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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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Community consensus
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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No
Score over time
↓ 2.33
Running avg · Apr 2019 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The premise of a futuristic AI tripod thrust into a world of magic and "schizo tech" is incredibly interesting, and the OVA delivers plenty of the wackiness expected from an obscure old-school...”
- 1 “The art is fairly average for its era, and the film shows mercy by keeping its runtime under an hour. However, the experience is marred by awful pacing, a generic JRPG-style plot, poorly written...”
- 6 “Xanadu Dragonslayer Densetsu serves as an enjoyable, cohesive fantasy experience that remains accessible to newcomers and holds historical significance as a precursor to influential works like...”
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Short · 0%
Medium · 100%
Long · 0%
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Xanadu Dragonslayer Densetsu begins and ends here.
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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