Heroic Age....is it good?

[AnimeGirl]

Upon my desperate search for anime that is fairly clean, and of the purchasing of such titles like Angelic Layer, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, and xxxHOLiC, Amazon.com gives me a recommendation of a sci-fi/fantasy anime entitled Heroic Age. Dubbed by FUNImation (so it should have an awesome voice cast!) it caught my eye and I clicked on it. It's the entire series, but split into 2 parts, Part One and Part Two (why can't they just sell it AS a complete series? Oh well...). The plotline sounds interesting, and the reviews sound promising, and the animation looks pretty crisp and beautiful, and by reading 1 of the reviews, it sounds like there is no bad content I need to worry about (it might be as clean as Tsubasa!). Now, since I am surrounded by fellow fans of anime, and some of you with the similiar mission of mine to crawl, dig, and search for clean and non-offensive anime, what is your report on Heroic Age? I am HIGHLY considering sinking money into buying this. I like the idea of an action-packed anime with an engaging story (I love action, but not if it's just random acts of violence, there needs to be a story to be hooked upon!).

[CrimsonRyu17]

Heroic Age was something I planned on watching the moment it came out but never did. I later watched it and regretted not doing so asap. xD

It's an epic space opera with its own originality yet classic way of doing things. The story is pretty deep and engaging and the cast of characters, while not thoroughly explored, are pretty well done. I gave it a 9 out of 10 on my MAL due to its story and execution.

Heroic Age is extremely clean. There's one female character that's well-endowed in the chest, but that's it. I don't remember any cursing but there may be a "****". It does have some roots in Greek mythology, particularly of the Heracles tale, but it's obviously fantasy so it should be no problem.

I highly recommend checking it out if you're looking for an epic yet clean anime.

Also, there's a reason for a Part 1 and Part 2 but I won't spoil.

[TheSubtleDoctor]

You can watch it legally for free on Hulu, Funimation's website, Funimation's Youtube Channel, and Anime News Network's video channel.

[AnimeGirl]

Oh awesome. Thanks, guys! I'll probably check it out. Is it in English on FUNI's YouTube channel?

[TheSubtleDoctor]

Is it in English on FUNI's YouTube channel?

Only the first 4 eps are dubbed on their website and youtube channel. Gomen. Do you prefer dub over sub?

[AnimeGirl]

Only the first 4 eps are dubbed on their website and youtube channel. Gomen. Do you prefer dub over sub?

Okay. And yeah, I usually prefer dub over sub. I do not mind hearing it in Japanese, though (since I am learning it), but I do like to hear it in English (especially FUNI dubs). So I can deal with watching either.

[MasterDias]

Huh. They actually had the entire English dub uploaded a few months ago. Must have taken it down since then.

Anyway, it was a solid show. It's not the kind of space opera you see in anime all that often so it's worth checking out if you enjoy sci-fi.

[steenajack]

Hmm, I might like to try this too. XD!

[AnimeGirl]

So I watched the first 4 episodes in English. A bit hard to understand at times, BUT NEVERTHELESS AWESOME!!! And Monica Rial's in it! Yay! (I think she's become one of my favorite voice actresses for dubbed anime).