Now aside from mild curiosity at the obvious addiction to using the words 'legend' and 'hero' in some manner, one has to wonder if the anime adaptation can really live up to the popularity of the franchise. It's actually surprising how many people don't know the meaning or usage of the word, but rather than comment on the failure of education systems, let's have a look at how 'epic' applies to an anime like Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu (or The Legend of the Legendary Heroes, whatever floats your boat).Įleven volume light novel series by Kagami Takaya was published in Dragon Magazine from February 2002 until October 2006 and has spawned a sequel (The Legend of the Great Heroes of Legend), and two spin offs (The Legend of the Legendary Heroes Anyway, and The Legend of the Black Fallen Hero), as well as being adapted as a drama CD, a PSP game, a manga, and the recent anime rendition. Take 'epic' for example, and think about all of the occasions where the term has been applied as a colloquialism that simply means 'I enjoyed it', 'it was very good', or some other sentiment along those lines. These days we often misuse words in ways that sometimes don't make sense.
