A refreshing new breed of fantasy

Written by fantasyfreak-1 on June 14, 2013 at 11:05 AM

I was suprised by this anime in more ways than one. First of all, the story is very well written. This isn´t your typical fantasy anime. Sure, there is action, but there is also politics and social commentary etc. That must be boring you say. But it really isn´t :) It´s actually quite ironic how they show this Demon King(technically it should be Demon Queen, but that´s a minor nitpick) to be this agent of progress who want to help and make things better. Speaking of which, in a refreshing change of style, this fantasy anime, despite it´s battles as previously mentioned, has a message of peace and prosperity. They also show a different more three-dimensional side of demons in fantasy. Last but not least(I could go on indefinitely, but I don´t want to turn this review into an essay), some people might argue that the character names are lazy and unoriginal, but I am actually under the impression that it is a very clever parody of the archetypal characters that can and frequently appear in classic fantasy :)