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Dogma is a Mexican anthology suspense television series produced by Leonardo Zimbrón and Mónica Vargas Celis for Televisa. The first season premiered on the Blim platform and Canal 5 on November 1, 2017.
Dragon's Dogma: With Greg Chun, Erica Mendez, David Lodge, Cristina Valenzuela. Ethan sets out to vanquish the Dragon that took his heart, but with every demon he battles, he loses more of his humanity.
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- 2020-09-17
- Animation, Action, Adventure
- Greg Chun, Erica Mendez, David Lodge
Dogma: With Iliana Fox, Daniel Martínez, Cuauhtémoc Duque, Ermis Cruz. The series tells the story of Bruno (Daniel Martínez), an investigator of supernatural events who is forced to work with Alicia (Iliana Fox), a theologian specializing in religious cults.
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- 2017-05-29
- Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Watch Dragon's Dogma — Season 1 with a subscription on Netflix. Ethan sets out to vanquish the Dragon that took his heart, losing his humanity with every demon he battles.
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- September 17, 2020
- Shin'ya Sugai
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- Verdict
By David Jagneaux
Updated: Sep 17, 2020 5:06 pm
Posted: Sep 17, 2020 5:00 pm
This is a spoiler-free review of Netflix’s Dragon’s Dogma anime series, which is based on Capcom’s fantasy RPG of the same name.
We’ve seen some remarkably successful adaptations of video games recently, such as Netflix’s own Castlevania series and the Sonic the Hedgehog movie -- but those are based on relatively linear games. The Dragon’s Dogma game, by contrast, is the polar opposite of that: Capcom’s dark fantasy RPG has a sprawling open world, dynamic combat, and detailed character customization, and it clearly presented challenges for adapting the source material into a straightforward, seven-episode anime. Having a character with a strong drive and powerful motivation is definitely an improvement over the game’s silent, empty vessel, and the animation is well done, but the quest to slay an evil dragon is both underdeveloped and meandering.
Generally speaking, the framework for the plot is the same here as in the game: Ethan (voiced by Greg Chun) is a resurrected warrior who sets out to reclaim his stolen heart from the dragon (voiced by David Lodge, reprising his role from the game) who wiped out his family. Ethan’s backstory and wife, Olivia (voiced by Cristina Vee), are new creations for the show and really don’t get enough screen time. Olivia is one of the best new additions, delivering an emotionally-charged performance that adds much-needed levity during early moments and a key flashback. However, due to the purpose Olivia’s character serves, she’s barely in the show at all.
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After the opening, Dragon’s Dogma the anime deviates from the game by naming and theming each of the seven episodes after a specific deadly sin. Most of the time this idea ends up with stories that are a bit on the nose: Naturally, Ethan battles a succubus in the episode titled ‘Lust,’ and ‘Pride’ is, of course, the final battle, featuring an ending that’s dramatically different from the game in mostly worse ways. It’s thankfully nowhere near as convoluted as the weird mashup of twist reveals, but the way it ties up the seven deadly sin allegory is entirely unoriginal and frankly anticlimactic after the spectacle of previous major fights.
It’s a wise choice to focus on the relationship between her and Ethan, and that helps ensure the show doesn’t spread itself too thin across its collective three hours.
The rest of the show, though, is overflowing with nudity and sex. Nearly every episode includes graphic sex scenes, sometimes overlapping with brutal gore and blood. The dark, twisted fantasy setting is on full display here, and perhaps unshackling the world from the bounds of an interactive game allowed the more provocative material to shine here, but it does come across as a bit gratuitous in some episodes.
Visually it’s quite striking, especially during the action scenes. Epic battles against iconic enemies like the cyclops, griffin, hydra, lich, and more are all on full display here and fantastically realized with gorgeous animations. Ethan’s a ferocious fighter that charges forward at full speed while Hannah hangs back to mix things up with her bow and magic. They make a good team and it’s always interesting to see how Ethan will react to meeting strangers on their journey versus how Hannah reacts. And more importantly -- noting how Ethan reacts in the first few episodes versus his attitude near the end of the adventure.
While Ethan’s main quest is always the same -- defeat the dragon -- he gets repeatedly sidetracked by other objectives, which feels like a nod to side quests in open-world RPGs. I also loved subtle callbacks to moments in the game, such as Ethan pounding his shield to attract an enemy or Hannah making call-outs during fights to alert Ethan mid-battle.
Netflix’s beautifully animated Dragon’s Dogma anime manages to capture the thrill of the game’s epic battles and the dark fantasy of its setting with added character development, but misses out on the scope of the world with a meandering and predictable metaphor that addresses each of the seven deadly sins in a way that feels obligatory by the end....
- David Jagneaux
Many monsters, however, are simply ruthless, or desperate people. This is a space where dark themes can be plausibly explored. Dragon's Dogma, the miniseries, however, aims for sheer gratuitousness, in needlessly dark and gritty adult anime fashion, over using any finesse.
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After losing his home to a dragon, Ethan sets out to hunt it down once and for all. A pawn appears by his side and serves to protect his life. But the danger...
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