Wow. IT's the first time someone does looks at this anime the way I did.
Nice review. A little short, but still gives a smooth description of this series.
OK. Agree with you.
Erementar Gerad tv Review
Coud Van Giruet, a sky pirate, stumbles upon a girl named Reverie Metherlance in a coffin during a loot raid, and learns that she is an Edel Raid, a living weapon.
Almost immediatly after, a fight breaks out to obtain the power of Reverie Metherlance. Coud is then left possession of Reverie (more simply called Ren). In the ensuing fight, Coud becomes her Pledger-- the human that bonds with an Edel Raid. As they escape, Coud swear to escort her to Edel Garden, the supposed birthplace of Edel Raids.
Together with three members from Arc Aile, an organization that supposedly protects Edel Raids, Coud and Ren fend off thieves that want Ren's power as they make their way to the mythical Edel Garden.
Story & Characters
Okay so the story seems incredibly original but at its heart it really isn't. Boy meets girl who's a weapon,
thinks she's cute, decides based upon his manly morals(it also helps that girl is cute) to protect her, and gets in
trouble along the way because girl is not just a weapon...she's an uber weapon, and oh yeah did I mention girl and
boy fall in love along the way?!. While that may seem like the greatest runon sentence of your life it's actually
the whole basis for EG. The story has its fun and sentimental moments but majority of the time your only souveniers are
cliches and "been there seen that" flags.
The characters help to save the story a bit.
Although most of the characters aren't anything choc out of the "brand spankin original" mold: Coud
(happy go lucky hero), Ren:(solitary calm weapon girl), Cisqa (obnoxious yet humourous gun loving guardian) the way they
interact saves them from being totally stale. As Coud's group journeys around the characters really grow on you
and you can relate to them in more ways than one. Each character has something to contribute to the common whole of the
story. By the end you really want to shoot some characters *cough cough* EVE *cough, but you honestly can't help
loving some characters. The story expands on the characters enough that you get a nice flavor for each of them
individually.
Something I enjoyed about EG was that a lot of the minor characters got fleshed out backgrounds. Well there's the sister protects younger sister despite the fact that she's worrying younger sister constantly (Lillia and Rasati). I really liked those two because their relationship was genuinly motivating and fun to watch. There's super angsty guy who treats his raid like she's just a tool despite the fact that she worships the ground he treds on (Wolx). Basically Wolx got stale very fast and you are quite happy when his screen time is up. It's nice that these characters got a chance in the sun, but um...let's just say they aren't all appealing.
If you can see past the big cliche potholes and the antics of some characters you'll enjoy EG more.
Rating:
Art
Like anything else the artwork isn't always fabulous. Some of the battle scenes are very nicely animated, while
some are just horrendous. All in all the art was standard. Some of the characters have too brightly colored outfits to
fit the scene which is irksome but you can get over it. The main characters for the most part get all the love. Their
designs are very nice and Coud/Ren especially get some great shots. Rowen and Keau tend to take a back seat once in a
while but on the whole are nicely animated throughout the series as well. Towards the end of the series the art starts
to dip dramatically. The colors are pretty badly thrown together and everything just seems like it was rushed.
Rating:
Sound
Aside from the opening theme (FOREVER by Savage Genius) and some of the cool fusion chanting the music isn't anything special. I really can't remember majority of it even though I watched this series rather recently. So keep in mind you aren't watching this show for its soundtrack cause it's really nothing to be desired. Kajiura Yuki is wonderful and amazing but even she couldn't save this one.
In terms of voice acting it was really great. I watched the subtitled version so I can't comment on the dub but each and every part was played very nicely. Every voice actor must have really felt their characters because despite a lot of corny lines all the voices have so much feeling that you want to believe in what their saying. Good job seiyuus!!! I'm giving this an 8 for the voice acting. The sountrack can take a 5 for trying.
Rating:
Presentation
Like I said this show is pretty darn cliched. It uses the age old elements of main heroine kidnapping, love and friendship, moon tiara action (oh wait...scratch that last one). The humor gets you laughing a little but you really don't get much of it except from Cisqua. Keau tries but her "I'M HUNGRY!" lines get old very fast. I will say this about Eremental Gerad. Every episode is very nicely laid out. There is never too much or too little in an episode and there are practically NO fillers. The show keeps an excellent pace until the very end. You'll find that you watch this series and you can't help but think it was cute. Unfortunately it's not one of those series you'll be watching over and over again (in my personal opinion, mind you). It gets old fairly fast and there's not much to keep you coming back for more. I recommend it for people who love the good old "boy and girl love each other and go the distance to be together" stories but for everyone else just pass it by or pick up the manga because I heard it was way different and better.
Rating:
Final Verdict
6.8333 (above average)
Reviewed by Earthguardian, Jul 25, 2006
Comments
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SebastianvonKane Jul 25, 2006
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Earthguardian Jul 26, 2006
Thanks a lot. I really didn't find this series to be anything special and everyone else was giving it 9s. I had to set the record straight!
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Tyzz Jul 29, 2006
Nice review this anime really stupid.... retard.... too
just finist watching it.... it really stupid -
raiden55 Jul 29, 2006
well i don't agree, I like Erementar Gerad, the first time i meet the story on some website i thank that the series will be really classic, especially on the characters, but when i see it i change my mind.
yes the love from the begining is bad - like about 90% of series - but except that there's lot of good things, and i really enjoy the journey. -
GreenDay Jul 30, 2006
ay yah people it's ELEMENTAL GELADE. get it right. ^^
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Tyzz Jul 30, 2006
disagree? wat you mean?
like about 90% of bad part? isn that supppose to be bad anime? not good?
that like only 10% of good part.. which is rare... -
YoruNoTama Jul 30, 2006
@greenday
is definitly not elemental gelade ...
the name is written (in katakana) エレメンタル ジェレイド (erementaru jereido) wich stands for erementar gerad.excuse mistakes i'm german..
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Hasaki-Keissi Aug 08, 2006
Different storkes for different folks, I say. I do see and understand that perople are subject to their own opinions. And though I personally liked the series, I do believe that yes what you said can be argued.
Well, I have to say you represent the other side of the spectrum of MT go-ers and kudos to you for being the first of that side to voice their opinions.
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Rhyme097 Sep 14, 2006
I prefer comic version ... btw thnx for reviewing
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SchRita Mar 20, 2011
Personally, I didn't want to watch it but after reading this I may give it a try.
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