Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Us Manga Corps Video
• VHS Release Date: February 8, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00003BE0G
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #543,501 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps getting better, June 21, 2000

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gadwynllas (Clinton, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Record of the Lodoss War: Holy City [VHS] (VHS Tape)

So you've seen a couple of the installments of the Record of the Lodoss War... Wondering how the rest of it is; is it any good, does it get better, does ashram get his coveted scepter? This series goes no where but uphill. Katsumi Hasegawa masterfully continues the series with a new character introduction and continued plot developments. Holy City is one of the better installments of the series, and the three episodes on this tape go together well and work as a cohesive unit for plot continuation. The animation continues to be top notch.

4.0 out of 5 stars A turning point, February 15, 2000

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Bradley Potts (Chicagoland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Record of the Lodoss War: Holy City [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This volume continues the high quality of animation and story telling which has been a cornerstone of the Lodoss War series for many years. I don't find this story as involving as the original, or even the beginning of the Chronicles of the Heroic Knight, but it's still enjoyable. We are finally reintroduced to Etoh who we haven't seen the original series. While in the original series, Etoh was never a central figure, here he seems even more remote and serves little purpose other than to be able to say he's in it. As king of Valis, he is a poor successor to the strong and noble King Fahn. Given the legendary strength of the Kingdom of Valis, it's clear he has neither the charisma nor the leadership ability of Fahn. Spark seems to have finally found himself though. He has finally found a cause and purpose of his own, apart from his blind desire to be a knight of Flame. This may represent a turning point in the story and I am looking forward to the next tape in the series.

This tape does not represent a complete story, or even the beginning of a story. If you're new to Lodoss, start with the original series, or at least the first tape of this series. Buying this tape would be like walking in in the middle of the movie. If you're already collecting this series, I can recommend this tape.