Tears to Tiara

[Kraco]

I'd be lying if I said this second episode impressed me, but seeing how adventure is my favorite genre, I'm quite forgiving and thus satisfied enough to keep watching. I'd have dropped the series if Arawn hadn't personally slain the high priest. Very fortunately he did. He also does possess an aloof attitude, though not very strongly, which is slightly disappointing. But not nearly as disappointing as his total lack of cool demon powers. I mean, why the heck do we have a demon king in the story if his body is as weak as a human's and all he seemingly can do is fight decently with a sword?

One thing I really liked about this episode were the skeletons. They were quite jolly fellows, though many seemed to sport dislocated cervical vertebrae...

[shinta|hikari]

I mean, why the heck do we have a demon king in the story if his body is as weak as a human's and all he seemingly can do is fight decently with a sword?

So that there can actually be some adventuring in the show. Just imagine Utawarerumono with the main character knowing who he was and what he can do from the very beginning. It would be over in 1 episode.

I agree with you thoiugh. I wish he had even a bit of demon ability, just to separate him from the worried brother.

[Nadouku]

I bet Arthur wanted that position.

I am glad that Arawn killed the priest, and Riannon is oddly attached to him. It was funny when Arthur was flipping out when Riannon gave Arawn that position. The skeletons made a nice skirmish, too.

[Kraco]

I wonder what manner of a woman Riannon actually is. She doesn't seem to possess any combat skills, but she surely assumed authority over her brother, and I have no doubt over Arawn as well, in the long run. Some sort of an organizer.

[Ryllharu]

I really enjoyed the huge shift in the atmosphere of the episode when Riannon declared Arawn to be her husband. Her sister-complex whipped brother deflated completely. The episode went from heavy dramatics to light-hearted adventure in a split second, and didn't need to rely on overused gags like superdeformed characters, simplified reaction shots, or chibi-characters. I was actually very impressed that they managed to accomplish that all with normalized facial expressions and Arthur's posture (his shoulders just drooped).

Arawn showed off his sword fighting abilities well, by effortlessly dodging Arthur's assault, and later one-shotting skeletons while holding Riannon's hand.

Then Master Asia showed up and I knew I'd be watching the next episode. I just hope that as Arawn's harem builds, he actually does something with them instead of being more shy than an 8 year old even with the primary heroine. (Well Hakuoro did stroke Eruru's tail...once). If Riannon is there just to be there, I'm going to be disappointed again.

[shinta|hikari]

Hakuoro got sterilized in the anime. If you want a more assertive version, play the game.

I agree with you about the lack of SD. At first, I thought it needed it, but they managed to pull it off well, particularly because the art was consistent throughout, and adding comic deformations may break this consistency and the atmosphere it has built.

I hope Arawn has a bit of Kazuma Yagami in him. That would make this show awesome.

[Buffalobiian]

[Nipponsei] Tears to Tiara OP Single - Free and Dream [Suara].zip
[Nipponsei] Tears to Tiara ED Single - Blue sky, True sky [Yuuki Aira].zip

[oyabun]

[KSN] Tears to Tiara - 03 [720p][H264] [2CCF38B6].mkv

The hand scene was really funny. The action and animation were really good this episode. I hope they'll stick to it till the end.

[Ryllharu]

KSN aren't that great, but they're more than watchable.

This episode really made up for the last two, which were a little needlessly drawn out. Arawn has done what so many others have failed before him, started a real harem, with the two already calling each other First and Second wife.

Riannon also goes up several notches because she's actually useful in combat, as opposed to only be useful after combat. That smile right before she turned that soldier's bones to mush was so cute.

Great mix of action and humor in this series, with this episode making up for lost time, I have no more complaints.

[Yukimura]

Arwan is boss! I love how that chick came completely out of nowhere and within like 10 minutes of her introduction he had already made her his woman. I definitely hope the process will repeat with a few more girls before it's over. I was also glad to see Rhannion had some battle power while not being a tsundere, that seems like a rare combination for main girls these days.

A big question that this ep raised for me was what exactly is/was Arwan? Is he an elf? Is he a demon? Is he something else altogether? I am looking forward to finding out.

[Kraco]

Based on his first appearance alone, I think it's safe to say he's a demon. However, is he a king, is another story. He seemed to have fought demons looking more demonic, in his flashback, so maybe he fought for elves and humans. Well, whatever he is, I like his character so far.

I'm glad this series hasn't disappointed so far but has only got better. Even the story is starting to seem potentially better than I was expecting, even if not too much has been revealed yet.

The hand scene was indeed funny. In fact the prelude to it: how he deflected the dagger, was nice as well because it showed he does possess mystic powers.

[Ryllharu]

I thought what Arawn was trying to allude to is that what he is depends entirely on one's point of view. To the Empire, who became a force of power in this current world, he is a demon. He may lead to their destruction, and as the dominant force, that would be "the end of their world."

To others in the past, he was a king, and a savior. He seems to simply lead to the upheaval of the dominant power, ending their eras each time. The flashback of his previous death showed him fighting off something that we would think was a demon.

[Buffalobiian]

It's confusing from what they told us exactly who Arawn was fighting for before he died. If the listing of Ages in the first episode was in chronological order, then it went Giants -> Elves -> Humans. That demon thing did look pretty gigantic.

Arawn was seemingly friendly with the elves, and the humans won the war, so probably:

Elves and humans won the war and lived together, Elves being the dominant Empire. Then, when that fell, everything went into chaos, groups scattered, and the Holy Empire rose from that mess.

[Kraco]

Seemingly friendly with the elves:

Episode 4 - CoalGuys
Episode 3 - CoalGuys

[Nadouku]

Riannon smiling before blasting that soldier off was kind of cute. It seems Arawn isn't the kind of bad guy that would destroy the world, but he still wants to be king, at the very least. Lets see how he fares against Gaius in a real fight.

[Kraco]

Yeah, nothing much happened in this episode, but the next looks more promising with the fleet arriving. The one thing this episode did show was the elvish lack of pointy ears... Kind of nasty since how is one supposed to tell humans and elves apart if they look exactly the same, eh?

[Ryllharu]

I see Epona and Morgan will quickly become friends...both are idiots.

(I was expecting Epona to tell someone to step in cat shit, but I guess she's not quite the same character...)

[Buffalobiian]

I guess "not a lot happened" also means "nothing bad really happened". I'm surprised Albion hasn't been overrun already by the aggressive Holy Empire, give how lax they've been. Maybe it's just the area near the "unbreakable gate" though, where everybody's at ease. At the very least, war helmets aren't in fashion.

It seems living for over 1000 years really gives you an "Whatever, I don't care" attitude. There's not much to see after all. I would have voluntarily slept for 1000 years for some more drastic changes just to keep things from being boring, provided my friends are still alive.

[Penner]

just watched the first 4 eps and damn, this is some pretty good stuff, atm its up there with Guin Saga for me ;P

i just wish some group would release Guin Saga in 720p or even 1080p versions, seriously, whats up with that?

[Buffalobiian]

[Solstice] Tears to Tiara - 05 [1280x720 h264 AAC][4E7278CE].mkv