Absolute Defense Leviathan rebroadcast additional edition review and impressions

Absolute Defense Leviathan Rebroadcast Additional Edition - Absolute Defense Leviathan Rebroadcast Additional Edition - All-round review and recommendation

■ Public Media

TV anime series

■ Original Media

game

■ Broadcast period

July 8, 2013 - September 30, 2013

■Broadcasting station

TV Tokyo affiliates

■Frequencies

half an hour

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 13

■Original Story

Original story: Glee

■ Director

・Director: Kenichi Hachiya

■ Production

・Animation Production: GONZO
Produced by Leviathan Production Committee

■Works

©GREE/Leviathan Production Committee, TV Tokyo

■ Story

・Episode 1: I'll definitely make you my friend! (rebroadcast additional version)

Aquafall is a planet of water and greenery. A sudden shower of meteorites unleashes evil forces that threaten to wipe out all living things on the planet.
Leviathan, a dragon girl, meets the fairy Syrup during her daily morning magical practice.
Syrup tries to recruit Leviathan to join the "Aquafall Defense Force" to save the planet from crisis, but she is not motivated...

・Episode 2: You'll definitely get hooked! (rebroadcast additional version)

The next person Syrup sets his sights on as a member of the "Aquafall Defense Force" is Bahamut, the town's most wealthy lady and the daughter of a great magician. Syrup tries to persuade her, but instead receives a lavish welcome, and she enjoys herself to the fullest, ignoring the invitation...

・Episode 3: I'm definitely going to cum all the way to the bottom! (Rebroadcast additional version)

Suddenly, the guardian "Yururunguru" appears from the swamp. In order to save Yururunguru, who has swallowed a foreign object and is stuck in the back of his throat, Leviathan and the others head to explore inside his body. As they get lost, Leviathan and the others find a huge object...

・Episode 4: I'll definitely call you! (rebroadcast additional version)

Syrup shows up at the home of Jormungand, where his large family lives, and there he meets his triplet sisters and their adoptive parents, Travis, and learns about her feelings for her family.
Jormungand and the others are busy with housework, but when they hear a loud noise that reverberates throughout the village, they run to the coal mine.

・Episode 5: It's Definitely a Vacation! (Rebroadcast Additional Version)

Leviathan cannot forget his brother. Meanwhile, Bahamut takes Jormungand as a baggage carrier and heads off to the sea for a vacation. When Leviathan finds out that they are going to the sea, he decides to go with them to find clues to help him find his brother's whereabouts...
Amidst all of this, Syrup gets excited and says, "It's a training camp for the Aquafall Defense Force!"

Episode 6: I'll definitely get revenge! (rebroadcast additional version)

Just when he realized that the low tide beach matched the scene in his dream, a giant creature called Lucasite suddenly appeared from the seabed.
When Leviathan and his friends stumble upon the source of the planet's crisis, they unleash a massive amount of Tripe to attack them.
Leviathan and the others transform and fight back, but...

Episode 7: We'll definitely find you! (rebroadcast additional version)

The three and Syrup continue to walk through the desert in pursuit of Lucasite. Leviathan tries to use magic to make water for the parched group, but without his spear, the water evaporates immediately.
Finally, Bahamut reaches his limit and stops, throwing a tantrum, saying he can't move any more...

Episode 8: It's definitely suspicious! (rebroadcast additional version)

Leviathan is injured by Lucasite's attack, but Bahamut and Jormungand continue to fight to protect her.
However, with the number of Tripes increasing every time they are defeated, there is no sign of a way out.
The whole party was going to be wiped out!? Just as he thought this, the stonework of the wall began to crumble.

・Episode 9: I'm definitely going to take a bath! (rebroadcast additional version)

Leviathan and his friends travel to Mount Radjima Volcano to heal their wounds, where they find an inn and decide to stay the night.
The hotel offers everything from luxurious food to fluffy futons and massages, but for some reason the hot spring itself only has a small amount of water.
The reason for the decrease in hot water volume is unknown, customers are declining, and the baths are in danger of going out of business.

・Episode 10: I'll definitely cheer you up! (Rebroadcast additional version)

Leviathan and the others head to the volcano to restore the hot springs, where they encounter Firedrake, the lord of the volcano.
However, his illness has weakened him and he says he is now unable to move.
In order to create a secret medicine to cure the disease, Leviathan and his friends split up and set out to gather ingredients.

・Episode 11: I'll definitely revive it! (rebroadcast additional version)

Leviathan and the others return to the ruins from Mount Radjima Volcano.
As they entered the ruins, they found a horde of Tripes squirming in the passageway. With their fighting spirit burning within them, the four of them ran through them and reached the altar chamber.
There, Lucasite was continuing his attack on the barrier, and it was on the verge of being broken at any moment...

・Episode 12: It's a shock! (rebroadcast version)

Having returned to town after a long absence, Leviathan and the others were enveloped in a pleasant feeling of fatigue and relief.
Syrup then asks the three to join the Aquafall Defense Force once again.
Jormungand and Bahamut respond, but Leviathan refuses, saying, "I want to stay in this town."

・Episode 13: I'll Defend It! (Rebroadcast Additional Version)

A giant Lucasite appears before Leviathan once again, threatening the city.
Leviathan and Jormungand were in high spirits, but Bahamut was unable to regain the will to fight.
Leaving behind the words "I believe you will come," Leviathan and his comrades head off to battle, leaving Bahamut behind...

■Explanation

Broadcast on TV Tokyo from July 7, 2013.
The broadcast will run from 1:35 to 2:05, five minutes longer than the previous season, and will include new trailers, a mini-corner called "Absolute Defense Leviathan Mini Bonfire Theatre," and new anime.

※Quoted from the official website

■Cast

・Leviathan / Saori Hayami ・Bahamut / Eri Kitamura ・Jormungand / Ayana Taketatsu ・Syrup / Kana Hanazawa ・Leviathan's brother / Takashi Kondo ・Ceto / Natsue Sasamoto ・Reiji Low / Kenji Nomura ・Sheriff / Tadashi Miyazawa ・Mushu-fushu / Kana Akutsu ・Gargouille / Aya Yamamoto ・Tsuchinoko / Mariko Mizuno ・Einsel / Juri Nagatsuma ・Narration / Tomoko Kaneda

■ Main staff

・Original work / Gree・Director / Hachiya Kenichi・Series composition / Ide Yasuki・Character design / Okuma Takaharu・Chief animation director / Kiyomaru Satoru・Prop design / Miyawaki Kenshi・Art design / Aoki Tomoyuki・Color design / Kai Keiko・Art director / Ogura Kazuo・3D director / Mori Naoko・Director of photography / Sekiya Yoshihiro・Editor / Hirose Kiyoshi・Music / Kikutani Tomoki, Terada Shiho・Sound director / Morita Yosuke・Animation production / GONZO
Produced by Leviathan Production Committee

■ Main Characters

・Leviathan: The girl who forgot how to smile
Race: Dragon Height: 150cm
A girl who lives on the outskirts of town and can freely control water. Since her brother, who lived with her, disappeared, she has been smiling less and less.
…But sometimes I'm laughing out loud inside. I like barley tea.

・Bahamut ~Free-spirited young lady~
Race: Dragon Height: 148cm
Ability: A competitive and selfish young lady who can roast even the bones in a scorching hot flame. She loves her father, the best magician in town, and is happy playing chess with him. She calls herself a friend of girls. Her favorite food is pudding a la mode.

・Jormungand - A kind-hearted and powerful man
Race: Dragon Height: 145cm
Abilities: A girl who lives at the foot of a mine. She is very strong, and while delivering coal, she also takes care of her triplet sisters. She is naive and doesn't suspect people. She likes gyudon (beef bowls).

・Syrup ~The Talkative Fairy~
Species: Fairy Height: 15cm
Abilities: A fairy who is searching for members to form the "Aquafall Defense Force" to protect the floating planet.
He's a big eater, which is hard to imagine given his small size. In fact, he's lived for many years and is very knowledgeable!

One day, Leviathan's brother leaves home and goes missing. The spear, which holds memories of his brother, has become a precious possession to Leviathan.

The owner of the Dragon's Key Tail Restaurant, the only restaurant in the town of Keto Haruna where you can eat. He is gathering information about his brother for Leviathan. He is a pitiful man whose restaurant has been destroyed many times despite still having a mortgage on it.

Reiji Rouharuna's greatest magician. Bahamut's father, he is quite a doting father, but he keeps a warm eye on Bahamut as he grows up.

Sheriff A middle-aged sheriff who has been maintaining peace in the town of Haruna for many years.

Mushufush A kind woman who lives next door to Leviathan. She worries about Leviathan, whose brother has disappeared.

A girl whose scales were almost seen by Garguiyu Orted and his friends. She is saved from danger by Bahamut.

She works as a waitress at the Tsuchinoko Dragon's Key Tail Restaurant. She looks slimmer in her clothes.

A waitress at the Einsel Dragon's Key Tail Inn. She is said to be squishier than a Tsuchinoko.

Metal, Rudra, and Lagon are the younger triplet sisters of Jormungand. They live at the foot of the mines with their adoptive parents (their fathers).

A mysterious boy suddenly appears before Leviathan and the others. His true identity is...

■Subtitle

・Episode 1: I'll definitely make you my friend! (rebroadcast additional version)
・Episode 2: You'll definitely get hooked! (rebroadcast additional version)
・Episode 3: I'm definitely going to cum all the way to the bottom! (Rebroadcast additional version)
・Episode 4: I'll definitely call you! (rebroadcast additional version)
・Episode 5: It's Definitely a Vacation! (Rebroadcast Additional Version)
Episode 6: I'll definitely get revenge! (rebroadcast additional version)
Episode 7: We'll definitely find you! (rebroadcast additional version)
Episode 8: It's definitely suspicious! (rebroadcast additional version)
・Episode 9: I'm definitely going to take a bath! (rebroadcast additional version)
・Episode 10: I'll definitely cheer you up! (Rebroadcast additional version)
・Episode 11: I'll definitely revive it! (rebroadcast additional version)
・Episode 12: It's a shock! (rebroadcast version)
・Episode 13: I'll Defend It! (Rebroadcast Additional Version)

■ Theme songs and music

・OP1
・The beginning of Resolution
Lyrics by rino
・Composition: Tomoki Kikutani ・Arrangement: Tomoki Kikutani ・Singer: Yuki Kanno

・ED1
Truly
・Lyrics: Penne and Arrabiata ・Music: toiza71
・Arrangement: toiza71 & Atsuhiro Watanabe
・Song: PASSPO☆

・Insert song 1
・You must
Lyrics by Tomoka Omori; Composition by Itsuki Onagi; Arrangement by Tomoki Kikutani; Singer by Yuki Kanno

Absolute Defense Leviathan rebroadcast additional edition comprehensive review

"Absolute Defense Leviathan Rebroadcast Additional Edition" is an anime series that aired on TV Tokyo in 2013, and is based on a Gree game. This anime is set on the watery and green planet Aquafall, and tells the story of Leviathan, a dragon girl, and her friends as all living things are in danger of disappearing due to evil things released from a sudden shower of meteorites. Below, we will explain in detail the appeal and features of this work, as well as the recommended points.

Story and Characters

The story of "Absolute Defense Leviathan" is simple, yet it depicts the growth and friendship of its charming characters. The main character, Leviathan, is a girl who has forgotten how to smile since her brother went missing, but deep inside she hides a strong will and kindness. Her ability is to freely control water, and her powers are beautifully portrayed in the battle scenes.

Bahamut is a free-spirited and selfish young lady, but we can see glimpses of her love for her father, the archmage Reiji Low, and her compassion for her companions. Her power is scorching flames, and her strength stands out in battle scenes. Jormungand is a kind-hearted and strong girl who is portrayed with a strong love and sense of responsibility for her family. She has superhuman strength, which she uses not only in battle but also in everyday life.

Syrup is a talkative and gluttonous fairy, but her drive and knowledge as she tries to organize the "Aquafall Defense Force" to protect the planet drives the story forward. Her levitation ability is useful not only in battles but also in movement scenes. The way these characters grow while supporting each other is a major attraction of this work.

Animation and performance

GONZO, the animation production company, has created beautiful visuals and dynamic battle scenes. In particular, the scenes in which the Leviathans transform and fight are colorful and visually enjoyable. In addition, under the direction of director Kenichi Hachiya, the direction of each episode is well thought out, ensuring that viewers will not get bored.

The designs by character designer Takaharu Okuma express the individuality of each character and are a joy to look at. Under the direction of chief animation director Satoru Kiyomaru, the characters and backgrounds are carefully drawn, conveying the worldview of the story.

Music and theme song

The music is by Tomoki Kikutani and Shiho Terada, and plays an important role in enhancing the atmosphere of the story. In particular, the music in the battle scenes has the power to heighten the tension and draw the viewer in. The opening theme, "Hajimari no Resolution," is a song that symbolizes the beginning of the story, with the powerful singing voice of Yuki Kanno, lyrics by rino, and composition and arrangement by Tomoki Kikutani. The ending theme, "Truly," is a song that gently wraps around the end of the story, with the refreshing singing voice of PASSPO☆, lyrics by Penne and Arrabiata, and composition and arrangement by toiza71. The insert song, "You must," also adds excitement to important scenes in the story, with the singing voice of Yuki Kanno, lyrics by Tomoka Omori, composition by Itsuki Onagi, and arrangement by Tomoki Kikutani.

Features of the rebroadcast additional edition

"Absolute Defense Leviathan Rebroadcast Additional Edition" is five minutes longer than the previous season, and includes a new trailer, a mini-corner "Absolute Defense Leviathan Mini Bonfire Theater," and new animation. This allows viewers to enjoy the story more deeply and see new sides to the characters. In particular, the mini-corner depicts the characters' daily lives and behind-the-scenes stories, making it a welcome addition for fans.

Recommended points

"Absolute Defense Leviathan Rebroadcast Additional Edition" is especially recommended for the following viewers:

• Fantasy anime fans: Enjoy the beautiful visuals and dynamic battle scenes.
• People who like stories that depict character growth and friendship: The growth and friendship of the Leviathans is carefully depicted.
• For those who are particular about music and theme songs: The music by Tomoki Kikutani and Shiho Terada, and theme songs by Kannoyuki and PASSPO☆ add excitement to the story.
• For those who like reruns and additional content: New trailers, mini corners, and new animations have been added, allowing you to enjoy the story in greater depth.

"Absolute Defense Leviathan Rebroadcast Additional Edition" is a work filled with beautiful visuals, charming characters, and a moving story. Please watch it once and experience its charm.