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Finished Airing TV R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

The Legend of the Legendary Heroes

Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu · 伝説の勇者の伝説 · 2010

A lethargic cursed sorcerer seeks forgotten magical artifacts to secure continental peace.

StatusFinished Airing SeasonSummer 2010 StudioZexcs SourceLight novel Episodes24

Synopsis

Bearer of the Alpha Stigma, a cursed ocular condition granting immense magical comprehension alongside terrifying destructive madness, lethargic magical scholar Ryner Lute wishes for nothing more than peaceful afternoon naps. However, when his charismatic best friend Sion Astal ascends the throne of the Roland Empire, Sion commissions Ryner to journey across hostile lands to locate ancient legendary relics. Accompanied by beautiful, dango-obsessed swordswoman Ferris Eris, Ryner confronts hostile kingdoms, aristocratic traitors, and dark curses, struggling to break cycles of continental warfare while managing his own volatile magical powers.

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Produced by Zexcs and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki, the 2010 television anime *The Legend of the Legendary Heroes*, known in Japan as Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu, adapts Takaya Kagami popular light novel series. Running for twenty-four episodes, the anime earned enthusiastic appreciation among fantasy fans for its complex geopolitical factional intrigue, morally gray protagonists, and visceral magical combat, presenting an emotionally mature subversion of traditional high-fantasy adventuring tropes with memorable voice acting by Jun Fukuyama.

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by Theron Martin ·

“Swords and flashy magic rule in this sprawling fantasy tale which bounces between being silly, serious, and extremely graphically violent. Ultimately it gets more ambitious than it can smoothly handle.”

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