Erin English Sub & Dub

About Erin

Erin (Kemono no Souja Erin) arrives as a fantasy anime by Production I.G, Trans Arts (2009), and the premise is easy to summarize. At its core: In the land of Ryoza, the neighboring provinces of Shin-Ou and Tai-Kou have been at peace. Queen Shinou is the ruler of Ryoza and her greatest general, Grand Duke Taikou, defends the kingdom with his army of formidable war-lizards known as the "Touda.

Beyond that: Although the two regions have enjoyed a long-standing alliance, mounting tensions threaten to spark a fierce civil war. Within Ake, a village in Tai-Kou tasked with raising the Grand Duke's army, lives Erin, a bright girl who spends her days watching the work of her mother Soyon, the village's head Touda doctor. While under Soyon's care, a disastrous incident befalls the Grand Duke's strongest Touda, and the peace that Erin and her mother had been enjoying vanishes as Soyon is punished severely.

As a fantasy title, world-building, magic systems and creature design set the tone. If you count yourself among fans of magic, kingdoms and invented worlds, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Production I.G, Trans Arts, so the studio's house style defines how Erin looks and moves on screen. The fantasy focus matters here: world-building, magic systems and creature design set the tone. A community score of 8.3/10 puts it among the better-received fantasy titles. It aired in 2009, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.