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“Warrior with Dragonslayer rescues kidnapped Queen Rieru from evil magician Reichswar who killed the King for a magic crystal.”
Xanadu Dragonslayer Densetsu
ザナドウ・ドラゴンスレイヤー伝説
5.68
12,324 rank · 2,630 viewers · 2 favorites
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Warrior with Dragonslayer rescues kidnapped Queen Rieru from evil magician Reichswar who killed the King for a magic crystal.
Based on the role-playing game "Legend of Xanadu". The evil magician Reichswar has killed the King to gain possession of a magic crystal; now he means to use its power to rule the whole of Xanadu. Then the widowed Queen Rieru is kidnapped. One brave young warrior, wielding the magic blade Dragonslayer, goes to her rescue. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
4.7
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 1
σ 2.62
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.62 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.5 pts
Recommenders 6.5 · others 1.0
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Score over time
↓ 2.33
Running avg · Apr 2019 → Jan 2026
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Xanadu is based on one of the earlier jrpg franchises out there and thus feels like a part of a bigger universe. Its premise is extremely interesting, with a futuristic ai assisted combat tripod...”
- 1 “This show is bad in almost every regard. The pacing is absolutely awful, with no sense of flow. The dialogue often has this strange pace because of how quickly some characters respond to each...”
- 6 “Xanadu Dragonslayer Densetsu was conceived as a prequel to the PC-88 and PC-98 game of the same name developed by Nihon Falcom in 1985. This OVA therefore offers a broader look at the characters,...”
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A Ova Production
Toei Animation.- Format 1 × 50′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 50m all episodes
- Aired Mar 1988 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-4357 catalog