Ragnarok the Animation

Ragnarök the Animation
Nowhere near as good as it looks. Which is a shame.
Info
Developer(s)	Gravity Entertainment Corporation
Publisher(s)	Seīchi Hori Cheong Dae Sik
Distributor(s)	FUNimation Entertainment (North America) Level Up! Games (Philippines & Brazil)
Director(s)	Seiji Kishi Kim Jung Ryool
Writer(s)	Hideki Mitsui Lee Myung-jin
Artist(s)	G&G Entertainment Gonzo
Release date(s)	2004 April 06 – 2004 September 28
Genre(s)	Adventure Drama

Ragnarök the Animation is a Japanese/Korean animation series based on the MMORPG Ragnarök Online rather than the original manhwa Ragnarok. It was produced in the first quarter of 2004 and was broadcast on TV Tokyo of Japan. In 2005, it was broadcast on SBS in Korea. It has 26 episodes. The Philippine and Brazilian distributor of the game, Level Up! Games, Inc., cooperated with ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation for local licensing and distribution rights of Ragnarok the Animation. On 2007 January 22, FUNimation Entertainment announced the U.S. license of Ragnarok on the website's Kickoff 07.

Story

The story happens in the same world of Rune-Midgard. An evil entity called the Dark Lord wants to create chaos in the world with the help of seven crystals that represent the seven ambitions (also known as the Seven Strengths) who sealed him away years ago.

Characters

Protagonists

• Roan
• Yufa
• Takius
• Maya
• Iruga Alam
• Judia

Antagonists

• Dark Lord
• Abysmal Knight
• Keough
• Zephyr
• Zealotus

Other Characters

• Baphomet
• Baphomet Jr
• Melopsum
• Alice
• Poi-Poi
• Jiltus
• Tiz
• Ray

List of Episodes

Ragnarok the Animation consists of 26 episodes which are all spun off of the Ragnarok Online MMORPG and have no connection to the either the game nor the Ragnarok manhwa.

Episode No.	English Title	Japanese Title	Air Dates
1	Why Do You Wield That Sword?	その剣は何のためにあるのです, Sono Ken wa Nani no Tame ni Aru no desu	2004 Apr. 06 (Japan) 2005 Oct. 09 (South Korea) 2007 Dec. 04 (North America DVD)
2	Be Good To Me, Big Brother	よろしくね、お兄ちゃん, Yoroshiku ne, Oniichan	2004 Apr. 13 (Japan) 2005 Oct. 16 (South Korea)
3	I Believe	私は信じてます, Watashi wa Shinjitemasu	2004 Apr. 20 (Japan) 2005 Oct. 23 (South Korea)
4	Is That the Best You Can Do?	それはお前の力なのか, Sore wa Omae no Chikara nano ka	2004 Apr. 27 (Japan) 2005 Oct. 30 (South Korea)
5	What Did You Just Say?	今、なんていったの?, Ima, Nante Itta no?	2004 May 04 (Japan) 2005 Nov. 06 (South Korea)
6	I Won't Let Anyone Get In My Way!	誰にも私の邪魔はさせないんだから, Tare ni mo Watashi no Jama wa Sasenain dakara	2004 May 11 (Japan) 2005 Nov. 13 (South Korea)
7	Will You Comfort Me?!?	なぐさめてくれるの!?, Nagusamete Kureru no!?	2004 May 18 (Japan) 2005 Nov. 20(South Korea)
8	Life Is Precious	命の尊さを知らぬものは不幸だ, Inochi no Tattosa o Shiranu Mono wa Fukō da	2004 May 25 (Japan) 2005 Nov. 27 (South Korea)
9	All For the Truth	全ては真理のために, Subete wa Shinri no Tame ni	2004 Jun. 01 (Japan) 2005 Dec. 04 (South Korea)
10	You're My Brother, Aren't You?!?	兄さんなんでしょ!, niisan Nan desho!	2004 Jun. 08 (Japan) 2005 Dec. 11 (South Korea) 2008 Jan. 29 (North America DVD)
11	All is Only Despair	この世にあるのは失望だけだ, Kono Yo ni Aru-no wa Shitsubō Dake da	2004 Jun. 15 (Japan) 2005 Dec. 18 (South Korea)
12	I Can't Do It	僕じゃダメなんだ…, Boku ja Dame Nan da…	2004 Jun. 22 (Japan) 2005 Dec. 25 (South Korea)
13	The Protector	守る者…, Mamoru Mono…	2004 Jun. 29 (Japan) 2006 Jan. 01 (South Korea)
14	Why Won't You Answer?	どうして答えてくださらないのです, Dōshite Kotaete Kudasaranai no desu	2004 Jul. 06 (Japan) 2006 Jan. 08 (South Korea)
15	Don't Worry, I'm Here	大丈夫、俺がいる, Daijōbu, Ore ga Iru	2004 Jul. 13 (Japan) 2006 Jan. 15 (South Korea)
16	I Can't Save Anyone	何も救えない…, Nani mo Sukuenai…	2004 Jul. 20 (Japan) 2006 Jan. 22 (South Korea)
17	You Are Already Tainted	すでにお前も汚れている, Sude ni Omae mo Kagarete Iru	2004 Jul. 22 (Japan) 2006 Jan. 29 (South Korea)
18	I've Known All Along	みんなわかってたんや, Minna Wakatta n'ya	2004 Aug. 03 (Japan) 2006 Feb. 05 (South Korea)
19	We'll Always Be Together	ずっといっしょだよ, Zutto Issho da yo	2004 Aug. 10 (Japan) 2006 Feb. 12 (South Korea) 2008 Mar. 25 (North America DVD)
20	It's Okay	もう、いいや…, Mō, Ii ya…	2004 Aug. 17 (Japan) 2006 Feb. 19 (South Korea)
21	I Need You	お前が必要なんだ, Omae ga Hitsuyō Nan da	2004 Aug. 24 (Japan) 2006 Feb. 26 (South Korea)
22	Who's the Lonely One?	寂しいのはどっち!, Samishii-no wa Dotchi!	2004 Aug. 31 (Japan) 2006 Mar. 05 (South Korea)
23	Good Bye	さよなら…, Sayonara…	2004 Sept. 02 (Japan) 2006 Mar. 12 (South Korea)
24	Place of Reckoning	全ての決着をつける場所, Subete no Ketchaku o Tsukeru Basho	2004 Sept. 14 (Japan) 2006 Mar. 19 (South Korea)
25	One Who Realizes His Mistake	過ちに気付きし者, Ayamachi ni Kizuki-shi Mono	2004 Sept. 21 (Japan) 2006 Mar. 26 (South Korea)
26	For the Sake of Our Future	私達の未来のために!, Watashi-tachi no Mirai no Tame ni!	2004 Sept. 28 (Japan) 2006 Apr. 01 (South Korea)

Music of Ragnarok the Animation

Only one soundtrack and a single (We Are the Stars) were ever released for Ragnarok the Animation.

• Ragnarok the Animation Original Soundtrack

Trivia

• In some official servers of Ragnarok Online, events related to the Ragnarok the Animation series, including quests which allow players to revisit key events in the anime series were released during its airing.

See Also

• Ragnarok Online, an MMORPG
• Ragnarok Online II a sequel MMORPG
• Gravity Corp.

External Links

• Ragnarök the Animation (IMDb)
• Ragnarök the Animation (MyAnimeList)
• Ragnarök the Animation (TV Tokyo)
• Ragnarök the Animation (Funimation)
• Ragnarök the Animation (Crunchyroll)