
The Faraway Paladin
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationsci-fi & fantasymonster/alien/supernaturaldramaadventurefantasyfastfresh & originallightimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeA fantastical animated series that is original, polished and sweeping. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Seasons
Season 1
· 2021 · 12 episodesA human boy lovingly raised by three undead beings in a city of the dead begins to question his own existence, and embarks on a journey of knowledge.
Episodes (12)
1The Boy from the City of the Dead9 Oct 2021
Will was born in the city of the dead, where he was raised by three undead. Although he was nurtured with love, Will questions his existence in this life-forbidding place where he is the only human alive. He discovers his three parents are secretly hiding something that may explain this mystery, and as if this weren't…
2The Wandering Sage16 Oct 2021
Five years have passed since Will learned Mary's secret, and he is now 13. His undead parents' lessons grow ever more difficult, but Will manages to stick to it. One day, Blood gives him an assignment requiring him to escape from the ruins in the city. Will desperately tries to fight his way out, but an odd sensation…
3Payday23 Oct 2021
Turning 15, Will challenges Blood to a fight with real swords as his coming-of-age ceremony, but Gus asks Will to lose on purpose. Will doesn't get a chance to ask Gus about what happened that day in the ruins before he must head into his battle against Blood.
4The Goddess of the Divine Torch30 Oct 2021
The "God of Undeath" Stagnate's sudden appearance catches the three undead off-guard. Although his attempt to abduct Blood and Mary is interrupted by Gus, the black mist bursting from his chest leaves them no time to feel relieved. Will is unable to do anything as Stagnate says to him with a fearless smile, "It's all…
5The Helmet of Will6 Nov 2021
On the verge of death, Will swears an oath to Gracefeel and rises to challenge Stagnate again. However, Stagnate tricks Will into fighting his shadow while he goes off to attack Blood and Mary. When he realizes what's going on, Will rushes back to the Temple and arrives just as Stagnate comes within reach of the two…
6Archer of Beast Woods13 Nov 2021
Will departs from the city of the dead and sets foot in the outside world. After walking in the woods for several days, the first being he meets is Menel, a half-elf hunter. Will is delighted to talk to someone his own age and continues to recall it even after they go their separate ways. That night, he receives a…
7Traumatic Memory20 Nov 2021
Menel leads Will to a village that's being attacked by monsters. As he banishes them, he learns gravity of the tragedies caused by the attack. Piled-up bodies and burnt houses are everywhere. Then, from their midst, a faint voice catches Menel's attention. The voice belongs to a severely burnt young boy who has turned…
8Songs of Heroism4 Dec 2021
Under the guidance of Menell, Will goes to a village that has been attacked by monsters. As he subdues the remnants of the demons, the tragedy of the village gradually becomes apparent. A house burned down by piled up corpses. And it was a boy who was burned by flames and turned into an undead (undead) who called out…
9Whitesails11 Dec 2021
Will and his friends, who travel with Bee and Tonio, finally arrive at the target "City of White Sails (White Sails)". Will is impressed by the big city he sees for the first time and the people who live there. When healing the tiredness of his travels, the bell of an emergency rings. Looking out in a hurry, a big…
10Renowned Glory18 Dec 2021
Will, who was to have an audience with the lord Ethelwald as a "Killing Wyvern," offers to gather private soldiers to eliminate the frequent damage caused by monsters. Ethel once shows an intimidating attitude to such an outlandish offer, but decides to identify Will and forgive it. Head to a bar where adventurers…
11Valley of Despair25 Dec 2021
Will, who was appointed as a paladin, was responsible for the reconstruction of the village and the extermination of demons. One day, he goes to "Beast Woods" with Reistov and Menel, who have two names, "Tsuranuki", in order to search for a unit that does not return. He feels something is wrong with the scattered…
12The Faraway Paladin3 Jan 2022
Will and his friends are addicted to the traps of the demons and have routed. After seeing the seriously injured Menel, Will realizes that he has unknowingly put his companion in a dangerous eye, and realizes the difference in ability between his surroundings and himself. It was Menel who showed anger that stood in…
Two years had passed since he left the City of the Dead, and Will was seventeen by count. As a lord, he developed "Torch Port, a river port of light", and gradually the people's activities and smiles returned to "Beast Woods". However, out-of-season flowers bloom profusely, and an abnormality is discovered in the forest. Will and his friends head into the depths of the forest to solve this problem, and receive an ominous prophecy from the king of the forest. "In the Iron Rust Mountains, the 'Fire of Black Calamity' will occur. The fire will spread, or it will burn everything in this land."…
Episodes (12)
- 1Episode 17 Oct 2023
- 2Episode 214 Oct 2023
- 3Episode 321 Oct 2023
- 4Episode 428 Oct 2023
- 5Episode 54 Nov 2023
- 6Episode 611 Nov 2023
- 7Episode 718 Nov 2023
- 8Episode 825 Nov 2023
- 9Episode 92 Dec 2023
- 10Episode 109 Dec 2023
- 11Episode 1116 Dec 2023
- 12Episode 1223 Dec 2023
Specials
· 2021 · 2 episodesEpisodes (2)
- 1Episode 7.5: The Path Taken27 Nov 2021
- 2Episode 26 Oct 2021
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- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
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- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's being raised by three undead: the hearty skeletal warrior, Blood; the graceful mummified priestess, Mary; and the crotchety spectral sorcerer, Gus. The three pour love into the boy, and teach him all they know. But one day, Will starts to wonder: "Who am I?" Will must unravel the mysteries of this faraway dead man's land, and unearth the secret pasts of the undead. He must learn the love and mercy of the good gods, and the bigotry and madness of the bad. And when he knows it all, the boy will take his first step on the path to becoming a Paladin.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2021
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Returning
- Studio
- Children's Playground Entertainment
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