Popular Reviews of Warlock

A lot of fun!

Cute anime-style audio drama about a cheerful protagonist, Nova, making a bargain with a sinister spirit to gain the ability to use magic. Magic school tropes galore as she goes learns to use her new powers and work together with her classmates. The voice acting is all on point, especially Nova's chibi mode giggle.

As a lot of the other reviews have mentioned, this is such a wonderful ode to anime and fantasy shows! You can just tell everyone is having so much fun with this production. The music, sound design, and story are all fantastic and the voice acting style reminds me of the anime I used to watch on Toonami!

Dragon Ball Academia: Shippuden Since I was a kid, Anime & Dungeons and Dragons have been two of my biggest defining factors. They’ve shaped me and molded me into the person I am today. Wacky characters, daring quests, heart-felt tragedies, and more. The list of emotions evoked can go on and on. So being introduced to this series had me brimming with excitement. Having been through both the awkward years of Anime & D&D, as well as the hype years, I have many different viewpoints on the lens in which I perceived this show. Some may be a bit more self imposed. Others more objective. To start off, I’ll state this: I’m a sucker for references, subtle or in your face. Warlock does a fantastic job at both. From the little things like name-dropping different abilities, to a fantastic joke made about Milestone Leveling as they’re traveling. Here’s just a small list of this that caught my attention: - D&D levels portrayed as a Ranking System - Calling out the ridiculousness of saying your attacks out loud - That freakin’ Milestone joke - Having actual D&D spells in-story Alongside D&D, there are some clear nods and references to many Anime series. Things like yelling out an attack like a Kamehameha, having very long-winded titles, seeing someone’s backstory right before they die, and the ever classic episodes of Naruto, Sasuke, & Sakura vs Kakashi when they need to get the bells. Truly I could keep going, but there are other things to talk about. While there were many things I loved about this show, I had some troubles in other areas: - Much of the voice direction sent me back in time to the cringe anime years of my middle school life. I think this is on purpose, but sometimes it could be a little too much. Reeling it back just a bit would be okay. - Occasionally the show could become a bit too fast paced and dizzying. There are many characters, plot-lines, and moving parts to this show, leading to sporadic bouts of confusion regarding what was happening. This could be especially noticeable in some of the fights. Pacing is very important! - Some of the twists & plot-lines were predictable. But let me stress this: while there were a decent amount of things I was able to future call, there were a handful that I did NOT see coming. - I don’t think this is so much of a negative, but I actually think I’d enjoy this show even more if it was on a visual medium instead of an auditory one. All in all, I found this show very enjoyable. The characters become more endearing as time goes on, and you begin to get more and more invested in the journey. I think it’s a solid listen, and a no-brainer for anyone who plays D&D, watches Anime, or just has an overall nerdy aesthetic. Random things to note: - The ending of Season 3 was f***ing wild and I did not see it coming. I stopped what I was doing at work and went “OH SHIT, WHAT?!” - There’s a character named Taro that is only in the podcast for a little bit, but the voice actor sounded like Bobby Hill from King of the Hill and I loved that. - This series is drastically better than Tom Hanks’ first movie about D&D called “Mazes and Monsters”.

Anime meet D&D This is a delightful audio drama of very high quality. The music, sfx, and voice mods used in it are all well placed and the characters are a ton of fun. This gives me a real good anime feeling to it and I'm all about it. Great job on this audio drama, I look forward to hearing more of it! Keep up the great work!