SaikoDragon
It's Judgement Time!
This anime series is proof that Ghost in the Shell sucks. Ok, its proof for ME it sucks. I had an argument with my friend a while back. Hes into GitS, and I told him my opinion of it. I said "its boring. The conversations are slow, they go no where and most of what they are saying dont need to be said because its heavily implied already." he pretty much said "You just want action. It doesnt have action so you hate it. Thats all" and I was like "no, thats completely not it."
But I didnt have a good Anime to point to as an example of defense. Because most animes out there DO have action. But here it is Twelve Kingoms. BOOYAKA!
Twelve Kingdoms is a lot like Fushigi Yuugi if any of you have seen it. (great great series as well! check that one out if you can!) Its about a highschool girl and her two friends. Shes a popular girl but is a bit unfullfilled. She is visited by a man named "Keiki" who tells her she is a queen and he takes her away to another world. Blah blah blah. So basically, another Anime where the main hero goes to a fantasic new world. Her two friends are brought with her.
The action of this series is very, VERY good. But there's not a lot of it. The series is mostly story and dialogue. But its very good story and dialogue. It draws you in. The dialogue GOES somewhere and things get DONE in this anime. Unlike Ghost in the Shell where you will spend episodes just listening to them talk about bull **** but they wont actually get anywhere at the end of the episode.
The anime can be very complicated too. There were plenty of times where I was just lost. There are a lot of new "terms" they use to describe the things in the world and if you have a short attention span then dont bother with this anime. You wont catch anything nor will you be interested. If you dont pay attention, you wont know what the hell they are talking about in a later conversation. Because they dont re-explain things. They may reexplain a term once but never twice. So if you dont remember what a Ronshu is then forget it.
The world is set up to where there are 12 kingoms led by a king or queen and their Kirin. The animation, the music, and the story is very epic, very deep, and its just wonderful. I loved it all. And its my proof that Im not just some action nut. Because, yes, this anime has great action but it doesnt have a lot of it. Its mostly story and dialogue and so BOOYAKA bitches. GitSTV sucks. (The movie was bad ass though)
It's 10 dvds long and I still want MORE. I really hope they continue the series because you can tell its FAR from over. I dont feel like it got a good conclusion. I wanted the main character to have a better resolve than just "it ends". She goes through SO much in this anime and it just ends without her getting rewarded in any way. Without her finding love or just something that makes you feel "yeah. Thats awesome she found happiness and everything will be alright". I just want it to continue.
Like I said, a lot happens. The first story arc deals with her dealing with the new world and its differant language. Her friends have even more drama about it. And what's great about the anime is that it doesnt stick with one plot the entire series. It moves and changes. It deals with one plot, completes that plot and moves to the next one. Its not some evil bad ass controlling everything the entire time. But rather just many problems, very realistic problems, that rise up and she has to deal with.
I mean, I dont want to give anything away. If you love fantasy, if you love a really good story, if you like really good action, then get this freaking anime. Its a MUST BUY. It doesnt have a lot of action, but let me tell you. The action it does have is BEAUTIFUL. It is animated SO well and is elegant in its fluidity. Its like watching a anime version of a Kung Fu movie sometimes. Because they pull back the camera and show you all the moves and blows. They dont zoom in and cheap out on the animation. They show it all and its really a great anime.
There's a really good music video for this Anime, made by a fan that you guys could check out. It shows a lot of the action sequances and will probably give you a better idea what the anime is like. (though since it shows a lot of the action it can be miss leading) I really like the music video, anyways.
Right Click & Save Target
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/mem...!%20(Juuni%20Kokki%20Music%20Video)%20(lq).rm
anywho, bottom line: Buy this anime nownownow. Its just fucking beautiful. Its like reading a good book. Thats how good this is. You feel like you just finished reading something great at the end of it. If you have a short attention span, I wouldnt reccommend it though. I mean, there are a lot of new terms to learn and they are used heavily in conversations. If you cant pay attention long enough to remember them then you wont have a freaking clue what they are talking about later. But the stories are very good.
But I didnt have a good Anime to point to as an example of defense. Because most animes out there DO have action. But here it is Twelve Kingoms. BOOYAKA!
Twelve Kingdoms is a lot like Fushigi Yuugi if any of you have seen it. (great great series as well! check that one out if you can!) Its about a highschool girl and her two friends. Shes a popular girl but is a bit unfullfilled. She is visited by a man named "Keiki" who tells her she is a queen and he takes her away to another world. Blah blah blah. So basically, another Anime where the main hero goes to a fantasic new world. Her two friends are brought with her.
The action of this series is very, VERY good. But there's not a lot of it. The series is mostly story and dialogue. But its very good story and dialogue. It draws you in. The dialogue GOES somewhere and things get DONE in this anime. Unlike Ghost in the Shell where you will spend episodes just listening to them talk about bull **** but they wont actually get anywhere at the end of the episode.
The anime can be very complicated too. There were plenty of times where I was just lost. There are a lot of new "terms" they use to describe the things in the world and if you have a short attention span then dont bother with this anime. You wont catch anything nor will you be interested. If you dont pay attention, you wont know what the hell they are talking about in a later conversation. Because they dont re-explain things. They may reexplain a term once but never twice. So if you dont remember what a Ronshu is then forget it.
The world is set up to where there are 12 kingoms led by a king or queen and their Kirin. The animation, the music, and the story is very epic, very deep, and its just wonderful. I loved it all. And its my proof that Im not just some action nut. Because, yes, this anime has great action but it doesnt have a lot of it. Its mostly story and dialogue and so BOOYAKA bitches. GitSTV sucks. (The movie was bad ass though)
It's 10 dvds long and I still want MORE. I really hope they continue the series because you can tell its FAR from over. I dont feel like it got a good conclusion. I wanted the main character to have a better resolve than just "it ends". She goes through SO much in this anime and it just ends without her getting rewarded in any way. Without her finding love or just something that makes you feel "yeah. Thats awesome she found happiness and everything will be alright". I just want it to continue.
Like I said, a lot happens. The first story arc deals with her dealing with the new world and its differant language. Her friends have even more drama about it. And what's great about the anime is that it doesnt stick with one plot the entire series. It moves and changes. It deals with one plot, completes that plot and moves to the next one. Its not some evil bad ass controlling everything the entire time. But rather just many problems, very realistic problems, that rise up and she has to deal with.
I mean, I dont want to give anything away. If you love fantasy, if you love a really good story, if you like really good action, then get this freaking anime. Its a MUST BUY. It doesnt have a lot of action, but let me tell you. The action it does have is BEAUTIFUL. It is animated SO well and is elegant in its fluidity. Its like watching a anime version of a Kung Fu movie sometimes. Because they pull back the camera and show you all the moves and blows. They dont zoom in and cheap out on the animation. They show it all and its really a great anime.
There's a really good music video for this Anime, made by a fan that you guys could check out. It shows a lot of the action sequances and will probably give you a better idea what the anime is like. (though since it shows a lot of the action it can be miss leading) I really like the music video, anyways.
Right Click & Save Target
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/mem...!%20(Juuni%20Kokki%20Music%20Video)%20(lq).rm
anywho, bottom line: Buy this anime nownownow. Its just fucking beautiful. Its like reading a good book. Thats how good this is. You feel like you just finished reading something great at the end of it. If you have a short attention span, I wouldnt reccommend it though. I mean, there are a lot of new terms to learn and they are used heavily in conversations. If you cant pay attention long enough to remember them then you wont have a freaking clue what they are talking about later. But the stories are very good.
