“Prince Arslan fights to save Pars from Lusitanian invasion while discovering himself and unexpected allies.”
The Heroic Legend of Arslan
アルスラーン戦記
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Synopsis
Prince Arslan fights to save Pars from Lusitanian invasion while discovering himself and unexpected allies.
In the medieval kingdom of Pars, young Prince Arslan confronts the hostility of his father and the disinterest of his mother, and yearns to learn more about the world. Despite being surrounded by poverty and slavery, Arslan persists in seeing the possibility of a nobler world. Everything changes when the neighboring nation of Lusitania invades Pars, and Arslan is forced to grow up in an instant. Arslan Senki follows Prince Arslan to war, where he struggles to save his nation and family with the help of a small but devoted circle of advisers. Along the way the young prince finds secrets around every corner and faces enemies who hate him because of what he is, but also finds friends where he least expects them. The story of nations at war, Arslan Senki is also the story of one boy's quest to stay himself in the most trying of circumstances.
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Derived from 9 sampled reviews
What 9 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.63 · some divergence
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Nov 2009 → Feb 2025
- 7 “The characters eventually grew on me despite the rough start, making this not a complete waste of time. However, the 6-episode run delivers an incomplete story with ugly 1995-era animation,...”
- 9 “This fantasy anime with great swordplay was one of my first anime experiences and got me into the genre entirely. While I loved the story and original English voice actors, I wished the series was...”
- 8 “Arslan Senki is an enjoyable, highly watchable series with likeable, reasonably fleshed-out characters. Yet extreme time lapses cripple character development, key figures like Firen Gaysis are...”
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- Format 6 × 38′ eps × min
- Total runtime 3h 48m all episodes
- Aired Aug 1991 – Sep 1995
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1602 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
- Movic Producer
- Sony Music Entertainment Producer
Licensed by
- Central Park Media Licensor