Summary
In the Land of Leadale explores a unique twist on the overpowered hero image in isekai anime by demonstrating the protagonist’s unparalleled abilities due to real-life paralysis and immersion in a VR RPG world . The 200-year time period in the series serves as a metaphor for death, with the main character being reincarnated in a game that is essentially dead, symbolizing the loss and emptiness of death. Sword Art Online fans may notice similarities between the main character’s situation in In the Land of Leadale and that of Konno/Yuuki in SAO, creating a connection and potential hope for a sequel of Konno story.
The Land of Leadale was originally a light novel series by writer Ceez and illustrator Tenmaso.
Despite being a light-hearted anime, the entire premise of Crunchyroll’s In the land of Leadale incredibly tragic and offers a refreshing explanation as to why its hero is so powerful, as is the case with almost every Isekai. In the Land of Leadale also expands on this explanation to create a poignant metaphor for the series’ already sad main theme. Fans of Sword Art Online might even appreciate the clear impact this new anime brings from Sword Art Online’s most heartbreaking death.
One of Isekai’s recycled tropes involves the hero gaining some ridiculously powerful ability either through some kind of cheating, their main skill guise being useless or just being the hero Too focused on grinding.
The hook for Land of Leadale is that hero Keina has spent most of her life playing a VR RPG because she is paralyzed. As a result, her character is unparalleled because that’s essentially where she lives. This justifies Keina’s special circumstances to the viewer instead of hearing another humorous “excuse” for the hero’s divine status. Furthermore, Keina’s death, which led to her inevitable Isekai reincarnation, was directly related to her unfortunate circumstances rather than something coincidental, adding to the tragic story. her carpet.
In the land of Heroes Leadale is overwhelmed by paralysis
At first, the series cleverly parodies the Isekai formula of the hero being unfamiliar with their world by setting Keina in the future 200 years after she last logged in. This change brings more creative ways for her to become stronger as few other high elves exist in this new world and none can create potions like her because she follows following an ancient method. Additionally, viewers can see Keina experience unique situations that occur over time, such as meeting NPC characters she created to be her character’s children. As elves, they lived unusually long lives, and of course, they were all important figures that earned Keina even more attention and respect.
However, the purpose of this 200-year time skip symbolizes something larger as the series sheds more light on what happened at the start of this jump. Two hundred years ago, after Keina’s character disappeared, the game was closed and all the players she knew were logged out. Keina now lives in a world with only non-playable characters (NPCs) and no living players. So when Keina dies, she’s reincarnated in the game she once lived in, but the game itself is essentially dead like her.
Keina is like Konno/Yuuki from Sword Art Online
The connection between Keina’s original situation before her reincarnation and Konno/Yuuki’s life from an almost identical story in Sword Art Online is too similar to ignore. Like Keina, Konno suffers from a serious condition that leaves her immobile and spending every waking moment in a VR RPG. Both girls eventually die, except Konno’s story ends with her death while Keina’s real story only begins there. In essence, this new anime is a sequel to Konno. Regardless, since fans can’t help but feel saddened by Konno’s death, some may hope that her spirit continues to live on like Keina’s in the world where she he loves, in Leadale land.
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establish: May 14, 2006
Notable shows: In/Spectre, Tower of God, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Shenmue the Animation