Review of Walkure Romanze

I thought of going a bit out there in terms of shows, I live in the UK and have a fond love for Medieval things like Jousting. Now when I came across this show in one of MAL's recommended lists I noticed it said the genre was Ecchi and I got curious how Jousting and Ecchi would go hand in hand. To go right to the point the Ecchi content is rather tame to be honest, if you're a big ecchi fan then this probably won't be the show for you. The first 3 episodes have it more than the rest of the show butI was surprised with how it mainly focused on the relationship of the characters and the jousting itself.

The story felt pretty much near identical to the movie 'A Knights Tale' (watch it its good) which is a good and bad thing, if it were to follow that movie in terms of plot completely this may have been quite the sleeper hit but alas the ecchi genre kind of tainted it in a sense where you knew as a viewer your not going to get a world class story.

I feel the characters were interesting but the show never gave them much attention towards the end and followed one as 'the main route' which is a bit of a bummer as the cast had some really good distinct personalities (most of the time)

The animation was good for the most part and the jousting was more CG than actual animation and for that it done a good job as well. My only issue with CG in anime is sometimes it can stand out too much and it did in this case.

The music was rather forgettable and the opening and endings were rather average at best which is a shame.

I wouldn't say don't watch this show but watch it with an open mind and you will end up liking it and if your an ecchi fan then what is stopping you?