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| Buy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | DisFunctional | # |
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I've seen 3 eps and can i just say WOW!!! The character design is absolutely crazy. So much details!!! Very original. Story line - I cant wait to see what happens next, so i guess i'm intrigued. so far, all 10s Last updated Wednesday, November 07 2007. | ||||||||
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| Buy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | bitem_e | # | |
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Truly epic, truly great. Individual stories intertwined into this massive masterpiece. However, there is a lot of information and detail going into this world, and thusly, if you don't wanna think too hard or keep up with all the characters and backstories and names and whatnot, it's best to avoid. Fortunately, there are a couple episodes dedicated to keep you up to date. So it's not too bad. The action isn't impressive, but it's still pretty good (I have high standards anyway), there are hardly any 2-D characters, the magical beasts are just beautiful, the plot is smooth and nearly flawless, the drama isn't overdone. It's a wonderful series. And though mostly everything is resolved near the end (around ep 39 or so), I do wish they had continued and finished the series. Here's hoping it'll happen sometime soon.
Last updated Friday, September 15 2006. | ||||||||
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| Buy | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | Dreamer | # |
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Wow!! After watching the first 2 episodes, I was hooked. This is truly the best anime I've ever seen; nothing compares as of yet. Although I feel the character design could've been slightly improved & the music, not exactly my taste, everything else was perfect. What got me hooked was how the side-stories interwove with the main plot. The whole story was a grand epic and as believable as any anime could possibly get. Solid story telling from beginning to end.
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| Buy | 10 | 10 | 10 | Violet D | # | |||
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I remember watching this one and enjoying the animation and the story line. The character design was imaginative and I couldn't wait to watch more. It was like reading a book you can't put down and can't leave it because you are afraid you are going to miss what is going on. This is one you are going to watch, rent or buy.
Last updated Tuesday, June 28 2005. | ||||||||
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| Buy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Seth Weiner | # |
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This series is actually based on a novel series by Ono Fuyumi. The original novels were first released in the early 90's and then again just before the anime was released in Japan. The anime follows the novels to the letter with few differences. I was fortunate enough to have read the novels before watching the series. This is by far one of the most interesting and well done series that I have seen to date.
Last updated Saturday, April 09 2005. | ||||||||
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| Buy | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | Jan-Chan | # | |
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Wow! What a grand epic story this is!! And it has everything (including incredible and detailed animation)!!! This is story of a simple, quiet, and complacent high school girl, Yoko, who is swept away to a different world and told that she is god chosen king of Chin country. On their journey to the land of the twelve countries, they are attacked by flying daemons and she becomes separated from her guide, her flying holy beast unicorn companion. Yoko and two of her high schools friends, who made the journey with her, find themselves in a strange and hostile medieval land, where they are called evil cursed pilots by the local villagers, and are hunted both by the local police and by packs of daemon dogs. On their adventure of escape, the three become separated, and Yoko has to travel on her own. She comes to learn that someone has claimed the throne of the Chin country and has declared her to be a false contender, and put a bounty for her arrest. Yoko has to find her way to safety, find friends and make allies, to rescue her unicorn companion and fulfill her destiny to be the king of the Chin country. This story has it all; evil daemons, beautiful fairies, flying horses and tigers, magic dragons from the deep ocean, transforming unicorns, armies of charging spearmen and archers, magic swords and spell casting kings. Set in a magical place where God has divided the land in to twelve countries, each to be governed by a magical holy beast unicorn, and a chosen king, in a land that hints of the ancient lore and legends of China. The story line is both rich and complex, and the animation is exquisitely detailed. This is an adventure story of an epic proportion. The five DVD set that I reviewed was actually three different stories that are interwoven and interrelated by both characters and theme. The first story (the first three DVDs, about 28 episodes) tells the story of how Yoko came to the land and ascended to the throne. The second story (the 4th DVD, about 7 episodes) tells of the holy unicorn for the country Dai, of how he was rescued from the fairy land of Japan, and how he comes of age. The third story (the 5th DVD, eight episodes) tells the story of how Yoko has confront the difficulties in learning how to be a good king, how she addresses the challenges of court politics and has to overcome a dangerous conspiracy that threatens to overthrow her leadership of the Chin country. This is definitely a treasure that is on par with, but better than, Fushigi Yuugi or Record of Lodoss War (TV Series). If you enjoy a good swords and sorcery story, then this is definitely an anime series to take note of. ................... (10/2003) Last updated Monday, October 20 2003. | ||||||||
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| Buy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Randy | # |
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This is by far the best anime series I have ever seen...bar none. It has every element of a good anime: action, adventure, moral lessons, betrayal, character development, romance(only a tiny bit), fantasy. The characters and world are extremely well built due to it being based on Ono Fuyumi's books. It is somewhat like Fushigi Yuugi except that the female main character is very independent and capable.
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Other Sites
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| Japanese Language Series Web Site | http://www.12kokuki.com/ |
| (English Language) Fansub Site | http://www.12kingdoms.us/ |
| ANIDB series posting | http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=26 |
| Fan Site - Image Gallery (all episodes) | http://anime.akichigo.org/juunikokuki/1.php |
| 2003 Anime Reactor Awards | http://forum.anime-reactor.net/viewtopic.php?t=6219 |
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