While this translation is very well made. I am not sure if I liked the story here. Specially since it uses the story trope of "Elves look down on humans" is something that I never liked. I hated that back when I played Tales Of Phantasia. And I hate it here too.
Well, Lodoss is pretty much nothing but the barest of vanilla-flavoured bones as far as fantasy anime goes, so while smug elves are kind of an old trope (like how it's a curse to get engaged right before a big battle), it's pretty much par for the course with this franchise. But! It'd be a pretty bad look for any creator not to defend their work, so here's what I like story-wise about this drama: While it takes a pretty good look at how an elf/human relationship is an emotional timebomb for the elf, it is also a story of Deedlit trying to maintain her own agency in the face of a more powerful antagonist and not get dragged back off to her tribe in the woods. That plotline runs parallel to that of a village fighting for independence, so there's a shared theme of struggling for freedom through both anxiety and insecurity but also a guaranteed pain going on, and I like how they did that, the theming. Also I felt the... main antagonist? was reasonably sympathetic. Thanks for the compliment btw, this one took a lot of effort haha
@@riverpudding While I agree that the relationship is well-written. I am not fond of Lifespan Difference Love Stories because of how incredibly bittersweet they can get. Still, again. As I said, the story is well-written. Just not exactly my style.
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Nice job on the Jinn animation btw!
tnx!
great work as always
Sankyu!
While this translation is very well made. I am not sure if I liked the story here. Specially since it uses the story trope of "Elves look down on humans" is something that I never liked. I hated that back when I played Tales Of Phantasia. And I hate it here too.
Well, Lodoss is pretty much nothing but the barest of vanilla-flavoured bones as far as fantasy anime goes, so while smug elves are kind of an old trope (like how it's a curse to get engaged right before a big battle), it's pretty much par for the course with this franchise. But! It'd be a pretty bad look for any creator not to defend their work, so here's what I like story-wise about this drama:
While it takes a pretty good look at how an elf/human relationship is an emotional timebomb for the elf, it is also a story of Deedlit trying to maintain her own agency in the face of a more powerful antagonist and not get dragged back off to her tribe in the woods. That plotline runs parallel to that of a village fighting for independence, so there's a shared theme of struggling for freedom through both anxiety and insecurity but also a guaranteed pain going on, and I like how they did that, the theming.
Also I felt the... main antagonist? was reasonably sympathetic.
Thanks for the compliment btw, this one took a lot of effort haha
@@riverpudding While I agree that the relationship is well-written. I am not fond of Lifespan Difference Love Stories because of how incredibly bittersweet they can get.
Still, again. As I said, the story is well-written. Just not exactly my style.