# Reign: The Conqueror (1999)

> A 4th century B.C. prophecy declares that the infant Alexander will one day destroy the world, and the young conqueror's campaigns across Persia and Macedonia make that fear grow.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/32662

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 13
- Episode runtime: 25 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, action, adventure, fantasy
- Created by: Hiroshi Aramata
- Cast: Satsuki Yukino, Atsuko Tanaka, Nachi Nozawa, Hochu Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera, Toshihiko Seki, Daisuke Gori, Kohsuke Meguro
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295765/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: epic, brooding, mythic, dramatic

## What critics say

Viewers praise the series as a visually impressive, action-filled retelling of Alexander the Great's conquests, though aggregate critical reception is unknown.

## Synopsis

Reign: The Conqueror (1999) is a Japanese animated historical fantasy series created by Hiroshi Aramata and produced by Madhouse. Set in the fourth century B.C., the story follows the young Macedonian prince Alexander, voiced by Toshihiko Seki, whose path to conquest is shadowed by a pagan shaman's prophecy that he will one day destroy the world. Queen Olympias, wife of King Philip II, is the mother who carries that fate, while the philosopher Aristotle, voiced by Nachi Nozawa, grows uneasy as Alexander's campaigns push eastward across Persia and Macedonia. Principal characters include Darius III, voiced by Koichi Yamadera, and Hephaestion, voiced by Koji Tsujitani, each caught in the momentum of Alexander's advance. The engine of the series is the tension between a young ruler's ambition and the dread that his power will consume the world, carried by large battle sequences and intricate court intrigue. The thirteen-episode run is a single continuing story rather than a case-of-the-week format. Its tone is epic and brooding, a mix of grand spectacle and mythic foreboding, with a science fiction flavored visual sensibility. Fans of Troy and Alexander will find resonance in its ancient warfare and destiny-driven drama, and fans of Ulysses 31 will recognize its animated classical adventure.

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