Run Melos!

About Run Melos!

Run Melos! (Hashire Melos (Movie)) blends action, adventure and historical by Visual 80 (1992). Below is a fresh retelling of what the story is about. What the story covers: Melos is a good boy from Messina and has come to Syracuse, the magnificent metropolis of temples, to buy a ritual sword for his sister's marriage ceremony. He crosses paths with a very talented sculptor and they become friends.

As things develop, later, the King's guards arrest Melos while he was having a walk in the castle's gardens and Syracuse's King, obsessed by the idea of assassins out to kill him, sentences him to death. Melos is desperate, but most of all he wants to be present at his sister's marriage, so he asks the King for three days to go to Messina for the celebration and then return to Syracuse where he will accept the death penalty. The King does not trust Melos, but, attempting to demonstrate that nobody could trust him, asks him to find a volunteer substitute in case he breaks his promise.

With action at the core, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. If you count yourself among viewers who like fast, high-impact fights, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Visual 80, which means the visual identity of Run Melos! follows that studio's craft. Because it leans on action, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Its 6.9/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. It aired in 1992, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.