Long ago lived the "nobles," an ancient race of immortal supernatural beings. They were revered as rulers and gods. Among the nobles was the "Noblesse," a powerful individual shrouded in mystery named Cadis Etrama di Raizel, or "Rai." Upon awakening in South Korea after an 820-year-long sleep, Rai sets to find his loyal and devoted servant, Frankenstein, whom he discovers to be the current director of Ye Ran High School. In his wish to learn more about modern civilization, Rai enrolls as a student to better experience life in the modern world.
Noblesse: Awakening details the beginning of Rai's new life as a high school student as he spends time with friends and fights threats both human and supernatural in order to prevent their schemes from harming Korea.
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Nervin
There are several words that come in mind when trying to describe this ONA, and the most suitable one would be that it is hilarious, even with the underlying, or rather, main theme of this work: vampires and Frakenstein. Yes, you read right, Frankenstein and his very master that awoke after his long slumber. It must be noted that is has its share of action as well. Noblesse: Awakening is an adaptation of the of the korean manhwa Noblesse. The story surrounding vampires is nothing new, yet the fact that it incorporates both Frankenstein and his master, Cadis Etrama di Raizel, is something I haveyet to see in the medium itself. What is actually intriguing is the fact that the "master" awakens in modern society, so there are naturally futuristic things he quite doesn't understand, which creates some very amusing situations.
It also includes a good amount of well executed action, which came as surprise. For the matter, it is only 30 minutes long, so it isn't able to represent the scope of Noblesse, and thus is quite condensed, yet this serves to transmit well paced action sequences. However, this also means that there are a lot of things introduced that aren't explained to the viewer, which was to be expected.
As for the characters, there is not much say besides that the main protagonist, the master of Frakenstein, is silent, cunning and "badass" character, which is quite pleasing to see. The supporting cast are composed of zombies and vampires, which are necessary for the setting, yet their motives or why they're there is unknown.
Concerning the animation of this ONA, it is very well done, fluid motions and great choreography in the battle scenes. In addition the backgrounds were satisfying enough, including the character's designs which can be a bit generic, yet is a slightly different from what audiences are used to see. I might want to add that Frakenstein and the master are represented as "bishonens" yet without its typical personality, which to some may be a great addition - what usually is depicted as a malformed, is now a bishonen. As for the soundtrack, it was average, yet befitting of the anime, including the opening and ending.
All in all, I really enjoyed this ONA despite its generic premise and I am certainly now inclined to read the manhwa of this piece - or rather, seeing an adaptation of the series, as the premise can turn out to be something interesting. I would definitely recommend anyone to check this piece out, it is only 30 minutes long; and you never know, you may end up liking it.
Thank you for reading.
ZeroAlice
This is an adaptation for one of the best manhwa out there, Noblesse. Let me give u a head start if you want to watch this OVA. dont expect that it will cover up most of the manhwa since this is only a 30 minute adaptation and there'll be some fast pacing in the story but still for me I find it enjoyable to watch. STORY: 8/10 forgive me if I only scored it 8 but the OVA has made me crave for more. the ending was not that bad. I JUST wished they made it longer lol. I also gave it an 8 since the OVA hasntchanged from the original storyline which was GREAT I say, since some of us knows that OVAs usually has another world of its own.
ART: 10/10
WOW. Just WOW. The art was very very GOOD. They really put a great effort in doing this OVA. And All I can say is, Great Job IG Prod. Great Job.
The art was beautifully drawn and characters was also given proper animation. Im really amaxed on how they've done this. The art on this one is a must see.
SOUND: 8/10
There is no OST present. just some bgms which fits the story and every scenes. do i need to say more?
CHARACTER: 10/10
EXCELLENT! I can kiss IG Productions for this. they've given judgement to the characters. even their voices!! Rai is so gorgeous so as Frankenstein. they really didnt stray to the original manhwa and still had given proper execution on every characters. Even the villains.
ENJOYMENT: 10/10
Literally, I'm screaming every scenes. I enjoyed it so much and never expected that the OVA was really good. Every scene and characters are pinpoint and it made me jumped every time. If you are one of the fan of the series I say give this OVA a go. Its worth it.
OVERALL: 9/10
I recommend those who read the manhwa to also take time to watch this OVA. Its really worth the watch although it may leave you with lingering feelings and craving for more, it did to me.
scyax
if you want the short version: Id say this is more enjoyable to people who are fans of and have read the manhwa than people new to the series, so if you havent read that already then you definitely should, but maybe hold of on watching this till then. I just wanted to make this review so that people dont get the wrong idea about this series, whilst i did very much enjoy this ova i think the pacing was ridiculous and kind of ruined would could of been an even better experience. Its been a couple of years since i read the section of theseries that this ova covers but to put it in perspective this 30 minute ova tried to cover something close to 80 chapters of the manhwa, which to me seems like a bad idea on the behalf of the animation studio, but i do understand as not alot of action happened early on in the series and i guess they wanted to get to that because thats people want to see i guess.
overall aside from the extremely bad pacing which ruined and took away from alot of the characters and the plot i enjoyed this and it was really great to finally see my absolute favourite manhwa being animated, although i feel like unless youre a fan of the manhwa prior to watching this it may seem awfully generic and lacking. so my recommendation would be to read the manhwa atleast the first 80-100 chapters before you watch this.
Story i would personally give an 8 because i can understand and i know alot of stuff that wasnt shown, but if i hadnt already read the series the story would probably be closer to a 6 tbh.
the art was good, nothing amazing or interesting but good and enjoyable
The voice actors were all fairly good choices aside from maybe rai and m21 who both seemed to sound alot younger than they should of.
anyway overall id give it an 8, but i can understand if alot of people really didnt think much of this.
711nono
I think that anime adaptions of manhwa and manhua are greatly encouraged due to a lot of them having really great stories to tell. One of these is noblesse which is a brilliant manhwa that uses something as generic as vampires and creates something extraordinary with these vampires. However, Noblesse Awakening while being an enjoyable watch, it does not capture the integrity of the source material. Of course I can't be too harsh, this ONA is only 30 minutes or so and its hard to pack the first 80 chapters of a manga into 30 minutes. Obviously I knew they were going cut outmuch detail in an attempt to cram as much info into these 30 minutes as possible.
Well let's start with the positives, one, the animation is pretty gorgeous. It was colorful and fairly fluent and I really loved the character designs. There were a couple of moments where j didn't care for the animation such as when Frankenstein was bowing down to Rai. The voice actors and music were also quite good and they both fit into the story. The action and comedy were also on point and they captured the essence of the series.
The story was the most dissapointing part of the ONA. This was because they extracted an excessive amount of detail from the source material. All they really gave us is the framework of a great story. The same happened with the characters. They made it so blatant that they were skipping around that characters just appeared out of nowhere contrary to being properly introduced.
Well in the end there isn't much to say. This ONA is good for people looking to get into noblesse and it was quite nice. However the way I see it you should only watch this if you've red a significant amount of noblesse because in the end all this is is an overblown commercial for the amazing manhwa.
arolust
So happy to see this, I absolutely love the web comic, have read it more than once even while waiting for updates, but already disappointed. They skipped scenes, and sadly it was noticeable. It felt like they rushed this episode and tried to fit way to much of the story in 30 min, this should have been at least two episodes, if not three. Honestly, theres some others who are calling this an "introduction" to the web comic, and does not fair to well on its own. This should not be used to supplement the first part of the web comic either, absolutely not, as this is alreadydifferent enough in pacing and even combat than the web comic (mostly thinking of when Frankenstein fought the girl, his attitude and attacking method are different compared to web comic).
In short, even if you watched this, you should read the first chapters of the web comic before deciding if you truly like the series.
Sakuraika
I'm a big fan of Noblesse, and I was really hyped up when I heard the news of Noblesse being animated. IG Productions did their best, I guess, both with the animation and the scenes they chose to animate. Of course, an OVA is not enough for you to get to know what's happening, but it's still something! The thing that got me confused was that they changed some names Frankenstein, M-21 and M-24 and Razel stayed the same, but Shinwa, Ik-han and Yuna suddenly became japanese. There is no OST, but the music is good. So I think 8/10 is fair enough. But theseiyuu! I yelled out loud when I heard Hirakawa Daisuke. Thank you, IG Pro for inviting one of my favorite seiyuus! I didn't recognize the other seiyuus, but they voiced them splendidly.
mrtaxi
Being a huge fan of the manga, I went into this ONA with high hopes. While N:A is not a bad film per se, I expected more given the knowledge of how much potential the manga has. N:A has if I recall correctly attempted to conflate over 50 chapters of plotline and character development into a 20-minute short. Little wonder that the viewer is left with the sense of things being rushed. Moreover, N:A has deviated from the original storyline, with the role of the Noblesse being revealed at the very start and with the two vamp-mutants supposedly identifying Rai as this Noblesse they have longsearched for. While this may effectively help shorten the film to the producers' desired length, it also transforms Noblesse into your typical strong-male-protag + dark past anime with not much room for plot development (as in, because the underlying premise is completely obvious). Suffice it to say that the manga chose to let things play out more interestingly, at least imho (I shan't spoil it here).
Last but not least, I must say that while the sound effects are pretty good, they aren't particularly memorable. The fight scenes are over-dramatically animated and leaves you with a feeling of 'lame' rather than the awed vibe I got from the manga.
tl;dr: read the noblesse manga (well, at least the first 400 chapters or so...it's brilliant till then). true fans will probably enjoy this ONA more afterwards, for their pleasure of seeing many cool scenes animated.
Kira4President
Lets begin with the sound and art. Seeing how this was a OVA you know a lot of the studio's budget would be going into this one episode, since the studio wouldn't want a potential anime to fall flat in its Ova. So with this in mind the Art and sound were quite good. The Art was in line with (at least in my opinion) what every anime should be looking like in the year 2016. As for the sound i tend to mark sound based or whether or not it was noticeable, because all the anime i watch have sound but the goodanimes are able to use the sound to add to the viewing experience. In 'Noblesse' the studio was able to accomplish this as the action scene gained quite some suspense with the sound that was added meaning it was used well.
As for the story it left quite a lot to be desired. Now this can be used to dive deeper in to the story a.k.a making someone want to read the manhwa or it can be used as a excuse to be done with the series in and of itself. As for what made the story interesting i must say it is the originality of it to the extent of what a 'Noblesse' is. Meanwhile one can easily drop this series in the thought of 'i've been here and saw this already' due to its use of a cliched plot with vampires. It is because of this average-to-good plot that i decided to mark the story as a 6 (fair). Another issue i have is that after reading a couple of other reviews i see people saying how the story was rushed about 80-100 chapters into the manhwa and for someone who wanted to use this OVA to get back into the manhwa this information isn't exactly what i would want to hear.
custardloaf
This ONA is basically a trailer of the real Noblesse series. Wow just wow. They literally cutted 30 whole chapters from manhwa into 1 episode. But, hear me for a sec. This isn't like GoH one. There are some negative & positive aspects from this cutting part. Negative: -the plot is so fast paced, they may cut fillers which some of it maybe side-characters development. -we can't expect this series to have so many episodes (this is a big disappointment for me who is a big fan of it)-Confusion from the beginning. Because they cutted some parts we can expect some confusion who isn't manhwa readers about the powers, backgrounds, etc.
Positive:
-ok this is the important part, PLOT TWISTS. The reason why it's a positive for the story cause we can expect more plot twists from the start, because the plot moves backwards. Big brain time baby.
-FULL ACTION PACKS. Who doesn't love fast paced with full action each episode? especially with that badass characters and insane animations.
-Because the climax of the story is near middle-end we can expect some insane fight between two monsters in the series. The studio surely aimed big for this one.
This is such an amazing trailer for sure to build the hype for the real series.
Production I.G surely had big brain for a way to start something big!
ADIABATICO
This is my first time writing a review and English is not my mother language. I've already had contact with Noblesse's manhwa. And from what I had read, I can say that this OVA was too rushed. I understand that they couldn't adapt perfectly lots of chapters in 30 minutes of adaptation, but the direction was very bad. Some scenes didn't make any sense, like when Rai gave the teenagers Frankestein's picture, and also when the kidnappers sent Frankenstein a message! The only part that was okay in the direction was the fight sequence. There isn't much to talk about the story. From what it was showedin the 30 minutes, I can say that it's a good premise and is very interesting. Noblesse, Frankestein and the Gray-haired vampire looked ineteresting characters. The students, to me, are just anime stereotypes. I didn't like them.
The art was okay, didn't have anything special. I just feel like the manhwa had more style. The adaptation almost didn't have any soundtrack. 99% of the sound in the adaptation was the characters' voices.
In the end, it felt very interesting and I really hope there will be a anime adaptation. For the manhwa is popular, if the anime happens, it would be a huge hit.
Venusz
Ahh, where do I start? Well first and foremost, this is an OVA, not a movie. Please remember that. If you're looking for a fleshed-out, character growth-type of story/show, this isn't it for you. Now, if you're looking for a quick-fix of anime, this is it for yah. Let's start with the story. The producers did a really good job fleshing out the main points of the story line, and drawing viewers in. They also did a pretty decent job telling the story in about 33 minutes. Of course, because there was only 33 minutes, the story seemed extremely rushed. I found myself asking alot of questions at the end of the OVA. But then again, this is an OVA. The story gets an 8 from me though. I hope the good reviews of this OVA will give it the green light to be developed into an Anime. It definitely has the potential to be one of the best out there.
Art. This is my favorite. The crisp drawing and colors really caught my attention. I'm a stickler for art, and I can say this. The art really enhances the story line and the character's persona. Not to mention the fact that the animation is pretty freaking awesome too.
I gave the characters an 7 because they all seem very interesting. I'm quite interested in finding out Frankenstein's story and what he was doing while his Master was "asleep." I'm also interested in Rai's story (obviously because he's the main character), and how he got to where he is now. Despite the interesting story's that the characters may carry, they all seem to lack any unique personality. Rai is the typical, "cool-headed, bad-ass Master." Frankenstein is the "obedient, loyal, second-bad ass" character and the others are your typical "weak female, nerdy/geeky friend, and hot-headed 'I want to save the world'" characters. Of course, it was an OVA, so I guess you couldn't see much of their personality anyway... But still, if it does develop into an anime, I hope they do away with the un-original personalities and give us something with more substance.
Overall, I really enjoyed the OVA despite it being extremely rushed. As mentioned earlier, I hope that the producers will be given the green light to develop this into an anime. The story line seems to have a lot of substance, and the art/animation is exceptional. Plus, who doesn't need a good Vampire anime?
yoshino21
When I saw that my favorite manhwa got animated, I was so excited I could not speak. And I enjoyed it merely because I was waiting for this for so long. But let's face the reality: this OVA isn't too good. I liked the animation, though some characters look a little different. But the soundtrack and the scenario are terrible. They threw away all hilarious and positive moments that made me love this manhwa so much, and left only the battle scenes (which looked pretty decent btw). They also minimized the plot and changed lots of detailes. Of course you'd say "How do you expectthem to put 80 chapters into a 30-min OVA?" Well the answer is: the shouldn't make it into an OVA in the first place. In my opinion if you decide to do something, do it well. This manhwa deserves a full anime adaptation, with cool soundtrack.
But as I said earlier, I still enjoyed it because it's better than nothing.
-shad-
Ah yes, the studio to one of the first anime I’ve seen (Production I.G) when I started out anime, Attack On Titan; with numerous titles that I’ve haven’t got the time to watch (However I want to) like Psycho-pass, FLCL, Ghost in the shell, that I’ve only heard nothing but greatness about them. This time, is the same once again, with one of the most anticipated manhwa to grace the screen as an anime series (although this time it is a single ONA), Noblesse: Awakening. Now how did the story go, for a 30 minute ONA... If I could give an analogy to this, it wouldbe that it’s like an appetizer to a full course meal. Something that keeps you busy while we wait for a little moment (well hopefully soon) until the full course is ready.
How was the actual story?
Well, it started out with a Noblesse who goes by the name of Cadis Etrama di Raizel (or in short, just Rai) who has just awakened from a long deep sleep (820 years in particular). When he woke up, he met back with his servant (well, he calls him master) who is in charge of a high school. As in normal high school life, there is also people who love playing games. This is where one of my favorite scene came about where Rai was confuses with playing a video game. Even though it felt natural and logical to behave that way, since he is in a new era, it just felt too funny for me (since I’m a semi professional gamer myself). This is where, despite the lack of character development, since it’s an ONA, it felt like too rushed in my honest opinion. I wish there are more of these little funny scenes when and if they decide to come out with a full fledged TV series in the near future.
The art is where the light shines upon in the anime. God damn, it’s beautiful. The character design, to the aesthetic of the building looked amazing. The opening scene was good too. Rai looking badass as his the top ladder of the vampire world. The sinister looking vampire could easily identified as the antagonist with his sly smile of his. The high schoolers in particular, looked like people from high school. So that is a nice neat touch to it.
Overall, coming into the anime without any knowledge was a good experience in my opinion. It makes you eager to wait for a full anime series that is hopefully coming soon from Production I.G. There is some area lacking, like the pacing feels too rushed, the character development is a little bit lacking. However, I enjoyed every second of it. It’s defintely a good ride, don’t miss the train.
Illuminatio
So, I was spending the last week or so catching up with the webtoon. It's slow paced at the beginning but shit gets real fairly quickly. Furthermore it's hell of an emotional rollercoaster ride. I would highly recommend reading the webtoon before watching the OVA. Basically, I was like really looking forward to watching the OVA, or so I thought. Story: 3 The whole story revolves around Cadis Etrama Di Raizel. Short Rai. He's the handsome badass, we all need in our lives. Or I just need him. Well, who knows. Anyways. He does not talk that much. He doesn't talk at all most of the time.So back to the story. He suddenly awakens out of his slumber / hibernation which lasted for almost 820 years. He finds himself in a new area. Nothing seems familiar. Actually, he does not speak the language at the beginning. - "Just saying." Rai does not know the reason for his awakening either neither does Frankenstein furthermore the reason for his disappearance is clouded in mystery.
So, you're asking - why..why does he only give the story 3/10?
Well it's simple. The whole story did not make any sense? Dr. Crombell for instance, one of the main antagonists of the series and the reason for M.21 and M.24 to be hostile towards the "Union" wasn't even introduced. What the f. was going on. Like seriously? Why? Why were they even attacking the girl in the first place? And who is the mutant which attacked the children? Why?
It should be explained WHY Marry and Jake were sent.
Also, what was going on M.24 is suddenly all "Sorry, I wanted to kill you first girl, but now I will just rescue you". That was like ENTIRELY different in the webtoon.
M.21 and M.24 DO NOT know that he is the Noblesse also NO one actually knows what or who the Noblesse really is? That part was especially fucked up. If everyone knows who he is and the "Union" also knows that he is the Noblesse, - well done - 2/3 of the ORIGINAL story are now worthless.
The original concept was changed an effing lot to fit into the 30 min time frame - I can understand that is was meant like a preview for further projects maybe. Either way it's not really well adapted.
Art: 8
Looks amazing. I didn't expect any less of I.G. Production. Still, the "blood" looked ridiculous in many scenes.
Sound: 6
I don't know. I think - in my humble opinion - it din't fit into the anime. They should have sticked to a more "classier" approach towards the series. Rai is like old, not just old he is like ancient. The whole Baccano "feel" wasn't my cup of tea.
Character: 4
Rai was speaking to much. He shouldn't be talking at all. He was like very open towards everyone. Sorry but the whole premise of the series is HIM OPENING UP. Rai gets to knowing the humans. He starts to understand what it means to live among men.
Enjoyment: 5
It wasn't all bad. It was decent. But surely it wasn't outstanding. I liked that it was heavenly action-driven. Much appreciated. But still, following the webtoon a little more accurately would be so much appreciated.
Overall: 6 (Because I am generous and I LOVE Frankenstein.)
Meh. It wasn't good. I mean, I love the webtoon. But..the OVA wasn't great, far from being anything. It was indeed enjoyable but that's it.
Read the Webtoon. It's really nice to read.
Inosenso
Predictable, boring. More for he kind of people who like pretty boys + vampires. Jojo's Bizarre adventure accomplishes more in 5 minutes than this show did in 30 with its nuanced storytelling and unrelatable MC. When the most impressively tenacious and brave character in the episode is the bro character you know your powers of characterization is weak. The opening was good. The art featured a lot of these bright atmospheric shades but suffered from frankly boring choreography and stiff movement. It's a nice way to whet your appetite and a good time killer but not what I would describe as a springboard into themanwha.
Demi_V
Production I.G has done it again. After a stint in watching this OVA, I can fathom why so many enjoy this series. Despite the positive things I heard about Noblesse, I couldn't help cringing when I saw the words “vampire” and “high school.” I thought, “Please don't be another Vampire Knight.” But it definitely didn't fit that category. It was far greater than that. Keep in mind that this is an OVA, so it only gives a taste of what to expect in the overall story. Some things aren't explained, but if you seen vampire anime like Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, you can understand the vampires’abilities and whatnot.
It was more of a segment than a story. The highlight was the introduction to the Noblesse (Rai) and his importance in the vampiric world. After sleeping for 820 years, he returns to a world dominated by humans and their unusual normalities (e.g. video games). His reactions to first-time experiences in popular high school activities like video games were logical. The OVA presents his unique abilities from other vampires and what he's capable of. The pacing seems rushed with dramatic events happening shortly after Rai makes an appearance in high school, but it was actually pretty steady for a segment. There's not much time for character developments or getting to know the characters in general. The majority of the show consisted of fighting, so it concludes with discarding a somewhat irrelevant part of the story. Now all that's left is Rai’s life as a high schooler and the Noblesse, as well as the several other questions you may have.
The background design is where the art truly shines. It's so well defined. The destruction in the show is constant and doesn't pause to emphasize a scene. It made it more realistic. The character designs were good. Production I.G did a good job with the bishounen protagonist. His red eyes, single ear accessory, and smooth shoulder-length hair were the characteristics that screamed “hottie” to me. The sinister vampires looked dominant over the others. I could tell their status by looking at them. The high school characters looked youthful. However, the art didn't reflect injuries much. Yes, it shows the usual draws as indicators of a character's pain, but it didn't connect with the vampires’ abilities. The vampires have brutal strength, so it makes sense to see crushed fingers or hands if they step on them with all their might. Plus the characters are able to move them despite the encounter. It lacks vampiric logic. The blood was too bright to be incarnadine.
The instrumental bluesy OP suited this OVA’s premise. Anything more upbeat for this type of vampire anime would've ruined it slightly for me. The background music, crunching noises, and staticky sounds during fights were great. The ED, which was one of the background tracks, calmed things down. The seiyuu did a good job, too.
I don't expect much from a short OVA, so I knew it would lack in some areas, including character development. I enjoyed it regardless. It definitely leaves you craving more. Hopefully, Production I.G will decide to take on a full anime adaptation in the future. In the meantime, let's read the manhwa.
Neah_Walker85
It was a very wonderful episode I loved the character of Raizel and Frankenstein And I also liked the character of Mary I would be very satisfied that he had an anime component of at least 13 episodes this is a wonderful thing no one pays attention to I do not know what these people would be happy if anime (TV) was composed of at least 13 episodes It does not matter that maybe I read the Manhwa read because Ova very impressed me and I loved this Anime The events were more than wonderful, but unfortunately it has only 2 episodes
secondtooth
This is the first thing in the series I've seen, and I can say with certainty, I will not be watching any more of it. It felt like watching a fever dream. The anime tries to be style over substance, only the substance is zero. You know what happens when you divide by zero? It doesn't work, and neither does this anime. It got bad enough to the point where I stopped reading the subtitles, and with the basic level Japanese I know, I'm pretty sure I got the gist of what little but ridiculous story there was. The action was well animated, the sound designwas good, and the character designs were attractive. But man, the plot and character cast weren't anywhere close to being interesting enough to carry through the awful pacing.
FireFairy
I honestly don't understand why this got as high of a score as it did. As a longtime fan of the manwha, I was seriously excited when I saw there was an adaptation. I settled down for what I thought would be a treat. I was majorly disappointed. This adaptation tried to mash the first 80 or so episodes (aka chapters) of the manwha/webtoon into 30 minutes. 30. MINUTES. As such, the pacing is so rushed and so much is cut out that it's left a major mess. On top of all that, the acting is so poor that it's difficult to suspend my disbelief andinvest in the story. That, plus that hackjob animation, was so distracting that I finally turned it off before I had even finished it.
If you watched this and thought it was interesting, then go read the manwha. The manwha has great characters, decent pacing, enjoyable humor, and amazing story. But this adaptation was nearly as disrespectful to the source material as The Last Airbender movie was to Avatar: the Last Airbender tv show. Seriously. Go read the Webtoon.
