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Kalendraf
This is a review of the DVD version of "Sacred Blacksmith" (Seiken no Blacksmith) released by Funimation in 2011. It was viewed with English voice overs.
"Sacred Blacksmith" falls into the category of fantasy action adventure with some minor elements of comedy.
Parental Advisory:
The age rating is listed as 17+. However, this is absurdly high - the show's content does not merit this high of an age rating. Two or three of the episodes include some very brief scenes with female topless nudity. There is combat violence in several episodes, but it isn't overly graphic. As a result, this show would likely be suitable for teens 13 and up.
Story: 7/10
The show is comprised of 12 episodes. During the episodes, several characters are introduced including the main protagonist Cecily, the blacksmi…
Read at the sourceCrashmatt
I was actually looking forward to Sacred Blacksmith it seemed to have many elements I like in anime. The story centres around Cecily a female Knight who not particularly good at being a Knight. She is saved from certain death one day by Luke (the sacred blacksmith) who has the ability to forge magical Katana swords in the heat of battle.
Lets get one thing out of the way first, the English dub is awful. Cecily’s voice grated on me so much I switched straight to subtitles. Most of the voice cast sound like they have just walked off the set of high school musical. Avoid the dub.
The story itself centres around a town which Cecily protect and the rising demon hordes that are causing trouble around the town. Luke is often called upon to save Cecily as she so inept and then like a sulky teen…
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Guard, Save, Belive. No, you didn't just misread that. These are in fact the words etched into the stone of Chester Cambell's grave; spelling errors and all. I guess he must've been a little dyslexic. After he passed away from a serious illness, his daughter and only child Cecily was left with the responsibility of becoming head of the Cambell House, which has long been a prestigious representative of the Independent Trade Cities of Housman. Having now succeeded her father, Cecily enlisted as a third generation knight to uphold the tradition and respect of the family name. However, she is inexperienced and clumsy, and often has to rely on intimidation using her title as a knight to hide her weaknesses. Eventually, this strategy ran out of luck, and when her combat skills finally had to be…
Read at the sourceMonkeycoder
Man.. This show will be the death of me.
First episode GREAT! set up the story well and showed some cool slicing and dicing.
Unfortunately the show goes downhill from the first fight scene, looking back it feels as if half the season was filled with filler if each episode had a purpose and impacted the surroundings this would be a great little anime but nothing happens.
I waited the entire show expecting the heroine to leave home and go adventuring yet to plot just stalls and stagnates with indeed new characters being added but i didn't feel as if this rejuvenated the program very well
In summery the few fight scenes are really good, characters have good story's but with a weak overall story arc i would give this one a moderate rating as i believe a good story arc in a second season co…
Read at the sourceSakuraRosaPetals
One day while walking around Best Buy I saw this DVD, and since I make it a point never to leave there without an anime DVD I decided, why the hell not? I have to admit with this anime I was not expecting much n my god...even with no expectation I was disappointed!
Ok well let me explain, this anime suffers from three main problems. And two of these I see occur in most short anime series.
First it's about a clumsy knight (Who seriously need to invest in a bra, n whose animators need to actually decide what size and shape her breasts actually are.) named Cecily Cambell and her quest to get a new sword from a blacksmith named Luke. All the while she must protect a demon sword that can take human form named Aria. There is also a god-like demon that is tied into Luke's past that Cecily tri…
Read at the sourceFlashflame00
The current score for this anime is harsh (6.99). This was one series that deserved to be stretched to double the amount of episodes it has. Sure, the series was rushed but it has more character development than any other long anime series I've seen. Although short, they showed a lot of character development in the main characters (Particularly Luke Ainsworth). I admit that I am a fanboy when it comes to Medieval setting and Holy references. But many modern day anime lack what this anime has. Jealousy is a very common factor in modern day anime and I saw no hint of jealousy here. Seiken no Blacksmith is one of those series where I've had a ton of enjoyment and will always by one of the best Medieval sword themed anime I've seen.
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When you think of blacksmiths, you think of large, strong men who make swords, horseshoes and other appliances for a medieval world. What you normally don’t see is a kid doing all this with a smaller kid as an apprentice. That’s what happens when you watch this one.
The characters seem not fleshed out enough, and we barely see a back story to any of them except Luke and even that happens a little to late in the game. By that time, the characters felt a bit stale, and hard to relate to. In a 12 episode show, they shouldn’t be dinking around like they do, mostly bringing up jokes about Cecily’s breasts and her strange breastplate that seems to be way to close to her to not of been molded on her breasts. And what’s with her mother even bugging her about it? Really? It’s not enough that the…
Read at the sourceSatori_Reina
I watched this anime because I saw it on netflix, I was bored, and the cover caught my eye. Thus, I went into this series not only unaware of what it was, but with no expectations either way.
As I said, though, I watched the first episode on Netflix (which has only dubbed anime) and enjoyed it well enough; I liked the character designs, the voice acting was alright for a dub (except Lisa whom I wanted to throttle after 3 lines) and it seemed like it could develop into a decent story, so I decided to continue. However, fate intervened, and I was unable to get to netflix the next time I wanted to watch, so I looked it up online and found the original--and OH GEEZ was it good comparatively. Especially the voice acting:
Sound: 10 AMAZING
When the obnoxious girl from the English dub was rep…
Read at the sourceNyRoks_Post
There is so much wrong with this series it is hard to remember it all. From reading the short description on Netflix I concluded that this would be an adventurous series with the possibility of a good plot. I was wrong…very wrong. I’m going to try to tell you why NOT to watch this series and keep it short at the same time.
I am not sure what the plot is or if it ever existed at all. The plot is supposed to be continuous from episode to episode but, it is impossible to tell how the plot reached the current point from the previous. It seems like somebody wrote a series of short random events modified and arranged them into a short story board putting forth as little effort as possible.
Character development is a far more serious problem than the plot itself. Characters make leaps and bound…
Read at the sourceTydus
The Sacred Blacksmith is a short series, only twelve (12) episodes which was a bit reminiscent of an RPG game albeit an incomplete one. A production of FUNimation Entertainment, this series could have been much, much better than it was.
STORY 3/10
The story takes place in the Independent Trade Cities of Housman, where we meet the main character Cecily Cambell, a young, obnoxious, naïve girl who has decided to become a knight and continue her father’s bloodline even though she has no type of skills or talent. She is entrusted with protecting the demon sword of the village and has a virulent relationship with Luke Ainsworth, the blacksmith. Together they must also protect the city from the threat of Valbanill.
ART 8/10
The artwork in this anime was lucid and colourful. The setting and the…
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After watching all of these reviews I decided to make my own.
Every review here says that is the worst anime ever.
That is not true, I liked this show.
I dont have to see a great epic quest with intergalactic battles with sound from mozart and picasso himself drawing the hole thing, to enjoy it.
Well sure it lacks many part to become a great anime, but still.
If you just wanna relax, and see a naive cute "knight" doing mindless s**t WATCH IT.
Dont make hater reviews stop you from seeing a show you might enjoy.
Read at the sourceHectotane
"Sacred Blacksmith" is a point above "the middle of the road." The story could've been better if it's removed of the focus on tities and the "hate to love you" relationship between Cecily and Luke. I still want for a male lead who's able to avoid getting punched around for "otaku lulz." Or atleast retaliate physically. Like Rance, or Seto from "Juuden-chan."
Atleast Cecily didn't come off as another "invincible chick." She was literally BEGGING Luke to make a katana for her. She had her faults, but that emphasized her strengths; and she made a good character overall.
Atleast Luke didn't come off as a total jerk. Because, you know. That's what "people who are still suffering from their past mistakes" are called nowadays. (And the people who call them that are the REAL jerks.) AHEM. Luke i…
Read at the sourceKireas
When I started on this anime, I kind of regretted watching it because I felt bored at the first episode, but, since I've been looking for an anime that has a strong male character, I decided to watch on and I'm glad I did.
Story - The story is very poor or rather, like most animes, rushed. The series is more about the main character's daily life and interaction with other characters of the series rather than the main character itself. They focused too much on the main characters that the story was neglected and at the end, it was rushed to complete the series. If there were just one more episode, I believe that the anime could've ended on a nicer note.
Art - Like most of the anime that are currently being released, character designs and animations for them are pretty good. I particularly…
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The Sacred Blacksmith is a decent anime that I really enjoyed; partially due to a load of crap I happen to be watching, and also I had really low expectations of this show. When I heard of that this series is gonna get animated, I went ahead and read a few chapters of the manga and frankly, the story isn't anything impressive. Any many other similar works becomes worse when animated so yeah... that is what I've expected out of this series.
Now, I don't remember the studio Manglobe nor remember if I've watched any series from that studio, but it turns out that Manglobe does a damn fine job with it. Even if the manga wasn't good material, I'm glad they stuck with the pacing of the story instead of going inventive, which usually sucked. The colours are brilliant and the animation are crisp;…
Read at the sourcelali97
First thing is what I think of this anime on a whole. Your first impressions are this is going to be a big disappointment. Sure! it may not be the best but it's enjoyable. There wasn't any surprises, nothing new but it was enjoyable. Don't judge it by the first episode. It really gets better.
Story(6-fair)
Cecily Cambell becomes a knight and she is totally useless. She's all talk. She is saved by Luke Ainsworth and begs him to make a katana like his. And so their relationship begins. The story was like a Déjà vu (literally!!) But it shines! It makes you laugh, sometimes cry and feel the feelings of the characters in the story. It wasn't repetitive nor boring. Sometimes the fillers and disappointing. There is only one filler episode but in each episode there is a part that has nothing to d…
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Seiken no Blacksmith is anime that sounds very good when you look the descriptions. It says that there will be an adventure, but doesn't says that the adventure will be so boring.
Story - 3/10
Fantasy world with demons, demon swords and some mysterious people. Sounds very nice, but the way that the story develops it's everything but nice. The demons are the usual, the sword too, not to mention the main antagonist - "the man in black"... and this is not the worst. The main characters are also the usual strong boy and weak knight, the only "new" it's that the knight it's a female character. The development of the story it's boring and predictive, and the end it's in my personal top 3 of worst ends.
Art - 7/10
This is may be the best part of this anime. The characters are drawn very well, an…
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What it's really about:
A big-chested clumsy knight gets involved with a demon problem, as well as handsome blacksmith and his mysterious past.
The Good:
- Excellent production value
- The relationship between the blacksmith and the knight is cute
- The episodes that don't directly further the plot are still very interesting
- The setting has an intriguing history
The Bad: - The knight can be viewed by many as "annoying."
- Those expecting a Lord of the Rings experience will be sorely disappointed.
Conclusion:
I think the reason this anime got so many below average reviews is because of the reviewers' preconceptions of what the anime should have been. If you can manage to dispel any preconceived notions you have about this anime, then you're in for a very nice treat. Just enjoy it for w…
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The Sacred Blacksmith is a really mixed bag. This could have been good, with the underlying story being highly interesting. The whole excecution of the story is unfortunately, horrific.
The flaws in the storyline mainly lie with the protagonist. Cecily as the main lead has shown growth but this is unfortunately obscured by her annoying personality. The way her "talk" sequences were done was extremely off-putting, and her jarring voice made things even worse. This links to the lack of a logical flow to the storyline whenever it involves Cecily. One evening, she's in a life-threatening battle, the next day she's smiling at her potential killers (twice...same people, same arc!). Another example is excessive, irrelevant chatter during battles. It's as if her speaking has a "freeze" effect on…
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Not going to go into the details, as it will ruin it for you, but wanted to voice my opinion. I really enjoyed watch blacksmith, it is one of the recent animes i have enjoyed watching, as all other new animes are made just to show bras and panties so "pervs" would atleast watch them, and that makes their t.v rating go up even though they have no base story, or a really shitty one. But blacksmith isn't one of those animes, it isn't ecchi at all, theres comedy, and a bit of romance, but its mostly an action based-slice of life anime, with considerable strong story. One of the best things about this anime is that art. It is very colorful, and one of the best "new" animations i've seen. In the end its your choice to follow all the negative reviews under mines, or give it a chance. I say GO FOR…
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Fantasy is all about adventure. It’s about going outside of your comfort zone, seeing a new place and a new facet of yourself, and being changed by the time you return home. Anime like that is filled with believable cause and effect. And then there’s The Sacred Blacksmith.
The series opens with Cecily Cambell, a newly trained knight charged with the protection of the Third Independent Trade City. She is an excitable girl, stubborn, and full of bravado. She wishes to help people, but has little actual competence. The broken sword of her family is as much a symbol of her own need to be tempered as anything. Towards those ends she pursues the services of Luke Ainsworth, a standoffish blacksmith with little patience for Cecily’s immaturity. Joining them are Lisa -- Luke’s pint-sized and spunk…
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