Tolkien’s psychopaths are finally unleashed! In this episode of Golden Ticket requested by DustyStars, Evan and Iñaki review the 2024 anime film. The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrimdiscussing its status within the franchise, its effectiveness as a stand-alone film, and its adherence to Tolkien’s canon. To redeem your own Golden Ticket and request a review of a specific medium, join the Ani-Gamers Patreon! Topics include: incel kings, elephants where they don’t belong, and the plural of maia (is maiar).
Show notes
- Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
- Episode edited by Evan Minto.
- The review
- Namedrops: JRR Tolkien (duh), Peter Jackson, Phillipa Boyens, Kenji Kamiyama, the hobbit, The Silmarillion, unfinished stories, The history of Middle Earth, The children of Hurin, The Song of Beren and Lúthien.
- Iñaki mentioned this Tumblr post about the lord of the rings in the context of the First World War
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