Lord Marksman and Vanadis: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]

- Synopsis: An anime about a hero and his masterful display of a bow. Despite the odds being against him, he attempts to take on some of the most powerful warriors known to human-kind. Being impressed with his resolve and skill, she decides to employ him into her ranks. From one battle to the next, their experiences and interactions together will be remembered for awhile, as they join forces to take down their enemies. Tune in to experience the adventures of a marksman and a war maiden. =========================================================================================================== - Comments: Great anime with nice waifus too. One of the things I found really interesting is the main character. It's pretty rare to see an archer/marksman as a protagonist. Typically, like in many JRPGs, the protagonist is a sword-wielder. So this was a nice change of pace from all those warrior classes. It was nice seeing from the perspective of a marksman and seeing his deadly precision. He has to make all shots count, calculate wind speed and distance. Kinda like a sniper. Very methodical and resourceful. You kinda have to when you are just a human. - Analysis: Not only in war, life in general is a constant struggle between life and death. Although the dangers vary situationally, it should be noted that each day comes with a chance that one will die. Whether an accident occurs within one's place of dwelling, or something like a car accident, death is always lurking around those that are cautious or unaware. Death doesn't discriminate, after all. - Features: English and Japanese audio, as well as English subtitles. Includes 13 episodes on 2 Blu-rays, and 13 on 2 DVDs with a run-time of about 5 hours. Rated TV-MA for violence, blood and gore, and some sexual content. There is plenty of fan-service, but there isn't any nudity. - Conclusion: He's also pretty lucky stumbling into various ecchi situations but doesn't make too big of a deal of it like many other male anime characters do. They usually freak out, but Tigre is pretty chill overall. So, although he's a bit of a ditz at times, he's pretty calm and mature. A fairly refreshing trait that isn't present in many protagonists. =========================================================================================================== - Recommendations: Buso Renkin, Yona of the Dawn, Brave 10, Freezing, Cross Ange, K, Ben-To, Tokyo ESP, Oda Nobuna no Yabou, Code:Breaker, and BlazBlue.

This was a great watch. The only complaint I have is the pink war maiden never shows up and though she is featured, we never see or learn anything about her. Other than that, it is a fun high fantasy warrior romance.

Don't let the Moe fool you. At its base, this is a serious series about Medieval feudalism,... with some slapstick harem humor and magic added. In a parallel version of Europe, teenage Count of Alsace, Tigrevurmud "Tigre" Vorn, answers his king's call and joins his small force to a seemingly oversized Brunish army (25,000) seeking vengeance from Zhcted's nearest domain, which can only muster a small force (5,000). However, Zhcted War Maiden Eleonora "Elen" Viltaria, uses her tiny force brilliantly and wins a spectacular victory, among other things accomplishing the capture of Tigre, who impresses her with his courage and his bowmanship. With King Faron falling into depression at reports of the death of his son who was in command, Brunish factions begin to struggle for control, and Tigre learns to his horror that his own province of Alsace is to be raized and its population seized, but to his shock, Elen agrees to bring her small army to the defense of what will accordingly become a Zhcted province of Alsace instead. What follows is an intricate feudal dance in which Tigre and Elen gradually win allies by doing the right thing as opposed to doing the calculated thing. Among the surprising things in this series is the detailed explanations of the large scale battles as well as the violence; one of the major characters is murdered by bee stings! It will make you think, and the opening theme song is one of the most effective I've heard in years. Note: The manga series has been published over here: Lord Marksman and Vanadis Vol. 1 through Lord Marksman and Vanadis Vol. 10 .

My daughter loved this series, about a lord that would do anything to protect his people against those that wanted power and control and not care about anyone else.

It is evident that the producers are rushing the content as I can easily see that there are more context throughout the entire series. Does that mean the pacing is off or awkward? Not at all. I applaud the director and writers of the adaptation as I thoroughly enjoyed every second of it. From what I've seen online, this show has a ecchi tag on it. If you like ecchi, this is NOT the show to look for it, as it has NONEXISTENT ecchi element in it (mind blown). The entire series is mature, sprinkled with playful dialogue from the main characters. The character design is bar none one of the best I've seen, and you'll never get tired of them. I think one aspect that deserves special acknowledgement is the OP. It has easily become my top 3 OP. The music is epic, and the animation that goes along with it is amazing as well. It's not a perfect show, but it is undoubtedly a solid, solid show. Personally, I hope a second season comes out soon.

great anime very slept on had to support it by buying this.

My love for archery is increased when I watch this series.

I enjoyed this anime alot including the plot and it's character and all the battles it had with it's strategies. I like both the English and the Japanese voice actors of this anime I liked most of the episodes, wish it was longer I liked alot of characters including a couple that died. I hope we get a second season I would really like to see more of this anime story and different characters that did not appear much and the other nations and nobles that they did not show. I recommend this to anyone who likes action and strategy battles.

Awesome! Worth buying.

Even when it says it's B ( EU ) but its only in A ( US - CA) great Strategy action Anime

戦さのシーンの前後に説明映像が流れています。口頭説明よりも良く分かります。 続編を期待します。

I first watched the story subtitled when it aired several years ago. The bluray video is crisp and clear, as it was originally animated in HD. No subtitles available with English audio, but that's typical for Funimation and other releases from the last five or so years. If you are really hard of hearing, or deaf, you will need to choose Japanese audio to get subtitles. The story centers around a young noble from a family of archers in a kingdom that despises archers as cowards. He is captured by a duchess from a more powerful kingdom, and makes the decision to submit his small province to her rule in exchange for her aid in repulsing an invasion of his land by another noble from his kingdom. This decision in turn leads him to more decisions in an effort to protect his people. Along the way, Tigre grows closer to Elen, the War Maiden who took him hostage because she was interested in his courage and skill.

Fun story with great action scenes!