Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestAs an unnaturally heavy mist descends on the battlefield, King Andragoras and his most valued officers confer among the bodies of dead and dying soldiers. When Daryoon, a young but highly skilled officer, voices his reluctance to send men into battle under these conditions, the king, unstable and enraged, banishes him. Now, Daryoon's new mission is to insure the safety of the King's only son, Prince Arislan. Daryoon and Prince Arislan set off on a quest of their own, but they can't succeed alone. They must convince both the Lord Narsus and his companion, the archer Elam, to join them in their quest to somehow help the soldiers win the war. Now a group of only six they must somehow overcome an enemy of 300,000 soldiers! These unlikely soldiers have fate on their side, so anything can happen!
Direction
Hamatsu's battlefield staging makes six people feel like an army.
Acting
Kazuhiko Inoue's Narsus drips smug genius in every line.
Score
That 90s synth-fantasy energy hits different now.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Arslan adapts Yoshiki Tanaka's novel series, itself inspired by Persian epic the Shahnameh—explaining the anachronistic mix of ancient warfare and 90s anime hair.
This 1991 OVA only covers the story's prologue; the 2015 reboot eventually adapted more, but purists defend this version's raw pacing and Shiozawa's definitive Narsus performance.
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