Rance 01: Hikari wo Motomete The Animation

The barbaric warrior Rance loves nothing more than the company of beautiful women. Traveling around the continent with his faithful slave Sill Plain, Rance takes on odd jobs for a chance to appease his insatiable libido. Although his perverted instincts often land him in hot water, people from far and wide nevertheless laud his heroic feats.

While undertaking a request to locate a missing noble girl, Rance and Sill arrive in the majestic Kingdom of Leazas. As they split up to investigate several leads, Rance finds himself aiding the townsfolk with various problems, from rescuing a kidnapped barmaid to purging an undead outbreak. Amassing both fortune and females, the warrior eventually uncovers a dark secret within the kingdom that only he can stand against.

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Rance Main

Yao, Kazuki Japanese

Plain, Sill Main

Tatsumi, Yuiko Japanese

Mirage, Yulang Supporting

Flanders, Pulptenks Supporting

Mizusawa, Kei Japanese

Leazas, Lia Parapara Supporting

Miruno, Jun Japanese

Kentou, Kanami Supporting

Sakurai, Harumi Japanese

Masou, Shizuka Supporting

Amarilis, Maris Supporting

Hirata, Hiromi Japanese

Sys, Necai Supporting

Misonoo, Mei Japanese

Patty the Summer Supporting

Aoba, Ringo Japanese

Horie, Taku Producer

Yoshida, Kokage Producer

Nishikawa, Takashi Director, Animation Director, Character Design

Jinbo, Tadashi Sound Director

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Feb 2, 2022

thetickdickler

Recommended

A whole 21 years later and Rance fans get another adaptation of their favorite open world fantasy wank material. Just in time for the people who were born in the same year that the original was released in to start drinking.

Rance 01: The Quest for Hikari (Rance 01: Hikari wo Motomete The Animation) begins begins with Rance and Sill arriving in the majestic Kingdom of Leazas to find a missing noble girl. As they split up to investigate several leads, Rance finds himself aiding the townsfolk with various problems from rescuing a kidnapped barmaid to purging an undead outbreak. While amassing both fortune and females, ... the warrior eventually uncovers a dark secret within the kingdom that only he can stand against.

And continuing the tone that the first one had, the series begins with a scene where Rance rapes a woman multiple times before saving her, all while claiming that she was raped by a group of bandits, all because she was blindfolded. So if you're not into black comedy and slapstick, turn back now.

Just like the first, The Quest for Hikari makes a ton of jokes about how it's based on a series of RPG games, referencing the overhead perspective that so many 8-bit and 16-bit JRPGs had at the time for the anime's transitions as Rance makes his way around town asking people about the girl that he's looking for. Since the animation in most hentai aren't that appealing, it's neat not only getting decent animation, but some neat visual variety to go with the good animation.

The biggest difference between this and the last OVA is that the new series has 4 episodes and a special, which range from 26 to 30 minutes each, so there is quite a bit of content here. And because of the added content, every episode has at least 1 to 2 sex scenes each, and they're all good. So if you're looking for a hentai with some plot, The Quest for Hikari is right up there in terms of enjoyable plot.

The series even comes with some monster rape towards the end of the series, so if you're into that, it's got you covered.

The series is actually pretty well animated for a hentai, which is a rarity these days, considering that Queen Bee seems to intend to make hentai so poorly that a slideshow of the original source material would be an upgrade, so the good animation is very much appreciated here. You're bound to find something appealing in at least one or two of the sex scenes.

And coincidentally, or possibly intentionally as an homage to the original OVA, the first episode of this adaptation of Rance came out on December 26th, so it's another White Christmas! There are only so many times I get to make a White Christmas pun in my hentai reviews, so I'm going to revel in it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Nov 13, 2021

slaaack666

Recommended

"PC 9801VM, 2HD disk, 4MB RAM, MSX, X6–"

Story: Anime adaptation of the first game in the Rance series. Rance gets hired to find about a girl's whereabouts. He starts to work on his case while getting laid with as many girls as he can along the way. It gets a tinsy bitty dark(ish) towards the end, but there's not much focus on it and hey, it wouldn't be Rance without it.

Art: This is where this hentai really shines. They really did hit the nail on the head by going with studio Seven, it's like they were made for one another. Everything looks very good and ... stylish while the more comedic absurd scenes get 1000x times better with their animation.

Sound: The voices are all very good. Sound effects I felt that were a just a little bit lacking/low sometimes. Soundtrack sounded kind of bland in the sex scenes, with some of them even being just plain quiet. Great endings though, especially the last one.

Character: Loved all the characters. While I don't need to explain all my love for Rance and Sill again, all the girls really shine in this by being both very sexy and cute.

Enjoyment: Each episode felt fullfilling and fast-paced, developing the story while also having just the right amount of action. All the scenes looked great and the vanilla/cuteness amount in some of them were off the freaking charts (yes I'm looking at you two, Yulang and Menad). Last but not least, the lovely post-credits scene was the cherry on the cake.

Overall: One of the best hentai out there and probably the best adaptation I've ever seen, with lots of references and sometimes even going as far as taking things from the game too literally and making fun of it. Masterpiece.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Apr 11, 2019

coboltalex

Mixed Feelings

I just had to review this

This is the first time I've watched an Hentai, and I must say that it was a weird experience, it wasn't really my cup of tea.

But, however, for some reason I actually enjoyed it. The plot was not as bad as I thought it would be. Rance 01 is like like any other action/fantasy series out there. - A hungry hero showing absolute fulFILLment to his assigned mission (with girls along the way) that keeps fighting for justice. LOL. I mean, haven't we all watched a series just like that before?

I won't be watching something like this ... ever again not that I regret that I did. It had me laugh a few times because it was so stupid. And it's not bad to widen your perspective on things sometimes, right?

Rance 01: Hikari wo Motomete was absolutely enjoyable.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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