| I can't wait for season 2. Arslan is my favorite anime of 2015! |
| I think Arslan is one of my favorite anime ever. I love the characters, and the whole conflict between all the cultures of the nations involved is amazing. The strategy part in the wars is awesome, too. When is season 2 coming, though? |
| This anime is amazing. It's based on Persia and its history. I will give you a few examples. Persepolis (the capital of Persia/Pars) was captured by the enemy and the library was burned (I believe this was in episode 11, where the enemy burnt the library which contained thousands of books and history. ) Arslan is based off Cyrus the great. Cyrus the great didn't become loyalty until the age of 10, as he was predicted to go against his father. His father was a militant, and a man of power; Cyrus was a man of peace, yet strong. Therefore, he was given away to be killed, however his mother didn't allow it. Thereby he was given to a civilian until the age of 10 where he learnt of his true heritage and was sent to the capital to become a loyalty. When his father went to war, he lost due to betrayal and was captured but not killed. Cyrus the great, assembled an army and took the capital back, therefore, he was a king before the death of his father. Cyrus banned slavery 2500 years ago, upon becoming king and made the biggest empire of the world. Pars is the capital of trading. Persia was the capital of trading, right in the middle east. India can be seen in episode 19, whereby they pledge alliance to Persia/ Pars. Persia had the most powerful army-- the Achaemenid army. There are many, many examples, however, I am quite tired to list them all. All in all, it's based on Persia. Also, many say that it was based on the Persian epic; I have read the epic in Persian many times. The story has the very little resemblance, only due to its name people are comparing it to the epic, which is not necessarily correct. The one aspect of the Persian epic and the anime is that Arslan may or may not fall in love with his enemy. Which was actually quite common-- women of other nations marrying Persian kings. |
| Thanks for the fantastic info! |