icebolt
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Other people love the opening, I prefer the ending theme lol.
In all seriousness though, Romeo X Juliet is one of those rare anime that's left me an instant fan just by the opening episode alone. I didn't study the play during my time in junior college so I actually thought it would be a direct translation of the play. Boy I'm glad it isn't.
The animation is top-notch and the orchestrals are beautiful. The voice-actors for Romeo and Juliet seem suited for their roles with credit to Juliet's one; she manages to really bring alive this incarnation of Juliet as a tomboy blossoming into a beautiful flower.
I heard from my sister that Gonzo plans on introducing other characters from Shakespeare's other plays as cameos, starting with the inclusion of Willy the poet as a parallel of Shakespeare himself. If that's true I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Iago to show up as one of Montague's henchmen.
In all seriousness though, Romeo X Juliet is one of those rare anime that's left me an instant fan just by the opening episode alone. I didn't study the play during my time in junior college so I actually thought it would be a direct translation of the play. Boy I'm glad it isn't.
The animation is top-notch and the orchestrals are beautiful. The voice-actors for Romeo and Juliet seem suited for their roles with credit to Juliet's one; she manages to really bring alive this incarnation of Juliet as a tomboy blossoming into a beautiful flower.
I heard from my sister that Gonzo plans on introducing other characters from Shakespeare's other plays as cameos, starting with the inclusion of Willy the poet as a parallel of Shakespeare himself. If that's true I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Iago to show up as one of Montague's henchmen.
