Audience reviews
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Guts-Valley
Spoilers- I will try not to. The best way to describe this is by describing it as a more harsh version of Konosuba. This is not a isekai but the comedy and characters and very similar to it. Why do I say harsh, well in the moments it makes you laugh it brings you down and rather that is a mistake or not is you decision. After a serious moments it start cracking jokes after watching many today's moody anime I can give it a pass. The characters are wonderful, their design are questionable they look like children when are teenagers almost adults. You do fall in love with almost every character here even with ones you hate you like. There will be moments every character will make you laugh at least once. The story is great feels original even after all these years. The pace is indeed slow, slo…
Read at the sourceBlack_Lily
Starts very good.
The first episode is practically a sarcastic comedy of every "ganbare" type shounen.
The second episode convinces you that in this anime the characters will act as normal people do, and the ganbare type MC is practically just a dumb kid who has to grow up to live in this world. At this point, this anime was very promising, at last something new, something cliché-breaking.
But it betrays you. The longer I watched, the more evident it became that despite the prelude, this really is just one of those fantasy shounens that you can find on every corner.
Boring story if there is any, one-trait characters, no character development, undetailed world.
But in one aspect, this anime is worse than your run-off-the-mill fantasy:
The characters are not only stereotypical, but most o…
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I love many varieties of levels of all genres, but this was a little bit of a disappointment. It's most disappointing aspect is how poor the storyline and character development is. It doesn't do a good job of explaining backgrounds or context, its is not grabbing or very engaging, and the character personality and skill development is terrible. It is mostly disappointing because the plot could have been a lot better, but the whole story line seems so ultra rushed it is impossible to get invested.
Small but necessary spoiler: the first episode is terrible, but you must watch at least to the end of the first episode to fully grasp or get a hint of the actual story. I dropped this anime once because I couldn't get through the first episode, but now that I have, I honestly wished I had watch…
Read at the sourceThorNN-heim7
Tower Of Druaga (Druaga No Tou) is one of several anime adapted from games.
Story & Characters: The story in Aegis of Uruk is definitely the shows weakest aspect. The plot tells a rather generic mmo rpg story (there's some evil entety in a tower that people climb to defeat monsters and gain treasure and so on...), with the main character being Jil, a boy who aims to reach the top of the Tower of Druaga adn defeat the evil god who the tower is named after. He teams up with other "climbers, all with different goals, and heads to the top, racing against other teams of climbers, facing many dangers and meeting many people. Throughout the story we're shown hints that there is some hidden plot working behind the scenes as well. Still there's a bucket full of plot holes and annoyances through th…
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Well it started out really great! It parodied the whole shounen genre and it was really funny, end of the episode it went 180. It didn't go bad, not really, I still had high hopes though. I thought that since it was aware of the tropes of a shounen then maybe it could break away from them. Too much hope it seems. Well watch the first episode. Everything else is just meh.
If you have watched shounen before, then you've watched this show. Something like Rage of Bahamut is a better fantasy (as bad as the game that show is based on, the anime was superb). The characters here enter stereotypes the moment the 2nd episode hits and even if there are a few curve balls here and there that might keep you engaged, you can just watch something else.
Watch HxH or Rage of Bahamut, Log Horizon and Wor…
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Welcome to my candid review. This is an adventure anime with elements of fantasy and tinged roughly equally with moments of light humor and dark violence. The first episode focuses only on humor and is NOT like the remainder of the anime, which is actually much more serious.
There isn't much complexity to this anime. It's fairly straightforward, blunt in its character design and writing, with standard-fare switch ups between serious and lighthearted episodes, young characters, as well as delivering a measured rather than ambitious plot, overall making it a simple anime that would fit kids well. The catch to this anime is that for all its simple design, it has enough violence to coat it in mature tones as well.
The anime is at a crossroad between many different styles. Due to its lack of…
Read at the sourceEternalAnimeGuru
I enjoyed all the twist and turns that they put the main protagonist Jil through. There was always something hidden just out of reach or a new discovery about the characters that got you to connect with them more and more as the story played out. Most of all I liked the whole tale being told around a seemingly undependable, useless figure that acts so sure of himself but has absolutely no real goal for himself. It's always "just keep going," but to actually have there be much more to him then he or anyone else can even tell. That type of plot development is an old one but it never seems to get old.
Read at the sourceNaoriU
What is THIS THING?
Nothing to do here!
Im going to sleep!
I cant understand what is this!
Its enough internet for today!
This is a very funny anime!
I cant stop laughing and crying!
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Read at the sourceRenegatz
TToD takes the generically vacuous premise of an 80's arcade game and attempts to make a good story with it. They partially succeeded. The narrative (discounting the dangerously misleading but brilliantly satirical first episode) starts out very light and often humorously, making for easy, pleasant watching in bulk when you're hungover or otherwise unable to cope with fast dialogue, complicated plots and frenetic action. For the amount of characters included they did a fair job of establishing them in this chunk and making all of them passable in their own ways. It's in the second half that things start to get more serious, with a good amount of mysteries to be uncovered and some interesting turns that venture beyond the conventions of most aventure-fantasy stories.
There are very basic t…
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I found the first season of Druaga to be a solid entry across the board. I was never overwhelmingly surprised nor bored with the series, and enjoyed a marginally original take on a fantasy anime.
Story follows young protagonist on an exceedingly standard quest for heroic glory. Along the way we meet a few few extra party members next to a few standard entries; none too tired to be irksome or annoying if you're willing to roll with some standard fantasy fanfare. The series does actually make a point of being slightly lethal which does prevent it from falling into the vacuum of awful cliche.
A good series to watch over the course of a week that keeps things interesting enough to keep you wanting to see the end result.
Particular note goes out to the opening for juxtaposing all the chara…
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Honestly a pathetic anime. I rarely finish anime with , weak and EXTREMELY naive main characters but i decided to go with this one since I saw it had a sequel. If it looks bad now maybe it'll get better later...NOPE not at all. After the second episode i had to force myself to watch the rest based on the chance that I may be missing a good anime. I have now come to regret that decision. To me the premise of the premise of the entire show is flawed. If there was anything good about this anime, it was the first episode. I can see this anime is tagged as a comedy...dont even bother to look for it after the first episode. Honestly of all the anime rated above a 7.00 on my animelist... if i had the power to erase one anime from existence, this anime would be it.
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Tower of Druaga...I cannot adequately explain why you were so enjoyable for a series which balanced comedy and drama so badly...this review may be very short. The story is about a rag tag group of people aiming to climb the Tower of Druaga and claim the glory that comes with reaching and defeating the demon, Druaga, at the top. Jil is our main character, a young kid who is deceptively strong and he is joined by other party members representing stereotypes from RPG games. By all accounts this series isn't perfect, it's a balancing act between serious story and comedy and it tries to hit both, it can however be very serious at moments and very funny at moments. Whats great about this series is the unique quirks and twists it provides the viewer, from pop culture references reflecting RPG's a…
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The bit where the main party hits the corridor of traps is one of the funniest things I've seen. As the name may imply this anime is based on the long running series of Druaga games by Namco. I have to say that while generally enjoyable anime based on video games is often pretty hit or miss. On the one hand you have awesome stuff like the Streetfighter movie and on the other hand you have stuff like Ragnarok - which wasnt as rubbish as people said, but it certainly wasnt awesome. This anime is certainly up there on the same level as the Streetfighter movie.
The animation in this is lovely looking and is enhanced even further by being in HD (I have to say Ive now got used to HD anime, I really like the crispness). But it's really the story and characters that form the appeal. The character…
Read at the sourceNinjaKirby1322
Av: Interesting looking box art there
NK: Ah, right. New anime I got a couple weeks back. It’s called “Tower of Druaga - The Aegis of Uruk.”
Av: That’s a mouthful. Wait, “Tower of Druaga?” I’ve heard that somewhere before…
NK: Tower of Druaga is an old video game by Namco. I played it a bit when I was a kid. That’s the reason I took a look at the anime.
Av: How’s the anime?
NK: Pretty good. Sure, it doesn’t follow the plot of the game, putting the events of the game at 80 years in the past, but it still has references to a lot of the game. King Gilgamesh, all the monsters. Heck, the main group actually goes to the old tower during one episode.
Av: Sounds…interesting. What did they do there?
NK: It’s actually an important plot point as to why they were there, so I won’t divulge all the d…
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Entertainment is not a difficult subject to write about since no matter what incarnation of it, either it be a music, a book, a movie or an anime, the main propose is to entertain. In that regard it can only either achieve it or fail, but in between those two there is what we call mainstream (don’t mix it up with ordinary or average), and there have been very few installments that represent the niche as well as Druaga.
Two things will remain constant in this review, first alphanumerical scorings will mean very little since we can only strictly classify an anime by its intrinsic values, when we are either flaming an abysmal show, or praising another gorgeous one. And second, people that tend to strive by exaggerating problems instead of praising achievements and balancing mistakes will mos…
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LOL this anime is hilarious
every episode is jam packed with funny material. it has all the elements that i enjoy, the hot mage chick ^^, fighting, and a whole lot of hilarious content. the story of this anime isnt all that new (oh no this evil guy is destroying our villages and causing havoc, then a hero comes along and all that jazz) but since this anime is based off a game the makers really put that in the anime to make it funny
It is a must if u watch lots of anime ^^
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Tower of Druaga - the Aegis of Uruk is a medieval based adventure/fantasy anime , so U will see many fights , magic and different kind of monsters.
The story is not very innovative and it goes like this : In a far and distant land there is a kingdom called Uruk. The capital lies under a big tower , where the strongest enemy , Druaga , lives . The king of Uruk , Gilgamesh , is a legendary hero who defeated Druaga 80 years ago . But for some reason Druaga is back to life and someone has to kill him again. For that reason many fighters, called Climbers, are gathering in the capital and are waiting for the "Summer of Anu" , because the monsters get weaker , to start climbing the tower and reach the top floor, where Druaga lives (and of course, our main characters are also climbers). The reas…
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This is a review for the german Users around here^^
Tower of Druaga, beginnt mit einer sehr lustigen aber auch verwirrenden ersten Episode wo man erst am Ende wirklich versteht was passiert ist. Nach der ersten Episode entwickelt sich die Story erfreulich gut, allerdings wurde, meiner Meinung nach, viel Potential der durchaus interessanten Idee nicht genuzt, vieles ist vorhersehbar und an machmal hatte ich das Gefühl dass irgendetwas fehlt, insgesamt aber gut.
Mein persönlicher Favorit in der Serie sind die Characktere, ich hab es selten erlebt das mir Characktere richtig ans Herz gewachsen sind, und darum finde ich es schade das die Entwicklung mancher Nebencharakctere auf der strecke blieb, wohingegen die Entwicklung des Haupcharackters wirklich gelungen ist.
Ein weiter großer Pluspunk…
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At first, i steered clear from any GONZO-affiliated show, but i decided to give Druaga a try. Well, i was, surprised in some ways, disappointed in others. (Which describes most GONZO shows anyways.)
Story - 6.5/10 (D)
Well, it's about a young hero who wants to rid the world of the evil Druaga, at the top of the Tower of Druaga. Sounds cliche? It somewhat is, but the first episode might be a miss for most, because it's mostly a "I had a really sweet dream" episode. Though i did like the funny parts, definetly episode 5, with the whole RPG-look, sex changes and the Roper Dance really made me laugh, in a good way. You can enjoy Druaga, though it does randomly change from plot-focused, to comedy relief each episode.
Animation - 9.0/10 (A-)
Well, at least Gonzo is rich, enough to make Tower o…
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GONZO sure started off very nicely with this release. The first episode was hilarious and had so little; yet so much to do with what has later to come.
Truly; it made me want to look at episode 2 with more heart and NEED of this Anime.
However, the more the episodes went on, the more disappointing it'll become.
I don't know what GONZO was trying to do; but a lot of stuff later in the series starts to get quite confusing and doesn't really add up to anything.
I see this happen in a lot of Anime; they try to complicate their stories more by confusing the viewer. But the only thing they are doing is putting unnecessary effort into unnecessary scenes. If only they'd put in more thought to the story and followed up from where they started, it would've been better.
However, it is what it is,…
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