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Director:
Akio Sakai
Writer:
Ryo Mizuno (novel)
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Genre:
Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance more
Plot:
A group of medieval adventurers must participate in a war against dark forces in the land of Lodoss. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Takeshi Aono ... Wagnard
Bob Barry ... Emperor Beld (voice: English version)
Meg Frances ... Pirotess (voice: English version)
Simone Grant ... Karla (voice: English version)
J.W. Gunther ... King Fahn (voice: English version)
Shô Hayami ... Orson
Masashi Hironaka ... Zackt
Shûichi Ikeda ... King Kashue
Tarô Ishida ... Emperor Beld (voice)
Akira Kamiya ... Ashram

John Knox ... Ashram (voice: English version)
Takeshi Kusao ... Parn
Jacques LeCann ... Woodchuck (voice: English version)
Ted Lewis ... Etoh (voice: English version)
Al Muscari ... Slayn (voice: English version)
Ichirô Nagai ... Narrator
Tamio Ôki ... Wort (voice)
Lisa Ortiz ... Deedlit (voice: English version)
Debora Rabbai ... Leaf, Marta (voice: English version) (as Debbie Rabbai)
Alexander J. Rose ... Wort, Narrator (voice: English version)
Yoshisada Sakaguchi ... Guim the Dwarf (voice: Japanese version)
Yoshiko Sakakibara ... Karla
Maaya Sakamoto ... Leaf (voice)
Osamu Saka ... King Fahn (voice)
Rei Sakuma ... Fianna
Karen Smith ... Shiris (voice: English version)
Minami Takayama ... Sheris
Sakiko Tamagawa ... Pirotess
Hideyuki Tanaka ... Slayn
Bill Timoney ... Parn (English dub) (as Billy Regan)
Yumi Tôma ... Deedlit

Bruce Winant ... Wagnard (voice: English version) (as Jayce Reeves)
Greg Wolfe ... Ghim
Kappei Yamaguchi ... Etoh
Chris Yates ... King Kashue, Orson (voice: English version)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Record of Lodoss War
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Runtime:
USA:355 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. more

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Trivia:
While most of the characters in the story were faithful adaptations of their manga counterparts, Woodchuck (the thief) underwent some unexplained changes. In the anime he is a fairly nice person who is rather clumsy in his thievery and a bit on the lazy side. In the original manga he has far less of a heart, is much greedier and better at thievery, and ultimately works to meet his own needs rather than the needs of Parn and the others. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In episode two, Parn's shirt is torn and his arm his cut during his fight with the goblins in the forest, but in subsequent shots, the damage has disappeared, only to reappear later. more
Quotes:
Slayn: [Slayn conjures a spell against attacking gargoyles] Omnipotent power, creator of all things, forged by the gods from eternal chaos, throw off these false garments and reveal thy true forms. Creators of all things, become a shield to protect me. Great protectors, do not allow those who would destroy your great works to do their bidding in this sacred place. Use me as your weapon against this evil. more
Movie Connections:
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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
The "Lord of the Rings" of Anime, 17 August 2004
Author: DarthBill from United States

Lodoss, a land of long ago, is torn apart by war, chaos, mayhem, and all other forms of death and pestilence. In comes Parn, a would be knight determined to prove his valor and restore honor to the family name, and his companions: the elf babe Deedlit (voiced in the English dub by Lisa Ortiz, who later went on to voice Lina Inverse in the "Slayers" anime), cranky dwarf Ghim, King Kashu, berserker Orson, and other assorted heroes and villains who are out to survive the war.

As others have undoubtedly said, this is a sprawling epic that holds no punches in trying to suck you in and make you feel like you're a part of this world and everything going on in it. The popularity and skill of this thing is reminiscent of "Lord of the Rings". Parn himself is a bit too dense at times (he never seems to figure out that you can't attack a sorcerer or sorceress head on) but he's okay. Deedlit is both funny and cool though her full potential is never tapped. It's fun nevertheless to watch her lust for Parn while he doesn't seem to notice, at least not for a while.

One of the most potent characters though is Ashram, an honorable soldier who fights on the wrong side of the war. See it just for him, if you like.

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