

His distressingly fit shape doesn't make any sense, and seems to only serve enabling him as extremely primed to become the heroic, super-unhuman Arisen eventually. At the start of the series, Ethan is simply a well-meaning hunter with a doting pregnant wife and young neighbor he cares for like a son. Just look at those arms! They look like the arms of a man who could bench press Dragaux from Ring Fit Adventure! In a scene where he's walking around shirtless in the first episode, his shoulders are so swole that it nearly swallows his neck. Just as a heads up!) Worst of all, I've found my eyes narrowed in on Ethan's bod, in a "these-muscles-are-nonsensical" type of way. (Episode three is disappointingly misogynistic in more ways than one. The only time the animation looks really smooth is in episode three, when some gratuitous nudity decides to pop into frame. | NetflixĬharacters move stiffly the monster designs-particularly that of the titular dragon that takes away hero Ethan's heart in the first episode, dooming him as an Arisen-plainly don't look that detailed. I like my men with at least five biceps in one arm. While Beastars is impressive in how distinctive it looks for being in 3D, Dragon's Dogma unfortunately resides in the latter's sad party in the aesthetics department, and I'm not a fan. Instead, it follows the trend of 3D anime, similar to the likes of other Netflix exclusives like Beastars and ( shudder) Berserk. Helmed by animation studio Sublimation, who are largely known for helping other production houses with 3D animation, Dragon's Dogma is not a traditional 2D animation like the recent Castlevania Netflix series. Dragon's Dogma is a high fantasy story rich with drama, political intrigue, and climbing monsters big and small. As a loud fan of the Hideaki Itsuno-directed game, I've been cautiously excited for the anime adaptation. This time, it's based on Capcom's cult hit action-RPG Dragon's Dogma.

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Today, Netflix debuts a new animated series based on a beloved property.
