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Summary: A.K.A 12 kokki or juuni kokki
Review: This anime starts a little slow but quickly picks up.The story line and characters are all rich in depth .The animation is high quailty and colorful. It is full of magic,fantasy,and sword fights.I have watched the first 37 episodes and can't wait to see the next 31.There are stories within stories that all tie in together.This is an extraordinary epic for anime.
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Summary: Lalaru
Review: this is one of my favorit anime .. it have a wonderfull compination of evrything. and the most thing will attract u is the music .
the story start with yuko a high school student and how she become a emperor of a fairy kingdom and how she would stragel to rule it . then it take about the other kingdoms and it's rulers and some charechers related to them ..
if u haven't whatched it yet dont miss the opertunity
lalaru
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Summary: 12 Kingdoms - Chapter One: Shoku
Review: This series in itself is worth owning on DVD and i strongly recommend any anime fan to buy it. There is a lot of story to this series and its very intresting. I myself have already Pre-Ordered this title and can not wait til it arrives. In this series I think the first 8 or so episodes are good but at around episode 8 or 9 it really picks up and hooks you into the story like no other anime i have ever seen.
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Summary: A long-awaited pleasure!
Review: This series is an incredible adaptation of the wonderful fantasy novels by Fuyumi Ono. The 12 Kingdoms themselves are a kaleidoscopic tapesty so varied, complex and colorful that they entrance with both their real and fantastic elements. The politics are real and harsh, the customs are strange and intriguing, the culture is rich, and the natural/unnatural life is both terrible and wonderful. The growth in all of the characters is so beautifully carried out, with rarely a truly one dimensional character in evidence, that you feel you really come to know them as people -- and people who are capable of winning at least your understanding if only some are capable of inspiring your admiration. The story takes time to unfold but is truly worth the wait, being a web of personal interaction, politics and history. The animation is more realistic in style than that of many an anime and is wonderfully rendered. The music is beautiful and matches the art. All in all, a highly recommended series -- though not something to watch when looking for a lighthearted view. Now if only a publisher would pick up the novels and let us read all the things the animators probably were unable to fit within their time limitations!
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Summary: An elegant and gorgeous anime.
Review: Twelve Kingdoms represents a singularly brilliant accomplishment in the world of anime. Incredibly addictive and wonderfully crafted, this is unequivocally the best anime series I've seen. I can make this assertion with conviction, as I've watched all 45 episodes of the Japanese language version of 12K. (And I couldn't wait to purchase the English language releases!) The story of the Twelve Kingdoms evolves beautifully, maturing into a surpassing fantasy epic that stands head and shoulders above the overwhelming majority of anime series. Similarly, Youko, the protagonist of the series, ultimately develops into one of the greatest and most compelling heroines in anime history. Twelve Kingdoms, Grave Of The Fireflies and the Ruruoni Kenshin/Samurai X Trust and Betrayal OVAs are now the touchstones by which I judge other anime works. Stick with this fascinating saga to its conclusion and you'll be immensely rewarded! (I apologize for the accidental double post below).
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Summary: Stick With It
Review: You're reading this review, and you're thinking: "Is this going to be worth it?" The sort answer is: "Yes, especially if you like medieval fantasy" The long answer is, well, read on... I own disks 1 through 4. Of all the disks, #1 is the hardest to sit through. This is because you are going to have a hard time finding anyone to like in the first disk. Stick With It: you'll find plenty to like in the rest of the series. There is character development. The plots are interesting. The artwork is great. A good value for the money. The only downside to the disks is the vocabulary: not only are there a plethora of magical creatures (that have their own names), but a whole vocabulary about how those magical creatures relate to the "human" occupants of the lands of the Twelve Kingdoms. (You'll have to watch the episodes to figure out why I put the word 'human' in quotes...) If this kind of detail drives you nuts, then this might not be your cup of tea. For my own part, I figure I'll put that part of my brain on "cruise control" and wait until the language lesson seeps in. I plan to get the rest of the disks in the series, in case you were wondering.
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Summary: Stick With It
Review: You're reading this review, and you're thinking: "Is this going to be worth it?" The sort answer is: "Yes, especially if you like medieval fantasy" The long answer is, well, read on... I own disks 1 through 4. Of all the disks, #1 is the hardest to sit through. This is because you are going to have a hard time finding anyone to like in the first disk. Stick With It: you'll find plenty to like in the rest of the series. There is character development. The plots are interesting. The artwork is great. A good value for the money. The only downside to the disks is the vocabulary: not only are there a plethora of magical creatures (that have their own names), but a whole vocabulary about how those magical creatures relate to the "human" occupants of the lands of the Twelve Kingdoms. (You'll have to watch the episodes to figure out why I put the word 'human' in quotes...) If this kind of detail drives you nuts, then this might not be your cup of tea. For my own part, I figure I'll put that part of my brain on "cruise control" and wait until the language lesson seeps in. I plan to get the rest of the disks in the series, in case you were wondering.
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