Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul (
神撃のバハムート VIRGIN SOUL) is a 24 episode continuation of 2014's Rage of Bahamut: Genesis anime. The series is derived from the Rage of Bahamut mobile game developed by Cygames and aired in 2017.
Virgin Souls picks up the story 10 years after Genesis. The world has worked on picking up the pieces and restoring the destruction from Bahamut's awakening and defeat. We find Kaiser Lidfard has had his knighthood restored and he serves under the new king, Charioce XVII. The king has decided to use powerful magic to destroy and enslave the Demon race. With them thoroughly under control he turns his attention to the Angels. With the non-human species existence's in jeopardy the worlds balance is in danger of collapsing.
Favaro is no where to be found but a strange girl named Nina claims to have been train ed by him and has come to the capitol to find her fame and fortune. Nina is half dragon and when she displays her dragon side the King desires to enslave her as a weapon. A series of events bring Nina together with the necromancer Rita and she becomes involved in an effort to protect the child of downcast and imprisoned hero Jeanne D'Arc. As the King moves to crush the Angels they in turn attempt to capture Jeanne's child to use as an ultimate weapon against the humans, all while the Demon's attempt to gain their lost dignity and freedom.
In general I am not a fan of fantasy anime but the original Rage of Bahamut series captivated me and I was very happy to see it return with Virgin Soul. This series exceeded my expectations and continued to have a great mix of darkness and comedy. The story expands the world established in the original series and brings past favorites and new characters. As with the original series the depth of the characters personalities is fantastic and well done. The animation is beautiful, particularly the dynamic facial expressions. There is a significant amount of action in the series as multiple factions continue to clash with each other over it's course. Overall, great experience and I am actually looking forward to the third series, Mysteria Friends, even though it's a separate story from the other series'.
Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul was simulcast but does not appear to have a legitimate American blu-ray at this point.
Virgin Souls picks up the story 10 years after Genesis. The world has worked on picking up the pieces and restoring the destruction from Bahamut's awakening and defeat. We find Kaiser Lidfard has had his knighthood restored and he serves under the new king, Charioce XVII. The king has decided to use powerful magic to destroy and enslave the Demon race. With them thoroughly under control he turns his attention to the Angels. With the non-human species existence's in jeopardy the worlds balance is in danger of collapsing.
Favaro is no where to be found but a strange girl named Nina claims to have been train ed by him and has come to the capitol to find her fame and fortune. Nina is half dragon and when she displays her dragon side the King desires to enslave her as a weapon. A series of events bring Nina together with the necromancer Rita and she becomes involved in an effort to protect the child of downcast and imprisoned hero Jeanne D'Arc. As the King moves to crush the Angels they in turn attempt to capture Jeanne's child to use as an ultimate weapon against the humans, all while the Demon's attempt to gain their lost dignity and freedom.
In general I am not a fan of fantasy anime but the original Rage of Bahamut series captivated me and I was very happy to see it return with Virgin Soul. This series exceeded my expectations and continued to have a great mix of darkness and comedy. The story expands the world established in the original series and brings past favorites and new characters. As with the original series the depth of the characters personalities is fantastic and well done. The animation is beautiful, particularly the dynamic facial expressions. There is a significant amount of action in the series as multiple factions continue to clash with each other over it's course. Overall, great experience and I am actually looking forward to the third series, Mysteria Friends, even though it's a separate story from the other series'.
Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul was simulcast but does not appear to have a legitimate American blu-ray at this point.
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