[OT] Are there any D&D like cartoons/anime?

[The_Gneech]

"Ruin Explorers" is very good, if short and hard to find. Has fighter, mage, rogue, and cleric characters in the cast, and lots of failed attempts to disarm traps.

I'm looking into one that's out now called "Rune Soldier," but I haven't actually seen it yet.

-The Gneech

 

[Black Omega]

Agree completely on Lodoss wars. Early Slayers reminds me alot of the old time D&D games I've heard of, though it's not for everyone. Bastard! not only feels like DnD at times, it even has DnD monsters like the Beholder. In the Manga at one point, as an aside, a certain character who looks out to the reader comments he knows he can easily beat a monster because it only has 8 hit points.

 

[Scarbonac]

Firstly, this thread isn't [OT], is it? Its about D&D.

Secondly, there used to be a cartoon when I was a kid called "Dungeons and Dragons".

I think it was probably better than a recent movie of that title, which was a shameless excuse of a film, hijacking D&D's good name.

Thirdly, the cartoon "Thundar the Barbarian" reminds me a bit of D&D. At least he had a sword. I think.

Yupper; "Dungeons & Dragons" was a prettty cool toon, particularly for the time that it was made, and "Thundar" was an excellent blend of post-Apocalyptic SF and fantasy tropes.

Another from the early 80s was "Blackstar" (Ruby-Spears or Filmation, IIRC); also a lesser-known effort from Hanna-Barbera called "Galtar and the Golden Lance" that had a few decent character designs, and let us not forget "Pirates of Dark Water".

"Herculoids" also has a close-to DnD feel (not to mention brilliant voice-work by the most excellent Mike Road).


The only good part of the D&D movie was...um...err-a Wayans brother died?