Anime Reviews: My thoughts on every anime I have completed thus far

Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike

Tales of Vesperia is a RPG  game that was exclusive for the XBOX 360. It had done so well that it had received  a movie adaption, that takes place 10 years after the Great War. Yuri Lowell, hero of Zaphias, along with his loyal friend Flynn, have just become Imperial Knights. Meanwhile, Estellise, Princess of the Capital, along with the Imperial Knights Commander, Alexia Denoia, are currently fighting for the power in the Capital. Now, Yuri and Flynn begin their first mission, learning the new ways of a knight,  as well as what sacrifices it takes to be one. 

So I watched this movie maybe a month or two after I finished Tales of Symphonia with my friend, who had just recently gotten Tales of Vesperia for Xbox 360 at the time. She had just finished the game, and I had just read the first few chapters of the manga, since there is no anime for ToV. But anyways, since my friend had the money, and every anime/manga browser is locked at our school, my friend bought the movie off of iTunes for us to watch at an assembly or after school at art club or something. So we finally did watch the movie, I think we watched half-and half maybe, I can't exactly remember, but we both loved the movie (well, maybe she loved it a little more than me since she actually played the game and knew more about that series than me "^^). But anyways, enough of my background on the series, let's start with the review. Hope you all like it!.

WARNING! THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!

Story: 8/10

Ok, so the story to the First Strike is really good, and its not any spoiler-filled movie that goes with the game, but there are probably things that would be explained if you played the game as well. There are probably things that I didn't quite get because I haven't played the game yet, which kinda gets me upset. Yes, I still loved the movie, it's just I need to play the game to understand it more. For those who are like me, I think you guys will enjoy it an 8/10, but it might change if I ever get a chance to play the game myself. 

Art: 10/10 

So if you don't know from my past review on Tales of Symphonia, I absolutley LOVE the Tales of Series art style, from the art style in general, to character designs themselves. I just love the art of the series as a whole, and I can never rate a Tales of Series art style less than a 10. I mean, I've never reallyseen anything about it that I haven't disliked about it yet (cough cough Tales of Berseria designs cough cough), but for The First Strike, I'm givning it a 10/10.

Sound: 10/10

So just like the art style of the Tales of Series, I love the soundtrack of Tales of Vesperia. Even though I don't have the soundtrack on my iPod music library like I do for Tales of Symphonia, I still really like it, because I'm pretty sure if I ever go back to listen to it again, it'll bring back feelings from the movie. And no, it won't bring as much emotion as it does for Tales of Symphonia, seeing that I wasn't able to connect with the story as much as Tales of Symphonia, but I still love the soundtrack of Vesperia. Anyways, another 10/10 goes to Tales of Vesperia the First Strike.

Characters: 9/10

Ok, so don't kill me because I gave the characters a 9/10. I really liked the cast of characters for ToV, I really did, a lot of them make you smile, or give you a chuckle, but I'm pretty sure I would've loved them more if I played the game. I'm not dissapointed in how the Tales of Series created this cast, I really liked them, it's just I might've liked them even more if I played the game. Like, I still have a giant interest in learning more about them, since they seemed really interesting in the movie, and I'd still need to play the game in order to do so. But, seeing that you don't need the game to enjoy them at least a little, I'd give the characters a 9/10

General/Enjoyment: 10/10

Okay, so like I said, I loved this movie to the fullest, especially since I haven't played the game at all. To be honest, this movie got me wanting to play the game even more, even though I can't get access to my brothers XBOX. I mean, I have read some of the manga, which I highly recommend to anyone who can't play the game like me. And also, if you're interested in the Tales of Series as a whole, I'd suggest getting the app "Tales of Link," where it's basically a better version of Brave Frontier, and the series features all the characters from the Tales of Series. But yeah, I loved this movie a lot, even though there were probably things I didn't understand, due to the lack of knowledge on the game. But all and all, this is a great movie to check out, especially since its rather short, 2 hours at max, and it's definetley something to start out for the Tales of Series. So basically , I enjoyed this anime whole-heartedly, and it receives a 10/10 for me.

That's all for now! Hope you enjoyed, and see you next time!