Firstly they are both fantasy drama. Both deal with prophecies, secrets and polital intrigues. And they both are one story cut in parts.
The 3 seasons (22 eps) of Seirei no Moribito and Arthdal both have epic-scale worldbuilding from a time long ago with tribes/villages with their own unique lore being important to the story and its main characters as it evolves. Both male leads come from noble/royal lineage of a sort and have 'magical'/superpower-like abilities and both stories have a lot of mysticism in them. The biggest distinction would be the female leads-in Seirei no Moribito, the FL is a 'bodyguard' who has incredible physical capabilities, so the action is intense. Both FLs have tragedy in their backstories though they're very different kinds of tragedies.
Both will sweep you into another world in another era and convincingly craft an entire "world" within the obvious confines that in that time neither place would have, in theory, had much knowledge of anywhere beyond the area right around them even though both have multiple tribes/kingdoms represented in the area that is, nevertheless, vast-seeming despite the Korean peninsula and Japan both being quite small to us now as we understand the universe better.
FWIW, some of the complaints against Arthdal's plot won't likely be present for Moribito... the only pity about Moribito is that I can't find the HD versions (it was shot in 4k resolution, so that being reduced to 540p or 720p is quite a tragedy for something that beautiful with such sweeping landscapes).
Both will sweep you into another world in another era and convincingly craft an entire "world" within the obvious confines that in that time neither place would have, in theory, had much knowledge of anywhere beyond the area right around them even though both have multiple tribes/kingdoms represented in the area that is, nevertheless, vast-seeming despite the Korean peninsula and Japan both being quite small to us now as we understand the universe better.
FWIW, some of the complaints against Arthdal's plot won't likely be present for Moribito... the only pity about Moribito is that I can't find the HD versions (it was shot in 4k resolution, so that being reduced to 540p or 720p is quite a tragedy for something that beautiful with such sweeping landscapes).
both feature a martial artist trying to atone for their past by protect a boy who is being targeted because of his identity. both have conspiracies occurring in the background and a heavy focus on the past. Seirei no Moribito is more serious and slower paced, while Word of Honor is more comedic and focuses more on relationships.
- They're both fantasy-adventure dramas, with a setting more similar to a Western high fantasy than an Eastern fantasy drama.
- In both the lore is revealed slowly through their characters interactions & journeys, instead of bombarding the viewers with information from the start.
- They both have a empire/kingdom dynasty whose whole foundation is based on them being "divine".
- They both focus more on a parent-child or mentor-kind of relationship, instead of romantic ones.
- They're both very light on romance, though the Blessed Girl does at least imply a development on that department at the end.
- They both have vivid colours & great cinematography (though the Blessed Girl is probably better in that department, as it's a more recent & more expensive production).
- They both have a protagonist who used to be a sheltered person that somehow developed powers & goes out into the world to deal with it.
- In both the lore is revealed slowly through their characters interactions & journeys, instead of bombarding the viewers with information from the start.
- They both have a empire/kingdom dynasty whose whole foundation is based on them being "divine".
- They both focus more on a parent-child or mentor-kind of relationship, instead of romantic ones.
- They're both very light on romance, though the Blessed Girl does at least imply a development on that department at the end.
- They both have vivid colours & great cinematography (though the Blessed Girl is probably better in that department, as it's a more recent & more expensive production).
- They both have a protagonist who used to be a sheltered person that somehow developed powers & goes out into the world to deal with it.
