Review Time. Today lets look at the anime Amon saga.
Genre. Action
Rating. 15+
Value. 3/5
STORY.
Amon is a young warrior who is on a quest to avenge the death of his mother. To get close to her killer, emperor Valhiss, he must first join his army. After surviving the initiation he meets princess Lichia who is hold captive by Valhiss. She is captured to get a map that is in the posession of her father. This map shows the way to a great treasure. Amon finds himself drawn to Lichia and disides to rescue her but he hasn't forgotten the man responsible for his mothers death.
CHRACTERS.
Amon. A young man who lost everything at a early age. He was taken in by a master swordsman who trained him to be a excellent warrior. Now his training complete he sets out to fing the man who is responsible for his mothers death.
Valhiss. He is the leader of the country that bears his name. This country is very special however as it is lokated on the back of a giant turtle. He is very powerfull and ruthless who only lets the most powerfull fighters join his army.
Lichia. She is the daughter of king Sem Darai who has in his posession a map showing the way to a great treasure.
ART & MUSIC.
Both the art (4/5) and music (4/5) are pretty good. The anime is rather old and dated but had stood the test of time rather well
VOICE ACTING
The Japanese acting is great as usual (5/5). Did't see the English dub so i don't know how good or bad it is.
Personal note. The setting for this anime is a fantasy world were almost anything is possible. Such as giant turtles and ships that sail across a sea of grass. The technology is barbarian and so is the culture. As expected their quite a bit of blood and violence so this is not for the very young.
The story is pretty standard. Boy sees village destroyed by evil man and vows revenge. Stranger come along, who happens to be a master swordsman, and trains him (loves how that always happens). He travels to meet the evil tyrant who destroyed his village (killing everyone but him of course. Even though he was right there watching his mother being killed). Hmmmm do we got it all?
Boss! You forgot the damsel in distress.
Right! Good job. Ok....evil tyrant has captured a beautiful princess in order to get her father to give him directions to a great treasure......and maybe a horribly powerful weapon.
I doubt that this is how it went but it is the result. A story that has been hundreds of time and often better than this. Still a decent anime for fans of this particular genre.
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