https://www..com/watch?v=bz6LmPM5U5I I started watching Record of Lodoss War is because of the rpg Lodoss War Online. Upon researching the game I discovered the anime and plan to watch it finally start to watch few weeks ago. To be honest Record of Lodoss War has a good plot but the execution is not good enough for me to feel enthusiastic throughout the series. I become bored and a little frustrated about some characters until Episode 8 came. This anime is enough to rate 6.5 and max 7/10 but I will like to break it down and see if the rating will go up or stay within the range. Story: 6.5/10 So basically this is a dark fantasy anime featuring our main character Parn who grow up from a novice to Hero Knight of Lodoss. The history of Lodoss is a brief summary of the narrator there are important characters who heavily relate to the series but are not given more explanation. The pacing of the anime is also all over the place not the worst anime but definitely should be better. There are many flaws on plot development but dark fantasy can never grow old and so I still enjoy it in some extent as I continue watching despite being distracted for so many times. Characters 7/10: As I say many important characters such as Karla Wort especially doesnt have enough background information for us to relate. Parn as many HeroesToBe fantasy main character who has a bad swordmanship and hardly improve suddenly can fight some monsters but at the end facing great foes their weakness come out again. There are many times I just see him standing one side not moving especially last episode. Well given an anime from 1990 but hey there are many other anime who did a great job I can just let it go. Deed a high elf skilled in spells her personality in Episode 1 is getting on my nerves making me questioning the intelligence of an elf. But she is still lovable and did MORE than what Parn did so still a better female protagonist. Villains to be honest the villains has more development than the main party there are a lot of sides not just ambitious and coldness there are also pride and perseverance and a little empathy. Pretty much they are the ones who drive this anime. Animation: 7/10 I can say it is fluid? I am not good at discover animation flaw or maybe I just dont bother them too much. As long as I dont discover it I can safety rate a 7/10 Artstyle: 7/10 1990 anime how do I exactly rate it when I watch it from 2018. I like first Karla and Ashram design their looks and aura fits their character and background color is good. Sound: 7.5/10 I have lesser knowledge about sound all I take notice is op/ed which are decent in terms of 90s. The opening has this romantic fantasy feel it sounds better than better after listening few more times. Total: 7/10 https://www..com/watch?v=ukR2yn3UczU