2014-07-17

Mokuyobi Post - Dragon Slayer

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (ドラゴンスレイヤー英雄伝説 王子の旅立ち) is a 2 part fantasy action OVA that was originally released in Japan in 1992.  It is loosely based on the The Legend of Hero's video game series.

    When the Demon King overruns the peaceful kingdom of Faaren, the young prince Siruis is hidden away and raised to be a warrior.  Upon coming of age the prince goes on a rampage of death and destruction to avenge his father and rescue his mother, trying to purge all evil from his once kingdom.

    This inane fantasy action story is hard to follow and almost as scatterbrained and fast paced as Puni Puni Poemy.  The prince moves from utterly destroying one bad guy to the next with barely any logical plot progression.  They essentially made an anime based on playing an RPG and only paying attention for the combat.  While no where being a quality anime, this is surprisingly entertaining, if for nothing more than the breakneck speed.  Doubly entertaining is the English dub featuring a number of voice talents from Tenchi Muyo!  This is in no way shape or form a good show, it is just fun to watch for the relentless action.  Beyond that, not worth the time.

    The OVA was originally released in North America on VHS.  It does not appear this has ever been legitimately released in North America on DVD.


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