Hello everyone,
Here we are again for another review of a popular manga/anime that I watched some year ago. It's name is Rozen Maiden and is written by Peach-Pit.
Let's start up with a synopsys :
The plot revolves around Jun Sakurada, a junior high school student who refuses to go back to school after being traumatized by an embarrassing experience. Since then, he avoids leaving his house and spends the day ordering goods online and returning them before the grace period ends. When Jun receives a letter claiming he has won a prize and must follow certain instructions to obtain it, he becomes skeptical, but follows the instructions. Soon after, the letter vanishes and a wood case appears in his room. Inside the box is a very realistic doll which, after being wound, starts moving on its own and introduces herself as Shinku, the fifth doll of the Rozen Maiden series.
In the following, Jun becomes Shinku's "medium", a human host that provides the doll with his own life energy, allowing her to walk and use magic. This bond is symbolized by a ring worn by both parties. Now, Jun and Shinku must participate in the "Alice Game", a competition between the Rozen Maiden dolls to capture each other's "Rosa Mystica", their primary life source. Once a doll is defeated in combat, she loses her Rosa Mystica to the opponent, and becomes an inanimate doll. The last doll who remains standing wins the Alice Game, will become a girl of utmost beauty and purity named "Alice", just as their creator Rozen wanted.
Pretty original story based loosely on the Alice in the wonderland world...
The story is quite nice from what I've saw in the anime (not read the manga, but it's on the infinite list of to-do), even if I heard some complaint on the ending of the manga.
The characters are likable and very well defined. I loved Suiseiseki and her continue "desu", but most of the other character are pretty nice to follow!!!
If I have to say one bad thing, is about the main character. He's an emo with mental problem (most likely), and really will make you hate him every and each episode.
The seiyuu in this series aren't the most famous, but do a good job impersonating and giving life to our characters. Especially liked both Shinku and Suiseiseki voice!
Concluding, this is an anime I suggest for anyone to watch and probably can be a nice pick to introduce someone to anime.
See you tomorrow with more review,
feal87