Day 39: Record of the Lodoss War

Parn and Deedlit, Free Knight and High Elf.

Of all the genres, medieval fantasy has always been my favorite. I own dozens of fantasy novels, and have always lamented the lack of good fantasy in other media. Fortunately, with anime like Record of Lodoss War, I needn't lament much longer.

Record of the Lodoss War. This was probably the first Anime were I truly lost my mind. I remember getting episode one from Kathy Khoo a friend from highschool. That episode had no subtitles and was grainy as hell, but after watching Parn and company defeat the earth dragon, I was hooked.

I spent the next few months researching where I could get this anime in it's entirety. I called the companies of streamline pictures U.S. renditions, both two of the top distributors of Anime in the early 90's, with questions on where to buy this series. Each time I called I would get a similar answer: "It's not licensed in the U.S. right now. Try looking in local Anime or comic stores."

So I did, I scoured the yellow pages for comic book stores in my area then calling and asking for any "Japanese Comics", "Japanese art books" or "Record of the Lodoss War videos". All of the stores said they don't carry those kinds of comics. So I widened my search. I started calling comic book and Anime stores in L.A., but the few that heard of the series didn't have any idea how to get it. It wasn't until my family went to San Fransisco for a quick vacation, that I found Lodoss War.

It was located in the underground mall, in a tiny store that specialized in imported Anime videos. The whole original series was there. Unedited, uncut, and in Japanese. But I didn't care. I had searched for nearly a year and I was damned if I left without those tapes. So I paid the $125 for the 13 episodes and took it home. I didn't watch it at first, I waited until I got home where I could watch the whole series uninterrupted.

It was worth the wait.

As I sat there riveted watching the story unfold in front of me I began to lose myself in the pictures, the voices and the music. And while I didn't know the true story of Lodoss until years later when the subtitled version came out, I had come to know the essence of Record of the Lodoss War.

Only one word is needed to summarize this series: epic. Actually, calling it epic is almost an understatement. Between the massive armies, extensive story line, and sheer scope, Lodoss War is a monumental anime.




Current Weight: 223


Workout: Rest Day



Meals:

1. Meal 1:Total Calories: 721.0

Ketchup, Tomato [Heinz]
1 tbsp or 0.60 oz=17 g
2 servings
30.0 calories

Chicken, light meat, fried
1 cup=237 ml or 4.9 oz=140 g
268.8 calories

Rice, White, Short Grain, cooked
1 cup=237 ml or 6.6 oz=186 g
241.8 calories

Eggs, Chicken, fried
1 large, 1.6 oz=46 g
2 servings
180.4 calories


2. Meal 2: Slimfast Bar 220 Kcal



3. Meal 3: Slimfast optima Shake with milk 200 Kcal



4. Meal 4: Slimfast Bar 220 Kcal



5. Meal 5: Total Calories: 263.6
   
   Tortilla, flour, fajita size
   80.0 calories
   
   Beef, various cuts, meat only, cooked
   3 oz=85 g
   183.6 calories



6. 1 16oz Vitamin water 150 Kcal



7. 1774.6 Total Calories