[Anime Review] Rozen Maiden Ouverture (OVA)

Rozen Maiden Ouverture (OVA)

"A very good back story about the 1st encountered between Shinku and Suigintou" -bezoe

Set during the second season, the story between Shinku and Suigintou is told by Souseiseki when Jun buys Shinku a brooch. The first OVA starts with the creation of Sugintou, Rozen's first doll, which he abandons and moves on to create the rest of the Rozen dolls, ignoring Sugintou's cries for help.

Finally this OVA filled the gap that I always wondering about. The ova mainly retold the story about the back story of Suigintou and her encountered with Shinku, and why their hate each other so much.

This OVA is more than just a filler, so I really recommend to watch it.

Overall Rating: A-

Favorite Characters:
#1. Suigintou

[Anime Review] Rozen Maiden Traumend

Rozen Maiden Traumend

"A bit cheesy ending, but overall better than 1st season" -bezoe

As summer break arrives for the students, Jun Sakurada is busily studying on his own in the library, making up for time lost while he had confined himself to his home. Meanwhile, his Rozen Maiden doll, Shinku, has been having troubling dreams of late. The pain and sadness of defeating Suigintou was overwhelming, despite the inevitable battle they waged. After waking suddenly from a nightmare, she finds Suigintou's companion spirit wandering; upon giving chase, she discovers that the seventh Doll-- Barasuishou-- has awakened. She now realizes that Suigintou's fate may very well befall the other Dolls, for the appearance of the last Doll signals the beginning of the end of the Alice Games.

Finally Alice Games start to get serious in the 2nd season. There are some alliance forming among the dolls and also who will participate in Alice Games and who won't. Plus I love the returning character from 1st season (hint hint), and showing her good side. Story wise, Traumend more serious compare to the 1st season, and the action scene actually getting better. Ending actually kinda cheesy in my opinion, but it still good though.

Animation and Character wise still as good as the 1st season. I still don't like the OP & ED ost by the way.
(update 09-04-08) : I start to like the OP but the ED still so so
If you already watched the 1st season, then you should watch this one. Still won't be my favorite but I recommend to watch.

Overall Rating: A--
Favorite Characters: Same with Season 1 (will post more pic if I can find a good one)

[Anime Review] Rozen Maiden

Rozen Maiden

"Not my favorite, but I like the ending" -bezoe


Due to a deep trauma at school Sakurada Jun has refused to return. He spends his time in his room, surfing the web and ordering anything that takes his fancy, only to return the items just before payment is due. One day, he finds a web site that tells him to put his order in a drawer of his desk. He does so thinking it to be a joke, only to find that the letter disappears and a strange package arrives soon afterwards. It contains an exquisite doll, that, when wound, comes to life. She treats him as a servant of little worth, but over time helps him come to grips with his fears and in the life-or-death fights that soon follow her arrival.

I don't really like the main idea of the story, but after I watched for 4-5 episodes, then I start to enjoy the series a bit. It seems like a generic fight between "good and evil" type of anime at the beginning, then it start to get more serious on the later of the episodes. But I love the ending of the series, especially for the Suigintou backstory.

Animation wise and graphic was pretty good. The shading of the clothes, the fighting sequence and the dream sequence, all are well made.

I don't really like the OP and ED ost at all though, but I love the "battle theme" ost (the one where Shiku fights Suigintou)
Update (09-03-08) : I take back my own comments, OP and ED pretty enjoyable after a while, now I'm the song become one of my regular playlist =p

Its hard to make this anime my favorite, but I still say I like it especially because of the last episode. Recommend to watch it if you like something with mystic event.

Overall Rating: B++

Favorite Characters
#1. Souseiseki

#2. Suiseiseki (desu desu)

#3. Shinku ( I prefer when she not wearing her hat actually)

#4. Suigintou

#5. Tomoe Kashiwaba

[Anime Review] Elfen Lied + OVA

Elfen Lied + OVA

"Very bloody & gory & good story line" -bezoe

The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murder most of the guards in the laboratory, only to get shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives and manages to drift along to a beach, where two teenagers named Kouta and Yuka discovers her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the evil "Lucy" is not dead just yet...

This anime isn't for a fainted heart, because its very gory and bloody for almost every episode (probably only the ova that isn't). It has a very sad story line which make this anime very great to watch. I love how the tell the story of each characters using flashback. Some of the flashback actually really sad. The ending is something that what we expected, but it is still awesome.

Character design and animation probably not the greatest but its still very good quality.
I love the OP sequence video, it has a superb presentation in my opinion and the ED ost also really nice.

Overall I love this anime but I don't think I will watch it again for a second time because its pretty gory. Recommend to watch it only if you like gory, bloody with a lot of nude scene

Note: The Ova not exactly an Ova, its just a small filler of between episode 10-11 I believe since in some web it says Elfen Lied 10.5

Overall Rating: A-

Favorite Characters
#1. Nana

#2. Lucy

#3. Mayu

#4. Yuka

[Anime Review] Da Capo II Second Season

Da Capo II Second Season

"A tragic story with a beautiful ending... Superb" -bezoe

The story continues where it left off at season 1, but now we start to get to know the people we already know a little more in detail.

Actually a lot more detail for the story part. Finally the second season did what I expected from Da Capo series that I love so much. The Second Season revolve heavily on the main character, Yoshiyuki Sakurai, and there will be a lot of suprise in the series.

Not only the old character from Da Capo returning, but also the series revealed the surprising secret of Yoshiyuki.

The whole Second Season story was very tragic, but yet have a beautiful ending so I will say this anime superb for the story wise.

Character design, animation and lighting still A grade.

note: There are one paticular episode that I love in DC II SS (Da Capo II Second Season), and that is Episode 4 that somehow inspired me for my art related stuff.

Overall Rating: A (yes, finally after a pretty bad start)

Favorite Characters
Still the same with the First season minus Minatsu Amakase since she is not returning
Will upload some new image later if I can find something good.

[Anime Review] Da Capo II 1st Season

Da Capo II 1st Season

"Graphic was awesome, but not the story wise" -bezoe

The protagonist, Yoshiyuki Sakurai, was born when Sakura Yoshino, weary of being alone for so long, wished upon a prototype artificial wish-granting magical sakura tree for a family. Similar to its predecessor, the story takes place on the same island, Hatsunejima, in Japan, and set fifty-three years after the original anime. The Asakura sisters are the granddaughters of Junichi Asakura and Nemu Asakura from the first Da Capo. Sakura Yoshino and Junichi are the only returning characters, and Nemu is the only other character to be mentioned by name. (animenewsnetwork)

First of all, I will say I really disappointed with Da Capo II 1st Season. I will point out what is good first. The graphic and the animation was exceptionally superb, it's probably one of the best Harem anime graphic so far that I ever see especially the lighting..
Characters design was very well made, and whoever watch Da Capo will instantly recoqnized the characters. Plus DC Characters always be one of my favorite~
Story wise however, not as good as the graphic, the overall story feels very boring and slow. The story also feels so generic and not unique at all.

So if you are a Da Capo fans, then it is still a good series to keep on, but if not, then there are a lot of others Harem anime that you can watch first.

Overall Rating : B--
Favorite Characters:
#1. Minatsu Amakase

#2. Anzu Yukimura

#3. Sakura Yoshino ( I don't care if she already 50+ years old.. hahaha)

#4. Nanaka Shirakawa

#5. Akane Kitsune












#6. Yume Asakura

#7. Otome Asakura

#8. Koko Tsukishima
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"I-wish-I-have-a-friend-like-you" Character:
Suginami (Ultra reliable friend haha)
Unfortunately I couldn't find the image anywhere

[Anime Review] Inukami + The Movie

Inukami + The Movie

"Splendid anime!" -bezoe

Inukami are demons with the apearence of a dog which protect the humans from other demons. However, Keita, a descendant of a historic Inukami-tamer family, lacked their gift, and so he was forsaken by the family. One day, an Inukami named Yoko came in to his life, and from then on, Keita's life would never be the same. Although Yoko was really beautiful, she was a problematic Inukami that no one had been able to control, and from that moment the endless train of Keita's embarrassments was without end.

This anime full of actions and also girls. Even though it is a 26 ep anime, but the action didn't slow down at all. Beside the action, the story line was super hilarious plus a lot of perverted scene. Think about City Hunter but replace Kaori with something more scarier (In a way of taming her perverted partner).

Animation wise was superb, especially the action scene. Good news for people who love a bit of Fetish Theme, and theres a lot of it!

Defenately become one of my favorite anime
Oh the OP ost pretty nice~

Inukami The Movie
Not exactly related to the series, but whoever wants to watch The Movie, I recommend to watch the series 1st, because all of the characters from the series will be in here. It has a great humor in this one. It is about Karina who died in some accident, I won't spoil too much but I really recommend you to watch it!.

Overall Rating: A

Favorite Characters:
#1. Tayune




















#2. Gogyoya

#3. Sendan

#4. Yoko

#5. Nadeshiko