![]() A lot of this may have to do with the fact that he was kidnapped 9 years ago, an event which traumatised him so much, that upon his safe return to his parents, he had no memory of his life and reverted to an infant-like state mentally. He lets his emotions get the better of him and while he loves to train in swordarts, he is actually a coward when it comes to real fights. Just starting his time of adulthood, Luke behaves very childish and rash for someone of his nobility. The main protagonist here is Luke Fon Fabre, the spoilt son of a noble, Duke Fabre who is the brother of the King of the nation of Kimlasca. Right now, I’m just trying to get this review written, so I’m putting off this section if I can’t make it. ![]() Due to the heavy usage of Westernised words and names, an English dub wouldn’t have been all that bad. Even after several episodes, I was still cringing every time I heard ‘Ruke’ instead of ‘Luke’ (not being racist but many Japanese folks can’t pronounce L). The one thing I do find annoying is that this anime tends to use a lot of Westernised names, which are typically pronounced terribly by the Japanese voice actors. While the original game was available in English too, reading around it seems that people were happy with the sub-only version of this anime, both due to Tear’s English VA being kinda naff and a few over-used English VAs in the game, even though an English dub didn’t have to necessarily use the same voices as the game did. This anime is available in just Japanese. ![]() Beautiful music, it felt like an epic fantasy flick as it should do, which shows off how good the sound design is. Though there are slight changes here and there, plus the intro and outro, which I don’t think a game has. The high production value (relative to others) of the game and this anime carries over here in the sound department, in fact the anime and the game even share the same music. A long time later, I’m getting slightly nostalgic hearing the soundtrack in its original form, however strange that may seem. Long before I watched this anime or even heard of it, I heard the intro song and loved it. I do take issue with some of the characters looking a bit androgynous, I initially though Ion was a girl and there’s even a bit where the protagonists are shocked to find that Mieu is male. Plus that design was kept from the game and I’m sure there must have been some fooling around in the game itself, if the later Tales games are anything to go by. It kinda had me creeped out how his abs were showing most of the time, but it’s a nice change from the typical whoring of female characters, not to say that this is man-service in any way. There are no oddities to complain about with this anime, no weird pervy shit or odd character designs… except for Luke’s strange gut-bearing shirt he always wears. The style is regular anime style, but the game was released back in 2006 and looked fairly decent for a game of its time. From what little I’ve seen of the game itself, the animation style is very faithful, no differences so fans of the game shouldn’t be upset, unless I’ve overlooked anything. I can’t find issue with the style here, particularly because this is a video-game adaptation. The animation was fluid and had no issues running. I watched this in full 1080p and I didn’t regret it, the quality was beautiful for a 2008 anime, very few complaints I have about that. Apologies for those who care and for the rest… just the insight that there’s a real person behind this wall of text.Ī good 2008 anime should at least live up to the standards here. ![]() Not only was I unable to write, but I was also unable to watch the anime. There have been a few anime made from the Tales games and this one seems to be the most complete.Ī small note, this review has taken much longer to write/release since I have been terribly ill over the past week and a half. Being based on a game, it has many advantages and despite having never played the games, this seems to be a decent adaptation from the view of an outsider. I’ve never played any of the Tales games, I don’t have the time for lengthy RPGs these days, but the plot of this anime is very promising and stands out a lot. As such, expect a very complete and progressive story. The plot and setting are in the style of a JRPG, no doubt because this is based upon a game of the same name released in the PS2 era. Tales of the Abyss is a 26 episode fantasy adventure anime, with plenty of action, some comedy and even a dash of romance.
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