One Of The Best SoL TV Series You Will Ever See
Jormungand focuses on a travelling merchant and on a one hell of a Scandinavian beauty, Koko Hekmatyar. She also has a group of happy friends that help Koko avoid the trouble. However, our lovely slice of life is over the moment we find out that Koko is an arms dealer, one of the biggest and the most influential, by the way and that her happy bodyguards are elite soldiers that are ‘the best of the best’ in something. For example, one is a commando, another is a bomber, the next is a professional sniper andsuch. Jormungand focuses on the travelling arms dealer Koko Hekmatyar that is a genius for a reason.
Story That Is Actually Good
It might be boring to show the same thing over and over again. Koko sells weapon, sometimes it goes good, sometimes it goes bad and, of course, making two seasons about something like that would make no sense and would be boring as hell. Jormungand is different, since its story makes sense and is very interesting for many reasons. Simply put, this is not about Koko selling weapons and getting into trouble, you will know it after seeing the second season. Jormungand is a story about a girl that killed all the feelings she has, but she never knew how to give up. But, yet again, this is something that will take time for you to understand, since the final plan of Koko is only revealed near the end of second season. Of course, this is not the only good thing about the story line. It is that great because it focuses not only on the Koko’s story, but also on the stories of every mercenary Koko has.
Some Norse Mythology
Jormungand-Jörmungandr-the great beast, also called the “Midgard Serpent. Jörmungandr is a snake that lives in the ocean that surrounds Midgard, the world of the Gods and humans. The snake is so enormous that it is able to surround the earth and grasp its own tail. Jörmungandr is one of the three children of Loki and the giantess Angrboda, along with Hel (the Goddess of the underworld) and Fenrir (a giant wolf, strong enough to make Gods afraid). Jörmungandr, as other children of Loki, are very strong. During the Ragnarök, Jörmungandr and the son of Odin, Thor, should kill each other, which shows how strong this serpent is.
Jormungand Is Beautiful
It is quite a challenge to find action series that can be called realistic. The anime portrays the detailed modern settings and military hardware and does it quite well. Aside from the hardware, another thing worth mentioning is how cool all the characters look; they all look unique, have many features about them that make them unique. But this is something that can be easily achieved, Jormungand’s art is amazing, because it makes its characters look realistic, it is something you might see quite never, but this anime portrays characters emotions quite well. And finally the action is also quite good. This how all action scenes should look like, they are so good that they make your blood freeze.
Her Name Is Koko She Is Loco (Loco Spanish for "crazy", "insane", "mad")
Good OST, as well as great voice acting are a must for such series and they both are great. The OST is composed by Taku Iwasaki, you must know the name. A genius that makes pieces that amazingly fit any series, he is responsible for. Jormungand is no exception; the series gets a pretty enjoyable OST that helps to enjoy the anime. There are so many tracks and they are all different, they are very different, but they all fit the main theme of the anime quite well. Whenever an action scene appears, Taku Iwasaki will never give you a single second to breathe, however, when you need to calm down, some of the pieces will help you to have the time to rethink what is happening in the series and just to relax. Voice acting wise, I would highly recommend you to watch the subbed version, since the Japanese voice actors did a much better job than the English, making their characters sound more realistic.
They Are Not Mercenaries They Are Her Family
As it has already been mentioned, the series focuses on a young arms dealer and the daughter of Floyd Hekmatyar, a global shipping magnate. It might look that she is crazy, because whatever danger she might face, she is quite never afraid. But this is wrong, she is not afraid, because her team will never betray her, they are the best of the best, Delta Force, SWAT, GSG-9, SR Unit, Mafia, Finnish Rapid Deployment Force, 20th Engineer Brigade, Bersaglieri. They are the pros, who have seen so many conflicts that no assassins, or amateur soldiers will make them lose their temper. And the most important part about that is the fact that Jormungand tells you a story of every mercenary that works for Koko. The series is not a story about one actor; there are many characters, who have their own reasons to work for Koko, or to try to assassinate her.
Action Series That Has Meaning
The series is not about traveling arms dealer that does nothing but selling weapons, killing people that want to kill her, and nothing else. This series has a meaning, a message it is trying to show the viewer and this message is awesome. Koko has her aim in life and this aim is something many people have been trying to achieve, but have never managed to achieve it. While the second season does not directly show if she was able to achieve her dream, it does not try to milk money and leaves for the viewer to decide how the series ends. And this is something, fans should appreciate.
Something Worth A Try
I enjoyed Jormungand far more than I thought I would. It has everything to make action scenes enjoyable and the most important thing about it is that you will never guess how the second season might end. Never before have I seen a series, where I liked all characters and found nothing to dislike.