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| Characters: |
A+ |
| Story: |
B+ |
| Animation: |
A |
| Mecha Designs: |
B+ |
| Dub / Sub: |
B+
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| Music: |
A |
| Reviewer's Tilt: |
A |
| Penalty: |
C- |
| Total: |
A |
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| Also Known As: Rayearth OAV |
| Episodes (Total): 3 (OAV) |
| Episodes (Seen): 1-3 (English
Subbed) (English Dubbed) |
| Category / Genre: Adventure,
Mecha, Drama |
| Year: 1997 (Japan) / 2000 (US) |
| Based on the Manga By: CLAMP |
| Age Suitability: 13+ (Violence, Blood, Brief Nudity) |
| Date Reviewed: Saturday, April 10th, 2004 |
Overview: (DVD
Back)
In a dark
and broken magic kingdom, monstrous beings of god-like power battle for
the final fate of their World. But when three junior high school girls
unwittingly make a fateful wish beneath an enchanted cherry tree, they
get far more than they bargained for.
Granting their
hearts' desire, a mischievous fairy appoints them Earth's sole defenders
in an extra-dimensional war that will put their friendship to the ultimate
test. Endowed with awesome mystical energies, the three Magic Knights find
themselves thrust into a final, desperate battle for the survival of their
planet against the assembled forces of the encroaching sister-world, Cephiro! |
Review:
Truth
be told when I first heard about this many years abore I saw it.
I had reservations. I mean it one thing to have diffences between
a manga and the anime series, but to make a whole new anime felt strange
to me. Let me tell you this isn't like the kind of changes between
Tenchi OAV and Tenchi TV or BubbleGum Crisis OAV and 2040. In the
terms of departure from canon this more of Tenchi in Tokyo.
Thankfully unlike Tenchi in Tokyo, this is just as cool a the original.
Maybe it's just me but the darker tone and style and someother elements
reminds me vaguely of X (another CLAMP work). If you are looking
for something upbeat and light is is not for you. This is dark.
One thing that troubles me is that when the girls are in the spirit beasts,
they get hurt and bloody during battle, normal that wouldn't phase be too
much, but at the time they are naked, while it's a vauge, no detail nudity,
the mix of blood and nudity really irks me.
However, this is one great anime, a definite must see. |
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