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Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture

Hajimari no Boukensha-tachi: Legend of Crystania

1995, Movie, 1 ep, 58%, Triangle Staff

Recommended by 3 Ellcia fans on AniList. The same kind of story: mainstream sword-and-sorcery anime.

Ashram, desperate to find a home for his people, is tricked into selling his soul. 300 years later, Pirotesse's devotion to her king remains unshaken. In the sacred world of Crystania, amidst a civil war waged by shape-changing warriors, she searches for her beloved Ashram. She…

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About Ellcia

1992, OVA, 4 eps, 63%, J.C.STAFF

The Sacred Book of the land of Eija has been rediscovered and with it the legends of a mysterious and all powerful ship. Now Princess Crystal of Megaronia has set forth on a quest to recover the ship and its ultimate weaponry. All that stands between her and total domination of the world is a small group of piratical misfits. Swords, sorcery and technology blend to form a mesmerizing tale of Good vs. Evil in Ellcia.

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