Tears to Tiara is another fantasy anime from the Spring season. The first episode uses the classic summon-a-demon-to-rule-the-world plot device but then the second episode throws a nice twist. The summoning resurrects the main character, Arawn, who is anything but evil. In fact he saves the sacrifice and kills the summoner! The first rule when summoning anything, is be absolutely sure you know what you are calling forth.
The story weaves several myths and legends together. One of the characters is named Arthur and the OP has a scene with a sword in a stone. Arthur is the lead warrior of a tribe called the Gaels. When the Gaels' island is attacked, they travel to another island called Albion. The enemy is the Divine Empire and their city on Albion is called Londinium. Unsurprisingly, the Empire's troops look like Romans soldiers. Oh yes, and there's Elves and magic too. I'm sure other fantasy staples will appear as the story progresses.
With all that thrown together, if the series tried to be a serious drama it would never work, but the story is definitely tongue-in-cheek which creates the right balance for me. The first few episodes were mainly character development and plot set up, so I expect the story will pick up the pace now.
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