Record of Lodoss War

ろーどすとうせんき

Aired: 1990 - 1991

Pivotal OVA in Japanese high-fantasy history, adapting Ryo Mizuno's 'Record of Lodoss War' novels, produced by Madhouse across 13 episodes. Born from sword-and-sorcery tabletop RPG replay sessions, this serious high-fantasy follows a six-member party - young warrior Parn, female priestess Deedlit, an elf, a dwarf, and a sorcerer - as they confront the conspiracies and wars enveloping the cursed island of Lodoss. With weighty yet delicate character and monster designs by Yutaka Izubuchi and Nobuteru Yuki, full-blooded sword combat, and Sherry's enduring theme songs 'Adèsso e Fortuna' and 'Kaze no Fantasia,' it became a landmark deeply influential to later Japanese fantasy works. (C)Ryo Mizuno / Group SNE / Kadokawa / Madhouse