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Haha, yeah, I doubt she's going to go the insane route though that would be interesting to watch xDDD Twelve Kingdoms must be one of the most underrated anime ever o_o Seriously, after all this time it's still one of my top favourites (btw Youko is the red-haired girl in my icon :) ). I guess most people either just haven't heard of it or got turned off by the first few episodes where Youko was whiny and useless? Anyways, it's one of those stories where a seemingly normal, timid and weak highschool girl (in this case, Youko) suddenly meets a mysterious handsome stranger (who bows down to her and calls her a Queen) and then gets thrown into a magical world. Sounds stereotypical at first, but oh my, the way that premise was handled was a completely pleasant surprise to me. You can really tell that the anime was based off of a (really good) novel because of the intricate world-building and character development. Youko is an incredibly annoying character at first who whines a lot and has to be saved often, but unlike a lot of shoujo heroines, she isn't inexplicably treated very nicely at all. Very soon after arriving in the "magical world", she soon gets separated from her handsome guardian, and realizes that if she is to survive in this rather hostile and alien world, she is going to have to grow a spine and be able to fend for herself. It's fascinating watching her grow from a weak and useless little girl into a mature woman and strong warrior, and then into a wise and inspirational queen. She does quite a bit of self-reflection, which is always refreshing to see, and the evolution of her personality is truly epic...and despite the handsome stranger thing, and other handsome men she meets later on, there is really no romance between her and them (so yay no harem? 8D), except for possibly one (surprisingly not the first one, which is refreshing as well). xD So yeah, it's quite a unique anime with a huge cast of interesting characters and a fascinating fantasy world, highly recommended. :)
lol this is what PMK Saitou looks like. He's got this sleepless, slightly creepy look going on (which works I suppose as in PMK, he can see spirits ^^)
Haha, I can definitely see the squirrel resemblance xD Must be his perky personality and that fluffy long ponytail. xD <3
It would be. I think I have seen a picture of her as an oni, but sob, if it is insane? xD' That can be, there are sooo many underdogs in anime, I am quite surprised about that. x_X (Oh, I see. :D) Ah, when it has such a typical start I guess that is no surprise. Though there are anime which typical stuff at the beginning and they really turn out to be amazing. Ah, that sounds interesting. It's rare that such girls do actually self-reflection and let's not start about character developement, perhaps I should give that a try? xD' When my internet isn't working so slow, sob, it barely loads anything.xD'
Lol, I see. xD Yes, that is definitely not a bishie. xDD
lol yeah, so many excellent anime get overshadowed by the more popular shows out there. Actually, a lot of my top favourites would probably fall under that underdog category. xD;
Well, while the idea of that kind of beginning itself is typical, the way it was actually carried out in Twelve Kingdoms was much more atypical. xD There was quite a dark and serious mood right from the beginning which is unusual for anime aimed at girls. lol yeah, self-reflection is so disappointingly rare in a lot of characters xD; It's a great way to develop their personalities so they don't just seem like cardboard stereotypes. xD Oh dear, slow internet sucks D: Hopefully, you'll be able to watch it some time ^^ It's a fairly long anime at 45 episodes, but is so worth it. By the end, I was actually annoyed at the fact that it wasn't longer xDDD
I know, right? xD Wow, really? Which ones would that be, for example? :D
I guess that depends? THough I don't really know any shojo-anime which starts dark, I know more manga there. xD' That's so true, I wonder why they do that so rarely. :( One of the rare characters I see doing that was Jonouchi from YGO for example, especially in the manga, it was still there in the Japanese anime but duh, 4!kids butchered that totally. xD' It does, it really took me a few days to get to see the episodes from Hakuouki, lol. xD' I hope so as well. Oh, 45 is okay... as long as it's not 100+.. (though I can even do that xDDD). Oh, when you liked it no surprise... xDD
Some of my favourite underappreciated anime that you may or may not have heard of: Mushishi, Monster, Earth Girl Arjuna, Ergo Proxy, Toward the Terra, Natsume Yuujinchou, Kino no Tabi. They're all incredible series in various different ways. <3
Yeah, there's a lot more variety in manga than anime. :) I see. I've never watched/read YGO but that's nice to know. lol, 4Kids. I almost always avoid dubs of anime because of the way they tend to butcher things xD; However, there are actually some rare excellent dubs out there. Like Ergo Proxy's which I thought was actually better than the original. :O Oh dear, that sounds like such a pain. xD I'd never have the patience for that these days. xDDD; *is spoiled by high-speed internet*
Ah, Monster, I wanted to read that. Askjfhf, Toward the Terra, I loved that one. *_* I liked Keith a lot. xD'
That is true, that is true. xD Yeah, in YGO there are first seven volumes of manga which are almost totally unrelated to the cardgame and all of that misses in the anime-series which was aired everywhere. xD' And 4!kids had to turn the series.. well into something for kids, there are example vids like this. I did so since YGO and I like Japanese seiyuus mostly better. xD' Oh, really? xD It is, iit is. xD' I like high-speed better, but I use the university-network, so orz. xD'
Monster is really incredible. When I first got into it I really had no idea what it was about, only that it was supposed to be an interesting series, so I was completely blown away by the revelations that get revealed each episode. It's really the best drama/suspense story I've ever seen (and also has the hands-down best villain ever IMHO *O*). I do believe the anime follows the manga pretty closely if not almost exactly, so even though I would prefer the anime myself, the manga should be just as good, just without the movement, colours, and sounds xD
Oh, glad to know you enjoyed Toward the Terra too x3 lol, I actually hated Keith for a while, but then he got overshadowed by Tony in terms of annoyingness xD By the end though, I liked him again, and just felt really sorry for him (and everyone else ToT).
Oh gosh, those voices make me lol so hard. xDDD; I can never take them seriously, they're just so ridiculous xD;
Argh, I should really read it, once. It really sounds interesting and good. xD (Now that makes me curious about the villain xDDD)
LOl, Keith just happens to have the luck to be voiced by my favourite seiyuu which gave him 90000+ points plus, though he really was an ass sometimes. xD' I just felt bad every time he visited Sam and then he was so gentle and stuff again. xD' Yes, the end is.. dlfjf, did you see the extra-ending? *_*
LMAO, the English voices are ridiculous. xDD I like our cast here better, but I love the Japanese one, so haha. xDD
lol, for the villain, I would suggest you NOT read any synopsis/summary for the series and just dive right into it like I did. The villain is established pretty early on, but if you know nothing about the series, you'll never guess who it is until that person's identity is revealed. It really shocked me when I first found out. xD I just love the character development this villain gets. It's subtle but very effective and fascinating/chilling/moving.
Haha, I see xD He is a great voice actor though so I totally understand x3 Yeah, I really enjoyed his scenes with Sam. They showed that he still has some humanity in him. <3 I did see the extra ending. It definitely made me smile and feel a lot better after the original ending. ♥
Yeah, the Japanese cast tends to be better most of the time. xD
Haha, yeah, I doubt she's going to go the insane route though that would be interesting to watch xDDD Twelve Kingdoms must be one of the most underrated anime ever o_o Seriously, after all this time it's still one of my top favourites (btw Youko is the red-haired girl in my icon :) ). I guess most people either just haven't heard of it or got turned off by the first few episodes where Youko was whiny and useless? Anyways, it's one of those stories where a seemingly normal, timid and weak highschool girl (in this case, Youko) suddenly meets a mysterious handsome stranger (who bows down to her and calls her a Queen) and then gets thrown into a magical world. Sounds stereotypical at first, but oh my, the way that premise was handled was a completely pleasant surprise to me. You can really tell that the anime was based off of a (really good) novel because of the intricate world-building and character development. Youko is an incredibly annoying character at first who whines a lot and has to be saved often, but unlike a lot of shoujo heroines, she isn't inexplicably treated very nicely at all. Very soon after arriving in the "magical world", she soon gets separated from her handsome guardian, and realizes that if she is to survive in this rather hostile and alien world, she is going to have to grow a spine and be able to fend for herself. It's fascinating watching her grow from a weak and useless little girl into a mature woman and strong warrior, and then into a wise and inspirational queen. She does quite a bit of self-reflection, which is always refreshing to see, and the evolution of her personality is truly epic...and despite the handsome stranger thing, and other handsome men she meets later on, there is really no romance between her and them (so yay no harem? 8D), except for possibly one (surprisingly not the first one, which is refreshing as well). xD So yeah, it's quite a unique anime with a huge cast of interesting characters and a fascinating fantasy world, highly recommended. :)
lol this is what PMK Saitou looks like. He's got this sleepless, slightly creepy look going on (which works I suppose as in PMK, he can see spirits ^^)
Haha, I can definitely see the squirrel resemblance xD Must be his perky personality and that fluffy long ponytail. xD <3
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That can be, there are sooo many underdogs in anime, I am quite surprised about that. x_X
(Oh, I see. :D)
Ah, when it has such a typical start I guess that is no surprise. Though there are anime which typical stuff at the beginning and they really turn out to be amazing. Ah, that sounds interesting. It's rare that such girls do actually self-reflection and let's not start about character developement, perhaps I should give that a try? xD'
When my internet isn't working so slow, sob, it barely loads anything.xD'
Lol, I see. xD
Yes, that is definitely not a bishie. xDD
That must be it. xDD <3333
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Well, while the idea of that kind of beginning itself is typical, the way it was actually carried out in Twelve Kingdoms was much more atypical. xD There was quite a dark and serious mood right from the beginning which is unusual for anime aimed at girls. lol yeah, self-reflection is so disappointingly rare in a lot of characters xD; It's a great way to develop their personalities so they don't just seem like cardboard stereotypes. xD Oh dear, slow internet sucks D: Hopefully, you'll be able to watch it some time ^^ It's a fairly long anime at 45 episodes, but is so worth it. By the end, I was actually annoyed at the fact that it wasn't longer xDDD
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Wow, really? Which ones would that be, for example? :D
I guess that depends? THough I don't really know any shojo-anime which starts dark, I know more manga there. xD'
That's so true, I wonder why they do that so rarely. :(
One of the rare characters I see doing that was Jonouchi from YGO for example, especially in the manga, it was still there in the Japanese anime but duh, 4!kids butchered that totally. xD'
It does, it really took me a few days to get to see the episodes from Hakuouki, lol. xD'
I hope so as well. Oh, 45 is okay... as long as it's not 100+.. (though I can even do that xDDD).
Oh, when you liked it no surprise... xDD
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Yeah, there's a lot more variety in manga than anime. :) I see. I've never watched/read YGO but that's nice to know. lol, 4Kids. I almost always avoid dubs of anime because of the way they tend to butcher things xD; However, there are actually some rare excellent dubs out there. Like Ergo Proxy's which I thought was actually better than the original. :O Oh dear, that sounds like such a pain. xD I'd never have the patience for that these days. xDDD; *is spoiled by high-speed internet*
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Askjfhf, Toward the Terra, I loved that one. *_*
I liked Keith a lot. xD'
That is true, that is true. xD
Yeah, in YGO there are first seven volumes of manga which are almost totally unrelated to the cardgame and all of that misses in the anime-series which was aired everywhere. xD' And 4!kids had to turn the series.. well into something for kids, there are example vids like this.
I did so since YGO and I like Japanese seiyuus mostly better. xD'
Oh, really? xD
It is, iit is. xD' I like high-speed better, but I use the university-network, so orz. xD'
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Oh, glad to know you enjoyed Toward the Terra too x3 lol, I actually hated Keith for a while, but then he got overshadowed by Tony in terms of annoyingness xD By the end though, I liked him again, and just felt really sorry for him (and everyone else ToT).
Oh gosh, those voices make me lol so hard. xDDD; I can never take them seriously, they're just so ridiculous xD;
Ah, I see. xD
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(Now that makes me curious about the villain xDDD)
LOl, Keith just happens to have the luck to be voiced by my favourite seiyuu which gave him 90000+ points plus, though he really was an ass sometimes. xD'
I just felt bad every time he visited Sam and then he was so gentle and stuff again. xD'
Yes, the end is.. dlfjf, did you see the extra-ending? *_*
LMAO, the English voices are ridiculous. xDD
I like our cast here better, but I love the Japanese one, so haha. xDD
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Haha, I see xD He is a great voice actor though so I totally understand x3 Yeah, I really enjoyed his scenes with Sam. They showed that he still has some humanity in him. <3 I did see the extra ending. It definitely made me smile and feel a lot better after the original ending. ♥
Yeah, the Japanese cast tends to be better most of the time. xD
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Yes, he is awesome! ♥
The scenes with Sam were always so touching, I feel so bad for him.
Me as well, I was like: They so deserved this. xD
So true.. the other edit which is painful is the music, sob. xD
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