Driland

[randomredneck]

Driland
(a.k.a. Tanken Driland)

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Episode 1.

Bit typical. Rebellious princess, wants to run away, so on and some such. The fight with that monster was pretty cool though, considering how chibi the characters look.

I'm skeptical about a chibi action show, but can't hurt to give it a chance.

[roriconfan]

As typical as it gets. Chibi characters look silly and it's not even a good comedy in the likes of Mahoujin Guruguru. And was that woman with glasses voiced by the same voice actress who did Son Goku?

[Bakumatsu]

If it wasn't chibi I would give it a chance, but I can't bring myself to like the whole chibi art style.

[Reat]

It's not bad, although it's not a comedy. I'd say its a fantasy adventure, which doesn't really mesh with the art style.

[randomredneck]

Episode 2.

Pollon...I think I like him. Annoyingly big ego aside, he's funny. That fight with the giant bird was alright too.

[kawainu]

Ep 2:

New character Pollon is good but still not enough. I'm still looking for my favorite character in this show. Hopefully it will be the spearman that hasn't been introduced yet.
And the first episode was way better than this one. But I guess episodes are always boring when they introduce a new character...

[Reat]

Episode Three

By the end of this episode, I stopped thinking that it was a shame this anime had such bad art. I've come to realize that it couldn't work any other way. The fights are so ridiculous, that you couldn't take them seriously even if it had realistic art. As far as the show, it's been good every episode. I think it's some kind of affectionate parody of fantasy games, even though it's set in a stock fantasy world. That would make it something like Rune Soldier Louie. I certainly can't say its the best of the season, but it's a good time killer at least.

[randomredneck]

Episode 3.

Lesson to learn: Shiny objects on strings, in dank tombs, usually lead to something bad. Something Pollon may want to keep in mind, considering it happened twice. Yutz.

[randomredneck]

Episode 4(Finally...)

All right, Spear Guy finally showed up...for about 5 seconds...dang. Oh well, at least he'll be back next week. Anyway, a pirate named Albida. I think they stole that from One Piece. Slay the monster, and she sails off with all the treasure...I like her.