![]() At its very baseline, I feel like the story took way too long to get us to care about it. With this oddball group of adventurers together, what could possibly go wrong?Īctually, there’s a lot of wrong things about Radiant that could have been executed much better as a story. Driven as an anti-fighter, Doc tries to avoid danger whenever possible while trying to woo Miss Melba, a café waitress that he seems to be in love with. This is a contrast to Doc, the researcher who comes off as absolutely useless in their adventure. On the other hand, Melie does make a valuable asset for the team as she seems to be a skilled Sorcerer with defensive abilities. However, the anime plays it out more of a comic relief and after you’ve seen it a dozen times, it quickly becomes stale. With this type of character, it’s not hard to make us wonder about the importance of her split personality. A plot device also reveals that her personality can change into a much fierier badass when under distress. Sometimes, I could easily say she’s inattentive. For instance, Melie is a bit naïve and too friendly as a girl. Now, both of these characters made a different impression to me. On his quest, Seth encounters new allies named Melie and Doc. After all, it’s his quest and we follow him on his journey find this “Radiant”. This show isn’t just about Seth as the adventure begins to take off after around 5 episodes. Looking back now, I can easily say that Seth is nothing short of a dumbass. ![]() The boy is so eager to prove himself that he puts an entire town in danger just so he can show the world what he can do. To make matters worse, Seth isn’t exactly a Brainiac either. But if you look just a bit carefully, it’s pretty much a shounen-style punch powered up with a signature pose and name shout. The only move in the boy’s arsenal that makes a difference is his signature “Titan Punch”. Not to mention, he isn’t very talented in the art of magic as demonstrated by his flying skills. His recklessness and daredevil personality from the start makes him hard to follow. ![]() Essentially, I see Seth as a brat who may be easily be the type to die young. I’m not going to lie, the first few episodes had me bite my lips a few times. So begins his quest to find the legendary Radiant, the origins of the Nemesis. A young man named Seth survived the catastrophe and vows to hunt down the Nemesis as a Sorcerer and one day hope to bring peace in their world. Known as “Nemesis”, they are creatures with catastrophic powers that fell into the world of humanity and causing devastating damage. The story takes place in a fictional world where monsters exists. Not to be judgmental but I think it’s pretty clear that Radiant is aimed for a wider audience. Artwork resembles shounen style characters with a fantasy world setting and even the speech patterns. As a French comic, there’s actually not much difference to tell between this and Japanese manga. Now with that mushy stuff out of the way, you may be wondering what exactly is Radiant. ![]() I’m not going to go into the French series to look and compare every episode to see what was wrong with it. For the sake of this review, it will be based from an anime viewer’s perspective. From the beginning, I’ve heard of comments about how the anime changed the tone of the story and even the way the main protagonist has been adapted into it. This isn’t one of those anime that will meet our expectations by adaptation standards. Oh no, Radiant isn’t a perfect adaptation! What has the world come to?! ![]()
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