Tanken Driland

探検ドリランド

6.75(2K votes)

Ranked #6244Popularity #8018

episodes

Type

Status

Finished Airing

Aired

Jul 7, 2012 to Mar 30, 2013

Studios:Toei Animation

AdventureFantasy

Synopsis

Due to the influence of someone who visited her town when she was a child, Princess Mikoto of Elua decides to become a hunter and search for treasure all over the land of Driland. She sets out on her journey with her personal assistant Wallens, but they are soon joined by Pollon, a hunter who dreams of being a hero, and Paan, a wandering knight. As they continue their exploration they begin to sense great danger drawing near.

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Worth Watching? — Global Verdict

7.0/10

Average Review Score

50%

Recommend It

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International Reviews

Sleepy_bunny

Recommended

This was a wholesome anime to watch. I could only find up to episode 19 at first, and the rest seemed like lost media, hahaha ಥ_ಥ. Apparently, there’s a full Arabic dub on YouTube with all the episodes because it was pretty popular on an Arabic TV channel. But I wanted to watch it in Japanese (Even though the voices in Arabic does sound cool). Luckily, someone uploaded all the Japanese dubbed episodes on YouTube! Sadly, they do have Arabic subtitles instead of English. I couldn’t understand a word, so I turned on auto English subtitles (which was rough, but hey it kind of worked). Anyway, Ithink the show was good. The characters are wholesome and the adventures they are having aren't boring, but interesting. The villain and the end battle were also pretty good.

4 found helpfulNov 9, 2025

sakal_dhorgham

Not Recommended

Community Discussion

Tanken Driland is a light-hearted adventure anime. Its story is one that has been repeated many times: defeat the evil villain and defend the land named Driland. The main character, an innocent little princess, is summoned by her master to go on a journey to protect Driland. The setting is that of a fantasy JRPG, where characters encounter the MC and become part of her party, and together they head out to defeat the evil with magic and swords. Story & Characters: The story is too simple, lacking tension, depth, and drama. Character arcs follow a repetitive pattern: it starts with the character in questionyearning for power, then an unexpected obstacle that they have deal with leaves them with newfound strength by the end. I would have overlooked all of that if the characters had more than just their quirk and one-dimensional personality. There's also a noticeable lack of world building and character development that would have stimulated me enough to make me enjoy my time. but who am I to complain about such things when this is clearly a kids show. Visuals & Sound: The fights are dull, with characters merely clashing their swords and mouths. The production values aren't impressive either, each action is animated with no more than four frames, there’s no post-processing, and most effects are computer-generated. I didn’t appreciate the art style either, baby-like proportions with round cubic heads. The OST that comes with this anime is decent. However, there is only one fighting theme that gets tiring after a while. Sound effects are also reused a lot. There are about 3 different sword sounds, that isn't much considering that you will be hearing them for the length of this anime. Overall Opinion: I would never have finished watching Tanken Driland if I didn't have any nostalgia for it. And I can't bring myself to recommend an anime that is obviously directed at kids. maybe it was entertaining for its time. however, I would say that it didn't age well, kids have a lot of ways to entertain themselves that are far superior than watching Tanken Driland. And even if you want to watch it, your options are limited. The only versions I know of are the original Japanese and the Arabic dub, and I could only find 19 subtitled episodes.