a game rather than being specifically structured for a 12-episode anime.
Another noticeable issue is the camera direction. Some camera movements and close-up shots feel heavily inspired by the game's presentation, particularly the unneces…
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Well, indeed like another review says, this one has a warm summer theme like the source. But yes, that's all of it.
It's honestly so dull and boring, much like its source. Yes, Atelier are very niche grind-and-make series and alas this shoots through the adaptation as well.
There's literally nothing happening but some poorly executed passive startup. No action. No evolution. No development. All forced in. No emotions. No relationships. Just forced quest-based 'grinding'. And even the grinding itself is not shown.
The character forced growth is that forced. No details are given. Most of the dialogues have no meaning. Primary supportive characters are just taking off and disappearing except for the moments they are forced back.
And the worst is the alchemy sequence. It has no logic, no m…
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An anime adaptation based off a shortseries manga based off a game of the same name.
This animation only covers a small fraction of the Secret Trilogy's story, and only about a third to a half of the first game's plot.
The story follows a girl who courageously breaks traditions to break out of her mundane everyday life and discover new things.
"You'll never know until you try!" One can be sure many have heard this saying at least once throughout our lives. That peak YOLO energy that makes us take risks for the thrill and sense of adventure.
That is Ryza's character in a nutshell.
The story doesn't stop at that though, it follows Ryza and her friends, each with their own issues and aspirations, as they learn to grow from just "children talking about their dreams".
They face danger, learn n…
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This is a very pretty and well made anime, but there’s something…. missing.
CyGames makes good stuff. I wouldn’t deny that. The last one I really got into was Granblue Fantasy… it’s a good one to compare this to. It looks excellent- nice lines and crisply drawn characters always on-model; beautiful colors and nice filters like for sunset scenes etc; good composition, good voices, and a very nice soundtrack. It's a nice place to be.
Ryza is the star of the show and looks the part. She’s bubbly and hopeful and confident and fun. Her fashion style- Ryza’s tight red shorts and thigh-length sandal-boots + a yellow cape that actually hides her short shorts from the back- it’s a great style I love it. It made her famous after all. But…. well, it doesn’t really fit the environment very well. It…
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Best feel-good, slice of life, female protag anime that I've seen in years. Honestly, a lot of the negative reviews I read just didn't make sense. It seemed more like people complaining were doing so because they were misidentified the genre. This is a recommended watch if you want something refreshing and endearing.
Ryza no Atelier is a great show if you're looking for a lighthearted coming of age story that still maintains that childhood innocence to it. It breaks away from the "teenaged classroom" model and gives us a freah take on "kids just being kids and finding their own way to become adults."
The show has adventure, without making it too complicated because the cast is children. It has comedy but without making anyone the "stupid character" for comedic relief. And it has drama,…
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It's an anime based on a popular game series Atelier. Atelier Ryze the game was popular mainly because of its thick thighs, which the anime utilizes perfectly.
If you never played Atelier games or didn't finish it, then maybe this anime isn't for you. It has the same pace, same side quests and quests as the game.
Animation from episode 1 to episode 6 is mediocre if not bad, but from episode 6 it gets better. Maybe they replaced the art director.
Anime enjoyment after watching the whole 12 episodes in 2 days was pretty good, especially after that 6th episode when the animation got better.
You can't expect any action or anything, just turn off your brain and enjoy a slightly dumber adaptation of the game you once played.
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It is difficult to understand what Koei Tecmo's goal was when they funded this anime. I would like to assume that the idea was to promote and boost the extraordinary Atelier Ryza franchise.
If that was the idea, then we have to ask ourselves: what was going through their heads when they were developing the story?
Koei Tecmo had the opportunity to create a great story, to take advantage of their incredible characters, and thus captivate the world with the extraordinary world of Atelier Ryza.
However, instead, we are faced with an incredibly bland story with no depth. Simply put, there is no story. Atelier Ryza can be summed up as the life experiences of 4 teenagers living on an island in a video game universe. The worst part is that those experiences are not great experiences. They have n…
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I have to admit that I'm bias towards this series. It's based upon a game which I rather enjoyed; otherwise I probably would have completely overlooked it.
But I need to put my bias aside and give it a fair score: it's okay. 5/10.
It's a competent show. The characters are well fleshed out, they gave Tao more relevance than in the game (which is welcome), and it follows the story from the game rather accurately. There are even little scenes in the show that had me pointing at the screen recollecting the occasional side-quest. The sound design was on-point, and they went through the effort of getting the voice cast from the games here too.
The animation however was kinda lacking by modern standards. I didn't come into this expecting MAPPA, but what I got was gloriously meh. The animators…
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Having played and loved the games, the Ryza series would make a fantastic anime in theory, so I had high hopes for this. Unfortunately it failed to deliver, and not even Ryza's glorious thighs could save it.
Things started strong with a 40-minute premiere episode that captured the warm, summery spirit of the games perfectly. The story goes stagnant soon after, though, with each episode feeling identical to the last. There was very little plot despite the plot-rich source material, making each episode feel like a wasted opportunity. Everything just felt hollow and repetitive, and I quickly found myself tuning in to each episode thinking "This will be when it REALLY gets going...right?"
No. It didn't. Straight up through episode 12.
Anyway, if this looks like it would interest you, or yo…
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Have I played the game for this one? No, I have not. But this anime is pretty fine on most aspects. Just some friends who want to become adventurers and that's pretty much all that is needed to be said. There are some characters that I completely dislike. You'll know them by how much they complain about doing stuff and how much they just won't accept their fellow peers. Now the main character is doing most of the heavy lifting here. And the animators love to emphasize or empa-thighs a certain body part of hers. She and another character get along pretty well and actually so well that I think there might be something romantic about it, but that's just what I'm thinking based on the amount of effort they put into staying together. This is an anime that I consider a nice way to kill time. By…
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Atelier Ryza: The Tutorial: The Anime
Yeah, that's about what this series covers. The tutorial of the game. Where this anime ends is where the story should begin. Watching this anime is a bit like Watching Star Wars: A New Hope, and turning the movie off when the Millennium Falcon departs Tatooine.
It doesn't help that a significant portion of the anime is dedicated to literal side quests from the game. This is really unfortunate. By my calculation, there should have been enough time in 12, maybe 14 episodes to adapt the entire game, if only the side quests were ignored.
Of course, not adapting the second half does leave open the possibility of a second season. I'm hoping that is the case, as I expect it to be much better than the first. But this season was ended in a way that seems to…
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Atelier Ryza the anime served its purpose well – that is to promote the game the anime's based on. The creators also understand what their target audience likes – which is Ryza’s heavenly, succulent, and plump thighs. I'm not gonna lie, it was the thighs that initially got my attention. But as I watched the anime I thought that there was a bit excessive amount of Ryza’s hams, even though I really love them.
The anime itself was not bad – it follows the beginning of Ryza and her gang's adventurous lives and Ryza's introduction to alchemy. I think the animated version made Ryza even more likeable than she is in the game. I absolutely adored her in the anime. She is such an adorable ball of energy, and the anime captured her character so well – she may have become one of my favorite anime g…
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Let’s be real, you’re probably here because of Ryza’s thighs. I know I was. But, I stayed because Atelier Ryza is a genuinely fun and cute watch that properly captures the essence of a JRPG in a way few other anime adaptations have.
Japanese Role Playing Games can be hard to transfer to the animated medium. They usually consist of a lot of side quests and character dynamic/bonding moments that really help you connect with the characters and immerse yourself in the world. Most adaptations skip that, instead opting for the big action scenes and set pieces to get you to go out and buy the game. Acting as a highlight reel of sorts for the story. I really appreciate that LIDENFILMS recognised the significance of character interactions to the Atelier Ryza story and focused on the friendship bet…
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Out of any JRPG franchise in this generation, the Atelier series has been a bit of a niche title aimed at specific audiences. Despite this, the Atelier Ryza trilogy became one of the most successful collection of games in their franchise history. And no doubt, this anime adaptation was not a matter of if but when. Yet, the anime wore its magic off quickly when we realize it's just a very loose adaptation, one that tries to appeal to the audience, but struggles every step along the way.
First, I want to get the big question out of the way. Do you need to play the games to enjoy the anime? The easy answer is no because it became painfully obvious upon the first few episodes that this is a very loose adaptation of the game. And I should also mention, it's focused on elements of the first gam…
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The feeling of adventuristic fantasy: alchemy, mystery...and thighs, unapologetically THICC, everywhere.
Ask yourself this question: When was the last time that anime had rather good adaptations of video games? And no, I do not mean mobage games like Princess Connect or Uma Musume, I mean, ACTUAL video games like Danganronpa or even the Persona series. The general answer is going to be the majority option, though the lesser will appreciate them quite a fair bit. This then, brings us to the Gust Corporation's Atelier series, specifically Ryza no Atelier: Tokoyami no Joou to Himitsu no Kakurega a.k.a Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout.
Interestingly enough, Atelier Ryza is NOT the first anime adaptation of the series, that lowly award goes to Escha & Logy no Atelier: Tasogare…
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