First Impression: Deltora Quest
Oh dear. I love fantasy stories. Yes I really do. But this..The first remarkable point was the art. It was really weird, and I think I have to get used to that. Ad the fact that I was REALLY reminded of Lord of the Rings. This is a weak version of it, but only then in anime. Let’s look at the facts:
- The Ring is changed now in 7 gems. And a nice belt which gives you super powers when you wear it.
- Sauron is replaced by ‘Shadow Lord’. And! He has two red eyes. Nothing more. And of course his voice.
- The hero of this story is of course a midget. In Lord of the Rings the ‘midget’ (or call it a hobbit) is called Frodo, here it’s a 16-year-old-brat called Lief.
- Lief must save the world! Gosh! Where have I heard this before?
- The ‘orcs’ are now more human, but when you defeat them, they turn into ash. Interesting.
- But we don’t have ‘A Fellowship to collect the seven gems’. No we have only two guys, the brat and his guardian, let’s call him that way. And the girl is coming too. I’m sure of it.
- Ardin looks a lot like Isuldur…. Does that mean we get a anime-version Aragorn?^^..
- And what was that bloody sword called again? Nardin… No it wasn’t Nardin.. Anduril! I knew it. Yes, that bloody sword is now replaced by the belt. Also reforced. Well. Interesting.
I have always wanted to watch a Lord of the Rings in anime. I’m curious what’s going to happen. The intro was nice. It really reminded me of Lord of the Rings. And Lord of the Rings is good.
Deltora Quest is a book, you know. Actually, a series of books (8). I find it rather disappointing that the art is rather sloppy. They seem to translate the books into anime okay for now, though. Hopefully it will get better.
Comment by Morgana_jara — January 29, 2007 @ 9:16 pm
Ah thanks! I just got this title and I admit that I haven’t looked things up on the internet. I think we’ll just have to get used to the art. And that doesn’t change the fact that it’s just like Lord of the Rings.^^ And Lord of the Rings is nice.^_^
Comment by timelessdreams — January 29, 2007 @ 10:25 pm
Hvae you read the books? I’m not too familliar with the Anime version. Is it the same? because…
Leif doesn’t have to save the world. Just the land of Deltora. The belt is also different to the ring, the ring was found by gollum, then bilbo, then was given to frodo.
The belt of deltora was founded my aiden, using gems from different tribes and passed down through generations..
The Deltora quest isnt like lord of the rings in the books lol.
Comment by Jolene — June 7, 2007 @ 1:04 am