“Al seeks World Tree seeds to restore peace amid racial war and Zakum resurgence.”
MapleStory
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Synopsis
Al seeks World Tree seeds to restore peace amid racial war and Zakum resurgence.
Ten years ago, the World Tree that protected peace and order of the world was being targeted by an evil organization called the Zakum. The Human race led four other races: the brave warriors, the intelligent magicians, the agile archers and the sly thieves in a fight against the Zakums. In the end, the World Tree activated self-destruction to protect itself. However, the other races thought it was the Human race that destroyed the World Tree. When the World Tree was destroyed most of the races had nothing left, so a number of them went to Maple Island thinking the ones who stayed would die. They escaped Victoria and lived on Maple Island where living is getting harder and harder. Since then, a never-ending war between the different races began. Ten years later, the main protagonist, Al, is determined to revive the World Tree. Al and his companions begin their journey to seek the seeds of the World Tree. At the same time, the Zakums reappear… (Source: Wikipedia)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.05 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Mar 2016 → Mar 2017
- 1 “There is nothing praiseworthy here; the show is wack and not worth mentioning to anyone on the planet. It completely fails to capture what made Maplestory fun, offering zero enjoyment—especially to...”
- 3 “As a fan of maplestory and someone who's grown up with the game and plays it very often and as someone who loves anime and tries to watch as much anime as I can I fucking hate this show! The story...”
- 6 “The bright, colorful art style captures MapleStory's aesthetic well, and the nostalgia of seeing familiar lands and monsters from the game creates a powerful draw for fans. However, the poor sound...”
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- Format 25 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 25m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2007 – Mar 2008 Fall 2007
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG Children
- Ref. BS-2494 catalog