Tales Of Zestiria: Dóši no joake

Tales Of Zestiria: The Sheperd's Advent is a one-episode OVA introducing Bandai Namco's upcoming PS3 RPG. The narrative introduces us to the main male protagonist Sorey, his friend Mikleo and the knight Alisha, who presents their fantasy world and some of its inhabitants, tells some of their legends, and lightly hints at the narrative of the upcoming game. In other words, this is just an introduction. I came across this movie by coincidence; I was intrigued by the title and initially thought it was a trailer for an upcoming anime series. Practically from the opening credits, when I saw that Ufotable (currently known for the Fate/Stay Night UBW anime series) was behind this OVA, it was clear that this would be worth watching and I was not wrong. The animation was very well produced, the soundtrack matched the plot perfectly, and the characters also looked interesting from what little we were shown. This movie is certainly a good advertisement for the upcoming game. 6/10. (01.01.2015)