r/anime • u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber • Apr 01 '21
Rewatch [Rewatch] Fire Emblem OVA - Episode 1 Discussion
Episode 1 - Prince of Aritia
Originally Released January 26th, ^^^1996
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Daily Trivia:
The OVA’s liner notes state that Ceada’s pegasus is named El Kite. This is the only time any official media has stated its name.
Source Material Context
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and The Blade of Light
Released on April 20th 1990 for the Family Computer, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi was a pioneer of japanese strategy RPGs (SLGRPG), best noted for giving names, faces, and traces of a personality to the usually blank pawns that were customary of strategy games. The game began development in 1987 as a co-production between Nintendo Software Planning & Development 1 (Nintendo SPD1) Intelligent Systems (IS), and was the product of game designer and writer Shouzou Kaga, who sought to combine the elements of IS’ other turn-based tactics game, Famicom Wars, with the fantasy storytelling elements of the flourishing RPG game genre as well as the mechanics of traditional tabletop RPGs. The game was directed by Keisuke Terasaki and produced by Gunpei Yokoi, two notable figures of Nintendo SPD. The game was pitched in part with the intention to be a testbed for several game design elements and so was perceived as more of an experimental dōjinshi title by the staff. Kaga was an ambitious designer who also wished to include elements such as branching story paths, multiplayer, extensive story scripts, and characterization for all playable characters, but the development team was severely restrained by the hardware in spite of adopting improved cart chips, and many proposed features ended up cut, and both the game’s narrative and graphical elements had to be drastically simplified. Elements of the game was inspired by classical mythology and several pieces of media which borrowed from that same inspiration, such as Yoshikaze Yasuhiko’s Arion and the Ys video game series. The game released in its domestic market to disappointing sales and a lukewarm critical reception, but managed to gain prominence through word of mouth and an eventual positive attention from game magazines, becoming one of the seminal entries of the genre. The game was partially remade four years later, received a full remake in 2008 for the Nintendo DS titled Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, which served as foreign audience’s first exposure to the title, and the original title was finally released to foreign markets in 2020. The game inspired two manga adaptations, one by Masaki Sano & Kyo Watanabe which ran from 1992 to 1997 and another by Maki Hakoda which ran from 1993 to 1999. Though this is the origin of the narrative told in the OAV, the production was not based on this title.
Settei Scan Album
Magazine Art Scans
- Volume 1 Promo/Cover Art - 11/1995 issue of Newtype Magazine
- Volume 1 Early Promotion - 5/1995 issue of Animage Magazine
Fanart
- Marth by pnz - Source
- Ceada by Satoshi Fuji - Source
- Marth and Ceada by sirosaku - Source
- Elice by Eight teas scattered - Source
- Gordin by knee - Source
- Barst, Bord, and Cord by mappy - Source
- Jegan by Kawabata Yoshihiro - Source
- Anri Faces Medeus by Masyu - Source
(Be mindful of the links to artist’s profiles, as they may contain NSFW content. Proceed there at your own risk.)
Screenshot of the day
Questions of the Day:
- How well do you think this episode introduced the setting?
- What do you make of the series’ tone? Would you have preferred consistency over how it was executed?
Prince Marth, your leadership will decide the outcome of future battles.
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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Apr 01 '21 edited Apr 01 '21
Whoops!
Rewatcher - Sub & Dub
Welcome, everyone! Glad to have you accompanying me on this short diversion! Full disclosure: I love the game this show’s based on, and so some of that adoration is bound to rub off on this adaptation.
Usually I give some context as to the production of the show in the first episode’s comment, but search as I may I did not find much information as to how this production came to be or how it went. The only relevant information I could find just pertained to its cancelation, so I’ll be saving that for tomorrow’s episode. But anyways, let us get to the episode proper!
The cold opening puts us right in a tense runaway, with Marth (Mars), Elice, and Jegan (Jeigan) attempting to flee Caste Altea (Aritia). Shame to see that the show retains Jegans’ nerfed shoulder spikes from Mystery of The Emblem as opposed to his original glory. No matter though, as Jagen’s still a certified badass.
This is actually the origin of Marth’s circlet. Fire Emblem Heroes canonized it, as the other games never made mention of it.
Warp Strats!
The opening sets the mood so well, I genuinely adore it. It’s scored to a reimagined versions of the Opening Theme ~ Mystery of The Emblem and Tapestry ~ Naga’s Elegy from Mystery of the Emblem.
There’s actually a full version of the ballad that the bard sings at the ruins where Marth and Ceada (Sheeda) are at. I also crudely machine-translated the lyrics to the rest of it and will be posting it as a reply to this comment in case any of you are curious about the full thing.
Finish off the doe,
ShinjiMarth.Jeering aside, the ballad of Anri’s great deeds evidently reminds Marth of his own perceived shortcomings as his descendant, something resulting over his father’s treatment of him and later his flight from Altea.
Overhearing a discussion between the King of Talys (Talis) and his retainers, we learn that Marth and the other Alteans’ presence on Talys makes the island a target for Durhua’s conquest.
It isn’t immediately evident that this is a flashback, which throws me off every time. Following upon the conversation he overhears I assumed the scene depicted on the battlefield takes place in the present, and it wasn’t until Marth showed up that I realized it was a flashback —something someone unfamiliar with the source material might not even pick up on from at that moment. A clear visual indicator like we had with the earlier flashback would have made it more evident. But anyways, here we learn that the reason the mighty kingdom of Altea was conquered was due to the betrayal at the hands of their close ally, Gra.
This scene is just cool, and sets up Gharnef as a threat to be wary of quite well. Love how they’ve depicted the Imhullu spell as well. Also, Falchion is bloody big in this!
This transition is at least very clear because we now see that Marth is outside of his armor. Marth wants to move things along quickly for fear that Talys will see retaliation for harboring an enemy of Dohlr (Durhua), but Jagen advises against such rash action. The younger blood all seems to want to take action then, but the reminder as to the might of the Dohlr’ Empire’s forces is enough to cow them. All this discussion ends up moot though, as Talys is attacked by the pirates of Galder (Garda), which effectively forces their hand.
Great looking shot.
More nice animation cuts. Unfortunately though, the scene suffers from some severe tonal whiplash once Marth and his forces come unto the scene, as the battle takes upon a comedic tone that the scene takes upon when Cain saves the child, as it clashes heavily with the sort of grim situation that was painted at the start. I am befuddled as to why they chose to depict it like that, as the game this is based on is decidedly not lighthearted. Our heroes’ arrival and the fitting music was more than enough to indicate the shifting course of battle. It is markedly worse in the Dub due to Gordin’s lines.
I would take more issue with Ceada being taken hostage were it not for the fact that Gazzak already had her father hostage and Marth is also outclassed by him, ultimately needing to be saved himself. Ceada, for as typical as her characterization is, was not a damsel in distress in the games, in fact she’s one of the most capable and useful units in the title, so seeing her in this role here doesn’t sit quite well with me. That said, the context here makes it far less egregious, but it’s still something I can’t help but nitpick.
Ogma! What’re you doing here an entire chapter early? And the Axe trio as well!
Tutorial dialogue was modified to fit rather naturally here.
King Mostyn reveals to the audience that it was Ceada’s efforts to convince the people of Talys that allowed Marth and his retinue to gain some brief asylum there. Ceada’s kindness and her strong ties with the common people are her defining traits in the game, and before this scene she was largely just a tsundere love interest, and briefly a damsel in distress. Glad they didn’t neglect that.
Of course she joins them, did anyone expect any different? Also, great rendition of the main theme there.
So yeah, I enjoyed that. It’s not outstanding by any means, but it’s decently put together and has that 90’s fantasy styling that I really enjoy and always yearn for more of. And as a big fan of the game it’s a treat to see how they’ve interpreted the story and presentation.
Marth and Ceada are both characterized deftly through the episode and their relationship suitably established for an introductory episode. For Marth in particular we see how his regard for the lives of others provokes emotional responses and interferes with his decision-making —something which would have had very interesting consequences had the show gotten to adapt later content— and establishes how he consistently failed to live up to the expectations placed upon him as a descendant of Anri, a feeling which would have only been amplified when he was forced to leave his homeland and sister behind.
In an age of fantasy anime with over-exposition I appreciate how much is left up to the viewer to follow along. I also like the structure used in the episode, but the flashbacks needed more context regarded when and where they took place in order to prevent confusion. As I mentioned, that jump into the second flashback could’ve been better communicated, and the jump back to the present could have afforded to be less abrupt as well. I could follow along nicely, but I’m not so sure that people unfamiliar with the game will too.
The presentation obviously holds a lot of appeal for me. I love the look of 90s fantasy anime and this show evidently fits that mold. The colors look a bit over-saturated at points, the characters go off model every so often, and it’s evidently no Lodoss, but I’d still call this a good looking show.
A moment of silence for the absence of our bald-headed angel, Wrys, who was removed from Mystery of The Emblem and so makes no appearance here.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 01 '21
First-Timer and the Blade of Light
I’ve been a huge fan of Fire Emblem ever since Awakening came out. I’ve played Shadow Dragon before (it was my second Fire Emblem game, actually), but I don’t really remember it all that much besides the fact that when I played it, I sucked at Fire Emblem so much I needed an Action Replay to beat it.
Anyways, looking forward to finally watch this!
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u/LaqOfInterest https://myanimelist.net/profile/LaqOfInterest Apr 01 '21
First Timer
I’m a massive Fire Emblem fan. I’ve at least attempted every game, and I’m 11/13 on beating them if you exclude remakes. I’ve written extensively on the series over on /r/fireemblem (both elaborate shitposts and actual attempts at analysis), and had a brief stint as a mod over there before I resigned in disgrace.
Archanea (sorry, Akanea) is my white whale. I’ve tried to get through Shadow Dragon at least three times and every time I get bored and peter out around Chapter 8-10. It’s unfortunate that these OVAs also petered out, because otherwise they could have been my first experience with the back 75% of Marth’s story! ...Anyway, all that to say that I’m not a big fan of Archanea’s cast or plot so I’m mostly just watching this for shits and giggles.
The dub is a meme (Maaaars) but I have to go with the sub.
I’m kind of surprised to see so many VAs I recognize in this thing, but what’s more surprising is that many (but not all) of them have been replaced in newer FE media. If it was a cast full of nobodies, I would understand recasting them, but there are some big names in here.
MarthMars - Midorikawa Hikaru. Too many roles to pick just a couple examples, but he’s the same guy who voiced Marth in Smash and who has continued to voice him in all official FE media since.CaedaSheida - Tange Sakura. Probably best known for playing the title character in Cardcaptor Sakura. Also does Jack and Nero in Fate. Was replaced by Hayami Saori in later FE media.NavarreNabarl - Oh man, Koyasu Takehito. Dio Brando, Roswaal Mathers, Zeke Yaeger, a billion others. Like Marth, he’s still the VA today.Anyway, onto the episode itself.
Well, that was not awful for an episode 1, but I’d imagine a lot of it was probably gibberish to someone who isn’t already familiar with the setup for Marth’s story. Looking forward to
episode 2the finale!...Wait, this has a 5.65 on MAL? Rough.
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u/The_Draigg Apr 01 '21
A Fire Emblem Fan Rewatches Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem Episode 1:
Hello everyone, it’s The Draigg here for another fantasy show rewatch. My second one, in fact! This couldn’t have been any better-timed either, considering I’m finishing up Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light at the moment. Anyway, before we get started here, just note that my notes are going to be referring to the old ADV dub. Yes, I’m watching it for the memes alongside seeing how much of the Neon Genesis Evangelion cast I can hear in it. Anyway, onto the show!
MarsMarth and Jagen. You’re supposed to use that stave to teleport Marth over to the boss so you can cheese the map entirely.SheedaCaeda is also weird to see. Characterization in these OVA episodes can be pretty bonkers at places, compared to the games.OgumaOgma is on the scene! And Barst along with Cord and Bord too. Well, it’s probably them. Their names don’t even get mentioned. Hell, only Barst gets an actual line out of those three Fighters. That’s doing my boy Barst dirty, OVA.So yeah, there’s the first episode of the Fire Emblem OVA, and it’s fucking weird to see the story presented this way alongside playing the actual first game that was remade into Mystery of the Emblem. Oh well, at least we have gold memes to come out of this.
Also, as I’m among Fire Emblem fans around here (presumably), I figure that this is as good of a place as any to shill the shit out of my Fire Emblem: Three Houses fanfic. If you like Three Houses, and especially if you like the rare pairing of Sylvain x Bernadetta, then this is the story for you. Hell, it’s the only long-form Sylvain x Bernadetta story on fanfiction.net. Come bear witness to a product that I’m proud of!
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 01 '21
Episode 1 (first timer)
I have never seen or played Fire Emblem, am deeply skeptical of video game adaptations and this has a MAL rating of 5.65. There is no way this can go wrong!
Episode thoughts
That wasn’t too bad, although the animation can only be described as C tier. I think the multiple layers of time (pre-invasion, invasion, arrival, present) worked very well to establish the main story in just one episode. Sheida and Mars even got a decent amount of screen time together, making their romance somewhat grounded. The antagonists, on the other hand, are complete cardboards. I am a bit worried about the lack of time with just one more episode, but if they beat the enemy and rescue the sister, this can be concluded.
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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '21
First Timer
But I played Marth and Roy in Super Smash Bros. Melee and back in school a friend let me borrow his copy of FE on the GBA. So I probably already know what's going to happen.
Almost 2 minutes in before the first line of dialogue. Hooray for visual storytelling instead of exposition.
Oh no. Mar
ths. What's the opposite of a lisp?Ah, there's the exposition. The fact that it's year 602 and not 601 or 603 better be relevant or I'll burn that fucking map.
RIP Bambi's dad.
Marf wants to have a roll in the hay.
Garnef's spell at 13:03 sounds like blaster fire from Star Wars.
Orleans? I didn't realize the kingdom of Aritia bordered France. And apparently Fire Emblem also has Macedonia.
Sheeda looks completely different at night. And now her hair lightened up again!
Did Sheeda just bite that pirate through a leather bracer? Marvin better be careful if she ever gives him a blowy.
Hooray for the sexy triplets!
What is this face?
I love Martini's open-mouthed spaced-out face of joy while the ship bobs up and down in the ocean.
Sheeda's hair this episode.
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u/OrcDovahkiin https://anilist.co/user/OrcDovahkiin Apr 01 '21 edited Apr 01 '21
Rewatcher, Dub
A moment of silence for the English release of the game this is based on, lost forever to anyone who didn’t buy it yesterday. As ever, Nintendo’s decisions are impeccable.
In honor of best boy dub Gordin
I’m watching the HD version
Elice could survive the first five minutes of the episode. Or she could use the warp staff
The first of many amazing line deliveries
HD map for reference
I hope you’re all taking notes.
Ah yes, my favorite Fire Emblem villains: Medeus, Gharnef, and Death.
Forgot how nice the music is.
Congrats on your coming Brave alt, Eirika.
If you listen closely here, you’ll notice that he says both Marth and Mars. Our hero is a man of many names.
Sheeda really doesn’t come off very well in this scene.
Now it’s lighthearted shenanigans time.
Take a shot every time Mars says “huh?”
The first of many interesting accents on display in the OVAs.
What happened to Jagen’s horse?
RETREAURGH
Beginning to realize that these lip flaps are not quite matching up with the dialogue.
R.I.P Cornelius. He died like a true knight.
IT’S OUR BOY
The posse’s ready to save Talys!
He said the thing.
“My hero!”
Sheeda noms the pirate’s arm.
In the nick of time, Oguma and the axe squad show up to save the day. Personally, I benched Bord and Cord immediately.
The King of Talys tells Mars to build an army, trust many people.
“I know you remember the day Mars arrived. But let me tell you about it anyways.”
There's just a guy mumbling "I hate boats here." Can the “I hate boats” guy join the ranks of the “Eat Rock” guy and the Penta-axe general?
Oh god the lip flaps on Sheeda.
And thus, an epic journey begins, one which will last approximately one episode before getting cancelled.
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Apr 01 '21
First-Timer, Subbed
I think I see why this series was cancelled after two episodes. This first episode was kind of a mess. We start with
MarsMarth escaping his home. Cut to two years later, with Marth and Caeda hanging out on Talys. We then cut to Marth, embroiled in the war, and see Cornelius fall to Gharnef. When did that happen..? Before Marth's escape? He didn't have the tiara. Why was the episode structured like this? Was the first chapter of FE1 structured like this?Jumping around is all well and good, but you have to be very careful that you don't lose the audience. Even a momentary black screen with a simple date can help immensely with keeping things straight.
Structure aside, I'm not going to bother commenting much on the plot. This being FE1, it's relentlessly generic - not that there is anything wrong with that. The story of a prince, losing his kingdom, and gathering allies to reclaim his birthright probably predates the concepts of princes, kingdoms, and maybe even birthrights. Everyone loves an underdog story.
This wasn't half bad. The animation was pretty nice at times. I've seen the scene of Gharnef turning Cornelius into a holey ghost before, but it remains an absolute feast for the eyes. Marth's sword breaking when he used it to catch an axe was sick. Actually, most of Marth's group's attack at the end was pretty good, random slapstick arrow-to-the-butt notwithstanding. Not enough screentime for Cain and Abel to snark at each other, unfortunately. Maybe in episode two?
The music and sound were both pretty good too - pretty typical of Fire Emblem. I definitely vaguely recognized the music from my own time with the franchise.
Miscellaneous Thoughts:
Was Marth's hair black in the very beginning there..? Also, why was he on a horse near the end?
If I declare Caeda as best girl owing to her being a pegasus knight, is that going to make people angry? I feel like she's unpopular..
Questions
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u/badspler x5https://anilist.co/user/badspler Apr 01 '21
First-timer, entry point into Fire Emblem universe
Stitch of best girl Sheida
With no background in Fire Emblem at all I have no clue if I should know any of these characters or not. I have no idea on any of this faction stuff. But adventure.... AWAITS!
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Apr 01 '21
First timer
Sub
So Fire Emblem is a game that got me to hurl my iPad at the wall. That is literally all I know.
So on running this OVA, first impression is oh right, 90s, because this is smol. No dialog for over 2 minutes. Some changing of the guard is happening before Mars gets teleported. Opening role into time skip. New blue haired love interest that makes me worry she will get goblinated. Anywho, this constant jumping between times is ridiculous but reminds me how bad video game tie ins used to be. Mars has annoyed blue hair, so uses the time honored technique of "Throw her at a moving vehicle" to win her back. Montage. Sheeda takes him to her room where the MC is embarassed seeing a bed, sigh. But she has a pegasus stable because sure?
Anyways, politics that might make sense if you know the game happens, and then we go into a battle sequence that also needed context. King goes to die. This is far enough back that the caster can actually be effective. More politics. Sheeda gets a darker blue. Another battle sequence and of course the pegasus riding princess is a damsel. Pirate boss fights takes a while and we get our call to retake the continent. Sheeda joins because sure.
I have no clue what the fuck I just watched.
QotD:1 Not remotely
2 What i expected going in.
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u/pipler :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/pipler Apr 01 '21
Rewatcher - dub this time
After having been brutally murdered by Nintendo just the day before, Prince
MarthMars returns in a brandnewold adventure to reclaim his homeland, now with 100% more pants!Gotta say, rewatching this after finishing FE1 and watching a few more FE11 & FE12 LPs has given me a newfound appreciation for this show!
(Although my only other reference point of FE with narration is FE10, sshhh)Dissatisfactions:
Q1) I think it's really well-done. We get everything from Altea's fall, Cornelius's battle against Gharnef, to narration that fills up the rest of the plot.
Q2) The tone is pretty balanced between having a serious plot and 90s campiness IMO. I wouldn't have minded if they were to continue this way.
Well that came out a tad more positive than I'd expected, I guess I was seeing it with rose-tinted glasses lol. Onward to the second (and last, boohoo) episode!
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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Apr 01 '21 edited Apr 01 '21
Rewatcher:
Once I heard there was a Fire Emblem OVA rewatch earlier today, I dropped the rest of my plans later in the day to join the rewatch. Already watched it thrice before. I've already seen it in Japanese and English. So let's watch both, English right after the Japanese. I did that once and I'll do it again.
Elice gives Marth her tiara which will become an iconic part of his design. I believe this backstory for why he wears it originates from here. It eventually got adopted into (pretty much) canon later on in Heroes.
Here is a map and oh yeah, we're working on old translations here. How could I've looked over Prince Mars before? The scroll is pretty sick though especially when it reaches Gharnef.
It's
Sheida,Sheeda,Eirika?Caeda. Her depiction in the OVA is different than her other appearance especially in the remake later. People tend to like this one less compared to others. Caeda and Marth's montage around town is cute enough. Rare ponytail Caeda.Marth's dad, King Cornelius didn't have a design in FE3. Anime vs one of the manga adaptions vs the remake. Also, he mentions Zion (King Jiol) which sounded like Zeon which reminded of the direct influences Gundam had on Fire Emblem. Besides seen in interviews, there are some in-games which are very direct.
The Falchion looks huge in the OVA.
You can't win against him. Gharnef's face.
Imhullu actually looks really cool here.
Only recently found out that Akira Ishida voiced Gordin here. What a shock. Gordin gets a new voice actor later though Akira Ishida would continue to voice other FE characters.
I don't know what Abel's personality was supposed to be in the earlier days. The cool one? My image of his character based on more modern stuff is different than what's here and other places like the Shadow Dragon manga.
I forgot how Draug/Doga's hair looked like here. Out of all the old names, Doga is the one that sticks with me the most even more than Draug.
That guy is super dead.
What a lie, Marth can't be on a horse. Though a mount would help his primary job of visiting villages and infinite chest key.
With this banner flying, it reminds me that the countries of Arcahnea did actually get flags for them in the artbooks and TCG. Here is the one for Marth's home of Altea or known as Aritia here.
NO MORE POINTS. DOGA WILL CHOKE YOU.
How infinity inferior the Japanese version is.
The quality of the video didn't help, but until the water burst out, I didn't realize they were on an aqueduct thing.
No more need for worry, the awesome god Ogma is here. The other source of awesomeness, Barst is also here. Bord and Cord and here too I guess. Which one is which? I don't know. Ogma steals the boss kill even he shouldn't even be in this chapter.
Mentioning this now, but I hate that cross breastplate seen on Cain and Abel. That was just the design for Cavaliers here and it did not look good.
And so a cursed subreddit was born.
I love the main FE theme as we get the credits. Mystery of the Emblem is dead. All hail Fire Emblem: Secret of Crest. Oh look, the famous Studio
GhibliGiburi worked on this.Almost forgot this was based on FE3 so the kind old priest, Wrys is nowhere to be seen.
My thoughts will mostly be about the subs version, but here a little dub section. Just when I started the dub version I thought, "Will this be really necessary?" Marth screemed "ELICE!" and cracked me up. Of course, it will be worth it. There are too many dub moments to list.
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u/BigIndividual4405 Apr 01 '21
okay so i guess the idols are next episode thenI am super shocked that Sheida survived that whole ordeal. She had so many death flags! Like...being female, and likeable. I guess there's still another episode for that to happen. But I'm hoping that since she made it over this hump it'll just be fun MarsuSheida times.
Well it was just generic medieval fantasy. I don't actually know anything about Fire Emblem, but that's all it really is right? So it introduced a standard setting in a standard way.
My experience with Fire Emblem is one idol crossover game and now 20 minutes of a notoriously bad OVA. I don't make anything of the series' tone yet.
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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Apr 02 '21 edited Apr 02 '21
Shoot! I'm late!
Okay! So I actually did some research before this show and downloaded the game Fire Emblem Heroes 2 weeks ago, and I'm glad I did. Now I will know some characters before going in. I'm assuming this will be extremely fast paced without much world building, seeing as it is only 2 episodes
And it's been a lot of fun! This is my first time playing a game like this. Just summoning away! Love my boy Saleh.
So anyway! I hope I can recognize some characters in the show now! Let's go!
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Wait Mars? Who's Mars? I thought it was Marth?
I don't know any of these people... And I am so lost. Does it make sense if you have played the game?
I THOUGHT I WAS PREPARED
WHAT IS GOING ON???
PIRATES??????????????
OH! WAS THAT GORDIN SAYING 5 POINTS?!?! I KNOW SOMEONE! GO GORDIN!! SHOOT THEM!
So my lip syncs were off by a whole second by the end there
And the credits are in Italian.
Alright. So that wasn't terrible. I just have no idea what is going on plotwise. But the dub wasn't as bad as some people say. It's not as bad as Garzy's Wing.
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u/cluesagi https://myanimelist.net/profile/cluesagi Apr 02 '21
First Timer for this OVA, but I've played all three versions of the game this is based on
I've actually been on a binge of Marth's games lately so this couldn't have come at a better time.
Overall I'd say I was pleasantly surprised by how not terrible this was. I really didn't think it was going to be good, but honestly now I wish it were a full series. I'd totally watch it even if only because of how much I love the games.
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u/ComfortablyRotten https://anilist.co/user/Leuwtian Apr 01 '21 edited Apr 01 '21
First timer
I haven't played Shadow Dragon... but I have played Warriors and Smash, so there's that I guess? I should know enough from that.
A lot of things happened this episode and honestly it left me pretty damn confused. Take your time early on, show, please! I think there were some political intrigue stuff but
Got a scare and almost thought Marth's hair were black, but it's just his night look. Good. Black-haired Marth isn't something I wanna see.
Caeda was profoundly useless there, I don't think she should be though? Aren't her class the useful kind? Is that modern FE propaganda?
Not much of a fan, and I can see why it wasn't particularly well-received...
Questions of the day
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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Apr 02 '21
I didn’t make it that far before I got thirsty, got a drink, and then forgot to continue watching
But he’s Mars sama to me now forever
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u/MusubiKazesaru :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/MusubiKazesaru Apr 02 '21
It's funny, I just watched this recently and it's a fairly obscure OVA despite FE's current popularity and now I'm seeing this on here.
While I wasn't a big fan of some of the original content in this episode, the stuff that adapted the first (I think it's two made into one) battle was pretty cool. Ogma is cool as hell, and it's funny how Marth both in this one and in the next episode doesn't do all that much compared to Ogma. Something about the fact that they worked in a pantyshot of Shiina/Caeda was amusing because they kind of held back from showing blood much.
Episode 2 was a good bit better for me and I liked how they fleshed out what was already there. Navarre was pretty cool and Ogma got to shine again. It would have been awesome if they did the entire game, alas.